New Courses

• Early Childhood Courses• Raising Readers • Read with Me from

KERA

• English Language Learner (ELL) Courses

• Revised Capstone Introduction

Raising Readers Courses

• Raising Readers: Preparing Preschoolers for Success• Develops preschoolers early literacy skills.

• Raising Readers: Ready to Read and Write with Digital Media• Demonstrates how learners can use digital media—

specifically PBS programming and online resources—as a teaching tool to help young children develop early literacy skills. Content from Super Why and activities on PBS Kids Island

• Raising Readers: Course three will be based on content from the Electric Company

Raising Readers

• Target: • Course one and two: preschool teachers and care

givers (PreK-K)• Course three: Grades 1-4

• Hours: 15 hours over 6 weeks

• Price: $129

• Raising Readers: Ready to Read and Write with Digital Media available March 09

KERA: Read with Me

Explore ways to use stories with children to develop pre-reading and pre-writing skills such as oral language and vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, and reading comprehension

Target: PreK-K

8 hour, 4 week

Available: Spring 09

Supporting English Language Learners

• Supporting ELLs: Oral Language Development (PreK-3)

• Supporting ELLs: Assessing Oral Language Development (PreK-3)

• Supporting ELLs: Vocabulary Development (PreK-3)

• Supporting ELLs: Writing Development (PreK-3)

• Supporting ELLs: Reading Fluency in Grades 2-5

Supporting English Language Learners• Repurposed TeacherLine RDLA course content

• Focused specifically on ELL strategies

• 10 hours, two sessions• Can be extended to 15 by making optional activities

required

• Courses align to:• National Standards (NCTE/IRA)• ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students (from Teachers of

English of Other Languages –TESOL

• $99

New Capstone Introduction

• TECH 400: Capstone Introduction

• Self-paced 6 hours

• $25

• Introduction to NETS•T and develop portfolio plan

• No Grad Credits

• TECH401:Capstone Intro: Planning a Technology Portfolio

• Facilitated, 30 hour

• $199

• Introduction to NETS•T and develop a portfolio plan; web 2.0 tools

• 2 Grad Credits

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