Education (Act 48)

Certificate in Online Teaching

From building an online course to improving an online course, from fostering online discussion to encouraging student interaction, from traditional assessment to online tests, this program will give you both the fundamentals of teaching online, as well as the most advanced tips and techniques in the business.

Advanced Teaching Online

In the 21st century, half of all learning will be online; the opportunities are tremendous! Take home a ten-step model for developing your online course. Learn how to create online audio lectures with slide shows. Find out how self quizzes enhance learning. See an animation, drop-and-drop exercise, and dynamite welcome pages. Engage in online discussion with other teachers. An instructor's book, Advanced Teaching Online, is included.

Online/ $195 (includes textbook) / OCPED 1500 C30-31
C01/ 3/22-3/26
C02/ 4/19-4/23
Approved Hours: 16 (Act 48)

Designing Online Instruction

Learn about the online instructional environment, envisioning your online course, developing a web course, phases of design and development, design guidelines, and more. Discover the principles behind the adoption of technology innovation and the nature of the online learning environment. Then get tips for planning your online course, identifying resources and design guidelines. Discuss the phases of design and development and models, motivating student-student interaction, and managing interaction. Get the latest information on copyright issues, assessment and evaluation.

Online/ $195 (includes textbook)/ OCPED 1501 C31
C31/ 5/3-5/7
Approved Hours: 16 (Act 48)

Building Online Communities in Cyberspace

In the online classroom, it is the relationships and interactions among people through which knowledge is primarily generated. Acquire a new understanding of redefining community in cyberspace. Find out the importance of a learning community. Learn about dialogue as inquiry, negotiating discussion guidelines, and intergroup and other forms of collaboration.

Online/ $195 (includes textbook)/ OCPED 1502 C30
C30/ 3/8-3/12
Approved Hours: 16 (Act 48)

Autism: Building Bridges for Successful Communications

Discover developmental, relational approaches to help children with autism engage and learn. Gain a basic understanding of autism spectrum disorders and typical and atypical development in the areas of self regulation, attention, and engagement. Learn how development is impacted by individual differences and how relationships support development. Explore specific relational techniques and ideas for using these skills. Charlotte Collier, Ph.D.

Upper Bucks Campus/ $49/ OCPED 0566 C70/
2 Tu, 4/13-4/20, 6-8:30 pm
Approved Hours: 5 (Act 48, CDA, CAC)

Singapore Math: Number Sense and Computational Strategies

Do your students cringe when it's time to pull out their math books? For many students, basic math is a struggle. But for students and teachers in Singapore, math is much more intuitive. And Singaporean students have been top mathematics performers for over a decade! Using a layered curriculum founded on solid number sense and concrete, pictorial, and abstract computational strategies, Singaporean teachers make math purposeful, interesting, and relevant. Learn their secrets and come away knowing how to have meaningful math lessons in your classroom.

Online/ $95/ ECPED 0042
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Working Successfully With Learning Disabled Students

Learn how to successfully meet the diverse needs of the learning disabled students in your classroom from an experienced special educator. We'll dissect the whole special education process, from working with individualized education programs (IEPs) to helping students struggling with reading comprehension, math skills, and writing. Empower yourself by discovering easy, practical, and creative strategies that you can use to help your struggling students to find their light bulb moments!

Online/$95/ECPED 0032
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Spanish for the Classroom

Rest assured that this course won't be your typical high school Spanish course. We've tossed out long vocabulary lists and complex grammar rules and replaced them with games and stories to make learning easy, painless, and even fun. In addition to basic greetings and general Spanish vocabulary, you'll master words and phrases that directly relate to the classroom, such as classroom objects, front-office receptions, action verbs and commands, study skills, registration, course names, school rules and discipline, and parent-teacher conference vocabulary. By the end of this course, you’ll be well on your way to being a Spanish speaker and communicating effectively with the Spanish-speakers all around you. Vamos! (Let's go!)

Online/ $95/ ECPED 0041
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Act 48: ESL Workshop for Teachers: Culture Shock and Cultural Differences

Get a glimpse of what it's like to go through the ups and downs of culture shock. Learn the symptoms, stages, and strategies to cope with it. Improve communication with students from other countries by learning about cultural differences. Use differences to educate rather than isolate. Eileen Moulin, M.A.

Newtown Campus/$29/OCPED 2005 C01/
Sa, 3/6, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Approved Hours: 3 (Act 48)

Homeschool With Success

Discover what you need to know to homeschool your children successfully. You'll find out how to research legal requirements, choose the best curriculum, organize your school day, provide great socialization opportunities, and make the most of raising your children. When you finish this course, you'll have lots of information and guidance to plot your homeschooling course for years to come!

Online/$95/ECEGN 0204
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)