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PBS TeacherLine Courses
PBS TeacherLine is a series of facilitated online courses produced
by leading educators and educational institutions. They
are video-rich and are project-based. Each week, learners
complete as assignment, read articles and view video, and participate
in online discussions. We offer graduate credit through
Ashland and Cleveland State Universities, and the University of
Akron.
Key features include:
- No set times to be online – login anytime, anywhere at least 2 – 3x per week.
- Help from expert facilitators – master teachers guide you through the courses.
- No need to be a technology expert – if you can e-mail, you can do this!
- Optional graduate credit – we offer 2 and 3 graduate credit hour courses.
- Reasonable cost - $200 for 30-contact hour courses, and $300 for 45-contact hour courses. Graduate credit is offered at the additional cost of $120 per graduate credit. Please see the chart below for specifics.
Need more information? Check out the tabs on the left-hand side of the page for specific information about graduate credit and registration.
Download
a printable version of our Summer 2008 Courses HERE.
View a calendar of our online course session dates HERE.
WVIZ/PBS
TeacherLine Course OfferingsScheduling
Please note the dates for each section of courses. The courses are 6-week courses and 30 contact hours. The HQT Courses are 6-weeks in length, but require 45 contact hours.
Course
Session |
Course
Dates |
Contact
Hours |
Length
of Course |
Hours
of work per week |
Graduate
Credits Offered |
Cost
of Course |
Cost
of Additional Graduate Credit |
Cost
of Course & Graduate Credit |
Squish Summer I |
June 10 – July 1 |
30 |
3 weeks |
10 |
2 |
$200 |
$240 |
$440 |
Summer Session I |
June 10 – July 22 |
30 |
6 weeks |
5 |
2 |
$200 |
$240 |
$440 |
Summer
HQT Session I |
June 10 – July 22 |
45 |
6 weeks |
7.5 |
3 |
$300 |
$360 |
$660 |
Summer Session II |
July 1 – August 12 |
30 |
6 weeks |
5 |
2 |
$200 |
$240 |
$440 |
Summer HQT Session II |
July 1 – August 12 |
45 |
6 weeks |
7.5 |
3 |
$300 |
$360 |
$660 |
Squish Summer II |
July 22 – August 12 |
30 |
3 weeks |
10 |
2 |
$200 |
$240 |
$440 |
Graduate
Credit
Graduate Credit is available from Ashland University or Cleveland State University. A 30 contact hour course is $240 for graduate credit (2 grad credits.) A 45 hour course is $360 for graduate credit (3 grad credits.) Out of state graduate credit is only available through Ashland University. Ashland only offers pass/fail credits. Cleveland State offers pass/fail credits for 2 Graduate Credit courses (30 contact hour courses,) and letter grades for 3 Graduate Credit courses (45 contact hour courses.) Please see the above chart for specifics.
Cost
The cost for each 30 contact hour course is $200. The cost for each 45 contact hour course is $300. Graduate credit is a separate fee. Please see the above chart for specifics.
Access
to Students
Some courses require access to students and are so noted on syllabi available online at: www.wviz.org/teacherline. The majority of courses do not require access to students.
Register
To register, go on-line to our secure registration page link located on the left-hand side of the page at: www.wviz.org/teacherline Any questions? Call or e-mail Sasha Thackaberry, On-Line Learning Coordinator, at (216) 916-6364, or Sasha.Thackaberry@ideastream.org
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Questions, & Updates
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questions? Call or e-mail Sasha Thackaberry, On-Line Learning
Coordinator, at (216) 916-6364, or Sasha.Thackaberry@ideastream.org.
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Squish Summer I 2008 - 30 Contact Hour/3-week Courses
Courses
start Tuesday, June 10, 2008 and end on Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Each 3-week intensive course has the same full content as our regular 6-week courses with identical available graduate credit! Designed for the busy teacher, these allow flexibility and choice when engaging in quality professional development. A word of warning – these are rigorous courses and not for the faint of heart. The full 30 contact hours are contained in only 3 weeks, so make sure your schedule can accommodate the commitment. We look forward to having intrepid learners join us!
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Course Title |
Subject Area |
Grade Level |
Course Description |
Children’s
Authors on the Web |
Technology
& Reading/
Language Arts |
K-6 |
Explore and develop author studies using
the Web that can be used to motivate students in the classroom
to read and write as well as expand their use of technology. |
Improving
Learning Through Collaboration |
|
|
Get actionable tips and strategies for
applying the key principles of cooperative and collaborative
learning in your classroom and incorporating them into your
lesson plans. |
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Regular
Summer I Session 2008 - 30 Contact Hour/6-week Courses
Courses
start Tuesday, June 10, 2008 and end on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
These 30-contact hour, 6-week courses can be taken for 2 graduate credits through Ashland or Cleveland State Universities. The course fee is $200, with available graduate credit for an additional $240.
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Course Title |
Subject Area |
Grade Level |
Course Description |
Teaching with WebQuests |
Technology |
K-12 |
Discover Internet resources that promote inquiry-oriented activities among your students, helping them to understand how and why the Web can be useful in the classroom. |
Children’s Authors on the Web |
Technology & Reading/ Language Arts |
K-6 |
Explore and develop author studies using the Web that can be used to motivate students in the classroom to read and write as well as expand their use of technology. |
Differentiated Instruction |
Instructional Strategies |
6-8 |
Learn how to differentiate content, activities, and assessments to meet the needs of all middle school learners. |
Integrating the Internet into the Language Arts Curriculum |
Reading/ Language Arts |
K-2 |
Hone your skills at finding the right internet resources, and selecting the resources that will work best for your students and learning plans using the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) as a guide. |
Enabling Students with Special Needs to Succeed in Math |
Mathematics |
4-8 |
Examine methods of promoting equity in mathematics education for students with disabilities. Learn how to adapt your own curricula and work with special needs teachers to help all students succeed in the classroom. |
Inquiry in Science Education |
Science |
9-12 |
Examine how using inquiry-based teaching and learning strategies can improve students’ understanding of science. This course introduces the essential elements of classroom inquiry and ways to apply the scientific process as a teaching and learning tool. |
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Highly
Qualified Teacher Courses Summer I & II 2008
45 Contact Hour/6-week Courses
Tuesday, June 10 – Tuesday, July 22 AND
Tuesday, July 1 – Tuesday, August 12
HQT Courses are 45 contact hours and can be taken for 3 graduate credits from Ashland or Cleveland State Universities. These courses are designed to meet the content-area needs for HQT Professional Development. Please visit our website at: www.wviz.org/teacherline and download a copy of the syllabus to submit to your LPDC for approval.
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Course
Title |
Grade
Level |
Course
Description |
|
6-8 |
Understand
better how to represent, analyze, and generalize a variety
of patterns by exploring lesson plans and solving problems.
Discover and develop new plans to use manipulatives and technologies
in the classroom.
45 contact hours = 3 grad credits
|
|
6-8 |
Use the Internet to locate technological equipment available to enable students to collect and analyze "real time, real world" data in the field. Design an action plan for an ecosystem fieldtrip, which incorporates current technologies for gathering, analyzing and sharing data.
45 contact hours = 3 grad credits
|
|
3-12 |
This
course will focus on elements of reading, premises that guide
reading, an array of strategies for reading in the content
areas, and information on how to use reading strategies for
all students. Strategic readers access prior knowledge, set
a purpose or target for reading, organize ideas, select appropriate
strategies to make meaningful connections, summarize and take
notes, and reflect on what they have discovered through their
reading. Effective content area teachers take all these into
consideration and purposefully plan learning experiences that
engage the reader in thinking about their thinking and being
strategic as they select strategies to comprehend and move
through text.
45 contact hours = 3 grad credits
|
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Regular
Summer II Session 2008 - 30 Contact Hour/6-week Courses
Courses
start Tuesday, July 1, 2008 and end on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
These 30-contact hour, 6-week courses can be taken for 2 graduate credits through Ashland or Cleveland State Universities. The course fee is $200, with available graduate credit for an additional $240.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Course Title |
Subject Area |
Grade Level |
Course Description |
Children’s Authors on the Web |
Technology & Reading/ Language Arts |
K-6 |
Explore and develop author studies using the Web that can be used to motivate students in the classroom to read and write as well as expand their use of technology. |
Publishing on the Web |
Technology |
K-12 |
Explore the basic knowledge and skills needed for publishing on the Web. Examine school-based websites and other Web-publishing projects to evaluate examples of both effective and ineffective presentations. Address key issues to help you understand basic requirements before embarking on Web-publishing activities in the classroom. |
Connecting Family, Community and Schools |
Instructional Strategies |
K-12 |
Learn how to bring your students' families and community into the school structure. Learn the Action Team for Partnership (ATP) model, and apply it to design strategies that engage the community and involve families in their children’s education. |
Teaching Reading Across the Content Area (30 hour) |
Reading/ Language Arts |
3-12 |
Master new strategies to address students’ needs in various grade levels. From exploring environments that promote effective learning to examining the skills students need to read content material successfully, this course will introduce you to essential techniques that support more independent reading and learning. |
Fostering Cooperative Learning, Inquiry, and Critical Thinking in MS Science |
Mathematics |
5-8 |
Integrate technology in the classroom to encourage students to ask questions, collaborate with others, and explore and evaluate data. Review proven critical- thinking and cooperative- learning strategies to bring science to life for your students. |
Motion and Forces in Your World |
Science |
K-5 |
Look at examples of motion in the world to understand how and why things move. Explore concepts of motion, force, speed, and acceleration, and investigate ways for your students to identify and build upon prior knowledge. |
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Squish Summer II 2008 - 30 Contact Hour/3-week Courses
Courses
start Tuesday, July 22, 2008 and end on Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Each 3-week intensive course has the same full content as our regular 6-week courses with identical available graduate credit! Designed for the busy teacher, these allow flexibility and choice when engaging in quality professional development. A word of warning – these are rigorous courses and not for the faint of heart. The full 30 contact hours are contained in only 3 weeks, so make sure your schedule can accommodate the commitment. We look forward to having intrepid learners join us!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Course Title |
Subject Area |
Grade Level |
Course Description |
Publishing on the Web |
Technology |
K-12 |
Explore the basic knowledge and skills needed for publishing on the Web. Examine school-based websites and other Web-publishing projects to evaluate examples of both effective and ineffective presentations. Address key issues to help you understand basic requirements before embarking on Web-publishing activities in the classroom. |
Evaluating & Organizing Internet Resources and Content |
Technology |
K-12 |
Build the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable you to research, evaluate, and organize online classroom resources. Explore the different types of material available online and the methods of evaluating them. Proactively identify appropriate online resources that support date-driven, problem-solving lesson plans. |
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