Online Learning

Teaching Climate Change

Unique opportunity for FREE Professional Development

The WVIZ/PBS Education Department, including SMART, are looking for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics educators from grades 5-8 interested in participating in a new online graduate credit course this fall: STEM412: Global Climate Change Education for Middle School. Participants will have the course tuition waived and receive a $100 stipend upon completion of the course and evaluation. The course is available for two graduate credits, however, participants will be responsible for the payment of the graduate credit fees.

The online course will emphasize STEM instructional techniques including integrating data from NASA’s satellites, balloons, Web based resources and more. 20 qualified educators will be chosen for the course which begins October 27, 2010. The course is 6 weeks in length.

Questions, please contact Laurie Heikkila, Online Learning Coordinator at WVIZ/PBS ideastream at or call
216-916-6364.

Download the application now (PDF).

FREE Opportunity for NOTA Members: “Create and Faciliate” Hybrid Moodle Course

A hybrid approach to professional development sponsored by NOTA and WVIZ

Learn all about Moodle, create your own online course and learn the tips and tricks to successful facilitation. Upon successful completion participants will be qualified to teach Moodle courses for WVIZ. More information is available here.

PBS TeacherLine/ISTE Capstone Certificate Program

Registration for the first course in this series - Capstone Introduction: Planning a Technology Portfolio - is now open. Space is limited. More information about the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE Capstone Certificate Program is available here.

Scroll down the list of options on the right, and be sure to click to “page 2” for more offerings.

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 an assignment, read articles and view video, and participate in online discussions. We offer graduate credit through Ashland University, Notre Dame College, 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. Please visit our graduate credit page for more information.

Registration Process
There are two parts to the registration process:

1.) Click on the title of the course you would like to enroll in on the Right-hand side of the page in the gray box.  If your course is not appearing there, please scroll down and click on the next page of courses.  (At the bottom of the gray box, it will say “Page 1 of 2.”) Once you click on the title of the course, a gray registration button will appear.  Click on this button to register online. 

2.) If you would like graduate credit you ALSO need to fill out a form from the university of your choice and send it in with separate payment to WVIZ/PBS ideastream.  Please see the graduate credit section below for details.

If you have questions about how to register, please e-mail or call the Online Learning Coordinator at or (216) 916-6364.

Graduate Credit
We now have all graduate credit forms online. Please follow all directions carefully. All graduate credit forms must be received by WVIZ/PBS ideastream by the fifth day after the course start date. We cannot grant late graduate credit.

Online Book Discussion Groups
WVIZ/PBS ideastream is offering book discussion groups for educators that are entirely online. These mini-courses are available for one graduate credit through Ashland University or The University of Akron.

For District Enrollments
Districts have unique needs and WVIZ/PBS’s Online Courses can help districts customize their professional development to meet those needs.  Through a program including PBS TeacherLine, Online Book Groups, Online Courses and Online Platforms, WVIZ/PBS Educational Services can keep your district on the cutting edge of professional development while at the same time developing dynamic, sustained, professional learning communities. Please contact the Online Learning Coordinator at (216) 916-6364 or by email at
Comments, Questions, & Updates
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Upcoming Online Workshops

Capstone Introduction: Planning a Technology Portfolio
Course begins Wed., Oct. 27, 2010
This six-week course introduces you to ISTE NETS•T and the path to proficiency.

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Upcoming Book Discussions

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