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COMING THIS SPRING - FlipVideo in the Classroom! Registration for spring to begin soon. Now accepting registrations for Winter II courses. WVIZ is featuring great PBS TeacherLine courses and HQT offerings. Check out our titles to the right!
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.
Course Catalog
View the TeacherLine course catalog here.
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
Any questions? Call us at 216-916-6364, or email .
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Upcoming Online Workshops
Enabling Students with Special Needs to Succeed in Math
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
Make mathematics accessible and understandable for all students, including those with disabilities.
Fostering Cooperative Learning, Discovery, and Critical Thinking in Elementary Math
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
Highly developed collaborative and critical thinking skills your students need for meeting standards and test-taking.
HQT Scientific Inquiry and Fieldwork
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
Current technology can empower students to improve their problem solving skills and raise opportunities for inquiry.
HQT Patterns and Relations
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
Understand better how to represent, analyze, and generalize a variety of patterns by exploring lesson plans and solving
Upcoming Book Discussions
“The Future of Life” Online Book Discussion Group
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
"The Future of Life" by Edward O. Wilson is a fact-filled, passionate look into the future of our biological heritage
“Boys Adrift” Online Book Discussion Group
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
This online course is a book discussion group surrounding the popular, controversial book Boys Adrift by Dr. Leonard Sax
“The Global Achievement Gap” Online Book Discussion Group
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
“The Global Achievement Gap” by Tom Wagner, answers essential quetions about the current educational system in the U.S.
“Cultural Literacy” Online Book Discussion Group
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
“Cultural Literacy,” by E.D. Hirsch, explores and reevaluates the concept of literacy.
“Odd Girl Out” Online Book Discussion Group
Course begins Wed., Apr. 21, 2010
Online Book Discussion Group for Rachel Simmons’ book “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls"


















