Summer 2024 Graduate Courses
All of our courses can be taken by non matriculated students for Fitchburg State credit for professional development, re-certification or future transfer into one of our programs. Each course is worth 3 graduate credits. Professional Development courses are $750.00 per course. The SEI Endorsement course is $850.00.
SPED7650 Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
Zoom: April 4, 25, May 9, June 6, 20 5PM-9PM
Canvas: April 11, May 23
Required Texts:
Eredics, Nicole. (2018). Inclusion in Action: practical strategies to modify your curriculum. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brookes Publishing Company.
McLesky, James, Maheady, Lawrence, Billingsley, Bonnie, Brownell, Mary T., Lewis, Timothy. (2019). High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms. New York, NY: Routledge.
Villa, Richard, Thousand, Jacqueline, and Nevin, Ann. (2009). Co-Teaching at a Glance. National Professional Resources Inc. (order from Amazon.com or National Professional Resources, Inc. Item # CTGL) ISBN: 978-193403273-2)
EDUC8134 Effective Teaching of Informational Text
EDUC7157 Intro to Effective Literacy Strategies Across the Disciplines
Zoom: April 6, 27, May 11, June 1, 29
Start Time 9AM-12 morning session, lunch break, then 12:45-5 afternoon session
Required Text:
Teaching Reading in the Content Areas by Vickie Urquhart and Dana Frazee, 3RD Edition
READTBD Science of Reading Part I
Zoom: April 22, 29, May 13, June 3, 10 5PM-9PM
Canvas: May 6, 20
Required Texts/Materials:
Making Sense of Phonics, Second Edition: The Hows and Whys Paperback, Second Edition July 30, 2013 by Isabel L. Beck PhD (Author), Mark E. Beck JD MEd (Author)
The Speech Sounds of English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Phoneme Awareness, Second Edition: LETRS Module 2-2009 byLouisa C. Moats, Ed.D
Required:MULTISENSORY LEARNING ASSOCIATES
Phonogram Drill Cards
https://mlaog.com/product/phonogram-drill-cards/
EDUC7099 Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement Class
Zoom: April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4,11, 18, 25 5PM-9PM
Plus asynchronous work on Canvas
Required Text:
https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Teaching-English-Language-Learners/dp/1934000159
Zoom Sessions Scheduled: 5-9PM
EDUCTBD Foundations of Physical Education and Wellness and its Impact on the Success of Children in School
Zoom Sessions: Monday April 29 and June 24 5PM-9PM
The rest of the course is asynchronous on Canvas
Required Text:
Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports
Designing Rich Learning Environments
By Jeroen Koekoek, Ivo Dokman, Wytse Walinga, 2023
EDUC8005 Managing Classroom Behavior
Zoom: May 1, 15, 29, June 12
Canvas: May 8, 22, June 5
Zoom Schedule: 5-9PM
EDUC9005 Dynamic Perspectives in Education
Zoom: May 6, 20, June 10, 17 5PM start
Canvas: May 13, June 3, 24
EDUC7179: The Effective Use of Educational Technology in 21st Century Schools
Canvas Class: Start Date May 4 There will be a 20-30 minute Zoom session at 9AM to introduce the class. The remainder of class is asynchronous on Canvas and this course runs through June 22
EDUC7136 Supporting Diverse Learners Through Equity and Social Justice
Canvas Class: June 8 There will be a 20-30 minute Zoom session at 9AM to introduce the class. The remainder of class is asynchronous on Canvas through July 31
Required Text:
EDUC7133 STEAM Integration: Creating Hands-On Learning Experiences for Any Subject
One Zoom Session on June 8 at 10AM to introduce the course and then the remainder asynchronous on Canvas through July 31
Required Text:
Daily STEM (currently free on Kindle Unlimited)
EDUCTBD Discrete Math
Canvas Start Date: June 12- July 31
EDUC7084 Media Literacy Across the Content Areas
Week Long Intensive
Zoom Sessions: Monday-Thursday 9:30-11:30AM
Asynchronous coursework due each day July 22-July 26
SMK Seminar:
Intro Session: June 27 The SMK Seminar will run monthly through December 1. Dates will be set by your advisor after the 6/27 intro session based on convenient dates for all parties.
Session begins at 5PM.