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CTED 511 – Brain Based Teaching and Learning (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course will focus on the latest research on the Brain and its implications for instruction in your classroom, K-12. The intent of the course is to educate classroom teachers in appropriate learning strategies based on this research and its implications. Basic concepts related to Brain-based learning will be explored in detail. The outcome of taking this course will be that student achievement gains will be realized based on the implementation of these new and revised practices. Ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented for immediate classroom use along with assessment tools to measure their effectiveness.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 513 – Moral Intelligence II: Character Education With a New Twist (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education on-line graduate course is designed to give teachers, guidance counselors and administrators the skills necessary to incorporate, cultivate and develop morality education within any given curriculum in a public school setting. The course focus includes how to specifically impart the seven essential virtues, why they are needed and how they are taught as well as an understanding of the crucial role teachers play in strengthening the conscience and guiding behavior. Ideas will be generated in order to create a moral classroom environment, which will have applications for building strong ethical foundations in today’s youth. The course includes methodologies as well as practical strategies for supporting moral intelligence, including the incorporation of a service-learning component in the classroom.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

CTED 514 – Instructional Games and Activities that Teach (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-credit hour continuing education graduate course provides classroom teachers with a variety of instructional learning games specifically addressing each of the student learning styles in a variety of academic areas. The course will cover the theoretical base, basic concepts and principles behind this teaching style as well as how using this instructional games approach will benefit the auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners. The course material offers a hands-on method for developing a collection of activities and strategies which require minimal, easy-to-obtain materials which teachers can use to keep students actively involved in learning while in each case relating the activity to student achievement. The result will help students to carry-over the learning process into new academic areas. The outcome in the classroom is to provide faster learning and longer retention of concepts by allowing students to experience the concepts in a variety of ways. The course is based on active participation and discussion and is presented in a multi-media approach. Many ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be presented which are motivational, yet rigorous, in format and also attend to high level thinking skills.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10.

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 515 – Reaching Out with 9 Teacher Habits to Insure Higher Achievement (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education graduate course is designed to take a new look at classroom teachers behavior with the intent of helping participants stretch students to higher achievement levels. As a result, this overarching outcome of taking the course will be the intended mastery of 9 Teaching Habits. Specific materials, ideas, strategies and activities needed to support the “Habits” will be presented.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

CTED 516 – Classroom Discipline with Love and Logic (K-12)©

Course Description: Teachers leave this course with practical techniques that can be used immediately. Classroom DISCIPLINE WITH LOVE AND LOGIC offers teachers one of the most accepted discipline programs available. The techniques you will learn can change your class by: teaching students to own and solve their problems, responsibility reducing power struggles, dealing with the resistant learners, and maintain control without battles. A course with practical techniques that can be used immediately, Classroom DISCIPLINE WITH LOVE AND LOGIC is a must.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 517 – Winning with All Students (K-12)©

Course Description: This course has been carefully designed to provide the background, principles, theory and research related to a competitive school and classroom environment to the end that participants will not only learn the stated objectives for the course, but be well prepared to implement the program strategies related thereto. Cooperative learning models of Johnson, Pino and Slavin will be compared, analyzed and evaluated in terms of the spirit of healthy student competition. The best features of each will be identified, and students will develop their own model in their Plan of Action and sample Mini Unit design. A bundle of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be presented from which participants can fashion their own program.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Pupil Services 1, 3, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 4, 7

CTED 518 – Great Teachers, Treat Teaching: Learning from Notable Role Models (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-semester credit on-line continuing education graduate course is designed to help teachers study teachers who do things exceptionally well and from whom all professional educators can learn. The teachers studied will include classroom educators as well as non-educators who have done things exceptionally well and whose teachings have application for classroom teachers. In addition to studying good teachers, a major portion of the class will involve introducing teachers to effective teaching strategies based on what the “great teachers” have done and how they have translated this teaching into effective classroom K-12 activities. Many ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 530 – Artists’ Depictions of Peace and War (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce classroom teachers to artists’ depictions of peace and war from the American Revolution to the Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq. This will give participants the information necessary for developing a curriculum covering the history in our times of peace and war for their students. Our nation’s art forms in times of peace and war will be discussed using lecture, slides, power point and DVD clips. Teaching methods include: lecture, cooperative learning activities, as well as ongoing reflection. Lot of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 5,7

CTED 536 – Children’s Literature Studies: Expanded “Readers, Workshop” (K-12)©

Course Description: This course provides teachers with an opportunity to expand the materials they are familiar with in their classroom collections for the purpose of teaching a “Reader’s Workshop.” Teachers will broaden their knowledge of literature genres and titles to accompany each that are appropriate for the age level they are currently teaching. Teachers will be reading self-selected literature driven by their classroom needs, as well as compiling a list of their most important classroom needs. A survey of teachers will be conducted to ascertain what books they believe are especially important to read at a particular grade level, as well as for a given content area like Art, English and Physical Education. Lists from classmates will be complied to determine what experts believe fit into these categories and as a comprehensive resource for later use. Participants will also review a wide selection of favorite authors as well as read a limited selection in order to recommend others become familiar with the books on their list. The final product will be an extensive list of literature and recommended authors that can be used by all teachers as a resource of best literature for students. Lots of materials, activities, strategies and ideas will be presented, shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 540 – Sculpture: In the Community – In the Classroom (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-hour continuing education graduate course will convey new light on one of the oldest forms of art known to man. Students taking this course will become familiar with a variety of sculptural forms from world famous to local artists identified through field trips within our community. Teachers will gain a new appreciation of sculpture, becoming familiar with its many genre forms, modes of construction and “hands-on art” creative art processes. This course will incorporate the academic subjects of math, science, social studies and language arts, thus enhancing teacher’s abilities to connect sculpture to their classroom curriculum. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared and evaluated. Bring walking shoes, a smock and, if possible, a digital camera. Materials/Transportation fee approximately $50.00.

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Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

CTED 541 – “You’ve Got Male/Helping Boys Succeed In School” (K-12)©

Course Description: This class will provide strategies and methodologies for setting up school environments to teach boys successfully. You will review the latest research about the male brain, as well as study new techniques for helping boys’ minds grow and learn. The focus of the class is on providing practical help for teachers in adapting the classroom environment to fit the male learning style. Currently, more boys than girls in the classroom chronically under-perform, receive a disproportionate number of lower grades, are vastly over-represented in special education, and score more poorly on state tests. They particularly score the lowest in reading, writing, and language arts. Students in this class will address the reasons for the aforementioned, as well as ways to reverse this trend in schools by discovering strategies to keep them actively engaged in classroom activities, finding techniques for increasing their commitment to school success, and developing tools for helping them deal with the unique social and emotional problems they face in school. Lots of fun activities, strategies and simple changes that you can make to help create a classroom, or school, a place where boys will succeed and want to be!

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 547 – Pop Art: 1960′s America (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to the art of 1960′s America. Pop Art embraced the common and everyday popular images of America. A painting of a Campbell’s soup can or Coca Cola bottle became a piece of fine art to be displayed in an art museum as well as in an advertisement. Who are these artists? Why did they create this art movement? This course will explore the history of the Pop Art Movement.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Administrators 1, 3, 4, 7

CTED 548 – Active Student Led Learning: Research Proven Methods that will Improve Classroom Achievement Scores (P-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course is intended to show classroom teachers how to empower students to become more responsible for their own learning. This course will help participants learn the skills necessary for developing and empowering their students as teachers and measuring their growth as a result. A close review of the research, concepts, theories and principles of Goodlad, Glasser, Bloom and others will be carefully reviewed to support the methods advocated. A unique blending of the Johnson, Pino and Slavin learning model(s) of interactive student led learning will be studied. A large bundle of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be given to participants. The expected outcome is a student managed, instructed and evaluated classroom.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9. 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5. 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7

CTED 550 – PowerPoint for Professionals Level 2: How PowerPoint Can Make You a Better K-12 Educator (K-12)©

Course Description: This three credit hour course will provide an advanced and updated in-depth study of PowerPoint. This course will feature how to: Make presentations interactive by using Action Buttons; design custom shows; create and edit charts; use color schemes and slide designs; customize menu and toolbars; package presentations for CD’s; merge slide shows; present to your class; involve students and relate PowerPoint use to the participant’s curriculum. Teachers will use these expanded skills to teach their students how to make better use of PowerPoint in their students’ presentations. Course methodology will include: lectures, demonstration, on-line research, sharing, reflection and lots of hand-on practice. Ideas, examples, strategies and activities will be presented, shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Administrators 1, 3, 5, 7

CTED 551 – Bam! Bam! Kick Up Your Teaching A Notch – Super Teaching (K-12)©

Course Description: This course will help you put the “BAM-BAM” into your teaching. By practicing the strategies covered in this class, teachers can raise their teaching and student learning to another level. This course is filled with over 1,000 practical teaching strategies that will not just help you survive as a teacher, but thrive as a “super” teacher. Current research-based theories and concepts of excellent instructional techniques will be reviewed as well as related broad based learning strategies. The intended result will be a teacher who is more knowledgeable and understanding of the qualities of a “super teacher” and be better prepared with ideas, materials, and activities to achieve this end.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 553 – Author’s Studies: Survey of Literature for Classroom Teachers (K-12)©

Course Description: This online class is designed to provide teachers with access to the latest and best literature for K-12 teachers. Teachers will conduct surveys and collect lists of books in order to provide the K-12 teacher with lists of books for the classroom. Surveys of teachers and students will be conducted to ascertain what books they believe are especially important to read at a particular grade level, as well as for a given content area like art, English and physical education. Ready made lists from a variety of sources will be compiled to determine what experts believe fit into these categories. Participants will also review a wide selection of authors as well as read a limited selection in order to become familiar with the books on the lists. The final product will be an extensive list of literature and recommended authors that can be used by all teachers to reinforce the theory that everyone is a reading teacher.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Administrators 1, 6, 8, 9, 10

CTED 557 – Reaching the Reluctant Learner (K-12)©

Course Description: All teachers and administrators have and/or are currently experiencing students who are creating a difficult professional challenge. These students are usually behind academically, socially, and/or behaviorally. This three-credit continuing education course is designed to help classroom teachers and administrators work more effectively with students characterized as resistant or underachievers. A theoretical and conceptual base grounded in current research will be covered to support the practical approach to the course. In addition to reviewing relevant research, theories, concepts and principles, it will cover diagnostic/prescriptive procedures, motivation, matching styles, reinforcement options, delivery variables, instructional planning, teaching/learning strategies and a generic process to follow with such students. Lots of classroom ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 562 – Differentiated Learning (P-12)©

Course Description: This course focuses on putting the concepts of differentiated learning and instruction into practice. Participants study the principles of differentiation, explore effective instructional strategies and apply their understandings to their own classroom. This is a practical approach to meeting the needs of the diverse students in the classroom, with opportunity for peer collaboration as well as individual reflection on and application of research-based educational strategies.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 564 – Improving Instruction: Using Multiple Intelligence and Brain Research (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-hour continuing education graduate course provides participants an opportunity to study Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences and related recent brain research. Participants then may apply that body of knowledge to improving their instructional practices. As many as 95% of the students we label as “at risk” are body-kinesthetic learners. They can learn anything we want them to know if we teach to their strengths and intelligences. Learn how to improve your teaching based on recent brain research findings and how to adapt your teaching to the students’ multiple intelligence. The intended outcome of the course is for participants to be able to identify the best learning style for all students and then be able to translate these findings into the most effective teaching strategies for each learner. Plenty of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be presented and processed.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

CTED 566 – A Comprehensive Focus on Children’s Literature and Reading Strategies (K-12)©

Course Description: In this course, discover what high school- age students believe teachers should do to engage learners and improve schools. Students with diverse cultural and academic backgrounds provide honest, useful suggestions and observations that will give teachers insight on ways to reach students and have more successful learners in the classroom. The topics discussed include: developing relationships between teachers and students, classroom behavior, student motivation, group work, homework and ELL learners. Using this practical information, teachers will evaluate and modify their own practices through guided reflection activities and thought-provoking questions. In addition, examples will help teachers design a system to engage their own students in productive, honest dialogue about school and success. This is an individualized study course. The instructor will be available as a resource.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 568 – Norman Rockwell’s 20th Century America (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce classroom teachers to the story of the 20th Century as depicted by Norman Rockwell through his illustrations for magazines, such as, Boys Life, Saturday Evening Post, Look and many others. This will give participants the information necessary to develop a curriculum to look at America through the ups and downs of everyday life… “America as I would like it to be…” Norman Rockwell. Our nation’s story from Lindburgh’s flight to Apollo 11, the Four Freedoms to Civil Rights and baseball to Sunday School will be discussed using lecture, slides, power point and DVD clips. Teaching methods include: lecture, cooperative learning activities, as well as ongoing reflection. Many ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 569 – Current Issues and Concerns For Your Classroom (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-credit graduate continuing education course has been carefully designed to provide the background, theory, concepts and research related to a specific number of current issues and concerns based on the most recent annual edition of the text. The course will also provide specific school and classroom ideas, materials, activities and strategies which will enable participants to implement specific related activities in their professional setting to the end that it will have a positive effect on student achievement. Course methodology will include a careful review of the text and relevant research as well as lecture, cooperative learning, modeling the activities presented during the course including the curriculum, instruction and evaluation practices. (See Addendum 1 for list of the Current Issues to be covered during the current school year.)

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Administrators 1, 5, 7

CTED 573 – ABC’s of Art History (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to the major basic principles and concepts related to art in general and to the most notable and recognizable artists of all time. These principles and concepts will also be placed within the larger historical context of the art periods covered. In addition, the private lives and great works of the several art movements will be covered and related to the historical periods in which they lived. Power Point presentations will be supplemented by related cooperative research activities and online internet searches. The course will also demonstrate how teachers can integrate these learning principles and concepts into meaningful and exciting classroom curriculum units and projects to the end that these units and projects will positively affect overall student achievement… Lots ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 574 – Educating the Whole Child: An Integrated Approach (K-12)©

Course Description: Whether or not we look at the whole child, the whole child is looking at us. Considering the whole child will help educators engage students’ minds so they can learn needed skills. Participants will study the theoretical base and underlying concepts, principles and research as well as a variety of proven techniques including service learning, meaningful and appropriate expectations, emotional involvement, the power of positive relationships, and effective praise. This course will help educators replenish their repertoire of proven techniques and renew their energy and enthusiasm for educating youth to the end that student achievement will improve. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 3, 4, 7

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

CTED 577 – Gangs, What’s Happening: Working With At-Risk Students (P-12)©

Course Description: This 3 credit continuing education graduate course is designed to help educators understand how the gang phenomenon has evolved in the United States and in their own local setting. Related theories, research, principles and concepts will be studied, analyzed and translated into current conditions of our streets and in our schools and classrooms. Educators will gain information about gang involved at risk youth and explore ways to apply the resilience model to working with youth. Included is a panel of local students, experts and officials. Participants will also be exposed to a diversity of cultures and multi-ethnic sharing, including a visit to a detention center. Each student will develop strategies related to their educational setting to address the factors that give rise to gang involvement; to the end it can have a positive impact on student achievement. Also, lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 4, 6, and 9

Pupil Services: 2, 4, 6 and 7

Administrators: 2, 3, 6, and 7

CTED 579 – Bringing About Change: Attitudes that Build Bridges to the Future (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education graduate course focuses on the critical dynamics and components in the ongoing change process. Needed educational reforms are reviewed. Current types of innovative practices will be covered. The course zeros in on modifying change in both educator and student behavior and provides a variety of ways to bring about change. Particular emphasis will be given to changing the attitudes of those involved. By the end of the course the intended outcome for participants will be an attitude open to trying out new and innovative ideas and concepts as well as being ready and able to implement instructional strategies related thereto. Fresh ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 5, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 3, 6

Administrators 1, 2, 3

CTED 585 – Teaching More With Less Stress (K-12)©

Course Description: Children and educators perform best in schools where there is a safe and healthy learning environment. There are proven district-wide and school level programs that enhance school safety. Nationwide initiatives encourage educators to pay attention to the health of the whole child. Safety needs both physical and emotional must be addressed. This course will explore the essential components of safe and healthy schools as well as methods to develop and maintain positive school culture and climate. Proven strategies that will be explored include developing a comprehensive school safety and prevention plan; addressing the social and academic developmental needs of students; incorporating peer programs; and, teaching healthy stress management and coping techniques. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, lecture, presentations by current experts in the field, group interaction, and personal reflection.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 4, 6

Pupil Services 1, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 4, 7

CTED 587 – Discipline Strategies That Work (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course is designed to help educators enrolled to gain increased knowledge and understanding of how to develop a sound, consistent, comprehensive and workable discipline plan for their professional setting. The course content is based on sound research and learning theory as well as the best current thinking of a variety of experts. It will also present specific preventive and corrective “hands on” ideas, materials, activities and strategies that can be readily implemented in the school setting and/or in the regular and special classroom settings. The recommended discipline plan includes ten (10) preventive strategies, ninety-nine (99) specific corrective strategies, and three (3) corrective processes to implement when the preventive strategies don’t work.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 602 – Activating Your Students’ Enthusiasm for Learning (P-12)©

Course Description: Student engagement in school is on the downswing. More and more students say that they only “pretend school.” Educators need to encourage students to claim ownership of the time they spend in and related to school in order to improve P-12 student learning. Understanding intrinsic motivation can help educators activate the desire to learn in their students. In this 3-credit continuing education graduate, course educators will explore the components of authentic schools and the elements of internal control psychology. Participants will develop strategies to engage P-12 students in meaningful pursuits to help them connect to learning and improve student achievement. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, lecture, presentations by current experts in the field, group interaction, and personal reflection.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 4, 6

Pupil Services 1, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 4, 7

CTED 604 – Student Led Conferences Using Showcase Portfolios (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to help teachers motivate students to learn what is essential to their success beyond school through the highly accountable protocol of Student Led Conferences. We face the dilemma of figuring out how to enhance student learning, how to move toward with more authentic assessment of that learning and to report the progress of will be reviewed as necessary knowledge background. In addition, Student Led Conferences will focus on three strategies that, in combination, have the power to transform classrooms into the type of learning communities for learning and parent involvement. The specific strategy of Student Led Conferences, with accompanying Student Led Portfolios, will be thoroughly addressed, analyzed and evaluated. Lots of ideas, conference forms, sample portfolios and activities, strategies and conference modeling will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2. 3. 4. 6. 7, 8

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 6

Administrators 4, 6, 10

CTED 626 – The Art of The Sculpture (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce classroom teachers to the art worldâ€™s most famous sculptors from the Renaissance (Michelangelo) to the 20th Century (Moore). The life and work of the world’ s most known sculptors will be discussed using lecture, slides, power point and DVD clips. Teaching methods include: lectures, cooperative learning activities, as well as ongoing reflection. Many ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared and evaluated

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 628 – Building Liberty : Our Patriotic Symbols (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce classroom teachers to America’s patriotic symbols: Statue of Liberty, American Flag, National Anthem, Mt Rushmore, Presidential Monuments and war memorials… as well as symbols identified with America: hot dog, hamburger, teddy bear, Coca Cola, cereals, baseball, etc. Lots of classroom ideas, strategies, materials and activities will be shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2. 3. 4. 5. 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 631 – Multi Cultural Classroom Activities (K-12)©

Course Description: This is a fast paced, hands-on learning experience where students will become aware of and appreciate the differences and similarities of the multi cultural students who are entering their classrooms. This three (3) semester credit continuing education graduate course will cover the theories,principles and concepts involved as well as recommended strategies and activities to implement in your classroom and school. The course content will be presented using power point lectures and sharing using higher level thinking skills to the end that the students of participants will perform at higher levels of academic achievement. Come enjoy and learn.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 4, 5, 6, 7, 10

Pupil Services 1, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 7

CTED 633 – From Here to There: Motivational Teaching Strategies that Work (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course provides classroom teachers with a variety of motivational activities specifically addressing each of Gardner’s eight established multiple intelligences in several academic areas. The course material offers a hands-on method for developing a collection of strategies which require easy to obtain materials and which teachers can use in their classrooms to keep students actively engaged and motivated. The intended focus is to enable teachers to involve their students in academic learning through diverse learning experiences. The outcome is to provide longer-lasting learning by allowing students to experience concepts in a variety of ways. This learning can more easily carry over into new academic areas and processes. The course is based on active participation and discussion and is presented using a multi-media approach.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

CTED 649 – Women Artists: Renaissance to the 20th Century (K-12)©

Course Description: This course has been designed to introduce teachers to women artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Related concepts, theories, and principles will be presented in multi-media lectures, followed by class discussion and small group interaction to the end that participants will have working knowledge and understanding of the course content as well as how to use the information in a professional setting. Lots of ideas, materials, activities, and strategies will be shared, analyzed, and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 4, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 4, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 7

CTED 661 – Classroom Teaching Based on Love and Logic (K-12)©

Course Description: Love and Logic was developed from the work of Jim Fay and Foster Cline and has the orientation that classroom management, discipline, and academic achievement is greatly influenced by the degree of positive relationship between adults and students. This course will specifically examine characteristics of dealing with behavior problems, internalizing control, and avoiding power struggles that negatively impact both student performance and teaching efficiency. The principles of Love and Logic will be applied to such aspects of education as grading, differentiation of instruction, and special education. This course is designed to provide opportunities for participants to become knowledgeable and skilled with the concepts of Love and Logic, developed by Jim Fay and Foster Cline. Because this course is intended to focus on a specific paradigm, all instruction will focus on applications to both specific and generalized classroom applications, analysis of human volitional behavior, and using key principles of Love and Logic to develop the participant’s ability to evaluate the appropriateness of instructional and behavioral interventions.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 4, 5, 6, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

CTED 662 – Building Healthy Relationships for Student Achievement and Educator Effectiveness (K-12)©

Course Description: Relationships are the vehicle that connects students to curriculum and instruction. Student and staff relationships affect the entire school and community. How is student learning enhanced by strong relationships? How can students learn and use relationship skills? How can we develop strong, healthy, appropriate student-staff relationships? This 3-credit continuing education graduate course will explore answers to the questions and provide strategies for creating and maintaining healthy school and classroom relationships. The key strategies of listening, enhancing self-esteem and maintaining a healthy stress free lifestyle will also be emphasized. Course methodology will include a review of current and relevant research of the theories, principles and conceptual foundations related to the topic as well as presentations by current experts in the field, group interaction, and personal reflection and internet searches. This course is available for one, two or three continuing education graduate credits. The topic and timeline delineations are included below in the course schedule and in the schedule of readings, topics and assignments. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 4, 6, 9

Pupil Services 2, 4, 6, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 6, 7

CTED 718 – Thinking, Teaching and Learning Outside the Box (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-hour graduate course is based on the same pedagogical theory and research originally put forward by Swiss educator/psychologist, Jean Piaget (1896-1980), who believed, in part, that at least one-half of a teacher’s instructional time with students should be spent outside of the regular classroom setting. This course explores alternative environmental venues to the generic typical classroom box of 900 square feet to the end that such supplemental classroom learning centers, when properly exploited, will result in higher student achievement. Students enrolling in this course will review relevant research related to the topic, study the related issues and concepts to enlarging the “Teaching Box,” and develop a specific, detailed teaching plan for implementing the necessary methodologies to move prudently in this direction. Lots of fresh ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 1, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 722 – Helping Students Get Fit to Learn More Successfully: An Inclusive Approach (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit hour continuing education graduate course has been designed to help teachers help students understand the benefits of a more healthy lifestyle. According to the best current research, students who are a the “top of their game” physically and emotionally do a much better job in their classroom. Students who are active and physically fit are engaged in their own learning and score better on standardized testing measures. Basic concepts, principles and related research will be covered to the end that participants will be able to master the stated objectives, including the implementation of a Plan of Action. Topics will include physical health, mental health, student stress, obesity, anorexia, diabetes, general nutrition and study skills. Classroom ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared and evaluated. Group sharing, cooperative research, role-playing, and drill practice time will also be included. Participants will be shown step-by-step how to package the course contents into “Daily 3-Minute Classroom Warm Ups”.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 3, 4, 7

CTED 726 – Creating Higher Student Achievement Through Positive Educational Practices (K-12)©

Course Description: Maintaining a positive outlook, creating a positive attitude in students, and using proven educational strategies can create improved academic and social results in schools. This course will explore the power of the positive approach. Strategies for creating positive attitude in youth and methods for incorporation techniques that help take advantage of the way students learn are included. There is an emphasis on developing and maintaining a healthy balance in educators and youth to optimize improved outcomes. Lots of materials, activities, strategies and ideas will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and10

Administrators: 1, 2, 3 and 5

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 5 and 6

CTED 731 – Round Pegs Square Holes: Making Them Fit (K-12)©

Course Description: Do time restraints not allow you to physically attend those graduate classes you need to in order to re-new your license or move up the salary schedule? Round Pegs-Square Holes is designed to give teachers the skills necessary to modify curriculum materials and activities for the special needs student in the regular classroom, while experiencing the comfort of staying at home! If you can send and receive e-mail the instructor will walk you through this class, no need for complicated computer skills. This course will provide you with the information and resources necessary to make accommodations and adaptations for special populations. It is designed to provide new information for the regular classroom teacher as well as for the special educator in need of fresh, innovative techniques for working with their special populations in inclusive settings. You will be guided in how to do easy instructional planning in order to meet I.E.P. goals, develop practical strategies to accommodate wider variance among learners at differing levels of functioning, and learn how to diversify learning outcomes.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

CTED 742 – Fun in the Classroom Equals Higher Students Performance (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education graduate course has been designed as a practical experience that provides the classroom teacher with a variety of ways to create a fun and enjoyable classroom filled with humor. Participants will actively participate in numerous activities that: (1) bring humor to the classroom; (2) help students to get to know one another and how they can create their own humor; (3) encourage lateral thinking; (4) encourage student cooperation; (5) build classroom trust; and (6) how to best use humor in specific content areas to boost student achievement. The course will examine current literature on how a fun and enjoyable classroom can result, using humor at the core. An abundance of ideas, materials, strategies and activities in a course booklet will be covered.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3

Administrators 1, 2, 6

CTED 744 – Reaching Out To All Students: Critical Ways to Improve Your Classroom Achievement Scores (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to meet the achievement needs of all learners, K-12. The reason to focus on this reality is simple: significant achievement gains for all students in your classroom can be best and more quickly realized by concentrating on generic strategies that will work for all learners. How do you do this? In an inclusive classroom, all learners – not only difficult or reluctant learners at one end of the curve or just the more able or gifted learners – must receive a balance of strategies. This course will focus on 7 generic strategies that research indicates have the most promise of working with all learners. Specific materials, ideas and activities applicable for all learners will be presented.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 751 – Bringing Art Into the Regular Classroom Using Caldecott’s Award-Winning Illustrator (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit hour continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to children’s books through the art of the illustrators. The illustrations in children’s books promote the love of reading in the child by making the words come alive through the illustrations. The young child will be attracted to the book by the illustrations and will readily relate them with the love of reading. Related learning theories and principles will be studied and lots of strategies, ideas, materials and activities will be presented, shared and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7

CTED 773 – Against the Odds: African-American Art (K-12)©

Course Description: This course has been designed to introduce teachers to African-American artists: 1619-2006 to the end that the participants will know, understand, and be able to act upon the stated learning objectives. A lot of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed, and evaluated. Who are these artists? What is their story? Why have they been ignored? Comparative research activities will yield many answers to these and other pertinent questions. This course will explore the history of African-American artists and the story that their paintings tell.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

CTED 778 – Improving Learning Through a Caring School Approach (K-12)©

Course Description: Schools need to be caring communities where students can learn to their full potential and talent. Today’s students have experienced directly, or through media, many potentially traumatizing events. The needs of students must be considered in their academic programs. This course has been designed to help educators learn ways to help today’s students achieve to their fullest potential. We will look at closing achievement gaps, using choice to engage learners, and service learning to provide meaning and motivation. We will also learn ways to turn stress, post traumatic, secondary or everyday, into positive action. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, lecture, presentations by current experts in the field, group interaction, and personal reflection.

Wisconsin State Standards Focus

Teachers 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 6, 7

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

CTED 788 – 20th Century Art: A History (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) hour continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to the art and artists of the 20th Century and how to incorporate this art into the curriculum using Bloomâ€™s taxonomy as a guide. Relevant concepts, ideas, theories and principles will be presented in multi media lectures, followed by class discussion and small group interaction to the end that participants will have a working knowledge and understanding of the course content as well as how to use same in their professional setting. Focus will be on helping students improve their academic achievement in this domain. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standards Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 793 – Fresh Ideas for Classroom Time Management and Organizational Fitness: Making it Happen (K-12)©

Course Description: This on-site three credit course incorporates teaching, corporate experience and research from 1989 to the present in the areas of Time and Project Management. This hands-on course gives teachers techniques and strategies on saving time! It focuses on identifying simple solutions for classroom time wasters. It begins by tracking your time. And, with such factual data, you perform an analysis that demonstrates how to address those classroom and personal goals by building in time to do what’s most important. A cornucopia of organizational pick-me ups will be messaged and then customized for your classroom. You will be able to create a more effective and efficient day. You will experience a way to plan any classroom project in the same time it takes you to drink your morning cup of coffee. Together, we will experience fresh ideas for your classroom management!

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 4, 6, 7

Pupil Services 1, 4, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 7

CTED 801 – Attitudes that Make the Difference: A Curriculum Continuum for Fostering Youth Success (K-12)©

Course Description: This course will give you practical ideas for overcoming risks and building strengths into your classroom and teaching methodology. By practicing the strategies covered in this class, teachers can recognize and foster growth of students’ protective factors and developmental assets so their students can successfully adapt in the face of adversity while developing social and academic competence. Current research-based theories and concepts of excellent positive youth development and resiliency techniques will be reviewed as well as related broad based learning strategies related to this concept. The intended result will be a teacher who is more knowledgeable and understanding of the qualities of positive youth development and better prepared with ideas, materials, and strategies that will lead to happier, healthier and more successful youth.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 828 – Power Teaching and Learning: Bringing Research into Practice (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-hour graduate course has been carefully designed to blend the results of the best research on relevant instructional pedagogy of the last twenty-five (25) years with the most frequently recommended teaching strategies of the same period. The course focuses on those principles, concepts and theories that appear in both research and practice to the end that the recommended application of both will result in higher student achievement levels. The course will cover a wide variety of practical classroom strategies that are consistent with the research studied and many ideas, materials and activities will be introduced, shared, analyzed and evaluated as related to the research findings and the participants’ professional assignments.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Minnesota Rule # Ch. 8710 sec. 2000 N/A

Wisconsin Standards Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

CTED 834 – The Renaissance Code (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course has been designed to Acquaint teachers with the Italian art masters of the Renaissance. This course will help participants unlock the secrets hidden in the Italian art masterâ€™s paintings to the end that they will be better able to convey this knowledge to their students. The result should be improved student achievement, particularly as the content relates to the history and art of the period. This course will present the underlying theory, concepts and principles related to the topic and will decode the symbols in the paintings of Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Mantegna, Masaccio, Uccello, and many others. Secret messages and sacred symbols will be revealed in the artist’s use of color, perspective, imagery, etc. A knowledge of these symbols will give fresh insight on the artists and art of this time. Many teaching ideas, materials, classroom strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Administrators 1, 3, 5, 7

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

CTED 835 – Cultural Crisis in the Classroom (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education graduate course, addresses the current issue of how to best address the plethora of needs of minorities within the educational setting. In order to better educate, it is necessary to eradicate the prejudice and stereotypes that breed ineffective education. This class will guide the student in navigating cultural differences in the classroom, whether they are racial, religious, or socio-economic. The student will subsequently begin to think differently and as a result teach differently. In addition, students will study how to best make use of the unique language (linguistic diversity) and cultures that children bring from their home environments, incorporating these differences into the curriculum. The global community is an increasingly diverse society and the classroom is a microcosm of that community. This class will assist the student in recommitting to teaching to those diverse needs in a transformed, but nevertheless progressive, manner. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated to the end that participants will be well prepared to implement their own Plan of Action in their professional setting.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

CTED 849 – The History of Wisconsin (K-12)©

Course Description: This course is intended to provide broad based knowledge of teaching state history as dictated by the Wisconsin state standards. Cultural, ethnic, economic, environmental, scientific, industrial, political and historical perspectives will be discussed in order to strengthen student knowledge and understanding of Wisconsin heritage. This course will aid in student understanding of the role Wisconsin plays nationally and globally, while examining the importance of Wisconsin state history as part of the K-12 curriculum. The projected outcome is to provide classroom teachers with the knowledge, understanding and methodologies needed to help students learn more about Wisconsin History as it relates to a variety of disciplines. Many new ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be provided.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

CTED 850 – Architecture Masterpieces (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to the some of the greatest architecture of the world. The architects (separate course) and their works will be reviewed in brief. Basic concepts, architectural principles and innovative evolution will be covered to the end that participants will learn the stated learning objectives. Specific teaching strategies for each topic presented will be covered in detail. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 856 – Anger: Understanding the Emotion, Managing the Behavior (K-12)©

Course Description: Participants in this 3 credit continuing education graduate course will learn the dynamics of the emotion of anger, how it manifests, and strategies to help students turn the destructive behavior that comes from anger into effective, positive anger management. Supportive areas of study include understanding anger triggers, learning healthy communication techniques, using strategies for conflict resolution, school based programs that work, understanding the need for crisis management resources, using stress management, and understanding the role of AODA issues. This course will prepare educators to help themselves and their students learn positive strategies to manage the increasing role that the negative behavior of anger plays in our lives in and out of school. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3 and 5

Pupil Services: 1, 2 and 6

Administrators: 1 and 3, 5

CTED 864 – Emerging Issues In Science (K-12)©

Course Description: This three credit continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to provide basic background knowledge around an emerging issue in science – nanotechnology, as well as its theoretical base. Through this topic, we will also integrate the emerging topics of: The STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Initiatives and 21st Century Skills. The course will provide introductory information and readings on the topic of nanotechnology that will be helpful to teachers and/or citizens interested in keeping abreast of changes in our world. The course will provide exemplary classroom activities and websites, as well as power points with accompanying notes and activities to the end that these strategies will positively affect student achievement. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, power point lecture, resource study, and cooperative shared learning. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 865 – Mobilizing Your Classroom and School Community to Help All Your Students Succeed (K-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to provide the background, theory, research and emerging practices of Community, School and Classroom important relationships with one another. The course is intended to explore new ways of mobilizing the nature and workings of each sector to the end that each can contribute more effectively to the mission and welfare of the other current mobilization practices nation wide and more particularly, in Wisconsin. These strategies and practices will be shared, studied and assessed, particularly as related to improved student achievement. The course will also provide specific school and classroom ideas, materials and strategies which will enable participants to mobilize community, school and classroom assets in their own professional setting, K-12, to the benefit of their students. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, power point presentations, cooperative learning activities, guest speakers, field visitations, and modeling the practices studied during the course.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

CTED 866 – Functional Fitness for Physical Educators and Coaches Online (K-12)©

Course Description: This continuing education course has been designed to introduce physical education teachers and coaches to functional fitness training. This hands-on approach can be implemented immediately with your students/athletes. Functional fitness training is fun and a great way to enhance movement, coordination, muscular strength and endurance. Functional fitness training is an integrated approach to training. This practical class will focus on the proper selection and implementation of activities and drills that can be used in small or large group settings. Topics include: nutrition, program design, dynamic warm-up, body weight exercises, core training, agility and balance all designed to be easily implemented and increase class participation.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 867 – Website for Beginners Online (K-12)©

Course Description: This three credit continuing education course has been designed to teach non-technically wise teachers how to build a website utilizing a web design program. No technical knowledge of programming is required in this self-paced, step-by-step process. The instructor will walk participants through design and set up to the end that participants will be ready to implement his or her own site live on the internet. Learn how to effectively use and implement a wide variety of electronic learning tools and activities for your classroom such as: online digital photos, video, educational blogs, chat rooms and message boards, web quests and pod casts. This online course is designed for the novice internet user wishing to create a web page. Sample, easy to use lesson plans and templates will be provided and utilized. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed, and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 871 – Beyond the Box: Reaching Minorities & Kids at Risk (K-12)©

Course Description: This three credit continuing education class will present methodologies and strategies for using non-traditional teaching methods, which in turn lends itself to learning in new and innovative ways. Education Secretary Duncan has called upon educators to begin thinking “outside the box” by accelerating reform in order to raise student achievement, particularly for minority students and students in poverty. In this class students will explore the theoretical base, new principles and concepts underlying the “soft-side” and asset teaching models which will assist participants in becoming more effective teachers for these students in the 21st century. In addition, students will become familiar with novel active learning strategies and create plans for application of those strategies in their particular classroom setting to the end that all will have a positive effect on student achievement. Innovative assessment approaches will be researched, as well as how to build resiliency in students by using research-based and culturally appropriate practices in the classroom. Finally, students will come to know and understand intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and morale boosters, for minority students and students in poverty, in order to enhance learning and academic performance.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

Administrators: 1, 3, 5 and 7

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 4 and 7

Course 874 – Improving Education through Collaboration (K-12)©

Course Description: Schools need collaboration to keep adults and students learning and to successfully implement new ideas. Effective collaboration requires that educators have the skills of relationship building, clear and positive communication, and conflict resolution. Also important is on-going review of the collaborative process. Participants in this 1 credit continuing education graduate course will learn about the components of effective collaboration as well as strategies and skills to encourage and maintain the process. Participants will have the opportunity to apply practical strategies in their educational setting.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 9 and 10

Pupil Services: 1, 3 and 5

Administrators: 1 and 2, 5

CTED 883 – Personal Fitness for Teachers Online (K-12)©

Course Description: Teachers who are at the “top of their game” through a healthier lifestyle are more engaged in their classroom. Students who are active and physically fit are also engaged in their own learning and score well on standardized testing. Utilizing the latest fitness/wellness and nutrition tools available, participants can expect a hands-on approach that both you and your students can implement immediately. This class will utilize the home/Internet where participants will perform individual fitness/wellness activities related to their personal goals. Topics include: Nutrition, Cardiovascular, Weight Management, and Resistance Training and Stress Management. Classroom ideas, Materials, strategies and activities will be presented and group sharing time will be provided. Teacher/Students can use these simple strategies recommended by this top notch teacher-trainer, so why not get started now?

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 5, 6, 7

CTED 889 – Photoshop In The Classroom: Back to the Basics (K-12)©

Course Description: Photoshop in the Classroom is designed to introduce this powerful program to teachers. Participants will learn the basics of the software, scanning procedures, digital photography and storage and retrieval of images on the Internet. Participants will create projects for use in the classroom and also learn how to involve their students in the use of Photoshop.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Administrators: 1, 5, 6, 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 4, 7

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce teachers to the benefits of utilizing electronic tools to improve student achievement through project based activities. Participants will learn how to effectively use and implement a wide variety of electronic learning platforms like Smart Boards, e-board, Whiteboards and Moodle, as well as activities for your classroom such as: Internet projects, Educational Blogs, Web Quests, and Podcasting. Participants will learn how to easily post homework assignments, schedule changes, calendars and due dates. Participants will learn how to develop helpful links to websites, photos and attachments. Communication will thus be improved for both students and parents via email and inotes. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated. This Online course is intended for the knowledgeable internet user wishing to upgrade classroom internet use. Sample lesson plans and needed templates will be provided.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4 and 6

Administrators: 4, 6 and 10

Pupil Services: 2, 3, 4 and 6

Course Description: SAY CHEESE: This three credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to teach beginning photographers how to get the most out of their digital cameras. This Online course is self paced and designed for the novice photographer. Sample and easy to use lesson plans and templates will be provided. Explore camera use and functions, cropping, lighting, and flash. Learn how to download photos to your computer, back up your images, create slide shows, adjust coloration, e-mail and print photos, and have fun while doing it! This class is designed in modules so you can work at your own pace and when it’s convenient for you.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 4, 6, 10

Course Description: This continuing education graduate course is designed to provide teachers with the basics for introducing the “Six Traits” method of writing to students in the participants’ professional setting. Teachers will learn the definitions and characteristics of each of the traits and will be able to incorporate lessons into their classrooms, introducing, through literature, the traits to their students. Teachers will collaborate with their peers in the course to create resource lists of picture books that highlight each of the traits and will conduct a mini unit lesson using at least one book from each list to the end that participants will know and understand how to easily implement same in their professional setting. Upper elementary (3-5), middle, and high school teachers will begin to encourage their students to focus on a particular trait during a writing assignment and will begin to assess the student’s writing through these six traits. Lower elementary teachers (K-2) will focus on vocabulary development and understanding of the traits. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

CTED 898 – Classroom Strategies That Work with English Language Learners: Surviving the Added Burden of Teaching a Second Language (K-12)©

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course embraces a five-level process that aims to enhance English speaking skills for the some 39,000 Wisconsin K-12 students who have limited English proficiency. It is designed to be useful for classroom teachers and other educators, especially those working in highly impacted school districts. Strategies and activities will be presented which will aid them especially in dealing with students with limited English proficiency and their parents. Participants in the course will be active and reflective learners, while having fun doing activities such as working in practice groups, role-playing and cooperative learning strategies. A bundle of useful classroom ideas, materials, language prompts, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated. The intended outcome of the course is to provide regular classroom teachers with the confidence and primary language skills necessary in dealing with non-English and limited-English speaking students and parents.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been designed to introduce the teachers to the major impressionist artists’ private lives, great works as well as the history of this art movement, known as Impressionism. The course will cover the principles and concepts of the Impressionism period. As well, the course will demonstrate how teachers can integrate these learning into meaningful and exciting classroom curriculum units and projects. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: Conflict Resolution is an integral part of creating peaceful secondary schools and classrooms. It is imperative that educators provide the tools to allow children to learn how to resolve conflicts peacefully. This three-credit continuing education graduate course is designed to assist secondary school teachers, social workers and administrators in introducing and promoting the use of peaceable classrooms with peer mediation as the primary educational strategy. This course covers the basic theory, principles and concepts related to resolving conflicts as presented by a variety of authors in the Knowledge Base. This course also provides mechanisms for teachers to create a peaceful and cooperative classroom to the end that not only conflict will be reduced, but that this result then makes it possible to focus more effectively on student achievement. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Special Educators 2, 3, 5, 7

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course builds on the updated theories, concepts, principles and research of the Individualized Learning Movement as earlier popularized by Goodlad, Anderson, Pino and others. Such basic tenets as individual delivery components, team teaching, non-graded progression, assessment and placement, multi-age grouping, classroom climate and the open classroom will be covered to the end that participants will be able to help students improve their academic achievement based on this individual approach. Lots of materials, activities, strategies and ideas will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6

Administrators 4, 6, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 6

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to focus on impressionist artists of the 19th Century concentrated primarily in Paris. The course will cover the period antecedent to the impressionist period and the dramatic impact this movement had not only during the 19th Century, but its continuing influence since that time. Research covering these events will be carefully reviewed in terms of the basic concepts and the several artists who contributed to this movement. This hands-on course will require students to produce authentic facsimiles of several optional approaches after studying several artists. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared in those exciting ways that have made these art courses so popular.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce this powerful program to teachers. Participants will learn the basics of the software, scanning procedures, digital photography and storage retrieval of images on the Internet. Participants will create projects for use in the classroom and also learn how to involve their students in the use of Photoshop.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 6

Administrators 4, 6, 10

Course Description: This three credit continuing education graduate course is intended to provide broad based knowledge and introduce teachers to the tragedy of the attempted, systematic elimination of European Jews during World War II. The examination of the Holocaust is an important event to teach students because it marks a period in history in which the first systematic or planned killing of an entire cultural or racial group of people takes place. The course will also stress the proper methodology that teachers should use in teaching this content. This course will present the Holocaust as history with the use of literature, audio-visual materials, moral dilemmas, and lesson plans with handouts for use in the classroom. The projected outcome is to provide classroom teachers with the knowledge, understanding and methodologies needed to help students learn about the Holocaust. Many new ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: This three (3) credit continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to provide the background, theories, principles, concepts, research and emerging practices and conditions in the Amazon River Basin area. The course will provide specific school and classroom ideas, materials, activities and strategies which will enable participants to implement specific instructional lessons and units of study in their professional setting, K-12. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, lectures, cooperative shared learning, guest speakers, field experiences, and modeling the practices presented during the course.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: This course is intended to provide broad-based knowledge of the course topic as well as how participants can best transmit this knowledge to students in their classrooms. This course will examine cultural, ethnic, economic, environmental, scientific, industrial, political and historical perspectives in order to strengthen student knowledge and understanding of American history. The course pedagogy will present the Great American West through the use of literature, power point presentations, small group sharing, and audio-visual materials, and will provide teachers with project ideas, lesson plans and a variety of primary and secondary source handouts for future use in the classroom. The projected outcome is to provide classroom teachers with the knowledge, understanding and methodologies needed to help students learn more about American history. Many new ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be provided as part of the course methodology.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pupil Services 2, 3, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: Effective school leadership results in improved student performance. School leadership thrives when it is shared by administrators, support staff and classroom teachers. Participants in the course will learn how administrators, support staff and classroom teachers can all play a positive role in school leadership. Activities to foster high-level communication and encourage educators to become leaders will be incorporated. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore the qualities of effective leaders.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 3, 5

Administrators 1, 2, 5

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 4, 6

Pupil Services: 1, 3, 5 7

Administrators: 1, 4, 7

Course Description: As educators we know the importance of social and emotional learning and its impact on academic performance. Creating a caring environment is essential for the brain and learning. Research has shown the link between the brains emotional center and the impact it has on learning and behavior. The students most likely to succeed academically are socially and emotionally competent. This three-credit continuing education graduate course is designed to assist educators in recognizing distress in the learner and the down-shifting of the brain. This course will help participants understand the research and varied ways to comfort the brain and enhance learning. Concepts and principles of social emotional learning will be shared, analyzed and evaluated. This class addresses learning as a holistic process in order to produce academically competent, responsible and productive caring students. The many activities and strategies that are modeled, shared and experienced can be immediately implemented into the classroom setting.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 7

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course will provide a broad base knowledge of the reading comprehension process and practical application of research-based reading comprehension strategies. This course will attack the issue of America’s growing population of struggling readers and functional vs. critical literacy. An assortment of strategies, from activating background knowledge and text connection to annotation and inference, especially as related to student achievement, will provide participants with the tools needed when working with the vast range of readers in your classroom. We will address the best practices linked with helping students obtain strong literate habits through meaningful practice and application. This course will aid in your understanding of how to support readers across all content areas and of all achievement levels by studying the framework necessary to teach required content with the appropriate strategy vehicle. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5, and 7

Special Educators: 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7

Course Description: This three credit graduate continuing education course has been carefully designed to provide basic background knowledge around the topic of 21st Century Study Skills which should be used in todayâ€™s P-12 classroom and how these relate to what we are now learning about brain research. The course will provide the theoretical base with underlying principles and concepts as well as supportive readings on the topic of 21 Century Skills. Teachers will be presented with many ideas, materials, strategies and activities that they can implement in their classrooms to help their students be competitive and competent in their futures, including a focus on student achievement. The course will provide exemplary classroom activities, websites, and power points with accompanying notes and activities. Course methodology will include a review of relevant research, power point lecture, resource study, and cooperative shared learning. Lots of new ideas, strategies, materials, and activities will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated, especially those dealing with student achievement.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9

Administrators: 1, 3, 4 and 7

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 4 and 7

Course Description: This three credit continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to provide basic background knowledge, history, culture, and geologic information of Ireland â€“ a sharp contrast will be drawn between the Ireland before, during and after the recent civil unrest and the “new” Ireland that has evolved. Appropriate theory, principles and concepts will also be reviewed. Course methodology will include Power Point presentations, sharing of ideas, materials, activities and strategies which will enable participants to implement specific instructional lessons and units of study into their professional setting, K-12, with a specific focus on student achievement. Course methodology will also include a review of relevant research (onsite and online), cooperative shared learning, guest speakers, field experiences and modeling the practices advocated during the course.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Administrators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7

Course Description: This three-hour continuing education graduate course will focus specifically on the significant genre of American Art and its contribution to the overall art scene. The course will cover the theoretical base of the course content and methodology together with the underlying principles and concepts. Course contents will incorporate Americaâ€™s story through its paintings and photographs by the art masters. Course methodology will include the development of a mini unit project which incorporates the content into a meaningful and usable curriculum, together with workable classroom strategies and activities. Specific instructional strategies will include power point presentations, cooperative learning activities, and a visitation. Specific focus on student achievement will be tied to the strategies and activities covered. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Course Description: This three-hour continuing education graduate course will offer students the ability to infuse art into their classrooms from various North American regional and cultural time periods. The course will cover the theoretical base of the content and methodology together with important underlying principles and concepts. Through “Hands-On” experiences with the art mediums, processes and techniques of Native American art, and colonial / pioneering folk arts, the classroom will be enriched with a wealth of historical insight, artistic expression and cultural diversity. The course will also focus on beneficial strategies and activities which will effect overall student achievement. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10

Administrators: 2, 3, 5 and 7

Special Educators: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Course Description: This class will provide strategies and methodologies for increasing student achievement by using humor, drama and other novel approaches in the classroom. Students will learn to employ imagination and creativity when designing lesson plans, diffusing volatile situations, and motivating students. Research literature is replete with evidence of the benefits of humor including but not limited to; decreased anxiety and stress, improved self-esteem, increased motivation and promotes divergent thinking. Evidence suggests that using techniques for teaching content creatively not only enables learning but demonstrates a correlation between mastery of material and positive response to instructional stimuli. Students will learn that humor, laughter, music and drama are potentially powerful strategies that can be planned into instruction to facilitate learning and achieve specific learning outcomes. They will learn how to make their classroom an exciting and engaging environment for learning by exploring and studying how to modify activities, assignments and tests that incorporate using differing strategies to increase retention. In addition, they will also learn how using new techniques can result in positive social gains for their students.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers: 2, 3,4,5,6 and 7

Administrators: 1, 3, 4 and 7

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 4 and 7

Course Description: This 3-credit continuing education graduate course is designed to provide teachers with access to the latest and best literature for added knowledge, critical review and analysis. K-12 Teachers will be required to immerse themselves in literature not only appropriate to their teaching but also to other levels as well. The express purpose of exposure to each of the genres that are recommended by national standards as reading for classroom students is to get teachers to focus together on readings at all levels. The theoretical base as well as underlying principles and concepts of these national standards will be reviewed. These genres will include current fiction, classic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction, action adventure, and mystery. Teachers will be asked to analyze literature in much the same way that we ask students to do, interact with one another in a workshop to the end that the students will perform better on both Wisconsin and national achievement measures, especially ACT and SAT achievement tests. During the course teachers will be expected to read one book from the knowledge base as well as the basic text pertaining to classroom management and curriculum improvement to discuss with their peers. Teachers will also compile their top picks for classroom titles for each genre, to share with their peers. This will allow for a compilation of best classroom literature as a resource that teachers will take from the course.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 3, 4, 7

Pupil Services 1, 2, 4, 7

Course Description: As educators we know the importance of social and emotional learning and its impact on academic performance and achievement. Creating a caring environment is essential for the brain and learning. Research has shown the link between the brain’s emotional center and the impact it has on learning and behavior. The students most likely to succeed academically are socially and emotionally competent. This two-credit continuing education graduate course is designed to assist educators in recognizing distress in the learner and the down-shifting of the brain. This course will help participants understand the theoretical base, research and varied ways to comfort the brain and enhance learning. We will introduce concepts and principles of social emotional learning and how to implement these ideas into the work setting. This class addresses learning as a holistic process in order to produce academically competent, responsible and productive caring students. The many activities and strategies that are modeled, shared and experienced can be immediately implemented into the classroom setting.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Pupil Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Administrators 1, 2, 3, 5, 7

Course Description: This three-hour continuing education graduate course will offer students a strong theoretical base with underlying principles and concepts for the course content to help as a better framework for the visual arts and its impact on learning in the classroom. Teachers will gain a new appreciation of art, becoming familiar with its many genre forms, modes of construction and “hands on art” creative art processes. This course will incorporate the academic subjects of math, science, social studies and language arts, thus enhancing teachers’ abilities to connect art to their classroom curriculum with a goal that such incorporation will result in higher student achievement. Teachers taking this course will learn how to help their students benefit because of the many ideas, materials, strategies and activities to be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Course Description: This three-semester continuing education graduate course will provide the theoretical base with underlying principles and concepts focusing on learning centers in P-12 classrooms. Beginning with this theoretical base and moving through to practical application, this course will result in higher student achievement levels. It will also provide a forum for teachers to swap their center development ideas, experiences, and results, multiplying the practical material and practice gained from this course. The intended outcome of the course is to provide regular classroom teachers with the knowledge, time, confidence, and creative ideas to develop centers to the end that it will have a positive result on student achievement. Lots of ideas, materials, strategies and activities will be shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 1, 2, 5, 7

Administrators 1, 3, 4, 7

Pupil Services: 1, 2, 4, 7

Course Description: This three-credit continuing education graduate course has been carefully designed to fit into the new Wisconsin Chapter 34 requirements for new teachers to meet post-graduate requirements for license renewal. It provides a strong theoretical base for the content together with underlying principles and concepts strengthened by using the tool of higher thinking skills. As such, it provides for a strong adjunct for meaningful professional development as well as a practical vehicle for improving classroom instruction with a focus on student achievement. An easy-to-implement action research boiler plate will be presented and examined. This will be followed by showing how this boiler plate can be integrated into units of studies to strengthen the classroom instruction strategies and activities. Teachers taking this course will learn how to help their students benefit because of the many ideas, materials, strategies and activities to be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

Administrators 2, 3, 5, 7

Special Educators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

CTED 5038 – Knowing How to Improve Student Achievement Using Available Electronic tools, Platforms and Projects (P-12)©

Course Description: This three (3) semester hour continuing education graduate course is intended to introduce teachers to the benefits of utilizing electronic tools to improve student achievement through project based activities. The course begins by reviewing the theoretical base and its underlying principles and concepts. This background will then be connected to the strategies and activities to be covered in the course from the latest drill and practice programs through the best assessment tool of electronic portfolios. Participants will learn how to effectively use and implement a wide variety of electronic learning platforms like Smart Boards, e-board, Whiteboards and Moodle, as well as activities for your classroom such as: Internet projects, Educational Blogs, Web Quests, and Podcasting. Participants will learn how to easily post homework assignments, schedule changes, calendars and due dates. Participants will learn how to develop helpful links to websites, photos and attachments. Communication will thus be improved for both students and parents via email and iNotes. Lots of ideas, materials, activities and strategies will be shared, analyzed and evaluated. This course is intended for the knowledgeable internet user wishing to upgrade classroom internet skills. Sample lesson plans and needed templates will be provided and lots of ideas, program options, strategies and activities will be presented, shared, analyzed and evaluated.

Wisconsin State Standard Focus

Teachers 2, 3, 4, 6

Administrators 4, 6, 10

Pupil Services 2, 3, 4, 6

IGSInstitute for Graduate Studies

Course Descriptions