Miami Credit Online & Hybrid

ENG699.I (3 credits)
OWP Multigenre Writing
06/11/2012 – 07/20/2012
Hybrid: Oxford and Online

“Multigenre make readers sit up in their chairs,” Tom Romano. Participants will read and analyze multigenre writing, experiment with writing in multiple genres and voices, as well as participate in collaborative discussions about the many uses of multigenre writing. The class meets online, except on Friday, July 22 when the class will meet on Miami’s campus.

Prerequisites: Participants must be a graduate level and must be a practicing teacher or administrator

Contact: Monica Fisher, fishermv@muohio.edu, 513 529 5245

 

ENG698.2 (3 credits)
OWP Grammar and Teaching Writing
06/11/2012 – 07/20/2012
Hybrid: Oxford and Online

Learn contemporary ways to blend writing and grammar instruction, including cooperative grammar and grammar in context. Consider with your colleagues the evolution of grammar instruction and share strategies that work in the classroom. The class meets online, except on Friday, June 29 when the class will meet on Miami’s campus.

Prerequisites: Participants must be a graduate level and must be a practicing teacher or administrator

Contact: Monica Fisher, fishermv@muohio.edu, 513 529 5245

EDP 578 (3 Credits)
Consultation and Collaboration
05/05/2012 – 06/30/2012
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

This course examines the impact of exceptionality on families using a family systems approach.  It emphasizes home-school relationships, resource assistance, and collaboration between professionals and parents.  It involves strategies for increasing collaboration and communication among parents, schools and community service agencies that work with children with exceptionalities.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree

Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146

 

EDP 650B (3 Credits)
Technology Special Education
05/05/2012 – 06/30/2012
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

In this course you will work with classmates to learn more about consultation and collaboration with regards to assistive learning technologies. Students will be studying this topic with four groups: special education teachers, administrators, parents, and community agencies. Students will be integrating information from readings and personal interviews in order to evaluate assistive learning technologies available for exceptional students.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146

 

EDP 6xx  (3 credits)
Evaluating Instruction and Intervention Within an RTI Framework: Research into Practice
05/29/2012 – 06/14/2012
Hybrid: VOALC and Online
Students in this course gain a better understanding of the RTI model by learning and practicing methods for evaluating Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction. Students will also analyze current research and translate it into implications for practice. In-person meetings will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on 5/29, 5/31, 6/5, 6/7, 6/12, 6/14. The remainder of the course will take place using email, discussion boards/blogs, skype, and video clips.
Contact: Amity Noltemeyer, PhD, NCSP, anoltemeyer@muohio.edu, 513-529-6632

 

EDP697I (3 credits)
Seminar in Program Evaluation
06/11/2012 – 06/29/2012
Hybrid: VOALC and Online

This seminar provides participants with a foundation that will allow them to conduct a program evaluation and interpret the results of program evaluation efforts. Students will conduct team-based work to develop a program evaluation plan.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Contact: William J. Boone, boonewj@muohio.edu, 513-529-6621

 

EDT699.7 (3 credits)
How To Write Successful Grants
06/18/2012 – 06/29/2012
Hybrid: Oxford and Online

This popular hybrid workshop will introduce participants to GrantSuccess. This successful grant application system has been designed to support novice and experienced grant applicants. GrantSuccess supports individual and team applications for foundation, state, federal and community funding opportunities. Dr. Brooks presents GrantSuccess at professional meetings and provides professional development for nonprofit groups, public and private schools.

Contact: Douglas Brooks, brooksdm@muohio.edu, 513-529-6448

 

EDT405 (3 credits) / EDT505 (3 credits)
Advanced Science Studies for Elementary School Teachers
05/14/2012 – 06/09/2012
Hybrid: Oxford and Online

The content of this course is required by the state of Ohio for all teacher candidates (preservice and inservice) who apply for Early Childhood Education Generalist Endorsement (grades 4 and 5). The course is to address the increasing emphasis on accountability regarding teachers' content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and skills, and dispositions. It is guided by the National Science Education Standards and the Ohio Academic Content Standards: Science.

Prerequisites: EDT 181, 182 or equivalent course work.

Contact: Nazan U. Bautista, uludagn@muohio.edu, 513-529-7208

 

 

 

MTH 499Z (3 credits) / MTH 599Z (3 credits)
Math for the Common Core and More! Grades K-8
06/13/2012 – 07/07/2012
Hybrid: VOALC and Online

Students will explore the mathematics taught in Grades K-8 as aligned with the new Common Core Standards for Mathematics, which will be implemented in Ohio's schools in the coming year. The class also discusses the misconceptions students might have when learning mathematics. The online format with the computer pen will support easy communication of the mathematics, and face-to-face meetings will support additional instructional support and confidence as needed.
Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of undergraduate mathematics preferred.

Contact: Iris DeLoach Johnson, johnsoid@muohio.edu, 513-529-6437

EDL366 (3 Credits); EDL387 (3 Credits);  EDP 366 (3 Credits); EDP387 (3 Credits);  EDP488 (3 Credits)
EDP588(3 Credits); EDP 665 (3 Credits);  EDP 687(3 Credits)
Chinese Education and Culture
Examining Chinese Education and Culture through Critical Reading and First Hand Experiences
5/13/2012 – 6/15/2012
Location: Online or Study Aroad in China

Gain a global perspective on culture and education in China.  You can travel to China or virtually travel with their classmates to China and interact with each other as well as Chinese student partners to critically examine their knowledge and believes about culture and education in this global world. 

This program can fulfill Miami Global requirements, or thematic sequence and capstone requirements.
Students will visit universities, schools and companies in Dalian, Beijing, and Shanghai, and will also visit cultural and historical sites in Beijing and XiAn including Great Walls and Terra-cotta Worriers.

Contact: Aimin Wang, wanga@muohio.edu, 513-461-4883

 

EDT499.9 (2 credits) / EDT599.9 (2 Credits)
Mathematics Teaching, Learning, and Problem Solving with GeoGebra
05/14/2012 – 06/09/2012
Location: Online

In this online workshop, teachers will explore various features of GeoGebra 4.0, a freely available open-source dynamic mathematics software. Participants will learn how to construct and host interactive web applets using GeoGebra and GeoGebraTube; complete a variety of rich mathematics tasks developed with GeoGebra; complete weekly readings and post thoughts on a Moodle discussion board; and design ready-to-use classroom activities highlighting the use of GeoGebra applets to teach "big ideas" of school mathematics.

Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of undergraduate math.

Contact: Michael Todd Edwards, edwardm2@muohio.edu, 513-529-2735

 

 

EDP 572W (3 Credits)
Literacy Seminar: Practicum
01/21/2012-05/05/2012
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

This course applies what you have learned about reading assessment and the five elements of reading instruction. All of the assignments in this course are designed to help maximize your success and support you in your efforts to teach literacy now and in the future. All of your work will be data-based, in that it will be guided by assessments of students' strengths and weaknesses in literacy.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146

 

 

 

EDP 650C (3 Credits)
Transitions and Curriculum
01/21/2012 – 05/05/2012
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

The content of this course is required by the state of Ohio for all teacher candidates eligible for licensure in Mild/Moderate Disabilities. This requirement has developed as a response to the increasing focus in the United States on providing interventions to students with mild/moderate exceptionalities. It is guided further by standards for improving instructional practices as set forth by the professional organization Council for Exceptional Children.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146

 

EDP 571W (3 Credits)
Literacy Seminar: Clinical
08/21/2011 – 12/10/2011
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

By the end of the course, you will be able to:  Describe definitions, prevalence, and educational implications of various reading disabilities.  Articulate the role teachers play in providing service to individuals with reading or language disabilities.  Define basic terminology in literacy instruction.  Articulate the common phonemes for corresponding graphemes used in phonics.  Identify reading curricula, technological applications, resources, and other sources appropriate for students with disabilities. Describe instructional techniques for teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Demonstrate use of effective teaching principles and research-based practices for designing and delivering instruction in reading.  Utilize student performance information to design instructional interventions. Demonstrate effective lesson development using teacher-directed approaches.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146

 

EDP 596W (3 Credits)
Behavior Intervention: Theory/Principles/Techniques
08/21/2011 – 12/20/2011
Hybrid: Middletown and Online

In this course you will gain an understanding of: Laws, policies, and ethical principles regarding behavior management planning & implementation (CC1K2); Procedures to increase the individual's self-awareness, self-management, self-control, self-reliance, and self-esteem (CC4S5); Nonaversive techniques to control targeted behavior and maintain attention of individuals with disabilities (GC4S9); Basic classroom management theories and strategies for individuals with exceptional learning needs (CC5K2); Attitudes and behaviors that influence behavior individuals with exceptional learning needs (CC5K4); Effective and varied behavior management strategies (CC5S10); How to design and manage daily routines (CC5S12)

Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Contact: Paul Terrill Jr., terrilp@muohio.edu, 513-529-4146