Independent Study Graduate Credit

Preliminary Statements
In addition to graduate credit being available for a number of My Education Connection courses, the following courses can be taken for graduate credit in an independent study, self-paced format.

*Graduate credit courses may not substitute for regularly designated courses in degree programs unless determined by the respective department. Contact your advisor for more information.

Advanced Technology in Education (3 Credit)
This course seeks to help students understand that teaching with technology is concept and knowledge driven, learner centered, and relevant to multiple contexts and roles. This course is designed to provide students with a theoretical and pragmatic understanding of technology-based teaching and learning.

Career Development (3 Credit)
This course is intended for people employed in a variety of career development settings including: business and industry human resource centers, employment agencies, K-12 school systems, adult counseling/career centers, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. The curriculum is endorsed by the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the National Employment Counseling Association and the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.

Classroom Instruction (3 Credit)
The Classroom Instruction Series allows teachers to increase their core content area knowledge, increase the use of technology in the classroom and review current issues in education, including new curriculum frameworks and grade level content expectations.

Current Education Issues (3 Credit)
This online training course will help participants become familiar with current issues in the district. Topics addressed in this course include issues and trends that have either a direct or indirect effect on student achievement. This class provides students with opportunities to identify and explore issues that affects the students, educators, and administrators.

Managing and Integrating Technology into the Curriculum (3 Credit)
This course will focus on the management and integration of technology in the classroom. It includes how to evaluate websites and educational software, writing lessons that integrate technology, creating WebQuests, and other topics related to the electronic classroom.

Protecting Our Students, Our Teachers, and Our Schools (3 Credit)
This course prepares educators and education support personnel to protect our students and secure our schools.

Designing and Creating a WebQuest (3 Credit)
This course will demonstrate how to develop a WebQuest. Participants develop the WebQuest based on a classroom need and then will post the WebQuest online.

Designing and Creating a ELA WebQuest (3 Credit)
This course will demonstrate how to develop a Language Arts WebQuest. Participants develop the WebQuest based on a classroom need and then will post the WebQuest online.

Designing and Creating a Science WebQuest (3 Credit)
This course will demonstrate how to develop a Science WebQuest. Participants develop the WebQuest based on a classroom need and then will post the WebQuest online.

Designing and Creating a Math WebQuest (3 Credit)
This course will demonstrate how to develop a Math WebQuest. Participants develop the WebQuest based on a classroom need and then will post the WebQuest online.

Designing and Creating a Social Studies WebQuest (3 Credit)
This course will demonstrate how to develop a Social Studies WebQuest. Participants develop the WebQuest based on a classroom need and then will post the WebQuest online.

Using Microsoft Word in the Classroom (3 Credit)
This course will focus on how to use Microsoft Word in the classroom for both the teaching and the learning process. You will learn how to create many useful documents for your students and classroom.

Enhancing Your Math Curriculum (3 Credit)
This course will focus on teaching participants how to use the Internet to find resources to enhance and support the teaching of Math content curriculum. Participants will also find interactive projects for student participation that relate to the content.