Course Listings - Winter/Spring 2010

Last Updated: 1/29/2010

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Name of Course Credits Cost Instructor Date Time Location Notes
21st Century Teaching and Learning2250Jeff Taylor2/20 - 3/27Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
21st Century Teaching and Learning2250Jeff Taylor3/27 - 5/1Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Activites and Alternatives for Energy1115Donna Riggle3/6, 138:00 - 3:30Day 1 W&J (details to be announced) and Day 2 The CCI Center, 64 South 14th Street, (Southside) Pittsburgh, PA 15203 
America and the Holocaust1130Stephanie Mazzei4/17, 248:00 - 4:00IU 1, PC Lab 
An Exploration of Autism for the Classroom Teacher1120Christina Vaslavsky1/20, 27 and 2/3, 175:00 - 8:30South Side Elementary: 1135 Race ST., Connellsville, PA 15425 
Animation Programming with Alice 3d150John Ellis3/6, 208:30 - 4:00Washington and Jefferson College. Tech. Building; Room 103 AParticially Funded by Benedum Foundation and IU 1 STEM Center
Basic Chinese 1 - Canceled2250Grace Chang1/30 - 3/14Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineParticipants may need to update or install certain software components -Java, Flash, Shockwave, Skype, and others - on their computers to the latest versions. Participants may need to change some settings in WINDOWS to allow for Chinese characters to be displayed. Participants will need to use either a computer with a microphone and speakers or purchase a headset with a microphone to speak and record assignments; the headset is recommended.
Basic Chinese 22250Grace Chang3/13 - 4/25Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineParticipants may need to update or install certain software components -Java, Flash, Shockwave, Skype, and others - on their computers to the latest versions. Participants may need to change some settings in WINDOWS to allow for Chinese characters to be displayed. Participants will need to use either a computer with a microphone and speakers or purchase a headset with a microphone to speak and record assignments; the headset is recommended. Participants should have the book ordered by themselves before the class starts. The price of the book is 39.95 (paper back) if ordered from the publisher, participants can find used book online for cheaper (The ISBN must match the one from provided below since there are different editions to this textbook. Title: Integrated Chinese Third Edition, Author: Yuehua Liu and Tao-Chung Yao: ISBN: 9780887276385
Blackboard Basics1125Pam Hupp2/13, 2/208:30 - 4:00IU 1 PC LabParticipation in this course is by invitation only
Brain Research: What Teachers Should Know1115Christina Vaslavsky3/3, 10, 17, 245:00 - 8:30South Side Elementary: 1135 Race ST., Connellsville, PA 15425 
Brain-Based Research: Why Boys and Girls Learn Differently - Canceled1140Amy Winn4/10 - 5/9Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Book: Title: Boys and Girls Learn Differently; Author: Michael Gurian: ISBN: 0787961175
Building a Safer World, 1 Child at a Time1115Donald Witt1/28 and 2/4, 11, 18, 255:30 - 8:30Connellsville Jr. High West. Library 
Building Your ePortfolio, Online.1140Jillian Vitolo-Brown2/27 - 3/28Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Cultivating Algebraic Thought1125Harry Lynch2/2 and 3/28:00 - 3:00IU 1, Board Room 
Developing Cultural Awareness/Sensitivity II Diversity in K-12 Classrooms - Online.2280Su Verma12/26 - 1/24Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineIU 1 will mail out handouts to all paid registrants one week prior to the start of the course.
Differentiated Instruction: Strategies for the Classroom Online1140Jillian Vitolo-Brown4/10 - 5/9Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Book: Title: Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All, 2nd Edition; Author Gayle H. Gregory & Carolyn Chapman. ISBN: 978-1412936408. www.amazon.com.
Enhancing Student Achievement Through Movement2100Mara Linaberger3/29, 5/12/2010, 5/31/2011. 4th date TBD next school year.8:00 - 4:00IU 1Partially grant funded.
Entrepreneurship.2250Marci Klinger3/6 - 4/18Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Get Outdoors Ohiopyle - Winter1115Barbara Wallace2/13, 208:00 - 4:00Ohiopyle State ParkAdditional $20 Materials fee payable to Ohiopyle State Park on day 1
Image Editing with Adobe Photoshop1115John Sargent3/1, 3, 8, 10, 155:00 - 8:00IU 1, PC Lab 
Instructional Materials 1: Program Design Online1175Annette Hotchkiss2/6 - 3/7Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineTeaching English Language Learners - Cultural Implications, Communications, Connections, and Curriculum - Mailed out by IU 1.
Instructional Materials II Online2250Su Verma12/26 - 1/24Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase own book. Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners, ISBN 0-201-59151-0. Order from Amazon.com
Invention, Innovation and Inquiry1125Sandra Cavanaugh3/13, 278:00 - 3:30IU 1, Board Room 
Islamic Radicals and Terrorism1125Ford Campbell2/27 and 3/208:00 - 4:00IU 1, 119 BStudents Must Purchase own book. Title: Now They Call Me Infidel; Author: Nonie Darwish, ISBN: 1-59523-031-9
Israel and Middle East Issues1125Ford Campbell4/10, 248:00 - 4:00IU 1, 119 BStudents Must Purchase own book. Title: The Case for Israel (paperback); Author: Alan Dershowitz, ISBN: 0471679526.
Language Acquisition Part II English Usage and Developing Linguistic Awareness1140Melissa Borgia3/6 - 4/4Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineHandouts will be available online.
Language Acquisition Part III English Usage and Developing Linguistic Awareness1140Su Verma1/2 - 1/17Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Text Book: Second Language Learning Theories-2nd Edition; Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0340807660. 'www.amazon.com
Making Sense of Math: Early Number Concepts1125Amy Lewis1/27 and 2/98:00 - 3:30IU 1, Board Room 
Making Sense of Math: Thinking Rationally1130Amy Lewis2/3 and 3/38:00 - 3:30IU 1, Board Room 
Math without Fear1120Paulette Graham and Lois Core3/31 and 4/7, 14, 21, 285:30 - 8:30IU 1, 119 B and A 
Mentoring New Teachers2250Jeff Taylor2/20 - 3/27Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Mentoring New Teachers2250Jeff Taylor3/27 - 5/1Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
More Fractions, Percents and Ratios1120Harry Lynch4/10, 248:00 - 3:00IU 1, Board Room 
Natural History Series 1: Mammals1115Barbara Wallace3/27 and 4/38:00 - 4:00Ohiopyle State ParkAdditional $20 Materials fee payable to Ohiopyle State Park on day 1
Natural History Series 2: Mammals1115Barbara Wallace4/24 and 5/158:00 - 4:00Ohiopyle State ParkAdditional $20 Materials fee payable to Ohiopyle State Park on day 1
Novels: A Fresh Approach to Reading Anchors1130Denise Lawerence4/12, 14, 19, 21, 265:00 - 8:00IU 1, Board RoomParticipants are asked to bring the following: 1. a grade appropriate novel. 2. a copy of the Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content for the grade level they teach (available from the PDE website). 3. a flash drive. 4. pencil and paper
On the Loose with Seuss in the Classroom1115Debbie Griffin and Sandi Gibbon1/19, 26 and 2/2, 9, 165:00 - 8:00Washington Park School: Room 215 and 4th Grade Computer Lab 
Pennsylvania Song Birds1115Barbara Wallace5/1, 28:00 - 4:00Ohiopyle State Park; Train StationAdditional $20 Materials fee payable to Ohiopyle State Park on day 1
Preparing for the State Science Test (K-8) Online1140Donna Riggle2/20 - 3/20Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Preventing, Diffusing, and Defending Against Violence in the Classroom1120Ron McCloskey2/6, 2/208:30 - 4:30IU 1 2/6 PC Lab, 2/20 A239 
Project Based Learning 101: An Introduction1140Amy Lewis2/27 - 3/28Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Reading Strategies for the Content Area Teacher.2250Patrick Mannarino2/13 - 3/27Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Sign Language Introduction, Part 1. 1120Peggy Stewart-Vogt5/1, 88:30 - 4:00IU 1, Boardroom and 119 AStudents Must Purchase Own Books. Book: A Word in the Hand Book 1 by Jane Kitterman; ISBN: 0-93199-308-3
Sign Language Introduction, Part 2. 1120Peggy Stewart-Vogt5/15, 228:30 - 4:00IU 1, BoardroomStudents Must Purchase Own Book. Book: A Word in the Hand Book 2 by Jane Kitterman; ISBN: 0-9319934-07
Signals to Protect Students and Teachers from Violence2215Robert L. Renzi3/1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and 4/12, 19, 265:15 - 9:00Connellsville Jr. High West 
SMART Board Training Level I1133Deborah Rudenko3/2, 8, 11, 18, 225:00 - 8:00IU 1, 119 B 
Society and the History of Rock and Roll Part 11115Mark Davis2/1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 105:30 - 8:00Trinity Middle School Conference Room 
Society and the History of Rock and Roll Part 2. 1115Mark Davis3/1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 105:30 - 8:00Trinity Middle School Conference Room 
Suicide: From Despair to Hope1115Phil Jamison1/30 and 2/6, 2/139:00 - 2:00IU 1 , 119 B and Board Room 
Taught Not Caught: Grade Level 5-12. *Prerequisite Kids having Kids: Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States. Prerequiste does not apply if you are a school nurse.1121Cheryl Riedmann5/1, 88:30 - 4:30IU 1, Board Room 
Teaching ELLs in the Regular Classroom Part I1140Dr. Janet L.Pierce4/10 - 5/2/10Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
The Breakaway: Independence for Teachers and Students2250Jillian Vitolo-Brown3/6 - 4/18Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Book: Title: The Caring Teacher's Guide to Discipline Second Edition. Author: Marilyn E. Gootman. ISBN: 9780761976868
The Principles and Best Practices of Harry Wong1130Celeste Nalwasky4/13, 19, 22, 27, 295:00 - 8:00IU 1, 119 BAlthough there is not a required text for the class, a copy of any edition of the book, The First Days of School; How to Be an Effective Teacher, would be beneficial.  Borrow or buy one, and bring it to the class.  
The Reflective Practitioner Part 12250Paulette Graham and Lois Core1/23 - 3/7Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Book: Title, Enhancing Proffressional Practice, Author: Charlotte Danielson, ISBN: 978-1-4166-0517-1
The Reflective Practitioner Part 22250Paulette Graham and Lois Core3/13 - 4/25Available 24 hours a day onlineOnlineStudents Must Purchase Own Book: Title, Enhancing Proffressional Practice, Author: Charlotte Danielson, ISBN: 978-1-4166-0517-1
Understanding Fractions, Percents & ratios1120Harry Lynch3/6, 208:00 - 3:00IU 1, PC Lab and Board Room 
Understanding Teen Violence1115Robert L. Renzi3/9, 16, 23, 305:15 - 9:00Connellsville Jr. High West 
Using Microsoft Publisher in the Classroom.1130Erin Peavornick2/13, 208:00 - 4:00IU 1, 119 B 
Using PowerPoint in the Elementary Classroom for K-5 Educators1130Erin Peavornick4/10, 178:00 - 4:00IU 1, PC Lab 
Web 2.0 Resources1115Erin Prosser3/13, 208:00 - 4:00IU 1, PC Lab 
Women of the Holocaust1115Stephanie Mazzei1/23, 308:00-4:00IU 1, 119 B 
Writing Strategies for the Content Area Teacher2250Patrick Mannarino3/6 - 4/10Available 24 hours a day onlineOnline 
Yo! Listen to This: Read Alouds for the Classroom1125Dr. Beth Musser2/6, 208:30 - 3:30IU 1, Board Room 

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