Teachers enrolled in any of the Web-based courses should expect
to put in four hours of work per week. These requirements are in
line with the New York State graduate school credit requirements.
Five courses lead to a certificate of professional
development.
All classes are taught by experienced full time St. John’s
University Professors. In addition, a technical help person is
available to provide the online course participants with prompt
phone or e-mail assistance. All courses are five weeks. Teachers do
not need to be online at any specific times. Participation involves
implementing lessons and reflecting on student learning across all
classes of teachers in the course. Teachers respond to guiding
questions about their lessons, offer each other feedback and
suggestions for future instruction. The web is used as a resource
for finding instructional materials, sharing ideas and supporting
each other in the implementation of new teaching strategies,
specific lessons, and reflecting on one’s own teaching and student
learning. Teachers who have participated in these online courses
have consistently reported that they immediately apply what they
are learning from each other, course resources and professors to
their teaching and share what they learn with colleagues in their
respective schools. Comments indicate that feel part of a learning
community that they helped to create, and that sharing a variety of
instructional methods and reflecting on one’s own teaching helps
heighten awareness of their own teaching style. All courses are 5
weeks and provide participants with 2 St. John’s University
graduate credits.
Pre-requisites for all online classes
- Prior experience in using e-mail, Web browsing and word
processing
- Access to a computer that has an Internet connection
EDU 7026
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Literature- Based Reading
Instruction
EDU 7027
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Mathematics Instruction
EDU 7028
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Science Instruction
EDU 7030
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Social Studies
Instruction
EDU 7031
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Multicultural Instruction in
the Urban Classroom
EDU 7033
Using Web-based Technology to Support Parent Involvement in
Homework and Schoolwork for Literacy, Mathematics and Science
EDU 7034
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Young Children’s Print
Awareness, Understanding About Letter-Sound Relationships and
Recognition of Words in Context
EDU 7035
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction
EDU 7036
Using Web-based Technology to Enhance Inquiry-Based Learning
EDU 7037
Using Web-Based Technology to enhance Literacy Development
for English Language Learners (ELLS)
EDU 7039
Using Web-Based Instructional Technology to Enhance Learning in
Health and Nutrition Through Curriculum Integration in Elementary
Grade School
EDU 7040
Using Web-based Instructional Technology to Enhance Students’
Literacy Comprehension of Narrative and Expository Text
EDU 7041
Using Web-based Instructional Technology to Enhance
Mathematics
Geometry Instruction in Grades Pre-K through 8
EDU 7042
Using Web-based Instructional Technology to Enhance Geography
Instruction in the Curriculum (2 credits)
EDU 7045
Promoting Science Literacy through current events in science in
Grades K-12
EDU 7046
Literature-Based Writing Instruction in Preschool and Primary
Grades
EDU 7047
Parents, Teachers and Schools Bridging the Gaps
EDU 7048
Using Web-based Technology Resources and Activities on Bullying
and
Cyberbullying to Create Safe Environments in Schools
EDU 7049
Using Web-based Instructional Technology to Dynamically
Link Literacy
Learning In and Out of School
EDU 7050
Tracking the Progress of English Language Learners
EDU 7051
The ABC’s of Behavior Management
EDU 7400
Using Web-based Instructional Technology to Enhance
Mathematics Geometry Instruction in Grades Pre-K through
8