Online Professional Development

Online Education Courses

Meet your goals for:

• transitioning to a new career or position
• license renewal/salary advancement
• continuing education / professional development
• graduate credits for transfer to another university

100% Online - No travel to campus required.

Review the list of individual online courses below that focus on:

• assessment
• classroom management
• differentiating instruction
• English Language Learners
• career and technical education
• educational technology
• e-learning/online teaching
• instructional design
• math specialist
• reading
• reading specialist
• school library media specialist
• STEM
• teaching writing
• blended and online teaching & training 
• ethics in education

Tuition

2023-2024: $476 per semester hour graduate credit

Registration

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All courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education degree and the Master of Science in Career and Technical Education degree.  

Assessment Online Courses

EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI) 
2 graduate credits *background check required

RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development 
3 graduate credits *background check required

Classroom Management Online Courses

EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students 
2 graduate credits

EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 656 Bullying in Schools 
2 graduate credits

EDUC 665 Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management 
3 graduate credits
 

Differentiating Instruction Online Courses

EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior (Classroom Management)
3 graduate credits

EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students 
2 graduate credits

EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
2 graduate credits

EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI)
2 graduate credits *background check required 

Educational Technology Online Courses

EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking
3 graduate credits

EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits

EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits

Blended and Online Teaching & Training (BOTT) 

You may complete all four BOTT courses and earn a BOTT certificate.

EDUC 761 Using Digital Tools to Facilitate Learning
2 graduate credits

EDUC 762 Leveraging Technology to Assess Student Learning
2 graduate credits

EDUC 763 Designing for Blended and Online Environments
2 graduate credits

EDUC 764 Blended and Online Teaching & Training Capstone
1 graduate credit

Instructional Design Courses and Certificate

You may complete all four instructional design online courses and earn an Instructional Design Certificate.

EDUC 765 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 766 Instructional Strategies and Assessment Methods 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765 

EDUC 767 Designing Computer-based Training (CBT) 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765 & EDUC 766

EDUC 768 Project Management for Instructional Development 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765, EDUC 766, & EDUC 767

All instructional design courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education and the Master of Science in Career and Technical Education and Master of Science in Information and Communication Technologies (MSICT)  degree programs.

Instructional Strategies Online Courses

EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits

EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning 
2 graduate credits

EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits

EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits

RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12 
3 graduate credits

Reading and Literacy Online Courses and Reading Teacher Certification

You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a teaching license or complete all six online reading courses if you are pursuing Wisconsin #1316 Reading Teacher Certification Information. All courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education. 

RDGED 701 Developmental Reading K-12 
3 graduate credits

RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12 
3 graduate credits

RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5) 
3 graduate credits

RDGED 704 Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12) 
3 graduate credits

RDGED 705 Instructional Techniques for Assisting Students with Reading Difficulties 
3 graduate credits *background check required

RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development 
3 graduate credits *background check required
NOTE: This course must be completed as a prerequisite for RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties.

RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties 
3 graduate credits  

Prerequisites: RDGED 701, RDGED 702, RDGED 703 or RDGED 704, RDGED 705, & RDGED 706, background check

Reading Specialist Online Courses and Reading Specialist Certification

You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a teaching license, or complete the following three online courses if you are pursuing a Wisconsin #5017 Reading Specialist Certification.

RDGED 720 Leading and Directing the Reading Program 
3 graduate credits-Only offered fall semesters 

RDGED 721 Supporting Literacy Instruction 
3 graduate credits-Only offered spring semesters

RDGED 722 Reading Specialist Field Experience 
3 graduate credits-Offered fall and spring semesters only *background check required

School Library Media Specialist Online Courses

EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits

EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits

EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits

RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5)
3 graduate credits

RDGED 704 Young Adult (YA) Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12)
3 graduate credits

STEM Education Online Courses

EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits

Teaching Math Online Courses and Math Specialist Certificate

You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a license or complete four courses if you are pursuing the Math Specialist Graduate Certificate. The courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education degree program.

EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI) 
2 graduate credits *background check required

EDUC 661 Advanced Trends and Issues in PK-5 Mathematics Teaching 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 659 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math
Focus on Problem Solving In The Mathematics Classroom (Grades 5-8)
3 graduate credits

EDUC 662 Leadership for Math Specialists 
3 graduate credits

EDUC 663 Mathematics Specialist Field Experience 
2 graduate credits
Prerequisites: EDUC 648, EDUC 661 or EDUC 659, & EDUC 662, background check, course offered fall & spring semesters only