Online Professional Development Courses

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
• Instructional Design Certificate
• Math Specialist Certificate
• Reading Teacher Certification
• Reading Specialist Certification

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

Tuition

2020-2021: $466 per semester hour graduate credit
Spring tuition is due on March 3, 2021.
Summer tuition is due on July 21, 2021

Registration

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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have registration questions or need a copy of the syllabus for your employer to approve enrollment in the class, request information online or email Online Professional Development.

One of our program advisers will email you today or you may phone (715) 642-0209.

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

Assessment Online Courses

EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI) 
2 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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Classroom Management Online Courses

EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students 
2 graduate credits
Spring: March 22 - April 30, 2021
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 656 Bullying in Schools 
2 graduate credits
Will be offered Fall 2021
Registration Opens on March 31, 2021
 

EDUC 665 Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 21 - August 20, 2021
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Differentiating Instruction Online Courses

EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior (Classroom Management)
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students 
2 graduate credits
Spring: March 22 - April 30, 2021
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
(for online classes and face-to-face) 
2 graduate credits
Spring: March 22 - April 30, 2021
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI)
2 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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Educational Technology Online Courses

EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - August 6, 2021
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EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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E-learning and Online Teaching Courses 

EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 763 Instructional Design for E-learning 
3 graduate credits
Will be offered Fall 2021
Registration Opens on March 31, 2021

EDUC 761 Collaborative Communities in E-learning - Online Facilitation Skills 
3 graduate credits
Will be offered Fall 2021
Registration Opens on March 31, 2021

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
Summer: May 3 - June 25, 2021
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EDUC 766 Instructional Strategies and Assessment Methods 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765 
Spring: March  8 - April 30, 2021
Summer: June 28 - August 20, 2021
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EDUC 767 Designing Computer-based Training (CBT) 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765 and 766
Summer: May 3 - June 25, 2021
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EDUC 768 Project Management for Instructional Development 
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765, 766, 767
Spring: March 8 - May 14, 2021
Summer: July 5 - September 20, 2021
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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 760 E-learning for Educators 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (for online classes and face-to-face) 
2 graduate credits
Spring: March 22 - April 30, 2021
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - August 6, 2021
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RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 20, 2021 
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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
Summer: June 1 - August 6, 2021
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RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 20, 2021
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RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5) 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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RDGED 704 Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12) 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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RDGED 705 Instructional Techniques for Assisting Students with Reading Difficulties 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 1 - August 13, 2021
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RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development 
3 graduate credits
NOTE: This course must be completed as a prerequisite for RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties.
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties 
3 graduate credits
Summer: May 3 - July 9, 2021
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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
Will be offered Fall September 2021
Registration Opens on March 31, 2021
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RDGED 721 Supporting Literacy Instruction 
3 graduate credits
Will be offered Spring January 2022
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RDGED 722 Reading Specialist Field Experience 
3 graduate credits
Spring: February 8 - May 7, 2021
Not offered Summer 2021
Will be offered Fall 2021
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School Library Media Specialist Online Courses

EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - August 6, 2021
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EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom 
2 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5)
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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RDGED 704 Young Adult (YA) Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12)
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - August 13, 2021
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EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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STEM Education Online Courses

EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 14 - August 6, 2021
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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
Summer: June 14 - July 23, 2021
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EDUC 661 Advanced Trends and Issues in PK-5 Mathematics Teaching 
3 graduate credits
Spring: February 22 - April 16, 2021
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 659 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math
Focus on Problem Solving In The Mathematics Classroom (Grades 5-8)
3 graduate credits
Spring: February 22 - April 16, 2021
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021​​​​​​​
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EDUC 662 Leadership for Math Specialists 
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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EDUC 663 Mathematics Specialist Field Experience 
2 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 662 Leadership for Math Specialists.
Not offered Summer 2021
Will be offered Fall 2021
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EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking
3 graduate credits
Summer: June 7 - July 30, 2021
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