SUMMER ONLINE CLASSES FOR LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS:
Please share this announcement with librarians and media
specialists. Feel free to forward this email, print and post
on faculty bulletin boards.
School of Education
University of Wisconsin - Stout
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/
Earn graduate credits and achieve career goals for licensure
renewal, advanced certification, advancement on the salary
schedule, and documentation of professional development. The
classes are TOTALLY ONLINE; no travel to campus is required.
Take a summer online class and quickly advance your
knowledge and skills. You will gain insight and share ideas
with colleagues from around the world who understand your
problems and share your concerns.
Sign up NOW to reserve your spot in a summer class!
REGISTER ONLINE
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/register.shtml
Payment plan options are available. Tuition is the same fee
for in-state and out-of-state participants. Registration is
limited to 20 participants per section on a first-come,
first-served basis.
* School Library and Classroom Collaborations
EDUC 796 840F 2 cr. hrs. Begins June 20, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/collaborate/
This course is for the Library Media Specialist who is
trying to strengthen collaboration activities between the
Media Center and the classroom. The course will examine ways
to make collaboration a success whether in a fixed or
flexible schedule environment and explore strategies to work
effectively with administrators in creating adaptive
schedules from early primary to high school. Explore ways to
support content area and information literacy standards and
utilize the Big6 information problem solving model and other
best practices for developing information literacy skills.
* Teaching Young Adult Literature (gr.6-12)
EDUC 744 845F 3 cr. hrs. Begins June 20, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/yalit/
This course focuses on building an appreciation of young
adult literature (grades 6-12) and developing activities for
critical thinking. Expand your knowledge of the culture of
the teen-age reader, genres of literature and integration of
young adult literature as an integral part of the classroom
and library media center curriculum.
* Advocacy and Emerging Issues for Media Specialists
EDUC 796 827F 2 cr. hrs. Begins June 13, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/issues/
Discuss advocacy and other critical issues facing the school
library media profession. Develop practical strategies for
coping with change, becoming a staff development leader in
information and educational technology, and develop outreach
programs for your media center. Explore how to measure and
share program results with district leaders and school board
members.
* Teaching Children's Literature (K-5)
EDUC 744 818F 3 cr. hrs. Begins June 20, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit/
If you haven't taken a recent children's literature update,
this class is a must! Explore the world of new fiction and
information books-- from folk and fairy tales to stories,
poems, and novels for children, and the best new authors and
illustrators. Discuss new ways to integrate children's
literature with curriculum activities
* Problem Based Learning with WebQuests
EDUC 744 819F 3 cr. hrs. Begins June 20, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/infolit/
Explore how to replace students' low-level "copy and paste"
thinking with an inquiry-based approach that focuses on
using information rather than looking for it, and supports
learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation. Projects will be Web-based and will incorporate
the principles of problem-based learning (PBL), support
content area and information literacy standards, and utilize
the Big6 information problem solving model. This class is
designed for teachers, media specialists, and special
educators in any and all content areas, grades 2-12 who are
novice, intermediate, and advanced Internet users.
* Inspiration & Kidspiration:
K-12 Strategies to Build Study Skills and Comprehension
EDUC 796 817F 2 cr. hrs. Begins June 13, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/conceptmap/
Explore ways to boost your students' skills in note-taking,
outlining, organizing and communicating information, and
reading comprehension. Learn how to go "beyond the basics"
with Inspiration and Kidspiration software to enhance
learning in all curricular areas and grade levels; with
special benefits for speech/learning disabilities, special
education, talented and gifted, and English language
learners. Designed for K-12 classroom teachers, special
education and ESL teachers, speech clinicians, media
specialists, and technology coordinators.
Additional courses of interest to library media specialists
include:
* Beginning Web Design for Educators
EDUC 796 829F 2 cr. hrs. Begins June 15, 2005 and July 5, 2005
* Intermediate Web Design: Making Your Website a Learning Center
EDUC 744 839F 2 cr. hrs. Begins June 13, 2005 and June 27, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/advwebdesign/
* Utilizing Handheld Computers (PDAs) in Your Classroom and
School
EDUC 796 837F 2 cr. hrs. Begins July 5, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/handhelds/
* Digital Photography Basics and Beginning Graphic Design in
the Classroom
EDUC 796 88F 3 cr. hrs. Begins June 20, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/photo/
* Creating Videos with your Curriculum
EDUC 796 833F 3 cr. hrs. Begins July 5, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/video/
* Visual Literacy and Multimedia Enhancements for the
Classroom (Advanced PowerPoint)
EDUC 744 838F 2 cr. hrs. Begins July 5, 2005
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/advppt/
Alignment with National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards for Library Media Specialists
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/collaborate/#standards
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Email: Joan Vandervelde
vanderveldej@uwstout.edu
Online Professional Development Program Coordinator
University of Wisconsin - Stout
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/
Catalog & Schedule:
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/courses.shtml
Newsletter:
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/news.shtml
Call University of Wisconsin-Stout Online Professional
Development (715-642-0209) if you have questions.
*********************************************
Josephine G. Dervan, Library Media Specialist
Strathmore Elementary School, Aberdeen, NJ
home:rderva@infionline.net
school:jdervan@marsd.k12.nj.us
He who has a garden and a library, wants for nothing- Cicero
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