Another way for teachers to take professional development/continuing education courses is what we call "distance learning" by watching DVD's of lessons. Marygrove is offering video graduate-level courses in partnership with Canter Laureate.  The distance-learning model is based on an easy-to-use course study guide, informative DVD’s, readings from textbooks and journals, collaboration with colleagues, application of skills, written assignments, and submission of coursework

Each course offers three semester hours of graduate credit.

There are 22 courses divided into nine different subject areas. The courses are as follows:

Assessment and Curriculum:

• Designing Curriculum and Instruction with the Learner in Mind
• Assessment to Improvement Student Learning

Classroom Management:

• Classroom Management to Promote Student Learning
• Succeeding with Difficult Students
• Assertive Discipline and Beyond
• Teaching Students to Get Along

Inclusion:

• Including Students with Special Needs

Instructional Strategies:

• Learning Differences and Multiple Intelligences
• Building your Repertoire of Teaching Strategies
• Helping Students Become Self-Directed Learners

Math:

• Teaching for Understanding

Motivation:

• The High Performing Teacher
• Motivating Today’s Learner

Parent Involvement:

• How to Get Parents on your Side

Teacher Leadership

• Introduction to Teacher Leadership

Technology:

• Integrating the Internet into the K-12 Curriculum

Reading and Literacy:

• Teaching Reading in the Elementary Grades
• Foundations of Reading and Literacy (K-6)
• Improving Reading in the Content Areas (6-12)
• Strategies for Literacy Instruction – Phonics , Vocab and Fluency
• Strategies for Literacy Instruction – Comprehension
• Supporting the Struggling Reader – Elementary and Secondary

Contact the Program Coordinator Donna Kerry at (313) 927-1276 or dkerry@marygrove.edu

last updated 4/08