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| Effective Teaching Program NYSUT Education and Learning Trust UPDATE: May 29, 2006
The NYSUT Education and Learning Trust has partnered with Virtual Education Systems to offer CD-based courses for educators. Educators interested in obtaining college credit according to their schedules and at their learning pace will benefit from these computer-based courses. College credit for these courses is granted by Concordia College and The Sage Colleges, which are regionally accredited institutions of higher education in New York. To register please click on https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Enter "CD" in the course type line to view all course offerings.
Autism & Asperger's
Disorders Course Number: EDU 599-04 This course provides students with a rich understanding of Autism and Asperger's Disorder: characteristics of the disorders, associated learning styles and communication challenges, and currently accepted intervention strategies. This course focuses on understanding the behavior of individuals affected by the disorders and developing effective coping strategies for both the individual and the educator. This course provides relevant information for educators, paraeducators, and parents. Graduate level reading, writing, and research are required. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Enter "CD" in the course type line to view all course offerings. Behavior Is Language Course Number: (EDU 599-02) This course offers a fresh perspective on student behavior and strategies that facilitate positive student change. Within the developmental context of the course, participants explore the messages students are sending through the "language" of their behavior. Techniques and intervention strategies appropriate to the behavior-language of students are emphasized, with the goals of reducing power struggles and increasing student cooperation. Graduate level reading, writing, and research are required. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Child Abuse Course Number: EDU 599-03 This course assists educators in identifying and effectively working with students affected by child abuse and/or neglect. Participants learn to recognize the signs of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, or physical and emotional neglect in students and examine characteristics of families of abused or neglected children. Emphasis is placed on the specific learning needs of abused or neglected children and how to meet those needs in the general education classroom. Creating successful relationships with other teachers, parents and community agencies is also emphasized. Graduate level reading, writing, and research are required. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Understanding Aggression Course Number: (EDU 599-01) Topics explored include: aggression in the classroom, youth gangs, acceptable aggression in US culture, drugs/alcohol/aggression connections, and "hot spots" that turn aggression into violence. The course helps school personnel increase their awareness of the causes of aggression and to evaluate aggressive behavior and implement interventions that de-escalate potentially violent situations. Graduate level reading, writing, and research are required. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp.
Attention Deficit
Disorder Course Number: C097 This course explores the history of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), currently accepted methods to assess and identify students with the ADD/ADHD, and strategies and medications currently used to treat the disorder. The roles of the teacher, paraeducator, and parent in the referral process for students are also examined. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Autism & Asperger's
Disorders Course Number: C098 This course provides students with a rich understanding of Autism and Asperger's Disorder: characteristics of the disorders, associated learning styles and communication challenges, and currently accepted intervention strategies. The course focuses on understanding the behavior of individuals affected by the disorders and developing effective coping strategies for both the individual and the educator. This course provides relevant information for educators, paraeducators, and parents. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Behavior Is Language Course Number: C091 This course offers a fresh perspective on student behavior and strategies that facilitate positive student change. Within the developmental context of the course, participants explore the messages students are sending through the "language" of their behavior. Techniques and intervention strategies appropriate to the behavior-language of students are emphasized, with the goals of reducing power struggles and increasing student cooperation. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. Child Abuse Course Number: C099 This course assists paraeducators in identifying and effectively working with students affected by child abuse and/or neglect. Participants learn to recognize the signs of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, or physical and emotional neglect in students and examine characteristics of families of abused or neglected children. Emphasis is placed on the specific learning needs of abused or neglected children and how to meet those needs in the general education classroom. Creating successful relationships with other teachers, parents and community agencies is also emphasized. To register for VESI courses, go to https://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp. |
15-HOUR INSERVICE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH COURSE NEW FOR FALL 2005! The NYSUT Education and Learning Trust and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have partnered to offer a 30-hour Inservice Course for Middle School Math teachers. |
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