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EDUC 744 909 Middle School - Adult 6-Traits Writing Instruction (Click for Info)
EDUC 744 920 PK-Elementary 6-Traits Writing Instruction (Click for Info)
Learn to teach and assess writing with the 6-Traits of writing process (voice, ideas, word choice, organization, sentence fluency and conventions). Help learners meet Common Core and state writing standards. 

Math

EDUC 744 914 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math (Grades 4-8) (Click for Info)
Learn advanced teaching strategies and math interventions to help students meet Common Core math standards, improve test scores, and provide for individual needs.

EDUC-648 960 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RTI) (Click for Info)
Learn how to select and use assessment tools in mathematics to identify learning problems, to monitor student progress, and implement Response to Intervention practices

STEM

  
EDUC 744 971 Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) (Click for Info)
Explore  research-based instructional strategies for engaging diverse learners to prepare for career pathways in STEM-related fields. Learn how to inspire all students, including girls and minorities who are underrepresented in STEM fields, to pursue STEM careers.

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EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies

University of Wisconsin Stout
Online Course 1 semester hour graduate credit
Instructor: Dr. Kay Lehmann
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EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies
EDUC 650 July 8 - August 2, 2013 (Enroll today!)

Explore effective ways to use social media for communication with parents, in the classroom and for personal professional development. Learn how to use social networks and cloud-based tools including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks.

Who should enroll?
Designed for elementary, middle school, and high school classroom teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators and support staff at all levels.

Prerequisite: A basic understanding of how to sign up for accounts using web-based tools and a willingness to explore social media instructional strategies.

Description
Social media strategies for professional development, global collaborative initiatives, learning community development and collaborations. Digital citizenship and learning outcomes and assessment using social media.

This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program. 

NOTE: You may enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer the credit to another university.

Textbook
Levinson, M. (2010). From fear to Facebook: One school’s journey. ISTE: Eugene, OR. ISBN-13: 978-1564842701 Available from amazon.com or iste.org as a paperback or from amazon.com as a Kindle edition.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Advocate and model safe, legal, and ethical use of social media.
• Evaluate a variety of social media tools for professional or classroom use and develop learning applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of collaboration and communication strategies using social media with other professionals, community partners, or parents.
• Critically analyze connected classroom projects and professional development opportunities conducted via social media.
• Develop an assessment tool for evaluating social media for classroom or professional applications.
• Develop an action plan demonstrating ethical and effective application of social media for communication, professional development, assessment of learning, learning communities, experiential learning or integration in the curriculum. 

Alignment with Standards
Course objectives are aligned with the following:

Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 4 and 5

No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week.

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EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design (iPad, iPhone, smartphones and tablets)Explore using your an iPad (any version), or iPod Touch, iPhone or other tablets and smartphone to integrate mobile learning in your classroom, professional development and in the flipped classroom.

EDUC 642 Teaching Digital Media Literacy in the Content Areas Designed for educators at all levels who are incorporating disciplinary literacy, primary sources, inquiry and informational text reading skills.

EDUC 646 Using Games for Learning and Assessment 
Explore quests, incentives like badges, the core tenants of game-based learning and how it supports the inquiry process. Integration of interactive games and simulations and using games for assessment. 

EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional StrategiesExplore effective ways to use social media for communication with parents, in the classroom and for personal professional development. Learn how to use social networks and cloud-based tools including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks. 

 
EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped ClassroomExplore instructional strategies for implementing the flipped classroom approach with any subject and grade band of learners to improve student motivation and engagement. Implications for classroom management and assessment

Work at a distance, in a well organized week to week module based environment. Engage with other educators from around the world.  Learn, share, and grow together as you work with subject matter experts and skills online facilitators to get real value along with needed recertification units.

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Top Tips for Using Infographics to Enhance Learning and Assessment

Tech Tips Newsletter April 10, 2013 Editor: Karen Franker Register Soon for June and July Online Courses List of All Summer 2013 Online Courses  Register now to reserve a spot; registration closes when a course is full. No payment is due until the course begins.

This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please see instructions to manage preferences at the bottom of this message.  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlineteaching -------------------- In this issue... What’s New - Online Courses Starting in June and July  Top Tips for Using Infographics to Enhance Learning and Assessment Tech Tip: How to Create Infographics with Piktochart  Top Tips for Using Infographics to Enhance Learning and Assessment Explore creative ways to use infographics to expand visual thinking and enhance learning. Discover the best ways to create and assess infographics, and view examples to share with your learners.  A Picture is Worth a 1000 Word Infographics as a Creative Assessment (Video; 2:27) Kathy Schrock’s video provides an excellent overview of the “what”, “why”, and “how” of using infographics.  Infographic Rubric Kathy Schrock’s rubric helps learners to assess their own and peers’ infographics.  How Can Infographics Produce Better E-Learning Classes Tom Kuhlmann describes the five elements of infographic design that parallel best practices in creating effective e-learning: focused information, data visualization, color schemes, bold fonts, and icons/clip art. 7 Things You Should Know about Infographic Creation Tools The Educause staff describes the plusses and the downsides that educators and instructional designers should expect when using infographic tools such as Piktochart, Infogram, and Visual.ly. 10 Fun Tools to Easily Make Your Own Infographics Katie Lepi describes the capabilities of ten tools for creating infographics including: Visual.ly, Easel.ly, Venngage, Infogr.am, and Piktochart. 60 Brilliant Examples of Infographics The Creative Bloq staff provides an excellent variety of the best infographics on the Web, including topics such as: the brain of the beginning blogger, how Google works, and what happens in an Internet minute.  Infographic-a-Day David Warlick provides daily updates and maintains a gallery of the best new infographics. A handy feature is the ability to search the archives by category.  Infographics as an Assessment Kathy Schrock’s amazing collection of links on every aspect of using infographics to support learning.  Tech Tip: How to Create Infographics with Piktochart (Video; 5 minutes) Michelle Shaeffer’s YouTube video provides step-by-step instructions using Piktochart to create a professional-looking infographic. Stay In Touch with UW-Stout Online Professional Development Request a Summer/Fall Catalog http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/infoform.cfm Visit us on Facebook School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout Phone: (715) 232-2253 Archives - back issues in case you missed the most recent newsletter. Register Online!