New Self-Paced Courses

There are several new self-paced courses coming later this spring from AEA PD Online.  Self-paced courses provide busy educators with an opportunity to learn valuable information on their schedule for relicensure credit.  The upcoming course titles and topics include:

Paraeducators

This course provides staff with a clear vision around the roles and responsibilities of paraeducators related to:

• IEP Review
• Behavior
• Supervision
• Confidentiality

The Practicing Educator

The Practicing Educator self-paced course provides educators with “must know” information related to state and federal policies, as well as other responsibilities important for the profession.

• Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
• Bloodborne Pathogens (OSHA)
• Right to Know (OSHA)
• Ethics for Educators
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Seclusion and Restraint - (Chapter 103B)
• Bullying Prevention
• Harassment in the Workplace
• Diversity Awareness and Cultural Competence
• FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
• COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act)
• HIPPA (Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act)

Financial Literacy in May 2015

As part of the Iowa Core’s 21st Century Skills, all students need a firm foundation in financial literacy.  This course provides that foundation as well as steps on how to integrate financial literacy into your curriculum regardless of the learners’ age or subject area.

• Financial Literacy: Introduction
• Financial Literacy: Saving
• Financial Literacy: Banking
• Financial Literacy: Payment Types
• Financial Literacy: Credit Scores
• Financial Literacy: Financial Planning

Blended and Online Learning in May 2015

This Self-Paced course gives participants an overview of the basics for online learning in a variety of contexts.  This includes with different grade levels, for blended learning in the context of your face-to-face classroom, and for adults as well as for students

• Introduction to Online Learning
• Blended Learning
• Technology for Online Instruction
• Online Instructional Design
• Designing Online Lessons
• Online Facilitation
• Online Assessment & Feedback

Student Personalized Learning System (SPLS) in May 2015

Learn about AEA PD Online’s new Student Personalized Learning System.  The self-paced course will provide you with an overview of personalized learning and ideas on how you can integrate the system into your instructional practice.

• Introduction to AEA PD Online Student Personalized Learning System
• Using the Student Personalized Learning System
• Integrating the Student Personalized Learning System into Student Learning
• SPLS Content Overview
• Conclusions

Universal Constructs in June 2015

Learn about the Universal Constructs and formulate a plan to support the development of these critical habits of mind in your students.

• Introduction to the Universal Constructs
• Critical Thinking
• Complex Communication
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Productivity and Accountability