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A variety of K – 12 teacher courses are included in our featured courses listed below. From cyber security, COVID-19, classroom technology, grant writing, common core, Spanish in the classroom, science, math, reading and more! Most of the listed courses are as low as $115 and last up to 6 weeks. Courses may be instructor led or self-paced.
Start Dates
Varying throughout the Spring and dependent on course. Click on each course to see specific price and start date.
Courses Available
- Common Core Standards for English Language Arts K-5
- Complete End-User Cyber Security Training
- Creating a Classroom Website
- High Impact Communication
- Integrating Technology in the Classroom
- FREE! Introduction to Coronaviruses, COVID-19 and Emerging Respiratory Viruses
- Introduction to Grant Writing
- Response to Intervention: Reading Strategies That Work
- Spanish in the Classroom
- Survival Kit for New Teachers
- Teaching Math: Grades 4-6
- Teaching Science: Grades 4-6
- Teaching Writing: Grades K-3
- The Creative Classroom
- The Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention Connection
- Understanding Adolescents
Requirements
- No advance knowledge of subject is required to take a course.
- Courses are open to all individuals wanting to learn more about educational methods and resources. Courses may list specific software or other requirements for course. For more information, click on course link.
Format for JER Online Courses
- Courses vary in formats and needs. For specific information, click on each course.
- For some courses, there is a paper or project to be turned into an instructor.
- For other courses, there are quizzes or assessments after each lesson and/or module.
- Some courses allow for self-directed work and do not require that you take a test. Apply what you have learned to your own projects.
Format for Ed2Go Courses
- Instructor-Led courses are designed for group learning with an instructor moderated discussion board. There is no set meeting time just participation with the instructor and group using this format.
- Each online course has 12 lessons available on the Internet. Two lessons are released each week for six weeks on Wednesdays and Fridays. After the final lesson is released at the end of six weeks, a final examination will be released and available for two additional weeks.
- Each lesson takes approximately two hours to complete and includes interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorials, and online discussion areas.
- You may take each lesson any day of the week and any time of the day or night within a 7-10 day grace period from the day the lesson is first available.
- If you want a record of your participation in the class, you will need to take the first quiz, and it is suggested that you take the quiz at the end of each lesson.
- You are required to take the final exam for the course if you want a completion certificate.
Registration and PD Information
- Register online with credit or debit card via the course link. Payment online is easiest and preferable for continuing education courses.
- To pay with cash or check, email svanvoo@siu.edu for a passcode and payment process.
- Contact the Conference Services office prior to the start of course if interested in earning Professional Development credits for no additional cost. Additional paperwork will be required.
Questions
Please call the Conference and Scheduling Services office at 618-536-7751 or email conferenceservices@siu.edu