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Ursuline College, in partnership with VESi, offers online courses for 2 or 3 graduate semester credits for teachers pursuing recertification, licensure, or salary advancement. VESi (for Virtual Education Software, Inc.) recommends that you check with your school district and/or state licensing agency to verify these teacher course offerings will meet your district and/or state requirements for salary advancement and/or state teacher certification re-licensure.

Fees start at $500. The $150.00 materials fee is included in the course fee.

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Graduate and Certification Renewal Courses for Teachers

Advanced Classroom Management
Children as Change Agents

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506W 20

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder: Information & Intervention for Effective Teaching

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 506W 04

Autism & Asperger's Disorder
Information & Effective Intervention Strategies

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506W 10

Behavior is Language
Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 506W 19

Build School Communities:
Brain Smart Classroom Management

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 507 W 01

Child Abuse
Working with Abused & Neglected Children

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506W 16

Why DI?
An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction.

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 24

Try DI!
Planning & Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 27

Drugs & Alcohol in Schools
Understanding Substance Use & Abuse

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506W 08

Early Childhood:
Family-Centered Services

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 506 W 29

Early Childhood:
Observation & Assessment

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 30

Early Childhood:
Program Planning

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 31

Early Childhood
Typical & Atypical Development

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 32

Educational Assessment
Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 21

English Language Learner:
Language Acquisition

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 507 W 02

English Language Learner:
Methods & Materials

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 507 W 03

English Language Learner: Linguistics

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 507 T

English Language Learner: Evaluation & Assessment

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 507 U

Harassment, Bullying & Cyber-Intimidation

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 506 W 09

Inclusion
Working with Students with Special Needs in General
Education Classrooms

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 12

Infant & Toddler Mental Health
Issues & Information for Educators

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 07

Learning Disabilities
Practical Information for Classroom Teachers

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 506 W 06

Reading Fundamentals #1
An Introduction to Scientifically-based Research

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 01

Reading Fundamentals #2
Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 02

Reading Fundamentals #3
The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 506 W 03

Reading & Writing in Content Area

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 506 W 26

Response to Intervention:
Practical Information for the
Classroom Teacher

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 506 W 33

Six Traits of Writing Model
Teaching and Assessing

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 507 W 04

Talented & Gifted
Working with High Achievers

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 14

Teaching Diversity
Issues & Influences in the Classroom

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 22

Teaching Elementary Math Conceptually: A New Paradigm

Focus on topics of number sense, basic operations, and fractions.
Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course # ED 506 Z 23

Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course # ED 507 W 05

Traumatized Child
The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 17

Understanding Aggression
Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom

Graduate Credit: 3
Course Fee: $675.00
Course #: ED 506 W 13

Violence in Schools
Identification, Prevention & Intervention Strategies

Graduate Credit: 2
Course Fee: $500.00
Course #: ED 506 W 05

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Certificate Programs

Focus on a specific area of interest with our certificates, which bundle courses by topic or program area.

Classroom Management Certificate

• EDV 501 Advanced Classroom Management: Children as Change Agents (2)
• EDV 504 Behavior is Language: Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior (3)
• EDV 505 Build School Communities: Brain Smart Classroom Management (2)
• EDV 527 Social and Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills (3)
• EDV 535 Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom (3)

TOTAL: 13 Credit Hours

Common Core Standards Certificate

• EDV 521 Reading and Writing in Content Area (2)
• EDV 526 Six Traits of Writing Model: Teaching and Assessing (2)
• EDV 538 Understanding and Implementing Common Core Standards (3)
Choose one of the following:
• EDV 531 Teaching Elementary Math Conceptually: A New Paradigm (2)
• EDV 532 Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards (3)

TOTAL: 9-10 Credit Hours

Differentiated Instruction Certificate

• EDV 530 Teaching Diversity: Influences and Issues in the Classroom (2)
• EDV 534 Try DI!: Planning and Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program (3)
• EDV 537 Why DI?: An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction (3)

TOTAL: 8 Credit Hours

Early Childhood Certificate

• EDV 508 Early Childhood: Family-Centered Services (2)
• EDV 509 Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment (3)
• EDV 510 Early Childhood: Program Planning (3)
• EDV 511 Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development (3)
• EDV 519 Infant & Toddler Mental Health (2)

TOTAL: 13 Credit Hours

English Language Learner Certificate

• EDV 513 English Language Learner: Evaluation & Assessment (3)
• EDV 514 English Language Learner: Language Acquisition (3)
• EDV 515 English Language Learner: Linguistics (3)
• EDV 516 English Language Learner: Methods & Materials (3)

TOTAL: 12 Credit Hours

Reading Fundamentals Certificate

• EDV 522 Reading Fundamentals #1 An Introduction to Scientifically-based Research (2)
• EDV 523 Reading Fundamentals #2  Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (2)
• EDV 524 Reading Fundamentals #3 The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment (3)

TOTAL: 7 Credit Hours

School Safety Certificate

• EDV 507 Drugs and Alcohol in Schools: Understanding Substance Use & Abuse (2)
• EDV 517 Harassment, Bullying, and Cyber-Intimidation in Schools (2)
• EDV 536 Violence in Schools: Identification, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies (2)

TOTAL: 6 Credit Hours

Working with At Risk Students Certificate

• EDV 506 Child Abuse: Working with Abused and Neglected Children (2)
• EDV 528 Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families (3)
• EDV 533 Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma, and Violence on Student Learning (2)

TOTAL: 7 Credit Hours

Working with Special Populations Certificate

• EDV 502 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Information and Interventions for Effective Teaching (3)
• EDV 503 Autism Spectrum Disorder: Information and Effective Intervention Strategies (2)
• EDV 518 Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms (2)
• EDV 520 Learning Disabilities: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher (3)
• EDV 525 Response to Intervention: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher (3)
• EDV 529 Talented and Gifted: Working with High Achievers (2)

TOTAL: 15 Credit Hours