Flex-Time Online Courses from the Professional Development Institute

Professional Development Institute

Online Courses and Teacher Resources

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Flex-Time Online Courses

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You have up to one year to complete a flex-time course. However, your completion paperwork is processed as soon as you complete the course (as long as you have met the minimum time requirement per course). Each course has five online tests and four written assignments.

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Click here for a list of flex-time courses by grade level

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Alphabetical list of courses. Click on the course to read a description and/or register. Each course is worth three graduate-level extension credits or five continuing education units.

   ***NEW** Putting SDAIE Theory into Practice (2-12)/Registration fee $124

   ***NEW** Introducing ELD Techniques to Mainstream Teachers (K-8)/Registration fee $124

   ***NEW** Active and Hands-On Science Instruction (K-6)/Registration fee $124

   ***NEW** A New Approach to Spelling Instruction (K-6)/Registration fee $124

Classroom Management Survival Course (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Comprehension: The Key to Successful Reading (K-3)/Registration fee $124

   Comprehension Strategies for Middle and Upper Grades (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Content Area Literacy: Nonfiction Books in the K-3 Classroom (K-3)/Registration fee $124

   Designing and Creating a Virtual Field Trip (K-12)/Registration fee $124

Designing and Creating a WebQuest (3-12)/Registration fee $124

   Developing Phonemic Awareness in Emergent Readers (PreK-2)/Registration fee $124

   Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All (K-6)/Registration fee $124

   Effective Internet Search Strategies (K-12)/Registration fee $124

Effective Strategies for Emergent and Early Writers (PreK-3)/Registration fee $124

Effective Strategies to Improve Student Writing (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Effective Strategies for New Teachers (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Expository Writing: Focus on Persuasive Essays (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Expository Writing: Focus on Research Reports (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Focus on Phonics (K-3)/Registration fee $124

Hands-On Learning with Math Manipulatives (K-3)/Registration fee $124

How to Manage Your Classroom for Student Success (K-12)/Registration fee $124

Improving Your Student's Test Taking Skills (2-12)/Registration fee $124

   Instructional Approaches for Literacy Development (PreK-3)/Registration fee $124

Instructional Strategies for ELD and SDAIE (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Integrating the Internet and Multimedia (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Linking Literacy Assessment to Instruction (K-6)/Registration fee $124

Managing and Integrating Technology into the SPED Classroom (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Positive Discipline: A Powerful Approach to Classroom Management (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   A Primary Grade Teacher's Guide to Positive Discipline (K-3)/Registration fee $124

Reaching Students Through Character Education (K-12)/Registration fee $124

Reading to Learn: Developing Strategic Reading Skills (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Six Traits of Writing (K-6)/Registration fee $124

   Solving Math Word Problems: Strategies Your Students Need (4-8)/Registration fee $124

   Study Smarter Not Harder: Study Skills for Students (K-8)/Registration fee $124

   Teaching Real World Math (K-3)/Registration fee $124

Teaching Struggling Readers: Identification, Intervention, & Remediation (K-3)/Registration fee $124

   Teaching Themes Through the Year/Three Units (K-6)/Registration fee $124

   Technology-Based Projects (3-12)/Registration fee $124

   Using Children's Literature in the Classroom (K-12)/Registration fee $124

   Vocabulary Instruction for Improved Reading Skills (4-12)/Registration fee $124

   Word Play: Vocabulary Instruction in the Primary Grades (K-3)/Registration fee $124

   Writer's Workshop in the Elementary Classroom (K-6)/Registration fee $124

   Young Adult Literature in the Classroom (4-12)/Registration fee $124

Each course listed below is worth one graduate-level extension credit or two continuing education units. Click on the course to read a description and/or register.

   Using Inspiration in the Classroom  (K-12)/Registration fee $65

   Using Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom  (3-12)/Registration fee $65

   Using Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom  (K-12)/Registration fee $65

   Using Technology in the Classroom (K-12)/Registration fee $65