Instructional Strategies in Character Education (prev #: EDU-521CL)
Course Description
Strategize to Add Character Building in Your Teaching
This course examines several instructional strategies that have been found effective for teaching for character development. Among the strategies to be studied are those that relate to cooperative learning, teaching for thinking, and social emotional learning.
Course Details
Number of Units: 2.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for K-12 teachers and administrators interested in learning how to plan and implement character development education into the classroom, school and/or district. This program will provide everything you need to plan, deliver, and assess character education best practices for the learning environment.
Course Materials: There are no book requirements for this course. All materials are embedded within the online course.
Course Options
| Course | Date | Units | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDU-X731A – 045 | Start now, you have 180 days to complete this course once enrolled | 2 | $317 | |
Instructional Strategies in Character Education (prev #: EDU-521CL)
Online Self-Paced
Patricia Meacham
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What You Will Learn
- Analyze current literature as it relates to character education
- Evaluate strategies for creating a classroom environment that serves diverse student needs
- Develop strategies for promoting positive social skills in the classroom
- Integrate character education models into curriculum design
Instructors
Professional development courses offered by the University of San Diego’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.
Why USD?
The Professional and Continuing Education program nurtures key partnerships on the local, national, and international level. The goal is to better serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers and help achieve their highest value and potential. Contact us today to learn more.
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Our online self-paced courses are similar to online fixed-date courses, but are designed to give you a six-month period from time of enrollment to complete all assignments. Your instructor will provide feedback via written responses on your assignments and exams. Grades are based on completed projects, assignments and exams.
How is the self-paced course structured? Like fixed-date courses, online self-paced courses are asynchronous meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime; the difference being there are no assigned due dates in self-paced courses. The content is divided into learning modules. Each module will cover one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:
- Module introduction that outlines what you can expect to learn in the module.
- Required readings (textbook, articles, journals, websites, etc.) and presentations (audio and/or video).
- Assignments (which may include: written assignments, quizzes, blogs, etc.) based on the readings and presentations.
- Module conclusion to review the topics and what you should have learned.
- Typically, there is a final project, paper, or exam due in the last module that culminates all of the topics covered in each of the learning modules. You’ll find that the design of the learning modules has a rhythm to help you manage your time in the course.
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