Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. Many students have difficulty following through on tasks such as completing their homework or assignments in school. The students that have difficulty managing tasks may also be the smartest in the class. This behavior is often not intentional or defiant, though frustrating for for teacher, student and parents. This book provides teachers with strategies to help struggling students become more productive, self-sufficient and happy.      This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. Required Text: Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson, EdD, and Richard Guare, PhD.  ISBN:  978-1593854454 Click the picture to purchase the required text. Read more

Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. The world that our students are growing up in is a lot more technologically advanced then when today's adults grew up.  With this increase in technology comes many potential downfalls that can harm our children.  This course is designed to help us stay current with today's technology and help us help our children make good decisions in this modern world.  This class will touch upon topics such as: digital footprints, parental control systems, social networking sites, as well as other current topics.  This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. Required Text: CyberSafe by Gween Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD, FAAP.  ISBN:  978-1581104523 Click the Image to buy the required text. Read more

Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. Digital media has become an integral part of our society, and often a big part of children's lives starting from the moment they are born. While digital media has nearly limitless potential in education and a variety of other venues, the potential pitfalls for children engaging in social and other forms of digital media are equally as limitless. This course looks at many of the pitfalls and dangers associated with digital media such as cyberbullying, privacy issues, exposure, marketing to children, and more. This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. ISBN:  978-1451657340 Click the image to purchase the required text. Read more

Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. Studies have shown that students that read more achieve more. Standardized tests, across all subject areas and grade levels, require students to possess strong reading skills in order to succeed. This course will provide teachers with specific ideas and strategies that will allow them to design and implement a literacy program in their classroom. This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. Required Text: Reading Without Limits by Maddie Witter.  ISBN:  978-1-118-47215-6 Click the image to purchase the required text. Read more

Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. Teachers, both new and veteran, are short on one thing, time. Distractions from teaching, such as paperwork, filing and other administrative tasks take away from a teacher's first priority, teaching. This course is designed to help teachers become more organized and efficient. Strategies for developing routines and filing systems allow teachers to manage their time and materials for maximum efficiency.      This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. Required Text: Organized Teacher, Happy Classroom: A Lesson Plan for Managing Your Time, Space and Materials by Melanie S. Unger.  ISBN:  978-1-4403-0915-1 Click the Image to buy the required text. Read more

Attention:  Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling for University of Massachusetts Global Credits to satisfy any degree, state credential, or local school district requirements.  State licensing departments vary regarding their criteria for credit acceptance. Note: Required text not included. This course is has been developed to help all school related personal learn the secrets of presenting information in a powerful and directed fashion. You will learn  the skills that will help you deliver a persuasive and interesting lecture to your students, teaching staff, administrators or board of education. This class will help your presentations become more emotional, novel, interesting, and memorable.  Teachers may also use the information in their course to help students master the art of public and persuasive speaking which will serve them well throughout their lives from the early school years and far beyond.  This course is appropriate for both general education and special education teachers of students in grades K-12 and is worth 3 graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global. ISBN:  978-1-2-250-04112-8               Read more