| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Surveys the motivations behind the use of violence and specific strategies to minimize its occurrence in schools and communities. Addresses the correlation and impact of the media, community and family upon violent student choices, and features national resources available for parents and teachers to combat youth violence. |
| 204 |
Jackson, Mick |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $290 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Michael Sedler is the course author. |
| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Presents comprehensive understanding of the influence of alcohol and drugs on today's classroom, and provides a contextual framework for understanding what students may be experiencing through their own substance use or the impact of substance use around them. Gain a historical perspective of substance use along with biological, psychological and social factors that comprise the disease of addiction, and evaluate the complex dynamics that contribute to this biological and social phenomenon. |
| 206 |
Jackson, Mick |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $290 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Michael Sedler is the course author. |
| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Includes topics on violence, aggression in the classroom, youth gangs, aggression in sports and on television, drugs and alcohol's role in aggression, and violence and "hot spots" that tend to breed aggression and violence. Helps school personnel become more aware of the causes and ways to evaluate aggression and intervene before it turns to violence in the schools. Speaks about aggression in the community through driving, dating, sports, television and music, while addressing how these issues are dealt with in modern society. |
| 207 |
Jackson, Mick |
(4 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $360 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Michael Sedler is the course author. |
| Provides educators with knowledge regarding the signs and prevalence of mental health disorders that may present themselves in schools. Components of a comprehensive plan toward more effective intervention are provided. Also gives strategies for approaching mental health issues from a vareity of perspectives, and includes specific suggestions for developing management tools within these perspectives. This course is appropriate for K-12 regular educators or special educators, school psychologists, administrators, school nurses and others interested in obtaining a more comprehensive knowledge of mental health issues in schools. |
| 35 |
Green, Marjorie |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $255 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
plus cost of materials.
Course media: Required textbook(s)/CD-ROM.
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| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Helps classroom teachers, school counselors, and other educational personnel gain strategies to reach and teach students who have been affected by stress, trauma, and/or violence. Explains the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma. Explores how stress, violence, and trauma affect a student's learning, cognitive brain development and social-emotional development. Reviews the short-and long-term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma or violence, as well as the social and family causes. Covers the dynamics of domestic violence and community violence. Also discusses the educator's role in the intervention and prevention of violence. |
| 211 |
Jackson, Mick |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $290 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Joan Halverstadt is the course author. |
| Offers common-sense counseling techniques to use in the regular classroom, and strategies adapted from the Brief Therapy Model to use with groups or individual students to better meet their needs. Helps teachers learn a range of counseling techniques to enhance student behavior and relationships. |
| 36 |
Green, Marjorie |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $255 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: CD-ROM.
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| Develops an in-depth understanding of why certain conversations become difficult. Provides three preparatory steps to approaching any conversation that is considered difficult. Explores the skills and strategies needed to enhance general conversations and help prevent difficult ones. |
| 37 |
Green, Marjorie |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $255 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
plus cost of materials.
Course media: Required textbook(s)/Audio Lectures/CD-ROM.
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| Studying the book "Challenging Behavior in Young Children" by Kaiser and Sklar Rasminisky, this course addresses the dynamics of challenging behaviors. Examines the history and environment of the child, and enables the reader/teacher to look inward and evaluate his/her own values and emotions regarding misbehavior. Also covers information and strategies to deal with challenging behavior through classroom vignettes. |
| 555 |
Kane-Ronning, Susan |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $42 per credit |
| Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com. |
Fees:
Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed.
Course media: Required Textbook(s)/Internet.
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| Helps participants achieve a better understanding of infant and toddler mental health, child development, and strategies that can be used to promote positive relationships with children and their families. Provides information that enables participants to understand and identify the teacher's role as a child care provider, educator, and early childhood professional. Also provides research-based information on child development, attachment, temperament, and curriculum. In addition, this course lists resources for both teachers and parents who would like more help or information about infant and toddler mental health. |
| 212 |
Jackson, Mick |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $290 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Aumony Dahl is the course author. |
| Discusses definitions and the personal, social, and legal ramifications associated with sexual harassment, bullying, and cyber-intimidation. Addresses what we know about these troubling areas. Explores preventative strategies as well as how school staff can address these issues when they occur. A clear understanding of what constitutes harassment and the harmful effects of harassment on people and institutions is essential to providing a safe and inclusive school environment for all. |
| 213 |
Jackson, Mick |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $290 flat fee |
| Register: Register for this course online by clicking here or call 800/482-3848. |
Fees:
includes all materials.
Course medium: Internet.
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| Notes: Candyce Reynolds is the course author. |
| The Bullying Prevention Handbook provides a comprehensive guide for preventing bullying, working with bullies, and their victims, and creating a school climate that fosters norms of respect and caring. Aimed at grades K-12, the course focuses several aspects of bullying, including cyber bullying, bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, and multicultural issues. It provides several approaches that, taken together, makeup an effective antibullying program, aimed at schools' strengths, weaknesses, and needs. The course incorporates the following key areas: setting up an education campaign; counseling students; working with families of bullies and victims; offering mediation when appropriate; assessing school needs and evaluating program effectiveness. |
| 556 |
Kane-Ronning, Susan |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $42 per credit |
| Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com. |
Fees:
Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed.
Course media: Required Textbook(s)/Internet.
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| This course covers the deadly combination of bullies, bullied kids who are afraid to tell, bystanders who watch, and adults who see the incidents as a normal part of childhood. Utilizing factual cases, the course identifies the three kinds of bullying, and the differences between boy and girl bullies. It covers the four abilities that protect a child from succumbing to bullying; and identifies seven steps to take if a child is a bully. Methods to help bullied children heal and how to effectively discipline the bully are illustrated, along with ways to evaluate a school's antibullying policy. Cyberbullying is also included. |
| 561 |
Kane-Ronning, Susan |
(3 credits) |
Duration: up to one year.
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| Tuition: $42 per credit |
| Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com. |
Fees:
Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed.
Course media: Required Textbook(s)/Internet.
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| While it is widely recognized that teachers are tasked with creating the learning conditions for students, some student-specific variables represent situations well beyond the teacher's and the student's control. Educators need to understand the ways in which the needs of children who experience trauma and/or sustained periods of stress can differ significantly from their peers. Creating Compassionate Schools will provide teachers an overview of the rationale for embracing pedagogical strategies rooted in compassion. The course has been developed to introduce educators to the principles and practices of an approach that takes aim at "getting it right" for both students and their teachers. It also provides an introductory look at the scientific research-base emerging from a number of disciplines (e.g., social services, education research, neurobiology, public health approaches) in support of compassionate schooling. With compassion as a lens through which professionals can view their work, a number of topics such as professional learning communities, action research and job satisfaction will be explored. Implications of the approach will be discussed as well as barriers to implementation. Equivalent: CEU 3480. |
| 302 |
Dahl, Steven |
(4 credits) |
Duration: up to four months.
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| (Also available under CEU 3480 (4 Units)) |
| Tuition: $42 per credit |
| Register: To register for this course, please contact Sandra Blazevich at 888/263-9980 x107. |
Fees:
Total course and credit fee of $513 payable to CE Credits Online.
Course medium: Internet.
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