Computer Based Professional
Development Courses for Educators
These courses are offered in partnership with
CSUB Extended University and
Virtual Education Software, Inc
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Work from home or school: No class attendance required!
No internet connection is needed.
You register, VESI® will send you a CD-ROM, and you take the course!
It’s hassle free education!
Perfect for teachers and other professionals whose careers
have requirements for continuing education!
These computer-based software courses, offered in collaboration with Virtual Education Software, Inc. (VESI), are designed to be run from the compact disc (CD) and saves user data on the hard drive of their Macintosh or Windows computer. You need to begin and complete your course on the same computer.
Please complete a CSUB Extended University registration form (click here for registration form) and submit it in person or by fax (661-654-2447). Once your information is received CSUB Extended University will contact VESI and they will send you the appropriate software and course information.
Courses are $115 per unit (cost is subject to change)
Course Offerings:
Behavior is Language: Information & Interventions for Effective Teaching©
EDCI 508 4.0 qtr Instructor: M. Jackson
Behavior is Language®, an interactive computer-based instruction (CBI) course, is designed to give you a new perspective on student behavior and effective tools for facilitating positive student change. Behavior is Language provides a developmental framework for understanding what students are trying to tell you through the “language” of their behavior. The course teaches behavioral techniques and intervention strategies that remediate disruptive behaviors, reduce power struggles while increasing classroom control, and reduce your workloads and burnout. This program helps you, as well as students, find creative, effective solutions to behavioral problems.
Violence in Schools: Identification, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies©
EDCI 509B 3.0 qtr Instructor: M. Sedler
This course is designed to give you a better understanding of school violence and increase your intervention strategies. Taught by Dr. Michael Sedler, this course provides an overview of violence and the motivational purposes behind aggression. The correlation and impact of the media, community, and family upon violence is investigated. You will learn identification and intervention approaches to working with out-of-control behaviors. In addition, you will receive information about the national resources available for both parents and teachers. Upon successful completion of this course, you will have a better understanding of violence and the motivations behind the use of violence, as well as specific strategies to minimize the occurrence of violence in a school and community.
Attention Deficit Disorder: Information & Interventions for Effective Teaching©
EDCI 509A 2.0 qtr Instructor: M. Jackson
This course will help you achieve a better understanding of ADD and intervention strategies to facilitate positive student change. Taught by Mick R. Jackson MS/ED, this course covers the history of the disorder, accepted methods to assess and identify students with the disorder, and various methods, medications, and strategies that currently used to treat the disorder. And for situations where a student needs services beyond what you can provide in the classroom, you will learn about the referral process for getting help for the student. Reference materials include a list of resources for both teachers and parents who would like more help or information about ADD or ADHD.
Drugs & Alcohol in School: Understanding Substance Use & Abuse©
EDUC 595 3.0 qtr Instructor: C. Jackson
Take this course to gain a more comprehensive understanding of alcohol, drugs, and their influences in your classroom. This course provides a contextual framework for understanding what students may be experiencing either through their own substance use or from the substance use of persons close to them. Taught by Casey Jackson, this course provides a basic historical perspective of substance use along with the biological, psychological, and social factors that comprise the disease of addiction. Upon course completion, you will better understand the complex dynamics that contribute to this biological and social phenomenon.
Functional Analysis: Introduction to Completing Behavior Assessments©
EDCI 604 3.0 qtr Instructor: M. Jackson
This interactive course will help you achieve a better understanding of Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies that you can use to facilitate positive student behavior. Because the results of FBAs often lead to proactive intervention, this course is particularly useful for educators who work with students with disabilities. This course includes an overview of the hierarchy of assessment procedures used to conduct FBAs, and details the procedures and treatment packages that can be implemented based on the results of functional analyses. Particular emphasis is placed on reinforcement-based interventions and dimensions of reinforcement.
Talented and Gifted: Working with High Achievers©
EDCI 596 3.0 qtr Instructor: P. Bentley
Talented and Gifted Education provides information on the history of the exceptional in relation to education, current law, and accepted methods for referral, assessment, and identification of these students. The course also covers major program models and methods of differentiating instruction to meet the rate and level of learning of those students identified. The course gives you an understanding of ways to meet the affective needs of the gifted and talented student in the regular classroom. This course also lists resources for teachers and parents who would like more information about the talented and gifted.
Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma and Violence on Student Learning©
EDCI 596 3.0 qtr Instructor: J. Halverstadt
This course is designed to help 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. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma. Participants will explore how stress, violence, and trauma affect a student’s learning, cognitive brain development, and social-emotional development. The short and long term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma, or violence, as well as the social and family causes, will be reviewed. Participants will learn the dynamics of domestic violence and community violence The educator’s role in the intervention and prevention of violence will be discussed.
Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom©
EDCI 596 4.0 qtr Instructor: M. Jackson
Understanding Aggression includes topics on violence, aggression in the classroom, youth gangs, aggression in sports and on television, how drugs and alcohol play a role in aggression and violence, and "hot spots" that tend to breed aggression and violence The course helps school personnel become more aware of the causes of aggression and ways to evaluate aggression and intervene before the aggression turns to violence in the schools. The course also speaks about aggression in our communities through driving, dating, sports, television, music and how these issues are dealt with in modern society.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPUTER BASED CLASSES:
Macintosh:
- Mac Os 9.x or OS 10.x, 256MB of RAM and 5MB of free hard disk space
- A color monitor, min. 15" capable of displaying 800x600
- CD driver 4x minimum speed
- A printer attached to your computer
PC:
- Windows 2000, XP Home, Professional or newer
- A color monitor, min. 15" capable of displaying 800x600
- 256 MB of RAM, at least 5 MB of free hard diskspace
- A printer attached to your computer
- CD driver 4x minimum speed
Advanced Classroom Management: Children as Change Agents
EDCI 604 3.0 qtr Instructor: J. Kaplan
This course is directed primarily for professionals serving children and youths presenting behavior problems in the school or community. It focuses on cognitive and cognitive-behavioral interventions with an emphasis in teaching students how to change and manage their own behavior. Since previous knowledge and understanding of traditional concepts and strategies is required, it is strongly recommended that you take an introductory behavior management course to learn basic terms and concepts of behavior management prior to taking this “advanced” course.