Welcome to Dixon University Center! We have created this page for educators looking for an advanced degree or looking to fulfill ACT 48 credits. If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 717-720-4080 or contact us through our online form.
July 6th – July 10th, M, T, W, Th, Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Technology Applications for the Classroom 57.542:
This graduate course provides educators (K-12) with the knowledge and skills to use a variety of technologies in the classroom. Emphasis is on the use of various software applications to produce instructional modules or elements that can be integrated into the classroom. Topics include: podcasting, Web 2.0 applications, graphic production, interactive practice activities, animations and simulations, and recorded presentations.
Content for this course will include:
Overview of the course Social Networking Applications Social Bookmarking with delicious.com
Creating Blogs for the classroom
Creating Wiki’s for the classroom
Creating Podcasts for the classroom
Post production editing with Audacity Integrating podcasts into the curriculum
Interactive exercises for the classroom
Recording presentations for the classroom
Integrating practice activities into the curriculum
Creating graphics for the classroom
Integrating graphics into the curriculum
Creating animations for the classroom
Creating simulations for the classroom
Integrating animations and simulations into the curriculum.
Clarion University of PA
These courses can be used towards the Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. or to fill ACT 48 requirements. Call for Registration Information.
June 1-4, 5:00 pm-8:45 pm – Creative Responses to Conflict ED502: A study of the current research in the development of a classroom environment which fosters cooperation, communication, affirmation, and problem-solving for children as well as for teachers, staff, instructional teams, parents, support personnel and other adults. Emphasizes human capabilities for resolving conflicts at various life stages and situations. Examines a range of discipline models as their implementation relates to the classroom environment.
July 6-9, 4:45 pm-8:30 pm – Contemporary Issues in Special Education SPED 500: Participants engage in problem-centered analyses and investigations, and in determnation of responses relative to the contemporary issues confronting special education.
June 6, 7, 13, 14, 4:45 pm-8:30 pm– Educational Computer Applications ED517: This course provides in-service educators (K-12) who have had little or no computer experience with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to use microcomputers as instructional tools in their classrooms. While acquiring computer skills, students will explore, use and demonstrate competence in each of the following areas: word processing, databases, spreadsheets, graphics, multimedia, instructional design, telecommunications, and major issues associated with the use of technology in education. This course will provide in-service teachers with the knowledge base to make appropriate decisions regarding the use of technology in their respective classrooms.
June 2, 9, 16, 24, 5 pm-8:30 pm – Analysis of Teaching ED522: Presents an analysis of various teaching models and instructional designs. Lessons and clinically led experience applying course competencies are critiqued by peers and faculty so as to expand the teaching repertoire of classroom teachers. All courses are 2/3 online and 1/3 classroom-based learning.
June 15-19 – Stress Management for K-12 Educators: In and Out of the Classroom- CANCELLED EDW 619: This is a comprehensive workshop that will provide specific knowledge and skills to assist educators in understanding and applying the principles of stress and stress management in their professional and personal lives. Special emphasis will be placed on providing hands-on and practical strategies for the development and implementation of individual and classroom stress management plans. Recommended for elementary and secondary educators as well as counselors working in public and private schools.
June 22-26 – Professional School Counseling Consortium: The ASCA National Model- CANCELLED EDW 730: State certified school counselors and district school counseling teams (including supervisors) are welcome to attend this consortium which will focus on the American School Counselor Association National Model and Standards. What are the essential questions regarding your role? How can the standards and model help you and your students? What is your contribution to school reform, especially in the area of closing the achievement gap, as prescribed by NCLB legislation? How are students measurably different due to the School Counseling Program (SCP)? Are you supervised according to counselor performance standards by a certified school counselor supervisor? How do you use data to measure student growth? Join colleagues in a professional learning community to dialogue and participate in experiential activities designed to answer the above questions and many more. Recommended for state certified school counselors and district school counseling teams.
July 6-10 – Hands-On Physical Sciences For Elementary and Middle-School Teachers- CANCELLED EDW 525: Teachers will update their skills in the physical sciences by participating in hands-on science activities appropriate for use in elementary and middle school classrooms. Activities will focus on investigations, which can be integrated with commercial science texts and/or be integrated with math and language arts activities. The use of readily available, safe materials will be emphasized throughout the course. Recommended for elementary and middle school science educators.
July 20-24 – Appreciating Diversity: A Communication Approach to Creating Emotionally Safe Schools EDW 631: This course is designed to help teachers create a climate of "emotional safety" within their classrooms. The course content is built around the video series, "Talking Tolerance." The series includes three different elements: Nine individual segments that address topics such as bullying, racial discrimination; cliques, and media influences on behavior; a parent video that examines the parents' role in addressing concerns expressed by students; and a teacher video that presents ideas about the teachers' role in creating an emotionally safe school environment.
July 20-24, 2009 - Nutrition for Health, Fitness, Performance & Weight Management for Educators EDW 512: This workshop provides teachers, coaches, as well as other individuals with a wide range of nutritional and dietary knowledge and skills. Special emphasis will be placed upon understanding the basic principles of nutrition; focusing on the six classes of essential nutrients to optimize their nutritional values for the enhancement and promotion of personal health, fitness, physical performance, and weight management. Recommended for educators at all grade levels, school nurses, coaches, and school counselors.
July 27-31 – Pennsylvania Standards-Based Learning Centers (K-12) EDW 648: This workshop provides teachers with the knowledge base and skills to design and construct standards-based Learning Centers that differentiate for levels of learning, are self-sustaining and use self-assessment techniques. Teachers will learn to implement strategies for integrating standards in thematic and teaming environments. Participants will work extensively with the State Board of Education of Pennsylvania Chapter 4: Academic Standards and Assessment, Appendix A - Academic Standards, and Proposed Academic Standards. Recommended for K-12 educators.
August 3-7 – Hands-On Digital Photography EDW 709: This workshop is designed to allow teachers (K-12) to develop the skills and creativity necessary to be successful in the application of digital image capture, manipulation, storage, transmission and reproduction. Basic principles will be demonstrated by the instructor and applied by the workshop participants in practical picture taking, downloading, editing, storing and print making assignments that can be used in their classroom environment. Aesthetic and technical aspects of digital photography will be included in units of work including camera handling, motion and depth-of-field control, enlarging/cropping, lighting, printing, and display mounting. Recommended for K-12 educators.
Graduate Courses for Special Education (M.Ed.) Cohort Program
June 10-July 17, 5-7pm – Seminar in Learning Disabilities and Neurological Impairments **SPED 611: Advanced study and research concerning the mind, mental processes, feelings, desires, actions, traits, attitudes and thoughts of children with neurological impairments and/or learning disabilities, as well as an investigation of major educational theories and approaches. The student will investigate the consistencies of the basic premises and issues of the field as well as establish the current state of the art. Emphasis will be on definition, identification, characteristics, education and research of students with learning disabilities. Prereq: SPED 580, 600 and 601.
July 27-31, 8am-4pm – Multicultural Aspects **SPED 621.54 CRN 4090: Students learn about the etiology of juvenile delinquency. Also included are discussions on criminology, misdemeanors, felonies, probation, legal concepts and the language system used by the juvenile delinquent. Students become aware of implications for prevention which can be utilized by the classroom teacher.
July 13-17, 8am-4:30pm – Link to Liberty History Institute HIST 510.54: Supported by a Teaching American history grant, “Link to Liberty” examines the interconnection of Pennsylvania and United States history from colonial times to the present. Visiting scholars will work with teachers to explore aspects of Commonwealth and national history and culture, using Pennsylvania as a context to study the changing cultural, political, economic and social realities of American life. Teachers will develop a richer interdisciplinary perspective on the past, while mastering new ideas and teaching strategies. This course follows a colloquium format that includes presentations by eminent scholars, group discussions, and then small group working sessions. This course will be of interest to anyone teaching social studies at the elementary or secondary level. Because of provisions in the Teaching American History grant, enrollment preference will be given to teachers in designated school districts.
May 11, 18, 21,28; June 1, 8, 15, 5:30 - 9:30pm (Online May 20; June 3, 10) – Special Education Law ELP 510: Instruction and experience in individual and group aspects of classroom management. Provides instruction on proactive versus reactive interventions, defining and prioritizing behaviors, collecting and interpreting observational data, and methods for increasing desirable behaviors and decreasing undesirable behaviors. Discusses generalization and maintenance of behaviors and self-management. Writing effective behavior management plans emphasized while focusing on ethical, legal, and proactive practices.
June 15 – July 3, 9-11:30am - Introduction to Autism - CANCELLED ECC 490: The course is an introduction to autism spectrum disorders. Current research related to etiology and epidemiology will be addressed as well as the historical view of ASD. There will be a focus on co-existing learning, neurological, mental, medical and genetic characteristics. Current approaches to the diagnosis of autism as well as other assessment such as screening, and educational planning will be covered. When discussing Autism interventions, there will be an emphasis on the identification and rationale for the use of evidence-based practices.
June 22 – July 15, 9am-12pm– Proactive Behavior Management- CANCELLED EEC 445: Instruction and experience in individual and group aspects of classroom management. Provides instruction on proactive versus reactive interventions, defining and prioritizing behaviors, collecting and interpreting observational data, and methods for increasing desirable behaviors and decreasing undesirable behaviors. Discusses generalization and maintenance of behaviors and self-management. Writing effective behavior management plans emphasized while focusing on ethical, legal, and proactive practices.
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