Spring 2007 Courses
Listed in alphabetical order by department's
abbreviation.
CE 490 OP01 - Classroom
Communications
CE 490 OP02 - Implementation of a
Competency Based Curriculum
CE 490 OP03 - Curriculum &
Instruction
CE 501 0P01 - Count on It: Number
Sense for Grades K-5
CE 501 OP02 - The Classroom Computer as a
Learning Station (Grades K-5)
CE 501 OP03- Facilitating Oral
Language Development (Grades PreK-3)
CE 501 OP04 - Educational
Technology
CE 501 OP06 - An Introduction to the
One-Computer Classroom (Grades K-12)
CS 227 OP01 - Discrete
Mathematics
EDTC 520 OP01 - Principles of
Instructional Technology
EDUC 501 OP01 - Integrating Technology to
Enhance Instruction
GEOG 161 OP01 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP02 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP03 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP04 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP05 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP06 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GEOG 161 OP08 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
GISAT 112 OP01 - Issues in the
Environment
GISAT 113 OP01 - Issues in Living
Systems
GISAT 113 OP02 - Issues in Living
Systems
GPSYC 160 OP01 - Life Span Human
Development
ISAT 112 OP01 - Environmental Issues in
Science and Technology
ISAT 501 OP01 - Workshop in Technology:
GIS and GPS
ISAT 501 OP02 - Workshop in
Technology: Children's Engineering
ISAT 501 OP03 - Workshop in
Technology: Children's Engineering
ISAT 503 OP01- Workshop in Geospatial
Technology
ISAT 503 OP02- Workshop in Geospatial
Technology
ISAT 181 OP01 - Student Research
Project
ISAT 181 OP02 - Student Research
Project
ISAT 181 OP03 - Student Reseach
Project
MATH 501 OP01 - Workshop in
Mathematics: Numbers and Operations
MIED 501 OP01 - Middle School in the
21st Century
PHYS 150 EX01 - College Physics
II
PHYS 150L EX01 - College Physics II
Lab
SPED 200 OP03 - Nature and Issues of
Disabilities
SPED 401 OP02 - Problems in Special
Education: Overview and Assessment of Autism
Disorders
SPED 501 OP02 - Workshop in Special
Education: Overview and Assessment of Autism Disorders
SPED 565 OP01 - Instructional Methods in
Gifted Education
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CE 490 OP01 - Classroom Communications
Course Description: This course is
designed to help classroom teachers, supervisors, and
administrators to effectively transmit information to a variety of
audiences including other teachers, administrators, advisory
committees, students, and other public and private groups.
Instructor: Ben
L. Baines
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule:
January 15 - April 30, 2007 (4:30 p.m-7:30 p.m., Monday)
Location:
Valley Vocational Technical Center, Fishersville
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CE 490 OP02 - Implementation of
a Competency Based Curriculum
Course Description: This course
will provide the participant a thorough knowledge of how to
implement a competency based education (CBE) program. This
course is designed to meet the course "Implementation of Competency
Based Curriculum" for Industrial Cooperative Training
Licensure.
Instructor: W.
Mark Church
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 13, 2007 -
May 5, 2007
Location:
Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount
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CE 490 OP03 - Curriculum &
Instruction
Course Description: This course
focuses on the diverse nature of the learner, the processes of
learning and development, the role of the teacher, the design,
delivery and assessment of instruction, and the processes of
teaching as they relate to the development of curriculum. The
course is designed to assist students in the development of the
skills needed to develop a meaningful curriculum, and practical
approaches to delver instruction in the classroom. This course is
designed for students who wish to upgrade their provisional license
to the technical professional license. The course will assist
newly employed teachers to master the competencies essential for
success as an educator.
Instructor: Ben
Baines
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
January 10, 2007 - April 25, 2007 (Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30
p.m.)
Location:
Bluestone Middle School, Clarksville
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CE 501 OP01 - Count on It: Number Sense for
Grades K-5
Course Description: Increase your
understanding of "number sense," the importance it plays in student
mathematical development, and strategies to assess it in your
students. Examine lesson plans, Web resources, and the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards to
deepen your students' understanding of numbers. As a final
requirement, develop lesson plans for enhancing student learning
using both traditional and technological manipulatives. This
course is part of the curriculum offered through VA
TeacherLine.
Instructor: James
Shaeffer, Sr.
Credit
Hours:
1
Schedule:
March 19, 2007 - April 29, 2007
Location:
Online
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CE 501 OP02 - The Classroom Computer
as a Learning Station (Grades K-12)
Course Description: Examine how a
computer becomes a valuable classroom tool when used as a learning
station. Discover how to guide computer use to improve
student learning, productivity, and research. Practice
designing learning center activities and providing peer review
support throughout the course. As your final task, implement
and revise one activity, reflect on the learning experience, and
then develop a detailed plan for your new classroom learning
center. This course is part of the curriculum offered through VA
TeacherLine.
Facilitator:
James Shaeffer, Sr.
Credit
Hours:
2
Schedule:
March 19, 2007- April 29, 2007
Location:
Online
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CE 501 OP03- Facilitating Oral
Language Development (Grades PreK-3)
Course Description: Gain both
theoretical and practical information about facilitating oral
language development in pre-kindergarten through third grade
students. Learn authentic ways to assess students' oral
language, practice strategies for teaching vocabulary to young
students, and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of
diverse students, including ELL. This course is part of the
curriculum offered through VA TeacherLine.
Facilitator:
James Shaeffer, Sr.
Credit
Hours:
2
Schedule:
March 19, 2007 - April 29, 2007
Location:
Online
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CE 501 OP04- Educational Technology
Course Description: The overall
goal of this course is to develop concepts and skills related to
planning and using educational technology in an interactive,
student-centered learning environment, with an emphasis on
computers, video and the Internet. Other important goals of
the class involve exploring areas of personal interest and
developing a positive attitude and self confidence related to using
technology in each individual's educational setting.
Instructor: David
Zimmerman, H. Joseph Hill and Bryan Daniels
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule:
January 10, 2007 - April 25, 2007 (W, 4:15-7:30 p.m.)
Meeting Location:
Hulvey Training Room, Rockingham County School Board Office,
Harrisonburg , VA
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CE 501 OP06 - An Introduction to the
One-Computer Classroom (Grades K-12)
Course Description: Explore
effective ways to employ technology when teaching your
students. Discover how to use the computer as a presentation
tool, a personal productivity assistant, a catalyst for creating
interactive group experiences, and a student learning center.
For your final assignment, choose one of these applications, then
create and implement a lesson plan that can be applied in your
classroom. This course is part of the curriculum offered through VA
Teacherline.
Instructor: James
Shaeffer, Sr.
Credit
Hours:
2
Schedule:
April 2, 2007 - May 13, 2007
Meeting Location:
Online
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CS 227 OP01 - Discrete Mathematics
Course Description:
Discrete Mathematics is a branch of mathematics dealing with
objects that can assume only distinct, separated values. This
course offers a nice counterpoint to the study of continuous
mathematics that students pursue in calculus. Because the
ideas of discrete mathematics inform the study of compute science,
this course will emphasize the connections between them through
classroom examples and lab experiences.
Instructor:
Kathryn Garber
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
January 16, 2007 - May 13, 2007 (M-F, 9:20 a.m.-10:10 a.m.)
Location:
Shenandoah Valley Governor's School, Fishersville
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EDTC 520 OP01 - Principles of
Instructional Technology
Course Description: This
course is designed to help content area and instructional
technology resource teachers to incorporate SOL-based video and
Internet resources into the K-12 curriculum. Teachers will
learn new strategies for the effective use of videotapes and
videostreamed programs in a classroom setting, and develop
techniques for seamless integrating of video and the Internet into
their classroom lessons. In addition, they will establish
methods for applying content to the "real world' and making
cross-curricular connections for their students. This course is
also intended to assist teachers in developing skills as trainers
of adult learners; it culminates in the modeling of a lesson and
presentation of learned strategies and information to teachers who
participate in a two-day Institute.
Instructor:
Kathryn Santhuff
Credit
Hours:
3
Schedule:
January 10, 2007 - March 10, 2007 (Saturday, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30
p.m.)
Location:
JMU CISAT Room
348
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EDUC 501 OP01 - Integrating Technology to Enhance
Instruction
Course Description: This
course is designed to provide teachers with the opportunity to
explore resources, develop strategies for the effective integration
of technology to support instruction, and design student-centered,
technology-enhanced learning activities for use in the
classroom. Class activities will help the teachers work
toward certification of the national Educational Technology
Standards for Teachers (NETS*T).
Instructor: Karen K.
Campbell
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 11, 2007 -
May 4, 2007
Meeting Location: Waterman
Elementary School, Harrisonburg
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GEOG 161 OP01 - Geospatial Tools &
Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Wilson High School, Portsmouth, VA
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GEOG 161 OP02 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
W. Albemarle High School, Charlottesville
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GEOG 161 OP03 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Clarke County High School
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GEOG 161 OP04 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Herndon High School, Fairfax Co.
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GEOG 161 OP05 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
6
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Hopewell High School, Richmond
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GEOG 161 OP06 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Herndon High School, Loudoun Co.
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GEOG 161 OP08 - Geospatial Tools
& Techniques
Course Description: This course is part
of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you with the skills
and knowledge to make use of geospatial technologies such as
geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems
(GPS), and remote sensing. This class will focus on building
skills with the various technologies and applying them to different
fields, such as environmental science, city planning, ecology and
many others.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Lafayette High School, Williamsburg
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GISAT 112 OP01
- Issues in the Environment
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the
scientific concepts surrounding today's most important
environmental problems. We will also explore the technical,
economic, and social options available to solve these
problems.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
4
Schedule:
January 15, 2007 - May 4,
2007
Location:
Massanutten Regional Governor's School,
Woodstock
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GISAT 113 OP01 - Issues in Living
Systems
Course Description: The goal of this course is to study fundamental life
processes within the context of developing technologies, such as
genetic engineering, biopharmaceutical drug development, and the
treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. In addition
to covering the science and technology of molecular genetics, cell
biology, and infectious diseases, this course explores the
economic, social, legal and ethical issues associated with these
topics. Students will specifically explore infectious diseases,
bioterrorism, epidemiology, immunity, genetics, cell structure and
function, biochemistry, gene expression and biotechnology ethics
and controversies.
Instructor: Linda Cauley
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 16, 2007 - May 13, 2006 (M-F, 9:20 a.m.-10:10
a.m.)
Location: Shenandoah Valley Regional Governor's School,
Fishersville
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GISAT 113 OP02 - Issues in Living
Systems
Course Description: This course is part of General Education in the Natural
Sciences. The goal of this course is to study fundamental
life processes within the context of developing technologies, such
as genetic engineering, biopharmaceutical drug development, and the
treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. In addition
to covering the science and technology of molecular genetics, cell
biology, and infectious diseases, this course explores the
economic, social, legal and ethical issues associated with these
topics.
Instructor: Cindy Kleviskis
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 8, 2007- May 4, 2007
(Thursdays)
Location:
HugenotHigh School, Richmond
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GPSYC 160 OP01 - Life Span Human
Development
Course Description: The overall objective of
this course is to provide participants with an understanding and
overview of the life span development of people, including the
adolescent learner. The material learned within the course will
assist participants to work more effectively with the adolescents.
Course designed for teachers wanting to obtain initial
licensure.
Instructor: Ben
Baines
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule:
January 8-April 26, 2007 (4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., M, T)
Location:
Fishersville, Spotsylvania and Suffolk vocational centers
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ISAT 112 OP01 - Environmental
Issues in Science & Technology
Course Description: In this course,
laboratory and field investigations are emphasized as student
explore the abiotic environment, the biota and the complex
interactions between them that characterize living systems.
Students analyze environmental problems, evaluate risks, and
investigate ways to prevent and /or solve environmental
problems. Topics investigated include earth systems
(atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere); human impact on earth
systems; populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes;
biodiversity; energy flow and materials' cycling; evolution and
geologic history; human history and influences; location, quantity
and extraction of natural resources; natural and anthropogenic
environmental changes; environmental economics and policy, and
choices for the future.
Instructor: Linda Cauley
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 16, 2007 - May
13, 2007 (M-F, 9:20 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.)
Location: Shenandoah Valley Governor's
School, Fishersville
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ISAT 501 OP01 - Workshop in Technology: GIS and
GPS
Course Detail: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are playing an ever-more
central role in decision-making regarding environmental
issues. In this class, you will focus on building GIS skills
and exploring applications of GIS in different areas of the
Environment. In this course, you will become acquainted with
the tools, techniques and theory of geographic information systems
(GIS). You will also develop a solid understanding of the
different kinds of data that can be used with GIS. You'll
also develop a deeper understanding of the is of GIS in
interpreting information and making decisions in different areas of
the Environment.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours: 1
Schedule:
December 15, 2006 - February 15,
2007
Location:
Roanoke, VA
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ISAT
501 OP02- Workshop in Technology: Children's
Engineering
Course Detail: This course
will prepare teachers to use design, engineering and technology
(Children's Engineering) approaches, similar to those used in Great
Britain, for enhancing elementary student engagement and
learning. Teachers will learn to use DE&T activities that
integrate and apply the content and skills of science, math and
other subjects that are included in current educational
standards. Teachers will use and develop age-appropriate,
context-based learning interesting to the children and link to what
they are studying in reading and other subjects.
Instructor:
Virginia Whiting, Donna Smith & Marcia Hickey
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 8, 2007 -
May 7, 2007 (4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., Monday)
Meeting Location: Greenfield
Elementary, Richmond
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ISAT 501 OP03- Workshop in
Technology: Children's Engineering
Course Detail: This course
will prepare teachers to use design, engineering and technology
(Children's Engineering) approaches, similar to those used in Great
Britain, for enhancing elementary student engagement and
learning. Teachers will learn to use DE&T activities that
integrate and apply the content and skills of science, math and
other subjects that are included in current educational
standards. Teachers will use and develop age-appropriate,
context-based learning interesting to the children and link to what
they are studying in reading and other subjects.
Instructor:
Virginia Whiting, Donna Smith & Marcia Hickey
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 9, 2007 -
May 1, 2007 (4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m., Tuesday)
Meeting Location: Crenshaw
Elementary, Midlothian
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ISAT 503 OP01- Workshop in Geospatial
Technology
Course Detail: Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) are playing an ever-more central role in
decision-making regarding environmental issues. IN this
class, we'll focus on building GIS skills and exploring
applications of GIS in different areas of the Environment.
We'll bring in guest speakers from industry to "ground-truth" the
use of GIS in their particular domain and we'll make some field
trips to see what is happening in different locations. Participants
will become acquainted with the tools, techniques and theory of
geographic information systems (GIS). You will also develop a solid
understanding of the different kinds of data that can be used with
GIS. You'll also develop a a deeper understanding of the use
of GIS in interpreting information and making decisions in
different areas of the Environment.
Instructor: Robert
Kolvoord
Credit Hours: 1
Schedule: October 1-15, 2006
(9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Saturday)
Meeting Location: Roanoke
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ISAT 503 OP02- Workshop in
Geospatial Technology
Course Detail: Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) are playing an ever-more central role in
decision-making regarding environmental issues. IN this
class, we'll focus on building GIS skills and exploring
applications of GIS in different areas of the Environment.
We'll bring in guest speakers from industry to "ground-truth" the
use of GIS in their particular domain and we'll make some field
trips to see what is happening in different locations. Participants
will become acquainted with the tools, techniques and theory of
geographic information systems (GIS). You will also develop a solid
understanding of the different kinds of data that can be used with
GIS. You'll also develop a a deeper understanding of the use
of GIS in interpreting information and making decisions in
different areas of the Environment.
Instructor: Robert
Kolvoord
Credit Hours: 2
Schedule: October 1-15, 2006
(9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Saturday)
Meeting Location: Roanoke
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ISAT 180 OP01 - Topics in ISAT: Applications of
Environmental Science
Course Detail:
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule:
January 15, 2007 - May 4, 2007
Meeting Location:
Massanutten Regional Governor's School, Woodstock
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ISAT 181 OP01 - Student Research Project
Course Description: This
course is part of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you
with a research experience applying geospatial technologies, such
as geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning (GPS),
and remote sensing, to a problem of interest. There are many
problems that can be addressed using geospatial tools, including
issues in urban/city planning, homeland security, ecology,
environmental science, geology and much more. In fact, most
problems include elements from a variety of disciplines. In
your research project, you'll have the chance to identify a problem
and bring both tools and knowledge from different areas to bear on
identifying potential solutions.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
W. Albemarle High, Charlottesville
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ISAT 181 OP02 - Student Research
Project
Course Description: This
course is part of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you
with a research experience applying geospatial technologies, such
as geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning (GPS),
and remote sensing, to a problem of interest. There are many
problems that can be addressed using geospatial tools, including
issues in urban/city planning, homeland security, ecology,
environmental science, geology and much more. In fact, most
problems include elements from a variety of disciplines. In
your research project, you'll have the chance to identify a problem
and bring both tools and knowledge from different areas to bear on
identifying potential solutions.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Herndon High Sch ool, Fairfax County
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ISAT
181 OP03 - Student Research Project
Course Description: This
course is part of the Geospatial Semester program and provides you
with a research experience applying geospatial technologies, such
as geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning (GPS),
and remote sensing, to a problem of interest. There are many
problems that can be addressed using geospatial tools, including
issues in urban/city planning, homeland security, ecology,
environmental science, geology and much more. In fact, most
problems include elements from a variety of disciplines. In
your research project, you'll have the chance to identify a problem
and bring both tools and knowledge from different areas to bear on
identifying potential solutions.
Instructor:
Robert Kolvoord
Credit Hours:
6
Schedule:
TBA
Location:
Hopewell High School, Richmond
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MATH 501 OP01 - Workshop in
Mathematics - Numbers and Operations
Course Description: This course will
enable teachers to: 1) Understand and be able to explain the
mathematics that underlies the procedures used for operating on
whole numbers and rational numbers; 2) Understand and be able to
explain the distinctions among whole numbers, integers, rational
numbers and real numbers, and that field axioms hold or do not hold
depending on the types of numbers being used; 3) Convert
easily among fractions, decimals, and percents; 4) Demonstrate
facility in using number and operation properties, including mental
computation and computational estimation; 5) Understand and be able
to explain fundamental ideas of number theory as they apply to
middle school mathematics; 6) Make sense of large and small numbers
and use scientific notation; and 7) Apply proportions
appropriately and provide explanations.
Instructor: Judy
Kidd
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 24, 2007 - April 25,
2007 (Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Location: Roop 127
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MIED 501 OPO1 - Middle Schools in
the 21st Century
Course Description: This course is
designed to share, reflect on; examine and evaluate middle school
research; analyze and write about selected issues and problems in
middle level education; and develop personal positions on these
selected issues. Participants will be able to 1) define "middle
school," 2) evaluate the elements of middle level education, 3)
discuss differing research-based perspectives on those elements,
and 4) develop and /or refine personal positions on those
elements.
Instructor: G. J. Tarazi
Credit Hours: 3
Schedule: January 11, 2007 - April 26,
2007 (Thursday, 4:00 - 7:15 p.m.)
Location: Wilson Middle School,
Fishersville
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PHYS 150 EX01 - College Physics II
Course Description: This
course uses the concepts and methods of calculus in kinematics,
waves (longitudinal and transverse), radioactivity, and
electromagnetism. The course uniquely develops the
experimental skills of students by requiring the students to design
and implement laboratory experiments in Physics.
Instructor: Thomas
O'Neill
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule: January 3, 2007 -
May 5, 2007 (M, W, F - TBD)
Location: Valley Vocational
Technical Center/SVGS, Fishersville , VA
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PHYS 150L EX01 - College Physics
II Lab
Course Description: This
course is provided in conjunction with College Physics II.
Instructor: Thomas
O'Neill
Credit
Hours:
3
Schedule: January 3, 2007 -
May 5, 2007 (M,W,F - TBA)
Location: Valley Vocational
Technical Center/SVGS, Fishersville , VA
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SPED 200 OP03 - Nature and
Issues of Disabilities
Course Description: The nature, needs and
problems of exceptional children and how these relate to
educational provisions are studied. The status of individuals
with disabilities in society will be emphasized. Federal and
state laws ensuring the rights of individuals with disabilities
will be stressed. The course has been designed around a
lecture format. Audiovisual materials will be used
extensively including videos and illustrative overheads developed
for each instructional topic. The topical videotapes will be
used to increase both student awareness regarding specific issues
and student understanding of course content. Students should
feel free to ask questions and engage in discussions related to any
of the scheduled topics.
Instructor:
Richard A. Evans
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
March 12, 2007 - May 4, 2007
Location:
Online
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SPED
401 OP02 - Problems in Special Education: Overview and
Assessment of Autism Disorders
Course Description: This course is
designed to provide an overview of the current issues involved in
working with children who have been identified as having an autism
spectrum disorder. Areas addressed will include learning
characteristics, current research and factors involved with
causation, assessment and diagnosis. We will discuss only
briefly positive behavioral supports; social skills development;
sensory processing, motor planning and sensory integration; and
communication and language development as these will be covered in
much greater depth in other courses. A range of instructional
methodologies and techniques will be emphasized throughout the
course. (This is the first required course for the Certificate
in Autism Spectrum Studies)
Instructor: Brenda Fogus
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule:
January 8, 2007 - May 4, 2007 (Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.)
Location: Memorial Hall, RM
3250
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SPED 501 OP02 - Workshop in Special
Education: Overview and Assessment of Autism
Disorders
Course Description: This course is
designed to provide an overview of the current issues involved in
working with children who have been identified as having an autism
spectrum disorder. Areas addressed will include learning
characteristics, current research and factors involved with
causation, assessment and diagnosis. We will discuss only
briefly positive behavioral supports; social skills development;
sensory processing, motor planning and sensory integration; and
communication and language development as these will be covered in
much greater depth in other courses. A range of instructional
methodologies and techniques will be emphasized throughout the
course. (This is the first required course for the Certificate
in Autism Spectrum Studies)
Instructor: Brenda Fogus
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule: January 8, 2007 -
May 4, 2007 (Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.-7:50 p.m.)
Location: Memorial Hall, RM
3250
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SPED 565 OP01 - Instructional Methods in Gifted
Education
Course Description: The course
content includes an understanding of both the theoretical and
practical implementation of the appropriate instructional
approaches for gifted learners. Adaptations and modification
to general methods and strategies will be included. Emphasis
will be placed on the specific instructional strategies that
promote appropriate academic rigor and learner independence.
(This is the second required course for the Certificate in
Gifted Education)
Instructor: Erin Miller
Credit Hours:
3
Schedule: January 8, 2007 - May 5,
2007
Location: Online
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