Online Courses for Graduate Credit
Drake University Extension Education develops its own online content and also offers a number of courses developed by Performance Learning Systems (PLS).
Enrollment in any of these courses may be used for:
- Renewal of teaching certificates.
- Advancement on local salary schedules.
- Elective credits in graduate degree programs.
Check with your advisor or local guidelines in advance of registering to make sure you may use these courses in the manner you would like.
2013 Spring and summer start dates
The Drake course start dates are noted within the course listing. PLS courses will run at the following times:
- June 4 – July 29
- June 18 – August 12
Courses Listed by Content Area
Bullying Prevention
Anti-Bullying: Where to Start (EDMA 205)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Summer - July 1 – August 25
Developed by Drake University
$550
Classroom Management
Classroom Management (EDMA 225)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching through Learning Channels (EDMA 241)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Purposeful Learning through Multiple Intelligences (EDMA 236)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Using Online Resources to Bring Primary Sources to the Classroom (EDMA 243)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Action Research (EDMA 221)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is not offered during the summer.
Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom (EDMA 229)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility (EDMA 238)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Cultural Competence: A Transformative Journey (EDMA 227)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Merging Educational Goals and Interactive Multimedia Projects (EDMA 235)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Response to Intervention (EDMA 245)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Rigor Relevance and Relationships in Today's Classrooms (EDMA 246)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiating to Meet Individual Student Needs - NEW
1 Semester Hour of Graduate Credit
June 7 - July 12
Developed by Drake University
$185
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Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom (EDMA 229)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
English Language Learner
Teaching the English Language Learner (EDMA 240)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Fine Arts
Infusing Arts into the Curriculum EDMA 233
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Leadership
Teacher Leadership Strategies (EDMA 206)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Summer - June 17 – August 11
Developed by Drake University
$550
Licensure Specific
Human Relations (EDMA 204)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Summer - May 20 – July 14
Developed by Drake University
$550 (the text is not included in the tuition price)
Mathematics
Geometry for Middle School Teachers (EDMA 232)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Teaching Algebra to Middle School Students (EDMA 239)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Online Learning and Instruction
Instructional Design for Online Educators (EDMA 234)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Blended and Synchronous Learning Design (EDMA 223)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Building Online Collaborative Environments (EDMA 224)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Action Research in the E-Learning Environment (EDMA 222)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is not offered during the summer.
Educating the Net-Generation (EDMA 230)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Simulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom (EDMA 237)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Creating Professional Learning Communities Online (EDMA 226)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Facilitating Online Learning Communities (EDMA 231)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Reading and Literacy
Reading Across the Curriculum (EDMA 202)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is only offered during the 2013 spring and summer semesters.
Foundations of Literacy (EDMA 203)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is only offered during the fall semester.
Reading and Writing Conferences
1 Semester Hour of Graduate Credit
July 8 - August 2
Developed by Drake University
$185
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Today's Children's Literature - NEW
1 Semester Hour of Graduate Credit
May 28 - June 28
Developed by Drake University
$185
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Online course participants are required to read selected course materials, view video modules (where required), engage in weekly online discussion with colleagues and instructors, and complete three to four application assignments and one summary project.
