Iowa On-Site Performance Learning Systems Courses
All Iowa Performance Learning Systems (PLS) on-site courses are offered for 3 semester hours of EDEX graduate credit. Courses that have a number starting with EDEX (Educational Extension) may be applicable towards recertification or salary advancement. Refer to your state or local guidelines. As of the summer term (June 1, 2011) these courses are not transferable into degree programs. Total course cost is $500 unless noted otherwise.
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- Click Here for registration information for summer 2013 courses offered in AEA 1, AEA 267, Mississippi Bend AEA 9, and Green Hills AEA.
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Course Listing
Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom (EDEX 159)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
* Required Text:
You Can Handle Them All. DeBruyn, R. L. & Larson, J. L. (2009). Manhattan, KS: The MASTER Teacher.Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn (EDEX 150)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditSuccessful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility (EDEX 152)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditCollaborative Inquiry for Students: Preparing Minds for the Future (EDEX 291)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate CreditClassroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners (EDEX 155)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditBuilding Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom (EDEX 156)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditDifferentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom (EDEX 157)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditTeaching Through Learning Channels (EDEX 182)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditDesigning Motivation for All Learners (EDEX 185)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditMeaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms (EDEX 188)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditPurposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences (EDEX 189)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditReading Across the Curriculum (EDEX 158)
3 Semester Hours Graduate CreditTeaching the Skills of the 21st Century (EDEX 187)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate CreditAchieving Student Outcomes Through Cooperative Learning (EDEX 184)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
A $50 non-refundable, nontransferable deposit is required. Drake University reserves the right to cancel classes with less than minimum enrollments. All payments will be refunded on canceled classes. Drake University reserves the right to change any or all offerings. Classes have a minimum enrollment of 10 and a maximum enrollment of 30.
