Brandman University

(Part of the Chapman University system)

For information contact Franny McAleer, Instructor,  at franny@learnerslink.com or 724-413-6001.

• EDUC 9717B:   Catch Them Thinking: Creative and Critical Thinking in All Content Areas - Creative and critical thinking in all content areas  is essential to effective teaching.  Effective teaching  focuses on quality questioning, and this graduate course provides teachers with the tools to improve questioning in the classroom.  It gives educators an opportunity to learn and apply effective thinking strategies in their classrooms. 

• EDUC 9031B:  Hands on Strategies to Teach Inventive Thinking (1 semester hour) - Inventive thinking is critical as we prepare young people to solve problems and make decisions using the inventive processes.  You will analyze the need for inventive thinking in young people and then learn and apply hands strategies to teach the invention process. 

• ED/B9940:  Inventive Thinking – A 21^st Century Skill - Inventive thinking is a critical skill in our global community (Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind).   This cottage course provides teachers with hands on strategies to teach the invention process.

• EDUC 9276B:   Differentiating Instruction: Theory Into Practice - Students differ in their readiness to learn, interests and learning profiles.  In this course we will look at differentiating the content, process, product and learning environment based on these differences.  We will study the principles and strategies used in differentiated classrooms to promote active learning and students as decision makers and problem solvers.  You will develop instructional strategies to use in your classroom that are based on these seven key factors making learning fun and meaningful.
• EDUC 9560B, Curriculum and Instruction:  Improvement Student Achievement - Effective curriculum and instruction is essential to student achievement.  In this course you will learn effective strategies that improve student achievement.  You will research a specific topic in depth and apply what you learn to improve curriculum or instruction in your classroom.  As you learn and apply the strategies and techniques, you will keep a detailed time log which will include what you read, how you used it, and your reflection about the effectiveness these new strategies or techniques.  You will also have the opportunity to develop and share a final project to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate what you have learned.
• EDUC 9770B:  Connecting Instruction and the Learner - Connecting instruction and the learner is essential to effective learning.  This course is designed to provide special and regular educators with an understanding of the principles of effective teaching, current research and best practices designed to promote success in the classroom.  Students will look at various instructional practices, research and apply them in their classrooms.  Students will then focus on one instructional strategy that they determine will improve instruction or curriculum in his/her classroom this year.  An instructional improvement plan will be set up, implemented and assessed. 

• ED/B9939:  Cultivating Creative Minds & Forward Thinkers - Educators will learn about gifted students and the structures that are necessary to challenge these  students in the area of creative and critical thinking, as well as ways to support their intellectual, social, and emotional needs. 

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*About Brandman Credits:  Brandman University, Chapman University System, graduate-level extension courses are designed to serve the needs of those requiring professional upgrading and to enable teachers and administrators to meet requirements for salary increment steps and for re-certification.  Individuals desiring to include this course in a Master's Degree program offered at another institution should secure the approval of that institution first.

Upon completion of the course an unofficial record of your grade will be emailed from the instructor.  An official transcript using the following link    Transcript Request  .

About Brandman University (part of the Chapman University System)

Accreditation

Brandman University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), one of six regional accrediting associations that accredit public and private colleges and universities in the United States.

Our education and credential programs are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.