FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
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 ONSITE COURSES for FSU or NCTA CREDIT 
Onsite Addresses, Classroom #’s and Exact Class Dates on our Website
BRAINTREE
Handwriting Enrichment and Implementation  PRDV76516  Braintree High
Eileen Page  Thursdays  Sept. 22 – Dec. 8  3:45 pm – 7:30 pm
3 NCTA or FSU credits  Materials Fee $32 paid at first class to instructor
Developing a Positive Culture in Today’s School  PRDV75715  Braintree High
Eileen Page  Mondays  Sept. 26 – Dec. 5  3:45 pm – 7:30 pm
3 NCTA or FSU credits  Materials Fee $25 paid at first class to instructor
Multifaceted Reading Strategies for At-Risk Learners  PRDV74415  Braintree High
Barbara Bykowski  Wednesdays  Sept. 21 – Dec. 21  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm
3 NCTA or FSU credits  Required Text: Reading With Meaning: Teaching
Comprehension in the Primary Grades, Debbie Miller, Stenhouse, Portland, Me.
WRENTHAM
Painting in the K-8 Classroom (Visual Arts)  PRDV78214  King Philip High School
Diane Horton  Wednesdays  Sept. 21 – Dec. 21  3:45 pm - 6:45 pm.
3 NCTA or FSU credits
Art Materials: Students will be asked to email Diane for a Materials List.
Students are welcome to substitute their own tools/art mediums for
those on the Materials List. Email D. Horton: moonpenny@yahoo.com
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
 ONSITE COURSES for FSU or NCTA CREDIT 
CANTON
Contemporary Legal Issues for Educators  PRDV77216  Canton High School
Tim Dwyer  Thursdays  Sept. 22 – Dec. 22  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credits only
Selected Topics in Mathematics for Middle/High School Teachers  PRDV78822  Canton High
Arnold Good  Thursdays  Sept. 22 – Dec. 22  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credits
Printing Fee: $10 Paid at first class to instructor.
Developing Instructional Materials for the Classroom  PRDV78914  3 NCTA or FSU credit only
Theodora Nikopoulos  Thursdays  Sept. 22 – Dec. 22  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  Canton High
STOUGHTON
Images of Women in Film: 1920-1950 (Part 1) PRDV74317  Stoughton High School
Marilyn Berman  Thursdays  Sept. 22 – Dec. 22  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credits
The Changing American Family Through Film  PRDV78622  Stoughton High School
Marilyn Berman  Tuesdays  Sept. 27 – Dec. 13  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credits
21st Century Teaching and Learning  PRDV74121  Stoughton High School
Jeannette McNair  Tuesdays  Sept. 27 – Dec. 13  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credit
Multimedia and the Curriculum  PRDV73715  O’Donnell Middle School
Margaret Reiche  Mondays  Sept. 26 – Dec. 19  3:45 – 6:45  3 NCTA or FSU credits
Computers/Smart Board Materials Fee: $10 Paid at first class to instructor
Integrating Natural History and Technology  PRDV75418  O’Donnell Middle School
Margaret Reiche  Tuesdays  Sept. 27 – Dec. 13  3:45 pm – 6:45 pm  3 NCTA or FSU credits
Computers/Smart Board Materials Fee: $10 Paid at first class to instructor
ONLINE COURSES
*** FSU CREDIT ONLY 
Strategies for Reaching and Reclaiming Today’s Students  PRDV78314
Edward Holland  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only  All materials on course site
Practical Solutions for Dealing with School Problems  PRDV74616
Edmund Donnelly  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
 ONLINE COURSES ***
FSU CREDIT ONLY
Strategies to Manage Student Discipline and Violence in K-12 Schools  PRDV74915
Edmund Donnelly  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Successful Reading Strategies for Reading Delayed, Disabled, and Language
Learning Disabled Students  PRDV77615
Paula Donnelly  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Behavior Management Strategies in the Classroom  PRDV74716
Paula Donnelly  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Prevention and Intervention of Bullying  PRDV79622  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19
Sara Hurwitz  3 FSU credits only  Required Text: Bullying Prevention &
Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools by Swearer, S. M., Espelage, D.L.,
& Napolitano, S. A. (2009). Available from www.guilford.com
Understanding Our Male Black Students  PRDV74021
Elaine McNeil-Girmai, Ed.D.  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: The Trouble with Black Boys. Pedro Noguera
Required DVD: Boys of Baraka. PBS
A Comprehensive Study of Child Abuse and Neglect for the Classroom Teacher
Meg Kennedy  PRDV78123  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Horton, Connie Burrows, Ph.D., Cruise, Tracey K., (2001)
Child Abuse and Neglect: The School’s Response, The Guilford Press. There
will also be several articles and online readings required. The text can be
Purchased through www.amazon.com.
Social Effects of Media on Children  PRDV78423  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19
Meg Kennedy  3 FSU credits only  Required Text: Kirsh, Steven, J. (2009)
Media and Youth: A Developmental Perspective. Wiley-Blackwell.
This can be purchased through www.amazon.com.
Social and Emotional Learning  PRDV75318  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19
Melissa McNeil-Pleasant, Ed.D  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Daniel Goleman, (1995) Emotional Intelligence Tenth
Anniversary Edition and DSM-IV.
Utilizing Interactive Notebooks Across the Curriculum  PRDV74621
Mari Gates  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
 ONLINE COURSES ***
FSU CREDIT ONLY
Designing an Effective Writing and Thinking Program for the Classroom
Deborah Merriam, PH. D.  PRDV70315  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  FSU credits only
Essentials of Reading Instruction  PRDV78418 
Sarah Eccleston  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Strategies That Work: Teaching for Understanding and
Engagement. Harvey, Stephanie & Goudvis, Anne. (2007). Stenhouse
Publishers: Portland, ME. ISBM-10 # 157110481X
Processing Language Development in the Classroom  PRDV76115
Deborah Merriam, PH. D. Oct. 3 – Dec. 19 FSU Credits only
Using Children’s Literature and Web 2.0 Tools to Promote Global Understanding
Heather MacPherson  PRDV74221  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Web 2.0: How-To For Educators, Gwen Solomon and Lynn
Schrum. Published by ISTE 2010. Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Working With Words: Vocabulary Instruction That Boosts Academic Achievement
Sarah Eccleston  PRDV76622  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only  Pre-K-6
Required Text: Vocabulary Instruction For Academic Success. Yopp, H.,
Yopp, R.H. and Bishop, A. (2009). Shell Education. Huntington Beach, CA.
Family Literacy in the Primary Grades  PRDV78723
Leah Flynn  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Teaching American Literature Using Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Short Stories for
Grades 6-12  PRDV78323  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Lisa Jolicoeur  Required Texts: The Heath Anthology of American Literature.
ISBN# 0-618-25663-6, Concise Edition. Editor, Paul Lauter. 2004 (used texts
available online!); Flight by Sherman Alexie or access to the short story “The
Man Who Lived Underground” by Richard Wright. Access to MLA Handbook or
online MLA resources.
Teaching the Struggling Reader  PRDV77219  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19
Edward Sacco, Ph. D.  3 FSU credits only  Required Text: Vacca et al. Reading
and Learning to Read, 7th or 8th edition. Allyn & Bacon. (Pearson) 2009, 2011.
Teaching English in the 21st Century  PRDV77923  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19
Jennifer Savage  3 FSU credits only  Required Text: Burke, Jim. The English
Teacher’s Companion. 3rd Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
 ONLINE COURSES ***
FSU CREDIT ONLY
Literacy Development for Students  PRDV75915
Mari Gates  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
NOTE: PowerPoint needed to view information.
Low-Literacy and Bilingual Students  PRDV70214
Jennifer Measor-Hunter  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Literacy Essentials for English Language Learners by Maria Uribe
& Sally Nathenson-Mejia. ISBN: 9780807749043 (Amazon.com = used $13, new
$22 + shipping).
The Journal: The Uses of Creative Writing to Enhance Curriculum  PRDV77314
Ann Shultz  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom  PRDV75215
Ann Shultz  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Weaving Science into the K-12 Curriculum PRDV78222
Ann Lambert  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Personality Types and Teaching Effectiveness  PRDV77214
Deb Penny-Shaw  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement  PRDV78816
Jennifer Savage  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great
Teaching by Robyn Jackson (2009)
Including Special Needs Students in the Classroom  PRDV75017
Ed Holland  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only  All materials on course site
The Effects of Childhood Disorders on Personality Development  PRDV74417
Jane Mitchell  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Texts: Child and Adolescent Development, Danuta Bukatko.
(Houghton-Mifflin Co.) Similar resources may be used to answer questions
assigned. Diagnostic Standard Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM-IV)
(just a few chapters)
Assessment and Identification of Learning Disabilities  PRDV75919
Shawn Seybert  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
 ONLINE COURSES ***
FSU CREDIT ONLY
Understanding Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)  PRDV77521
Sara Hurwitz  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: School Success for Kids with ADHD by Stephen Silverman,
Jacqueline Iseman & Sue Jeweler, 2009.
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders  PRDV75917
Sara Hurwitz  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Autism in Your Classroom: A General Educator’s Guide to
Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Fein, D. & Dunn, M. A. (2007)
Online Extended Teaching  PRDV79421
Jeannette McNair  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19 3 FSU credits only
Web Site Design and Management for the Educator  PRDV75115
Tina Cortis  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Integrating Technology Tools for Curriculum Innovation  PRDV75616
Tina Cortis  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required: Microsoft Word and Power Point 2007 and higher.
Weaving the Internet Into Your Curriculum  PRDV73815
Jane Greenberg  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Preparing Educators to Use Technology  PRDV76915
Jane Greenberg  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Best Practices: The Web-Enhanced Classroom  PRDV76819
Jessica Noller  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: Ormiston, Meghan J. Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom:
Teaching & Learning in a Web 2.0 World. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree,
2011. Print.
Data Driven Differentiation  PRDV78420
Sarah Eccleston  Oct. 3 – Dec. 19  3 FSU credits only
Required Text: How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
by Tomlinson, C.A. (2001). Alexandria VA: ASCD ISBN-13 978-0-87120-512-4
FALL 2011 COURSE OFFERINGS
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