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Drake University Continuing Education and Professional Development offers online courses for PreK-12 classroom teachers developed by PLS Classes. Below is an up-to-date listing of what we offer and the start date. PLS students may register through the Friday morning of the first week of class. If you want to register after the class starts, please call 1-866-PLS CLASS (757-2527).
The 2024 start dates for courses developed by PLS Classes:
Spring 2024 (Remote Learning)
- Spring D: April 1 - April 21, 2024
Spring 2024 (7-weeks online)
- Spring C: March 5 - April 22, 2024
Spring 2024 (4-weeks online)
- Spring D: March 26 - April 22, 2024
Summer 2024 (Remote Learning)
- Summer A: May 6 – May 26
- Summer B: June 3 - June 23
- Summer C: July 1 - July 21
- Summer D: July 22 - August 11
Summer 2024 (7-weeks online)
- Summer A: May 14 – July 1
- Summer B: June 18 – August 5
Summer 2024 (4-weeks online)
- Summer A: May 7 - June 3
- Summer B: June 4 - July 1
- Summer C: July 9 - August 5
Fall 2024 (Remote Learning)
- Fall A: August 26 - September 15
- Fall B: September 23 - October 13
- Fall C: October 21 - November 10
- Fall D: November 18 - December 8
Fall 2024 (7-weeks online)
- Fall A: September 3 - October 21
- Fall B: October 22 - December 9
Fall 2024 (4-weeks online)
- Fall A: August 27 - September 23
- Fall B: September 24 - October 21
- Fall C: October 29 - November 25
How to Register:
- Courses are listed by content area.
- Select a course by clicking on the title. Register online by following the prompts. (There is no other application process. Register, pay, and you're a Drake Bulldog!)
- If you have questions, call 1-800-76-TEACH (1-800-768-3224)
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners (EDMA 225)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
M.A.G.I.C.: Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms (EDMA 276)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Teaching through Learning Channels (EDMA 241)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Purposeful Learning through Multiple Intelligences (EDMA 236)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Using Online Resources to Bring Primary Sources to the Classroom (EDMA 243)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
M.A.G.I.C.: Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms (EDMA 276)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Action Research For the Classroom (EDMA 221)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility (EDMA 238)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom (EDMA 229)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
Teaching the English Language Learner (EDMA 240)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING
Instructional Coaching (EDMA 242) - Now offered for Iowa License Renewal Credit!
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit $795
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning
LEADERSHIP
Building a Professional Network: self-paced (EDMA 248)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
PLS 3rd Learning now offers a micro-credential in Building a Professional Network. Participants will be awarded an official certificate of completion from the Academy for Educators at the end of the program, verifying their mastery of its subject matter.
ONLINE LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Instructional Design for Online Educators (EDMA 234)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Blended and Synchronous Learning Design (EDMA 223)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Building Online Collaborative Environments (EDMA 224)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Action Research in the E-Learning Environment (EDMA 222)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Educating the Net-Generation (EDMA 230)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Facilitating Online Learning Communities (EDMA 231)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
READING AND LITERACY
Foundations of Literacy: Beginning Reading (EDMA 203)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Reading Across the Curriculum (EDMA 202)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
TRAUMA CENTERED SCHOOL CULTURES
Social-Emotional Learning: Essential to Student Success (EDMA 263)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: PLS 3rd Learning $795
Important Online Course Information
You may enroll in a maximum of 12 credit hours in one semester through Continuing Education & Professional Development. Questions? Please contact the Distance Learning Center at 1-800-76-TEACH (800-768-3224).
Students seeking to use these courses for recertification or salary advancement should seek prior approval from their school district or appropriate licensing agency. Scroll down for a list of states from which we cannot currently accept registrations, located at the bottom of this page.
Equity and Inclusion
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At the heart of Equity and Inclusion at Drake we believe that acting upon opportunities and empowering our community is the way to achieve long term and effective change. That commitment to community is demonstrated by a variety of student, faculty, and staff opportunities to join efforts in programs and initiatives.
Tax Information
Students taking EDMA courses through Continuing Education and Professional Development do not have a 1098T tax form available for viewing in myDrake unless enrolled in a Drake degree program. Please click on this link for more information: https://www.drake.edu/accounts/1098tinformation/
Questions should be directed to Student Account Services, (515) 271-4777.
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