The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Professional Development and Educational Outreach is offering self-paced, open-enrollment Internet- and computer-based interactive CD-ROM courses that meet the state continuing education unit requirement for teachers and school administrators.
"These courses offer a flexible and convenient way for teachers to earn their continuing education units," said Michelle Pittman, coordinator of the Office of Professional Development and Educational Outreach.
The course listing is as follows:
• Advanced Classroom Management
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
• Child Abuse
• Drugs and Alcohol in Schools
• Educational Assessment
• Inclusion
• Reading Fundamentals
• Talented and Gifted
• Teaching Diversity
• Traumatized Child
• Violence in Schools
• Behavior is Language
• Learning Disabilities
• Understanding Aggression
• Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
• Teaching People with Developmental Disabilities
• Cultural Competence
• Personal and Self Care
• Positive Behavior Support
• Direct Support Professionalism
• Community Inclusion
• Person-Centered Planning and Supports
• Functional Assessment
• Employment Supports
• Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults and Children
• Individual Rights and Choice
• Documentation
• You’ve Got a Friend: Supporting Family Connections
The courses are approved for teacher and School Executive Management Institute continuing education units, ranging from a 0.5 to four continuing education units.
They are offered in partnership with Virtual Education Software, Inc. and The Arc of Mississippi. Course fees vary.
For more information or to register, contact Southern Miss Professional Development and Educational Outreach at 601.266.4187 or 601.266.4186; online, visit http://www.usm.edu/profdev_edoutreach. |