696 San Ramon Valley
Blvd, #518, Danville, CA 94526
Phone: 925-837- 3817 Email: [email protected]
Attend on-site courses
that are totally practical to you!
Some courses now at locations near you!
You must call or email to reserve your spot in any course.
Earn Semester Units from the University of the Pacific, Center for Professional and Continuing Education. These courses are for Graduate Professional Development, NOT for pursuing an advanced degree at UOP. They may be applied towards the 150 professional growth requirement to renew your Clear Credential.
ON-SITE COURSES
* Important – You must reserve your spot in any course by phone or email
prior to the first day of class
* All courses are held from 4:00pm – 8:30pm, unless otherwise stated
* If you need to miss one or two days of class, or be late due to staff meetings,
make-up work may be arranged privately with the instructor.
* Total cost is $255 for three-semester-units credit. Tuition is non-refundable.
* Register and pay for on-site courses in person on the first or second day
of class.
* All-on-site courses require ten hours of outside work, explained on the first
day.
* Some on-site courses have an additional supply fee, not to exceed $35.
Call or email for more information
on course requirements.
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For Women Only -- Travel
To Paris, France in July, 2006
A nine-day trip including side trips to Chartres, Giverny, Versailles
Earn 1 to 6 semester units for salary advancement and tax purposes
Adults only -- Not limited to educators
Approximate cost: $3300 – more details in January
If you want lots of free time to explore on your own, and don’t want the
stress of planning everything on your own -- this trip is for you.
Cost includes air transportation, hotel accommodations in Paris, side excursions
to Chartres, Giverny and Versailles, outstanding docent tours, and comprehensive
insurance.
One to six semester-units available through UOP for salary advancement and for
tax purposes.
For more information, call or email us. Plan to attend Tues. Feb. 8, 4:30pm
– 5:30pm: An informative, no-obligation, meeting about the trip.
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Self-Designed On-Site Courses
Now held at several locations. Call to find a location nearest you.
You bring what you want to work on!
You choose which dates you wish to attend!
You choose how many units you wish to earn!
You choose the location you wish to attend.
Choose any nine Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
or Thursdays, (4:15pm – 8:15pm) you wish to attend from January 25 through
March 17. Attend 9 sessions and earn three semester units credit or attend 18
sessions and earn six semester units.
If you need to be late due to staff meetings or traveling long distance, make-up
work can be arranged. Grading policy, make-ups, etc. will be discussed on person
when you register.
These courses will also be offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays April
12 through June 2.
Enrollment Procedure:
1) As with all our on-site courses, you must call or email to reserve your spot
in these courses.
2) Register in person on the first or second day of class, or register prior
to the first day by phone or email. 925-837-3817 [email protected]
Please to find a location nearest
you.
Course Titles of Self-Designed courses. Choose one for three semester units,
or two titles for six semester units:
P EDU 9937: Preparation For Effective Years of Teaching
P EDU 9938: Development of Classroom Curriculum I
P EDU 9939: Development of Classroom Curriculum II
P EDU 9950: Creating and Maintaining a Motivating Classroom Environment
P EDU 9940: Differentiated Instruction I
P EDU 9994: Understanding and Meeting the Special Needs of Your Students
P EDU 9990: Teaching State Mandated Objectives More Creatively
Liquid Watercolor Techniques
II
P EDU 9875 with Elisabeth Keely Wilson
Thursdays January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17
4:00pm – 8:30pm
If you need to be late due to staff meetings or traveling long distances, make-up
work can be arranged. Additional work required – to be arranged with you
and explained on the first day of class.
A great sequel to course one, but no prerequisite is required. Teachers will
make samples to teach “success-for-all” techniques using watercolors
and other water-based materials. You will learn project ideas that will excite
you to incorporate art across the curriculum. You will also create fabulous
larger paintings involving texture, layers, and collage.
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Creative Techniques for Teaching
Reading
P EDU 9961 with Julie Nielson
Targeted for teachers grades K, 1, 2.
Mondays 1/31, 2/7, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14. 3/21, 4/18, 4/25
4:00pm – 8:30pm
If you need to be late due to staff meetings or traveling long distances, make-up
work can be arranged. Additional work required – to be arranged with you
and explained on the first day of class.
An exciting course! Teachers will learn original, effective, motivating techniques,
plus games and songs to teach reading. Areas covered will be phonics, sight
word memorization, comprehension, and assessment. Enjoy time in class to create
reading materials for your own classroom. You will love this course!
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Creative Techniques for Teaching
Writing
P EDU 9883, with Julie Nielson
Targeted for teachers grades 1,2, and 3.
Tuesdays 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 3/8, 3/15, 3/22
4:00pm – 8:30pm
If you need to be late due to staff meetings or traveling long distances, make-up
work can be arranged. Additional work required – to be arranged with you
and explained on the first day of class.
A fabulous course! Teach your students to write super sentences, perfect paragraphs,
and sensational stories! Learn creative techniques to make the teaching of writing
fun and successful for all. Julie’s creative and effective techniques
will help you generate more student interest in writing, and dazzle parents
at Back To School nights. Teachers will learn a variety of motivating techniques,
original activities, and fun games to teach writing with success. Topics covered
will be word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, spelling, expository writing,
and creative writing. Teachers will have an opportunity to create games and
materials to enhance their writing program.
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Field Trips To Enhance Curriculum I
P EDU 9957, with Dave Harding
Saturdays: February 19, March 5, March 19, May 7, May 21, 8:30am – 4:00pm
This will be one of the most practical, enjoyable, and stimulating courses you
will ever take. Enjoy outstanding tailor-made tours for teachers, which may
include: An incredible private tour of Alcatraz, (you will get to go where the
general public can’t), the Oakland Museum, The Hornet, and the Phoebe
Hearst Museum. Important: We will meet on Wed. 2/16 at IHMS at 5:00pm, in Room
100, to formally register, to receive your itinerary for the whole course, and
to arrange carpools for those who wish to carpool. After this initial registration
meeting, you will travel on your own or in carpools, and meet the group at each
site for scheduled tours. If you cannot attend the registration meeting on Wed.
2/16, please call or email our office no later than Friday, 2/11, so we can
get you registered by phone or email, and mail you the itinerary.
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Teaching Physical Science
With Toys and Imagination
P EDU 9963, with Peat Sutherland.
Mondays March 7, 14, 21, April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16
4:00pm – 8:30pm, Iron Horse Middle School, Room 100
If you need to be late due to staff meetings or traveling long distances, make-up
work can be arranged. Additional work required – to be arranged with you
and explained on the first day of class.
A fabulous hands-on course that will get you excited about teaching science
standards at all levels. Make samples of safe, inexpensive, creative projects
that will demonstrate higher-level concepts taught at all levels – even
young children! Launch water-balloons, make wind-up toys, motor games, rockets
-- and even make ice cream and root beer floats! This course will present both
labs and classroom demonstrations that are easily setup and stored using a minimum
amount of space and resources. This course will get you excited and inspired
to teach science.
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