INDEPENDENT  STUDIES                      Circle which term you would like.                     Spring         Summer         Fall   [Course work includes reading text, website and other media information. Find, review and critique journal and media articles.   Reflect on a student observation. Send back a reflection on each of the five assignment packets and a written narrative of your student observation.] Instructor available by telephone   218-281-6751  dewey@teachersfocus.com All courses are 2 semester credits and cost $280 per course. For no-credit courses the cost is $200 per course. Please do not register online until you have paid your fees to the instructor. Registration form: Please print out, fill out and mail to: Dewey J. Walsh, Ed.D., Instructor 1811 Radisson Rd. Crookston, MN. 56716 Telephone 218-281-6751 dewey@teachersfocus.com Online registration only after you have paid your fee for the course to the instructor. For independent classes please include course fee of $280 per course made payable to "Continuing Education".  Mail to above address. Name_______________________________________________________ Address________________________________ City______________________________State________ZIP___________ Home phone______________________Work phone_________________ Home email__________________________________________________ School email_________________________________________________ Courses requested:            Spring        Summer     Fall CTED_________________________________________________________ CTED__________________________________________________________ CTED__________________________________________________________ CTED__________________________________________________________ Independent Study Classes CTED 529 The Misunderstood Child An overview of learning differences and disabilities that provides a study of the assessment, evaluation and diagnosis of the child with sensory integration, autism, dyslexia, Asperger's Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, LD and giftedness.  Course provides guidance in implementing plans for maximizing the child's strengths in learning and adapting when challenged by weaknesses Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN 22761  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN 22762  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN 22763  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN 22764  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN 22765  May 1 - June 15 CTED 563 Autism in your Classroom      The course is a guide for teachers helping students in the classroom who are perceived to be on the Autism Spectrum.  The emphasis will be on academic, social and cognitive studies. Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22766  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22767  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22768  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22769  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22771  May 1 - June 15  CTED 695 Understanding Autism  The course is an overview of the Autism Spectrum Disorders, their meaning, classification, signs, prevalence, characteristics and possible causes. Also covered; basic background of ASD, including different strategies, techniques and reading about unique one of a kind ways in helping students with learning. Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22776  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22777  Februarry 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22778  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22779  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22780  May 1 - June 15  CTED 775 The Out-of-Sync Child: Sensory Integration Sensory Integration is the overlooked problem for students with learning problems. Have a child in class whose out-of-control, acts differently than others, disrupts class, makes your day stressful? Research indicates that 70% of children with learning disabilities have some sensory integration processing problems. This course will help you as a teacher to understand the out-of-bound child in a new light. The information obtained from this course will help make your classroom more conducive to learning for the difficult, disruptive and sensitive child. Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22781  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22782  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22783  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22784  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22785  May 1 - June 15    CTED 895 Internet Content for the Classroom:  A course that provides K-12 websites for teachers with a step-by-step path to navigate the world of information on the Internet to help you move swiftly and efficiently through a portfolio of high quality secure Web Sites.  The course will provide new opportunities to enhance classroom lessons by weaving Internet information and activities with lesson plans correlated with standards. All disciplines will be covered K-12.   Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22786  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22787  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22788  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22789  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22790  May 1 - June 15   CTED 973 Learning Differences in Boys and Girls This course will show the learning differences between boys and girls that help in understanding how they learn. The course will address a number of areas in which boys and girls differ in learning behavior, brain function and language development. Balancing the inequities between boys and girls will also be covered. Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22791  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22795  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22796  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22797  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22798  May 1 - June 15  CTED 5019 Enhancing Student Learning: Enriching the Brain    This course will provide a look at how children learn and how we should teach children and teens, incorporating their unique abilities in the important process of developing skills to enhance learning. Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22873  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22877  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22878  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22879  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22881  May 1 - June 15  CTED 5037 Response to Intervention The purpose of this course is to understand the structure and implementation of RTI, Response to Intervention.  RTI, Response to Intervention, focuses on effective practices for helping all readers achieve-especially struggling readers, using simple and authentic instruction, assessments and support.  This effort focuses on information needed to create a safety net that can save struggling readers before the learning gap videns forever.   Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22884  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22886  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22888  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22890  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22891  May 1 - June 15 CTED 5051 Teaching in the 21st Century Classroom  This course will provide teachers with information and resources that will help them move their teaching and classroom into the 21st Century where students, digital natives, and learning through technology.  Participants will learn about the digital Information Age and its relevance to learning.  The course will focus on learning, building and using tools and online resources that will benefit students.   Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  22828  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  22896  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  22897  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22898  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22899  May 1 - June 15 CTED 5092 Teaching Students Cognitive Skills  This course is a guide for teachers helping students in the classroom by understanding how students think and lear using the tools and habits of thinking, remembering and learning.                                                                                                                                                      Spring 2012 January - May Section 1  CRN  23051  January 1 - February 15 Section 2  CRN  23052  February 1 - March 15 Section 3  CRN  23053  March 1 - April 15 Section 4  CRN  22989  April 1 - May 15 Section 5  CRN  22990  May 1 - June 15