Online courses through CWU Continuing Education
Central Washington University
Office of Continuing Education
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7433
Telephone: (509) 963-1712
Email: CE@cwu.edu
In partnership with Virtual Education Software, inc. (VESi), CWU College in the High School is giving their approved/active high school teachers the opportunity to take one free course, per year (January through December) available for clock hours or professional development credits. See the full course list below.
Click HERE to fill out the application request for your course. You will be contacted by CWU Continuing Education if you are eligible to register/enroll.
Call Continuing Education at (509) 963-1712 or email CE@cwu.edu if you have any questions.
• Choose from over 30 online courses for your professional development or salary advancement needs.
• Learn at a pace that fits your schedule. (From the day that your course link is emailed to you, you will have a minimum of two weeks with a maximum of one year for course completion)
• Earn 30/40 clock hours or 3/4 professional development credits.
Already taken your free course and would like to enroll in another? Visit virtualeduc.com/cwu to see more course options.
We recommend that you check with your school district and/or state licensing agency to verify that these course offerings will meet your district and/or state requirements for salary advancement and/or state certificate re-licensure.
Advanced Classroom Management: Children as Change Agents
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Information & Interventions for Effective Teaching
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Autism & Asperger's Disorder: Information & Effective Intervention Strategies
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Behavior is Language: Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Build School Communities: Brain Smart Classroom Management
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Child Abuse: Working with Abused & Neglected Children
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Drugs & Alcohol in Schools: Understanding Substance Use & Abuse
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Early Childhood: Family-Centered Services
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Early Childhood: Program Planning
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Educational Assessment: Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
English Language Learner: Evaluation & Assessment
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
English Language Learner: Language Acquisition
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
English Language Learner: Linguistics
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
English Language Learner: Methods & Materials
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Harassment, Bullying & Cyber-Intimidation in Schools
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Infant & Toddler Mental Health: Issues & Information for Educators
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Learning Disabilities: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Reading & Writing in Content Area
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Reading Fundamentals #1: An Introduction to Scientifically-based Research
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Reading Fundamentals #2: Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Reading Fundamentals #3: The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Response to Intervention: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher
Clock Hours: 40 Only available for Clock Hours
Six Traits of Writing Model: Teaching & Assessing
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Talented & Gifted: Working with High Achievers
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Teaching Diversity: Influences & Issues in the Classroom
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Teaching Elementary Math Conceptually: A New Paradigm
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Try DI!: Planning & Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Understanding & Implementing Common Core Standards
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
Violence in Schools: Identification, Prevention & Intervention Strategies
Clock Hours: 30 Professional Development Credits: 3
Why DI?: An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction
Clock Hours: 40 Professional Development Credits: 4
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Telephone: (800) 313-6744
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