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The Consortium for Interactive Instruction

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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Integrating Technology Into The Virginia K-2 Reading Curriculum
(ELEMR)
ELEMR.103
(Session 1)
ELEMR.104
(Session 2)
Balance the basics! Balanced literacy brings together the strengths of systematic phonics instruction with the benefits of holistic reading experiences to address all the needs of the emergent reader.

In this course you will be immersed in strategies that help your classroom blossom into an environment where all children can grow as readers.
Prerequisite: Requires a computer that’s connected to the Internet, an email account, a current version of a Web browser, a handful of plug-ins. Requires a basic knowledge of the computer to include word processing, browsing the Internet, use of electronic mail and specifically how to attach documents in email, as most of the assignments will be submitted in this way.
Credit 30 re-certification points

Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades K-2
C.I.I. Certificate 
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free - C.I.I. Members
$150-Non-C.I.I. Members

ELEMR.103 (Session 1)
Type Online

Source 
C.I.I. Anytime Anywhere course
Dates/Times
Mon, Jul 18, 05 to Sun, Aug 28, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
Debbie Rollins

ELEMR.104 (Session 2)
Type Online

Source
C.I.I. Anytime Anywhere course
Dates/Times
Mon, Nov 7, 05 to Sun, Dec 18, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
Debbie Rollins

Registration
-Web (Anytime):
Go to Electronic Registrar Online or www.whro.org/cii (click on online reg graphic)
-Mail/Fax (Anytime): http://www.whro.org/education/cii/courses/regform.pdf (print out form, fill it out, fax it back to 757.489.0007 or mail to WHRO/CII 5200 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508
 

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Using Technology to Support Growth in Reading and Writing
UVA
This course provides a basis for integrating technology into reading and writing across content areas. You will be expected to use course information to design an instructional unit that effectively integrates
technology as a tool for supporting literacy instruction in the classrooms. Successful completion of this course will result in 3 graduate credits from the University of Virginia. Through the use of software and web resources, you will explore new ways of organizing information to enhance and extend comprehension, practice and extend vocabulary knowledge, practice effective and efficient search strategies to improve literacy instruction planning and delivery.|
Prerequisite: Requires a basic knowledge of the computer to include word processing, browsing the Internet, use of electronic mail and specifically how to attach documents in email, as most of the assignments will be submitted in this way.
Type Hybrid

Source
University of Virginia/PBS TeacherLine
Dates/Times
Mon, Jul 11, 05 / 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 
Thu, Jul 21, 05 / 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Mon, Aug 8, 05 / 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Wed, Aug 10, 05 /4:00-7:00 p.m
Location
WHRO (Norfolk)
Instructor
  Kathleen Sharp /Vickie Jones
Credit
3 graduate credits (90 re-certification points)
Audience
Math Teachers Grades K-5 
C.I.I. Certificate 
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts 

Cost
Free - C.I.I. Members
Registration: 
Phone (9-5 M-F): 757-552-1890 x302 (Kim Duliere) 
Email (Anytime): kaa4z@virginia.edu (Kim Duliere) 
In-Person (9-5 M-F): UVA School of Continuing & Professional Studies; Hampton Roads Center; 418 Pembroke Four, Suite 418; Virginia Beach, VA 23462 
Web (Anytime): uvace.virginia.edu/hamptonroads/register.htm

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An Introduction to Underlying Principles and Research for Effective Literacy Instruction (Grades K-8)
(RDLA150) RDLA150.30
This course focuses on the fundamental principles that inform research-based literacy and reading instruction, which are the foundation for the No Child Left Behind policies. It is designed to give educators
an overview of the relationships among phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, and fluency. Learners study the developmental stages through which young children gain independence in the use of phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition, as well as the increasing levels of complex skills required for students to increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills in grades K–8. Learners will also explore the literacy needs of English language learners (ELL), students with learning disabilities, and other struggling readers. As a final task, learners will create a two week literacy plan for their classrooms. Upon completion of this course, learners will have a strong foundation of research-based literacy instruction methods and activities to draw from as they transform their teaching practices to meet the specific needs of their students, the curricular goals of their school district, and their state standards.
Type Online

Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points) 
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades K-6
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

   

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Curriculum Mapping I by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
(INST300) formerly CURR120 
INST300.19 (Session 1)
INST300.21 (Session 2)
Curriculum mapping is an educational tool aimed at fine-tuning the scope and sequence of the curriculum that students encounter through their 13 years of schooling. Developed by mapping expert Dr.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs with assistance from curriculum mapping consultant Dr. Susan Udelhofen, this course will teach learners how to use mapping in their school building and at the district level. As a final project for this course, learners will create their own curriculum map. They will also be asked to review the projects developed by two of their colleagues.
Credit 2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
teachers, K-12
C.I.I. Certificate
Science, Math, Social Science, Language Arts, Interdisciplinary 
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members
$199 - Non-C.I.I. Members (INST300.21)

INST300.19 (Session 1)
Type Online 

Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator

INST300.21 (Session 2)
Type Online

Source
Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine 
Dates/Times 
Mon, Oct 31, 05 to Mon, Dec 12, 05 / Anytim
e
Location
Online
Instructor
Kathleen Sharp

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Curriculum Mapping II by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
(INST305) formerly CURR125 
INST305.5
The second in a series, this course shifts the focus from mapping individual classroom data to implementing mapping in school-wide curriculum planning. Learners study the role of curriculum mapping
teams before looking at their schools’ goals to determine the best configuration of such a team. Learners will analyze and refine the data in their curriculum maps by editing for cohesiveness and developmental suitability. They will learn and use the seven phases of review and revision that culminate in a school-wide curriculum map.
Type Online 
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime
Location 
Online 
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator

Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
teachers, K-12 
C.I.I. Certificate
Science, Math, Social Science, Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Phonics (Grades PreK-3)
(RDLA155) RDLA155.23
This course is designed to give educators research-based concepts and instructional practices for teaching phonemic awareness and phonics to elementary students to increase their knowledge of sound/symbol relationships. Learners will study the stages of literacy development and will practice assessing the performance of developing readers. They will reflect upon the interconnectedness of oral language,
phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and written language, as well as the role of each in implementing an integrated and balanced language arts program. As a final task, learners will design a plan of instructional activities that develop each area covered in the course: phonemic and phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondence, and phonograms.
Type Online 
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades PreK-3
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts 

Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Teaching Phonics and Spelling for Emergent Readers (Grades PreK-K)
(RDLA160) RDLA160.13
This course is designed to give educators research-based instructional activities to teach phonics and spelling to emergent readers and writers. These activities help students learn letters, letter-sound
correspondences, sound-letter correspondences, high-frequency words, and word families, which in turn help them develop oral reading fluency. The topics and methods include principles which provide the foundation for the No Child Left Behind policies. Learners will practice assessing the performance of emergent readers and analyze students’ work samples to determine their knowledge of letter-sound correspondence. Learners will design a plan of instructional activities for teaching letter-sound correspondence, high-frequency words, word recognition, and spelling based on assessment data. As a final task, learners will create a case study of an emergent speller.
Type
Online 
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online 
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience 
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades PreK-K 
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts 
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Teaching Reading Across the Content Areas
(RDLA340) (formerly RDLA140) 
RDLA340.4 (Session 1) 
RDLA340.5 (Session 1) 
RDLA340.6 (Session 3)
This course is designed to give educators strategies for teaching reading in the content areas and information on how to use reading strategies for all students. Learners will explore learning environments
that promote effective reading and learning, specific skills and knowledge that students need in order to read content material effectively, and strategies to help students become more effective readers and independent learners. Learners will plan learning experiences that encourage students to access prior knowledge, set a purpose or target for reading, organize ideas, select appropriate strategies to make meaningful connections, summarize and take notes, and reflect on what they have discovered through their reading. Requires a computer that’s connected to the Internet, an email account, a current version of a Web browser, a handful of plug-ins.

Credit 2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades K-2
C.I.I. Certificate
Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members
$199 - Non-C.I.I. Members(RDLA340.6)

RDLA340.4 (Session 1)
Type Online
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator

RDLA340.5 (Session 2)
Type Online
Source 
Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine
Dates/Times
Mon, Jul 11, 05 to Mon, Aug 22, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
Carol Riley

RDLA340.6 (Session 3)
Type Online
Source
Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine
Dates/Times
Mon, Oct 24, 05 to Mon, Dec 12, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
Sharon Hurwitz

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Teaching Vocabulary: Word Meanings and Word Knowledge (Grades PreK-2)
(RDLA170) RDLA170.21
This course is designed to give educators both theoretical and practical information about vocabulary development for students in grades PreK-2. Learners will study the role vocabulary knowledge plays
in early literacy, as well as the relationship among the written vocabularies of reading and writing and the oral vocabularies of listening and speaking. After analyzing vocabulary-related standards for speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the primary grades, learners will evaluate their own instructional practices with respect to the NCTE/IRA standards and their state standards. As a final task, learners will assess and evaluate students’ word knowledge, incorporate effective vocabulary instructional strategies into their teachings, and reflect on the effectiveness of their lesson plan implementation.
Type
Online
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course 
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points) 
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades PreK-2 
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Teaching Vocabulary: Word Meanings and Word Knowledge (Grades 3-5)
(RDLA175) RDLA175.16
This course is designed to give educators both theoretical and practical information about vocabulary development for students in grades 3-5. Learners will study these four interrelated concepts: • Students’
word knowledge is integrally related to both reading comprehension and content area learning. • Both breadth and depth of word knowledge are essential when planning instruction. • Incidental exposure, context-based instruction, and direct instruction are all components of a balanced approach to vocabulary learning. • Teachers can provide vocabulary-intensive, word-rich classroom environments to support students’ awareness of words and vocabulary learning. After analyzing vocabulary-related standards for speaking, listening, reading, and writing in grades 3-5, learners will evaluate their own instructional practices with respect to the NCTE/IRA standards and their state standards. As a final task, learners will assess and evaluate students’ word knowledge, incorporate effective vocabulary instructional strategies into their teachings, and reflect on the effectiveness of their lesson plan implementation.
Type Online
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades 3-5
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Teaching Phonics and Spelling for Beginning and Transitional Readers (Grades 1-3)
(RDLA165) RDLA165.20
This course is designed to give educators research-based instructional activities and pedagogical approaches to teach phonics and spelling to beginning and transitional readers. These activities help
students learn letters, letter-sound correspondences, letter-sound patterns, and high-frequency words, which in turn help them develop oral reading fluency. The topics and methods include principles which provide the foundation for No Child Left Behind policies. Learners will study traditional vs. contemporary perspectives on spelling instruction. They will practice assessing a student’s spelling stage and then setting appropriate goals for that student. As a final task, learners will create a case study of a second grade speller.
Type Online
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course 
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points) 
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades 1-3 
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

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Children’s Authors On The Web: Online Sites That Motivate Students To Write For Grades K-6
(RDLA125) 
RDLA125.201
(Session 1) RDLA125.207 (Session 2)
Connecting with authors motivates students to read and write. In this course, learners will explore author studies and learn how to use technology to introduce the idea of "authorship" to their students.

Learners will explore author Web sites and other Internet sources in order to build a collection of resources that introduce students to a variety of genres, as well as encourage students to experiment with communicating in different forms with others. Requires a computer that’s connected to the Internet, an email account, a current version of a Web browser, a handful of plug-ins.
Credit
2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points) 
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades K-6
C.I.I. Certificate
Interdisciplinary, Language Arts
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members
$199 - Non-C.I.I. Members (RDLA125.207)

RDLA125.201 (Session 1)
Type Online
Source
PBS TeacherLine Course
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online 
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator

RDLA125.207 (Session 2)
Type Online 
Source
Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine
Dates/Times
Mon, Oct 31, 05 to Mon, Dec 12, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
Bobbie Walters

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Integrating The Internet Into The K-2 Language Arts Curriculum
(RDLA120) 
RDLA120.35 (Session 1) 
RDLA120.36
(Session 2)

In this course, learners explore numerous Internet resources that can enhance classroom learning. More importantly, learners will choose and then successfully integrate such resources into existing curricula. The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) will be a guide for selecting the most appropriate resources. Internet safety concerns will also be addressed. As a final task, learners will develop a plan for meaningfully integrating chosen Internet resources into a Language Arts curriculum.

Credit 2 graduate credits available (30 re-certification points)
Audience
Reading/Language Arts Teachers Grades K-2
C.I.I. Certificate
Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Cost
Free-C.I.I. Members
$150 - Non-C.I.I. Members

RDLA120.35 (Session 1)
Type Online

Source
PBS TeacherLine Course 
Dates/Times
Wed, Jun 29, 05 to Tue, Aug 9, 05 / Anytime 
Location
Online
Instructor
PBS TeacherLine Facilitator

RDLA120.36 (Session 2)
Type Online
Source
Virginia’s PBS TeacherLine 
Dates/Times
Mon, Jun 27, 05 to Mon, Aug 8, 05 / Anytime
Location
Online
Instructor
Lia Dossin

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