KDS To Provide Eleven New Online Graduate Credit Courses For Educators Through Lake Erie College
NEW YORK, October 29, 2007 — Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS), an innovative provider of online professional development courses for K-12 educators, announced today that they will offer eleven new graduate courses through Lake Erie College.
Each course earns teachers 1 graduate credit from Lake Erie College, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Lake Erie College is an independent, liberal arts college with a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes academic inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and recognition of diverse views.
The new graduate courses are:
- Coaching: What Every Educator Needs to Know
- Effective Classroom Discipline: Anger Management, Part 1
- Effective Classroom Discipline: Anger Management, Part 2
- English Language Learners: Strategies for Elementary Teachers
- Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools, Part 1
- Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools, Part 2
- Interactive Learning for English Language Learners
- Mentoring to Improve Student Learning
- Aiding Students with Learning Disabilities
- Inclusive Teaching for Students with Learning Disabilities
- Legal Issues in Education: A Free and Appropriate Education
Each graduate course will cost $200 which includes materials and application fees to Lake Erie College. Courses are available year-round.
"Lake Erie has had hundreds of teachers earn graduate credits through the affordability and convenience of the KDS online platform, " said Dr. Carol Ramsay, Director of Professional Development at Lake Erie College. "We are thrilled to be able to provide teachers with eleven new high-quality courses to help strengthen and develop their skills in the classroom. "
"KDS is excited to be able to strengthen our relationship with Lake Erie College, " said Tom Gilbert, president and CEO of KDS. "Thousands of teachers across the country have asked us to offer new online courses that cover an array of timely topics through our innovative online platform. "
KDS provides dynamic online professional development courses for K-12 educators featuring such nationally renowned educators as Jay McTighe, Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan Winebrenner. Each course is delivered through an award-winning platform that provides interactive discussion forums, blogs, note-taking, study guides, and additional educational resources.
For more information on KDS's course offerings in your area, please visit www.kdsi.org/OH/. For more information on Lake Erie College, please visit www.lec.edu.
For more information on KDS's unique online professional development offerings please visit www.kdsi.org.
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