Seattle Pacific University School of Education

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | Autumn 2009


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Classroom Instruction Courses: Assessment

EDCN 5468 Best Practices in Classroom Assessment (5 credits)
Introduces participants to ways to integrate traditional tests with portfolios, performance-based evaluations and other authentic assessments. Provides participants with opportunities to analyze a variety of assessment methods. Identifies learning goals connected to academic and performance standards.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26904	Angello, Nancy	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD.
Autumn 2009	7841	Angello, Nancy	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD.

EDCN 5557 Designing Performance Assessments (2 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite C in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Focuses on the purpose of performance assessments and shows participants how to develop performance assessment tasks. Provides a model to guide educators in developing performance assessments that provide meaningful feedback concerning student learning to students, teachers and parents.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27078	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd112.org and click on "Courses".
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Winter 2010	27108	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8008	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses."
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8039	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.

EDCN 5566 Teacher Behaviors That Promote Assessment for Learning (2 credits)
Introduces the concept of assessment for learning. Examines the ten teacher behaviors that promote student learning and support sound assessment. Explores the standards for quality assessment. Reflects on ways to reduce or eliminate bias and distortion in assessment.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27085	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd112.org and click on "Courses".
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Winter 2010	27117	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8015	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses."
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8048	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.

EDCN 5696 Educational Assessment: Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom (3 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite B in Registration Information for minimum computer requirements.Further develops the conceptual and technical skills required by teachers to help them identify their educational goals, and implement meaningful instructional strategies for effective learning by students with special needs. Focuses on assessment for instructional programming. Outlines procedures for designing or selecting, administering and interpreting a variety of informal assessment measures typically used in schools. Emphasizes the use of a range of informal assessment measures in the academic and social skills areas. Also addresses the presentation of assessment information in an acceptable format to parents and teachers.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26796	Pillay, A.	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	7728	Pillay, A.	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.

EDCN 5825 Using Assessment in the Differentiated Classroom (2 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite C in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Identifies uses of assessment to pinpoint students' learning needs. Reflects on some principles of differentiated instruction, and analyzes uses of continual assessment that inform instruction.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27097	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses".
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Winter 2010	27131	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8028	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses."
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Autumn 2009	8061	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Sep 1-Dec 31 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.

EDCN 5828 Classroom Based Assessment: Practical Strategies for Powerful Learning (5 credits)
Computer Prerequisite: Participants must have a personal computer with internet access. Focuses on helping today's K-12 teachers understand, appreciate, and reclaim the power of everyday assessment for the benefit of student learning in their own classrooms. Enables participants to expand their understanding of the role of assessment and instruction, and learn a wide range of practical, user-friendly strategies designed to support learning, not just measure it. With the strength of research supporting each newly acquired skill, teachers will build their expertise in identifying key learning targets, understanding the distinguishing attributes of a wide range of assessment strategies, appropriately matching assessments to learning targets, adjusting instruction based on assessment information, providing effective feedback, using assessment data to determine grades that accurately reflect student achievement, and helping students develop confidence as learners.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26927	Cleveland, Kathleen	(5 credits)
	On-line Course completion time: up to 12 weeks.
	Tuition: $30 per credit
	Register: Please register online at www.TeacherOnlineEducation.com (select Courses/Enroll Now), or call Teacher Online Education at 800/561-2295, ext 3.
	Fees: Total course fee of $499 includes SPU credits/all materials and is payable to Teacher Online Education. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2009	7867	Cleveland, Kathleen	(5 credits)
	On-line Course completion time: up to 12 weeks.
	Tuition: $30 per credit
	Register: Please register online at www.TeacherOnlineEducation.com (select Courses/Enroll Now), or call Teacher Online Education at 800/561-2295, ext 3.
	Fees: Total course fee of $499 includes SPU credits/all materials and is payable to Teacher Online Education. Course media: print/Internet.
	Notes: This course is individually-paced, instructor-led, and may be completed any time during the 12-week period.

EDCN 5911 Book Study: Classroom Assessment and Grading that Work (3 credits)
Provides an in-depth exploration of effective standards-based formative assessment to enhance student achievement from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Identifies the characteristics of effective assessment, uses national and state standards to create topic-based assessment, and teaches what types of assessment items and tasks best measure student progress. Lastly, this course discusses types of scoring and grading systems to accurately portray student progress along a continuum of learning.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27033	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2009	8101	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDCN 5979 Effective Assessment (5 credits)
Grounds teachers in effective ways to assess their students. Beginning with understanding types of assessments, participants learn the specific purposes of each and how best to use different assessments in their classrooms. Techniques to involve students in their own assessment are also included.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26931	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794 and select option 2.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2009	7848	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape. Course media: print/Internet.

EDCN 5985 Active Learning through Formative Assessment (3 credits)
This course puts formative assessment within the context of active learning, including pupil engagement, effective dialogue, and reflective thinking. It provides practical advice and examples from the early years through secondary. Formative assessment enables students to become involved in all learning and assessment processes, and the course provides explanations and classroom examples that exemplify effective learning objectives, clear success criteria, talk partner techniques, effective questioning, quality discussion with pupils, and self-a-peer evaluation of work. Themes include how to develop a 'growth mindset' so students enjoy challenge rather than fear of failure, 'thinking skills', and 'building learning power'. Educators learn how to set up an action research 'learning team' in an individual school, a cluster of schools, or any other educational setting.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27038	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Autumn 2009	8106	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.



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