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Dominican University of California (DominicanCAonline) understands that teachers and administrators at all levels need high-quality, accredited, online courses to continue their professional development. We offer countless online courses to meet your needs – including summer online or live courses — so if your goal is to increase your mastery of a subject area, learn to integrate technology in your classroom, expand your STEM courses, create your own curriculum, increase your professional reading, or manage your diverse classroom differently, we have numerous courses for you. Click on the categories below for details and course names.
Classroom Management Strategies New

EDUO 9630: Selective Mutism- Creating Understanding and Progress

Explore approaches to understand and support students with selective mutism. Learn the underlying psychological and developmental factors contributing to selective mutism, ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Technology New Popular

EDUO 9354: X for Educators

Learn how to harness X (formerly Twitter) to tap into the most dynamic, forward-thinking community of educators around the world. We’ll guide you to influential teacher ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $318
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Early Childhood Education

EDUO 9341: Inquiry Based Learning

Build on your students’ natural curiosities to conquer learning outcomes through inquiry and discovery. Explore Inquiry Based Learning methods that will allow you to follow ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Wellness New

EDUO 9323: Teacher Self Care-Utilizing Values

Examine how the science of values may benefit your well-being and the daily experiences of your students. Through an introduction to positive psychology, you will recognize ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $318
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Wellness New

EDUO 9324: Teacher Self Care-Character Strengths Inside and Outside of the Class

Discover how your character strengths can impact your well-being and develop a positive teaching and learning environment. The growing research around Positive Psychology will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $318
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EDUO 9255: Communication Skills for Early Childhood Classrooms

Ignite learning through your students’ natural curiosities! Elementary Teachers can tackle the learning outcomes through inquiry and discovery! Explore Inquiry Based Learnin ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Early Childhood Education

EDUO 9353: Developing Early Childhood Observation Skills

Develop and put into practice observation skills that will bring you a deeper understanding of young children through their interactions with adults, peers and experiences ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Technology New

EDUO 9355: Enhancing Learning with Quizlet

Explore the diverse features of Quizlet to create engaging study sets, flashcards and quizzes that can measurably enhance learning. Discover how to incorporate advanced ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Classroom Management Strategies New

EDUO 9356: Teaching in the Outdoors

Explore how outdoor classrooms can have a positive impact on student social-emotional skills, increase test scores, decrease problem behaviors, and reduce symptoms of ADHD. ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Classroom Management Strategies New

EDUO 9350: Professional Development Through Digital Media Resources.

Develop professional knowledge and teaching skills using online media content. Digital media is an increasingly well-resourced and accessible online source for professional ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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Classroom Management Strategies

EDUO 9344: Creating Active Citizens

A key purpose of education is to help our students become informed and engaged citizens. We want them to understand complex content, confront pressing social issues, and ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Classroom Management Strategies

EDUO 9345: Competency-Based Achievement

As educators, we want every student to engage and succeed in our classrooms. To achieve success, students need more autonomy and choice while feeling less pressure to perform ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Classroom Management Strategies

EDUO 9346: Thriving in an Interconnected World

Global competence has never been more important. The world is experiencing ongoing environmental vulnerabilities, racial inequalities, and an exploding digital revolution. For ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Technology New

EDUO 9349: Applying Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom

Apply AI to your teaching and to enhance student learning. Experience first-hand the value of AI Chats to develop curriculum and for research. Gain an understanding of how AI ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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Technology New

EDUO 9342: Creating with Canva

Become a master creator using one of the most popular online comprehensive design tools.   Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to harness the power of Canva, a versatile ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Trauma-Informed Practices

EDUO 9335: Trauma Sensitive Practices for Early Childhood Education

Develop an understanding of the ways that early trauma may impact student development and growth and discover ways to support children’s resilience and mental well being. ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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Educational Travel

EDUO 9958: Visiting Senegal, Virtually

Experience Senegal without the costs or time of in-person travel. Study history, geography, economics, and tourism through web-based articles and videos. There are no required ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2,3
  • USD $318 - $477
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Educational Travel

EDUO 9957: Visiting Spain, Virtually

Experience Spain without the costs or time of in-person travel. Study history, geography, economics, and tourism through web-based articles and videos. There are no required ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2,3
  • USD $318 - $477
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Trauma-Informed Practices New

EDUO 9959: Responding to Stress in Schools

Gain trauma-informed skills and strategies to understand and unpack the high stress environments that impact teaching and learning. Being trauma-informed includes building an ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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EDUX 9929: Reflecting on Maximize Your Professional Practice

Course Overview The ordinary experiences of our teaching days are the essence of our practice. Using a guide to reflect on these experiences is an entry to improving our ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $360
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Whether you are a teacher leader, a principal, or an aspiring administrator, teacher evaluation skills are critical. A series of online courses – one each on teacher observation, teacher feedback, and teacher growth – help you develop the skills to move ahead in your career while improving student performance. 3 courses, 2 credits each.

School curriculum overall has moved in recent years toward core subjects, but the arts have been shown to improve student performance overall. Our online courses for teachers include courses such as Teaching Geography Through Art, Classroom Music Games, and Teaching Art to Children: Giving Teachers the Tools to Teach Fine Arts; 6 courses, 1 to 3 credits each.

The job description of a coach today requires more than just sports coaching skills; in addition to athletics, a coach must focus on communications skills, character-building, goal-setting, nutrition and athletic performance, diversity, the problem of drug use among athletes, and demonstrated leadership skills. We offer 19 online courses – for 1 to 3 credits each.

One of our largest and most diverse course categories. Classroom management includes online courses in teaching strategies for attention and behavior disorders, research, grant writing, innovative teaching strategies, creativity within state standards, and a series of classes on creative, collaborative, communicative and critical thinking; 42 courses, from 1 to 3 credits.

Museums, national parks and monuments, and presidential libraries. All are filled with history, cultural diversity, and furthers student awareness and experiences. DominicanCAonline offers 42 courses, from 1 to 6 credits each, that incorporate national treasures into classroom curriculum.

Teacher self-care can seem like an oxymoron when you’re spending all your time and effort on the classroom. But the need for health and wellness applies to both you and your students. Explore online courses on social connection, gratitude, life management, mindfulness, and a series of “Life’s Essentials” courses on happiness, compassion, curiosity, resilience, growth, inspiration, and tolerance; 19 courses, from 1 to 3 credits.

Language arts, in all of their complexity, can be a challenge for any teacher. Our online offerings include courses on teaching writing, building literacy, understanding media messages, independent reading, and multiple classes on teaching English Language Learners; 17 courses, 1 to 3 credits

Math anxiety is real, among students and adults. But it needn’t be; it’s usually an issue of needing more instruction, practice and familiarity with different aspects of the topic. Dominican University of California (DominicanCAonline) courses include such titles as “Stress-Free Math,” “Math Made Easy,” “Learn Math Through Writing,” and a set of classes on mathematical practices: problem-solving, abstract reasoning, modeling, strategic tools, and more; 16 courses, 1 to 4 credits.

Professional development takes place in a lot of ways, top among them reading education-themed books. We recognize this and created series of online courses that are structured through professional reading. Reflective Reading courses focus on such topics as special needs, social and cultural issues, and instructional strategies; the TED courses series spotlights motivation, creativity, learning as a process, change, and exploration; and the Teachers’ Book Study Club empowers groups of teachers to choose a book and learn together; 16 courses, 1 credit.

Reports have shown that K-12 schools continually have more vacancies in STEM fields than in any other. Dominican University of California (DominicanCAonline) offers 25 science-focused online courses, covering subject areas of animals to earth sciences to Newton’s Law, electricity, water conservation, and how to plan Next Generation Science Standard teaching units. 1 to 3 credits.

An integrated method of teaching social studies includes history, pivotal events and their cultural impact, economics, anthropology and civics. Social studies is one of DominicanCAonline’s largest subject areas, including 57 courses that cover early North America to today, from wartime to peacetime, depressions and prosperity, and specific classes that focus on African American, Asian American, Mexican American, Native American, Jewish American and Muslim American populations; from 1 to 4 credits.
  • Ethnic Studies

Three online courses pinpoint strategies for helping Teacher Associate/Union Representatives build an educational outreach program; 3 courses, 1 credit each.

Today’s classrooms often include students with learning disabilities, attention disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, and discipline challenges. Enhamce your teaching practices with online courses; 12 courses, 1 to 3 credits.

Dominican Technology courses are designed to give teachers opportunity to develop their knowledge and application of technology tools and practices to effectively deliver relevant and innovative technology-blended learning situations to students. The following course categories follow the professionally recognized ISTE Standards for Students.
  • Collaboration and Communication
Do you know how to build a website for your classroom, use Google Docs, incorporate tablets and/or digital publishing tools in your lesson plans, flip your classroom or create and include video in your teaching? Don’t let the fear of technology set you back. Dominican University of California (DominicanCAonline) offers 32 online courses focused on technology; From 1 to 3 credits.
  • Supporting Core Skills
  • Facilitating the Digital Classroom
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Technology Operations and Concepts

Dominican Technology courses are designed to give teachers opportunity to develop their knowledge and application of technology tools and practices to effectively deliver relevant and innovative technology-blended learning situations to students. The following course categories follow the professionally recognized ISTE Standards for Students.
  • Collaboration and Communication
Do you know how to build a website for your classroom, use Google Docs, incorporate tablets and/or digital publishing tools in your lesson plans, flip your classroom or create and include video in your teaching? Don’t let the fear of technology set you back. Dominican University of California (DominicanCAonline) offers 32 online courses focused on technology; From 1 to 3 credits.
  • Supporting Core Skills
  • Facilitating the Digital Classroom
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Technology Operations and Concepts