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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.
Classroom Management Strategies New

EDUO 9360: 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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EDUO 9541: Planning a Math and ELA NGSS Unit

Course Description With the guidance of a course template, teachers will develop a successful Next Generation Science Standard teaching unit. At least one of the lessons will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9821: Success for Everyone – UDL Readiness

This course is temporarily closed for registration. Please check back frequently for course updates and registration re-opening. Course Description: This course will ...

  • 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 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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EDUO 9846: Educational Travel #6

This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study course – whether ...

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EDUO 9845: Educational Travel #5

This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study course – whether ...

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EDUO 9844: Educational Travel #4

This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study course – whether ...

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EDUO 9843: Educational Travel #3

This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study course – whether ...

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EDUO 9842: Educational Travel #2

This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study course – whether ...

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EDUO 9841: Educational Travel

Course Description This Educational Travel program is structured to enable teachers who are creating their own travel plans to develop and carry out their own travel study ...

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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 9579: Neuroplasticity with CCSS in Mind

Discover & Explore the adaptive power of the brain to meet learning challenges. Learn the characteristics of Neuroplasticity and its role in learning.Be introduced to ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $573
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New

EDUO 9973: Launch Into Learning Sciences: How Learning Works

Launch Into Learning Sciences: How Learning Works provides an introduction to the learning sciences for educators and edtech and instructional specialists. Educators will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $74
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EDUO 9840: Teaching Art to Children: Giving Teachers the Tools to Teach Fine Art

Course Introduction Welcome to Teaching Art to Children. This course is designed to help classroom teachers give hands-on fine art lessons to their students. The intent is to ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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EDUO 9832: Into the Gallery – The Museum Experience, II

Course Objectives The purpose of this self-paced class is to encourage teachers to explore the outstanding museums in their area as educational resources to be captured and ...

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

EDUO 9833: Into the Gallery – The Museum Experience, III

Course Objectives The purpose of this self-paced class is to encourage teachers to explore the outstanding museums in their area as educational resources to be captured and ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9838: Academic Expeditions Educational Travel Course (Trip Leaders or Chaperones)

Credit Options Available: 2 or 3 2 Grad Units/Credits = $150, 3 Grad Units/Credits = $225 Registration Instructions* A. Registration for the trip, Academic Expeditions ...

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