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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.

EDUO 9839: Discovery Expeditions Educational Travel Course (Trip Participant or Leader)

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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EDUO 9830: Critical Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9830 Critical Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and Services ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9829: Communicative Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9829 Communicative Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9828: Collaborative Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9828 Collaborative Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9827: Comprehensive Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9827 Comprehensive Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9826: Complex Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9826 Complex Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and Services ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9825: Creative Thinking

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9825 Creative Thinking. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and Services ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9824: Cognitive Transfer

Course Overview Welcome to EDUO 9824 Cognitive Transfer. This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and Services ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9820: Ethnic Sacred Places: Celebrating the Diversity of our Multicultural Communities

Course Description: In the San Joaquin valley, classrooms are comprised of children of immigrants from all over the world, such as the Armenians, Vietnamese, Japanese, German ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9817: Music Appreciation for Teachers

OVERVIEW Discover how focusing on different types of music that exist in the world can enrich lives and learning. Initiate an understanding of music in general by attendin ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9816: Classroom Music Games

This course is designed for teachers to use music in a creative non-threatening way that will reinforce, introduce or review required Common Core Language learning curriculum ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9815: Elementary Classroom Music

OVERVIEW This course is designed to help teachers create a music program that will enhance the classroom environment while adding new dimensions and deeper meaning to ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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EDUO 9814: Drama in the Classroom: Acting Out to Learn

Course Description: The purpose of this class is to use theater arts as one avenue to enhance the teaching act and increase students’ interest in learning. Teachers will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9813: Art is Essential

Collaborate with colleagues in an online discussion as you compare and contrast the rich and diverse cultures of our world. Teaching and learning physical geography through ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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EDUO 9812: Where in the World? Teaching Geography Through Art

Even though technology has enabled our world view to expand, many people are still geographically challenged. Teaching and learning physical geography through art will give ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 3
  • USD $477
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EDUO 9809: Into the Studio: Meet the Artist

Course Description Teachers will have the opportunity to meet artists and to view their works of art during ArtHop, a Fresno community event that occurs every 1st and 3rd ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9808: Mapping & Designing Units of Study, Grades K-5

Course Overview: The goal of this course is to ensure that you can independently and proficiently build or revise a unit map based on a backward design approach. You will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $318
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EDUO 9808: Mapping & Designing Units of Study, Grades 6-12+

Course Overview: The goal of this course is to ensure that you can independently and proficiently build or revise a unit map based on a backward design approach. You will ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 2
  • USD $318
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EDUO 9807: Amazing Space & Science: Astronomy & More!

Course Description This class will provide teachers with the opportunity to learn about educational resources available to teachers and their students at a nearby planetarium ...

  • Semester Credits/Units: 1
  • USD $159
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EDUO 9806: Into the Gallery – The Museum Experience

Course Description 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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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