Extended Studies for Teachers
Enhance your Educational Career with The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) offers a variety of online teacher recertification courses, graduate degrees, certificates and endorsements for K-12 teachers. Choose from a myriad of programs while studying from any place due to the convenience of online learning.Enhance your educational career with individual courses, a graduate degree, a graduate-level certificate or endorsement from UCCS.
On Campus Courses
Soakin' Up The Rays - Summer 2013 (June 17-July 3, 2013) |
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| A research module that will allow you to investigate the molecular basis of natural selection using radiation, fission yeast and green fluorescence protein. Science educators - adapt these experiments into your science curriculum! | Learn more » | |
| BIOL 5000: Current Topics in Biology Section 601 Class# 20585 |
Six course meetings on Mondays and Thursdays (with the exception of the final meeting on Wednesday, July 3) from 9:00am to 1:00pm. |
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| Earn two (2) graduate credits. Tuition is $999 plus approx. $50 UCCS campus fees. Includes parking at the UCCS campus for all meeting days. |
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On Campus Programs
PPBOCES/UCCS Two Year Alternative Program Teacher-in-Residence |
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| UCCS College of Education partners with Pikes Peak Board of Cooperative Educational Services (PPBOCES) to offer graduate credit for their Teacher in Residence Program (TIRP). This alternative teacher licensure program allows working professionals in other career fields to make a career transition to education. The two-year program allows participants to earn a salary while teaching in a classroom. | Learn more » |
Superintendent Preparation Program |
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| If you already hold a Master's Degree from an accredited institution and a Colorado Principal License, your administrator licensure program will consist of nine semester hours during a one-year intensive. When you complete this program you will be eligible for the Colorado Administrator License. | Learn more » |
National Board Candidacy and Certification |
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| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards® offers a way through the American Council on Education (ACE) for you to earn up to nine (9) credits. Three (3) credits for completed candidacy and six (6) credits for achieving NBPTS Certification. Three (3) additional credits are available for Certification Renewal. | Learn more » |
Online
Online Degrees |
Online Certificates |
Professional Development |
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* Gainful Employment Program |
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (LAS) offers a variety of educational professional development courses to enhance a specific skill or area of study for coachers, teachers and administrators. View LAS Teacher Professional Development Courses » |
Attend a Conference
June 9-11, 2013: The Knapsack Institute: Transforming Teaching and Learning |
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| As our nation becomes increasingly diverse, it is imperative to have the understanding and resources to effectively navigate discussions about diversity and inequality in the classroom and workplace. Race, class, gender and sexuality are highly personal and emotionally-laden subjects. They may evoke a range of responses, from hostility and anger to guilt and depression. The Institute will prepare you to preempt and manage such responses and be better prepared. The name, "The Knapsack Institute" hails from Peggy McIntosh's renowned article, "White privilege and male privilege: A personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in women's studies." |
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June 17-28, 2013: Project Lead The Way Core Training 2013 |
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| Core Training was created to train new teachers on the content of PLTW courses. The training is an intense two week session where teachers absorb the curriculum appropriate to the course they will teach during the school year. The training includes hands on, project-based learning which is a cornerstone of PLTW curriculum in the classroom. | Learn more » |
October 4, 2013: PLTW Conference 2013 |
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| The Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Conference is a professional development conference designed to inform school administrators, teachers, counselors, industry leaders, and others about the PLTW program and provide them information they can utilize to encourage students to enroll in PLTW courses and industry leaders to support such PLTW programs. | Learn more » |
Professional Development for High School Teachers
If your desire is to enhance your students educational experience and give them a jumpstart with their college career, think about participating in CU Succeed or Project Lead the Way (PLTW).
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Project Lead the Way (PLTW) |
| Teach College Credit Courses in High School | Teach Pre-Engineering Courses in High School |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs CU Succeed Program courses are taught in the high school by high school faculty whose education and experience are appropriate for an honorarium appointment in the appropriate department at the UCCS. The high school instructor must possess a Master's degree in the subject they want to teach or a closely related field and appropriate teaching experience to become a UCCS Honorarium Faculty. |
PLTW programs are designed to serve high school students of diverse backgrounds from those already interested in STEM-related fields to those who are more inspired by the application of STEM than they are by traditional mathematics and science courses. UCCS provides quality PLTW summer training for high school teachers, ongoing training, and networking opportunities throughout the school year. ![]() |
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