UW-Barron County offers many non-credit online courses for educators. You will find a few of the courses listed below. For a complete list, visit UW-Barron County’s Online Instruction Center.
This course will show you how to create an exciting and enriching experience for your students. You’ll learn a wide variety of simple, field-tested, and easy to apply techniques that will make the most of the computer in your classroom. In this course, your instructor will work with you to assess your knowledge of computer use and to help you set goals for yourself so that you achieve the highest level of personal benefit from this course. Simple classroom management ideas will help you maximize your classroom time for learning. You’ll also discover powerful ideas and interesting web sites that you can immediately use to enhance your language arts, math, science, and social studies curriculum. You will discover pointers on using email and the Internet effectively to increase your students’ understanding and learning in all content areas.
Fee: $89
Harness the power of the Internet to make your textbooks and lessons come alive! Teach your students how to locate and evaluate Internet resources. Improve the caliber and amount of discussion through the use of e-mail and discussion boards. Learn how to safeguard your students and their personal information while they are using the Internet. The Internet can make teaching easier; this course will show you how.
Fee: $89
Why do some teachers enjoy peaceful, orderly classrooms while others face daily discipline battles? The answer is that some teachers know the secrets to solving discipline problems. This course reveals those secrets and presents a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline.
Fee: $89 apiece
