NDSU DCE Courses

Beginners Open Water Scuba Diving - SSI

2013-05-22T16:13:42+00:00

Beginning level scuba skills for Scuba Schools International (SSI).

Basic ESL: Integrated Skills

2013-05-22T16:13:41+00:00

Intensive integrated skills approach to basic English for novice non-native speakers; emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills needed for academic work. May be repeated. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

Logistics Systems

2013-05-22T16:13:40+00:00

Foundation material critical to establishing effective supply chains in various decision making environments. Topics include inventory theory, forecasting, aggregate planning, and project management. Decision making techniques include linear programming, process flow analysis, and simulation.

American Religious History

2013-05-22T16:13:39+00:00

Introduction to the basic issues in American history including the study of Puritans, immigration, church and state, revivalism, civil and military religion, apocalypticism, and new age religion. Cross-listed with HIST.

Topics In Software Systems

2013-05-22T16:13:39+00:00

Includes an area of computer science not otherwise treated in computer science courses. Varies each time offered. May be repeated.

Theoretical Computer Science I

2013-05-22T16:13:39+00:00

Models of computation, regular expressions, finite automata, Kleene's Theorem, lexical analysis, context-free grammars, pushdown automata, introduction to parsing. Prereq: CSCI 161, 222.

American Religious History

2013-05-22T16:13:38+00:00

See Religious Studies for description.

Jazz Methods and Pedagogy in Music Education

2013-05-22T13:45:36+00:00

Exploration of the historical and creative components of jazz; methodologies for beginning implementation of jazz into the music classroom; and beginning to advanced techniques for performance groups will be identified.

Integrated Senior Project Proposal

2013-05-22T13:45:36+00:00

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students in the International Studies major to develop their Integrative Senior Project in collaboration with their peers and NDSU faculty.

Applied Research Methods

2013-05-22T13:45:35+00:00

This course provides an overview of the scientific model, the philosophy and goals of science, and a detailed study of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Lecture, laboratory. Co-req or Prereq: STAT 330. Cross-listed with COMM and CJ.

Computer Science I

2013-05-22T13:45:34+00:00

Introduction to computer science including problem solving, algorithm development, and structured programming in a high-level language. Emphasis on design, coding, testing, and documentation of programs using accepted standards of style.

Principles of Real Estate

2013-05-22T13:45:33+00:00

Principles and techniques of real estate appraisals, practical application of appraisal principles, and techniques to real property evaluation. Prereq: ECON 201. Cross-listed with BUSN.

ND Dropout Prevention 2013

2013-05-21T17:09:19+00:00

The 5th Annual North Dakota Dropout Prevention Summit will bring educators, administrators, parents, students, business persons, and many others together to address the dropout problem in North Dakota's schools. Participants will hear presentations by national, state, and local experts, will participate in planning sessions to address local dropout issues, and will learn techiques and practices from each other. Participants wil also explore issues of school and life readiness for our state's youth.

Partners in the planning, promotion, and execution of the summit includethe Governor's office, the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, the North Dakota Council of Education Leaders, the North Dakota Schools Boards Association, the Department of Public Instruction, Midcontinent Research for Education and Learning, and the North Dakota Association Foundation.

Session topics for the North Dakota Imagination Library Summit will include:

Measuring program success
Fundras
Involving the community.
Alternative schools and survey.
Online learning.
Homelessness among oil patch students.

Twitter 101 eCourse

2013-05-20T20:04:47+00:00

Leveraging Web 2.0 tools is a powerful learning strategy in the 21st Century. But how do you choose the right tool that will enhance classroom learning and not be an afterthought or add on? This course is part of the Web 2.0 Tools Series, which will address the relationship between content, pedagogy, and technology while covering the nuts and bolts of each tool and how to use each within the context of your classroom. This course will focus on how to use Twitter as an educational professional and classroom educator.

Google Docs 101 eCourse

2013-05-20T19:40:17+00:00

Leveraging Web 2.0 tools is a powerful learning strategy in the 21st Century. But how do you choose the right tool that will enhance classroom learning and not be an afterthought or add on? This course is part of the Web 2.0 Tools Series, which will address the relationship between content, pedagogy, and technology while covering the nuts and bolts of each tool and how to use each within the context of your classroom. In this two-week eCourse educators will learn how-to create engaging and collaborative lessons with Google Docs. Participants will also explore how Google Docs can be used for professional use.

Creative 21st Century Lesson Plans

2013-05-20T19:33:41+00:00

For the busy educator, the Make & Take Lesson Plans eCourse will make the most of your time. This eCourse will kick off with a live webinar (archived versions will also be available) led by an experienced educator and/or school leader. You will be provided with a wealth of information and creative ideas for how to implement and develop effective 21^st Century Lesson Plans. Supplemental materials, readings and samples will be provided in an online virtual community space.

Blogging 101 eCourse

2013-05-20T19:20:32+00:00

Leveraging Web 2.0 tools is a powerful learning strategy in the 21st Century. But how do you choose the right tool that will enhance classroom learning and not be an afterthought or add on? This course is part of the Web 2.0 Tools Series, which will address the relationship between content, pedagogy, and technology while covering the nuts and bolts of each tool and how to use each within the context of your classroom. This course will focus on how to use blogging as an educational professional and classroom educator.

Positive Relationships: Opening the Doors to Learning

2013-05-15T16:09:12+00:00

This course designed to lay groundwork of why there is the need for strong relationships between teacher and student and teacher and home in order for optimal learning to occur. Once the groundwork is set, we look at the many ways which relationships can be nurtured to make sure they are deeply engrained in the culture of the learning situation. With a little bit of planning and some strategic communications, keeping the lines between home, school and students open is a piece of cake.

Motivating & Challenging All Students

2013-05-15T15:50:14+00:00

This workshop is designed to provide teachers with the knowledge and strategies to improve their skills in motivation and challenging students to do their best; thus improving student achievement. The purpose of this course is to introduce the importance of the often-overlooked learning strategy: motivation and then to offer strategies and activities to enable teachers to successfully incorporate motivational theory practices into their instruction and relationships with students.

Writing Strategies for Your 6-12 Classroom

2013-05-15T15:18:28+00:00

This course is designed to help the classroom teacher use writing strategies that will help their students become more critical thinkers and more confident in themselves as writers. These strategies will prepare students for the writing they will do in school, and for the writing they will do in their lives outside of school.

College or Prison

2013-05-15T15:03:27+00:00

Black males are at high risk for social and academic failure. This class will educate professional staff and administrators on the real facts and best practices for educating and keeping males out of trouble in today’s society. This class will present statistic data and provide new evidence based on practices for improving male school interest and academic performance. This class will teach you how to give black boys their best chance to go to college and be successful and avoid the pipeline prison.

Training Educators in Student Trauma

2013-05-14T17:52:35+00:00

Training Educators in Student Trauma is a course designed to help the educator as a whole. The topics discussed will touch on many aspects that are involved with working in the field of education. Whether you are an administrator or classroom teacher, there are key pieces of information we will provide to help you experience greater success while working with students dealing with trauma.

Training Educators in Stress & Wellness

2013-05-14T16:43:52+00:00

Training Educators in Stress and Wellness is a course designed to help the educator as a whole. The topics discussed will touch on many aspects that are involved with working in the field of education. Whether you are an administrator or classroom teacher, there are key pieces of information we will provide to help you experience greater success while working with students. Many times the educator, as a person, is forgotten. New requirements, obligations, demands, stress...all of these can take a significant toll on a person. By utilizing best practice techniques, we can help the educator feel better and more productive in their work.

Be Fit 2 Learn!

2013-05-13T21:57:17+00:00

Be Fit 2 Learn is a 2 day workshop meant for all staff in a school setting. This workshop will provide a format where participants will experience, first hand, activities that integrate academics, physical activity, and music into a fun learning environment for teachers and students. We will show you ways to integrate activity into your day to promote your wellness policy of 60 minutes of activity a day for all students. The opportunities that hold promise include before and after school activities, recess and noon duties, hallway time, and classroom physical activity to engage your students with a challenge to participate in learning activities centered on brain based principles and physical activity. Participants will receive the tool kit needed to implement all activities provided to challenge their student's minds and bodies. The activities are designed with the content standards and benchmarks and they are all aligned with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The activities are designed to help students learn and practice what the students should know and be able to do and are developmentally appropriate to allow for individual differentiated learning styles.

Reading Was…What Happened?

2013-05-07T20:29:59+00:00

Reading has changed with our students' needs. Comprehension is losing ground but not importance, ways to combat are out there!! Book reports are still important, style has and needs to be changed.

Managing Disruptive Behaviors

2013-05-07T19:56:57+00:00

Behavior problems are exhibited by special needs as well as regular students at all ages and grade levels. Two specific types of behavior problems, inappropriate classroom behaviors and poor study skills, will addressed in this class. Identification clues, behavior problem assessment techniques, and strategies for managing behavior will be presented.

Behaviors that impede social interaction with peers and teachers, interfere with classroom instruction, or endanger others are considered classroom conduct problems. Study skill problems are considered those p behaviors that interfere with the student's academic performance and/or the teacher's ability to assess academic progress typical study skill problems are poor attention during group instruction and class discussion, failure to follow directions, incomplete assignments and poor management of study time. Techniques for assessing social-emotional and study skill problems, strategies for managing problem behaviors, and fostering understanding of students with disruptive behavior will be covered.

The Red River, a Women’s Weekend

2013-05-07T16:07:45+00:00

Participants will utilize a female only weekend of canoeing and camping to acquire: 1) knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the Red River of the North, 2) the fundamentals of water quality monitoring through hands on activities, 3) exposure to the history of the basin through a storytelling format.

Got Skills? Common Core Beyond ELA & Mathematics K-12

2013-05-07T14:01:39+00:00

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are taking the education world by storm - are you ready? Although much attention is focused on English/Language Arts and Math standards within the CCSS, all educators must be aware of the skills highlighted and measured in this almost-national initiative. This course will break down seven key proficiencies into sets of skills, providing examples and instructional format for infusing CCSS skills into all disciplines and grade levels. Educators will focus on skills most applicable for their content and students, and will design lessons and activities supporting and incorporating the common core. Coursework will also focus on timely issues surrounding CCSS in its many facets. This course will serve as an invaluable resource to help your students meet the skills required for CCSS compliance

Digital Citizenship

2013-05-06T20:27:30+00:00

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Resistance to Relationship: NHA for Tweens & Teens

2013-05-01T20:05:22+00:00

This course will explore using the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA) as a social emotional curriculum in the classroom to build inner wealth with the tween and teenager. These youth, especially ones with challenging behaviors can be led from opposition to success. Participants will immediately learn precise tools related to the three stands within the NHA to use in their classroom. Participants will be given practical ideas and implementation tools to propel towards success with this approach.

ND Geographic Alliance Summer Institute 2013

2013-05-01T15:05:01+00:00

North Dakota is a place which is part of a kaleidoscope of regions, ever changing in spatial patterns and connections locally, regionally, statewide, nationally, continentally, and globally. Because of these changes, this five-day, three-credit workshop has three themes. The first facet of the workshop for one-third of the three credits is how the regional exploration of North Dakota as a place must be in the context of the updated and revised National Geography Standards (2012), the 2009 Skills Map for Geography Initiative in geospatial technologies, and the national work on Common Core in social studies and STEM. The second facet of the workshop for the next third of the three credits is promoting curriculum development with more attention to issues of human-environment interaction through using geospatial technologies. There will be hands-on practice of classroom integration of the 2009 Skills Map for Geography Initiative in geospatial technologies and the national work on Common Core in social studies and STEM. The third facet of the workshop for the final one-third of the credit will emphasize field work and applications of historical geography. Central to this facet of the five-day workshop will be usage of the State Historical Society of North Dakota traveling exhibit, “Discovering North Dakota: 250 Years of Mapping”. This and related materials will help participants will learn how cartography and related map-making has changed to record the kaleidoscope of regions of the Peace Garden State. Thus, by combining a mixture of hands-on activities with different types of mapping to a set of inter-connected learning modules about the state’s historical geography and participating in this type of face-to-face setting there will be the best use of the instructional strategies that gives the most flexibility to teachers in preparing end-products for incorporation into their own classrooms. Woven together through the five-day workshop, these three facets will be the vehicle in which North Dakota Studies will be transformed in a kaleidoscope fashion to be a an integrative way of using geography to study North Dakota as a place this is part of an ever-changing set of spatial connections within the state and outside the state in time and space.

Eckroth Music Clinic 2013

2013-04-24T14:57:14+00:00

Please join us to hear this year's best new music, hand-picked by our experienced staff, and presented by professional clinicians who can relate to you and your needs.

Jumpstart your music program.
Find materials for the entire school year and take them with you.
Meet nationally known and recognized music education specialists.
Share ideas with colleagues.
Enjoy complimentary lunches and an evening social.
Take advantage of the graduate credit programs.

Beginners Open Water Scuba Diving - SSI

2013-04-19T15:30:00+00:00

Beginning level scuba skills for Scuba Schools International (SSI).

Obesity Across the Lifespan

2013-04-19T15:30:00+00:00

This course emphasizes obesity in a population from childhood to the adult with attention to the impact of obese conditions on disease development throughout the life cycle.

Canine Health Management

2013-04-19T15:30:00+00:00

This course introduces the student to learning through a case-based approach to canine disease. Case material highlights canine health problems seen in the Midwest. Case questions encourage students to think about disease prevention, management and eradication. Prereq: ANSC 114 and VETS 135.

Basic ESL: Integrated Skills

2013-04-19T15:29:59+00:00

English for Non-Native Speakers:Intermediate Grammar & Writing I

2013-04-19T15:29:59+00:00

Grammar, usage, syntax, and extensive work with sentence and paragraph structure, stressing unity, and coherence. Emphasis on skills required for academic work. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation

English for Non-Native Speakers:Intermediate Grammar/Writing II

2013-04-19T15:29:58+00:00

Extended practice in grammar, usage, syntax, and work with paragraph and essay structure. Emphasis on skills needed for academic work. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

Logistics Systems

2013-04-19T15:29:58+00:00

Classroom Management for Diverse Learners

2013-04-19T15:29:58+00:00

Teacher candidates develop a plan to establish an effective management system encompassing the total classroom environment. {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see EDUC 486.}

Network Security

2013-04-19T15:29:58+00:00

Cryptography and its application to network and operating system security; authentication; email, web, IP, and wireless security; firewalls and intrusion detection techniques; security threats and countermeasures; legal and ethical issues. Prereq: CSCI 222, 659, C/C++ or JAVA. {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see CSCI 469.}

Network Security

2013-04-19T15:29:58+00:00

Cryptography and its application to network and operating system security; authentication; email, web, IP, and wireless security; firewalls and intrusion detection techniques; security threats and countermeasures; legal and ethical issues. Prereq: CSCI 222, 459, C/C++ or JAVA. {Also offered for graduate credit - see CSCI 669.}

Principles of Internet Web-Based Design

2013-04-19T15:29:57+00:00

This course aims to orient students to Web concepts, design, presentation, and evaluation. Prereq: CSCI 114 or 116

General Biology II

2013-04-19T15:29:57+00:00

An introduction to the biology of living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environments. Examples primarily involve plants and animals, but include other groups of organisms as well.

American Religious History

2013-04-19T15:29:57+00:00

Theoretical Computer Science I

2013-04-19T15:29:56+00:00

Models of computation, regular expressions, finite automata, Kleene's Theorem, lexical analysis, context-free grammars, pushdown automata, introduction to parsing. Prereq: CSCI 161, 222.

Construction Cost Estimating

2013-04-19T15:29:56+00:00

This course provides an advanced discussion of quantity takeoffs; labor, materials, equipment, and overhead costs; profit; and bidding strategies for construction projects. Prereq: CM&E 380. S {{Also offered for undergraduate credit - see CM&E 411.}

American Religious History

2013-04-19T15:29:56+00:00

See Religious Studies for description.

Sociology Of Aging

2013-04-19T15:29:56+00:00

Examination of sociological perspectives on aging. Topics include social theories of aging, retirement, long-term care, chronic illness, and death. {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see SOC 440.}

Classroom Management for Diverse Learners

2013-04-19T15:29:55+00:00

Teacher candidates develop a plan to establish an effective management system encompassing the total classroom environment. Prereq: EDUC 321, 322, admission to School of Education. {Also offered for graduate credit - see EDUC 686.}

Masters Thesis

2013-04-19T15:29:55+00:00

Ichthyology

2013-04-19T15:29:55+00:00

Biology and taxonomy of fishes. Prereq: BIOL 151, 151L. F (even years) {Also offered for graduate credit - see ZOO 652.}

Sociology Of Aging

2013-04-19T15:29:55+00:00

Examination of sociological perspectives on aging. Topics include social theories of aging, retirement, long-term care, chronic illness, and death.{Also offered for graduate credit - see SOC 640.}

First Aid and CPR

2013-04-19T15:29:54+00:00

Successful course completion leads to American Red Cross CPR certification for adult, child, and infant AED certification for the adult and child; and First Aid involving a variety of emergency situations. Restricted to Exercise Science, Physical Education, Health Education, Sport and Recreation Leadership, Radiologic Sciences and Respiratory Care.

Jazz Methods and Pedagogy in Music Education

2013-04-19T14:50:29+00:00

Quantitative Methods in Developmental Science

2013-04-19T14:50:28+00:00

This course is an introduction to quantitative methods commonly used in research in developmental and family science. Areas covered will include basic univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis, including appropriate software, interpretation of results, and reading and writing technical research reports. Prereq: Graduate standing in HDFS or Developmental Science.

Language Use in Writing for ESL I

2013-04-19T14:50:28+00:00

Advanced English grammar forms and essay composition for ESL. Focuses on the production and control of grammatical sentences in written communication, with emphasis on skills needed for academic work. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

Language Use in Writing for ESL II

2013-04-19T14:50:28+00:00

A continuation of LANG 107. Focuses on production and control of grammatical structures in written communication. Emphasis on skills required for academic work. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

Field Experience

2013-04-19T14:50:27+00:00

International Disasters

2013-04-19T14:50:27+00:00

Impacts of natural and human-made disasters on industrialized and developing societies; relief and reconstruction post-disaster programs. {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see SOC 443.}

International Disasters

2013-04-19T14:50:27+00:00

Impacts of natural and human-made disasters on industrialized and developing societies; relief and reconstruction post-disaster programs. {Also offered for graduate credit - see SOC 643.}

Computer Science I

2013-04-19T14:50:26+00:00

English for Non-Native Speakers: Oral Skills

2013-04-19T14:50:26+00:00

Intensive instruction in speaking and listening skills required for successful completion of university work by speakers of English as a second language (ESL). May be repeated. Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

English for Non-Native Speakers: Vocabulary/Reading

2013-04-19T14:50:26+00:00

Intensive instruction in vocabulary and reading skills required for successful completion of university work by speakers of English as a second language (ESL). Does not satisfy any requirements for graduation.

Ethics

2013-04-19T14:50:25+00:00

Overview of different types of approaches to ethical dilemmas such as theistic ethics, naturalistic ethics, and situational ethics. Covers the ethical issues confronted in personal, public, and professional life. Cross-listed with RELS.

Principles of Real Estate

2013-04-19T14:50:25+00:00

Principles and techniques of real estate appraisals, practical application of appraisal principles, and techniques to real property evaluation. Prereq: ECON 201. Cross-listed with BUSN.

Choral Music Symposium

2013-04-16T14:06:08+00:00

The NDSU Choral Music Symposium is a 3-day event that will focus on the choral music and traditions of North, Central, and South America. The focus of the symposium will be the choral repertoire of the Americas and the cultural and social influences that have guided the development of this music. Another aspect of the symposium will be the discussion of what the choral traditions have in common, and what makes each of the choral traditions unique and representative of its respective culture.

On-Line Videos for Teaching & Learning

2013-04-10T17:13:41+00:00

Social media is causing a giant shift in the world of education, if we choose to embrace the change. Youtube, Ted Talks and Kahn Academy have thousands of videos you can use in your classroom to reinforce, inspire, review, quiz, self-direct, supplement, annotate and more. This is a skill that helps students move from knowledge to critical-thinking and finding answers on their own. This course exposes teachers to new ideas and examines ways to tap into what others have already which is easily brought into the classroom.

Implementing iPad Apps

2013-04-10T15:28:10+00:00

iPads are a great tool for the classroom as long as we embrace the technology with the correct perspective. Often teachers find a great new whiz bang gadget or software and try to “fit” the new technology into their classroom. The old square block in a round hole approach. Where the correct approach is defining your problem or area of concern and finding a tool that meets those needs. In this course we begin by looking at a need and then learning how to research, evaluate and implement apps in your classroom.

Book Study: White Like Me

2013-04-10T14:12:00+00:00

Being among the most prominent anti-racists writers, critics and educators, a courageous and articulate Tim Wise exposes White Privilege for what it really is –A Social Injustice. Join him “The White Version” of best-selling author and Professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University, Wise uses his privilege to inform others of the injustices of people of color in your communities. His reflections are honest, historical, and real. Join us as we embrace Reflections on Race From a Privileged Son.

Teaching Vocabulary

2013-04-10T14:01:25+00:00

This course is designed to familiarize teachers with the latest research in vocabuary and vocabulary teaching methods. Learn how to choose the right words to teach. Learn how to choose the best word game or activity to present target vocabulary words to your class. Learn how to develop a vocabulary study that will incite enthusiasim for lexical learning in your students.

Astronomy, Stars, Planets, and Extrasolar Planets

2013-04-09T20:42:50+00:00

We will be in a digital planetarium learning about the solar system, our Earth, Moon, Sun, and planets. We will explore other worlds and extrasolar systems along with constellations and other galaxies. IPads will be used.

Using Real Data in the Math Classroom

2013-04-09T19:04:05+00:00

Real-world data are a glimpse into a complex story that involves much more detail than the numbers would suggest. In this course we want students to look "behind the scenes" by organizing, representing and analyzing these data. Technology is central to this task, both as a source of data and as a tool for data analysis. Technology tools and web-based materials provide important ways for math educators to meet key NCTM and ISTE standards that emphasize problem solving and making connections between mathematics, other disciplines and the real world. This workshop will explore a range of web-based resources and exemplary projects which utilize technology to support these goals. Participants will learn how to find sources of real data on the Web and explore how technology tools such as spreadsheets can help students analyze, visualize and make sense of these data. Participants will complete the course with a collection of resources and beginning project ideas that serve their curricular goals.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Made Easy

2013-04-09T18:34:04+00:00

This comprehensive instructional course provides educators and administrators proven methods to implement Common Core requirements into daily classroom practices, easily and efficiently. This course also provides an understanding of how to use Common Core guidelines for dramatic improvement of instruction and greater student performance.

This course helps teachers by address the question of what should instruction look like with the common core standards? How is it different? How is it the same? This course provides extensive classroom video footage illustrating how the Common Core State Standards and Standards for Mathematical Practices can work together to help students master mathematical concepts.

This interactive course is designed for job-embedded learning and practical classroom application using our virtual lesson study process. This virtual lesson study environment will help facilitate the process for teachers to better incorporate the instructional practices outlined within the Common Core This comprehensive instructional course provides educators and administrators proven methods to implement Common Core requirements into daily classroom practices, easily and efficiently. This course also provides an understanding of how to use Common Core guidelines for dramatic improvement of instruction and greater student performance.

Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard

2013-04-04T18:12:07+00:00

This course offers a complete beginning to end review of developing to implementing effective anti-bullying policy. It provides current research in the factors and myths that create a bully/victim relationship. Throughout the course, you will compile strategies and resources to combat bullying. You will also examine reporting procedures and requirements for both students and school personnel. Finally, you will create lessons or tools that help students develop healthy relationships.

NDGA Summer Institute: Water, Climate Change & ND Economic Landscapes

2013-04-04T16:08:20+00:00

Introduction of the 2012 National Geography Standards includes promoting curriculum with more attention to issues of human-environment interaction. Also, today’s geographic education specialists are calling for even more classroom integration of the 2009 Skills Map for Geography Initiative in geospatial technologies and the national work on Common Core in social studies and STEM. The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants of the NDGA Summer Institute with both theoretical understandings of new interpretations of human-environment interaction vis-à-vis the new edition of the National Geography Standards plus practical experience in using aspects of geospatial technologies and field work for immediate inclusion into the K-12 social studies, geography, and earth science curricula. Particular emphasis will be placed upon this topic relative to Grades 4, 8, 10, and 12 which are crucial benchmark grades for NAEP as well as college entrance.

This is one of four separate credit offerings for participants of the NDGA Summer Institute.

NDGA Summer Institute: Mapping ND in the Past, Present & the Future

2013-04-04T15:59:20+00:00

Using the State Historical Society of North Dakota traveling exhibit, “Discovering North Dakota: 250 Years of Mapping”, as its focus, participants will learn how cartography and related map-making has changed to record the kaleidoscope of regions of the Peace Garden State. Thus, by combining a mixture of hands-on activities with different types of mapping to a set of inter-connected learning modules about the state’s historical geography, this evening-oriented course during the NDGA Summer Institute will allow teachers to have time between sessions to reflect upon what they have learned before then finishing the course in an online environment that includes Google Earth. Participating in this type of face-to-face setting and having online follow-up maximizes the best use of the instructional strategies and gives the most flexibility to teachers in preparing end-products for incorporation into their own classrooms.

This is one of four separate credit offerings for participants of the NDGA Summer Institute.

NDGA Summer Institute: Diversity of ND Regional Kaleidoscope

2013-04-03T20:46:20+00:00

This is a three-part blended event which has two sessions that are face-to-face during the NDGA Summer Institute with the third piece being follow-up through using an online platform to promote better understanding of the changing “face” of North Dakota. Its purpose is to give a geographic perspective to the immigration stories of “traditional” immigrants (largely northwestern European and Slavic) and “non-traditional” immigrants (increasingly from the Developing World). Having such a spatial viewpoint will give participants insight into the changes occurring in the demographics of North Dakota and how such population shifts are reflected on the cultural landscape of the Peace Garden State.

This is one of four separate credit offerings for participants of the NDGA Summer Institute.

NDGA Summer Institute: National Geography Standards 2.0

2013-04-03T20:34:20+00:00

The 1994 National Geography Standards have been updated and revised in 2012 such that more attention is being given to the 2009 Skills Map for Geography Initiative in geospatial technologies and the national work on Common Core in social studies and STEM. The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants attending the NDGA Summer Institute with both theoretical understandings of the second edition of the National Geography Standards plus practical experience in using aspect of geospatial technologies for immediate inclusion into the K-12 social studies, geography, and earth science curricula. Particular emphasis will be placed upon this topic relative to Grades 4, 8, 10, and 12.

This is one of four separate credit offerings for participants of the NDGA Summer Institute.

NESC Common Core PLCs Spring 2013

2013-04-02T19:41:59+00:00

This course was established for the purpose of developing regional Professional Learning Communities for the study of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This is open to teachers in grades preschool through 12 and in the Math, English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Counseling/Career Advising content areas. All teachers will receive instruction on the CCSS for Math and English Language Arts, with in-depth study of CCSS content, application strategies and resources, and assessment.

Productive Group Work

2013-04-02T18:52:49+00:00

Collaborative group work is a necessary part of good teaching and is proven to be a powerful learning strategy. By aligning research-based principles with practical classroom techniques, productive group work engages students by providing them with content and opportunities to develop their understanding as they move to independent learning. Productive cooperative learning also provides teachers the time to spend with students in need of additional instruction by placing the responsibility on the student and developing student competence and independence.

In order for students to be part of a knowledgeable, responsible, and caring group, they must be motivated to learn, to understand risks and opportunities, and to appreciate the needs and concerns of others. This course provides a practical guide to help students establish high quality social and emotional interactions, which enables them to be effective in all aspects of their lives, especially in school.

By combining social and emotional guidelines for educators with specific strategies to engage students, build teamwork, and promote understanding this course explains how to create the right circumstances for group learning so that students build on one another’s understanding and end up knowing more than they would have working alone.

Effective Communication

2013-04-02T17:46:11+00:00

Teachers require experience in communication theory and an understanding of the basics of communication: questioning, reflecting, listening, focusing, and influencing scaffold solid communication skills to effective teaching. Communication is an important part of teaching. Effective communication with students increases rapport and motivates students. Communicating appropriately increases both basic skills and higher level thinking skills as well as student achievement. Successful communication with parents and guardians ensures the best possible education for students. Practical and proper communication with colleagues and the public is essential as well. Teachers must develop an ability to discern and to respond sensitively to nonverbal messages used in a communicative transaction, rhetorical skills and delivery of specific knowledge and skills, and grounding in group discussion skills and collaborative practices. This interdisciplinary course attends to both the theoretical and the practical aspects involved in the communicative act, since communication is the very core of teaching. Communicating with students, parents and guardians, staff and the public all play an important role in the education of our students. The major purpose of this course is to focus on one of the most neglected aspects of teacher training thorough preparation in the diverse communication skills that are needed by good teachers in today's schools.

Spring Math Conference 2013

2013-04-02T15:30:06+00:00

The Times They Are A Changing is the 2013 instance of the annual spring conference of the North Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The 2-day conference features 4 two-hour workshops for participants in each of the following four grade bands: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Friday evening features a banquet at which there is a speaker. Saturday's sessions include four hours of sectionals that are each 1 or 2 hours in length. There are also a keynote speaker and exhibits featured on Saturday.

Key Technology Strategies

2013-04-01T20:19:05+00:00

Technology integration has an impact on student learning when essential conditions are in place in the classroom and in teacher preparation. This course is designed to assist teachers on how to effectively incorporate technology into their curriculum by making the connection between effective research-based instructional strategies and the technologies that support them. The research behind these strategies will be examined. Using four planning questions for instruction, this course will guide teachers in aligning their curriculum, instruction, and assessment with the most appropriate and effective technologies. As pedagogy shifts from static, text-based learning to teacher as a facilitator of collaborative learning, new standards for teacher behaviors and responsibilities will be required. These standards called the NETS will be identified and applied to a teacher's professional growth.

Global Leader Experience

2013-03-27T16:47:22+00:00

This course presents students with the opportunity to experience the essential leadership competencies needed in a global environment. This course may be repeated up to three times to experience different global locations. Prereq: LEAD 305 with a grade of B or better.

Dietary and Herbal Supplements

2013-03-27T16:47:22+00:00

Explore the safety and efficacy of botanical/herbal and dietary supplements in health applications including dietary supplementation in the prevention and treatment of chronic illness. Prereq: BIOL 220, 221.

Foodservice Systems within Healthcare

2013-03-27T16:47:22+00:00

A comprehensive review of today's health care institutions and their response to the economic, social/ethical, political/legal, technological, and ecological environments. Prereq: must be enrolled in the GPIDEA HNES: Option in Dietetics.

Global Consumer Analysis

2013-03-27T16:47:21+00:00

This course focuses on consumer behavior theories and concepts as applied to global apparel/textiles and hospitality industries. With a base in social science and marketing research, this course provides a comprehensive analysis of today's consumer in apparel/textiles and hospitality industries. Prereq: ADHM 140 or 171; PSYC 111.

Introduction to Policing

2013-03-27T16:47:21+00:00

This course provides an overview of the purpose and function of the police in the United States.

Management Control Systems

2013-03-27T16:47:21+00:00

Study of the role of cost management analysts in the design, implementation, and use of management control systems. Prereq: ACCT 320.

Applied Research Methods

2013-03-27T16:47:20+00:00

Wellness and Aging

2013-03-27T16:47:20+00:00

Study of wellness in the later years with a focus on the positive aspects of aging and the contributions of elders in society including emphases on research, theory, and wellness resources.

Criminalization

2013-03-27T16:47:20+00:00

Analysis of historical and contemporary developments in the functions of police and courts. Focuses on societal, inter- and intra-organization contexts. Prereq: CJ/POLS 325 and admission to the Criminal Justice professional program. {Also offered for graduate credit - see CJ 760.}

Multimodal Education Delivery Systems

2013-03-27T16:47:20+00:00

Examines theoretical underpinnings, instructional design models, and programmatic approaches to effective planning, design, organization, evaluation and management in multimodal education delivery systems. Prereq: Admission to doctoral program.

Management Control Systems

2013-03-27T16:47:19+00:00

Study of the role of cost management analysts in the design, implementation, and use of management control systems. Prereq: ACCT 320. Restricted to College of Business professional major or minor, Jr or Sr classification, and a 2.50 minimum NDSU grade point average. {Also offered for graduate credit - see ACCT 640.}

Evaluation of Engineering Data

2013-03-27T16:47:19+00:00

Design of engineering experiments and evaluations, curve fitting, regression, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, Taguchi methods in engineering design. Coreq: MATH 166. F, S {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see IME 460.}

Evaluation of Engineering Data

2013-03-27T16:47:19+00:00

Reading In The Content Area

2013-03-27T16:47:19+00:00

Introduction to the relevance and need for incorporating reading and developing reading skills in middle and high school classrooms.

International Management

2013-03-27T16:47:18+00:00

Focused on management challenges associated with business activity across national boundaries. Development of management skills for global contexts. Prereq: MGMT 320. {Also offered for undergraduate credit - see MGMT 440.}

International Management

2013-03-27T16:47:18+00:00

Focused on management challenges associated with business activity across national boundaries. Development of management skills for global contexts. Prereq: MGMT 320. Restricted to College of Business professional major or minor, Jr or Sr classification, and a 2.50 minimum NDSU grade point average.{Also offered for graduate credit - see MGMT 640.}