Summer 2016 Education MOOCs for you

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

Here are a list of upcoming Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Education hosted by Coursera. You can select one or more of these MOOCs to be part of your mid-year Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 1: Introduction starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 4 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 2: Being a Teacher starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 3: Learners and Learning  starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 4: Curriculum starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 5: Planning for Teaching and L... starts on July 11th,  20l6.

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This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 6: Introduction to Student Ass... starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 7: Being a Professional  starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 8: Developing Relationships starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Commonwealth Education Trust.

Coaching Teachers: Promoting Changes that Stick  starts on July 11th,  20l6.

This Coursera course is 6 weeks long and was developed by the Match Teacher Residency.

ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students starts July 18th, 2016.

This Coursera course was developed by The State University of New York, The University at Buffalo.

e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learnin...  starts July 25th, 2016. This Coursera course was developed by  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

[Irvin Smith]

I would just like to inquire whether the certificates from these courses are recognized by the Ministry of Education.

I would also like to ask the same question for the Udemy site as well. I completed the course that you suggested and I am in the process of completing another.

I am interested in two of the courses and considering paying for the certificate.

Please advise.

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

Hi Irvin, 

            Let me ask someone in the Ministry of Education and and see what they say. I will post what I find out shortly.

Best,

Kathy

[STEPHANIE JASMAIN LIONEL ST.VILL]

Great opportunities here. Thank you for sharing. 

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

No problem! Keep checking back, I will keep posting more resources and opportunities.

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

Hi Irvin,
             I checked. It seems the Ministry of Education will not recognize the Coursera courses. What does this mean? Well it seems to mean that while you can take these courses for your own professional development, the Ministry will not take them into account in evaluating you professionally. 

You may want to rethink paying for the course certificates in light of this information.

Best wishes,

Kathy

[Irvin Smith]

Thank you for your effort and please continue sharing. 

Always nice to have a certificate though. I got one for the Critical Thinking Course.

I will sleep on it. :)

[Priscilla]

Is it a free course? Not sure if I missed that bit of information

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

No problem Irvin,  I am glad I could help. I will continue to share.

Kathy

[Kathy-ann Daniel-Gittens]

Hi Pris,

It is free to take the course. If, however, you want to receive a certificate for taking  the course, then you pay a small fee.

Kathy

[STEPHANIE JASMAIN LIONEL ST.VILL]

OK.. SOUNDS GOOD