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Credits (Optional): $165 for 3 credits ($55 per credit) paid directly to University of San Diego, course number 594BA. Payment for credits must be made within 10 days of beginning the course.
This online professional development workshop for social studies teachers will use the eight United Nation Millennium Development Goals as a framework to review the present situation in Eastern Europe. The primary instructor is Dr. Dean Shankle, who is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Moldova, one of the Eastern European countries the course will cover.
What it is and how to get involved
- A 3-credit course presented online by Aretao in collaboration with the University of San Diego.
- Aretao course tuition 150 dollars + 55 dollars per credit to USD at http://usd-online.org/studycourse.aspx.
- Enroll in course 594BA for credits available from University of San Diego.
Benefits
- Discuss challenging issues in a professional forum
- Develop meaningful resources to enrich your teaching
- Receive mentoring to help you with the technology
- Participate on a self-paced, asynchronous time schedule
Topics include these and more!
- Overview of the Millenium Challenge Goals
- Eradicating extreme hunger and poverty and providing education
- Addressing healthcare issues especially for women and children
- Developing economies while achieving environmental sustainability
Course Objectives
This course will enable participants to do the following:
- Demonstrate an enhanced knowledge and understanding of the role of the UN Millennial Development Goals in the changes taking place in Eastern Europe
- Identify how the Goals are impacting and shaping global relationships
- Identify how the Goals are impacting US relationships with Eastern Europe
- Use the knowledge gained in a social studies curriculum
Course Requirements
Participants taking the course for a certificate of 40 hours professional development will be expected to:
- Do the course readings
- Complete five quizzes based on the course readings
- Participate in the course forums by posting at least six substantive posts each week
Participants taking the course for 3 graduate credits from San Diego University will be expected to:
- Do the course readings
- Complete five quizzes based on the course readings
- Participate in the course forums by posting at least six substantive posts each week
- Write a final paper of no fewer than 3,000 words OR write a final paper of no fewer than 2,500 word and create an executive summary PowerPoint presentation of no more than 25 slides.