Need help with online courses for teachers

Tenor CS · 12-12-2008, 06:23 PM

I would contact your local community colleges. Ask them if they have an "Educator Preparation Institute" or a similar sounding program.

I live near Orlando and am currently involved in the EPI at Valencia Community College. They have hybrid (meet once a week and do online assignments) and pure online courses. I doubt many would have go-at-your-own-pace, though. In my case, each course is 8 weeks long.

Website for reference: www.valenciacc.edu/epi

Hope this helps.

I'm a teacher too, didn't major in Education though, and am in a similar situation to your wife - needing to take courses to complete my certificate.

12-12-2008, 08:04 PM

Try Western Governors University. www.wgu.edu They have a teachers college and they are fully accredited and reasonably priced. I got my BS from their technology school and an MBA from their business school. PM me if you want details.

Clampdown · 12-13-2008, 07:24 AM

I am a hs teacher and most counties where I live have deals worked out with local colleges that offer a program for new and current teachers. I would check out the online resources from your county and they should point you in the right direction.

Personal side, I went to George Washington University, and part of my program was working in a school for a year and taking the decided courses. Because I was working in the school almost all of my classes were paid for by the county, thereby saving me almost 30k and I finished with a Masters in Education. So do some research into the local offers and you could save yourself a ton of money.

jledou · 12-15-2008, 09:00 AM

Thank you all for the help and suggestions. She ended up finding a place through Eastern Oregon University and it was fully accredited. She needed this for her continuing education credits. I will keep all of these in my back pocket.

We just have to hope now that all of the timing works out for getting her license renewed.

12-12-2008, 06:23 PM	#1
Tenor CS Feeling Better! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Christian Location: Davenport, FL (near Orlando) Posts: 717 Trading: (2)	Re: Need help with online courses for teachers I would contact your local community colleges. Ask them if they have an "Educator Preparation Institute" or a similar sounding program. I live near Orlando and am currently involved in the EPI at Valencia Community College. They have hybrid (meet once a week and do online assignments) and pure online courses. I doubt many would have go-at-your-own-pace, though. In my case, each course is 8 weeks long. Website for reference: www.valenciacc.edu/epi Hope this helps. I'm a teacher too, didn't major in Education though, and am in a similar situation to your wife - needing to take courses to complete my certificate. __________________ When the world itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

12-12-2008, 08:04 PM	#2
ridmaster Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Need help with online courses for teachers Try Western Governors University. www.wgu.edu They have a teachers college and they are fully accredited and reasonably priced. I got my BS from their technology school and an MBA from their business school. PM me if you want details.

12-13-2008, 07:24 AM	#3
Clampdown I Cut Like a Buffalo Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brian Location: Noneya Posts: 868 Trading: (12)	Re: Need help with online courses for teachers I am a hs teacher and most counties where I live have deals worked out with local colleges that offer a program for new and current teachers. I would check out the online resources from your county and they should point you in the right direction. Personal side, I went to George Washington University, and part of my program was working in a school for a year and taking the decided courses. Because I was working in the school almost all of my classes were paid for by the county, thereby saving me almost 30k and I finished with a Masters in Education. So do some research into the local offers and you could save yourself a ton of money.

12-15-2008, 09:00 AM	#4
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,246 Trading: (27)	Re: Need help with online courses for teachers Thank you all for the help and suggestions. She ended up finding a place through Eastern Oregon University and it was fully accredited. She needed this for her continuing education credits. I will keep all of these in my back pocket. We just have to hope now that all of the timing works out for getting her license renewed.