Ed2Go for Credit
Valley City State University offers graduate professional development credit in conjunction with Ed2Go online classes. Only select courses from the Ed2Go catalog can be used to earn graduate professional development credits. A grade of 70% or higher must be earned to receive an “S” (Satisfactory) grade for credit. Please see the list below.
*Self-Guided courses cannot be used for credit*
How to Get Started
Simply sign up through the Ed2Go online catalog for one or more of the classes listed below. The total price below reflects the cost of the course and graduate professional development credit combined. See the online catalog for more information.
| Class Name | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A to Z Grant Writing (1 credit) | Learn how to research and develop relationships with potential funding sources, organize grant writing campaigns, and prepare proposals. | $135.00 |
| A to Z Grant Writing II - Beyond the Basics (1 credit) | Sharpen your grant research skills, write the most important sections of grant applications, and learn the types of grants available. | $135.00 |
| Advanced Grant Proposal Writing (1 credit) | Gain a full understanding of the criteria funders use to determine whether your grant proposal gets funded or rejected | $140.00 |
| Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners (1 credit) | Learn how to create your very own blog and podcast using the tools that you already have a available on your computer. | $135.00 |
| Common Core Standards for English Language Arts K-5 (1 credit) | Gain confidence in applying the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language) to the K-5 classroom. | $135.00 |
| Content Literacy: Grades 6-12 (1 credit) | Learn practical strategies for incorporating reading, writing, and the other literacy skills outlined in the Common Core State Standards into your content area for Adolescent | $135.00 |
| Creating a Classroom Website (1 credit) | Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher. | $135.00 |
| Creating Classroom Centers (1 credit) | Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time. | $135.00 |
| Creating the Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Success (1 credit) | In this professional development course for teachers, you will get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day--learning proven strategies that turn diversity into opportunity. | $135.00 |
| Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom (1 credit) | Improve your ability to reach diverse learners with real-world examples from elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. | $135.00 |
| Differentiating K-12 Assessments (1 credit) | Learn effective strategies for differentiating your assessments and empowering every student in your class to succeed. | $135.00 |
| Empowering Students With Disabilities (1 credit) | Explore common disabilities you'll encounter in the classroom and master techniques for promoting academic, behavioral, and social skills in students with special needs. | $135.00 |
| Enhancing Language Development in Childhood (1 credit) | Enrich the lives of your children by learning fun and natural ways to help them become proficient speakers and thinkers. | $135.00 |
| Get Assertive! (1 credit) | Find out how you can stop others from intimidating you or treating you poorly. | $135.00 |
| Get Grants! (1 credit) | Learn how to develop successful, fundable grant proposals from experts in the field. | $140.00 |
| Grammar Refresher (1 credit) | Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. | $135.00 |
| Grammar Refresher II (1 credit) | Take your grammar and language mechanics skills to the next level, and master the building blocks of effective writing. | $135.00 |
| GRE Preparation - Part 1 (Verbal and Analytical) (1 credit) | Discover powerful strategies for success in the verbal reasoning and analytical writing sections of the GRE revised General Test (course 1 of 2) | $135.00 |
| GRE Preparation - Part 2 (Quantitative) (1 credit) | Learn a variety of useful techniques for tackling the quantitative reasoning sections of the computerized GRE revised General Test (Course 2 of 2). | $135.00 |
| Guided Reading and Writing: Strategies for Maximum Student Achievement (1 credit) | Get the professional development training you need to improve student literacy. | $135.00 |
| Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (1 credit) | Learn creative ways to bring differentiated instruction and guided reading to life in your classroom. | $135.00 |
| Handling Medical Emergencies (1 credit) | This course will teach you how to identify common medical emergencies, recognize signs and symptoms, and how to render appropriate emergency care. | $140.00 |
| Homeschool With Success (1 credit) | Discover how to homeschool your children in a way that ensures they get what they need both academically and socially. | $135.00 |
| Integrating Technology in the Classroom (1 credit) | In this professional development course for teachers, you will learn about technology integration in the classroom and gain the skills needed to use tools like apps, assistive technology, and blogs effectively. | $135.00 |
| Introduction to Algebra (1 credit) | Understand how algebra is relevant to every aspect of your daily life and become skilled at solving a variety of algebraic problems. | $135.00 |
| Leadership (1 credit) | Gain the respect and admiration of others, exert more control over your destiny, and enjoy success in your professional and personal life. | $140.00 |
| LSAT Preparation - Part 1 (1 credit) | Learn about law school entrance procedures, developing analytical reasoning skills, and improving your test-taking skills (course 1 of 2) | $135.00 |
| LSAT Preparation - Part 2 (1 credit) | Improve your reading comprehension and logical reasoning skills, and discover proven approaches for selecting correct exam answers (course 2 of 2). | $135.00 |
| Medical Math (1 credit) | Master the math skills you need to succeed in the medical field ranging from calculating dosages to using scientific formulas. The hands-on activities in this course will help you perform day-to-day math tasks quickly and easily. | $140.00 |
| Ready, Set, Read! (1 credit) | A learning specialist shows you how to raise a successful reader and writer. | $135.00 |
| Response to Intervention: Reading Strategies That Work (1 credit) | Learn response to intervention (RTI) strategies that ensure the struggling readers in your classroom get the help and education they need. | $135.00 |
| Singapore Math Strategies: Advanced Model Drawing for Grades 6-9 (1 credit) | Master model drawing, a revolutionary technique for teaching middle school math students how to triumph over word problems and learn to love math. | $135.00 |
| Singapore Math Strategies: Model Drawing for Grades 1-6 (1 credit) | In this professional development course for teachers, you'll get the training you need to start teaching model drawing, the powerful Singapore Math Strategy that gives word problems a visual context. | $135.00 |
| Singapore Math: Number Sense and Computational Strategies (1 credit) | In this teacher training course, you'll learn Singapore's innovative and practical strategies for solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. | $135.00 |
| Solving Classroom Discipline Problems (1 credit) | Veteran teacher reveals the secrets to an orderly classroom. A step-by-step approach to effective, positive discipline. | $135.00 |
| Solving Classroom Discipline Problems II (1 credit) | In this professional development course, you'll get the teacher training you need to deal effectively with serious discipline problems and help even the most challenging students you're teaching make more responsible choices. | $135.00 |
| Spanish in the Classroom (1 credit) | Learn essential Spanish for teachers so that you can bridge the communication gap with your Spanish-speaking students and parents! By the end of this course, you will be well on your way to becoming a Spanish speaker and effectively communicating with the Spanish-speakers around you. | $135.00 |
| Survival Kit for New Teachers (1 credit) | Learn the secrets for success in your first year of teaching. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Adult Learners (1 credit) | This course will introduce numerous ways to motivate and teach adult students. You'll learn dozens of powerful teaching techniques that will keep your adult learners excited and help them absorb your material effortlessly. By the end of the course, you'll know all the tricks and techniques for winning over this fun, exciting, and very demanding group of students. | $135.00 |
| Teaching High School Students (1 credit) | Master the latest teaching strategies to help you reach high school students, including differentiated instruction and classroom management. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Math: Grades 4-6 (1 credit) | Reinvent math instruction for grades 4-6 by bringing hands-on learning, inexpensive manipulatives, and a real-world connections into your classroom. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Preschool: A Year of Inspiring Lessons (1 credit) | In this course on teaching preschoolers, you will learn how to come up with creative and balanced preschool lesson plans for every month of the school year. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Science: Grades 4-6 (1 credit) | Increase your effectiveness as a science teacher for children in fourth through sixth grades. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Smarter With SMART Boards (1 credit) | Master the use of SMART Board and SMART Notebook technology so you can create powerful interactive lessons that capture your students' attention. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Students With ADHD (1 credit) | Learn practical strategies for helping children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) succeed in school. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Students With Autism: Strategies for Success (1 credit) | Help your students with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome unlock their potential in the classroom. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Writing: Grades 4-6 (1 credit) | In this teacher-training course, you'll learn from an experienced educator how to motivate and assist developing writers. | $135.00 |
| Teaching Writing: Grades K-3 (1 credit) | Learn how to nurture student writers in the early elementary | $135.00 |
| The Creative Classroom (1 credit) | Enrich your teaching talents and encourage your students' creative thinking as you learn to turn your classroom into a creative classroom. | $135.00 |
| The Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention Connection (1 credit) | Learn how to combine two powerful educational approaches - Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention - so you can enable every student in your classroom to succeed. | $135.00 |
| Understanding Adolescents (1 credit) | Uncover the secrets of the adolescent mind. This course helps you gain valuable information on how adolescents feel, how their identities develop, and how you can best meet their needs. | $135.00 |
| Using the Internet in the Classroom (1 credit) | Discover how you can use the internet to make teaching easier for you and more relevant to your students. | $135.00 |
| Writing Effective Grant Proposals (1 credit) | ?Learn to prepare grant proposals that get solid results for your favorite organization or charity. | $140.00 |