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Subject: UNC-A Online and Lateral Entry Course Announcements

Good morning. Following are announcements for two online courses we are offering. Additionally, the attachment to this email describes Lateral Entry courses we have available. Please pass this information along to others who may be interested. Hope you are having a great summer!

EDUC 373: Math Methods II (3 cr hrs)
This course focuses on methods & materials for teaching mathematics to high school students. There is a special emphasis placed on teaching each of the content strands and preparing candidates to diversify their instruction in a classroom. You will be participating in a variety of activities and technology preparations, creating resources and participating in teams on designing strategies for working with students. You will be assessed on your content knowledge, pedagogy, dispositions, and your ability to reflect on a connection between theory and practice.

Instructor: Nancy Ruppert, Ed.S., Ed.D.
UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Education

STAT 273: Statistics for High School Teachers (3 cr hrs)
e This is an introductory statistics course that covers the basic concepts of statistics. It provides a theoretical foundation needed to understand the fundamental practices of data collecting and analysis. It gives the student significant hands-on experiences analyzing real data. Topics include basic probability, sampling methods, descriptive statistics, regression, and variance. There are no pre-requisites.

Instructor: Lothar Dohse, Ph.D.
UNC Asheville Professor of Mathematics

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Dr. Kim Brown
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
114 Zageir Hall, CPO #1950
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: 828-251-6902
Fax: 828-251-6999
Email: kbrown@unca.edu

Courses are being offered specifically for employed lateral entry teachers in North Carolina. These courses meet the Regional Alternative Licensing Center’s (RALC) standards. There are nine competencies that all lateral entry teachers must meet. Four of them are being met by the individual school districts. The other five are met through four 3-hour undergraduate courses described below.

Courses are taught by A-B Tech and UNC Asheville faculty each semester and offered online as well as through regional teleconferencing sites. There is consistency across classes with regard to requirements, grading, and attendance policies. Each course includes technology components, presentations, chapter outlines/tests, book readings, and assessment. An outline of the model for the 2009-10 academic year is as follows:

Using this model, lateral entry teachers can complete the five competencies taught at the college level in one calendar year Courses will originate from UNC Asheville and AB Technical College (fall only). The two teleconferencing courses will be teleconferenced to UNC Pembroke, Blue Ridge Community College, and points further west as needed. Online courses will be available regardless of location. Contact Dr. Elaine Fox at 828/232-5122 (fox@unca.edu) or visit our website at www.unca.edu/distedu/ce/lateral.html for more information.

Fall Courses Offered	www.unca.edu/distedu/ce/lateral.html
EDUC 373: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (originated at UNC Asheville and sent to BRCC and UNC Pembroke) 8 weeks (30 hrs teleconference/15 hrs online) Tuesdays 5:30 – 9:00pm, Aug 18 – Oct 6, 2009. (First Fall course) (meets the competency of literacy/reading methods)	EDUC 273: Learning Theory (a course taught online by A-B Technical Community College), 8 weeks online/Asynchronous Tuesdays Oct 13 – Dec 1, 2009. (Second Fall course) (meets the competency of learning theory/learning styles)

Spring Courses Offered	www.unca.edu/distedu/ce/lateral.html
EDUC 373:Educational Psychology (taught online by UNC Asheville) 8 weeks online/Asynchronous Tuesday Jan12 – March 2, 2010. (First Spring course) (meets the competencies of understanding the learner & exceptionalities/diversity)	EDUC 373:Methods and Materials of Teaching (originated at UNC Asheville and sent to BRCC and UNC Pembroke) 8 weeks (30 hrs teleconference/15 hrs online) Tuesdays 5:30 – 9:00pm, March 16 – May 4, 2010. (Second Spring course) (meets the competency of instructional methods)