Tiverton Public Schools
Job-Embedded Professional Learning for Educators
Tiverton Public Schools teachers who want to further their education and/or earn graduate credit are invited to enroll in courses for one of three job-embedded professional learning programs that qualify for lane movement on the Tiverton Public Schools salary schedule. Limited funding is available to support teachers, and the amount of reimbursement money provided to each educator will depend on the number of participants who enroll in the programs. The up-front cost for each course is $1050. Educators will pay the university directly and are eligible for reimbursement from Tiverton upon course completion.
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Foundations of Instruction Graduate Certificate
This Foundations of Instruction Graduate Certificate, offered in partnership with Oklahoma Christian University, enables educators to hone the skills and knowledge required to be outstanding teacher-leaders, all in the environment of their current classroom. Designed for educators who are working in classrooms, the program consists of courses centered on foundational skills for instruction, such as leadership, classroom culture, student well-being, and student-centered learning. This certificate program allows educators to choose 5 courses to earn 15 credit hours from the eligible courses below.
- Foundations of Instruction
- Foundations of Learning Recovery
- Foundations of Student-Centered Learning
- Foundations of Addressing Student Well-Being
- Foundations of Classroom Culture
- Foundations of Teacher Leadership
Master’s of Curriculum and Instruction
The Master’s of Curriculum and Instruction, offered in partnership with Oklahoma Christian University, enables educators to hone the skills and knowledge required to be outstanding teacher-leaders, all in the environment of their current classroom. Designed for educators who are working in classrooms, the program consists of courses centered on foundational skills for instruction, such as leadership, classroom culture, student well-being, and learning recovery. Educators then select a program concentration. The program culminates in a Capstone project in which educators put their learning into practice by defining a problem of practice and conducting action research. Courses include:
- Foundations of Instruction
- Foundations of Learning Recovery
- Foundations of Student-Centered Learning
- Foundations of Addressing Student Well-Being
- Foundations of Classroom Culture
- Foundations of Teacher Leadership
- Concentration Choice of:
- Teaching Students with Disabilities
- Teaching English Learners
- Computer Science
- Blended Learning
- Social Emotional Learning
- Capstone Project
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Master’s of Technology and Computer Science Education
This Technology and Computer Science (CS) program, offered in partnership with Oklahoma Christian University, provides teachers with the essential skills, knowledge, and classroom experience to integrate technology and computer science into K-8 instruction. All coursework aligns with the Computer Science Teachers Association’s (CSTA) standards. Designed for educators working in a classroom, the program consists of courses centered around the fundamentals of CS and computational thinking. Educators then focus on specific pedagogical coursework for K-8 CS education. The program culminates in a Capstone project in which educators put their learning into practice by defining a problem of practice and conducting action research. Courses include:
- Foundations of Computer Science Instruction
- Computing and Society
- Computational Thinking
- Computing Systems and Basic Programming
- Integrating Computer Science Practices
- Cybersecurity
- K-8 Computer Science Pedagogy
- Capstone Project