ACCELERATE ONLINE PROGRAM
SCIENCE 8-12 CERTIFICATIONS [LIFE SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY,
SCIENCE (COMPOSITE)] - MODULE DIRECTORYThis program has been generously supported by the Houston Endowment Inc. and the United States Department of Education, Transition to Teaching Program (Award S350A020027).
The Accelerate Online & Options Program Strand was created to provide graduates and professionals possessing a bachelor’s degree, as well as students late in their undergraduate careers, with an online program of educator preparation. The program includes instructional modules that are organized by the eight clusters below. In addition, students complete a 40-hour early field experience. A year-long paid internship follows in a secondary public school in Texas, where students work with a university supervisor and a mentor teacher.
View the module details below or select "Start Module" to begin a particular module.
| Educational Philosophy - Approaches to Teaching * |  |
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| Time Management | |
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| Discipline Management Techniques and Code of Class Conduct | |
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| II.Designing Instruction I | ||
| Instructional Planning * | |
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| Performance Objectives * | |
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| Instructional Strategies * | |
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| Begin Classroom Field Observations - Submit Artifacts | ||
| Accommodating Student Diversity in the Classroom | |
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| Adolescent and Learner Development | |
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| Diagnosing Learners for Instructional Delivery | |
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| Communication Skills Part I & II | |
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| III. Technology Applications I | ||
| eCommunication Tools and Applications * | |
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| Basic Productivity Tools | |
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| Online Resource Applications | |
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| Inductive (inquiry) Instructional Delivery Strategies | |
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| Deductive Instructional Delivery Strategies | |
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| V. Professional Roles & Responsibilities I | ||
| Code of Ethics for Educators | |
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| Responsibilities to Educational Partners | |
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| Professional Growth and Continuing Education | |
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| History and Nature of Science | |
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| How Processes and Principles of Science Influence Decisions | |
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| Unifying Concepts that are Common to all Sciences | |
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| Safety Plan for Classroom and Science Laboratory | |
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| Constructing Tests and Program Assessment | |
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| Multiple Choice Item Construction * | |
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| True False Item Construction * | |
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| Matching Item Construction * | |
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| Essay Item Construction * | |
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| VIII. Technology Application II | ||
| TrackStar 1: Finding Online Lessons | |
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| TrackStar II: Preplanning an Online Lesson * | |
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| TrackStar III: Developing an Online Lesson * | |
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| Spreadsheets and Databases in the Classroom | |
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| ePortfolio Review - Modules with asterisks * include Artifact submissions | ||
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