HQ+Courses

** HQT Courses **



11Sept11

 * Graduation process**: Students read the syllabus in EDML 5001 it states on page 1

**Graduation Reminder to Students**: If this is the final semester of your program and you will be completing all requirements for the master’s degree, you must register for the graduation audit (GRD-OOOB). For more information, go to: @http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/589.asp . Scroll to the Graduate Education section at the bottom of the page and click on the current semester link. You’ll find the graduation audit information at the top of the current semester schedule. Be sure to check with your advisor before registering for the graduation audit to ensure that you will meet all of the program requirements.

**Regarding Teaching Adolescent Learners EDML 5001: **
==== Sections will be opening and you should register as soon as possible, but in the meantime, students can contact Kelly Clisham 570-408-4241 to register. Please note: The final course required for the degree, EDML 5001 Teaching Adolescent Learners in Middle School, will be offered online. You can choose one of two sessions: August 15 – October 9 or September 12 – December 11. (This course will be paid for through grant funding at no cost to you!) ====

29Dec10 7Dec10 2011 Classes Praxis Prep runs from 1/24/11 – 3/4/11 Teaching Diverse Learners runs from 1/24/11 – 5/1/11.

20Oct10 Praxis Prep Wiki


 * Completed : **October 18 to December 12


 * Cohort 1**
 * **Praxis Prep**
 * **Problem Solving**


 * Completed: August 30 to October 24 **
 * **Cohort 1** - Problem Solving
 * **Cohort 2** - Geometry - Please note - **Posted** //**9/12/2010** There continues to be a problem with accessing ALEKS Extensions will be give//

Posted: 9/16/2010 ALEKS licenses are now available, please request to be authorized for the Geometry course if you haven't done so.If you are having any problems please contact yourfacilitator. Again we are sorry for the inconvenience the delay may have caused.

Please secure a copy of the Praxis Study Guide for the course: Option 1 Option 2 Please note: //May an LEA use Title II, Part A funds to: (a) pay the costs of State tests required of new teachers to determine whether they have subject-matter competence, and (b) assist them in meeting State certification requirements?// //**Yes. An LEA may use Title II, Part A funds** to develop and administer rigorous State tests required of teachers new to the profession (and available to teachers not new to the profession) to determine whether they have subject-matter competence, and to assist them in meeting State certification requirements, e.g., by paying for the costs of additional required courses.// Information from: //Don McCrone | Regional Coordinator// Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support, Division of Federal Programs Pennsylvania Department of Education Please Contact your District's (LEA) Federal Program Director - Title II Part A to ask if they will purchase the guide. It may then however be the property of the district.
 * Completed**
 * Cohort 1 - Praxis Prep Course begins October 18, 2010**
 * Download the scanned copy of the math or science praxis study guide
 * Provided at the top of Wilkes U - Moodle - Praxis Prep Courses (Cohort 1)
 * Go to the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis)
 * Purchase/download a copy along with the corresponding practice test.

15Sept10 As of now, the grant will end this fall; if new funding becomes available, we would extend the grant to other teachers and to teachers who would like to be certified in one of the areas offered. In the event students heard otherwise, the program will continue to its completion with grant funds and students in Cohort 1 and 2 will be able to complete the courses and Praxis prep course as told when they were admitted to the program
 * Continuation of Grant:**
 * 7Oct10 Clarification on Grant Completion**

Work is underway to turn the HQT Grant Program into an MS in Middle Level Education. More information will be provided as the curriculum work to do this progresses and internal approvals are obtained.
 * Development of a program leading to a Master's**At this time, Wilkes University is canvasing grant participants to see if they are interested in working towards a Master's.
 * 7Oct10**