Pamela S. Wetzel - CPE Courses

Continuing education is essential for professionals to remain relevant and up-to-date with the changing trends and developments in their respective fields. No profession can afford to remain stagnant in today's fast-paced world. One of the foundational principles of designing educational opportunities for adult professionals is to ensure that the learning is applicable to their immediate needs in their line of work and flexible enough to accommodate the unique circumstances of each learner.

I personally developed courses in response to the immediate need for development of teachers who can cater to a diverse range of learners and leverage the technological advancements available to them in the 21st century. These courses are designed to equip teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge to enhance their teaching methodologies and adapt to the evolving needs of their students.

Overall, continuing education is a critical aspect of professional growth, and designing relevant and flexible educational opportunities can help professionals stay on top of their game and succeed in their careers.

Three Credit Graduate Course

Course Description: This three-credit course is for educators looking to analyze an innovative teaching practice that incorporates technology to enable students to take ownership of their own learning goals. This instructional model is called flipped instruction. Flipped instruction and blended learning models are gaining traction and popularity in their ability to move lower-level cognitive learning to the “homework” part of the course, and use in-class time to have meaningful discussions, enriching group work, and collaborative engagement with peers. This course will serve to; introduce flipped, and blended models, analyze the pros and cons of using this teaching model, and develop tools to implement your own flavor of the flipped instruction model.

Three Credit Graduate Course

Course Description: This three credit course is for educators working in inclusive classes with students possessing varied levels of academic ability including learning disabilities, but also physical, and emotional and gifted requirements as well. Educators will be provided with a perspective on the rationale of inclusionary settings, as well as preparation to implement best practices for maximizing student achievement.