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CONFERENCE Delaware’s Inclusion Conference
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The Inclusion Conference is designed to address the needs of educators, parents, policymakers, service providers and childcare providers involved with or interested in promoting inclusion for all individuals, from birth to 21, regardless of their physical, mental, cognitive or developmental abilities.
Coming soon. For updated details about this year’s event, please visit pcs.udel.edu/inclusion-conference.
CREDIT DEGREE | HYBRID-ONLINE Master of Arts in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators
Hybrid/online graduate program preparing educators teaching economic, entrepreneurial and financial literacy. See page 29.
Online graduate degree program focused on equipping teachers to be leaders in the classroom and in their schools. See page 30.
Online graduate degree designed to provide both a theoretical and a practical grounding in educational technology methods and techniques. Pr ogram content aligns with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). See page 30.
CREDIT DEGREE | ONLINE Master of Education in Exceptional Children and Youth (M.Ed.)
Online graduate degree program preparing teachers to meet the academic, social and behavioral needs of students with exceptional learning needs across all grade levels. See page 30.
Online graduate degree program preparing teachers for certification and career opportunities as reading or literacy specialists in their schools and dis tricts. See page 30.
CREDIT COURSE | IN-CLASS Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification (ARTC)
ARTC offers an alternative route to traditional teacher certification in Delaware. Through ARTC, qualified individuals complete certification requirements while employed as full-time teachers via education coursework and intensive, school-based supervision and mentoring. For details, see artc.udel.edu.
NONCREDIT COURSE | LIVE-ONLINE Praxis Core Live-Online Test Prep
The Praxis Core Live-Online Test Prep courses (Core Math 5732 and Core Reading and Writing 5712/5722) are designed to help you improve your skills, confidence and score, all of which increase your chance of admission into the teacher preparation or certification program of your choice. pcs.udel.edu/praxis-test-prep
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UD Montessori Teacher Residency (UDMTR)
The University of Delaware's new Montessori teacher training program combines in-school teacher residency with coursework and coaching to provide comprehensive teacher preparation. Upon successful completion, participants receive a MACTE-accredited (Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education) diploma. UD's program is relevant for public and independent Montessori schools and teachers interested in training for the Montessori classroom or expand Montessori opportunities in their schools. pcs.udel.edu/udmtr
Engineering and science programs
Intended to provide the practicing engineer a strong foundation in the processingstructure-property relations in advanced fiber composites. See page 31.
Online graduate certificate program aimed at working professionals in the life sciences or in the data and computational sciences who wish to gain knowledge and practical experience in bioinformatics. See page 30.
CREDIT CERTIFICATE | ONLINE Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Online graduate certificate program aimed at working professionals in the life sciences or in the data and computational sciences who wish to gain knowledge and practical experience in biomedical informatics and data science. See page 30.
Online graduate certificate for undergraduates in engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or related disciplines. See page 31.
Graduate certificate aimed at industry, government and civil society professionals working across mineral and extractive supply chains. See page 31.
Online graduate degree combining research and theory with application to address today’s cybersecurity issues. See page 31.
Online graduate degree aimed at engineers with prior degrees in electrical, computer or mechanical engineering, or in computer science or mathematics. See page 31.
Covers not only the foundations of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and dynamics, but also electives in biomechanics, clean energy and environment, composite materials and manufacturing, energy-efficient mobility systems and smart cities, r obotics and controls, and more. See page 31.
Online graduate certificate program designed for engineering professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of railroad engineering for advancement in the railroad industry. See page 31.
NONCREDIT SHORT COURSE | ONLINE Progressive Composite Damage Modeling in LS-DYNA
Offered by UD's Center for Composite Materials, this course is relevant for engineering and science professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of the mechanics of composite materials, including theory and practice of the MAT162 composite damage model with applications to low and intermediate impact velocities, unders tanding the LSDYNA programming parameters related to impact-contact, damage evolution, perforation and penetration of thin- and thick-section composites. SCHEDULE: July 14, 2020 or November 17, 2020, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. LOCATION: Online webinar PRICE: $695, includes USB with course materials
ccm.udel.edu/software/mat162/ mat162_workshop
Food and hospitality programs
NONCREDIT CERTIFICATE | ONLINE HR Competencies for Restaurant Managers
This dynamic online program addresses the unique human resources issues faced by restaurant managers, supervisors and staff. Developed in partnership with the Delaware Restaurant Association and taught by experts in labor law, human resources, restaurant operations and hospitality business research, this program benefits restaurant and food service general managers, supervisors and chefs, as well as anyone on the restaurant team who aspires to advance in the industry. Key topics include HR law, recruitment and retention, change leadership and organizational culture. SCHEDULE: Coming soon. PRICE: $995, program materials included. Discounts, financia l assistance available.
pcs.udel.edu/restaurant-hr
Power Up Your Career! FREE ONLINE SERIES
Career and personal strategies to navigate the current economy The University of Delaware’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS) is offering its Power Up Your Career seminar series free of charge this summer and fall. The professional development mini-program is open to anyone looking for practical and immediately applicable career tips and resources like networking, job-search strategies, virtua l interviews and more. Upcoming topics include: • Gearing Up for a Potential Job/Career Shift Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (July 16, August 13) • Networking, Locating and Applying for Positions (July 16) • Acing the Virtual Interview (August 13) • Why Writing Email Is a Skill and Why It Matters (September 12) • Resiliency in Personal and Professional Setbacks (October 10) • How to Speak Up in Meetings and When to Hold Back (November 14) • Building Relationships through Storytelling (December 12) Power Up Your Career seminars have been a regular Professional and Continuing Studies offering for nearly a decade, and are currently free and open to the public. “This seminar series is the perfect venue for reaching out to the community to share career tips and strategies relevant for the current environment,” said Lynn Fishlock, series coordinator and program manager for UD’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies. “C areer coaches Gay Lynch and Andrea Abernethy enthusiastically stepped up to the plate for the summer series because they too understand the many challenges people are facing right now,” added Fishlock. Suprawee Tepsuporn, assistant dean for graduate professional development in UD’s Graduate College, is leading the session on virtual interviews. “Based on my conversations with our graduate students, there is anxiety and c oncerns around the uncertainty of the job market. With the rising unemployment rate and changing landscape of the job market, these worries extend far beyond UD campuses,” said Tepsuporn. “We’re especially pleased to offer this series to the community at this time,” added Fishlock. “We hope the sessions can help participants become better prepared and positioned to successfully meet the challenges they may be facing.” Visit pcs.udel.edu/power-up for schedule, session details and to RSVP.
