Continuing Education & Graduate Courses

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Spring • Summer • Fall

Spring 2026

Art Education

myArt myTeaching mySelf: Nourish Your Creative Self to Revitalize Your Teaching Practice, Paul Gambill, M.M., January 27 - May 1, 2026, In-person and online. NEW!!

Behavior Intervention

Behavior Blueprints: Creating meaningful plans with the Kids at the Core. (Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Plans), Ryanne Spaulding, M.Ed., February 06 - Apr 19, 2026, Online.

Classroom Management

Radically Rethinking Classroom Management, Alex Shevrin Venet, M.Ed., February 02 - Apr 27, 2026, Online.

Community Engagement

Civic and Community Engagement in Secondary Classrooms, Monica McEnerny, Ed.D., February 9 - March 20, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Early Childhood Education

Creating Learning Environments for Early Childhood Education, Mallory Erickson, M.Ed., February 7 - April 4, 2026, Online.

Early Childhood: How Playful Learning Shapes Lifelong Thinkers, Malinda Johnson, M.A., March 25 - June 05, 2026, This course starts in-person at the Kindergarten Conference in Burlington on March 25 and continues in an online environment until June 05, 2026. NEW!!

Planning and Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, Lori Cassidy, M.Ed., January 19 - May 6, 2026, In-person and online.

Teaching PreK-Grade 3 Language Arts, Christine Hertz Hausman, M.Ed., January 5 - April 26, 2026, In-person and online.

Teachers-as-Researchers: A Community of Practice for Public School Early Educators, Christine Hertz-Hausman, M.Ed., January 19 - May 25, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Finding Place through Written Expression

Writing of Place, Matthew Schlein, M.S., M.S.W., April 1 - May 31, 2026, In-person & online. NEW!!

Literacy

Advanced Structured Literacy: Language Comprehension, Fluency, and Meaning-Making, Leigh Buettler, M.Ed., January 23 - May 8, 2026, Online.

Building the Foundation: Core Practices in Structured Literacy, Leigh Buettler, M.Ed., January 23 - May 8, 2026, Online.

Teaching Writing That Works: Building Skilled Writers Through Evidence-Based Instruction, Leigh Buettler, M.Ed., January 21 - May 20, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Mathematics

Critical Thinking in the Math Classroom, Curtis Taylor, M.S., March 20 - May 15, 2026, Online.

Media Literacy

Media Literacy in the Age of Algorithms, AI, and Disinformation, Alicia Beth, Ph.D., January 12 - April 26, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Online Teaching

Teaching Online Methods 2: Augmenting Content and Assessments, Rebecca Lowe, M.S., January 5 - April 5, 2026, Online.

Rural Education

Rural Education: Education at the Edge of the Map, Sean Robinson, Ed.D., February 2 - March 27, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Social Emotional Learning

Cultivating Effective Communication through Social Emotional Learning, Laura Bouyea, M.S., February 2 - May 18, 2026, Online.

Technology

Artificial Intelligence: The Genie is Out of the Bottle, Now What? Make 3 Wishes of Course! UDL, Special Education and AI, Clarena Renfrow, M.Ed., February 7 - April 18, 2026, Online.

Enhancing Teacher and Student Creativity Using Cricut Technology, Patricia Aigner, M.Ed., March 14 - May 2, 2026, Online.

Spectacular Lesson Graphics, Design, Integration, and Engagement with New Canva for Education (Section 1), Patricia Aigner, M.Ed., January 24 - March 14, 2026, Online.

Spectacular Lesson Graphics, Design, Integration, and Engagement with New Canva for Education (Section 2), Patricia Aigner, M.Ed., February 7 - March 28, 2026, Online.

Spectacular Lesson Graphics, Design, Integration, and Engagement with New Canva for Education (Section 3), Patricia Aigner, M.Ed., February 28 - April 25, 2026, Online.

Robotics: The Benefits of Designing, Programming and Controlling Fully-Functional Robots, Lee Arrington,  M.Ed., February 12- May 7, 2026, Online.

Travel Course

Cuba for Educators, Laura Williams, M.A.Ed., Section 1: Jan 15, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026, Section 2: Mar 20, 2026 – May 16, 2026, In-person travel to Cuba and online. NEW!!

Trauma-Informed Practices

Stressed Out, Erin Mears, M.Ed., February 08 - Mar 22, 2026, Online.

Universal Design for Learning

Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms: UDL Strategies for Inclusive Instruction, Ashley Bry, M.Ed., March 9 - April 20, 2026, Online.

UDL in Action: Designing Effective Station-Based Classrooms, Curtis Taylor, M.S., March 13 - May 8, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Wellness

The H.E.A.R.T. Method of Self Care for Educators, Rebecca Day, M.Ed., Rolling enrollment January to May 2026, Online.

Work-based Learning

Mutually Beneficial Community Partnerships for Work-Based Learning, Michelle LaFrancis, M.Ed., January 24 - May 2, 2026, In-person and online.

Don't hesitate to email us if you need a course in a specific content area. We can custom build courses to meet educators' needs. We can also support in-district professional development. We look forward to working with you!

NOTE: All VTSU Center for Schools (CFS) courses are contract courses offered under the sponsorship of the Education Department. Contract courses are primarily developed as extension courses and are instructed by non-faculty professionals and recognized experts. CFS courses address specific interests or needs in the field of education, for a school, or for general professional interest. These courses are not currently approved for use in any VTSU graduate program as an elective or substitution. Participants seeking to use the credits for a degree program within VTSU or another institution of higher education should consult the degree program Director or Office of Graduate Studies for information.