Continuing Education & Graduate Courses

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Spring • Summer • Fall

Spring 2026

Interactive Classrooms

Designing Interactive Classrooms: Collaborative Learning and UDL Strategies for Grades 3–12, Ashley Bry, M.Ed., April 27 - June 08, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Special Education

History, Legal Issues, and Support Systems in Special Education, Mary Lundeen, M.Ed., April 27 - June 6, 2026, Online.

Trauma-Transforming Practices

Regulating, Reflecting and Reframing: Trauma-Transforming Practice in Education (Level 2), Dave Melnick, LICSW, April 29 - August 2, 2026, Online.

Wellness

Rewriting Burnout: Systems, Self-Care, and Sustainable Change, Eddie Wilkin, Ed.D., April 26 - June 6, 2026, Online. NEW!!

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

Summer 2026

Biodiversity University

The courses listed below are part of Biodiversity University (BioU) offered in partnership with North Branch Nature Center. These courses are retreat-style, field courses for naturalists, taught by lead instructor Sean Beckett, and co-taught with other content experts.

BioU: Botany From the Beginning, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Jerry Jenkins, In-person & online.

BioU: Drawing Vermont’s Wild Plants, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Susan Sawyer, In-person & online.
BioU: Field Ornithology, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Chip Darmstadt, In-person & online.<
BioU: Forestry for Naturalists, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Ethan Tapper, In-person & online.

BioU: Mosses in the Field, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Jerry Jenkins, In-person & online.

BioU: The Taxonomy and Identification of Moths, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Hugh McGuiness, In-person & online.
BioU: Wild Bees of the Northeast: Natural History & ID, Sean Beckett, M.S. & Spencer Hardy, In-person & online.

Career Development

Facilitating Career Development, Heather Maeitta, Ed.D., June 01 - August 30, 2026, Online.

Classroom Management

Behavior Blueprints: Creating meaningful plans with the Kids at the Core. (Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Plans), Ryanne Spaulding, M.Ed., Section 1: May 23 - July 11, 2026; Section 2: June 19 - August 8, 2026, Online.

Early Childhood Education

Relational Environments: Translating Conference Learning into Classroom Practice Through Design, Documentation, and Dialogue, Christine Hertz Hausman, M.Ed., June 09 - October 23, 2026, in-person & online.

Engaging Classrooms

Designing Interactive Classrooms: Collaborative Learning and UDL Strategies for Grades 3–12, Ashley Bry, M.Ed., July 06 - August 12, 2026, Online.

Teaching Moves: Bite-sized Techniques to Transform your Classroom, Mike Blouin, M.S. July 06 - August 14, 2026, Online.

Geology & Earth Science

Place-Based Geology & Earth Science, Sean Beckett, M.S., July 08 - September 08, 2026, In-person & online.

Health Education

Concepts in Personal and Community Health for Educators, Krystina Comforto, MST, July 06 – August 30, 2026, Online.

Natural History 

Natural History Fundamentals for Educators, Sean Beckett, M.S., June 29 - August 29, 2026, In-person & online.

Nature Based Learning

Leveling Up Nature Based Learning Through Play, Sean Beckett, M.S., July 20 - September 20, 2026, In-person & online.

Online Teaching

Teaching Online Methods 1: Supporting Learner Development, Meg Porcella, M.A., June 22 - September 02, 2026, Online.

Teaching Online Methods 2: Augmenting Content and Assessments, Rebecca Lowe, M.S., July 06 - September 20, 2026, Online.

Outdoor Education

Include Me! Outdoor Education for Children of All Abilities: With a Focus on Therapeutic and Special Education Practices, Michelle Black, M.Ed., June 09 - September 14, 2026, Outdoors & online.

Teaching, Assessing, and Learning With Your Students Outdoors In All Weather: Come Inside?! We’re Too Busy Learning!, Michelle Black, M.Ed., June 08 - September 13, 2026, Outdoors & online.

Wildlife Management and Outdoor Education Techniques for Educators, Ali Thomas, M.S., July 12 - August 24, 2026, In-person at Buck Lake Conservation Camp & online.

Post High School Planning

ESPP: Educators Supporting Post-High School Planning Through Student-Centered Career Exploration and Post-High School Planning, Ellen Bagnato, M.S., August 04 - October 26, 2026, Online.

Rural Education

Rural Education: Education at the Edge of the Map, Sean Robinson, Ed.D. July 06 - August 17, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Science

NGSX: Next Generation Science Exemplar, Hannah Gelroth, M.Ed., July 27 - September 15, 2026, In-person & online. NEW!!

Place-based Science for Educators, Michael Blouin, M.S., July 06 - August 14, 2026, Online.

Sequencing Teaching

Sequencing Teacher Training: Seminar on the philosophy of teaching at River Gallery School of Art, Kimberly Carmody, M.A.Ed., June 25 - August 25, 2026, In-person & online.

Spanish

Camino de Santiago for Spanish Teachers, Jennifer Luck, M.A., June 01 - September 30, 2026, In-person & online.

Standards-Based Instruction

Standards-Based Instruction Through Action and Sensory Learning, Teann McCrea, M.Ed., June 29 - August 10, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Student Agency

Who’s Driving? Building Student Agency from Day 1, Gabrielle Lumbra, M.Ed., July 06 - August 16, 2026, Online. NEW!!

Teaching Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms: UDL Strategies for Inclusive Instruction, Ashley Bry, M.Ed., July 06 - August 12, 2026, Online.

Technology

AI Tools for Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Renfrow, M.Ed., July 11 - August 29, 2026, Online.

Enhancing Teacher and Student Creativity Using Cricut Technology, Patricia Aigner, M.S., Section 1: June 20 - August 08, 2026 or Section 2: August 01 - October 3, 2026, Online.

Learning Through Making: Designing Interdisciplinary STEAM based Learning Experiences, Lucie deLaBruere, M.S., Future dates TBD, In-person & online. NEW!! Registration will open in late April.

Spectacular Lesson Graphics, Design, Integration, and Engagement with New Canva for Education, Patricia Aigner, M.S., Section 1: July 18 - September 12, 2026, Section 2: July 25 - September 12, 2026, Online.

Trauma Informed Studies

Creating a Trauma Responsive Classroom, Ashley Short, M.Ed., July 12 - August 22, 2026, Online.

Stressed Out, Erin Mears, M.Ed., June 06 - July 19, 2026, Online.

The Brain and Trauma, Ashley Short, M.Ed., July 12 - August 22, 2026, Online.

Universal Design for Learning

UDL in Action: Designing Effective Station-Based Classrooms, Curtis Taylor, M.S., June 26 - August 14, 2026, Online.

Vermont Energy Education 

Vermont Energy Education Program Summer Institute: Generate! Solutions for Curriculum, Climate, and Community, Aubrey Nelson, M.Ed., June 22 - October 15, 2026, In-person & online.

Watershed Science

River & Watershed Science in the Wild, Sean Beckett, M.S., August 03 - October 03, 2026, In-person & online.

Wellness

Rewriting Burnout: Systems, Self-Care, and Sustainable Change, Eddie Wilkin, Ed.D., Online. NEW!! Registration will open in late April.

The H.E.A.R.T. Method of Self Care for Educators, Rebecca Day, M.Ed., Rolling enrollment until August, Online. Registration will open in late April.

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.