Summer 2025 Graduate Courses
All of our courses can be taken by non matriculated students for Fitchburg State credit for professional development, re-certification or future transfer into one of our programs. Each course is worth 3 graduate credits. Professional Development courses are $750.00 per course. The SEI Endorsement course is $850.00.
EDUCTBD The Teaching of Informational and Narrative Writing
Zoom: Thursdays, April 10, 17, Mondays, April 28, May 5, 12, June 2, 16
Zoom Sessions Scheduled: 5-9PM
Required Text: Spandel, V. (2012). Creating Writers: 6 Traits, Process, Workshop, and Literature, 6th Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education
READTBD Science of Reading Part II***
Zoom: Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12
Scheduled: 5PM-9PM
Required Texts:
Reading and Learning to Read 10th Edition-2018
by Jo Anne Vacca and Richard Vacca AND
Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction 2nd Edition-2013
by Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown and Linda Kucan
EDUC7179: The Effective Use of Educational Technology in 21st Century Schools***
Canvas Class: Start Date May 3 There will be a 20-30 minute Zoom session at 9AM to introduce the class. The remainder of class is asynchronous.
EDUC8004 Managing Classroom Behavior***
Zoom Sessions: May 7, 21, June 4, 18 plus 3 asynchronous Canvas weeks
Zoom Sessions Scheduled: 5-9PM
MTED8022 Strategic Teaching of ECE and Elementary Mathematics
Zoom Sessions: May 7, 21, June 4, 18 plus 3 asynchronous Canvas weeks
Zoom Sessions Scheduled: 5-9PM
EDUC7136 Supporting Diverse Learners Through Equity and Social Justice
Canvas Class: May 10 There will be a 20-30 minute Zoom session at 9AM to introduce the class. The remainder of class is asynchronous on Canvas through July 26
Required Text:
EDUC9005 Dynamic Perspectives in Education
Zoom Sessions: Mondays, May 19, June 9, 23, July 21
The rest of the sessions are asynchronous on Canvas
Zoom scheduled 5-9PM
EDUCTBD Foundations of Physical Education and Wellness and its Impact on the Success of Children in School ***
Zoom Sessions: May 27, June 24, July 22, 29 5PM-9PM
The rest of the course is asynchronous on Canvas
Required Text:
Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports
Designing Rich Learning Environments
By Jeroen Koekoek, Ivo Dokman, Wytse Walinga, 2023 AND
SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, M.D.
SMK Seminar:
Intro Session: June 30. The SMK Seminar will run monthly through December 1. Dates will be set by your advisor after the intro session based on convenient dates for all parties.
Session begins at 5PM.