The Center for Professional Development offers certification and recertification courses for inservice teachers as well as endorsement courses. Six (6) semester hours of college credit to include at least one (1) semester hour in teaching students with disabilities (SWD) must be earned during each renewal period to renew your certificate.
Teacher certification and recertification courses and endorsement courses are offered in weekend and accelerated models. In order to register, you must contact an SOE advisor at soeadvisement@mdc.edu.
Note: All courses in the baccalaureate degree programs are also available to inservice teachers for recertification.
- Teacher Certification and Recertification Courses
- EDF3410 Classroom Management and Communication for P-12 Teachers
- EDG2704 Teaching the Holocaust
- EDG4045 Civic Engagement through Service Learning
- EDG4343 Instructional Strategies for P-12 Teachers
- EDF4433 Data Driven Instructional Change
- EDS4940 Clinical Supervision Practicum
- EEX2776 The Challenged Citizen in the Workplace
- EEX4012 Introduction to Brain-Based Teaching (1 credit)
- EEX4024 Legal Issues for Exceptional Students
- EEX4200C Medical Needs of Students with Exceptionalities (4 credits)
- EEX4294 Differentiating Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
- EEX4614 Conflict Resolution
- EME2071 Educating Young Children for Digital Literacy in the 21st Century
- ISC4535C Research in the Sciences
Endorsements
- Autism Spectrum Order Endorsement (ASD - 4 courses including clinical experience)
- EEX4094 Nature of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- EEX4760 Assistive Technology and Communication Systems for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- EEX4613 Behavior Supports for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- EEX4293 Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL - 5 courses)
- TSL3241 Applied Linguistics
- TSL3520C Cultural Dimensions of ESOL
- TSL4140C TESOL Curriculum & Materials
- TSL4340C TESOL Methods
- TSL4441C TESOL Testing and Evaluation
Gifted Endorsement (5 courses)
- EGI4050 Nature and Needs of Gifted Students
- EGI4230 Curriculum and Educational Strategies for Gifted
- EGI4246 Educating Special Populations of Gifted Students
- EGI4305 Theory and Development of Creativity
- EGI4405 Guidance and Counseling of Gifted Students
Pre-Kindergarten Disabilities Endorsement (5 courses)
- EDF3115 Child Development for Inclusive Settings
- EEC2401 Family Interaction and Cultural Continuity
- EEC2271 Working with Children with Special Needs and their Families
- EEX3226 Assessment of All Young Children
- EEX3603 Positive Behavior Supports in Inclusive Settings