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Customized Independent Study

Customized Independent Study
Develop Your Own Course
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University Quarter Credit
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Receive Antioch University Seattle quarter credit for work you plan on doing to improve your classroom teaching. Use travel learning to expand your personal and professional knowledge and receive university credit.
Enrich your classroom curriculum and provide fresh, exciting materials for your students. You choose the subject matter and the scope and length of your project. Teachers in the past have completed projects in many subject areas, for example: |
Language immersion
Math/Science manipulatives
Music curriculum
Multi-age classrooms
Inclusion
Local, US, international history
Writing, producing plays
New P.E. units
Differentiated Instruction |
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Art history of foreign cultures
Collaborative curriculum planning
Preparation Strategies for WASL testing
Grant writing
Ecology studies worldwide
Reducing school violence
Writing Technology Curriculum
Writing poetry/children's books |
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Our Customized Independent Study (CIS) Program will provide you with a simple,
academically sound structure for using your travel or other professional projects to obtain Antioch University Seattle (AUS) credit.
These web page instructions and the digital samples, will show you how to develop your own CIS course. |
| About The Heritage Institute |
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Since 1978, The Heritage Institute (THI) has provided continuing education for K-12 educators, each year offering over 300 field studies, workshops and independent study courses to teachers in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, and independent study courses to teachers around the U.S. and the world. All courses are offered for AUS credit. If you would like a catalog of our regular courses, please contact us at 800/445-1305, or locally at 360/341-3020 or via email to customerservice [at] hol.edu and be sure to visit our web site www.hol.edu.
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See Sample Work Plan Proposals
OnLine
at www.hol.edu
or Call
The Heritage Institute at 800/445-1305 or locally at 360/341-3020 |
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Getting Started |
| On Your Customized Independent Study |
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| Here's How to Proceed |
- Read through these pages.
- Determine the focus of your work, course title, number of credits you want to earn, course discipline, and whether your course will be at the 400 level or at the 500 level.
- Once you have this information you are ready to register.
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| How to Register |
- You can register any time of the year.
- Download and complete the CIS Registration Form, sign it, and include your payment
(check, Money Order, Visa, MasterCard or school district PO).
- Fee Schedule
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2 Credits
3 Credits
5 Credits |
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400 Level
500 Level
400 Level
500 Level
400 Level
500 Level |
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$185
$195
$260
$275
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$415 |
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| Payment by Check, Credit Card, MO or PO |
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- Check, Money Order, or PO Payment:
Send your completed Registration Form and Tuition payment by U.S. Mail to:
The Heritage Institute, PO Box 860, Clinton WA 98236.
- Visa or MasterCard Payment:
Registration with Visa or MasterCard may be done by phone (360/341-3020) or by Fax (360/341-3070).
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Sorry, online registration is not possible due to the unique course numbering system used in this program.
You must register via U.S. Mail, phone or Fax if you're paying with Visa or MasterCard. |
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- A confirmation will be sent to you via email or regular U.S. Mail after THI has processed your Registration.
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| After Registering Contact Your Faculty Advisor |
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- After you receive your Registration Confirmation from The Heritage Institute contact your faculty advisor to arrange a phone consultation. During the phone consultation you will design the 3 key components of your work.
NOTE: It usually takes 2-3 wks to create an Approved Work Plan Proposal.
- This 2-3 weeks includes your initial phone consultation, writing the first draft of your Work Plan Proposal, and 2-3 revisions prior to receiving approval.
- The Approval process takes less time if the initial draft of your Work Plan Proposal contains all the work co-designed with your faculty advisor.
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