 Self-Design Courses for Teacher Activists About the Program
Teachers who share The Heritage Institute’s commitment to a world that works for all may now use our flexible, low cost self-design online course to earn needed clock hours, PDU’s or CEU’s, or quarter credits. There is a great variety of local, regional and national events, meetings and more informal gatherings which relate in some way to a vision for an environmentally sustainable, socially just and spiriturally fulfilling human presence on Earth. Teachers with interests in any of these areas may pursue their professional development needs by taking part in these kinds of learning experiences. Document your participation in our easy-to-use online environment.
What Qualifies
Events and experiences qualify which relate to a teacher’s professional situation and can include:sustainability conferences, workshops, events, community film viewings, global and eco-service learning, school garden or habitat restoration, ecofootprint, renewable energy education, relocalization, local food ecology, activist events such as marches and demonstrations, environmental justice, peace and human/animal rights, Gaia/climate change study, sense of place, eco-travel, ecoliteracy, self-study, cultural exchange, sustainability/social justice/peace project design and implementation, corporate and media responsibility, youth leadership coordination, some arts projects, speaker engagements, Waldorf trainings, compassion and nonviolent communications, meditation, emotional/spiritual intelligence training, ecospiritual study, events put on by the educator themselves, including the planning, and more.
What Does Not Qualify
General curriculum development, general classroom management, special ed., differentiation, general assessment, cultural history, summer travel, safety and health, collaborative or neighborhood projects NOT directly relating to activism in environmental sustainability, social justice, or spiritual fulfillment do not qualify. Some of these activities may qualify IF they are deepened to encompass these areas. For example, you may not earn clock hours for general summer travel. However, if you conduct cultural/environmental service work or focused ecological research on your travels, and apply it as a social justice or sustainability lesson or global exchange project in the classroom, then the travel would qualify.
Retroactive Projects
Previous activities or projects completed before you register for The World We Want course do not qualify towards clock hours/credit. There are some exceptions; please contact the instructor if you would like your proposal to include recent retroactive activities connected to a current project.
School administrator approval is required before clock hours or credit is awarded. Please contact Instructor Ann Amberg with your ideas and questions: 360.221.2037 or email annamberg@whidbey.com.
Be sure you are registering for the correct number of units:
You are registering for 3-10 clock hours or 1 quarter credit. If you want more than 10 hours, please register for the correct course as indicated on the OVERVIEW page.
Note regarding multiple course registrations:
You cannot register for the same course number more than once.
You can however, register for each course once or any combination of courses.
Getting Started
Once you complete the online registration, you will receive an email that contains instructions on how to log on to the online system to post your event/experience journal.
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM REQUIRED:
As part of your registration process you MUST complete a brief Pre-Registration form -- CLICK HERE to link to the form. Your registration will be accepted pending a review of your completed Pre-Registration form.
If you are having trouble linking to the Pre-Registration form, please contact the instructor at 360.221.2037 and they will email the .pdf form to you.
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ED442P, ED542P |
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1 |
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[semester equivalent =
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10 |
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$115 - Clock/PDU
$115 - CEUs
$115 - 400 Level
$115 - 500 Level
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A - HOL (online) - 3 months to complete from date of registration
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We advise reviewing the course syllabus prior to registration.
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TRANSCRIPT REMINDER
If you are registering for university credit and need a transcript
by June 30th or August 31st,
you need to have your course work to your instructor at least 30 days prior to those dates.
To obtain A Transcript Request Form, with all the information you need to order a transcript, click here.
Questions? Contact The Heritage Institute: Phone: 360/341-3020
or Email: customerservice [at] hol.edu
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