VIRTUAL EDUCATION SOFTWARE, inc (VESi) ONLINE COURSES 

 

Northwest Nazarene University has partnered with Virtual Education Software, inc. to offer professional development courses for K-12 educators online.  These interactive courses provide expert instruction at a pace that fits your schedule.

VESi recommends that you check with your school district and/or state licensing agency to verify these course offerings will meet your district's and/or state requirements for salary advancement and/or state certificate re-licensure.

Effective September 1, 2009, all VESi courses will be offered online. CD courses may be requested for those that do not have access to high speed internet.  An e-mail will be sent to students after registration with login information.

These courses are offered with flexible start and end dates.  A maximum of six months is allowed to complete each course.  The course completion date must be indicated at the time of registration.  You may view the cost, credits, and description of each course by clicking on the links below. Please remember to allow a minimum of 3 weeks between the completion date and the date a transcript is needed.  THE COMPLETION DATE IS THE DATE ON WHICH GRADES WILL BE POSTED, EVEN IF THE COURSE IS COMPLETED EARLIER.

Online courses are being offered for graded or pass/fail credit.  Graded classes include a writing component.  BE SURE TO INDICATE 'GRADED' OR 'PASS/FAIL' AFTER THE COURSE TITLE.  Courses will be processed for GRADED credit if no grading option is specified.

You may also view a course syllabus at: www.virtualeduc.com/nnu.

VESi COURSE LISTING

General Education

EDVE 5001 ADVANCED CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: CHILDREN AS CHANGE AGENTS

EDVE 5061 BEHAVIOR IS LANGUAGE: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR 

EDVE 5111 CHILD ABUSE: WORKING WITH ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILDREN

EDVE 5161 DRUG & ALCOHOL IN SCHOOLS 

EDVE 5205 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 

EDVE 5361 INCLUSION 

EDVE 5771 TALENTED & GIFTED:  WORKING WITH HIGH ACHIEVERS

EDVE 5772 TEACHING DIVERSITY

EDVE 5773 TRAUMATIZED CHILD:  THE EFFECTS OF STRESS, TRAUMA & VIOLENCE ON STUDENT LEARNING

EDVE 5831 UNDERSTANDING AGGRESSION: COPING WITH AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM

EDVE 5871 VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS: IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION & INTERVENTION STRATEGIES 

Reading

EDVE 5671 READING FUNDAMENTALS #1: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED RESEARCH

EDVE 5672 READING FUNDAMENTALS #2: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION

EDVE 5673 READING FUNDAMENTALS #3: THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT

Early Childhood

EDVE 5201 EARLY CHILDHOOD: FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES: BIRTH TO FIVE

EDVE 5203 EARLY CHILDHOOD: OBSERVATION & ASSESSMENT

EDVE 5362 INFANT & TODDLER MENTAL HEALTH

Exceptional Education

EDVE 5002 ADD: INFORMATION & INTERVENTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING

EDVE 5001 ADVANCED CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: CHILDREN AS CHANGE AGENTS

EDVE 5003 AUTISM & ASPERGER'S DISORDERS

EDVE 5061 BEHAVIOR IS LANGUAGE: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR 

EDVE 5205 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 

EDVE 5361 INCLUSION 

EDVE 5461 LEARNING DISABILITIES