Graduate Credits through Ashland University

Online Professional Development Courses

Vector Training, Special Education offers online professional development courses that have been approved by Ashland University for graduate credits, which can be applied to continuing education for teaching license renewal.

Educators can complete the self-paced online courses through their school’s or district’s subscription and register for the graduate credits directly through Ashland University.

Non-Degree Course Offerings

Each of the following course bundles is eligible for 1 semester hour of graduate credit through Ashland University’s Founders School of Continuing Education.

Cost: $180 per semester hour.
Before registering for credit through Ashland University, you must first have a Vector Training, Special Education account provided by your school or district.
You must register and pay directly through Ashland University for the graduate credit.
Ashland University is approved by the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) to provide online/distance education across state borders (excluding California).

Please visit our course library to preview any of the online course modules listed below.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Online course modules required:

ABA Overview
ABA: Reinforcement and Discrimination Procedures
ABA: Shaping, Fading and Conditioning Reinforcers
ASD Overview
ASD: Intervention Strategies
Asperger’s and Verbal Students with ASD – Part 1
Asperger’s and Verbal Students with ASD – Part 2
Bullying and Students with Special Needs
Inclusion Services
PECS: Part 1 – Pyramid Approach
PECS: Part 2 – Use and Benefits
Restraint and Seclusion Overview
School Safety for Students with Disabilities
Social Communication: Early Childhood
Social Stories Overview
Social Stories: Ten Defining Criteria

Assignment:

1-page written reflection on how this will impact the teacher’s classroom instruction.

IEP and Special Education Law

Online course modules required:

Child Find
Discipline: Legal Implications
Evaluation and Eligibility
FAPE
Federal Laws in Special Education
IDEA Overview
IEP Compliance
IEP Meetings and Team Collaboration
IEP: Facilitated Meetings
IEPs and the Common Core
LRE and Placement
Measurable Goals
Procedural Safeguards
Section 504 Compliance
Transition Services

Assignment:

1-page written reflection on how this will impact the teacher’s classroom instruction.

Educator Essentials

Online course modules required:

Dyslexia Awareness
Dyslexia: Orton-Gillingham Approach
Dyslexia: The Davis ® Method
ADHD Overview (Essentials)
ASD Overview (Essentials)
BIP Overview (Essentials)
Restraint and Seclusion Overview (Essentials)
Bullying and Students with Special Needs (Essentials)
Special Education Introduction (Essentials)
IEP Compliance (Essentials)
English Learners and Instructional Strategies
Gifted Learners and Differentiated Instruction
Supervising Paraeducators
School Safety for Students with Disabilities (Essentials)
Principals: Roles and Responsibilities in Special Education
Principals: Special Education Law
Principals: Behavior Management
Principals: Supervising Special Education Staff
Trauma Awareness
Trauma-Informed Practices

Assignment:

1-page written reflection on how this will impact the teacher’s classroom instruction.

Contact Us To Learn More

Learn more about graduate credits through Ashland University or organizational subscriptions for Vector Training, Special Education by contacting us at: 1-800-434-0154 or [email protected] (need updated contact information).