The Innovative Northwest Teacher
DISTANCE CLASSES
AT YOUR
OWN PACE
Children’s Books:
Folk & Fairy Tales, Fables & More NEW!
Hundreds of outstanding books relating to folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fables, myths and legends are available for use in the elementary classroom. This distance class will familiarize you with a variety of these offerings, and how to use them to create a successful literature-rich environment and to inspire in your children a lifelong love of reading.
Learn how to present these books in the classroom by designing lessons and projects to incorporate into your existing curriculum. At your own pace you will explore new and old folk and fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fables, legends and myths and their related websites, as well as current trends for engaging even your reluctant readers.
Fall:
Register anytime until 11/5/10.
Course work due 12/5/10.
Grades posted online (www.pdx.edu) 12/15/10.
Fees: 3 Graduate Quarter Credits: $165 PSU + $480 TINT
(Noncredit: $480 TINT)
Fees**
Portland State University is changing the way fees are collected.
Although total tuition amounts are unchanged PSU credit students will now make two payments:
1. a course fee payable to TINT (paid by all students)
2. a credit fee payable to PSU (paid by credit students only)
All materials and assignments will be found online and can be completed through email or sent to your instructor in the mail. Grades available online (www.pdx.edu).
