K-12 Online Endorsement Plan

Teaching K-12 courses online can be very different from teaching in traditional face-to-face settings. This endorsement plan will help you build on your existing expertise by adding specialized skills and strategies to teach online with confidence and effectiveness.

These four courses in this endorsement plan align with the compentencies required for a teacher licensure endorsement from the state of Arkansas. Guided by expert faculty, you will explore digital platforms and learn to integrate educational technology and develop effective curriculum and course design.

Learn about online curriculum models, instructional methods, technologies, assessment techniques, and best practices in fully online K-12 teaching environments. Learn to plan for, create, provide and assess effective instruction online.

Classes are conducted via U of A Online.

This program is designed to empower teachers to use learning technologies in online or face-to-face classroom settings, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Learn leading-edge teaching strategies, nationally recognized best practices for online teaching and the most prevalent technologies used in online K-12 environments.

Features

• Certificate program classes are 100 percent online
• Earn 12 credit hours
• Time to complete: 1 to 2 years
• No GRE required
• Apply the 12 credit hours toward the 30-hour Master of Education in Educational Technology

What Skills Will I Gather?

• Design engaging, technology-enhanced instruction
• Apply evidence-based strategies for online and blended teaching
• Design accessible and effective online learning environments
• Select and integrate digital tools to support teaching and learning
• Earn an Online Teaching, Grades K–12, licensure endorsement (for Arkansas-certified teachers only, you have to pass an examination by the state after completing the coursework)
• Design technology-infused instruction

What Are the Four Courses?

• CIED 54203 — Curriculum and Assessment Design
• ETEC 52103 — Media and Web Design
• ETEC 53003 — Technology Integration in K-12
• ETEC 62503 — Distance Learning

Courses from other institutions or academic programs may not be substituted for the required courses. Candidates for the Graduate Certificate must have a 3.0 or better GPA at the conclusion of all course work to successfully complete the certificate requirements.

What Are the Admission Requirements?

Applicants must meet university requirements for admission to the Graduate School as a non-degree seeking, but certificate-seeking student as well as application requirements of the Educational Technology graduate program which includes:

• A completed bachelor's degree at an accredited institution
• An earned 3.0 grade-point average on the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work
• A completed application to the Graduate School
• Submission of academic transcripts to Graduate School

• Application deadlines: Aug. 1 for fall semester, Dec. 1 for spring and April 15 for summer

Program Coordinator

Dennis Beck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
debeck@uark.edu