Family & Community Special Communities
Special Education

Massachusetts FOCUS Academy Graduate Courses

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office is pleased to announce the fall 2009 online graduate courses through Massachusetts FOCUS Academy (MFA). MFA Courses    will be delivered through the Commonwealth's Massachusetts Online Network for Education (MassONE) and will be available to middle and high school educators.* The following 3-credit graduate courses will be available in the areas of:

	Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners ,
	Creating Positive Learning Environments I ,
	How to Partner with Families of Middle and High School Students with Disabilities to Achieve Success,
	Parent and Professional Partnerships: Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High School
	Youth Development and Self-Determination,
	Generalist Transition Planning I,
	Differentiated Instruction, and
	Collaborative/Co-Teaching Model.

Participants will receive 67.5 PDP's and also have the option to purchase 3 graduate-level credits at a discounted rate through the participating institutions of higher education. Please Note: Creating Positive Learning Environments I is a 90 PDP or 4 credit course.

*Priority will be given to educators from targeted districts who submit a complete application. Educators from other districts will be placed on a waiting list; complete applications will be considered on a first come first served basis. Information about MFA, MFA Courses, and individual courses can be found through the links above. Please apply at https://www.keysurvey.com/survey/260463/6d98/ by September 24, 2009.