Fluency Matters™

Graduate-Level Semester Credit

Graduate-Level Semester Credit

Fluency Matters 2024 (presented by Wayside Publishing), in partnership with the University of the Pacific – Benerd College, offers the opportunity to earn graduate-level semester credit (non-degree) at an affordable cost of $62 per semester credit. We are pleased to provide you with a cost-effective opportunity to meet your professional development goals.

Graduate-level professional development credit is not part of a degree program at University of the Pacific, but it can be transferred at the discretion of your institution for salary advancement and state licensing requirements. As a candidate seeking credit for such purposes, we advise that you check with your district office human resource department or other appropriate agencies. We are committed to providing a professional development experience that will help you achieve your career goals.

Coursework Requirements

Practicum Requirements

Upon successful completion of Fluency Matters 2024, you will be instructed to invest time reflecting on your learnings, research and relevant readings. As a student, your course practicum requirements will consist of developing a time log that documents the time and hours that you invested into completing your Fluency Matters Conference 2024-based course requirements, in addition to writing a reflection paper demonstrating your gained professional development with Fluency Matters. The specific requirements concerning your time log are based on how many credits you decide to register for your course. Each credit registered will require 15 hours of participation listed on your time log. Additional instructions and detailed requirements for your course will be emailed to you upon registration.

1 credit = 15 hours (no additional work necessary – just submit your Fluency Matters 2024 Conference Certificate of Completion)

2 credits = 30 hours

3 credits = 45 hours 

4 credits = 60 hours

Whether you spend time brainstorming, researching, reading, typing, writing, watching educational videos and films for ideas, constructing visuals, or putting together new curriculum and rubrics, you are able to document all the professional time you have invested in applying Fluency Matters learnings and concepts into your classroom and teaching.

Specifically designed for busy teachers like you, you will get up to 6 months to submit coursework requirements, and extensions are always granted upon request. Opportunities are available across all teaching grade levels, disciplines, and subjects or topics. The overall course objective is aimed at implementing the best practices of education while meeting educational standards set by your school district or state.   

Grades & Transcripts

An official transcript (e-transcript or hard copy) with your final course grade(s) is available from University of the Pacific upon successful completion of course requirements. The course ending date that will appear on your transcript will reflect the date your completed coursework was reviewed and graded. 

About the Credits & Pacific

The credits offered are post-baccalaureate, graded, graduate-level semester credits/units, provided directly through the University of the Pacific – Benerd College. They are specifically designed to meet the needs of educators for salary advancement and recertification.  The credits are acceptable where local districts approve and applicable to state licensing where authorized. We always encourage that you check with your employer for acceptability of these credits. Course participants are responsible to determine acceptability of these credits for their intended use. Each graduate-level semester credit/unit is equivalent to 15 hours of academic involvement.

University of the Pacific, established in 1851, is California’s oldest private chartered university and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

How It Works:

Step 1
Complete the Fluency Matters 2024 Conference.
Successful completion of the Fluency Matters 2024 Conference, presented by Wayside Publishing, is a prerequisite to registering for graduate-level credit with University of the Pacific - Benerd College.
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Step 2
Register for graduate-level credit with University of the Pacific - Benerd College.
Your Fluency Matters 2024 Conference Certificate of Completion will be required at checkout when registering for university credit. Allow 1-2 weeks for your program completion to be verified and processed at University of the Pacific.

Coursework requirements will be emailed to you upon completing the registration process. You will be required to develop and submit a time log that documents the time and hours that you invested into completing your course requirements. The specific time log requirements are based on how many credits you decide to register for your course. Each credit registered will require 15 hours of participation documented on your time log.
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Step 3
Earn Graduate-Level Credit on an Official Transcript from University of the Pacific - Benerd College.
After your documentation has been reviewed and approved, your course grade(s) will be submitted for posting at University of the Pacific - Benerd College. You may proceed to order an e-transcript after your course grades are posted at UOP.
Step 3

University of the Pacific - Benerd College provides graduate-level semester credit for teachers, educators, administrators and counselors across the nation.

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Course Title

Course NumberCredits

Tuition

Enrollment

Fluency Matters - IFLT

EDUP 9360

1 - 4

$62/credit

Year round

Frequently Asked Questions

Online: click on “REGISTER NOW and select your desired course title(s). At checkout, you will be required to pay with credit card.

UOP’s continuing education course credits / units are acceptable where local districts approve and are applicable to state licensing or salary advancement where authorized. All students are responsible for determining the acceptability of these credits for their intended use.

The University of the Pacific is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Established in 1851, it is the oldest private chartered university in the state of California.

The credits offered are post-baccalaureate, graded, graduate level semester credits that are not part of a degree program at University of the Pacific, but instead are used for professional growth such as salary advancement and re-certification. 

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Self-Created Time Log Sample

Document all the time you spend writing your reflection papers, viewing video sessions, creating and implementing lesson plans, curriculum, activities, projects, strategies, or techniques inspired by what you learned. Creating your own log gives you the freedom of documenting all the time and effort you have dedicated to completing your coursework requirements. Your log must be specific and include dates and accomplishments. For each graduate-level credit, you will document 15 hours of academic involvement. All your coursework participation must be away from professionally paid hours.

Date Objective & Goals Times Hours
4/21
Created new curriculum & lessons based on session
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
6
4/23
Developed new learning activity for my curriculum/lesson plan
7:00 am - 9:00 am
2
4/27
Created powerpoint/video presentation incorporating new strategies
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
2
5/2
Reviewed session materials and wrote summary
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2
5/3
Developed new learning activity for lecuture
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
1.5
5/6
Wrote 3-page reflection paper for first credit
6:00 am - 7:30 am
1.5
Total hours of involvement/participation must meet 15 hours per credit
15

It may be that you require more or less time completing your own personal activities and/or projects, and that’s why we have left it to you to decide how you manage your time. 

Suggested activities and projects to help you earn credit:

Development or revision of classroom curriculum, rubrics, lesson plans, educational games, learning activities, PowerPoint presentations, video presentations, worksheets, educational websites, classroom visuals, classroom assignments and projects, bulletin boards, learning centers, anchor charts, assessments, teacher-created books, physical education activities, self-evaluation/reflection reports, technology-related activities, storytelling activities, units of study, etc.

 

 

Designed for busy teachers like you, you will get up to 6 months to complete your coursework requirements, and extensions are always granted if you needed. The projects you choose to develop will ultimately demonstrate the application of time you invest in professional development experiences, such as research, videos, readings, etc. An additional expectation is to complete a time log that documents the time spent for this course. The specific requirements concerning your chosen projects and the time log are dependent what resonates most with you and how many credits you take per course. 

 

 

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Overview of Reflection Paper Requirements

1 credit = 3-page reflection paper

2 credits = 6-page reflection paper

3 credits = 9-page reflection paper

Each graduate-level credit requires a 3-page, typed, single-spaced reflection paper. The reflection paper will demonstrate your professional development by describing in detail the projects you will create and implement into your educational setting. Try to incorporate the following key points into the structure of your report.

Activities, projects, strategies, or techniques of implementation:
Describe the lesson plan, activity, project, strategy, or technique that you developed and implemented (or plan to implement) as a result of completing a training, webinar or seminar. Be sure to include materials and resources utilized. For example, handouts, video/Power Point presentations, visual aids, props, books, learning strategies, etc. Detail why you chose this idea and how it fits into your professional development needs or those of your learners. Explain the actual process of introducing your project and the methods used for instruction.

Population target–grade level, type of class, groups:
Define the needs and goals of the learners that you designed these ideas for and how they might correlate to their specific needs and/or core objectives. Indicate if these learning methods were designed for special need students, specific groups within a class, developmental ages, etc.

Objectives and goals:
Describe the specific targeted learning objectives and how they related to the goals of your instructional program. Try to correlate the objectives/goals to the specific activity/project you presented. Possibly correlate, when appropriate, the objectives/goals with the Common Core Standards (or your state standards) set for your curriculum.

Evaluation methods utilized:
Describe how you evaluated/will evaluate the success of the projects you developed. What methods or criteria did you use/will you use to assess your achievement of specific goals? 

Overall outcomes and reactions:
Include your personal assessments of how the learning objectives and goals were achieved. What were the reactions of your learners? How would you redesign or change the methods utilized with future utilization of the projects?

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