The Professional Development Program is offering graduate credit to participants in Staff Development for Educators (SDE) programs. Complete information on program offerings can be found at: SDE Online courses SDE Other programs You may earn 1-6 semester hours of graduate credit (15 contact hours = 1 graduate credit) for attending SDE programs and completing a paper describing how you might apply the knowledge in your work position. These credits are non-degree graduate credits which are designed to be used to satisfy the requirements of certificate renewal and salary increase. The tuition is $150 per semester hour. You must submit a copy of your SDE certificate of completion along with your coursework to receive credit. The assignment template is located on our web site at: http://www.madonna.edu/pages/PDPFrmDoc.cfm. For the current University Semester, the course information you will use for Madonna graduate course registration is as follows: Early Learning Success Institute – Livonia, MI – July 14-25, 2008           Early Learning Success Institute (EDU 5860.64) Singapore Math for US – various locations and dates           Singapore Math (EDU 5860.68) Differentiated Instruction Train-the-Trainer Institute           Differentiated Instruction Train-the-Trainer (EDU 6910.22) Differentiated Instruction – various locations and dates           Differentiated Instruction (EDU 5850.11) Literacy events – various locations and dates           Literacy Learning in the Classroom (EDU 5800.11) I Teach K! National Kindergarten Teacher Conference - Las Vegas, NV - July 14-17, 2008           I Teach Kindergarten (EDU 6910.32) I Teach 1st! National First Grade Teacher Conference - San Antonio, TX - July 21-24, 2008           I Teach First Grade (EDU 6910.42) SDE online programs and all local, regional and national events other than those listed above           SDE - Educational Practices (EDU 5860.79) Please register online with the course information at:  https://ww4.madonna.edu/mucfweb/ssl_forms/ProDevelopment/clients/MainForm.cfm Please contact us at pdp@madonna.edu or 734-432-5697 if you have additional questions.