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REMOTE LEARNING INFO
The NJDOE requires students to complete 350-hours during the two years they are in the program.
Teachers receive one-hour credit for every class that they attend and one-hour credit for doing homework after each class. Each session requires an assignment that takes a minimum of 30 to 60 minutes
Every Wednesday counts as 4 hours (2 hours of class and 2 hours of homework) and every Saturday counts as 6 hours (3 hours of class and 3 hours of homework). The Saturday assignment should not take more than 40 minutes.
CLASS / PROGRAM INFORMATION
Director
Professor Jim Jacobson/School of Education Saint Peter's University 133 Glenwood Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306 Office: 201-761-6190 jjacobson@saintpeters.edu
Instructor
Professor Steve Missal, smissal@saintpeters.edu
SPU Web Site
Tuition
The State requires the 350-hour course to be a two-year, four-semester program.
The tuition is only $750.00 for each semester and is not due until the end of the semester.
Term Hours Fee
Semester 1 87 $750
Semester 2 88 $750
Semester 3 87 $750
Semester 4 88 $750
NJDOE
http://www.nj.gov/education/educators/license/ If you have any questions about the Alternate Route Program please Email altroute@doe.state.nj.us or call 609-984-6377
Course Description: The Saint Peter’s University Alternate Route Program is a method for college graduates to become fully certified teachers without receiving a master’s degree. Saint Peter’s University’s undergraduate program in education provides pre-professional training for teaching on the elementary, middle school, and secondary school levels. The Saint Peter’s University Teacher Preparation Program is designed to prepare graduates to enter elementary and secondary classrooms as caring and professionally prepared teachers. Official course program transcripts include the following course titles for credit:
Principles of Curriculum Development
Psychological Foundations of Learning
Fundamentals of Methodology
Foundations of the Reading Curriculum
Assessment of Student Abilities
Curriculum for 350-hour Course
#1. ASSESSMENT – Students will learn about various forms of assessment. Formative and summative assessments will be discussed as well as the role of authentic assessment. New Jersey state assessments will also be reviewed.
#2. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY – In this course students will learn about a variety of technology tools available and the use and application of developmentally appropriate technology in the classroom.
#3. SPECIAL EDUCATION: MEETING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS – In this course , students will learn about the IEP process, special education law (IDEA), school policy and meeting the needs of diverse learners through individual student education plans. Students will adapt curriculum in order to respond to cultural, linguistic and learning needs of all students.
#4. TEACHING READING IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM – In this course, students will learn about various forms of reading assessments as well as current methodologies in the teaching of reading in grades K – 12. Students will be provided with a clinical experience that incorporates best practices in reading language arts literacy.
#5. FUNDAMENTALS OF METHODOLOGY, CURRICULUM ANDASSESSMENT (K-12) – In this course, students will focus on implementing developmentally appropriate teaching practices, classroom management techniques, lesson plans and innovative methods of teaching.
#6. PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING – in this course, students will learn about growth and development from birth to adolescence and explore theories of development through the study of various psychologists such as Piaget, Vygotsky as well as linguistic and moral development.
#7. OVERVIEW OF THE TEACHING EXPERIENCE – In this course, students will gain an understanding of the educational ideologies that are the foundation of the American education system. An introduction to the Common Core State Standards and Professional Standards for Teachers will be provided. Students will participate in a pre-professional clinical experience that includes classroom management, planning and delivering of instruction and assessment.
#8. SCHOOL LAW – In this course, students will examine historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organization and administration of schools in America. They will learn about the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) law. Students will apply concrete, specific legal knowledge to the real issues and challenges they face every day in the classroom and in and around the school.
PROFESSOR MISSAL GOOGLE CLASSROOM SIGN UP
DIRECTIONS:
• PLEASE REGISTER IN OUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION, DOCUMENTS AND ACTIVITY INFORMATION. YOU WILL NEED A GOOGLE ACCOUNT TO JOIN OUR CLASS. REGISTER AT GOOGLE.COM.
• GC WORKS BEST IF YOU USE A PERSONAL GMAIL AND NOT ONE THAT IS CONNECTED TO YOUR SCHOOL*. LOCATE YOUR SEMESTER, GROUP INFORMATION AND GOOGLE CLASS URL IN THE TABLE ABOVE
• GO TO GOOGLE AND SIGN IN WITH YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT
• AT THE TOP, JOIN THE CLASS
• ENTER THE CLASS CODE PROVIDED
• REVIEW THE ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS
IF YOU ARE BLOCKED BY A FIREWALL OF ANY KIND USE A DIFFERENT BROWSER
HOW TO TURN IN ACTIVITIES
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Turn in an assignment with an assigned doc
Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In. Sign in with your Google Account. ...
Click the class. Classwork.
Click the assignment. ...
Click the image with your name to open the assigned file.
Enter your work.
On the document or in Classroom, click Turn in and confirm.
NJDOE ALTERNATE ROUTE PROGRAM
ZOOM & GOOGLE CLASSROOM LINKS SPRING 2026
SEMESTER 2
GROUP A
https://saintpeters-edu.zoom.us/j/81384513500
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/ODE1ODE0NTEyMDAz/t/all uuf7yvii
GROUP B
https://saintpeters-edu.zoom.us/j/86119422296
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/ODE1ODE0OTk5OTk3/t/all ukpqbl3w
GROUP C
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86256185011?pwd=2rrtp60k3scgUJXz7lnYX0gmneyEKv.1
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/ODQ1ODQ1ODM1NTM5 5zaovtpm
SEMESTER 4
GROUP A
https://saintpeters-edu.zoom.us/j/83372815562
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/NzE0MzM2MTMxMDMy/t/all wml7wxu
GROUP B
https://saintpeters-edu.zoom.us/j/87119049442
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/ODE1ODE0OTk5OTk3/t/al akvwfy7
GROUP C
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86256185011?pwd=2rrtp60k3scgUJXz7lnYX0gmneyEKv.1
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/w/NzU4MjY1MzAzNTg1/t/all xedf2t7
Prof Missal Semester 4 groups scheduled classes
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Obryk) (Gr B - Dr. Harris) (Gr. C – Prof Missal)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A – (Prof Missal) (Gr. B – Prof Obryk) (Gr. C – Dr. Harris)
C-A-B
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Shields)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Gr C – Prof Missal)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A – Prof Missal) (Gr. B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
B-C-A
Prof Missal Semester 2 groups scheduled classes will be 40 minutes each.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Shields)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C -Prof Missal)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Missal) (Gr B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
B-C-A
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Missal) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Prof Shields)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Prof Missal)
A-B-C
First class is group B S4. Activity is Remote Evaluation, INTASC or TBD & Rites of Spring PPT
Semester 1 now 2
Email class notify date for session 1 “School Culture” activity due
Do my school project part 1 Part 2 session 2RITES OF SPRING PPT
+Alternate Route Program
Semester 2, Spring, 2026
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Prof Sanducci)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Sanducci) (Gr. B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Prof Sanducci) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Katavic) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Obryk) (Gr B – Prof Katavic) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Obryk) (Gr C – Prof Katavic)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Prof Sanducci)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Sanducci) (Gr. B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Prof Sanducci) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Obryk) (Gr C – Dr. Stinson)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Dr. Stinson) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Obryk) (Gr B – Dr. Stinson) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Period 1: 9:00 to 9:50am (Group A – Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Prof Sanducci)
Period 2: 10:00 to 10:50am (Group A – Prof Sanducci) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (GrC – Prof Marsella)
Period 3: 11:00 to 11:50am (Group A –-Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Prof Sanducci) (GrC – Prof Landy)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Dr. Stinson)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Dr. Stinson) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Dr. Stinson) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Shields)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C -Prof Missal)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Missal) (Gr B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Period 1: 9:00 to 9:50am (Group A – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr B – Prof Obryk) (Gr C – Dr. Stinson)
Period 2: 10:00 to 10:50am (Group A – Dr. Stinson) (Gr B – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Period 3: 11:00 to 11:50am (Group A –- Prof Obryk) (Gr B – Dr. Stinson) (Gr C – Dr. Aguiles)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Katavic) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Gr C – Prof Sanducci)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Sanducci) (Gr B – Prof Katavic) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Sanducci) (Gr C – Prof Katavic)
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Dr. Aguiles)
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Obryk) (Gr B – Prof Sanducci) (Gr C – Dr. Stinson)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Dr. Stinson) (Gr B – Prof Obryk) (Gr C – Prof Sanducci)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Sanducci) (Gr B – Dr. Stinson) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Period 1: 9:00 to 9:50am (Group A – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Katavic)
Period 2: 10:00 to 10:50am (Group A – Prof Katavic) (Gr B – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Period 3: 11:00 to 11:50am (Group A –- Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Katavic) (Gr C – Dr. Aguiles)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Missal) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Prof Shields)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Prof Missal) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Prof Missal)
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C – Prof Marsella)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Marsella) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Marsella) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr B – Prof Fleschner) (Gr C – Prof Katavic)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Katavic) (Gr B – Dr. Aguiles) (Gr C – Prof Fleschner)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Fleschner) (Gr B Prof Katavic) Gr C – Dr. Aguiles)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Landy) (Gr C – Prof Obryk)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – Prof Obryk) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) (Gr C – Prof Landy)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Landy) (Gr B – Prof Obryk) (Gr C – Dr. Harris
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Period 1: 5:00 to 5:40pm (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Prof Fleschner) (Gr C – No one)
Period 2: 5:40 to 6:20pm (Group A – No one) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Prof Fleschner)
Period 3: 6:20 to 7:00pm (Group A –- Prof Fleschner) Gr B – No one) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Period 1: 9:00 to 9:50am (Group A – Prof Bajor) (Gr B – Dr. Harris) Gr C – Prof Shields)
Period 2: 10:00 to 10:50am (Group A – Prof Shields) (Gr B – Prof Bajor) (Gr C – Dr. Harris)
Period 3: 11:00 to 11:50am (Group A –- Dr. Harris) (Gr B – Prof Shields) (Gr C – Prof Bajor)