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Teacher Inservice for DuPage Educators (TIDE)
The Summer 2011 TIDE catalog is now online. Registration is open for all classes.
There are three classes which require special steps for registration OED TBA Literacy Essentials: Grades 4-8, EDUC 505TC Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents and EDUC 595T Survey of Exceptional Children and Adolescents. Please call Sally Arroyo at 630.495.6080 for information on these classes.
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HERE to access all course information and registration.
If you prefer, the TIDE Catalog is provided in PDF format also; click the TIDE Catalog(pdf) link below to access.
TIDE General Information
Term and Registration Dates
Tuition Information
Eligibility Information
Registration Procedures
TIDE Catalog (pdf)
Jim Battle, John Carlson - TIDE Coordinators
Sally Arroyo, TIDE Secretary
Phone: (630) 495-6080
Fax: (630) 495-6084
sarroyo@dupage.k12.il.us
For directions to any of the classes, go to Mapquest.
TIDE General Information
Certificated teachers are eligible to take graduate courses through the T.I.D.E. program. TIDE offers over
forty graduate courses during fall, spring and summer terms in cooperation with colleges in the area.
Currently, working relationships exist with National-Louis University, Benedictine University and Aurora University.
The courses are scheduled by the T.I.D.E. Office of the DuPage Regional Office of Education. Classes meet in various school buildings throughout the county.
Information about T.I.D.E. courses is available from this website, from the accompanying pdf file or from the T.I.D.E. office.
TIDE Summer 2011 Term
June 2011 through August 2011
Registration for Summer 2011
Begins April 18, 2011 at noon.
Ends ten days before the start date of each class.
CLASSES FILL QUICKLY, SO REGISTER EARLY.
TIDE Fees
Aurora, Benedictine and National Louis Universities:
1 semester hour courses = $175.00
2 semester hour courses = $350.00
3 semester hour courses = $525.00
Registration will be processed only after payment has been received.
Tuition Refunds
- Full refunds will be made if enrollment is not sufficient to offer the course, or if the class is filled when registration is received, and an alternate course cannot be selected.
- A refund, less a $20.00 processing fee, will be made if notice of withdrawal is received by the TIDE office prior to the first class session.
- Any request for refund must be made by email, telephone or in person before the class begins. For any withdrawal after classes begin, a letter of withdrawal must be sent to the TIDE office to avoid receiving a failing grade from the sponsoring university. Each university has a date during the term after which students cannot withdraw from classes. After that date, students must complete the course or receive a failing grade. This date varies by university.
Participating Universities
Aurora University
Benedictine University
National Louis University
Eligibility For TIDE Courses
Posted tuition is limited to teachers holding valid Illnois teaching certificates.
Class Size Minimums and Maximums
Generally, courses must have a minimum of 10 registrations to be held.
To help ensure quality instruction, the maximum registration in a course will be 25, unless otherwise stated in the course description.
Registration Procedures
Register online. Online registration is accomplished through the link on each course description on this website, which you can find by clicking the
“Courselist” link. If you need assistance with registration, please contact Sally Arroyo at 630-495-6080.
IF PAYING BY CHECK:
Make checks payable to TIDE. Send payment to: ROE Center for Professional Learning, 1519 South Grace Street, Lombard, IL 60148
If you cannot be placed in the course you selected, your name will be placed on a waiting list and you will be notified by mail. If a cancellation occurs prior to the second meeting of the course, you will be notified by mail or telephone. If you cannot be placed in the course by the second meeting, your check will be returned.
Registration closes ten days prior to the first class meeting of the course.
A confirmation will be emailed when the course selection has sufficient registrations.
Registrants will also be notified if a class must be canceled due to low enrollment.
A $20.00 fee will be charged for all checks returned for insufficient funds.
Text and/or Materials Fees
For most classes, a text is required. For many classes there is a materials fee. Some classes have both a text and a materials fee. Materials fees will be collected the first day of class. Participants will need a check to pay these fees. Students obtain most textbooks following the directions on the confirmation notice. Textbooks are available online through various book and textbook sellers.
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