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Online Professional Development Providers
| Company Contact Information |
EdTech Leaders Online
Education Development Center Inc.
55 Chapel St.
Newton, Mass. 02458
(617) 618-2550
Barbara Treacy, Managing Project Director
btreacy@edc.org |
| Web Site |
http://www.edtechleaders.org |
| Program Description |
The semester-long program prepares
participants to facilitate online courses and establish a local online
learning program. A catalogue of online curriculum workshops that
focuses on specific K-12 subject areas and grade levels (reading, math,
science, social studies and technology) that are available for use in
local online professional development programs is at the Web Site.
Courses include an online ETLO forum to provide continuing support to
the participants during the development and running of online courses,
including rapid responses to any questions for a full year beyond the
course. As part of facilitator training, each participant delivers one
EDC curriculum course. They also offer training to develop online
courses with facilitation by course developers. Content can be licensed.
Courses are research-based, and content is aligned with state standards.
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| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 reading, math, science, social studies
and technology |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led. Participants can be in a
state or district cohort. |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
A partner with SREB in the MOPD initiative.
SREB has worked with this organization closely over the past three years
with excellent results. |
| Company Contact Information |
Center for
Science Education Online Courses
Center for Science Education Education Development Center Inc.
55 Chapel St.
Newton, Mass. 02458
1-800-255-4276, Ext. 2430
Robin Moriarty |
| Web Site |
http://cse.edc.org/products/onlineCourses/default.asp |
| Program Description |
The Web site states: “CSE is offering
online institutes to meet the needs of practicing teachers. The
institutes focus on building a community of learners around specific
topics through teacher-to-teacher interaction. Emphasis is placed on
ideas and teaching strategies that are directly applicable in the
classroom. The institutes are asynchronous, allowing teachers to
participate at individually selected times and places. Participating
fully in the course requires 30 hours in 6 sessions over 8-10 weeks. The
number of hours meets most state requirements for professional credits.
Offerings include alternative assessment (middle school) and strategies
that promote inquiry thinking (high school). Teachers can also earn
graduate credit.” |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Elementary, middle grades and high school
science |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
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| Company Contact Information |
Connected University, Connected Educator, Connected Workshops
Classroom Connect, a division of Harcourt Education
8000 Marina Boulevard
Brisbane, Ca. 94005
1-800-638-1639, Option 1 |
| Web Site |
http://corporate.classroom.com/cu.html |
| Program Description |
Connected University offers online courses
(six-, four- and three-week), self-paced courses, and blended (online
and face-to-face) courses for teachers and administrators. This group
has been providing professional development programs for schools since
1994. The list of courses is diverse, with options for customization. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 reading, math, science, social
studies, technology skills, administration leadership |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Depending on the selection, courses may be
face-to-face, online or blended. |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
Connected Classroom holds a user conference
each year. Some SREB states have contracts with this program. |
| Company Contact Information |
National School Boards
Association
ITTE: Education
Technology Programs
161680 Duke St.
Alexandria, Va. 22314
703-838-6213
kmccarthy@nsba.org |
| Web Site |
http://www.nsba.org/olc/olc.cfm?assn=2 |
| Program Description |
NSBA's ITTE courses are five-week, Web-based, instructor-led
courses designed for professional development of K-12 educators. The courses are
on a variety of topics. Some courses also have a publication or CD that is
supplied by ITTE and sent to registrants as part of the registration fee. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Offered and Grade Levels All courses are on
technology issues, including: planning, leadership, accountability,
budgeting, student achievement, evaluating products, legal issues,
online education and peer coaching for K-12. |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes. CEUs and graduate credits are offered for each
course. |
| Other Comments |
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| Company Contact Information |
OnlineLearning.net
Laureate Education Inc.
1-800-733-1711, Ext. 4363
Ken.Jaedicke@laureate-inc.com |
| Web Site |
http://www.onlinelearning.net/index.html?s=329.l050a352n.073l536t00 |
| Program Description |
Most courses are directed to teachers
seeking certification, especially in California, but the course catalog
provides a wide range of topics available for continuing education
units. Most courses run five or six weeks and are instructor-led, with
20 students or less. The catalog shows a wide range of topics,
especially for California teachers. The organization has been providing
professional development since 1996. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 reading, health, technology topics,
California history, limited English proficiency, etc. |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Yes. They offer accredited, graduate-level
extension and graduate-credit courses. |
| College Credit Available? |
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| Other Comments |
This organization has partnerships with the
National Education Association, California Teachers Association and the
University of San Diego. It provides online courses for each of these
organizations. |
| Company Contact Information |
Information Annenberg/CPB's Learner.org
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
N.W., #302
Washington, D.C. 20004
1-800-LEARNER |
| Web Site |
http://www.learner.org/ |
| Program Description |
Professional development courses are
offered through satellite channels and video workshops and over the
Internet (video-on-demand). Workshops and courses consist of video,
print and Web components that can be used in group sessions or
individually. All videos are available online for use in locally
facilitated workshops. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12; most disciplines |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Self-paced or as resources for local
facilitator |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
These are excellent resources are created
for local facilitators to use as a part of a district's online course. |
| Company Contact Information |
Jason Academy
The JASON Project, JASON Foundation for Education
44983 Knoll Square
Ashburn, Va. 20147
703-726-8279 |
| Web Site |
http://www.jason.org |
| Program Description |
JASON Academy science courses are five
weeks long and are offered through several universities. Asynchronous
online courses are available for middle grades, high school and teachers
of young students. Face-to-face and coaching workshops also are
available. Each course requires 6 - 10 hours per week (30 -50 hours per
course), which includes reading online text, exploring course-related
Web sites, discussion boards for networking and collaborative
discussion, assignments, chat sessions, and preparing and conducting
student activities. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 science |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Self-paced, with discussion boards for
participants |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
Other programs include JASON Adventures and
JASON Expeditions for students. |
| Company Contact Information |
PBS TeacherLine
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, Va.
22314
1-800-572-6386
Mary Kadera, Director
teacherline@pbs.org |
| Web Site |
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/welcome.cfm |
| Program Description |
The Web site states that the program
includes more than 90 online courses facilitated by educators. Classes
include six weeks of asynchronous assignments and discussions. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
The Web site reflects 30 courses in a range
of topics for K-12: reading, math, science, teaching strategies, etc.
Course Information Course content is research-based and aligned to national
subject matter standards (NCTM, IRA, NCTE and ISTE). |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
SREB has been made aware that not all
courses are currently available. Recent changes have not yet been
announced. |
| Company Contact Information |
LessonLab
A Pearson Education Company
1900 East Lake
Avenue
Glenview, Ill. 60025
847-657-7450
info@lessonlab.com
3330 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 115
Santa Monica, Ca. 90405
310-581-2300 |
| Web Site |
http://www.lessonlab.com |
| Program Description |
The Web site states: “LessonLab creates
long-term professional development programs for districts and schools
that employ online, face-to-face or blended interaction. These programs
tap into the methods shown by evidence-based research to be the most
effective for teacher learning. LessonLab BreakThrough helps educators succeed by redefining the teaching
culture and making the way students learn more explicit and visible.” Courses
are structured around video based scenarios, with limited mentoring and support. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 math and reading |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
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| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
Most of these programs are delivered
face-to-face, with only a few online courses. Pearson has incorporated
Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley,
Prentice Hall, DRA and other organizations' programs as these publishers have
been purchased by Pearson. SREB has no firsthand experience with their PD. |
| Company Contact Information |
Marco Polo Professional
Development
Marco Polo Education Foundation
2201 Loudoun County Parkway
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 886- 2385
Yetta Lewis
yetta.lewis@mci.com |
| Web Site |
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/pd/pd_about.aspx#Staff |
| Program Description |
Marco Polo offers face-to-face and online
training for teachers to use the Web resources of the Marco Polo portal. Artsedge, EconEdLink,
EDSITEment, Illuminations, ReadWriteThink, Science NetLinks and Xpeditions are
all partners, with Web resources and lesson plans linked to the portal. Teachers
can be trained face-to-face in a one-day session or take an online course on a
specific focus through a three-hour Web conference or a self-paced course. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Resources for K-12 |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Both |
| College Credit Available? |
No |
| Other Comments |
All topics include how to integrate the Web
resources in the curriculum. |
| Company Contact Information |
TeachScape
12 Montgomery St., Suite 2000
San
Francisco, Ca. 94104
878-988-3224, Ext. 715
Steven Cornell
scornell@teachscape.com |
| Web Site |
http://www.teachscape.com |
| Program Description |
Online resources (videos of classrooms,
teacher reflections and commentaries by experts) also include print
materials, student samples, etc. Study groups meet face-to-face or
online to support the learning facilitated by Teachscape staff or school professional developer. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 literacy, math and science content,
teaching strategies and new teacher mentoring |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led by Teachscape staff or local
facilitator face-to-face, using online resources |
| College Credit Available? |
Alternative certification; college credit
not included in Web site description. |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with this
program. |
| Company Contact Information |
ASCD
Professional Development Online
1703 N.
Beauregard St.
Alexandria, Va. 22311-1714
1-800-933-2723, press 2 |
| Web Site |
http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/new/ |
| Program Description |
Currently, 50 courses are offered for $89
each on content topics and teaching strategies. Each course identifies
the number of PD clock-hours awarded, with up to six months for
completion. Topics also are linked with ASCD publications by those authors. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 math, literacy, science, etc. |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Self-paced, with learner forum online for
support and collaboration |
| College Credit Available? |
In some states, with only one SREB state
(Florida), currently |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with these
courses. |
| Company Contact Information |
Concord Consortium
10 Concord Crossing, Suite 300
Concord, Mass. 01742
(978) 371-3496
Cynthia McIntyre
cynthia@concord.org |
| Web Site |
http://www.concord.org/courses/index.html |
| Program Description |
Concord courses teach how to teach online
and how to design online courses. They also create courses for other
programs, such as PBS Teacherline, Teachscape and others. Their courses typically last six weeks and
are facilitated by their staff online. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12; for teachers who want to explore
teaching online or designing online courses |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with these
courses. |
| Company Contact Information |
Element K
500 Canal View Boulevard
Rochester, N.Y. 14623
1-800-434-3466 |
| Web Site |
www.elemenk.com |
| Program Description |
Element K offers both instructor-led and
self-study classes. The courses run from four to eight weeks and are
related to a specific technology topic or role for technology in the
classroom. Self-study classes are tutorials often on specific computer
software. They also offer virtual practice labs and reference libraries. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Offered and Grade Levels Over 1600 topics
related to technology and professional certification |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led and/or self-paced |
| College Credit Available? |
Professional certification (Cisco,
Microsoft Office, Networking, etc.) |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no first hand experience with
these courses. |
| Company Contact Information |
WGBH Educational Foundation
Teachers' Domain
Professional Development
125 Western Ave.
Allston, Mass. 02134
E-mail Liz Hagyard
from this Web site:
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/boston/org/214935.html |
| Web Site |
http://www.teachersdomain.org/courses/index.html |
| Program Description |
These are online multimedia classes for
science teachers. The Web site states: “The courses include interactive
multimedia resources that can be incorporated into lesson plans, as well
as videos of classroom practices that model creative teaching. In
addition, the courses also have online discussions, which enable
teachers to communicate with their peers in a supportive, user-friendly,
learning environment.” The courses are developed to be licensed by an
educational institution and facilitated by a staff member of that
institution. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
K-12 science topics and technology |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led. Each course is developed to
be 45 contact-hours in length. |
| College Credit Available? |
Each course is designed to be the
equivalent of a three-credit graduate course |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with these
courses. |
| Company Contact Information |
Atomic Learning
43 East Broadway
Little Falls, Minn. 56345
(866) 259-6890, Ext. 125
Luba Lewytzkyj, Inside Account Executive
luba@atomiclearning.com |
| Web Site |
http://www.atomiclearning.com |
| Program Description |
Our library of tutorials currently numbers
more than 15,000, covering more than 80 of the most common software
applications. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Software tutorials via short-streamed
videos on specific functions of the software. Grades not specified. |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Self-paced |
| College Credit Available? |
No |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with these
tutorials. |
| Company Contact Information |
WIDE World
Harvard Graduate School of Education
14 Story Street, 5th Floor
Cambridge, Mass. 02138
617-496-9620
David Zarowin,
Executive Director david_zarowin@gse.harvard.edu
Director of Sales & Marketing widesales@gse.harvard.edu |
| Web Site |
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/wide/professional/ |
| Program Description |
Interactive online courses of teams of
teachers, facilitated by WIDE World instructors for customized
professional development. In additional to the six-week online courses,
face-to-face sessions may be used to kick off or provide further
support. |
| Disciplines Offered and Grade Levels |
Middle grades and high school math, writing
and reading in the content areas, differentiating instruction, multiple
intelligences, etc. |
| Instructor-Led for Self-Paced? |
Instructor-led |
| College Credit Available? |
Yes |
| Other Comments |
SREB has no firsthand experience with these
courses. |
For more information, e-mail Bill Thomas at bthomas@sreb.org.
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