• Convenient, flexible, easy-to-use

    • Online learning that fits
      your schedule
    • Learn wherever and whenever you want
    • Easy-to-use learning platform guides you through the course

  • We've helped educators at more than 15,000 schools

    • "This is how I'm going to get my continuing education credits from now on."

      - Wendy J. Cope, French Teacher, Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster, PA

    • "This course lives up to its promise. It is real and easy to implement. It's made a big difference in my teaching!"

      - Frank Martin, Principal, The Stevens School

    • "I absolutely love the class I am taking. I am taking it to improve my leadership skills. It's been great!"

      - Connie Cullip, Special Education Supervisor, Rudyard, MI EUPISD


    • "The Coursework is convenient and interesting! I definitely recommend the program."

      - Jennifer Desloges, 7th Grade English Teacher Plymouth Elementary, Plymouth, NH

    • "I am through about 4 lectures and am loving the ease and simplicity of how it all works! Everything is so easy to navigate."

      - LuAnn Funk, 2nd Grade Teacher, Case Avenue Elementary

    • "I took this course with some reservation, but it proved to be very helpful. Some of the simple things that I learned made a huge impact on the amount of energy my students put into learning"


      "It was easy to do. I got to work at my own pace, explore all the websites and absorb the materials As a 28 year veteran I do believe you can teach old dogs new tricks."

      - Joseph Fusco, Physics Teacher Lodi High School, NJ
How Our Courses Work
  

Whether you are an administrator looking for the latest on how to run your school or district – or a teacher looking for professional development credits – we have designed our curriculum with one goal: To maximize your learning and takeaways in a way that is as convenient as possible.


No matter what type of learner you are, our multimedia approach not only puts you deep into the subject matter, it helps you retain and apply what you learn. Here’s what you can expect:


Lectures – Our dynamic interactive lectures – given by subject matter experts from across the country — are yours to download. You can keep them on your computer or download them to your MP3 player and listen when it’s most convenient for you. Some also have a downloadable PowerPoint component, giving you all-important visuals to complement your learning.

Readings – Also downloadable, your virtual text materials include articles in our online learning platform, clarifications and examples of important terms and concepts, links to relevant research and related articles across the Internet and more. And be sure to check back in on our learning platform. We’ll be adding additional, relevant articles on your topic as we find them or as our instructors
write them.

Assessments and Projects – Depending on whether you are looking for a certification of completion or professional development credits or hours, you may need to complete:

  • A 20-30 question Assessment Test
  • A 250- to 300-word reflection on your topic
  • A Curriculum Project showing how you can incorporate your learnings into a lesson plan
  • An Implementation Analysis showing how your learnings could be applied at your school or district

Requirements differ for teachers and administrators.

Why study online?
When done right, there is no better way to sharpen your skills and move your career forward than to take your development classes online. We have tapped into the best the Internet has to offer to bring you a learning environment no physical classroom can match. You’ll get:
  • Access to the nation’s most highly-recognized, highly-respected, expert instructors who deliver real-world , practical, usable knowledge – not idle theory
  • Relevant topics that are always available to you no matter where you live – your interactive learnings are never compromised by geography
  • Dynamic, multimedia presentations and resources that close the door on boring
    classroom lectures
  • Access to Web resources that further explain and exemplify key points and takeaways
  • Downloadable lectures that let you listen when you want, where you want: at home, in the car, on lunch hours, weekends or at night
  • Complete control over your learnings. Learn at your pace, not the instructors’: You can always pause your lectures or log off and start again another day … or start and finish an entire learning module in a single day
  • A friendly, intuitive, easy-to-use learning platform that guides you through your studies and keeps you connected and on track

Online learning is a very rewarding, professional experience that empowers you and challenges you. It gives you the chance to enhance your career without disrupting your life. You’ll be connected to the best minds on the most important topics 24/7.


Why schedule your life around your professional development when you can make high-quality professional development bend to your schedule? No car rides, no late nights, no countless hours sitting in an uninspired “classroom.” Just high quality learnings that teachers and administrators from across the country are counting on every day to make them more-effective, more-informed educators – and advance their careers.