ELT Advantage, Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning

ELT Advantage Online Professional Development offers convenient 6-week courses for busy educators who work with English language learners. Taught by respected experts in the field, it’s the only program offering a TESOL(R) Certificate of Completion (the global association of English language teachers). College credit is available through accredited partner institutions.

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www.kdsi.org, Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc.

Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS) is the leading provider of eLearning solutions for educators. KDS's award-winning platform provides online, on-demand content, including streaming video, synchronized slideshows, discussion forums, interactive assessment activities, and other dynamic resources.

The KDS eLearning Classroom offers district administrators a solution that integrates a built-in comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) for complete accountability.

KDS specializes in timely topics such as English Language Learners, Response to Intervention, Classroom Management, Differentiated Instruction, Aiding Students with Learning Disabilities, and many more.These video-based lectures are presented by some of the leading educational experts in the industry including Jay McTighe, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and Todd Whitaker.

KDS's eLearning Solutions provides a variety of educational opportunities to educators in the convenience of their own homes. Online courses are available for continuing education units(CEUs),in-service or graduate credit courses may apply towards state license recertification, salary increase, and career advancements.

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Seminars on Science: The Solar System, National Center for Science, Literacy, Education and Technology

Seminars on Science: The Solar System

The American Museum of Natural History developed Seminars on Science, its online teacher professional development program, in order to connect teachers across the United States to cutting-edge research and powerful classroom resources. Each course is co-taught by an experienced educator and a scientist working in the field, and features rich media and opportunities for vibrant discussion. The eleven courses include Earth: Inside and Out; The Ocean System; and Evolution.

Our latest course, The Solar System, is co-authored by Neil deGrasse Tyson, one of the country’s most prominent scientists. This course explores the current understanding of our Solar System informed by missions to the Sun, planets, moons and asteroids – with stunning imagery of these worlds and new ideas about their origin, evolution and fate.

Independent evaluation confirms that Seminars on Science deepens scientific understanding and provides educators with valuable classroom resources. Graduate credit is available through the program’s higher education partnerships. As a result, Seminars on Science is helping to address a critical national need in science professional development by leveraging the resources of one of the world’s preeminent scientific, cultural and educational institutions.

To review the course, visit http://learn.amnh.org (username: solar; password: solar)

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PD 360 (www.pd360.com), School Improvement Network

PD 360 is the leading on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. Over 225,000 educators subscribe to PD 360. Teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structured learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 includes nearly 1000 research-based video learning segments and is the most comprehensive web-based library of professional development resources available.

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eCDA, Teaching Strategies, Inc.

eCDA, a comprehensive, innovative online professional development program for early childhood teachers engages learners with thought-provoking scenarios offered through self-paced and instructor-facilitated learning. Students who complete the course, offered through The Center for Early Childhood Education at Northampton Community College, receive 9 college credits towards an AS degree.

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VoyagerU Targeted Courses, Voyager Expanded Learning

The four new VoyagerU Targeted Courses, each 20 hours in length, are:
-Small Group Intervention
-Vocabulary
-Fluency
-Content Integration

During these courses, participants will:
-Develop a shared knowledge of scientifically based reading research
- Collaborate online with peers to reinforce professional development
- Access online videos quizzes, materials

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