Classroomrevolution.com offers online training delivered over the Internet in both real-time and asynchronous formats.

Asynchronous Online Training
Each ClassroomRevolution.com asynchronous online course is based on a 5-week schedule. It is estimated that learners will spend approximately 3 hours per week completing assignments and participating in class discussions. Successful completion of any of our online courses results in the assignment of fifteen (15) clock-hours of staff development credit. Each learner should have access to a computer connected to the Internet in order to participate in our online training courses. Student enrollment is capped at 20 learners per session to ensure the quality of the asynchronous online training.

Real-Time Online Training
We also offer real-time online training for English language clients by using the award-winning multi-platform collaboration software. A significant cost-saving benefit realized through the use of real-time online training is that this format does not require any of the additional travel or lodging expenses associated with on-site training. The client is responsible for providing access to an appropriate Internet-enabled computer for each of the participants who may gather in a single location or be dispersed among multiple locations. In this format, each ClassroomRevolution online instructor can work with up to ten (10) learners at a time in order to ensure the quality of the real-time online training.

No Child Left Behind Act
U.S. schools and districts should take note that our online training solutions meet federal requirements for the No Child Left Behind Act, which “gives local school districts new freedom and flexibility in the use of federal education funds to improve teacher quality, allowing them to use up to 50 percent of their non-Title I education funding as they see fit.  For example, if a local school district would prefer to use half of its federal education technology grant funding to improve teacher quality instead of education technology, it can do so...” (U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce 2003).

New York State Teacher Certfication
New York State schools, districts, and professional teaching organizations may also benefit from our cost-effective online training solutions when working with newly certified educational professionals. Beginning on  February 2, 2004, all applicants for teacher certification in New York will be required to participate in regular professional staff development.

Recent NYS Department of Education regulations require that school districts provide 175 hours of professional development opportunities for teachers holding Professional Certificates issued on or after February 2, 2004. Teachers wishing to maintain the valididty of their respective professional certifications will need to provide evidence that they have participated in 175 clock hours of professional development every five (5) years. In addition,  level III teaching assistants are required to complete 75 clock hours of professional development every five (5) years (NYS Department of Education, Office of Teaching Initiatives 2003).

We are able to offer the following online training courses that focus on the development of diverse educational technology integration strategies:

• Curriculum-Based Internet Resources
• CRTeacher.com
• Document-Based Questions
• E-Sheets: Instructional Use of online Resources
• Microsoft Excel & Word: Office Solutions for Grading and Communication
• Microsoft PowerPoint: Enhancing Cooperative Learning with Multimedia
• Moodle
• OpenOffice Presentation: Enhancing Cooperative Learning with Multimedia
• OpenOffice Spreadsheet & Text Document: Office Solutions for Grading and Communication
• Serious Magic Visual Communicator: Enhancing Cooperative Learning with Digital Video
• WebQuests

ClassroomRevolution.com can also create and facilitate custom on-site courses to suit your organization’s specific needs. Please contact us for more information.

Sources:
Boehner, J. (2003). Summary: Highly Qualified Teachers & No Child Left Behind: What It Means for Your State. Retrieved Jan. 01, 2004, from U.S. House of Representatives: http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/108th/education/nclb/factsheet082903.htm.

NYS Department of Education, Office of Teaching Initiatives (2003). A Comparison of Key Changes. Retrieved Jan. 01, 2004, from NYS Department of Education: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/keychangeschart.htm.