Governor's Commission Recommends Learning Sciences International's the Online Pennsylvania Education Network (OPEN)
Posted on: Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 18:00 CDT
In the final report of the Governor's Commission on Training America's Teachers, one of the four major areas of focus was to study a seamless system of pre-service and in-service teacher education for lifelong learning. The Commission recommended providing additional support to the Online Professional Education Network (OPEN) to allow for further development of job-embedded professional development and for preparation to add certificates in high-need areas. Every Pennsylvania teachers has free access to OPEN for Act 48 programs of study provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
OPEN is provided through a partnership between the PDE and Learning Sciences International to offer Pennsylvania educators over 20 non-credit Act 48 programs of study at no charge through the website www.ProfessionalEducation.org. Act 48 requires Pennsylvania educators to participate in continuing professional education that relates to their needs and those of their employers; each teacher must complete 180 hours every five years.
"Over 380,000 hours of Act 48 professional education hours have been completed and reported through OPEN from educators across the state - all free of charge to teachers," said Michael Toth, CEO, Learning Sciences International. "The teacher reviews are very high on the quality of the online programs and the fact that what is learned must be applied in the classroom to impact student achievement."
Learning Sciences International offers a suite of scientifically based research on professional development to offer K-12 educators high quality services through eMBEDDED LEARNING. eMBEDDED LEARNING's hallmark is its learning model where job-embedded experiences are combined with professional reflection to achieve sustainable improvements in the educators' professional practice and ultimately student achievement. eMBEDDED LEARNING's growing suite of professional development programs include online courses for graduate credit, customized programs for states and school districts, in-service workshop and study group kits, a Letter of Endorsement in Teacher Leadership & Instructional Coaching and a Master of Science in Education with a major in Early Childhood Literacy through Wilkes University. eMBEDDED LEARNING is a registered trademark of Learning Sciences International. For more information, visit www.embeddedlearning.com.
Source: Business Wire
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