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PBS TeacherLine

Online Solutions for Professional Development

Enrollment for the winter session of PBS TeacherLine is now open!

Prairie Public is offering two local sections this winter - INST325.84 Using Assessment and Evaluation and MATH181.54 Math in Everyday Life for Grades K-5 starting February 17, 2010. These online courses are flexible to fit into busy schedules, with no scheduled login requirements and weekly assignments that can be completed whenever and wherever it’s convenient. Click here for additional information and to register.

National PBS TeacherLine courses spanning the entire curriculum start January 27, 2010. Register today!

 

PBS TeacherLine is the premier resource offering professional development courses online to individual PreK-12 teachers and districts. Specially trained, experienced facilitators lead over 130 high-quality, graduate-level courses that span the entire curriculum: Mathematics, Reading/Language Arts, Science, Instructional Technology, and Instructional Strategies. Coursework can cover a complete sequence of study or address a specific professional development requirement, depending on a teacher’s or district’s needs.

As a program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, PBS TeacherLine is committed to helping educators acquire the skills to become—and stay—the highly qualified teachers needed to prepare students for a successful future.

PBS TeacherLine Offers —

• Courses — Online professional development courses for teachers that provide challenging, in-depth learning experiences that boost student achievement.
• PBS TeacherLine Peer Connection— This innovative professional development tool offers customized, targeted support for instructional coaches. Professional development coaches can utilize high quality resources like videos on best practices and research-based articles — all in a searchable location. In addition, PBS TeacherLine fosters an online community bringing coaches and teachers together regardless of hectic schedules and physical distance.
• Capstone Technology Certification Program— PBS TeacherLine and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) have teamed up to create the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program. Enroll in this online professional development learning experience to: demonstrate your knowledge of the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards and earn a certificate of proficiency in the ISTE NETS•T.

Why register for a PBS TeacherLine course? PBS TeacherLine courses are:

• Affordable. Local courses begin at $75 per course.
• Collaborative. Online discussions allow teachers to share content, ideas, and instructional strategies, across the state or across the country. Trained facilitators guide discussions, encourage participation, and provide ongoing feedback.
• Convenient.These six-week courses (about five hours a week for a 30 hour course) can be taken anytime, anywhere with Internet access. No face-to-face meetings required and no textbooks or software to purchase — everything’s online!
• Customizable. Courses are intended to encourage each teacher to structure their learning experience.
• High Quality.PBS TeacherLine courses are standards-based courses, researched and written by experts in the field, approved by the Department of Education.

PBS TeacherLine has been recognized for its excellence by organizations such as the United States Distance Learning Association, National Educational Association, and the Software and Information Industry Association.

About the Courses —

PBS TeacherLine courses are facilitated, interactive, online professional development learning experiences. Developed by leading educational producers in alignment with national standards, the courses offer a supportive learning community and exemplary professional resources. Courses are offered both” locally”, through Prairie Public, and “nationally” through PBS. Courses offered locally by Prairie Public enroll educators from North Dakota and Minnesota, while those offered nationally by PBS enroll educators from across the nation, including those from North Dakota and Minnesota. The course content is the same for both providers, however the courses offered by Prairie Public feature a regional facilitator and allow for a more regional emphasis. Local courses are listed on Prairie Public’s course offerings page and local and national courses are listed in PBS TeacherLine’s Course Catalog. In the Course Catalog, courses are identified as a “National” or “Local” section to the right of the section number.

You can pay for local and national courses online through the PBS TeacherLine Web site. If your district is paying for the course or you prefer to pay with a check, please contact Prairie Public Education Services through e-mail or call - (701) 239-7574.

Take a Tour of Online Learning!

You must create a PBS TeacherLine account prior to taking a course. If you are already a registered user, you’ll notice that “usernames” as login IDs have been eliminated. You can now log into the site using your primary e-mail address and the same password that you previously used to access PBS TeacherLine. If you have never registered for a PBS TeacherLine account, now is a great time to create your free account and access the professional development resources that are available.

Teachers enrolling in a course should be familiar with taking an online course. If you are not, you should complete the free PBS Practice Learning Online with TeacherLine orientation course prior to the start of the class. This will automatically appear as one of your courses after you have created an account.

How can PBS TeacherLine courses enhance professional development in my district?

• A district or school can purchase seats for their individual teachers, allowing for individual professional development needs.
• A district or school can enroll a cohort of its educators in a private course that meets the school’s strategic objectives. These courses can be customized to meet the needs of your school and may be ordered and started at any time.
• A district or REA can license a course to run on their own course management system such as Blackboard, WebCT, D2L, or Moodle. When you license a PBS TeacherLine course, you’re getting a total solution that includes powerful course content with all usage permissions in place, strategic course design, and workloads and assignments that have been pre-tested and perfected by educators across the country, allowing you to deliver quality staff development within tight budget constraints.

PBS TeacherLine ensures quality with research-based content and methodologies, helps districts meet NCLB requirements, offers flexibility and savings, provides a structured format for learning, and helps educators meet their professional development goals. To learn more about using PBS TeacherLine courses as a professional development tool, please contact Prairie Public Education Services through e-mail or call - (701) 239-7574.

Graduate Credit —

Graduate credit is available for PBS TeacherLine courses through our graduate credit providers listed below. The listed price per credit hour is an additional cost to the PBS TeacherLine course fee.

Check your course syllabus to see how many actual hours your PBS TeacherLine course will require of you. Then, use that number to determine how many graduate credits you can earn:

15-hour PBS TeacherLine course — 1 credit hour

30-hour PBS TeacherLine course — 2 credit hours

45-hour PBS TeacherLine course — 3 credit hours

• North Dakota State University - $50 per credit hour (local courses only)
• University of North Dakota - $50 per credit hour (local courses only)
• Adams State College - $79 per credit hour (local and national courses)
• Indiana University - $241.30 per credit hour (local and national courses)

North Dakota ESPB will accept graduate credit for national and local course from any of the four providers for license renewal. North Dakota Title I will accept graduate credit for national and local courses that have been approved for credential renewal from any of the four providers.

Click here to view a list of courses that have been approved for North Dakota Title I math and reading credential renewal.

All participants who complete a PBS TeacherLine course satisfactorily will receive a Certificate of Completion, which will include your name, the name of the course, the hours for the course, and your letter grade.

If you have any questions, call or e-mail Prairie Public Education Services.
(701) 239-7574 education@prairiepublic.org

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