NYC Department of Education Approves Two New Professional Development Courses for New York City Educators to Earn 'P' In-Service Credits
NEW YORK, September 19, 2007 — Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS), an innovative provider of online professional development courses for K-12 educators, announced today that the New York City Department of Education (NYASPDP) has approved two additional courses for educators to receive P- credits towards their Master's +30.
These newly approved courses are Literacy in U.S. Secondary Schools and Anger Management & Effective Discipline to Prevent Violence. KDS now offers New York City educators a total of 11 online, self-paced courses approved by the NYCDOE's After School Professional Development Program. Video-based courses feature some of the nation's most prominent educators, including Carol Ann Tomlinson, Jay McTighe and Susan Winebrenner. Each course earns teachers 3 P-credits towards reaching the first and second salary differential requirements.
"KDS has provided exemplary online professional development courses to thousands of educators in New York City, " said Tom Gilbert, president and CEO of KDS. "The fact that so many NYC educators keep returning to KDS to take more of our courses attests to teachers' satisfaction with KDS, and is further encouragement for us to continue developing additional high-quality, high- interest courses. "
KDS provides dynamic online professional development courses for K-12 educators. These video-based courses feature nationally renowned educators who present high-interest topics, such as Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Management, School Leadership, Technology Integration, Literacy and Mathematics. Each course is delivered through an award-winning platform that provides interactive discussion forums, blogs, note-taking, study guides, and additional educational resources
For more information on KDS's course offerings in New York City, please visit www.kdsi.org/nyc/.
For more information on KDS's unique online professional development offerings please visit www.kdsi.org.
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