KDS is Approved by the Washington State Board of Education to Offer Twenty Two Online Professional Development Courses to Washington State Educators to Earn Clock-Hours and Salary Advancement Units
NEW YORK, November 5, 2007 — Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS), an innovative provider of online professional development courses for K-12 educators, announced today that the Washington State Board of Education has approved KDS to offer twenty two online professional development courses for teachers to earn Clock Hours towards their state license recertification. Washington teachers can also take KDS online courses to earn graduate credits towards salary advancement.
Each 15-hour course will provide teachers with 15 Clock Hours towards license recertification or graduate credits towards their salary advancement from accredited university partners. Clock Hour courses cost only $149 each, and include all course materials. KDS's online video-based courses feature some of the nation's most prominent educators such as Carol Ann Tomlinson, Jay McTighe and Susan Winebrenner. Approved courses include such relevant topics as Differentiated Instruction, Students with Learning Disabilities, Anger Management & Effective Discipline to Prevent Violence and Teaching Diverse Learners.
"We are proud to have the Washington BOE join the growing list of states and districts that have approved KDS as a provider of professional development courses to their educators, " said Tom Gilbert, president and CEO of KDS. "Thousands of teachers across the nation have used KDS to earn the credits they need for recertification, salary increase and career advancement. "
KDS provides dynamic online professional development courses for K-12 educators. Each KDS course is delivered through an award-winning platform that provides interactive discussion forums, blogs, note-taking, study guides, and additional educational resources. The platform includes a powerful Learning Management System (LMS) that furnishes administrators with instant accountability through participant tracking, assessment, comprehensive usage summaries, and aggregate data reports.
For information about KDS' course offerings, teachers are encouraged to visit www.kdsi.org/WA/ or call (800) 728-0032.
For more information on KDS's unique online professional development offerings please visit www.kdsi.org.
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