Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Workforce Training partners with National Education Association to offer training
July 19, 2012
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV College of Technology's Office of Workforce Training will offer professional development instruction to more than two million National Education Association (NEA) members this fall. WFT¡¯s web-based training is made available nationally through an agreement with NEA¡¯s Member Benefits Corporation (MBC).
The online instruction focuses on helping teachers incorporate current classroom technology into their lessons. The need to integrate technology successfully follows a national trend to increase student success by teaching them in the digital environment in which they live. Workforce Training¡¯s professional development offerings are content specific and based on teacher selection. Each lesson is designed and presented by teachers who have a track record of success in their content areas.
The just-in-time webinar concept was developed by Arlen Walker and Jeff Hough of Workforce Training in response to a need expressed by many Idaho School Districts as part of an 18-month project to enhance education with technology. "This is a unique product that allows teachers to pick the just-in-time training they need," said Mark Stevens of NEA/MBC. Workforce Training at ISU will be the sole provider of such short, convenient, web-based instruction made available through NEA email and national publications.
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