About eMINTS
The eMINTS National Center is a collaborative education program sponsored
by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the
University of Missouri System Office of Academic Affairs.
Education and training professionals seeking
to master the unique skills required to teach "Live Online," may now take
advantage of an intensive 6-week program culminating in a LearningTimes
Certification as a Synchronous Training Professional (CSTP). This
CSTP program, entitled "Producing Professional Live Online Programs" is
one of four online programs announced today by LearningTimes, LLC, a
leading provider of online communities, conferences, webcasts and events
for education, training, collaboration and networking . Students learn to create and oversee an
event designed to teach a class, deliver information , promote a product, or
foster collaboration among a specific group of up to 250 participants . During the 4 week
program, students will have access to a live working online community. Price: $195. For more information,
contact John Walber at 215-884-7321 or info@learningtimes.learningtimes .

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The agreement calls for eight modules to be created using Classroom
Connect's eSchool (R) Online platform and content production services. "Given eMINTS' reputation as
one of the preeminent professional development programs in the country,
Classroom Connect is excited to be its partner in creating a customized online
version of their award-winning content.emints. "In
reformatting the spring programs, we've also reduced the cost of enrollment
significantly, ensuring that LearningTimes CSTP is a very cost effective
way to advance one's professional development."

The LearningTimes Certified Synchronous Training and Community Professional
programs are comprised of four main courses including:

-- Leading Effective Live Online Events
Students learn and practice effective , practical and creative techniques
for the live online environment, and create, present and record an
interactive webcast or collaborative meeting. This workshop takes place
over 4 weeks , and includes 4 live instructional webcasts; small group
sessions, a dress rehearsal, and a student presentation.00

-- Producing Professional Live Online Programs
This 6 week workshop delivers a practical experience, taking students
through every aspect of producing a successful interactive webcast,
culminating with a live event.

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"For years eMINTS has been providing our highly effective face-to-face
training workshops to teachers, but a national expansion effort has been
hampered by high implementation costs and a myriad of logistical issues," said
Monica Beglau, the eMINTS National Center Director. Harcourt Education
is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.
After each live instructional session, a series of real-world exercises
will help learners hone the essentials of developing community online.

A full schedule, including all session titles and descriptions, and
registration information may be found at: http://www.net/cert





LearningTimes CertificationLearningTimes.net.

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The eight part series will make
eMINTS face-to-face training workshops available in an online, video -based and
interactive format for teachers across the country.
"Our customized professional development solutions allow educational
organizations like eMINTS and school districts to reach more teachers with
cost-effective, consistent training that boosts student achievement," said Jim
Bowler , President and CEO of Classroom Connect. The eMINTS project will use Classroom Connect's Customized
Professional Development solution that also includes face-to-face workshops
and made-to-order conferences for K-12 educators.

We've condensed the courses and focused on individual skills ,"
said Jonathan Finkelstein, Executive Producer of LearningTimes.00

-- Starting an Online Community
This is a very practical, hands-on program focused on the initial set-up,
marketing and ongoing operations of an online community. Price: $795.00.

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, announced today an agreement
with the eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching
Strategies) National Center in Columbia, Mo. For more information,
contact Classroom Connect by calling 800-638-1639 or visit http: //www.classroom.reedelsevier.learningtimes.00

-- Building Communities that Thrive
LearningTimes instructional staff and Certified "LearningTimes Mayors" lead
participants through best practices for creating vibrant collaborative
online environments that support institutions, organizations , or affinity
groups. Over the course of the 6 week program, students design, and begin
to implement a specialized "Community Development Master Plan" applicable
to their own organization 's goals.learningtimes. The LearningTimes Network
of 75 online communities and 130,000 members connects each member
institution with other learning-oriented groups and provides unique
opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.

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eMINTS Chooses Classroom Connect for Online Custom Professional Development Program

BRISBANE, Calif. The remaining six modules will be produced
subsequently and become two or three part series featuring other existing
eMINTS instructional units.

"Our spring catalog integrates ideas from dozens of our successful CSTP
graduates. Price: $295.

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, Classroom Connect, an
educational technology division of Harcourt Inc. to create a multi-subject
professional development program for teachers.com.com), a world-leading
publisher and information provider.
Learn more about eMINTS at http://www.org or 573-884-7202.net/cert.
Participants complete each task, as well as provide a "peer review" of
other students' work.net.

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Headquartered in Brisbane, CA, Classroom Connect is part of Harcourt
Education, a global education provider serving students and teachers in PreK
through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages.

The new schedule introduced today includes two new introductory courses for
professionals interested in honing their interactive webcast facilitation
skills or learning to build online communities.

Price: $895.net


About LearningTimes

LearningTimes, LLC, designs and produces online learning conferences,
communities and events, and provides the platforms, applications and
promotional expertise that make them successful. Visit
LearningTimes on the Web at http://www .

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"Classroom Connect's
custom professional development platform and services will allow us to reach
an unlimited number of teachers for a relatively low one-time investment. The
first two modules will revolve around key Special Education topics with
production to begin immediately."

About Classroom Connect
Classroom Connect is an award-winning provider of professional development
programs and online instructional materials for K-12 education and is focused
on two core areas: Technology Integration and Customized Professional
Development.
The eMINTS National Center serves as a resource base for Missouri schools
and districts as well as for other states that wish to collaborate with eMINTS
staff and with one another to replicate the eMINTS instructional model (high
quality teaching powered by technology) within their educational systems.

PRESS RELEASE LearningTimes Announces New Certification Programs in Synchronous Learning and Online Community Building

For more information
and registration visit: http://www.

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