EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) is a nationally recognized online professional development program developed by the Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). ETLO works with school districts, state departments of education, regional education service centers, colleges and universities and other educational organizations to enable them to use online learning to meet critical teacher quality and student learning goals. ETLO offers graduate level online professional development, virtual school training programs and a catalog of online workshops focused on specific K-12 subject areas and grade levels. The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit (NEIU) has modified ETLO courses to become three (3) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits as recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Courses include, but are not limited to, the following titles:
- Workshops for Teachers of All Grade Levels and Content Areas
- Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Using Objective Measures to Improve Student Learning
- Transforming the Classroom with Project-Based Learning
- Improving Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
- Technology, Teaching and Universal Design
- Science 2.0: Using Web Tools to Promote Inquiry-Based Science
- Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools
- Finding the Best Educational Resources on the Web
- Using Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom
- Using Technology to Help Students Become Better Researchers
- Classroom Assessment Enhanced by Technology Workshops for Elementary Teachers English Language Arts and Literacy
- Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
- Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in the Elementary Classroom
- Teaching Writing in the Elementary Classroom
- Supporting Literacy Development in Lower Elementary Classrooms
- Supporting Literacy Development in Upper Elementary Classrooms
- Helping Struggling Readers Improve Comprehension Mathematics
- Using Models to Understand Fractions
- The Complexities of Measurement
- Algebraic Thinking in the Elementary School
- Using Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom
- Building Problem Solving Skills in Grades K-4
- Promoting Mathematical Discourse in Grades K-4 Science
- Teaching Electricity and Circuits through Inquiry
- Using Observable Phenomena to Make Sense of the Earth, Moon and Sun
- Integrating Literacy and the Life Sciences Workshops for Middle School and High School Teachers Mathematics
- Proportional Reasoning
- A Conceptual Introduction to Functions: Using Visual Models
- Geometric Measurement
- Using Patterns to Develop Algebraic Thinking
- Getting Ready for Algebra by Using Virtual Manipulatives
- Using Real Data in the Math Classroom Science
- Science 2.0: Using Web Tools to Promote Inquiry-Based Science English Language Arts and Literacy
- Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in the Middle School Classroom
- Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction in the Middle School Classroom
- Teaching Writing in the Middle School Classroom
- Making the Most of Adolescent Literature
- Strategies and Tools for Teaching the Writing Process
- Recipients/End-Users: PA Certified (Level I/Level II) Educators