Glencoe/McGraw-Hill and HotChalk Join Forces to Provide Teachers With Online Professional Development

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, the leading provider of comprehensive educational solutions for secondary schools nationwide, announces an alliance with HotChalk, the popular online community that connects teachers, students and parents. Through this exclusive alliance, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill will offer its professional development courses to all secondary school teachers who are part of the HotChalk "community."

To underscore the value of the Glencoe/McGraw-Hill and HotChalk combination, the companies are offering teachers one free professional development course of their choice. The online, video-based courses cover a range of subjects and teaching strategies for grades 6-12.

"Quality continuing education programs for teachers are essential to the success of every school and district, especially in light of the national emphasis on teacher quality," said Steven McClung, president of McGraw-Hill School Solutions Group, which includes Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. "Through HotChalk's online community, we are providing teachers with a unique, effective and very flexible way of learning -- any time and anywhere that's convenient for them."

Teachers can log on at HotChalk.com any time to access the courses, which offer Continuing Education Credits. Once the free trial course is completed, additional courses may be purchased through HotChalk. In addition to the Glencoe/McGraw-Hill online professional development offerings, the HotChalk community provides secondary school teachers with an easy way to share information, lesson plans and access best practices.

"Offering Glencoe/McGraw-Hill's new online professional development through HotChalk adds value, convenience and improved effectiveness for our community of teachers," said HotChalk president and CEO Edward Fields. "We're pleased to partner with Glencoe/McGraw-Hill as we continue to deliver on our mission of improving the professional lives of teachers."

Teachers can begin registering for a free course at http://www.hotchalk.com/ immediately.

About Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill is a unit of the McGraw-Hill School Solutions Group, which provides a comprehensive and innovative approach to addressing the needs and challenges of the PreK-12 core basal instruction marketplace. The Group is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

About HotChalk

HotChalk is a free, Web 2.0 community software application for connecting teachers, students and parents. Focused on driving measurable academic results by improving the lives of teachers, HotChalk includes productivity, grading and communication tools to help teachers get more done with less effort. Teachers using HotChalk share resources, best practices and lesson plans throughout the HotChalk community with other teachers across the United States and Canada. HotChalk is available to more than 100,000 schools throughout the United States. For more information, visit http://www.hotchalk.com/.

  Tom Stanton
  McGraw-Hill Education
  (212) 904-3214
  tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com

SOURCE: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

CONTACT: Tom Stanton of McGraw-Hill Education, +1-212-904-3214,
tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com, for Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Web site: http://www.mheducation.com/