McGraw-Hill Education Professional Development Launches Affordable Online Training for Teachers

NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Education is offering to teachers nationwide a new series of online, media-rich professional development programs. The Gibson Hasbrouck Online Workshops offer teachers high quality professional training resources, which cover key issues including differentiated instruction, managing behavior and Response to Invention (RtI).

"The McGraw-Hill Professional Development (MHPD) workshops have the potential to transform classroom practice by providing teachers with the easy-to-access training programs they demand," said Beth McBride, vice president of MHPD and School Custom Solutions. "The online workshops are an affordable alternative to conventional onsite sessions, which is so important at a time when budgets and resources are already spread so thin."

The MHPD online workshops feature the work of renowned education authors Vicki Gibson, Ph.D. and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D., who have partnered with McGraw-Hill to develop e-learning modules for teachers. The modules are interactive, video-rich, and accessible at all times through the McGraw-Hill ConnectEd platform. The workshops are designed for teachers who experience real challenges in the classroom and need practical implementation strategies that transform classroom practice.

With Common Core State Standards just around the corner, teachers must prepare for an increasingly collaborative classroom, one in which students build foundational communication skills. These workshops develop an understanding of the instructional routines and procedures needed to create an environment focused on collaborative communication.

The MHPD workshops offer a cost-effective alternative to onsite professional development that features an engaging experience using video clips, demonstrations, animations, and online practice activities - all aimed at increasing teacher effectiveness and driving overall student achievement.

Teacher and administrators taking the workshops are invited to join the Gibson Hasbrouck online community on Edmodo.com, the free social networking site developed exclusively for teachers, students, and schools. This McGraw-Hill community connects teachers and administrators to Gibson Hasbrouck associates and provides a venue for them to share ideas and strategies with other educators implementing the workshop techniques.

The Gibson Hasbrouck Workshops, available this fall, can also be delivered as on-site professional development through the McGraw-Hill Center for Comprehensive School Improvement.

For more information about Gibson Hasbrouck Online Workshops, visit

http://www.mhpdonline.com/gibsonhasbrouck/index.html.

To learn more about McGraw-Hill's complete professional development offerings, visit

http://www.mhpdonline.com

About McGraw-Hill School Education

McGraw-Hill School Education, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, is a leading global innovator in the development of 21st century teaching and learning solutions for K-12 education markets, offering traditional and digital instructional, assessment, and reference content and tools for teachers and students. McGraw-Hill School Education addresses critical areas in primary and secondary education through Learning Solutions Centers focused on improving student learning outcomes and promoting digital innovation in literacy, STEM, college and career readiness, and intervention and special needs education. All of McGraw-Hill's content for elementary schools and secondary schools is available in digital form. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com.

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

SOURCE McGraw-Hill Education; McGraw-Hill School Education

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Education; McGraw-Hill School Education

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