Registration and Credit 

Participation in this course is free, but you must register with the Annenberg Channel to receive certificates of completion that may be used for inservice or recertification credit. (Note: if you are taking this course with a group, only one person need to register the entire site.) Graduate credit is available at a reasonable cost, with separate registration.

Getting the Materials

The video programs are broadcast free on the Annenberg Channel. You may choose to watch a live broadcast or tape the programs to watch at a more convenient time. Find out more about the Annenberg Channel, and see the broadcast schedule for this workshop. If you do not have access to the Annenberg Channel, you may watch our free simulcast online via broadband streaming, video on demand, or purchase videocassettes and the print guide from our online catalog. When you register, the Channel will provide the site facilitator with a single copy of the print guide. The guide is also available as a PDF under Support Materials on this Web site.

If you are participating in a group session, your facilitator will give you a copy of the print guide or request that you print the PDF for yourself from this Web site. Your facilitator will give you any instructions concerning meeting time and place, what you should bring to sessions, and work you should do outside the group sessions.

Using the Materials

The guide and Web site provide background, activities, discussion questions, homework assignments, and resources to supplement the video programs and provide a robust professional development experience. They also provide information for facilitators to plan and structure group sessions.

Workshop sessions generally are held weekly for at least two hours. If you are watching a real-time broadcast of the video program on the Annenberg Channel, plan to begin 30 minutes prior to the broadcast. The workshop guide describes pre- and post-viewing activities and discussion to fill out the remainder of the session. The guide also provides homework to expand on what you have learned and prepare you for the next session. Note: If you are taking the workshop for graduate credit, there is additional required coursework.
If you are leading a group session, read our Facilitator Guide and the workshop guide for more information on planning and facilitating this workshop, and don’t forget to register your site.

Use Channel-Talk, the workshop’s email discussion list, to continue exploration of ideas outside the workshop session.