With new requirements under IDEA ’04 and NCLB, ongoing professional development is more important than ever.

eLearning Professional Development that makes a difference

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LRP’s DirectSTEP^™ gives you convenient, user-friendly access to continuing education courses. You get self-paced instruction when it best suits your busy schedule -- available 24/7 from any computer with Internet access.

DirectSTEP^™ combines the expertise of well-known education attorneys, professional development experts and education professionals to provide sound content that is accurate, authoritative and up to date.

Best of all, DirectSTEP^™ provides quality training at an affordable price and is Section 508 Compliant.

Courses include interactive features such as activities and assessments to increase comprehension and retention while making learning enjoyable. These interactive features provide you with immediate feedback throughout the course so you can determine whether you need to review instructional material or can move on. The bookmark feature allows you to stop and resume the course at your convenience. After successfully completing the final assessment, you can print a personalized course completion certificate.

LRP Publications has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102.

What is IACET? The International Association for Continuing Education and Training is a nonprofit association that originated in 1968 out of a national task force on continuing education, commissioned by the U.S. Bureau of Education (Department of Education). Today IACET certifies more than 600 providers of continuing education and training that meet ANSI/IACET standards.

To apply for IACET CEUs for DirectSTEP^™ eLearning courses that you take, you must:

• Complete all course chapters/modules
• Pass each chapter assessment at the required mastery level
• Pass the final course assessment at the required mastery level.
• Submit a completed IACET CEU Application and Course Evaluation to LRP's IACET CEU Coordinator per instructions provided on the selected course's training menu.

Technical Requirements:
Operating System: Windows 98 SP2 and above or Mac
Windows Browser: IE 6+, Netscape 6+
Mac Browser: IE 4.5, Netscape 7.2, Firefox 1.0, Safari 1.2.4
Plugin: Macromedia Flash Plugin 6+
1024 X 768 screen resolution
Cookies enabled

Courses are available for individual or staff development.

Staff Development:
When purchased for staff training, DirectSTEP™ means increased training capacity and accountability. DirectSTEP™ provides customized registration and tracking of eLearners and courses. See the progress of each eLearner instantly and monitor their progress at any time. You can easily view assessment scores through the administrative access feature. And, summary charts show you the completion rate for multiple courses. For more information on multi-user training, click here for a Request Form or call 1-800-341-7874.

Once you order, you will be sent an e-mail with a link to a registration page. Once you register, you can take the course. The e-mail address and first name that you provide when you purchase the course will be used as your user name and password. You have one year from the date of purchase to complete the course.