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Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

Curtis Linton has worked in education most of his life. Back in the early 90?s, when Curtis was in high school, his parents founded Video Journal of Education, a company dedicated to giving every teacher access to the best classroom practices. More than twenty years later the company name has changed?it?s now called School Improvement Network?and its reach has grown, serving nearly twenty percent of the teachers in the country, but to Curtis, it will always be the family start-up of his youth.

?When other kids were throwing parties and going to football games,? Curtis remembers, ?my parents would put all their kids in a van and drive them around the country, filming teachers in their classrooms. It was a great way to grow up.?

?But for as fun as it was,? Curtis continues, ?it exposed me to some of the grim realities of education at a young age: underfunded schools, enormous achievement gaps, and teachers working hard to play catch up. There?s no way that I could have witnessed some of the things that I saw and not have taken action.?

As a response to his experiences, Curtis has written a book called Equity 101: The Equity Framework, and coauthored Courageous Conversations about Race with Glenn Singleton. Now, as Vice President of School Improvement Network, and a renowned expert in education, Linton spends his time traveling, advocating, and speaking to leaders about how to improve schools.

?There have been plenty of incredible innovations in education over the years,? says Curtis, ?but of all the movements that have come along in the last few decades, the one that excites me most is the new Common Core Standards. This initiative is going to change the way we reach our students.?

?The Standards have been adopted in 44 states now,? continues Curtis, ?but there is still a sense among some educators out there that this is going to be another program that hinders as much as it helps. While I can understand some hesitance, this couldn?t be further from the truth. Our company has made it a goal to help educators catch the vision of core curriculum?to understand why it exists, what its functions are, and how to use it to elevate student achievement.?

As part of his work to promote the Common Core Standards, Curtis will be putting on a free webinar entitled ?Why, What, and How.? The webinar will focus on the rationale behind the creation of the Common Core initiative, talk about how the Standards provide an opportunity to close achievement gaps, and lay out what educators need to know to effectively integrate the Common Core into their schools and classrooms over the next few years.

?I?m excited to share my experience with educators, and to help them see how they and their students stand to benefit from the Common Core Standards,” says Curtis. It?s a big change, but with training, it?s going to make a world of difference.?

Curtis Linton?s ?Why, What, and How? webinar will run from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Thursday, November 3, 2011. It will include a 30-40 minute presentation, supported by digital media (PowerPoint, video, graphic files) and end with a 15- to 20-minute ?question and answer? session. At the webinar?s conclusion, audio and video material will be posted for viewing on http://www.commoncore360.com.

The Common Core Webinar series by Common Core 360 is free and open to the public. Register today by visiting http://www.commoncore360.com/webinars.php and choosing the desired webinar.

Be sure to register for School Improvement?s Thursday, November 10 webinar, ?Translating ELA Standards,? presented by Dr. Ann Johnson, and stay tuned for upcoming free Common Core webinars as they are posted on http://www.commoncore360.com.

About School Improvement Network

Founded in 1991 by teachers, the School Improvement Network provides comprehensive, research-based professional development anytime, anywhere. As the home of The Video Journal of Education, PD 360, Observation 360, the Learning 360 Framework, Equity 360, and Common Core 360, School Improvement Network resources focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts, and show educators how to put theory into practice. School Improvement Network works with thousands of schools and districts in every state and around the world and has visited over 3,000 classrooms to document best practices in action. Learn more at http://www.schoolimprovement.com.

About Common Core 360

Common Core 360 is the leading online, on-demand professional Common Core learning resource for schools and districts. It answers the questions that 3.4 million teachers are asking about how to make the Standards work in their classroom every day. Common Core 360 gives administrators, teachers, and instructional coaches the necessary resources to turn State Standards into measurable student achievement. The unique training, expert analysis, and real classroom examples of putting the Standards into practice all comes from the same minds that designed PD 360, the world?s largest online professional development platform. Common Core 360 is directly integrated with PD 360, so educators have a single sign-in solution for the professional development they need to move forward in the 21st century classroom. Learn more at http://www.schoolimprovement.com/products/common-core-360/.

About PD 360 ? Practical, Scalable, Measurable

PD 360 is the multi-award winning, leading online, on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. With 1,800 videos on 117 topics from 120 experts, PD 360 has the largest online community of educators, with over 700,000 subscribers. The innovative PD 360 videos are unique and class-leading because of the quality of production, and each is research-based with classroom examples of best practices. The videos are also relatively short in nature (approximately 6-12 minutes in length) allowing educators access to ?snack-able? content that is easy and accessible to view and integrate.

Teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present real, best-practice classroom examples and feature respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structured learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom integration with job-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 includes over 1,500 research-based video learning segments and is the most comprehensive web-based library of professional development resources available. See a demonstration at http://www.pd360.com.

School Improvement Network, PD 360, and their respective logos are trademarks of the School Improvement Network. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Press Contact:

Duane Sprague

School Improvement Network

801-758-9546

duane.sprague(at)schoolimprovement(dot)com

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Montreal, Qc (PRWEB) July 29, 2011

Hardent is pleased to announce their new online training catalogue of Xilinx courses, which will allow engineers and professionals to learn from some of the leading HDL experts in the industry. From FPGA online training through Xilinx PlanAhead? e-training to HDL design, the courses are presented at both the intermediate and advanced levels, and at arranged-upon times.

Hardent noticed that some organizations had trouble training their HDL designers in the latest Xilinx technology simply because they had limited time to send engineers for training. Chris Green, Product Manager for training and productivity services at Hardent says ?We need to meet the demand of our clients. For some clients, Xilinx e-training is the only feasible solution.? Hardent have designed their courses to allow customers to enjoy the Web-based environment as much as they do the live classroom sessions. The interactive seminars allow trainees to share a desktop and speak with the instructors directly at their place of work, and do not diminish the quality Hardent?s customers have come to except. In addition to the Web-based presentation, students receive their presentation notes in advance which allow them to sit comfortably in their own working environment and follow the instructor.

In the last few months Hardent has run a pilot program to test its e-training concept, and the response was extremely positive. Tony Mouawad, an advanced product developer at Christie Digital Systems, was very enthusiastic, saying: ?I very much enjoyed the Web-based learning. The course was premium quality and I am looking forward to the next one? hopefully it will be web based again since it saves so much hassle with travel.?

Please search for detailed information about the coming Hardent online training schedule and registration.

About Hardent:

Hardent is a highly experienced training house and the exclusive Xilinx Authorized Training Provider for Canada, New England and Southeastern United States. It offers FPGA courses, digital signal processing (DSP) design training, embedded software course training, SystemVerilog training, and a range of other courses targeted at HDL design experts. Consult the Hardent website for more on the Hardent training courses.

Hardent also provides Electronic Design Services, serving as an extension of companies’ electronic design and engineering departments to achieve faster time-to-market and high electronic innovation. With unique capabilities to rapidly understand a company?s’ requirements, Hardent’s problem-solving skills and cutting-edge design expertise produce creative electronic solutions. The company offers transparent communication, high project visibility, and never-ending support. For further information about electronic design services, visit the Hardent web site.

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Start Time: 11:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM

Learn basic HTML concepts and terminology and how to create a simple Web page using basic HTML tags. Recommended Audience: Adult
Library: Hiawassee Branch
Location: Hiawassee – Training Lab
Registration Ends: 9/17/2011 at 11:40 AM
Other Information:
All classes are free to Orange County district resident cardholders, Fee cardholders, and Orange County Property Owner cardholders. Registration is required. To register, you can do so online, call 407-835-7323 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 407-835-7323 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or stop by any of our locations.

Out of district residents will be charged a .00 non-refundable fee to register for in-house classes and a .00 non-refundable fee to register for online. Where they apply, registration fees must be paid prior to class time.

A .00 no show fee will be assessed if cancellation is not done at least 24 hours in advance. In order for us to get accurate statistics of our class attendance, please do not cancel your class if the date and time of the class has passed.

Presenter: Michael Linden
Link: Recommended Prerequisite: Web Design Basics
Status: Openings

Venue:
Hiawassee Branch Library
2768 North Hiawassee Road
Venue URL

Audience:

Web publishers, producers, business analysts, site owners, site stakeholders.What you'll learn:

• Accessibility, WCAG 2.0 and the law
• All the different ways that people get around a website
• How colour, images and contrast affects accessibility
• How to create the optimal experience for data in tables and forms
• The importance of language, layout, size and sequence
• How to ensure the media format you use is still accessible
• How to plan for an accessible organisation.

Included:

Detailed workbook and lunchCourse summary:

Learn the tools and techniques to evaluate web accessibility, apply universal design principles for creating accessible online content, and understand the legal requirements for accessible websites.

With Federal Government putting the accessibility of websites under the microscope, the word on the street is that accessibility is going to be a key focus for both business and government this year. Many organisations understand that accessibility isn't just something to do here and now, but recognise that staff need to be provided with the skills and techniques to ensure compliance into the future.

Participants will gain a solid understanding of the issues and impacts of web accessibility and what the requirements are under WCAG 2.0 and the National Transition Strategy (Canberra courses only). They will develop an appreciation of how people with a disability interact with content online, and see some of the tools they use in action. They will learn techniques to assess web content accessibility and address common accessibility problems.

We are really pleased to see this renewed focus on accessibility, and are very proud to be able to assist our clients to learn about the intricacies of WCAG 2.0 and accessible design.

If you, your colleagues – heck, even your boss! – need to get up to speed on what accessibility is all about, learn new skills or just keep up to date with the latest testing and accessible design techniques, we would love to see you on our next Practical Accessibility course.

Topics covered: What is accessibility, what is a disability, accessibility myths, the legal and regulatory requirements, accessibility in action online, the guidelines (WCAG 2.0), keyboard access, colour checks, using magnifiers, using screen readers, designing for cognitive issues, creating accessible elements, testing for accessibility, and creating an accessibility action plan.

Venue:
Brisbane, AU
Brisbane Australia
Venue URL

Finally received the latest book from Andy Clarke and a poster of the cover’s artwork.

Published by Five Simple Steps

Artwork by Kevin Cornell

Website : hardboiledwebdesign.com

Date Taken: 2010-12-24 11:35:03
Owner: Frank Taillandier

Graphic production artists and designers worldwide use Adobe
InDesign, the industry-standard design and layout application for
print or web production. AcademyX's InDesign Fundamentals
training in Los Angeles will give you the practical perspective
and hands-on training required to gain proficiency with
InDesign's core design, typographic and publishing features. Over
the course of this training, you will learn to:

* Master InDesign basics rapidly.
* Enhance documents and presentations with video, sound and
interactive controls.
* Speed your editing process with InDesign's Story Editor.
* Use styles and master pages for consistency within a
document or throughout an entire library.
* Master advanced text frame threading techniques to manage
text flow across pages and throughout a document.
* Group multiple objects to make document revisions simple.
* Minimize repetitive effort with document templates and
effective layout management techniques.
* Ensure that frequently-used colors, tints and gradients are
easily accessible with a customized "swatches" palette.
* Work smarter with InDesign's powerful object libraries and
"snippets."
* Control spacing between objects precisely, with a minimum
of manual positioning.
* Use the vector path tool to create accurate paths, pictures
and type from freeform drawings.
* Quickly transform any number of graphic elements, either
manually or numerically.
* Compare versions of a layout using "layout comps."
* Use text settings, such as leading, composition,
hyphenation and justification, to control a document's
typography.
* Organize documents for improved navigation and usability
with sections and indexes.
* Let InDesign automatically manage citations and references
with automatically-updating footnotes, endnotes and tables of
contents.
* And many more topics!

Venue:
Los Angeles
15060 Ventura Blvd
Venue URL

2008: Sub Page Design

Date Taken: 2011-02-07 08:26:31
Owner: kyle_vena

With our Captivate training, you'll learn the software
application most often used to demonstrate a software product or
to show how to use web site.

Since Captivate uses the compact Adobe Flash file format, any
videos you create will load quickly and are perfect for hosted
services like Youtube and Facebook.

Captivate is popular because you don't need to "re-shoot" a lot
of scenes; you can create a good product demo video in only a
little more time than it takes to go through the menus of that
application.

With hands-on in Captivate training in Los Angeles, you will
quickly master the basic parts of the program. By the end of the
class you will be able to create a professional-looking training
video. We show you how to:

* Navigate the Captivate menu system
* Set up timelines to manage the sequence of the video scenes
* Insert images, clip-art, and text captions
* Add buttons with labels or images
* Designate regions that change when rolled over
* Add sound effects
* Apply pre-built templates and styles
* Add your video to a web page
* and many more topics…

Venue:
Los Angeles
15060 Ventura Blvd
Venue URL