Acellus Educator Training

This training is for educators who will be involved in designing and managing the implementation of Acellus in their school or district. Educators attending will learn effective strategies for deploying Acellus in diverse programs, including credit recovery, special education, remediation, gifted, and advanced placement. They will also be trained on best practices for effectively managing and operating blended learning deployments. It is recommended that districts have at least one Acellus Certified Administrator at each school in the district.

Upon completion of this course, attendees will understand various models of Web-Learning and how they can be incorporated within various educational environments using Acellus. They will be familiar with successful strategies for implementing Acellus as well as how to configure classes in the system. Attendees will gain hands-on experience and basic troubleshooting skills for technology including Acellus GoldBook Pro Computers and GoldKey authentication. They will also be familiar with the tools and resources of the Acellus Courseware Development System.

The Acellus Educator Training attendees will have the opportunity to collaborate with educators from across the nation and will hear from districts recognized as “Showcase Districts” because of their effective and successful deployments of Acellus in their schools.

Attendees who demonstrate proficiency in setting up and configuring Acellus deployments will receive the Acellus Administrator Certification from IAS.

This certification indicates educators are prepared to help maintain a school or district implementation of the Acellus Learning System and to assist teachers with Acellus class setup and management.

The Acellus Educator Training is held at the campus of the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) in Kansas City, MO. The campus of IST is located near to the Kansas City International Airport at:

7930 NW 110th St, Kansas City, MO 64153

Attendees with a passing grade will receive 20 professional development hours under the IST Professional Development program for educators. These credits are generally accepted.

Some districts require prior approval for re-certification and/or salary advancement. Attendees are responsible for obtaining any required pre-approvals from their district.