During each year of the five-year grant, participating states select a group of teachers and train them to facilitate or teach online courses. The purpose of the training is to build a comprehensive curriculum and to sustain a readily accessible array of online professional development courses designed to improve teaching and student performance. Having a sufficient number of well-trained course facilitators means that each participating state will have a cadre of trainers who are always ready to teach and to lead other teachers as well. The primary qualifications to be considered for training as a facilitator are strong content area skills, as well as proficiency in technology and computer skills.

If you are interested in becoming an online teacher – a facilitator – please contact the e-Learning Alabama state project director, Tom Dreilinger, at elearning@alsde.edu or by telephone at 334-670-1884, to secure an application.