How is the TLT Key Series Delivered

The TLT Key Series will be delivered as a sequence of modules which are co-planned with the school. The training will be done in-district and best if within a single school building. The minimum a school can register for is one complete series consisting of seven (7) two-hour modules or 14 hours of training. The school teachers must register as a cohort and take all seven modules together. 

When a school registers for one of the TLT Key Series, a Regional Office Consultant shall be assigned to work with the school and plan the series. This ROE Consultant will function as a mentor, advisor, and facilitator for the Cohort. The consultant will stay with the cohort of teachers throughout the series. The school and ROE Consultant will work together to choose the appropriate modules for each series. The ROE Consultant will either personally teach each of the modules to the cohort or will contract a presenter who is  knowledgeable and appropriate for the module. The ROE Consultant will at all times stay in contact with the cohort and will insure the training is consistent and that the teachers in the cohort receive the level of support they need to be successful.

The seven modules can be taught in after school sessions, Saturday morning sessions, some offered during a school inservice day, or even during the summer. The schedule needs to be flexible and designed to fit with the school calendar and calendars of the teachers in the cohort.

The modules for the series shall be spread out to allow time for practice and reflection by the teachers. It is anticipated that a series could be completed during a typical school semester and it would be hoped that the same cohort would then choose to continue with the next series in the sequence. Over the span of approximately two years a cohort of teachers should be able to schedule and complete all three sequences in the TLT Key Series

The ideal culmination would be for the cohort of teachers to then choose to continue working toward an advanced degree at a University. At this time many Universities in central Illinois are offering or planning advanced certificates and degrees in Instructional Technology. This was also one of the reasons for 7 modules in each series. With 14 hours of instruction it would be possible to align and meet the requirements for 1 hr of graduate workshop credit for each series if the program fully develops.