Courses in the Professional Educator Program run for six weeks, and graduate credit

from Simmons College is available. Courses are designed to require approximately

two hours of your time each week for five weeks, with time built in at the end to complete assignments and continue discussion about the application of strategies in the

classroom.

Course Catalog

Professional Educator Program
The LOOP Professional Educator Program offers internet-based professional

development courses for educators. LOOP provides an opportunity to learn about Landmark’s successful teaching strategies and to discuss with colleagues worldwide

the practical implementation of best practices for helping children learn.

LOOP offers participants practical strategies for immediate use in the classroom. LOOP faculty are professionals who continue to teach students with learning disabilities; the strategies and materials they present have been developed and refined throughout years

of implementation and adaptation in Landmark’s classrooms. Participants in the online courses will not have to leave their own classrooms to pursue continuing education.

LOOP offers the flexibility to participate in professional development at a time and place

of the individual’s choice, thus minimizing disruptions to daily schedules.

LOOP courses are designed to be interactive. Participants can converse with each other and the instructors through threaded discussions focused on the topics introduced in

each unit. Threaded discussions offer the benefits of class discussion without being tied

to a set class time.

LOOP courses for professional educators are organized into five units, each of which is designed to take approximately two hours to complete. Content for LOOP courses is available online within the course—there are no required texts for separate purchase.

Unit content for the week is released at the beginning of each of the first five weeks of the course in order to facilitate topic-focused discussions. Throughout the courses,

instructors encourage participants to use the strategies presented in their classrooms

and engage in discussions about the experience. Final projects require participants to synthesize what they have learned and show how they can implement it in their classes

to help students learn more successfully.

Credit & Tuition
Tuition for the LOOP Professional Educator Program is $200 per course including a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of course requirements. Students

in the Professional Educator Program also have the option of earning one graduate

credit from Simmons College (additional fee of $100).  Graduate Credit Form 

How Do I Sign Up?
You can register online on the LOOP website at www.landmarkloop.org or callLandmark School Outreach at (978) 236-3216 or email us at .