Course Description

Course Description The Training Session is designed specifically for independent contractors (ICs) who specialize in writing or editing content for K-12 online and blended courses. This training will prepare the writer ICs to immediately begin working on their first assignments, then submitting them to the editor ICs who will then complete their first assignments. The goal of the training is to provide the participants with a high-level overview of the processes and a more in-depth understanding of assignment requirements and standards. The participants will also learn how to navigate all of the relevant resources and systems, including the content management system (CMS), Smartsheet, Slack, the writer and editor checklists, the course design plans, and the editorial style guide. The training session will also cover how to ensure that each assigned academic standard is properly taught and assessed. The training will also introduce ICs to our accessibility standards. This training will be planned so that it can be used for any content area including, but not limited to, English language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science.

The training audience will usually consist of five to ten participants, with a maximum of 20, due to the capacity of the training center. The training is projected to last approximately one hour. Due to the short duration, breaks are not being included. The training will include a PowerPoint presentation, lecture, handouts, guided practice, independent practice, and a question and answer session. The facilitator’s lecture will be guided by a PowerPoint presentation that will be projected onto the screen in the the training center. Participants are required to bring their personal laptops to the training session so that they can practice accessing all the resources and systems. The training will be conducted in the training center that has 24 seats, a podium, a white board, a projector, a screen, and wireless internet that can handle dozens of connections. The facilitator will also bring a laptop that will be connected to the projector to project the PowerPoint presentation. The room is arranged with the 24 seats facing the front of the room where the podium, white board, and screen are. There are outlets in each table so that participants can plug in their laptops as needed. The podium has both an outlet and connectors to the LED projector. The facilitator will bring printed handouts that have the PowerPoint slides printed out, log-in information for all the systems, and information for all the other online resources participants will need to access.

The training will include the following:

Training length: 1 ½ hours Module(s): 1 IC Participants: 5 minimum, 20 maximum Instructional methods: include a PowerPoint presentation, lecture, handouts, guided practice, independent practice, and a question and answer session Room setup: 3 rows of 8 seats at tables, one outlet per seat. Training center has wireless internet access. Podium, white board, and screen at the front of the classroom with overhead LCD projector. Materials: