by Leslie Haasch

Created on: July 08, 2008

With rising gas prices straining our wallets, we're all looking for ways to cut costs - the one area it seems nearly impossible to do so is with our education. The bad news is, we're still going to have to shell out the money for a good and reputable education. The good - great news, even - is that there is a company out there that is offering online courses to be taken at your leisure that are taught by friendly, certified teachers from across the globe. That company is Global Classroom.

The Global Classroom is a small company based out of Burlington, Vermont that strives to bring students and teachers alike the resources they need to get the credit and certification they require. With a capable and dedicated staff, registrants are able to sign up for courses online, or they can choose to call them personally to discuss their options. As a teacher, it can be very difficult to find the time to get extra certification when you teach at a school full-time. Sure, you have your summers off - but a couple of months in the middle of the year isn't going to suffice if you're really dedicated to achieving a suitable level of understanding on the subjects you strive to teach. And we all know that most students would give anything not to be forced to talk in class and to be completing assignments on paper every night when they get home from school - so why not give them an online opportunity that allows teachers and students to educate themselves while giving them an open forum for discussion?

Global Classroom was created in partnership with professors, teachers and subject-matter experts from accredited universities and schools to develop online learning centers for everyone from K-12 students to adult learners. With a wide variety of courses to choose from, their instructional designers and educators have found ways to successfully convert classroom-based courses into effective online classes. The best part is that with the alliances Global Classroom has with universities like University of Vermont and Southern New Hampshire University, people are able to get the credit they need and deserve without the hassle they might experience elsewhere.

The online courses are designed to take classroom course content and structure it into an online format that is interesting to students and will encourage them to become engaged in discussions and complete their work while motivating them to have fun learning. A typical online course (they all vary depending on subject matter) would

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