DES MOINES Tempers flared during a House committee meeting on online education that saw one lawmaker walk out in disgust, claiming she was disrespected by the CEO of a company that has set up an online school in Iowa.

The expansion of online learning in the state has become one of the most controversial parts of the governors education reform proposal, now that two school districts have set up online schools and run recruitment ads for the past few months.

Lawmakers have asked for a legal opinion from the Attorney Generals Office on whether the schools were set up legally under current law, while both the House and the Senate have changed the portions of the governors education reform proposal that allow the schools to continue to operate.

On Wednesday, the House education committee asked representatives of the two companies that plan to open online schools in the fall to talk to lawmakers.

K12 Inc. partnered with Clayton Ridge Community School District to operate a K-6 school. It has received 141 applications, according to Superintendent Allan Nelson. The CAM Community School District partnered with Connections Academy for a K-12 school. According to Connections Academy CEO Barbara Dreyer, the school has 593 applications.

Lawmakers peppered Dreyer with questions about class size, teacher salaries and curriculum.

Teacher salaries vary from state-to-state, Dreyer told lawmakers, with an average salary of about $45,000. Maximum class sizes can be up to 50 students for elementary school children and 210 for high school students.

Rep. Jeremy Taylor, R-Sioux City, a teacher in his home district, said those teacher-student ratios dont give teachers enough time with the students.

Our teachers do not have to provide lesson plans. We provide those, Dreyer responded. Our teachers do not have to engage in classroom management to the extent of other teachers. She said because of this, the company is able to create efficiencies that allow instructors to take a higher number of students.

Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, a retired teacher, told Dreyer that teaching isnt just about course work, but making a connection with students.

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23-02-2012 09:03 Stephanie Stoebe, M.Ed., an instructional leader at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas, loves impacting students' lives. She was looking to expand her impact beyond her classroom to an entire school and community, so she enrolled in Lamar University's Principal Certification program, an online program supported by Academic Partnerships. She's been rewarded for her positive impact with the title of Texas 2012 Secondary Teacher of the Year. Lamar and AP are proud to introduce you to Mrs. Stoebe.

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04-03-2012 21:42 See: http://www.attractitude.com The Attractitude is about helping you improve the way you think and act; improve your attitude so that you can attract all the best in your life; without having to leave the comfort of your home. I have encountered many people that asked me the same type of questions and also faced the same kind of obstacles. The obstacles and objections I heard are 1- I want to go to a seminar but: - it is far - it is costly (trip + price of seminar) - I don't have the time (I can't leave my kids or my job) 2- I went to a seminar and - when I got back home, I went back to the same old, same old - it was easy when I am away from my everyday concerns but when I am back home, I go back to my usual self - having a coach for a week-end is not enough to improve my life in a long term 3- I don't go to seminars but I buy books - I never come around to reading them - It is easy for them but how do I implement those in MY life - I can't get the answers to my questions Do you feel somewhat the same? After many years, I realized that I cold make a difference in your lives by bringing the coaching to you. I know for a fact that you can change a thought, an attitude, a habit only by practicing over time and most of you need someone who will guide them through. I wanted to provide online training on the law of attraction so that: 1- You can learn and be guided in the comfort of your home 2- Have access to a mentor, teacher, guide for the period of your training 3- Change your ...

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06-03-2012 12:09 Kristen Rafajko from My Colleges and Careers Interviews TopBlip.com Founders Sean and Justin Bingham about what TopBlip.com does, How they started it, and Advice for other Entrepreneurs.

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NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --FXDD, a leader in online Forex trading and education, today announced the premiere of its Masters Live educational tour in the United States. Masters Live is a comprehensive full-day course where traders receive face-to-face coaching and Forex education from professionals with decades of trading experience, including FXDD's Director of Technical Research and Education, James Chen, and Chief Currency Strategist, Greg Michalowski.

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The strategies and materials covered at FXDD's Masters Live events will be beneficial to traders of all experience levels, as well as those who may have experience with equities or other asset classes, but want to learn more about foreign exchange.

The first Masters Live event will be held on March 17th at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California. To learn more about Masters Live, and register for upcoming events click here: http://fxddmasterslive.com/

"FXDD is committed to helping our traders navigate the Forex markets in the smartest and most effective way possible," said James Chen, Director of Technical Research and Education at FXDD. "Masters Live is an opportunity for traders to come together and learn strategies and techniques that will enhance their trading performance, while at the same time, having fun and sharing their experience with other Forex traders."

FXDD will waive the tuition fee for existing account holders and for new traders that open an FXDD trading account before the event. Existing FXDD account holders are also able to bring one guest free of charge to Masters Live events. Non-account holders can access this all-inclusive training for only $795.

In addition to professional instruction, attendees will also be able to socialize and learn alongside other like-minded traders in their area, discuss useful trading strategies, and be able to access live follow-up lessons from home after the events.

Masters Live events are purely educational in nature. Attendees will not be "sold" or pressured to buy anything at these events.

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22-01-2012 06:42 Dancing school online ballet. (Posture) How to learn. Ballet online designed for beginner & professionals. You can learn ballet technique in the comfort of your own home. This instructional beginner ballet clip is an excellent ballet training.How to do Ballet. Correct stance & anatomical tips for classical ballet. Classical ballet in my opinion is a very healthy art form. Please leave a comment so I can adjust too your needs. The dangers are that it is some time misinterpret. Once one has the right information and the correct insight in to the anatomical function of the body when doing ballet. It will help the person in question first achieve better technical awareness and keep the dancer injury free. Most dance related injuries come from incorrect use of the ballet technique. Also very important fact is that each person is individually built. So depending on ones anatomical structure.

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05-03-2012 19:32 Case for adopting online learning in higher education.

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Shunra Software, the industry-recognized authority in network virtualization and application performance engineering, announced the availability of Shunra Quick Labs, self-paced online training courses that provide best practices and strategies for leveraging Shunras products.

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Shunra Quick Labs provide a platform for proficiency in application performance engineering, including the ability to:

Each Shunra Quick Lab online exercise includes a short video overview complete with best practices, a step-by-step Lab Guide, a self-contained virtual environment to complete the provided exercises, and product proficiency assessment tasks.

The Shunra Quick Labs environment provides hands-on access to live technology in a secure sandbox, said Graeme Johnston, Shunras Senior Director of Global Education and Certification. Users are free to explore the capabilities of their Shunra solutions without risk to any in-use systems.

Shunra Quick Labs are available now from Shunra. For more information, visit http://www.shunra.com/services/education.

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Shunra is the industry-recognized authority in network virtualization and application performance engineering (APE), and a pioneer in WAN emulation technology. Shunra's 2500 customers include 75 of the Fortune 100 with some of the most complex and sophisticated networks in the world. Shunra's APE solutions discover, predict, emulate and analyze the performance of applications over WAN, Web, Mobile and Cloud networks. Shunra delivers dramatic cost savings through customized performance insight, enabling pre-deployment and post-production remediation and optimization. Customers include Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Best Buy, Boeing, Cisco Systems, Citibank, eBay, FedEx, GE, IBM, ING Direct, Intel, Marriott, MasterCard, McDonalds, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Oracle, Pepsi, Pfizer, Siemens, Target, Thomson Reuters, Verizon, Walt Disney and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Shunra is headquartered in Philadelphia and privately held. For more information, visit http://www.shunra.com.

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21-12-2011 09:56 This Webinar for directors and faculty of CFP Board-Registered Programs features CFP Board's Dr. Chaffin introducing a new online process for Registered Programs to submit student eligibility information to CFP Board. The online Education Verification System provides a convenient way for Registered Programs to submit lists of their program's graduates and assist those graduates in taking the next steps toward CFP® certification. Individuals identified by a CFP Board-Registered Program as the Program Director and/or Primary Contact may now submit eligibility lists through CFP Board's online Education Verification System, accessible from http://www.CFP.net/registeredprograms.

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