PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

CompassLearning officially unveiled Impact Teacher Academy Online today at the 2012 ASCD Annual Convention and Exhibit Show in Philadelphia, PA. The online expansion of Compass Learning Impact Teacher Academy provides educators with regularly scheduled, streaming, online sessions that allow for interaction with faculty and staff of the Academy as well as anytime, anywhere online access to video instruction and on-demand instructional sessions. The Impact Teacher Academy is an engaging blend of workshops, leadership planning and instructional coaching designed to share new ideas and classroom-proven approaches that empower teachers to help every child reach his or her potential.

Impact Teacher Academy focuses on professional development opportunities related to the successful implementation and use of Compass Learnings K12 personalized learning software and solutions in the classroom. The ultimate goal of the Academy is to build teacher capacity and student success.

The new online offering enhances traditional Impact Teacher Academy blended, on-site and virtual implementations customized to the needs of individual schools and districts with a professional-learning environment that can help new teachers get up to speed more quickly and expand the capacity of experienced teachers, while saving time and money. With Impact Teacher Academy, teachers have more time to focus on student achievement.

Were excited to offer a new, dedicated, online offering for our customers, said Quannah Hopper, vice president, CompassLearning Impact Teacher Academy. Providing professional-development opportunities that can help teachers spend classroom time fulfilling their aspirations and helping students achieve academic success and personal growth is the ultimate goal of our program.

For more information on Impact Teacher Academy, visit booth number 1218 at ASCD or online at: http://www.compasslearning.com/why-compass-learning/professional-development.php

About CompassLearning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers teachers to unlock every students potential for academic success and personal growth. The companys comprehensive K12 solutions create personalized learning programs that engage students and inspire them to learn. Teachers and administrators can more efficiently and effectively manage and measure progress, freeing time to focus on individual students needs. Both of the companys software solutions, CompassLearning Odyssey and the Renzulli Learning System, deliver academic rigor based on more than 40 years of research into how students learn. The solutions also are aligned with state and Common Core standards to support classroom and district accountability. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Compass Learning serves nearly 6,000 schools across the United States.

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Introduction of Live Online Professional Development Offering Expands CompassLearning Impact Teacher Academy