PD Provider: CouchCertified LLC

Contact Information
CouchCertified LLC 140 N. Walker st Taunton, MA 02780 Jennifer Johnson Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer jennifer.johnson@couchcertified.com Phone:5087234573 www.couchcertified.com

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Corporation, Partnership, or Other Company
PD Format(s):	Course
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Online
# of PD in an average year:	10 events or fewer
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	0-5 years

Brief Description of Services
CouchCertified is an online educational platform that delivers high-quality, affordable English Language Learner (ELL) professional development courses for educators. All courses are fully asynchronous and self-paced — educators progress through coursework on their own schedule, on any device, without scheduled meeting times. CouchCertified focuses on translating research-grounded ELL instructional practice into classroom-ready strategies that educators can apply immediately with multilingual learners. Each CouchCertified ELL course is authored by a practicing ESL educator and combines video instruction, readings, knowledge checks, written reflections, classroom-ready templates, Module Action Plans, and a cumulative final examination. Educators who meet all course completion requirements earn a digital Certificate of Completion. CouchCertified is committed to making rigorous ELL professional learning accessible and affordable for every educator.

Brief Description of Services

CouchCertified is an online educational platform that delivers high-quality, affordable English Language Learner (ELL) professional development courses for educators. All courses are fully asynchronous and self-paced — educators progress through coursework on their own schedule, on any device, without scheduled meeting times. CouchCertified focuses on translating research-grounded ELL instructional practice into classroom-ready strategies that educators can apply immediately with multilingual learners. Each CouchCertified ELL course is authored by a practicing ESL educator and combines video instruction, readings, knowledge checks, written reflections, classroom-ready templates, Module Action Plans, and a cumulative final examination. Educators who meet all course completion requirements earn a digital Certificate of Completion. CouchCertified is committed to making rigorous ELL professional learning accessible and affordable for every educator.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
English Language Learners	Methodologies and strategies in second language teaching WIDA Co-Teaching Academic Language Cultural Awareness Differentiation for ELL Students Assessment	Lower Elementary (Pre-K, K, 1, 2) Upper Elementary (3, 4, 5) Middle School (6, 7, 8) High School (9, 10, 11, 12)	T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment T-II: Teaching All Students T-III: Family and Community Engagement T-IV: Professional Culture

References

Type	Name
An Individual	Stephanie Fincher
An Individual	Sarah Mistler

Regions Served
No Regions Specified by Provider

Last Updated: March 1, 2015