PLATO Learning’s instructional solutions are designed to help students achieve success in their academic endeavors. To ensure that instructors make the best use of PLATO® and Straight Curve™ curriculum to enhance teaching and learning, we offer a full spectrum of Professional Services.

A Blended Approach

A variety of delivery methods—self-directed eLearning, traditional classroom, or online workshops—offer flexible scheduling to make the best use of your staff’s time, maximize your investment, and tailor a program suited to your specific needs. You get exactly the Professional Services you want, when you need it.

• Self-directed e-learning
• Online workshops
• Just-in-time online consulting
• Traditional classroom

The Human Connection

We know that the support of other professionals—the human connection—makes a difference in how effectively PLATO Learning products perform wherever students and teachers have access to them. That is why our Professional Services team is made up of:

• Certified teachers with classroom experience
• Experts in technology-based teaching and learning strategies 
• Accomplished professionals with advanced degrees in both curriculum and instructional design
• Skilled trainers who emphasize techniques for using technology to make a positive impact on daily instructional practices
• Experts in standardized implementation and documentation processes

Capacity Building Models

PLATO Professional Services provides well-founded integration strategies to help you make the most of your investment in technology. Our Services team collaborates with you to grow sustainable programs that result in improved student achievement. Our services include:

• Professional Development toward the effective use of technology-based learning in your classrooms, labs, or virtual school
• Consulting Services to meet No Child Left Behind requirements, to map instructional content to standards, and to employ data-driven decision making
• Data Services to help you meet the challenge of accessing and utilizing the data you need in an efficient manner
• Project Management to ensure that large-scale projects and programs stay on track