This session will provide a summary of the four ways to earn your Vermont Online Teaching Specialist endorsement and what you’ll need in order to renew it in Vermont once you have it. We will talk about the programs available at the Northeast Online Teaching Institute in order to meet the standards of the OTS endorsement.

Speaker Bio: Jennifer Fribush is the Professional Development Coordinator for VTVLC. She is a Computer Science and Math teacher who has taught face to face and online in Vermont for two decades. Ms. Fribush has created a number of Computer Science classes for VTVLC as well as developing the Certificate in Online Teaching program at the Northeast Online Teaching Institute. Ms. Fribush is also currently serving on the Vermont State Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE) and was previously Chair of her Local Standards Board. She can be contacted at jfribush@neoti.org.