The INFOhio Integration Partner program, or IPartner program, is for staff in Ohio education agencies—ESCs, ITCs, Ed Techs, universities, public or academic libraries, and more—who are interested in learning and sharing about INFOhio’s digital content and web tools and how to integrate them into PreK-12 instruction.
The purpose of the IPartner program is to:
Benefits to IPartner:
The IPartner program is open to new applicants all year. INFOhio will review applications at the beginnng of each month and will notify IPartner applicants at that time of the next steps. Please complete this form to indicate your interest in becoming an IPartner.
Applicants earn IPartner status after completing the IPartner Learning Pathway. This course introduces partners to INFOhio’s digital content and web tools and outlines methods for integrating these resources into the PreK-12 classroom. The IPartner Learning Pathway is a self-paced, online course worth 2 contact hours. Upon completion, the applicant will receive a digital badge to display on websites, email signatures, and social media.
Requirements:
Once the required training has been completed, IPartners share evidence of outreach or training they do for INFOhio’s digital content and web tools.
Required outreach can include:
Recertification:
IPartners renew their certification annually. INFOhio asks that IPartners submit any additional training they have received in order to renew their IPartner status. The recertification process will begin in early summer. All IPartners, regardless of their initial application time, will recertify at this time. However, trainings received may be submitted at any time.
Recertification options may include:
Submitting Required Outreach or Recertification
Please report all of your outreach efforts and training in this form. Share a link to or describe any evidence of outreach or training received including a class syllabus, session sign-in sheets, your newsletter, social media posts, etc.
If you work for a PreK-12 school and you are interested in providing training on INFOhio's tools and resources, please visit our ICoach page to learn how.