FAQs

• On-Demand Courses:
  • Learnworlds: https://academy.novakeducation.com/
  • Thinkific (if registered prior to Summer 2025): https://novakeducation.thinkific.com
• Instructor-Led Courses:
  • These courses are held on Canvas. You will receive an invitation to join the course approximately a week ahead of it's start date and must log in through Novak's instance of Canvas located at   https://novakeducation.instructure.com/login/canvas
  • You will need to register and set a new password if you don't already have an account with us. Your free Canvas or school-based account login credentials will not work on the Novak instance of Canvas.
  • If you are having trouble accessing your course on your student dashboard, email education@novakeducation.com.

Definitely! Contact us to get started. 

Be sure to share which course(s) you are interested in when reaching out and your group size. 

• Instructor-Led Courses: You will receive an invitation to join the course platform in your email approximately one week before the course begins
• On-Demand Courses - When you register for an on-demand course, you will gain immediate access to the course and materials. 

Once you have approved the estimate for your group, we will send an invoice to the appropriate contact. We then will share instructions that can be shared with your group on how to get started! 

Note: If you are planning on hosting designated PD days around the course(s), give our team a heads up so we can plan accordingly and will be on hand to accommodate your team. Our goal is to ensure your PD experience is seamless and have a team on board to accommodate you every step of the way.

• A facilitated course is an instructor-led course that takes place with a core group of students over a set period of time. There may or may not be live sessions during this course (see your specific course for details). Throughout the course, students will complete assignments and/or participate in discussions. Students will receive feedback along the way from the subject matter expert facilitator on how to improve the practical application of their learning. Additionally, students will engage with other students in the course - offering the opportunity to connect with varying levels of educators from around the world. 
• With an on-demand course, you have six months to complete the course but there is no strict schedule or timeline to follow (unless your school has provided you with one!). You can take the course as quickly or as leisurely as you like based on your schedule, within the six month enrollment period. All of the course materials are available at your fingertips from the time of purchase. 

Indeed! You can run a Novak Education course in your school or district with an in-house facilitator to build your internal capacity. We will provide everything you need to load the course into your own Canvas instance or your Free-for-Teacher account, or give you the content to build the course in a different LMS. Contact us to discuss.

If an online course isn't the right option for you, we also offer 3 series of teacher-training materials on inclusive practices that you can purchase you facilitate your own PD in house.  Learn more.

If you are interested in scheduling a course with your group, you can contact us to schedule a 45-hour facilitated online course - explore the library here. Each course is universally designed and instructed by one of our team experts. Each section can accommodate up to 25 educators (or more). 

If you do not have a group for the course - be sure to check out our open enrollment options for facilitated courses or our selection of on-demand courses that are open year-round. 

For most of our courses, there are no prerequisites. However, we do recommend that everyone starts with our Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (15 hours or 1 credit), UDL Now! (45 hours or 3 credits) or something similar (reading UDL Now! could be a great start!). Start from the ground up and then continue to build on your journey from there! 

There are also some courses that have a required or recommended text which will be outlined under prerequisites on the course page. Books are not included with your purchase unless otherwise outlined. 

We are focused on helping educators take their learning to the next step. We offer options for

• Graduate credits,
• Continuing education hours,
• CTLE (NY),
• Clock Hours (WA).

Absolutely! When registering you can choose to register for credits or for hours. 

If you are looking to add on graduate-level credits to a facilitated course or for an on-demand course that you have already started, contact us and we will share the link to register. 

Yes, we are a CTLE-approved sponsor! Once you complete the course, email this form with section 1 completed to education@novakeducation.com. Upon receipt and confirmation of course completion, you will receive a completed form for your records within 1-3 business days. 

Yes! We offer clock hours through a partnership with ESD 112. There is an additional standard fee of $3/credit that is paid directly through PDEnroller. More details on how to submit the course for clock hours can be found under the clock hours section of the course welcome module. You can also contact us any time for further info! 

With successful completion of a graduate-level course, you will receive a transcript from our university partner. 

• If you registered for an on-demand course or selected Gordon College upon enrollment, learn more here.
• If you selected Teachers College of San Joaquin upon enrollment, learn more here.
• If you selected UMass Global upon enrollment, learn more here.