Schools across the United States are already leveraging the unique advantages delivered by OnCourse Systems for Education. On this page, we've compiled full-length profiles about some of our clients. If you'd like to learn more about our solutions, please contact us today.
Acadia Parish School District [Read Full Story]In 2004, representatives from Louisiana’s Vermilion Parish School District gave a presentation about their experience using OnCourse Lesson Planner—a web-based tool that enables electronic creation,management, and sharing of teachers’ lesson plans. In the audience were Acadia Parish School District Superintendent John E. Bourque and Acadia’s Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Margaret S. Jones.As soon as Bourque and Jones heard about OnCourse Lesson Planner, they realized it was worth pursuing: “It struck me as a great communications tool, something we really needed in our district,”Bourque says... [Read Full Story]
Alachua County School District [Read Full Story]
On standardized tests, students in Gainesville’s Alachua County Public Schools consistently outperform their peers throughout Florida and across the country. The district has a highly experienced and credentialed instructional staff. And, for six years straight, the school system has earned national accolades for meeting parent-established criteria across a range of categories. In short, Alachua County Public Schools is a top-notch district— and it’s always in search of new and better approaches to educating students... [Read Full Story]
Alief Independent School District [Read Full Story]
For teachers, principals, and other administrators, every school year brings some new challenges and opportunities. But for the principal and staff of Horn Elementary —the latest addition to Houston’s Alief Independent School District—just about everything was new for 2005-2006.That’s because Principal Joanna Dodson and Horn’s 70-plus teachers and staff were rolling out a new school on a new campus with students ranging in age from prekindergarteners to fourth graders... [Read Full Story]
"Finally, a program and company that truly understands educators. OnCourse is simple, amazingly powerful, and convenient. It takes your lesson plan system out of the Dark Ages and into the Information age. You will be spoiled."
Daniel Rivera Instructional Technology Specialist Liberty County Schools
"The introduction of our new On-Line Lesson Plan Program from OnCourse has generated a renewed excitement for educating among the teachers here at the BCSSSD, Junior-Senior High School. It has been a welcome reminder of why we have all chosen the great profession of teaching".
Paul W. Houser, Principal BCSSSD-Junior/Senior High School Burlington County Special Services School District
“OnCourse has been a stellar example of the use of technology to improve and facilitate lesson planning. The support and responsiveness of the OnCourse team has been truly exemplary.”
Rich Krasner, Technology Coordinator Lanning Square Family School Camden Public Schools
“Our teachers have been been very receptive to OnCourse, they find it easy to us, even if you are inexperienced in using a computer. What I find most valuable is the quick response to help questions.”
Helen Dupree, Technology Coordinator Camden Public Schools
“I find it to be an easy way to check on teacher's plans. No more hassling with paper copies. Teachers receive immediate feedback.”
Santina Haldeman, Principal Glassboro High School Glassboro School District
"At first my teachers were reluctant in using electronic lesson plans of any source, ( Especially one of my seasoned teachers), but when I took them though the easy step-step process, they embraced OnCourse and is utilizing it to the utmost, and that seasoned teacher loves doing her plans on OnCourse so much that she she can be seen in the lab assisting co-workers."
Brenda Elzey--Technology Coordinator Whittier Elementary School Camden Public Schools
“I review lesson plans for a high school faculty of 70. Having everyone's plans online rather than on paper saves me both time and storage space, and features such as automatic emailing of comments, one-touch listing of unposted plans for the week and ready-made standards reporting allow flexibility that paper plans never could have provided.”
Netta Benamati Liberty County High School Liberty County Schools
"OnCourse makes lesson plan writing a joy and not another tedious task for teachers" OnCourse is a user-friendly program that allows teachers to communicate with their administrators, peers, students, and parents in a very fast and convenient way"
Carmelita Graham, Technology Coordinator Millville Public Schools
"1. Teachers love OnCourse because of the simplicity of creating lesson plans.
2. The feature which most teachers like about this program is having a web page for students to access their homework.
3. The web page feature is a great tool for teachers to communicate with both student and parents.
4. Administrators are promoting OnCourse because they enjoy not having stacks of lesson plan books piled on their desk. With one click of the mouse they can now view teacher's lesson plans, make comments, and return their lesson plans within minutes."
JoAnne Colacurcio, Technology Coordinator Millville Public Schools
“Our High School just began using OnCourse this year. The introduction in-service sessions given by OnCourse were excellent and many teachers have had positive experiences. Our Principal just loves receiving lesson plans online and our student’s definitely like having web access to their homework assignments.”
Ted Eiferman, District Technology Director Paulsboro School District
“Richmond Community Schools began using OnCourse from OnCourse in the fall of 2004. We found the program easy to use and the technical support was exceptional. Our teachers were able to create simple class Web pages in less than an hour. After using OnCourse for a few weeks, teachers soon began implementing some of the more advanced features of the Web editor. We chose not to introduce the Lesson Planner in our first year with OnCourse. However, the planner was so easy to use that some teachers experimented with it on their own and soon began posting homework assignments from their online planners to their class Web sites. I would recommend OnCourse to any school looking for an easy way to provide teachers with online plan books and class Web pages.”
Valerie Biggs Richmond Community School District
“The teachers and administrators at Cooper's Poynt School, Camden, NJ enjoy using OnCourse. Teachers are estatic about OnCourse, the resource is convenient, organized, paperless, allows you to do your plans at home or school, and the standards are at your fingertips. Administrators are pleased to have the convenience of checking plans at home or school (no more piles of lesson plan books to collect). The organization is terrific (standards, homework, along with a tool for comments are there for you.) The OnCourse support is almost instant! Thank you OnCourse.”
Janice Riggs-Patrick Technology Coordinator Camden Public Schools
“Your product support is OUTSTANDING! I really appreciate your prompt attention, time and effort in doing this webpage link for me. I have never experienced a company with so much dedication and support for its product. You stand behind OnCourse, your right there 24/7.”
MarieElena Feshuk-Juliano Harry C. Sharp Elementary Camden Public School
“OnCourse has been a blessing to me when it comes to lesson plans. The thing that I appreciare most is I don't have to deal with 5 or 6 different sheets of paper from each teacher. Now all that I have to do is sit at my computer and read lesson plans and send e-mails to the different teachers. Thank you so very much for making life more enjoyable when it comes to viewing lesson plans.”
Dr. Marvin J. Howard, Sr. Principal Liberty Educational Alternatives Division Hinesville Liberty County Schools
“My teaching staff LOVES OnCourse!!!!!!!!!!!”
Allen Smith Principal-Lumberton Campus Burlington County Special Services
“Using OnCourse for my lesson plans is the best idea since the computer itself. Before OnCourse, I designed my own template to write my plans on the computer, but maneuvering the plans, objectives, and information it contained was cumbersome. I no longer have to post my homework on a separate website, since OnCourse does it for me, and the classroom website is so easy to design and maintain. Additionally, no longer do I have to provide my Principal with my lesson plans and wait for them to come back, when I need them in class. The purchase of OnCourse is probably one of the best investments our school has made!”
Randi Rakes, 2nd Grade Teacher Busansky Elementary Pemberton School District
“After teaching for 19 years, I finally can do my lesson plans on a program that is very easy to use. Oncourse provides me with a format that adapts very well to writing plans for the new math and literacy blocks that my principal wants to see in my classroom. I'm very happy that my district introduced me to this method of writing my lesson plans.”
Linda Engelson, Third Grade teacher Davis Elementary School Camden Public Schools
“I just began using OnCourse to do all of my lesson plans at the beginning of this school year. It is an easy and very efficient method to do lesson plans. I can post my plans for all of my colleagues and administrators to see. I can't imagine going back to writing my lesson plans in a book again!!”
Thanks, Angela Gayneaux, Second Grade James A. Herod Elementary Vermilion Parish
"I enjoy working with OnCourse for many reasons. I can put my plans in writing as I think and create them. I read them over and with ease can add, delete, or rearrange my ideas. It's convenient and I feel more professional then ever when I submit them. I print a copy for myself and send my principal one. It saves paper work and steps of delivery to the office. I save them through recurring and bring them up next week, using only what I need, adding the new and deleting the old. I love the idea of the standards being at my finger tips. It has brought lesson planning up to par with all other modern technology incorporated in the work place. It is a neat, clutter free and efficient way of putting our created teaching thoughts in writing. Thanks you!"
Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory, Health & Physical Education Carroll Robbins Elementary School Trenton Public Schools
“’She who chooses to teach, must never cease to learn.' Learning how to use OnCourse has made lesson planning easier and more efficient. I especially like being able to reference the state standards with the click of a mouse.”
Alice Josey, Aura School Elk Twp. School District
“I have found OnCourse to be every easy and effective in writing lesson plans. I had my lesson plans set up on Excel, much the same as Online for the past 8 years. The format was easy for me to adapt to my program. As a SLP, I have many small groups throughout the day. The program is easy to use and I started immediately after having the initial workshop. Directions were made readily available and easy to navigate. This program was made for me to use.”
Judy Rockwood, Speech/Language Pathologist. Liberty County Public Schools
“OnCourse is a godsend to the busy classroom teacher! It is very user friendly and puts makes communicating with administrators as easy as the click of the mouse. Overall, highly recommended!
Ryan Smith, English Dept. Deptford Township HS Deptford Twp. Public Schools
“I have been using OnCourse since October 2004. It has been a wonderful tool to use when completing my weekly plans. It has cut down the time that it takes me to complete my next weeks plans immensely! I am now able to work on my plans for any computer that has internet access. I can put more time where it belongs- working with my Kindergarten students; and less time writing out my plans. I just wish I had this program for the first 23 years that I taught!”
Dawn M. Phillips (Kindergarten Teacher) Harker-Wylie School Pemberton Township School District
“Using OnCourse by OnCourse.com has made lesson planning easier and more meaningful. I can post my plans, with state objectives and homework, on my school website and make them available to both my students and their parents. There are no suprises using this format. Thank you.”
West Corley Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Clarke Co. School System
“I really like OnCourse Lesson Planner. Electronic lesson plans are so much easier than writing them by hand. OnCourse makes it really convenient to cut and paste plans in a timely manner when I have to revisit certain skills with my students. I really enjoy the fact that I can create/produce my lesson plans from any computer as long as there is an internet service available. OnCourse is a great tool for educators because it allows teachers to be creative with posting important information on their homepage. Parents can log on to the site as well and read important messages or homework assignments that were posted by their child's teacher.”
Bianca Wingate Riletta Twyne Cream Family School Camden Public Schools
“I have been using Online planning for the past few weeks and my plans have never been easier or quicker to complete!”
Patricia Martin P.S. 22 Jersey City School District
“OnCourse is a definite time saver for teachers! Now we have more time to focus on teaching and less time worrying about how to set up lesson plans. The program saves all of our lesson plans so every year it is just going to get easier and easier. This is such a powerful tool! The content standards are an added plus also!!”
Christina Duffey Glassboro High School Glassboro Public Schools
“I'm enjoying OnCourse Lesson Planner especially the capability to put down an idea in my lesson plans as far into the future as need be.”
Diane Shirley Broad Street School Greenwich Twp. Public Schools
“OnCourse has taken the plodding out of planning!”
Margery B. Rowe Lakeside Middle School Millville Public Schools
“I am happy that my school decided to use OnCourse. It is so easy to do my plans using this program. This is my third week using OnCourse and I am so excited to see the results. One of the features that I love the best is to post the Core Curriculum Standards on my plans. Thank you for such a great opportunity.”
Evelyn Santiago Camden Public Schools
“OnCourse is "wunderbar". It is easy to stay organized and on target with the State Core Curriculum standards. I teach German and good order is core to the German culture that I teach. Good communication skills are our second standard and OnCourse presents class material and assignments in language that all can understand and have easy access to.”
Arlen Haag, German Teacher Pennsville Memorial High School Pennsville School District
“I would like to let you know about my positive experience with OnCourse. OnCourse makes it very easy to put the correct Core Curriculum Content Standards in my lesson plans. I like the way that OnCourse sets up the standards by grade levels within each subject area. My husband and I were very impressed with the time that you spent helping us work through a problem which we ultimately discovered was caused by an update in our security systems. You were extremely helpful and patient.”
Brenda W. Dooley Rieck Avenue School Millville Public Schools
“OnCourse is a great tool for teachers! I love it!”
Pam Gray Eagle Ridge Elementary School Baldwin Co. School
“I love doing my lesson plans on line. The standards are right there for you, the format is easy to follow, and it's convenient. The best part is that it has made me a better teacher because I am more accountable for what goes into my plans - I really give a lot of thought to each and every part of my lesson.”
Carol Jackson, 4th Grade Teacher Matthews Elementary Charlotte Mecklenburg County School
“I really like On Course. It is easy to use; it makes preparing lesson plans easier; it eliminates massive paperwork. Through the help of our Technology Coordinator, all of our teachers are using OnCourse. Whenever we encounter a problem you have always been available and most helpful. You have listened to our concerns and have implemented adjustments to accommodate our needs. Thank you for an excellent product. I look forward to our continued collaboration.”
Kitty Slater, Math Coach Lanning Square School Camden Public School
“OnCourse cuts my lesson plan time in half, I LOVE IT!”
Hope Newell, EIP Title I Teacher Jordye Bacon Elementary Liberty County Public Schools
“Lesson planning with OnCourse is simple to use and makes revising plans easy with the click of the mouse. Thanks OnCourse!”
Sharyl Eastlake, Physical Science Teacher Snelson-Golden Middle School Liberty County Public Schools
“My experience with the OnCourse lesson planning site has been extremely positive, and as a mentor of new teachers here in Vermilion Parish, I always introduce them to the OnCourse site, which is linked to the district's homepage. It has made my time in planning lessons easy and efficient. It is always just a computer away. Organization is the key to any successful venture; OnCourse brings that to my classroom and my life as a professional. I especially like the added capability to set up a website and post valuable parent information and also to set up links to helpful sites on the web. The most useful parent and student tool has been the ability for parents and students to log on and access my homework assignments. More than one student has commented that it was extremely helpful when they had to be absent from class due to illness or other commitments. One of my students who had a tonsillectomy was able to keep up due to the site. I also find that the site is responsive. I have contacted you with a problem once before, and it was promptly attended to, fixed, and correspondence forwarded about the problem and how it was fixed. I am of the old school and truly appreciate the personal touch that your site took the extra time and effort to extend to me.”
Sincerely, Debbie Meaux, French Teacher Kaplan High School Vermilion Parish
"The ease of use and the flexibility of the product surpass any product I have seen. OnCourse allows you to spend your valuable time on effective planning and not on figuring out how to use the program."
Sue Bestwick, Pennsville High School Pennsville School District
“I really enjoy using OnCourse. It's quick and once you get used to the format, it becomes so much easier to organize your lesson plans. It cuts down on paper usage as well and I'm sure it's much easier for the administrators to review all the lessons plans.”
Jung Cannady Jordye Bacon Elementary Liberty County Public Schools
“I have been using OnCOurse now for about three months. I enjoy how easy it is now to have the QCC Standards right at my finger tips. No more flipping through my notebooks to find the standard I am using in a particular lesson. It's easy.”
Jennifer Creech Jordye Bacon Elementary Liberty County Public Schools
"OnCourse is a tool that allows me to save time!"
Shannon Dasher Waldo Pafford Elementary Liberty County Public Schools
"OnCourse has made it easier for me to work on my lesson plans both at home and school. I love this program!!! Especially how easy it is to copy and paste each week!"
Michelle Gordon, 4th Grade RD Wood School Millville School District
"The OnCourse online lesson plan layout and interface is one of the most user friendly I've ever encountered."
Joseph Tkacik Eagle Ridge Elementary Baldwin County Schools
“OnCourse is not only easy to use but very helpful at tracking state standards that I use in my class. It is great!!!!!”
Michael DeAngelo Jr Bethlehem Vocational Technical School Bethlehem School district
“Great all-in-one system for planning, homework, and web page. Better yet is their commitment to listening and responding to the user's needs. Very easy to use intuitive design.”
Frank Knauss, Aura School Elk Twp. School District
“Using OnCourse has dramatically cut the time it takes to do my plans leaving me with more time to actually prepare for the lessons. It's also a 'living document'. Any time a change is needed it only takes a click in the box to modify my plans. At this point, I'd be lost without my on-line lesson plans.”
Cindy Haynicz Aura Elementary School Elk Township School District
“I have only been using the School Worksite for about three weeks or so to write my lesson plans. At first I was skeptic that writing them would take longer or be over complicated compared to my writing them in my book by hand, however I am very pleased to share with you that the ability to save repeated schedules, times and titles of my schedule and transfer them to my next weekly plans has given me more time to be creative in my curriculum development and planning. It is refreshing to have a truly user friendly tool at my disposal.”
Gary Kinney, Teacher Burlington County Special Services School District
“’She who chooses to teach, must never cease to learn.' Learning how to use OnCourse has made lesson planning easier and more efficient. I especially like being able to reference the state standards with the click of a mouse.”
Alice Josey, Aura School Elk Twp. School District
“OnCourse has made lesson plans easier to write and to modify. The website section is a great way to communicate with parents. OnCourse is great!”
Cynthia Martinez-Hayes John G. Whittier School Camden Public Schools
“I truly enjoy using OnCourse. It is simple to use and effective. This system makes it much easier for teachers to write lesson plans for weeks at a time instead of writing everything down in a actual lesson plan book with tiny squares. One of the gems of using OnCourse is not having to remember all the Core Curriculum Content Standards. Everything is at your fingertips with a click of a button.
Marisol Gutierrez, Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher Carroll Robbins Elementary School Trenton Public Schools
“What a time saver. If I have to be out for an emergency, My principal or assistant principal can print out plans for my sub.”
Wanda Ragan Taylors Creek Elementary Liberty County Schools
“As a new teacher, working in special education this program made weekend lesson planning a thing of the past. I was able to complete my lesson plans with out flipping pages back and fourth looking for my state standards. I was also able to save time by modifying my lessons for each grade level taught with the strike of a key. In my opinion It is the best lesson planning tool around.”
Kimberley K. Harrison, Resource Teacher Eagle Ridge Elementary Baldwin County School District
“I love OnCourse! It makes my life easier. Less paper...”
Patricia Acosta Jersey City Public Schools
“As teachers, every minute is valuable. OnCourse has cut down my planning time tremendously. This program is a must for every classroom!”
Tricia Sheehan Yorkship Elementary School Camden Public Schools
“OnCourse is easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to show other people how to use it. I can easily access my lesson plans from my home computer, too!”
Patricia Chiesa-Kollar Trenton Public Schools
“Using OnCourse is the best thing for doing my lesson plans. It took me a while to understand how to use it, but I am very pleased with the program. I really like to way you click on the bars to find the standards. Doing my lessons plans are now cut in half.
Bonnie Broussard, Third Grade Teacher Indian Bayou Elementary School Vermilion Parish
“OnCourse has provided me with a wonderful alternative to handwritten lesson plans. The convenience of cutting and pasting or loading those weekly reoccurring events has reduced the time I spend rewriting the same tasks week after week! I am looking forward to creating my first unit plan soon - I finally have a plan book that does some of the work for me!”
Carolyn Muglia Watchung School Middlesex School District
“Great program! It was very easy to use, especially being a new teacher!”
June Lewis, Teacher Special Education Rieck Avenue School Millville School District
“I really like using this website for putting lesson plans on. It is very easy. I really like how easy it is to look up the standards for each lesson.”
Donna Johnson Liberty County Schools
“OnCourse is a lifesaver! It is user-friendly and informative for staff, students, and parents. The capabilities of this site are enormous. I enjoy being able to offer my parents an additional way (online) to access homework activities. We already send homework activity sheets home with the children. However, now, I have homework activities on both my school website and OnCourse.
I am also able to link OnCourse to my school website. And, it seems each week your staff is adding a new tool that makes our jobs even easier. At BGES, we work collaboratively each week in grade level teams designing lessons for the students. With OnCourse, each of us can access the team plans anytime, any day, whether at home or school. At the administrative level, administrators are able to access our plans, print reports that show standards taught, the frequency of those standards taught, and a myriad of other pertinent information. I sincerely plan to investigate the possibility of using OnCourse at my new school when I become a principal. This program is simply "a must have" resource. Thanks again for helping to make our work at little more manageable.”
Sincerely written,
Kay Williams Button Gwinnett Elementary School Liberty County Schools “I love using OnCourse for my lesson plans. It cuts down on the amount of paperwork. It's so much easier for my principal to view my plans. No more turning in the whole lesson plan book. Parent's love the homework section.”
Jane Sooy, 2nd Grade Teacher Rieck Avenue School Millville
“OnCourse is a wonderful help for teachers with the everyday task of lesson plans. The format is easy to adapt to and can be changed to a format that works for YOUR school. Not having to keep track of the state standards in nice too. Let OnCourse do it for you! Communication has just gotten easier with administration too. I don't have to visit "THE OFFICE" if the principal needs anything added or deleted. They just make a "yellow sticky" blink and I get immediate feedback! OnCourse has made a teacher's life at our school a little easier.
Thank you OnCourse!”
Suzanne Harris Joseph Martin Elementary School Liberty County Schools
“In my opinion, using OnCourse has been a positive experience in my school's attempt to make the chore of keeping daily lesson plans up to date, and available to administrators. Not only do they provide you with an excellent website in which to enter your data, edit as needed, and refer to lessons used in the past, but they also provide top-notch support. Without fail, everytime I have had an opportunity to contact someone with a problem, they have responded to my question within hours. I have never seen that level of dedication in a website-driven product. As for the product, the people at OnCourse seem to never rest! They are always looking for ways to make their product easier for teachers to use, and are constantly updating features and providing more functionality. Thanks for a great tool!”
Linda Jatzke Pennsville Middle School Pennsville School District
“OnCourse has made it easy for me to incorporate links to new web sites. Whenever I find a web site that reinforces a new topic, I simply add the new link into my web page with a copy and paste. During our PC Lab periods, my students go to my web page and they just click on the links I've set up for them: No more long, complicated URLs to type in! Thanks OnCourse!”
Beverly B. Margolies (Algebra Teacher) Manchester Regional High School
“I never in my wildest dreams thought lesson plans would be so easy to prepare and easy to access from OnCourse. They have certainly made my job more productive. The end result is I take less time to prepare lesson plans and have more time for instruction and interacting with the students.”
Bob Barry Music Teacher Camden Public Schools
“By using OnCourse online, it has allowed me to have access to everything I need on one screen. It has simplified my life by having state standards readily available to attach for each subject area. I no longer have to search to find my daily objectives to document for each lesson. The accessability is wonderful! I can access my lesson plans 24-7 from anywhere, what a gift to have for a teacher on the go!”
Kathryn E. Swett Merry Oaks International Academy of Learning Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools “Wow! I can't tell you how great this program is. It does so many things for me.
1.It allows me to free up more time to prepare for my lessons rather than writing them the old-fashioned way.
2. If I'm going to be out of the classroom, I can print out the lesson for that day for the sub instead of writing a detailed plan.
3. If I need help the tech support gets back to me right away if I'm home or at school.
4. My computer skills aren't the best but I can do this program easily.
5. Having the state standards right in front of me is the best. How conveinevnt with a click I know exactly what standard and indicator I'm teaching.”
Using OnCourse has cut my time for writing lesson plans in half. Time is precious to a teacher.”
Stephanie Bernstiel Dorothy L. Bullock Elementary School Glassboro School District
"OnCourse is a great tool for organizing effective lesson plans."
Kevin Glaser Manchester Regional High School Manchester Regional School District
"I tried OnCourse as part of a technology short course. I immediately took it to my curriculum coordinator and within a short time we had the entire school trained and using the system. It greatly reduced the workload on both teachers and administrators."
Patrick J. Farace Liberty County Schools
“OnCourse has been a lifesaver. I am really pleased to have this program available to create and store my lesson plans. The program is very user-friendly and has greatly reduced the time required to create and complete lesson plans. Being able to immediately post the plans to administration is a huge plus. Students are able to view homework, assignments, and internet links on the site as well, which saves valuable time.”
Errin Landry North Vermilion High School Vermilion Parish
“I love the website! It is easy to use and is accessible from home. The company has recently added even more to the website that makes it even more user friendly. I have shown my student interns the website and they also plan to use it in their classrooms.”
Denise Frederick Vermilion Parish
“I really like the OnCourse tremendously! It is so much easier to do Lesson Plans.0also, when I was having problems with my computer at home (to do my plans there), you were a great asset in helping me solve the problems.
Joan Hulmes, Teacher of Special Needs Paulsboro High School Paulsboro School District
“OnCourse is so much fun to use that I almost feel guilty; it's like I'm playing a computer game when I'm supposed to be working! And it's such an easy and efficient program that I am actually doing less work the more I use it--much less than manually writing lesson plans week after week!”
Chrissy Rambone, 5th grade teacher Main Road School Township of Franklin Public Schools
"OnCourse makes it very easy and convenient to keep a plan book".
Christina Sacci Haledon Public Schools
“I love the freedom of doing my lesson plans at home and making them available to administrators at home with out printing them out."
Danielle Spillman Monongahela Middle School Deptford School District
“I appreciate the fact that I don't have to keep or carry a lot of papers to access my plans from last year. I also like being able to work on my plans on my home computer (and submit them to administrators) if I didn't have time to finish them in school.”
Cynthia Carcel Deptford School District
“I found OnCourse to be very adaptable to my needs as a music specialist. It has streamlined the planning process for me and made it easier to collaborate with colleagues.”
Irene Sullivant, Vocal Music Specialist Cooper's Poynt Professional Development School Camden Public School
“OnCourse makes planning an easy task! I can log on anywhere and pick up right where I left off.”
Claudia Caicedo-Perez PS 22 Jersey City Schools
“OnCourse is a very simple program to use. I have no complaints about completing my lesson plans using this program. It is very easy to get your lesson plans completed.”
Debra Ciala Cream School Camden Public School
"The site has really made writing lesson plans easier. I love having the standards right there. I also like being able to do my plans at home or school and if I'm sick I can print out that day and know what to tell a sub to do."
Katherine Burt Dorothy L. Bullock Glassboro School District
"Technical support has been timely and helpful!"
Bernard Stein Deptford School District
"OnCourse is a very user-friendly lesson plan website, and they are continually adding new functions that make it even more user-friendly."
David Field, English Teacher Pennsville Memorial High School Pennsville School District
“OnCourse's best feature is flexibility. The teacher has the option of adjusting, adding, and deleting without any trouble at all. With the event of snow days, assemblies, and unforeseen interruptions, lesson plans become a work in progress rather than a final copy that cannot be changed.”
Claudia Buck Monongahela Middle School Deptford School District
“My lesson plan timing has been dramatically reduced since I started using OnCourse!”
Amy Spanbauer Lakeside Middle School Millville School District
“I have been using my own computer template for years until this year when my district implemented the use of your website. This website is so easy to use especially since I teach at three schools. Thank you so much for OnCourse I highly recommend it for all schools to use.”
Beth Vohl Sharp, Dudley and Catto Schools, Camden Public Schools
“I have had a great experience with Oncourse! I'm a computer-oriented person as it is (I used to do my plans on Microsoft Word), but once I started using Oncourse I couldn't believe how quickly I get them done. The time it saves and the fact that I have access to my plans from any computer makes it the ideal program for me since I have so many students and I only have them once a week. My students and parents also love the fact that my homework assignments are posted on the website I created on Oncourse. It comes in handy if any of my students ending missing my class or have misplaced their homework agenda. Tech support answers my questions quickly and the features that Oncourse offers make it the only program I'll ever use. Keep up the great work!”
Elizabeth Mejias, Spanish Teacher Haledon Public School
“OnCourse has made my lesson planning quicker and easier. I especially like the load recurring feature which frees me from writing many phrases that I use repeatedly in my lesson plans. I do not have to keep writing the lesson planning format that I have set up. I just have to use the load recurring feature and it is there. I also like the cut and paste feature provided for each space. This allows me to easily move a daily plan from one period to another, even from week to week. IF you were not able to complete a lesson or you need to extend a lesson, you can easily move it from space to space with a touch of the keyboard. This program allows my supervisor to look at my plans without having to copy the plans or hand in a lesson plan book. We are saving trees. I print a hard copy for myself of each week's lesson plans. They are easy to read. The size of the spaces for each period’s lesson plan was set up by me. The space changes length according to how much print is placed in each space. The spacing is flexible.”
Sheila H. Vaughn Main road School Township of Franklin Board of Education
“OnCourse is a great way to stay organized. It helps me format my lesson plans in a neat and simple way. It is a great way to incorporate technology in my everyday career.”
Eva Roario, Spanish Teacher Thomas E. Bowe School Glassboro School District
“I like the OnCourse very much. Having the standards at your finger tips makes designing lessons so easy. Thanks so much.”
Dave Cubbler Penns Grove Middle School Penns Grove School District
“As a teacher and parent OnCourse is a must have for the classroom as well as the home. The program is very user friendly and the benefits are endless. I can not say enough positive things about it. I now spend more time teaching and less time on paperwork. In addition, I am not bringing home the work load of paperwork that I used to. Therefore, I can now enjoy more family time.”
Lisa Trexler Pennsville Middle School Pennsville School District “I absolutely love OnCourse. It is so much easier to do my lesson plans. I have more time to prepare plans instead of writing the plans out by hand. Thank you!!”
Anjanette Mason Rieck Ave. School Millville School District
“My webpage is a wonderful communication tool for which I have big plans. I intend to use it to give students and their families access to the most up to date medical information. I am able to tailor the information to their reading ability and interests. Knowledge is power and parents who know are empowered to educate their children. We have health problems unique to this setting, and I will be able to target those issues and give parents tools to overcome obstacles. I have the long term goals of increasing access to health care for students and families, empowering caregivers to provide the best for their children despite scarce resources, and to improve the health of the adults and children I care in my school. We are always seeking ways to provide more services more efficiently in the same amount of time. This technology will enable us to do that. My favorite feature is the ability to update the site easily as often as I wish.”
Julia A. Henderson Camden Public Schools
“I love using OnCourse. As a special area teacher (elementary librarian) I do the same lesson with each class in a grade level. This means repeating the lesson two or three times. In the old days of plan books it meant a lot of rewriting. Now I can just copy and paste. It also simplifies checking what books I have read to what grade levels in previous years. It prevents me from accidentally reading a book to children that I read to them in the past.”
Kathleen Wilke Penn Beach Elementary School Pennsville School District
“OnCourse makes it very easy to complete lesson plans in a fast, effective, organized manner. The option to post plans to administrators is my favorite part because it saves me a trip to the VP's office.”
Nicole Ellul Monongahela Middle School Deptford School District
“I am very pleased with the product that not only allows for expanded lesson plans, unit plans and shorter concise lesson plans, but also gives me an opportunity to set up a website to share materials with students and parents. My administrator has access to these plans and an opportunity to comment on specifics without the use of cumbersome plan books and paper wasting inter-school correspondence. The fact that my plans can be archived for several years allows me the opportunity to browse a former idea and either present it again in tact or recreate and expand upon it using the framework of the original lesson. OnCourse is easy to use, and I appreciate the accessibility to technical assistance."
Ruth Nisnick Burlington County Special Services School District
“My lessons plans have never been so organized and accessible from both home and school. With the overload of paperwork, it actually makes writing lesson plans fun.”
Stacey Kelly Busansky School Pemberton Township School District
"OnCOurse makes planning more efficient, and less time consuming. It is a quality website that is always on line and easily accessible."
Andrew Moskowitz Main Road Elementary School Franklin Township School District
"I love using OnCourse! It makes planning very simple and I love that I can access it at work or from home. It keeps my plans organized and its less paper work."
Yolanda Rawls-James, Computer Business Ed. Taylors Creek Elementary
"Using OnCourse has been a wonderful experience. It has been so convenient and easy to use, saving me precious time that I can devote to other classroom responsibilities."
Bobbie-Ann Jordan Penn Beach School Pennsville Public School District
“I have enjoyed using your site. It has made writing lesson plans easier. Thank you creating the site.”
Celia Bazemore Lyman Hall Elementary Liberty County School
“OnCourse makes your lesson plans easily accessible by administration and substitute-teachers."
Britton DuBose Snelson-Golden Middle School Liberty County School
"OnCourse makes it easy to do lesson plans. The copy feature and ability to set up a recurring framework for a lesson plan drastically cut down on my prep time!"
Scott Ryan Manchester Regional HS Haledon Schools
“OnCourse takes Hard Labor out of completing Lesson Plans. Thanks OnCourse!”
Kathy Robinson Cooper's Poynt School Camden Public Schools
“OnCourse is very easy to use and has all the features we need to write our lesson plans. The managers of the site are flexible and respond quickly to teacher input and suggestions.” ”
L. Natali Camden Public Schools
“It has been a pleasure using OnCourse. At first, because it is different than a planbook, it took a little time to use. Now, it’s a breeze! I can easily go back to any week or year to copy and paste. The format is easy and quick and I love using different colors to emphasize certain words. One of the biggest advantages is having the Core Content standards readily available. Thanks for a wonderful, workable, website.”
Patricia Filippello Penns Grove School District
“I love it! I have only been a teacher for four years, and I have always dreaded writing lesson plans. With OnCourse, that changed. Writing lesson plans is a snap. I love the way I can copy a whole week at a time, the way I can just copy standards, and the way I can click 'recurring' and have things that never change automatically entered into my lesson plan. The best part is the standards. Before, I had to look through pages and pages of standards, and then hold them on my lap while I typed them in. Now I just click on 'standards' and there they are. I click on the ones I want and they are entered into the lesson block. OnCourse has made lesson planning easier. And with your updates, it just keeps getting easier!”
Pamela Jones Lyman Hall Elementary School Liberty County School
“I am a World Language Teacher at Lakeside Middle School. I enjoy using the OnCOurse. I can develop lesson plans that will last up to five years and and add more to it. I have added more links. I think it is a great !!!”
Sonja Saeed Millville School District
“OnCourse has been a "lifesaver" for my lesson planning. The user friendly capabilities of copying, pasting and saving are extremely beneficial and streamline my lesson planning. I am a World Language Spanish teacher for grades 2-6. Knowing all of my lesson plans, along with the NJ standards attachments, are saved and backed up by Oncourse keeps me safe and secure. Future access to these plans throughout the year is so important, especially for next year! Muchas Gracias!”
Jennine A. Kane, World Language Spanish Teacher Franklin Township Public Schools
“I have recently started using the Units which I find to make much more sense than the daily planner. Having everything online is a solution for teachers and this software is very easy to use.”
PATRICIA YANEZ Glassboro School District
“OnCourse has expedited the way I write plans and communicate with parents, freeing up time that I can devote to other substantive activities. I can not imagine ever returning to paper and pencil lesson plans.”
Sue Flickinger Lakeside Middle School Millville School District
“I was introduced to OnCourse last year. I really did not get a chance to use it though until this year. I am amazed how it cuts down on my plan writing time. As a teacher, I feel that this is one of the best programs for those of us in the profession. It streamlines everything. It is also very easy to learn and use. I would strongly advise teachers to check out OnCourse.”
Gemma M. Goodwin Shady Lane Elementary School Deptford Township School District
"Using OnCourse for my lesson plans is the best idea since the computer itself. Before OnCourse, I designed my own template to write my plans on the computer, but maneuvering the plans, objectives, and information it contained was cumbersome. I no longer have to post my homework on a separate website, since OnCourse does it for me, and the classroom website is so easy to design and maintain. Additionally, no longer do I have to provide my Principal with my lesson plans and wait for them to come back, when I need them in class. The purchase of OnCourse is probably one of the best investments our school has made!"
Randi Rakes, 2nd Grade Teacher
Busansky Elementary
Pemberton School District, NJ
"After teaching for 19 years, I finally can do my lesson plans on a program that is very easy to use. Oncourse provides me with a format that adapts very well to writing plans for the new math and literacy blocks that my principal wants to see in my classroom. I'm very happy that my district introduced me to this method of writing my lesson plans."Busansky Elementary
Pemberton School District, NJ
Linda Engelson, Third Grade teacher
Davis Elementary School
Camden Public Schools, NJ
Davis Elementary School
Camden Public Schools, NJ

