The preference is for the modules to be completed online. However, the Academy recognizes that many instructors, for a variety of reasons, may wish to integrate the modules into their instruction in traditional classes. Consequently the Academy has designed the modules both for online delivery and so that elements of modules can be used as resources in traditional classes.

The primary goal of the Academy is to make available instructional modules built on research-based interventions in selected content areas to teacher education programs. The modules are designedfor delivery online but they can also be used as resources and integrated into the teaching of traditional classes.

The Academy makes use of the WWW as a dissemination system that offers immediate access to instructional modules from anywhere and at any time. Because online instruction must employ instructional designs that are detailed and internally consistent, the content in each online module feature can be printed and used as a resource in nonweb-based instruction. Instructors are also free to select which modules they wish to include in their program.

The staff of the Academy is sensitive to the conditions surrounding teacher education programs.They know it is unlikely that only one or two faculty members teach in the content areas. They also know that a committee may need to review the content before modules can be used. For that reason, the modules have been designed first as complete teaching modules to be offered online, and second as teaching resources that can be integrated into existing classes. Selected features can be printed to create descriptive documents that can be reviewed by committees. While the content can be integrated into courses, the preference is for the modules to be completed online.