CCS Instructor-Led Online PD
Spring 1 Session, 2020
Good news! Registration has been extended through February 19, 2020!
Digital Learning Competencies Courses
Cultivating Citizenship in Today's Digital World
In this increasingly global world of education, students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives, gather and use information ethically, and use social tools responsibly and safely. This course provides resources to help you implement digital citizenship into your curriculum. Resources for all grade levels are provided. Facilitated by Pamela Phelps
This course will be facilitated through the Canvas platform in HomeBase. Participants must have an NCID to access this course.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies (or Academic Content Credit for Media Coordinators)
Getting Good at Google (and Other Ed Tech Tools)
Technology can be a teacher's best friend and a student's greatest resource, but how does a teacher navigate this ever-evolving digital world? Participants in this course will explore tools within and beyond the Google Suite for Education. This course will "kick-off" with a face-to-face meeting and then proceed as an online course facilitated through Google Classroom. Facilitated by Jennifer Graham
This course involves 20 hours of work (2.0 CEUs) across six weeks of instruction. The course will begin with a face-to-face meeting, however the remainder of the course will be online, facilitated through Google Classroom. This course is intended for participants who are "digital beginners".
2.0 CEUs (20 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Planning for Personalized Learning
This course will be facilitated through the Canvas platform, within HomeBase. Participants must have an NCID to access the course content.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Academic Content Courses
Differentiation by Design - Reaching and Teaching Every Learner
This course will be facilitated through the Canvas platform within HomeBase. Participants must have an NCID to access course content.
2.0 CEUs (20 hours) in Academic Content
While this course may be completed by any CCS teacher for Academic Content credit, it also serves as one of two courses in a series for CCS local AIG endorsement.
Strategies for Understanding and Teaching the Gifted
This course will be facilitated through the Canvas platform within HomeBase. Participants must have an NCID to access course content.
2.0 CEUs (20 hours) in Academic Content
This course serves as one of two courses in a series for CCS local AIG endorsement.
The Perfect Match - Align Instruction, Assessment, and Feedback!
This course will be facilitated through Canvas, so participants must have an active NCID in order to access registration and course content.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Academic Content
Vocabulary - Which Words, What Ways, and Why?
This course will be facilitated through Canvas, so participants must have an active NCID in order to access registration and course content.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Academic Content for ELA teachers in grades 6-12
K-5 Literacy Courses
Vocabulary - Which Words, What Ways, and Why?
This course will be facilitated through Canvas, so participants must have an active NCID in order to access registration and course content.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Literacy for K-5 teachers
Leadership Courses
Crucial Conversations Collaborative Book Study
Participants will need to access a copy of the text to read. This course will be facilitated through the Canvas platform, so participants will need to be able to access Canvas through HomeBase.
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Leadership
Important Dates for CCS Instructor-Led Online PD: Spring 1 2020 Session
Registration opens: January 27, 2020
Registration closes: February 14, 2020
Courses begin: February 24, 2020
Courses end: April 3, 2020
Registration for CCS Online Professional Development courses is located in Unified Talent, within HomeBase. In order to see course descriptions and register for courses, you will first need to enter NCEES, where the online PD platform is located (the same area where you can find your teacher evaluation tool). To find course descriptions, register for courses, and participate in courses, start by clicking on the Home Base login at the bottom of the CCS home page. (Please note that course names/descriptions will not appear in the platform until registration opens and will no longer appear once registration for a course is full. The system has been set up this way by NCDPI).