SVA Virtual Training Opportunities
We are constantly looking for new resources to enhance Professional Growth for all our teachers! Here are a couple opportunities that might especially interest our teachers in the Sumner Virtual Academy!
Click here for a list of trainings specific to virtual learning.
DRIVE Sumner Survey - July 29 & 30 PL
What if I missed DRIVE Sumner, PL days on July 29 and/or July 30?
K-12 Wit & Wisdom Collaborative Curriculum Study (Grade-Level Classroom Access)
The Google Classrooms will be the primary mode of virtual professional learning as it pertains to Wit & Wisdom curriculum implementation by providing weekly learning opportunities for specific grade levels of teachers and leaders in Sumner County. The focus of the ongoing professional learning setting will be to become more familiar with Wit & Wisdom curriculum design, instructional pedagogy, practices for best success, and collaborating with grade level teachers across the county. Click here for registration access codes.
2020-2021 PL at a Glance
All 30 hours of required Professional Learning for the 2020-2021 school year must be completed by April 15, 2021. Click here for more information.
SCS Revamps Online PL Opportunities
SCS has expanded how educators can earn up to 12 online, virtual PL hours. Because of the increase in availability of quality PL platforms, SCS educators can acquire PL both online and virtually. All online PL platforms must be pre-approved. Click here for a list of approved online PL platforms and more information.
Districtwide Book Studies
Beginning September 8, 2020: Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Seven High Impact Mindsets for Students from Poverty (revised edition, 2019) by Eric Jensen. For additional information or to sign up in TrueNorth Logic (click here).
Beginning October 13, 2020: R.E.A.C.H.: How to Reach People Across Cultures so They Can Reach Their Potential (revised edition, 2019) by Manny Scott. For additional information or to sign up in TrueNorth Logic (click here).
Beginning January 12, 2021: R.E.A.C.H.: How to Reach People Across Cultures so They Can Reach Their Potential (revised edition, 2019) by Manny Scott. For additional information or to sign up in TrueNorth Logic (click here).
SPARKtacular Online PL Opportunities
Click here for more information.
Classroom Management PL Series for the K-5 class
A special series of classroom management practices for grades K-5 will be presented focusing on the following topics:
October 29 - Calm: "Am I Safe?" "Am I calm?" - The Survival State Skills
November 17 - Connect: "Am I loved?" "How do we connect?" - Emotional State Skills
December 10 - Create: "What can I Learn?" - Executive State Skills
More information is available on TrueNorth Logic click here
Graduate Coursework Opportunities
Although graduate coursework cannot count as PL toward the required 30 district hours per TDOE guidelines, SCS has teamed up with several universities to offer professional growth opportunities for graduate degrees.
Tennessee Tech:
- ELL Add-on endorsement click here
- Middle School Science Add-on endorsement click here
- SPED Add-on endorsement click here
Welch College:
- ELL endorsement click here
- Masters of Arts in Teaching click here
Teacher Center Information
2020-2021 PLC Deadlines
October 23, 2020 for all first quarter PLCs
January 15, 2021 for all second quarter PLCs
April 2, 2021 for all third and fourth quarter PLCs
What is TrueNorth Logic (PowerSchool; UnifiedTalent)???
2020-2021 SCS Professional Learning Guidelines
Follow Us on Twitter @pg_sumner
The SCS Teacher Center and Office of Professional Growth is excited to launch a Twitter account. Please follow us at @pg_sumner. PL trainings, upcoming PL opportunities, PL spotlights, and PL deadlines will be featured in tweets from this account.
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Content Day on July 30 Focused on Differentiated Instruction in the Hybrid/Virtual Setting
Twenty-five committees/teams with over 130 different educators facilitated, planned, coordinated, and supported our teachers' learning on July 30. The content day provided an opportunity for educators to collaborate with others across the district for their specific content, while layering in additional GSuite tools. Click here to read the full story.
Sumner County Schools Teacher Center
Supervisor of Professional Growth
615-451-6515
Jennifer Stafford
Teacher Center Clerk
615-451-5228