PDL Periodical
Volume I, Edition V
This Just In
PDL Fall Tours! Want to see PDL in action? Check out this PDF Flyer for the fall tour dates and information. We also have a virtual course connected to the PDL tours, MyTalent Code: 416658. If you are interested in these visits, please fill out this form.
Many of you have enjoyed our interactive Professional Learning opportunities that align to standards with our Spheros. We are excited to let you know that you can now order Spheros through the Technology Services Portal. (Through the Intranet)
Teacher Voice
Season 3: Episode 5
In episode five, of season three, Erica Lee, a Kindergarten teacher at River Oaks Academy, shares ideas for Fostering Student Ownership through Flexible Seating. Sharing lessons from her journey of flexible seating will empower you to transform your classroom environment to best support needs. Give your classroom a makeover!
Plays of the Week
In this weeks PDL TECHniques, we explore how to allow students to express their understanding digitally using Flipgrid. Flipgrid is a free tool (yes it is free now) that gives students voice in their learning. Discover the fun features that Flipgrid offers and see how easy it is to implement into your classroom.
Diving in to Digital Citizenship
Connecting with parents to share what your school is doing with Digital Citizenship, and giving them ideas about how they can help build their students into strong Digital Citizens is an important part of your schools digital citizenship vision. This collection of resources -- on topics from online safety and cyberbullying to media balance and learning with technology -- is a one-stop shop for educators to find valuable tips, advice, and recommendations for families.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
PDL Course Catalog: Our PDL catalog has sessions that you can request that we are offering for all schools. The catalog is a working document and we are always adding to it. To make scheduling easier, please fill out this form http://bit.ly/PDrequestPDL if you are interested in having any of our trainings ‘in-house’ (example during team planning or before/after school). Some of these trainings will not be done by us but by specialists; we will coordinate this for you. Some sessions we will offer at Spaugh as well.
Check out our Virtual Personalized Digital Learning course catalog! All virtual courses run in Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. To participate, please register in MyTalent and obtain the link to access and begin the Canvas course!
To learn more about the requirements for DLC for licensure, please visit this Canvas page that has lots of resources for you. bit.ly/CMSNCDLC
Have you heard? This year Media Services, ISS and PDL are excited to support your technology needs in all schools through our Mega Meeting. During Mega Meetings (September 24, January 15th and May 6th) we will communicate information around technology logistics, media services and non-instructional information. These meetings are geared toward technology contacts, technology associates, Media Coordinators and the Technology Admin (Google and Apple). I.M.P.A.C.T. meetings are a year long course that will meet five times face-to-face and also have some virtual components, that will center around identifying an instructional problem of practice, or area in which you want to grow, using the PDL framework as a foundation. We will provide varying levels of support, as you research and implement an action plan that focuses on your instructional goal. For more information about Mega and I.M.P.A.C.T. meetings, please reference the FAQ document in Canvas and by watching this video.
#cmspdl Twitter Chat
Thursday, Oct 11, 2018, 07:30 PM
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Reminders
PL Cohort Schools (1-5) Only: Action Required. Please share the surveys links below with your staff, parents and students. The surveys will be distributed twice a year (Fall and Spring). For the parents surveys, you can add this to the parent communication letter or send it through the classroom teacher’s email. We recommend that this link is NOT sent via social media as we need the results to be only PL CMS schools. As a reminder, these surveys only go to those that are participating in the PL initiative. For example, if only your grade 5 is a part of the PL initiative, the surveys only go to the grade 5 staff, parents and students. Please have the following surveys completed by 9/27/2018:
Parents: http://bit.ly/pdlcmsparents1819
Students: http://bit.ly/pdlcmsstudents1819
Teachers and Support Staff (EC/TD/ESL etc): http://bit.ly/pdlcmsteachers1819
Get Connected
Email: pdl@cmslearns.org
Website: bit.ly/cms_pdl
Location: 4421 Stuart Andrew Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone: 704-501-6677
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cmspdl/
Twitter: @cms_pdl