CCS Instructor-Led Online PD
Summer 2019 Session
Digital Learning Competencies Courses
Google Classroom - The Basics and Beyond
Google Classroom makes it possible for you to create a blended learning platform; a virtual classroom to complement your physical one. You can create assignments with just a few clicks! You can see who's completed, who's still working, assign grades, offer instant feedback, and much more! Facilitated by Terri Peoples
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Pre-requisite: A basic working knowledge of Google Apps for is strongly recommended but not required. You also must have access to a CCS Gmail account.
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
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies (or Academic Content Credit for Media Coordinators)
Blended Learning
As more educators begin to see the impact blended learning can have on student learning and engagement, there is a growing demand to train teachers on how to utilize technology to enhance instruction. This course will explain what blended learning is and what it is not, will examine models for the implementation of blended learning, and will provide participants with a collection of digital tools that work well in a blended learning environment. Guided practice with feedback from CCS educators will allow participants to apply anything and everything that's covered in their own classrooms immediately! Facilitated by Angela Westmoreland
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Getting Good at Google
This is the perfect basic course to help you become more Google-savvy! Here we will explore what Google Drive has to offer, as well as Google Docs, Slides, and Forms. Learn to leverage the power of Google to collaborate with colleagues, share virtually any kind of file, and create learning situations that can help students succeed. While this course is written with classroom instruction at its core, it's certainly flexible enough to be applicable for anyone who works in our wonderful field of education. Facilitated by Jennifer Graham
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Getting Good at Google (and Other Ed Tech Tools)
3.0 CEUs (30 hours) in Digital Learning Competencies Credit
Note: This course will require 30 hours of work across nine weeks. The course will begin June 10th and will end on August 9th. Weekly assignments will be posted throughout the session, and optional face-to-face support session will be offered.
Literacy and Academic Content Courses
Making the Most of Informational Texts in Your Teaching
1.0 (10 hours) CEU in K-5 Literacy OR 6-12 Academic Content
Vocabulary - Which Words, What Ways, and Why?
1.0 CEU (10 hours) in K-5 Literacy OR 6-12 Academic Content
Differentiation by Design - Reaching and Teaching Every Learner
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
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.
Important Dates for CCS Instructor-Led Online PD: Summer 2019 Session
Registration Opens: May 17, 2019
Registration Closes: June 5, 2019
Courses Begin: June 10, 2019
*Courses End: July 19, 2019
*Getting Good at Google (and Other Ed Tech Tools) will end on August 9, 2019
CCS Online Professional Development courses are located in 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).