Mentor Pathway - Proficient - Cognitive Coaching Foundations Prerequisite: This course is designed for any teacher/instructional leader/mentor who has completed the Foundational and Intermediate Mentor Pathway courses (or equivalent). Administrators and curriculum/program specialists or instructional coaches may register without completing the prerequisite trainings. At the proficient level of the Mentor Pathway, participants will engage with a Cognitive Coaching Consultant in 8 days of professi

Mentor Pathway - Proficient - Cognitive Coaching Foundations Prerequisite: This course is designed for any teacher/instructional leader/mentor who has completed the Foundational and Intermediate Mentor Pathway courses (or equivalent). Administrators and curriculum/program specialists or instructional coaches may register without completing the prerequisite trainings. At the proficient level of the Mentor Pathway, participants will engage with a Cognitive Coaching Consultant in 8 days of professional development. The mission of Cognitive Coaching is to produce self-directed persons with the cognitive capacity for excellence both independently and as members of a community. In the eight-day seminars, participants learn how to:-develop trust and rapport-develop an identity as a mediator of thinking-utilize conversation structures for planning, reflecting and problem resolving-develop teachers’ autonomy and sense of community-develop higher levels of efficacy, consciousness, craftsmanship, flexibility and interdependence-apply four support functions: coaching, evaluating, consulting, collaborating-utilize the coaching tools of pausing, paraphrasing, and posing questions-distinguish among the five forms of feedback-use data to mediate thinking

AVID Tutor Training not only provides an introduction to the AVID College Readiness System and its mission, but also establishes expectations for AVID tutors tea and for tutorials. When tutors have a clear understanding of the AVID College Readiness System and the 10-step Tutorial Process, they will be better able to appreciate how the components of the tutorial process support the overall mission of AVID.

AVID Certification (Systems Indicator 11) requires all AVID tutors to participate in at

AVID Tutor Training not only provides an introduction to the AVID College Readiness System and its mission, but also establishes expectations for AVID tutors tea and for tutorials. When tutors have a clear understanding of the AVID College Readiness System and the 10-step Tutorial Process, they will be better able to appreciate how the components of the tutorial process support the overall mission of AVID.

AVID Certification (Systems Indicator 11) requires all AVID tutors to participate in at least 16 hours of tutorial training each year.

Some sites have purchased subscriptions to Newsela. Some features covered in this course are not all available with the free account. This course is your first step in understanding how to use a (paid) Newsela Pro account to support your students' ongoing literacy needs during school closures. Teachers will leave prepared to utilize the key features of Newsela with students with mixed reading abilities to support content understanding, build background knowledge and improve literacy skills

Some sites have purchased subscriptions to Newsela. Some features covered in this course are not all available with the free account. This course is your first step in understanding how to use a (paid) Newsela Pro account to support your students' ongoing literacy needs during school closures. Teachers will leave prepared to utilize the key features of Newsela with students with mixed reading abilities to support content understanding, build background knowledge and improve literacy skills in all content areas from grades 2 through 12. Will also include Google Classroom integration, assigning work, and providing student feedback. This introductory course is asynchronous and independent. Participants will complete it at their own pace.

Are you thinking about becoming a Google Certified Educator, but not sure how to start? This course is designed to help educators prepare for the Google Certified Educators Level 1 certification exam. This asynchronous course allows you to learn at your own pace. We begin with a Google Meet where Google Certified Trainer Stacy Kline, will walk you through her Canvas course and office hours to get you started on the path to certification! This course covers all 13 units in the Google for Educatio

Are you thinking about becoming a Google Certified Educator, but not sure how to start? This course is designed to help educators prepare for the Google Certified Educators Level 1 certification exam. This asynchronous course allows you to learn at your own pace. We begin with a Google Meet where Google Certified Trainer Stacy Kline, will walk you through her Canvas course and office hours to get you started on the path to certification! This course covers all 13 units in the Google for Education Teacher Center Level 1 training program and will take approximately 13 hours to complete if you are a novice, considerably less if you are already comfortable with G Suite for Education. This Canvas course model will enable educators to demonstrate their progress through the course as they submit assignments online. All section dates listed in this course are identical, just sign up for one. Credit for this session demonstrates 1 hour of PD. After you have completed this Canvas course, you will automatically be enrolled in the 13 hour course showing completion.

During this online training, we will take a closer look at how to manage digital learning by setting student expectations and teaching strategies for organization, planning, and self regulation. We will also look at how social emotional learning plays a part in classroom management. This training is geared towards TK-5th grade, but all teachers are welcome to attend. Information on how to access this training can be found in the special notes section. Please Note: All professional development is

During this online training, we will take a closer look at how to manage digital learning by setting student expectations and teaching strategies for organization, planning, and self regulation. We will also look at how social emotional learning plays a part in classroom management. This training is geared towards TK-5th grade, but all teachers are welcome to attend. Information on how to access this training can be found in the special notes section. Please Note: All professional development is voluntary and unpaid unless otherwise stated.

This PD is voluntary and unpaid. Chromebooks come with a variety of built-in accessibility features that you can use to make your students’ interactions with their devices more engaging. While you will know best how to address your students’ learning needs, these features may be helpful for students who are low-vision or blind, deaf or hard-of-hearing, have limited range of motion or motor function, or have reading and comprehension challenges. In addition to the built-in Chromebook accessib

This PD is voluntary and unpaid. Chromebooks come with a variety of built-in accessibility features that you can use to make your students’ interactions with their devices more engaging. While you will know best how to address your students’ learning needs, these features may be helpful for students who are low-vision or blind, deaf or hard-of-hearing, have limited range of motion or motor function, or have reading and comprehension challenges. In addition to the built-in Chromebook accessibility features, there are thousands of Chrome extensions and apps you can select to customize your students experience, many of which may have accessibility benefits. You will find more information about Google as well as third-party Chrome extensions throughout this unit. To access the PD: https://skillshop.exceedlms.com/student/path/30514

Getting started with Google Meet- This training will show you how to use Google Meet to collaborate with your coworkers, meet with a few of your students at a time, or meet with your classes for a lesson. You will learn how to set up impromptu or planned meetings, to set up the meeting through your Google Calendar, your Outlook Calendar or Google Classroom or send the link through email or Google Classroom. You will learn to share your screen and to get different extensions to enhance your Meet

Getting started with Google Meet- This training will show you how to use Google Meet to collaborate with your coworkers, meet with a few of your students at a time, or meet with your classes for a lesson. You will learn how to set up impromptu or planned meetings, to set up the meeting through your Google Calendar, your Outlook Calendar or Google Classroom or send the link through email or Google Classroom. You will learn to share your screen and to get different extensions to enhance your Meet experience. Many times you want to quickly connect and Google Meet is one of the quickest platforms to make that happen.