SUMMER STAFF DEVELOPMENT eCOURSES
We have made some changes to how we offer staff development this year. We are offering an entirely new catalog section in eduphoria! Workshop for eCourses!
eCourses are courses you can take online, at your own pace, and from any location that has an Internet connection. We are offering courses that include the mandatory start of school trainings that all staff must attend each year; as well as, several opportunities for receiving earned-off credit.
Our trainings include interactive activities such as quizzes, reflective journaling, lesson-planning, and participating in online media sharing.
Check out the catalog and sign up for the courses in eduphoria! soon.
| EARNED-OFF DATES 2012-2013 |
Summer staff development takes place during June 4-August 20 and is a time not only to learn new skills for your profession but also provides the opportunity to receive time to use for two scheduled Earned-Off dates. These dates will occur on November 21, 2012, and June 4, 2013.
Earned-Off credit is based on the amount of time that a scheduled staff development day uses. For example, a 1/2 day session that goes for 3 hours of time will usually only count for .5 Earned-Off credits. A full day session that lasts for 6 hours will count for 1 Earned-Off credit.
In the case of eCourses, we determined the amount of time it would take to complete the entire eCourse including the follow-through activities to decide how much credit to offer. We also consider time spent viewing Atomic Learning technology training videos could count time for time - with 3 hours viewing time counting for .5 Earned-Off credits and a 6 hour viewing time counting for 1 Earned Off credit.
Using eCourses and Atomic Learning requires the use of your individual login to allow it to track your progress. So it is VERY important for you to use your own login and password to access these resources if you choose to use them to receive credit.
Quick Reference:
| Time spent in Activity | Earned-Off credit awarded |
| 3 hours | .5 or 1/2 credit |
| 6 hours | 1 full credit |
| NAVIGATING EDUPHORIA! |
| STAFF DEVELOPMENT REQUEST |
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Click here to input your course for approval and addition to the eduphoria! Workshop menu. Courses submitted will be sent to Cyndi Allen in Central Office for approval and to be added to the eduphoria! Workshop menu. |
| EDUPHORIA WORKSHOP |
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Click here to access eduphoria! and to sign up for courses. If you need a reminder on how to login and access eduphoria, click the link for the handout. Handout for navigating eduphoria!
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| eCOURSE NAVIGATION |
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Handout showing how to register and navigate the new eCourses in eduphoria!. |
| PROJECT SHARE |
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Statewide training opportunities are available in Project Share. If you don't remember your login or password, use the tools on the site to retrieve them. If the site says it cannot find you, contact Joel Adkins by email to have your username and password sent to you. |
| ATOMIC LEARNING |
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Online video training for over 180 different software applications and integrated technology projects. Use your staff email address as your username and the word "learn" as the password to access trackable training for summer professional development earned-off credit hours. Remember 6 hours of video observation is what counts as 1 earned-off credit between June 4 and August 20.
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| REGION 20 iLEARN |
| Direct link to the Educational Service Center Region 20 - in San Antonio
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| UT CHARLES A. DANA CENTER |
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University of Texas Education Center for Professional Development
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