Summer Professional Development Webinars (Passcode is summerpd)
Current Professional Learning Offerings
Bryant STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Teacher Program
Registration Guidelines
- All learning opportunities are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Offerings may be cancelled as a result of insufficient enrollment.
- Registration closes two weeks prior to the beginning of an offering.
- Participants who fail to complete a course will be required to reimburse the District.
- All support staff are encouraged to participate in all offerings.
Instructional Technology Resources
- Document Cameras (ELMO, IPEVO Point 2 View and ideas to incorporate)
- Digital Storytelling
- eInstruction (Mobis, clickers, CPS, and Interwrite)
- Flip Cameras
- iPads in Education
- Microsoft 2010 Training Tutorials
- Microsoft Outlook (instructional handouts)
- Pearson SuccessNet - FOR FACULTY ONLY. Password-protected. Chariho teachers will need to log in to the District website to view the access codes.
- Shortcuts for Using District Technology
- SMART products (SMART board, SMART Notebook software, and SENTEO clickers)
- Textbook Access Codes - FOR FACULTY ONLY. Password-protected. Chariho teachers will need to log in to the District website to view the access codes.
- Discovery Education Video Streaming. Teachers should check with their school librarian to obtain your school access code in order to create a teacher account. Teacher accounts provide access to digital images and video content for instructional purposes, as well as access to free professional development opportunities.
- Videos at Chariho
Professional Learning Webinars
- Booklist Webinars. Free, literature-focused webinars.
- Discovery Education Video Streaming. Teachers should check with their Chariho school librarian to obtain your school access code in order to create a teacher account. Teacher accounts provide access to digital images and video content for instructional purposes, as well as access to free professional development opportunities. PD opportunities include video tutorials in digital media integration and webinars with topics that range from childhood obesity to digital storytelling to iPad applications. You can also register as part of the Discovery Education Network in order to communicate with other professionals from your content area across the country.
- Pearson Common Institute. Free webinars about implementing the Common Core.
- PBS Teachers. Free and fee-based professional development courses, as well as free teaching materials and archived professional developmoent webinars are available.
- Schools Moving Up: WestEd. Free professional development webinars, live and archived.
- Tech & Learning Professional Webinars. Free webinars focused on the effective use of technology in the classroom.