Below are several resources for Professional Development beyond our typical PD days. If you find more please share! *After 1 year of employment staff are eligible for PD Funds. Please see attached procedures from Employee Handbook.
Professional Development Resources
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AIM Pathways Science of Reading and Writing for SD Teachers
Science of Reading Webinars from Waterford.org -a free online professional learning opportunity to explore research-based classroom strategies. Learn how to use the latest neuroscience to inform reading instruction, help students build key literacy skills, and teach students to become effective communicators.
Student Achievement Partners: We believe providing joyful, asset-based, high-quality instruction is the key to preparing all students, especially historically marginalized Black and multilingual students, to thrive academically and lead choice-filled lives. By supporting educators with concrete guidance and tools to deliver relevant, engaging grade-level instruction for every student, we can deliver on the promise of public education and unlock student potential. On demand and cohort targeted PD.
PBS Teacher Line-you can choose 15-, 30-, or 45-hour courses, which are generally available for continuing education credits. You can even earn graduate-level credit through university partnerships. Each course is self-paced and can be completed around your own schedule.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) website has a large archive of webinars for teachers, as well as live webinar options for ASCD members.
LearnersEdge offers free on-demand webinar recordings on a wide variety of topics, from mindfulness and mental health awareness to reading and writing. After you’ve finished the webinar, you can receive a certificate as needed for your specific professional development requirements.
National Education Association (NEA) maintains a website of live and archived webinars for teachers looking to fulfill their professional development credits. The organization also hosts a podcast called School Me, and while it’s not eligible for credits, it does offer tons of bite-sized “life hacks” for educators.
SimpleK12 is “professional development in your pajamas,” and they offer educational webinars to watch at home. Although some webinars are only available for site members, many others are free to the public.
Library of Congress offers build-your-own professional learning modules
edWeb – both live and on-demand webinars
TeachersFirst – free, live workshops are each approximately 90 minutes long and scheduled after school hours for teachers with a busy workday.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
Coursera is a learning resource that partners with universities all over the world to provide free and accessible courses. You can find plenty of professional learning courses specifically for teachers, including:
- Supporting Children with Difficulties in Reading and Writing
- Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms
- Motivating Gen Z Learners: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
National Education Association (NEA) maintains a website of live and archived webinars for teachers looking to fulfill their professional development credits. The organization also hosts a podcast called School Me, and while it’s not eligible for credits, it does offer tons of bite-sized “life hacks” for educators.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) website has a large archive of webinars for teachers, as well as live webinar options for ASCD members.
Student Achievement Partners: We believe providing joyful, asset-based, high-quality instruction is the key to preparing all students, especially historically marginalized Black and multilingual students, to thrive academically and lead choice-filled lives. By supporting educators with concrete guidance and tools to deliver relevant, engaging grade-level instruction for every student, we can deliver on the promise of public education and unlock student potential. On demand and cohort targeted PD.
SimpleK12 is “professional development in your pajamas,” and they offer educational webinars to watch at home. Although some webinars are only available for site members, many others are free to the public.
edWeb – both live and on-demand webinars
Library of Congress offers build-your-own professional learning modules
TeachersFirst – free, live workshops are each approximately 90 minutes long and scheduled after school hours for teachers with a busy workday.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
SciLearn offers webinars focused around the neuroscience of learning.
SimpleK12 is “professional development in your pajamas,” and they offer educational webinars to watch at home. Although some webinars are only available for site members, many others are free to the public.
Library of Congress offers build-your-own professional learning modules
edWeb – both live and on-demand webinars
Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM-you can access free toolkits and audio trainings on bringing arts into the classroom—several of which can be redeemed for professional development hours.
TeachersFirst – free, live workshops are each approximately 90 minutes long and scheduled after school hours for teachers with a busy workday.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
Library of Congress offers build-your-own professional learning modules
PBS Teacher Line-you can choose 15-, 30-, or 45-hour courses, which are generally available for continuing education credits. You can even earn graduate-level credit through university partnerships. Each course is self-paced and can be completed around your own schedule.
edWeb – both live and on-demand webinars
TeachersFirst – free, live workshops are each approximately 90 minutes long and scheduled after school hours for teachers with a busy workday.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM-you can access free toolkits and audio trainings on bringing arts into the classroom—several of which can be redeemed for professional development hours.
Indigenous Art Practices: Professional Development Series
TeachersFirst – free, live workshops are each approximately 90 minutes long and scheduled after school hours for teachers with a busy workday.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
SHAPE America is a website run by the Society of Health and Physical Educators that includes plenty of free webinars on K-12 health education.
ShareMyLesson offers a wide variety of short professional development sessions geared toward teachers, administrators, and parents.
Indigenous Pedagogy and Place Based learning-several free webinars and workshops throughout the year
National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is pleased to offer virtual and in-person professional learning and development (PD) opportunities that advance comprehensive, culture-based educational opportunities for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Ignation Pedagogy Seminars–Recent and archived seminars to join/view
Educate Magis-the Global Apostolic Online Community of Educators from our Jesuit Global Network of Schools (JGNS). There are different tools and resources available on our platform to Facilitate and enable global Ignatian Learning, Teaching, and Collaborative experiences. These resources have been purposely built and shared by educators like you!
American Indian Catholic Schools Network– Offers PD, Degree programs and resources for teachers in Catholic Schools.
TeachingTolerance-Their professional development section includes tons of webinars and self-guided learning resources on topics like diversity, leadership, and empathy in the classroom.
Learning for Justice has an archive of webinars on improving equity and access in schools that are available on demand. Here, you can learn about topics like How to Be an Ally in the Classroom and Responding to Hate and Bias at School.
LearnersEdge offers free on-demand webinar recordings on a wide variety of topics, from mindfulness and mental health awareness to reading and writing. After you’ve finished the webinar, you can receive a certificate as needed for your specific professional development requirements.