Professional Development Tool 1

Accessing Professional Development System 2

PowerSchool Home Page 3

NCEES Home Page 4

Planning for Local Professional Development 5

Types of Courses Instructor Led Moodle Integration Non-Moodle Self-Paced Moodle Integration Non-Moodle 6

Instructor-led Moodle Integration Define properties Create settings Add content Add at least one section 7 Non-Moodle Define properties Create settings Cannot add content –registration –CDM for educators Credit for completion is awarded by instructor.

Self-paced Moodle Integration Define properties Create settings Add content Add at least one section 8 Non-Moodle Define properties Create settings “Resources”= content Credit awarded automatically upon completion.

But we already use________. Moodle Integration Use Moodle for link out to existing work. Self Paced Non-Moodle “Resources”= content –Your resource is a link to existing content. IL: Credit awarded manually SP: Credit awarded automatically upon completion. It is possible to migrate content if it is created in Moodle. 9

Planning with the end in mind. Do you need the PD completed by a specific time? –Instructor Led Moodle or Non-Moodle –Self-Paced Moodle or Non-Moodle Do you want to see evidence of completion before credit is awarded? –Instructor Led Moodle or Non-Moodle 10

Planning with the end in mind. Who will be responsible for –instructional design of the course? –creating content? –facilitating the course? –awarding credit? –maintaining the course? What is your timeline for –planning? –implementing? –debriefing once course is finished? 11

Creating Courses Review 12

To create PD, from the NCEES Home Page, use the System Administration tab. 13

Choose Course Administration 14 to open the Learning Opportunity Administration options.

Choose Create New Learning Opportunity 15 to open Course Administration.

Choose A Learning Opportunity 16 to begin to set the details.

The Details 17

The Details...What You Are Seeing 18 A. C. B. A.Menu for Learning Opportunities B.Details for this course C.Settings for this course

The Details 19 Cannot be changed once it is set.

The Details

The Details 21

The Details 22

The Settings 23

The Settings...What You Are Seeing 24 A. B. C. A.Menu for Learning Opportunities B.Details for this course C.Settings for this course

The Settings...Location Availability 25 Location must be set to appear in catalog.

The Settings...Demographics - Select only one, if select any at all. 26 Click Set Required to set required demographics for the course. Setting required demographics will make the course appear in the Required Training channel on the Professional Development page of anyone with that demographic. Click Set Recommended and follow the same steps to set recommended demographic criteria. Setting recommended demographics will make the course appear in the Recommended Training channel on the Professional Development page of anyone with that demographic. Click Set Restricted and follow the same steps to set restricted demographic criteria. Setting restricted demographics will restrict registration for the course to only those with that demographic.

The Settings...Demographics - You want 1st year teachers to access this course. -Click “Set Restricted” 27 Click on “Enable” by “Instructional”

The Settings...Demographics - You want 1st year teachers to access this course. 28

The Settings...Demographics - You want 1st year teachers to access this course. 29

The Settings...Demographics - Now only 1st year teachers may take this course. 30

31 The Settings...Resources

32 The Settings...Align Focus Areas

33 The Settings...Focus Area -Screenshot is just a sample. -Subjects not Evaluation Standard

34 The Settings...Focus Area

Manage Moodle Content 35

Navigate Section - Moodle Platform

Creating Moodle Content

Self-Paced Moodle 38 Turn editing on to add content

A D B C Finding My Course: User View 39

Reporting 40

Choose Ad-Hoc Reporting 41 to open the Ad-Hoc Reporting options.

Types of Reports 42 Primary Report Target Memorized Reports “New Report” Customize the report each time. “Run Report” Parameters already set. Can “Edit”

Dialogue Box 43 For New ReportFor Memorized Report

Creating a report to show what types of courses in an office... 44

...the specific sections, and... 45

...registration status, completion, and credit hours. Preview report. 46 *Radial Buttons - Sorting Feature

Report Preview 47 Learning Opportunity Course Name Type PD Type Last Name, 1st Name Status Grade CEU

Showing Graphical 48

Memorized Reports 49 ***These are courses I have access to based on Role/Instructor

Choose Filters and Preview 50

Changing to Graphical Data 51

Pie Graph 52

Different Example - Summer Institute Registration 53

Creating a New Report 54

Attendance Report 55

Section/Class Times 56

Survey Answers 57

Review - Navigate to live site 58 Primary Report Target Memorized Reports “New Report” Customize the report each time. “Run Report” Parameters already set. Can “Edit”

Finding Professional Development 59

Professional Development System 60

Glossary of PD Types Offered 61

Instructor-led Online Courses Beginning June 22 Registration Opens June 1 Digital Literacies in the Classroom (7 weeks) 1.5 CEUs Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects: Part 1 (5 weeks) 0.5 CEU Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects: Part 2 (7 weeks) 1.5 CEUs Introduction to Data Literacy (5 weeks) 1 CEU Data Literacy in Action (6 weeks) 1.5 CEU Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (4 weeks) 1CEU Universal Design for Learning: Part 2 (4 weeks): 1CEU Connecting with our 21 st Century Learners (5 weeks) 1CEU North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards (6 weeks) 2 CEUs Building and sustaining PD (6 weeks) 1 CEU Responsibilities of the 21 st Century Educator (7 weeks) 1.0 CEUs For descriptions of these modules, alignments to standards, and a complete list of all courses in our catalog, see

Self-paced online courses - Featured ●Building and Sustaining Professional Development ●Connecting with our 21st Century Learners ●Developing and Maintaining a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom ●Global Awareness, Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom ●North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards ●Responsibilities of the 21st-Century Educator ●21st-Century Mentoring ●The WIDA English Language Development Standards T0 See a complete list, visit

What Questions Do you Have? Live Site Demonstration 64

Access the Professional Development System Log into PowerSchool Choose the Educator Evaluation Tab (NCEES) Navigate to System Administration Live Site Demonstration 65

Summarize 66

Today We: Reviewed PD system capabilities and planning for local professional development Reviewed how to create Instructor-led and Self-paced courses; Moodle and Non-Moodle Learned about creating reports in the PD system Planned for next year - course offerings in the professional development system 67

Professional Development System Webinar Sequence 68

Webinar Sequence Archived Webinars link: Date/LinkTimeTopic January 27 (links to archive) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm What Does High Quality Professional Development Look Like? Link for recording February 17 (links to archive) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Creating an Instructor-led Course February 241:00 pm - 3:00 pm Creating a Self-paced Course March 244:30 pm - 6:30 pm Let Us Hear From You! April 281:00 pm - 3:00 pm Reporting 69