Upcoming Summer Professional Learning Opportunities
During the week of June 10th-13th we would like to invite all new teachers that were hired in January-May 2024 to attend the New Teacher Bootcamp. This learning will be kicked off by engaging in the 2-Day Kagan Cooperative Learning training on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday all new hires will be engaged in the New Teacher Induction content learned in the 1st semester. These days will also include time to connect with certification, employee relations, technology, and the Pasco Way of Work!
Check out this invitation with more details.
Date: Monday, June 10th-Thursday, June 13th
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Where: District Office, Building 2
7227 Land O' Lakes Blvd.
Land O' Lakes, FL 34638
Please register here!
Summer 2024 Virtual Professional Learning Conference will offer variety of sessions for teachers, coaches, support staff, administrators, school and district leaders.
Audience: All staff
Dates: July 22, 23, 24
Stipend Pay: No
We are excited to invite all K-12 teachers to participate in Kagan Cooperative Learning 5-Day this summer.
This training is incredible and will make an impact on student engagement in your classroom. Please see this description and agenda for the week.
We have conveniently placed Kagan training sites across the county during the weeks of June 17th and June 24th. This training is from Monday-Friday from 8:00am-3:30pm with an hour lunch. Please find the week and location that best fits your needs.
Click here to find locations, dates, and registration links to secure your seat. Please note that this training is not mandatory. If you have any specific questions please connect with school administration.
Please note that we are paying for Kagan registration fees and materials. This training does not pay stipend. All participants will also receive 30 in-service points for participating and actively engaging.
The Autism Summer Institute is an annual workshop aimed at providing high quality professional development to a wide spectrum of professionals, including ESE and general education teachers, guidance counselors, school psychologists, SLPs, OTs, instructional assistants, administrators, and parents who impact the lives of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This event for summer 2024 will be fully virtual on zoom.
Participants will gain knowledge and resources in fostering relationships with parents to enhance the school/home connection.
Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers and Social Educators
Date: July 31st
Time: 10:15-11:00
Stipend pay: Yes
In-person – Location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Participants will learn strategies in creating a high quality learning environment for young children.
Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers
Date: July 31st
Time:11:00=11:45
Stipend pay: Yes
In-person- location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Participants will receive important information on ensuring quality health and safety practices in the classroom as well as strategies to increase daily attendance.
Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers, Social Educators
Date: Aug. 1
Time: 12:45-1:45
Stipend pay: Yes
In-person- location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Participants will receive information and resources for completing developmental screeners and requesting intervention services in the classroom.
Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers
Date: August 2
Time: 9:15-10:00
Stipend pay: Yes
In-person- location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Audience: Social Educators
Date: August 2
Time:10:15-11:00
Stipend pay: No
In-person- location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Participants will learn the expectations of PLCs for the school year as well as setting norms for individual groups.
Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers
Date: August 2nd
Time: 11:00- 11:45
Stipend pay: Yes
In-person: Location TBA
Contact: Leslie Thomas
Professional Development Offerings
Pasco County Schools has developed a comprehensive professional learning plan to support all instructional staff with high-quality teaching and learning. All professional development has been designed to model engagement in a variety of learning modalities, includes specific technology strategies and how it can be leveraged in all environments, as well as, resources around interventions and closing in instructional gaps. All participants will need to register in myPGS to all learning opportunities they are interested in. If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Kralik, catkins@pasco.k12.fl.us.
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FDLRS offers independent study online and facilitated modules available through the Professional Development Alternatives (PDA) program, Battelle Developmental Inventory- 2nd Edition and Inclusive Practices for the Developmentally Appropriate Pre-K Classroom. For module descriptions click on this link.
For all other FDLRS sign in and registration click on this link: https://www.fl-pda.org/
For stipend eligibility and approval, the Charter School Professional Development Stipend Approval form (link below) must be completed by the charter school’s administrator and submitted to the District’s Program Coordinator for Charter Schools no later than 10 days prior to the federally funded professional development training/activity.
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