PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The following videos, presentations, or informational sheets and/or websites are required for 2024-25.

Each employee will be given a list of their required training (they can be found in the left column of the page). This needs to be completed and turned into the Superintendent's Office.

OK SDE Required Professional Development
(note that not all are required for all employees)

You are required to keep up with your training requirements

• Alcohol and Drug Awareness (First year at WPS and  then once every fifth academic year)
  Teen Health: Substance Use and Abuse
  Substance Abuse Prevention (SDE resources)

• Autism (pre-k through 3rd grade that have autistic students. Once every three years). This is a small overview, more specific training is available through your building principal.
  *OSDE Connect Training
  Teaching Students with Autism Video

• Bloodborne Pathogens (once every year)
  *OSDE Connect Training
  OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens & Needlestick Prevention
  Bloodbourne Pathogens Training Video for schools (OSDH - 24 minutes)
  Handwashing (watch video - 3 minutes)

• Bullying Prevention (once each school year for all staff)
  *OSDE Bullying Prevention
  How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 1: Empathy (5 minutes)
  How Teachers can Stop Bullying Part 2: Share your Own Experience (6 minutes)
  How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 3: "It's not your fault" (5.5 minutes)
  How to empower bullied students (5.5 minutes)
  StopBullying.gov (resources)

• Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Reporting (First year
  a certified teacher is employed by a district and then once every fifth academic year)
  Child Abuse and Neglect Video (watch video - 15 minutes) note: click the arrow to view horizontally
  Educators as Mandatory Reporting (PDF download)
  OSDE Youth Violence Prevention Resources
  Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth

• Diabetes Management (only required if you have a student with diabetes - school reports) Once each school year
  OSDE Diabetes Management Training
  OSDH Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Schools

• Digital Teaching and Learning (determined by local board)
  OSDE Resources
  ISTE Standards for Students, Educators & Administrators

• Dyslexia Awareness (once a year)
  What is Dyslexia? (video - 4.5 minutes)
  What is it like to have Dyslexia? (video- 3 minutes)
  Dyslexia Awareness Modules (extra information)
  State module may be required at a later time

• English Learners (only required if you have an ELL student - ELL coordinator reports) (once a year)
  OSDE English Language Proficiency (ELP) Resources
  Suggested:
  EL Instruction & Professional Development
  SDE Resources (resources only)

• FERPA (Once a year)
  General Overview
  FERPA for School Officials

• Hazardous Communications (once a year)
  Overview 1
  Overview 2
  OSHA Training Requirements

• Human Trafficking
  Safe School Committees to recommend PD needs of faculty and staff to recognize and report suspected human trafficking
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  Human Trafficking Training Request
  Online Human Trafficking Training

• Mental Health Needs of Students (First year a certified teacher is employed by a district, and then once every fifth year)
  OK Aware Resources
  Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
  OSDE Prevention Services
  OSDE Student Mental Health Resources
  OSDE Crisis Preparedness and Response

• Racial and Ethnic Education Resources (determined by local board)
  Teaching Tolerance (Self Guided PD)
  Classroom Resources
  Culturally Responsive Teaching (Resources)
  Oklahoma Native America Day and Resources

• Student Communication

• Suicide Awareness (Biennial)
  SB21 ENR.PDF (state.ok.us)
  OSDE Suicide Prevention Resources
  ODMHSAS Training Resources

• Title IX, Part A Education for the Homeless & Other Laws (once a year)
  Certified Employees and support staff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oj-Dyo_Fhc&t=302s

• Workplace Safety Training in Schools Curriculum for grades 7-12 (determined by local board)
  Safety and Health Curriculum