Professional Learning
Continue learning about the benefits and best practices around using technology in transformative ways in our schools. This page will connect you to resources from the Technology Design Team, Austin ISD Professional Learning and other Austin ISD departments as well as some vendor supports.
Technology Design Team Resources
Look for previous instructional trainings, BLEND courses supporting specific technologies, and other resources used by the TDT.
Learn more about Canvas (BLEND), blended Learning, and Google Suite in the following (PLED eligible) HCP courses
'Planting the Seeds: Getting Started With BLEND in Austin ISD' 2 hour self-paced course.
'Blended Learning Models for Personalization' 2 hour self-paced course.
The Weekly Lessons Learned Archive is a searchable collection of tips and strategies that helped solve an issue that week.
GoGuardian Teacher Training and Resources: BLEND self-enroll bit.ly/aisdgoguardian
Jamf / Apple Classroom Resource Document: http://bit.ly/AISDiPads
PlayPosit Training and Resources: BLEND self-enroll: bit.ly/aisdplayposit
Adobe Spark Apps: BLEND self-enroll: bit.ly/aisdsparkpd
Minecraft: Education Edition Resources: BLEND self-enroll: bit.ly/aisdminecraft
TDT Blog: Connect. Design. Learn.: connect-design-learn.org
Campus Innovation Connectors (CIC Closed-Group Course)
Other Departments or Vendor-Provided Training
Some of our vendors provide online training supports. These resources are not-for-credit training opportunities.
Learn more about SchoolCity using this training course.
Google Workspace for Education provides freely-accessible certification resources for educators. Enhance your mastery of Google tools through the Educator Level 1 and Level 2 Certifications. Access from Google's Teacher Center.
The Adobe Creative Educator certification develops the importance of creativity in all subject areas while also providing training on using Adobe Spark and other Adobe Cloud apps. Find out more about the Adobe Creative Educator Level 1 and Level 2 certifications. Access from Adobe's Creative Educator site.
Seesaw provides an on-going list of online training events. Further develop your Seesaw skills through the Seesaw Ambassador program.
Screencastify created five online certification courses that are free to take. The courses are free and most take under 30 minutes to complete. (There is even a certification that students can earn!) (Get HCP credit by registering for this from the TDT Professional Learning course, bit.ly/aisdtdtpl .
Photo Credits: Header image by Austin ISD Media.