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Can I bring my child(ren) to professional learning sessions?
Can I bring my child(ren) to professional learning sessions?
We love kids!
. . .but professional learning days and young children do not often mix well. Children younger than five should not be in attendance with their parent at any summer or school year (during the day) professional learning sessions. Children five years old and up may only be in attendance with prior instructor permission. Some sessions are not conducive to having a young child present. Please reach out to the instructor listed, at least 24 hours in advance, if you need to bring your child to any professional learning session.
Additionally, you must have principal / supervisor premission as well.
Can I watch those videos in "SafeSchools" for flex credits?
Can I watch those videos in "SafeSchools" for flex credits?
The "Extra Trainings" videos from Vector Solutions/Safe Schools may provide snippets of good learning. However, if this is what you are choosing for your professional growth, you may not be challenging yourself to your fullest potential.
The Extra Trainings / Vector Solutions videos are not allowable professional learning for flex credits unless directed by your supervisor. This must be and exception and not a repeated occurance. The certificates do not need to go into your Professional Learning Portfolio unless directed by your supervisor.
Can I ever attend Professional Learning outside of the district and still get credit for it?
Can I ever attend Professional Learning outside of the district and still get credit for it?
Outside-of-district (including online) sessions require prior principal/administrator approval before they can be added into your professional learning portfolio and/or qualifiable as flex credits.
You can add the credits to your professional learning portfolio. Please indicate you had prior supervisor approval in your credit request.
Submit your certificate and request credit:
Add a Professional Learning entry to your eduphoria! Strive Portfolio
TEALearn
TEALearn
Did you know that TEA has a whole database of online professional learning called TEALearn? These sessions are outside-of-the-district professional learning and should have prior principal approval if you want them to count as flex-credits. Remember to select sessions that target your TTESS2 goals.
Excited about the possibilities? Great! Follow these steps below.
Create your TEAL Account / get a TEAL ID. You must have this in order to register for the TEA Learn courses. (Scroll down until you see the "Creating a New TEAL Account" directions.
Register yourself through TEALearn - establish your account using the same email address you use for your TEAL account.
Browse the database and see if there are applicable courses you'd like to take.
If you want professional learning credits in your portfolio for these courses you must:
Ask your principal/administrator for permission to take these out-of-district sessions beforehand.
Submit a credit request in Strive with the course certificate attached. Submit your certificate and request credit:
Add a Professional Learning entry to your eduphoria! Strive Portfolio
The classes listed for ESC Region 11 have a cost associated with them. Do I have to pay out of my own pocket for that learning?
The classes listed for ESC Region 11 have a cost associated with them. Do I have to pay out of my own pocket for that learning?
We do.
What does this mean?
This means that many, if not most, of the ESC Region 11 classes offered are free to Birdville ISD educators. You'll need to establish your account with Region 11 (create a profile) and then when you add your classes to the cart for registration, it should come up as $0. If it doesn't read the fine print or ask your campus administrative assistant for assistance.
We want you to be able to take advantage of the great offerings around the DFW area. We are so fortunate to be in the middle of a plethora of amazing learning institutions. ESC Region 11 is one of those providers. Don't be afraid to register for an ESC Region 11 session.
If you want professional learning credits in your portfolio for courses you find on your own (meaning, not listed in this catalog) you must:
Ask your principal/administrator for permission to take these out-of-district sessions beforehand.
Submit a credit request in Strive with the course certificate attached. Submit your certificate and request credit: Add a Professional Learning entry to your eduphoria! Strive Portfolio
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