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What is professional development?
What is professional development?
Professional Development describes activities that:
are an integral part of school and local educational agency strategies for providing educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to succeed in a well-rounded education and to meet the challenging State academic standards; and
are sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused.
What PD is being offered in HCS?
What PD is being offered in HCS?
The ON BLAST Monthly newsletter shares all division PD offerings from each department!
Click here to view previous months' Blast publications
Click here to view previous months' Blast publications
Can I read a book and get pd points?
Can I read a book and get pd points?
Yes
you can do you own book study and earn PD points while reading any book connected to your practice by completing this form to capture your reading and reflection time! Do not use this form if you are reading a book that has it's own Google Classroom.
What are my personal learning options?
What are my personal learning options?
Learn What You Want To, When You Want To!
Launch_and_Learn_PD_Guide.pptx-1/28/2026, 1:56 PM.mp4Micro-Learning:
Launch & Learn Personalized PD
This tool is designed for you to engage in a quick, purposeful professional development experience using a mini summary (Cliff Notes-style) from one of our PD library books.
It's short, focused, and meant to spark meaningful reflection and action without taking up too much time.
Can be completed individually, with a colleague, or as a team.
Optional opportunities to extend your learning for each topic!
Preview the Launch and Learn process and topics.
Learning and Development Blueprint (LDB)
Educators can design their own PLDB that are tied to personal, school, and/or districtwide student learning goals. We designed a tool to help you set personal goals for professional growth and tie those goals to student learning needs.
Preview the LDB template.
Notify Jerri-Lynn Workman or Heather Ulsh to get started!
Reflection Breaks
Based on the book, Reflective Practice in Action: 80 Reflection Breaks for Busy Teachers and Positive Psychology: Journaling for Mindfulness, this activity provides guided prompts that allow participants to engage in meaningful reflective practices across several areas from teaching practices to gratitude and self-awareness.Would you like to earn PD points while reflecting on your current educator practices? Take a Reflection Break! Registration information
Pre-Designed Topic Studies (Independent)
Asynchronous work has been created to allow you the opportunity to to grow professionally in the following topics.
Trauma-Informed Teaching
How to Effectively Promote Student Engagement
Understanding, Growing, and Empowering Teacher Leadership
Rubrics As Assessment Tools
Your First Year Registration information
We Belong: 50 Strategies to Create Community and Revolutionize Classroom Management Registration Information
Join the Google Classroom or complete the work assigned to learn more!!
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