Building, growing, & leading:

HCS Professional development

What is Professional Development/Learning?

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.

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Important PD links

The Professional Development Database (PDDB)

CIA PD Calendars

PD Funding Form

Create Your Own Bundle Form

Library Options

Traditional Library

Check out our titles here and request to receive one via PONY mail Complete this form..

Or, come by the Patriot Center and browse away!

HCS Gale Library Google Class

2) E-Library

Use the Gale E-Library to read/study based on a topic of your interest!
Just search any term (Ex: Teacher leadership, direct instruction, etc.)
Look to the right inside any chapter to see related articles/chapters.
Direction videos can be found here

Personalized Learning in HCS

LEARN WHAT YOU WANT TO WHEN YOU WANT TO!

Click here for an overview of your PD options

1. Individualized Learning Plan

Educators can develop their own individual learning plans that are tied to both school and districtwide student learning goals. We have designed a tool that will assist you in thinking about questions that you could pose to set personal goals for professional growth and tie those goals to student learning needs.

Preview the ILP tool.
Notify Dr. Kim Richardson if you would like to get started!

2. Asynchronous Book/Topic Studies

Would you like to earn PD points while reading? Complete this form to capture your reading and reflection time.

3. Reflection Breaks

Would you like to earn PD points while reflecting on your current educator practices? Take a Reflection Break! Registration information

4. Pre-Designed topic studies:

Trauma-Informed Teaching
How to Effectively Promote Student Engagement
Understanding, Growing, and Empowering Teacher Leadership
Rubrics As Assessment Tools

5. Available structured book study titles:

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6. Facilitated Book Studies

Work with Jerri-Lynn Workman and read these incredible titles:

Positive Discipline in the Classroom Registration information
Growth Mindset Coach Registration information
Your First Year Registration information

Use this link to request one of these titles from the Professional Library!

7. Cyber Learning Cafe

Here you can choose the lessons that will enhance your instruction, improve your students' engagement, and save time on digital tasks. It is à la carte professional development on Instructional Technology Courses; Google Tools; Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Courses; and Assorted Other Courses. Use this link to visit the website.

HCS PD Spaces

Want to reserve the...

- Patriot Center Multipurpose Room? Click to view availability, submit request via form
- Patriot Center Conference Room? Click to view availability, submit request via form.
- Cafeteria - Email Gwen Manley
- SAC PTLC - Email Kim Richardson or call HCS front desk