Professional Learning Newsletter
Summer 2024
District-Offered Summer Learning Opportunities
Learning Sessions for Teachers
Learning Sessions for Administrators
Transforming Numbers into Knowledge
Unlock the Power of PowerSchool- In this session you will learn about the PSCB reports in PowerSchool.
Master Assessment Data- In this session, you will learn more about accessing assessment data in Mastery Connect, organizing the data in Excel using PivotTables, and analyzing the data to better target support for your school.
June 19 and June 27 Register Here
Ellevation Virtual Session
The session will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions related to Ellevation. The session will include a demo of dashboards that depict key student data and reports related to assessment accommodations. The session will also allow time for participants to explore the "Strategies" platform which can be used for anyone working with our Multilingual Learners.
June 18 9:00-11:00 Register Here
District-Offered Self-Paced Courses
Personal Finance for SC Public School Employees
This course is designed to teach you everything around your financial life as a teacher that you wish you had been taught before. You will learn about several topics including planning for retirement, your SCRS pension, optimizing your investments and employment benefits, spending and saving, bank accounts, taxes, and credit.
Virtual and Out-of-District Learning Opportunities
Apple Professional Learning for Kindergarten Teachers
Apple Live PL Session
APL Teacher Summer Challenge
State Department
Offered Sessions
English Language Arts
Summer Webinar Series
The ELA standards team is pleased to announce summer webinars via Microsoft Teams to support implementation and instruction around the 2023 SC CCR ELA Standards. Session descriptions are located here, and registration can be completed here. Attendance confirmation and webinar links will be sent via email.
Administrator Webinar
The ELA standards team is pleased to announce a two-hour webinar via Microsoft Teams for administrators supporting the implementation and instruction of the 2023 SC CCR ELA Standards. This webinar will take place on Monday, June 24 from 10am-12pm.
Participants can expect an engaging professional development session designed to empower school administrators with the tools and strategies necessary to effectively align teacher evaluation practices with the 2023 SC CCR ELA Standards. This session will provide an overview of key components of the standards and practical insights into the evaluation of teachers of language arts using the South Carolina Teaching Standards 4.0 rubric.
Please secure your spot via the form linked here. Attendance confirmation will be sent via email.
Contact Information: Brenna McCormick, bkmccormick@ed.sc.gov
Science
Summer 2024 Science Institute
The Science Team is excited to announce a three-day Summer 2024 Science Institute.
Please see the memo for the Summer 2024 Science Institute for dates, location, and registration. Registration is currently full and there is a wait list for interested participants.
Contact Information: Lark Widener, Secondary Science (6-12), clwidener@ed.sc.gov
Professional Learning
Interested in scheduling a Professional Learning Opportunity for Science? Please visit our Professional Learning Opportunities page.
Contact Information: Brent White, Elementary Science (K-5), bcwhite@ed.sc.gov or
Lark Widener, Secondary Science (6-12), clwidener@ed.sc.gov
Office of Personalized Learning
The Personalized Learning Team will offer free, engaging professional learning opportunities for 2024-2025. These learning experiences are designed to meet the diverse needs of educators in implementing a student-centered approach to teaching and learning. Understanding that educators may be at different stages of readiness and implementation, we offer multiple entry points to ensure educators can access and engage in the learning at their own level. Each of our professional learning opportunities provides educators the chance to earn renewal credit.
In addition to the professional learning opportunities listed above, we also offer several PD series options that can be tailored to fit your unique school or district’s needs:
The Profile of the South Carolina Graduate Competencies Series
Historical Thinking Skills Progressions Series
Student Ownership: Who is Driving the Learning in the Classroom Series
For more information and registration details, please visit our professional development page at: https://personalizesc.ed.sc.gov/pd/ or email personalizedlearning@ed.sc.gov.
Social Studies
Unique Opportunity for Grade 8 and USH Educators Statewide
Participate in a research initiative for the 2024-2025 school year, in partnership with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and collaborators including the University of Florida, WestEd, and the University of Texas. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this initiative focuses on the Promoting Adolescents’ Comprehension of Text (PACT) study.
PACT offers evidence-based social studies and literacy teaching strategies that have shown remarkable effectiveness over a decade of research, enhancing students’ social studies content knowledge, literacy skills, and academic language proficiency.
Participating schools and districts will receive comprehensive PACT materials at no cost, including teachers’ guides, student books, and professional development resources. Educators will also receive compensation for assisting with data collection efforts.
Time is running out; don't miss this opportunity to explore a transformative educational opportunity! To register your interest promptly, complete the interest form, and a member of the study team will reach out to you. For further details, please refer to the study brochure or visit the study team’s website.
You may reach out to pactlrecruitment@air.org with any questions.
Rock Hill Schools Leadership Academy
Window Open now-August 30
Looking for funding for Professional Learning?
Apply for Professional Learning Grants
Rock Hill Schools Professional Learning Grant Program is designed to financially support the continued professional growth and learning of district educators beyond what may be provided on the school level. Professional Learning Grant applications will be accepted and awarded twice annually during fall and spring grant cycles. Click the button below to learn more about the Professional Learning Grants.
FALL 2024 GRANT APPLICATION WINDOW EXTENDED TO JUNE 7th!!!
2024 Professional Learning Conference
The focus of the 2024 Professional Learning Conference is to share strategies, tools, and resources with collaborative teams and teachers that they can use within the First 30 Days of School. Each time block focuses on one or more areas of the Rock Hill Schools Instructional Framework, and the sessions within each block will be designed to build teachers’ toolkits within key instructional areas. We will offer participants over 60 sessions from which to choose based on their needs and interests, therefore the goal is for participants to leave with 1-2 practices that they can commit to implementing during the upcoming school year with the support of their site-based instructional leaders.
Preparing for Certificate Renewal? Review the helpful resources below.
Renewal Credit Matrix (1).pdf
