Winter 2024

Winter 2024 

Outlined below are professional learning opportunities to be offered by the district, state, and other organizations during  2024.

UPDATED 2/1/2024

February 15th Professional Learning Day

Please click the icon above to access information about our upcoming professional learning day.

Spring 2024 District Offered Courses

Remaining 2023-24 Professional Learning Dates

Feb. 15th- District Professional Learning Day

Mar. 22nd- District Professional Learning Day

Mar. 28th- Early Release Day for Site-based Professional Learning

May 2nd- Early Release Day for Site-based Professional Learning

Professional Learning Grant Recipients

The window for the Fall 2024 Professional Learning Grant will open April 30, 2024. Click HERE to learn more about district Professional Learning Grants.

Details about the application process, selection process, and participation in the Rock Hill Schools Leadership Academy are forthcoming. To learn more about the Academies for Aspiring Principals, Assistant Principals, and Instructional Leaders, review the information outlined HERE.

Science

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 


Social Studies

Casual Conversations in Social Studies are coming back! Join members of the SS team virtually on the second Tuesday of the month for standards-based casual conversations with Social Studies colleagues from around the state to help with instruction. Casual Conversations require participants to use this link to register with their school email address. Participants may come to part or all of the conversations. 

 Contact Information: Stephen Corsini, spcorsini@ed.sc.gov

World Languages

SCDE World Languages Professional Development Opportunities

 If your school or district is seeking Professional Development Opportunities in World Languages, please complete the interest survey to request PD. The PD will be tailored to each school or district after an intake conversation with the Education Associate of World Languages.

The interest survey is not to be filled out by individual teachers requesting PD but by a school or district designee who is acting on behalf of the school or district.

 Please submit requests at least 4 weeks in advance of the anticipated delivery date.


Dual Language Immersion Webinar Series

 SCDE is hosting the first Dual Language Immersion Webinar Series, All Things Immersion. This series provides teachers and administrators involved in an immersion program with a space to explore and engage in best practices specific to the immersion classroom. Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation for Renewal Credit.  

The series will run from February 1st to May 2nd, 2024 (4:00-5:00pm).

Please use this link to Register.

Contact Information: Rocio Zalba, rzalba@ed.sc.gov

State Department Professional Learning Opportunities

Assessment Committee Application

Educators interested in assessment committee work for SC READY or EOCEP are encouraged to complete the Application for Assessment Committees. Educators may apply for multiple content areas if applicable to their current role. The assessment application remains active for the duration of the current school year. As opportunities become available, applicants will be contacted by a member of the Test Development Team.


English Language Arts

Spring 2023 OAS ELA Standards Webinar Series

The OAS ELA Standards team is pleased to announce free webinars via Microsoft Teams to support implementation and instruction around the 2023 SC CCR ELA Standards. 

 Please secure your spot via the form linked here. Attendance confirmation will be sent via email. 

Contact Information: Brenna McCormick, bkmccormick@ed.sc.gov

PE & Health

Spring regional professional learning opportunities for physical education teachers are being finalized. These free opportunities are open to any teacher in any district. Be sure to register for these opportunities as they become available. Registration links will be posted on the SCDE physical education webpage.

 Opportunities will be available on the following dates:

 Contact Information: Ben Miedema, bjmiedema@ed.sc.gov 

Profile of the SC Graduate Competency Implementation Workshop
Click here to register for the in person event on February 8, 2024. You will receive an email about 3 weeks prior to the event. There are limited seats available. Please register by Friday, January 26th. As part of our February session we will be asking for volunteers to facilitate a Competency Chat. The purpose of a Competency Chat is to offer a space for passion and idea sharing around competency implementation. 

Inquiry Labs

Interested in attending an Inquiry Lab to see personalized learning in action? Check out the upcoming dates here.

Visit the website personalizesc.ed.sc.gov, or contact personalizedlearning@ed.sc.gov for more information or questions.

Office of Personalized Learning 

Student Centered Instructional Practices
Design Workshop for Rock Hill Schools

Interested in attending the design workshop where student-centered instructional practices are the focus? Complete the interest form!

VirtualSC PD anticipates being able to offer three new course titles for Spring 2024! Each course listed below costs $75.00 and is worth 40 renewal credits.

 

 

Need to take a course for renewal credit right away? VirtualSC Self-Paced courses are available!

 

Are you interested in taking a Spring 2024 course with VirtualSC?

For more information on the different endorsements, click on each hyperlink below.


 

Interested in adding a Middle-Level Certification to your South Carolina teaching certificate? VirtualSC PD now offers courses to help educators gain this area of certification through coursework. Each course listed below costs $225.00 and is worth 3 graduate credit hours.

 

Need Help with KickUp?

KickUp is Rock Hill Schools's Professional Development Management System (PDMS). All district employees have access to Professional Learning Opportunities in KickUp. 

Click HERE to visit the KickUp page for instructions on how to