Welcome to the William Penn School District's Professional Development Portal!
The teaching and learning scenarios we will encounter this year will undoubtedly bring new challenges to our practice as educators. These experiences will also drive innovation through the development of new tools and strategies. At Carnegie Learning, we believe that you are the most important ingredient to learning. We recognize your unwavering commitment and the passion you pour into your classrooms and students. That’s why we remain committed to providing you with resources and services that support you in these efforts, even as learning models change and evolve.
Click here to explore Carnegie Learning's teacher resources!
Good things happen when you become a Clever expert. With Clever Academy, you can learn nearly everything about Clever: from what it is to its most advanced features! Learn how Clever unlocks edtech for your classroom, school, or district. Clever Academy courses are free and self-paced, so you can start and stop courses to fit your schedule. All courses include hands-on activities to help you start using Clever’s features right away.
Every time you complete a Clever Academy course, you’ll earn a badge and an email confirmation you can send to your manager or principal. When you complete all four Clever Academy courses, you can post a personalized certificate on your LinkedIn page. There's also some cool swag for Clever Champions.
Desmos' professional learning is designed to support individuals, schools, districts, and various organizations in using Desmos for teaching mathematics. Whether you are a teacher exploring for the first time, a school or district seeking to increase staff Desmos knowledge, or looking for information sessions about the Desmos Math Curriculum, we’re here to help.
You can develop new skills for Desmos with the following webinars:
Making sure educators have everything they need is our top priority. DreamBox University is a robust library of guided resources designed to provide on-demand professional development opportunities for educators to access when needed, all at their own pace.
The DreamBox University professional learning offerings include:
Our “Getting Started with Dreambox” mini-course series
Access to live webinars
Quick-start mini-lessons for educators
Tutorial videos for educators
Downloadable resources for educators and classrooms
Resources educators can share with families
Whether you’re a novice or advanced user, Edulastic has got your back! Find training resources and help to learn Edulastic or to teach your colleagues. The Teacher Training Hub offers live and on-demand training, so get started with an online training session provided by Edulastic’s support team. Register for a time that works for you, or start right now with a previously recorded session. Click here to explore Edulastic's Teacher Training Hub!
Recordings of William Penn Professional Developments:
William Penn School District (PA) | Getting Started with Edulastic Training
William Penn School District (PA) | Edulastic Building Assessments Training
Self-Paced Training Courses: Go beyond just an introductory session by taking an in-depth course according to your role. Upon completion of any course, earn a professional development certificate.
Learning never stops. Explore free-of-charge technology training and resources for Google Suite educators. Start your journey with training courses to learn basic and advanced skills across Google tools with free of charge online training courses designed for educators of all levels.
You can develop new skills for Google with the following resources:
Get started with an online onboarding webinar of the K-6 Social Studies curriculum. Log into Studies Weekly through Clever, click on Training & Resources. Under the Training tab you will find a training video, "Onboarding Webinar - Welcome to Studies Weekly".
NeuroLogic exists to educate and support schools and youth-focused organizations with practical, brain-based approaches to creating sustainable, supportive, and emotionally safe environments. We combine a trauma-informed understanding of children with a brain-based approach to education that provides you with countless practical and effective strategies to meet the needs of all learners.
You can develop new skills with the following webinars:
Explore a variety of courses covering a wide range of topics. Please take the time to browse our library and view the courses that interest you. Vector Solutions offers the following asynchronous courses to support social and behavioral instruction:
Administrative Supervision of Students
Bullying : Recognition & Response
Child Abuse : Identification & Intervention
Child Abuse : Mandatory Reporting
Communication Styles and Skills
Cultural Competence and Racial Bias
Dating Violence : Identification And Prevention
De-Escalation Strategies
Disruptive Student Behavior
Gang Awareness
Hazing Awareness and Prevention
Human Trafficking Awareness
Making Schools Safe and Inclusive for LGBTQ Students
Making Schools Safe and Inclusive for Transgender Students
PA Act 126 - Part 1 : Child Abuse And Mandatory Reporting
PA Act 126 - Part 2 : Educator Discipline Act, Sexual Misconduct And Maintaining Professional Boundaries
Playground Supervision
Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse : Impact On Students
Restraint and Seclusion
Self-Injury and Cutting
Student Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Students Experiencing Homelessness: Awareness And Understanding
Youth Suicide: Awareness, Prevention And Postvention
My Savvas Training Workplace is a full-service training website, providing you with innovative and effective live and on-demand resources. With flexible delivery options to meet your needs and your schedule, Workplace provides you with timely and convenient access to a wide range of product training.
The courses on My Savvas Training Workplace are asynchronous; you can work through the course a little at a time, or complete the entire course in one sitting. This interactive content is delivered in bite-sized, highly focused learning bursts, so you can focus on the content you need most. In addition, many of our courses have additional modules to extend your knowledge of the product, and beyond. Need a refresher? You can also go back and review the content at any time.
Explore the mySavvas Training Asynchronous Courses:
Explore a variety of materials on the Wonders 2020 Padlet that will support teachers in grades kindergarten through sixth grade with a number of topics to make using and implementing the curriculum more manageable. The password for the link is wonders2020.