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Guilderland staff
development opportunities and online resources
District Staff
Developer: Nancy
Brumer, 456-6200 ext. 3130
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to the Guilderland Central School District staff development
page. Check here often to find out how to apply for
Inservice Credit, learn about upcoming workshops, or
document professional development hours.
Click here for more information to apply
for Inservice Credit.
Upcoming Workshops
Professional Development and Certification
- document professional development hours
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Please note the above open in "pdf" format
and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to
download and print. If you do not have Adobe
Acrobat on your computer you can get a free
copy from the Adobe web site.
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Meeting the NETS*S: Technology Integration for Elementary
Teachers "Meeting the NETS*S" is
a result of GCSD curriculum work during the summer of 2007.
Developed and compiled by Kim Harmon, Tod Mell, and Emily
Spooner-Smith, the purpose is to acquaint elementary
teachers with the NETS Standards and provide models for
making them come alive in Guilderland classrooms. |
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Guilderland High School Study Group Database |
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Guilderland Teachers Association (GTA) |
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New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
offers numerous courses to teachers in our area. Visit the
NYSUT Web site for additional information. |
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Model
Schools Training |
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Child
Abuse Prevention Course
A child
abuse prevention course is offered by the NYS Nurses' Association. They will
mail you the course and test for $30 or you can
take it online for $25. For more info call
(518) 782-9400, ext. 377 or visit:
www.nysna.org. |
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Important information for
teachers on copyright and the use of clip art images |
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Capital
Region BOCES VISTA
The
Capital Region VISTA (Valuable Instructional Seminars and
Training Activities) program offers numerous staff
development opportunities throughout the year.
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| Community
resources
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Professional Development and Certification
Teachers certified after Feb 2, 2004
must participate in 175 hours of professional development
over 5 years to maintain their teaching certificate.
Teaching Assistants must participate in 75 hours of
professional development over 5 years to maintain their
teaching assistant certificate. Below are State Education
Department websites that explain documentation procedures,
what is eligible for professional development hours, and
other questions teachers and teaching assistants may have:
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Documenting professional development
hours
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Please note the above open in "pdf" format
and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to
download and print. If you do not have Adobe
Acrobat on your computer you can get a
free
copy from the Adobe web site. |
| Online
resources
Check out
helpful online resources for subject areas including:
language arts, mathematics, science, social studies,
technology, cooperative learning, and more!
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Apply for
Inservice Credit
Pre-approved courses
All non-district sponsored courses must
be approved prior to crediting. Courses offered through the
following agencies must meet approval guidelines and are approved for
up to 36 hours of credit:
Applicants need only have chit signed at
the program and send to committee with a copy of the program
and detailed schedule.
All other courses
Courses offered by other agencies need
to be considered by the committee prior to participation. An
approval form must be completed and signed by supervisor
and/or principal prior to attending the course.
Download
an approval form HERE.* Approval requirements and
procedures may be found on page two of the form.
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If not a workshop, then what? |
There
are
other
ways
to
develop
professionally,
besides
attending
a
district
(or
out-of-district)
workshop
or
course.
Here
are
some
options
to
consider:
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Conduct action research
projects
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Develop material displays,
bulletin boards
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Analyze teaching cases
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Attend awareness-level
seminars
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Join a cadre of in-house
trainers
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Plan lessons with a teaching
colleague
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Consult an expert
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Make a field trip
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Form study or support groups
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Give presentations at
conferences
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Shadow another person or
professional in the field
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Research on the Internet
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Lead a school wide committee
project
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Coach a colleague
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Be a mentor
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- Be mentored
- Observe model lessons
- Observe other teachers teach
- Be observed and receive feedback from a trainer
or principal
- Be coached by a peer
- Join a professional network
- Read journals, educational magazines, books
- Write an article about your work
- Participate in a study group
- Keep a reflection log or journal
- Enroll in a university course
- View educational videos
- Listen to video/audio recordings
- Do a self-assessment
- Participate in a video conference or conference
calls with experts
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| (Source:
The National Staff Development Council Journal of
Staff Development, Volume 19, Number 4, Fall 1998,
p.10) |
Independent
Study
Maybe
you
have
a
desire
to
deeply
explore
a
topic
and
complete
a
project
related
to
your
teaching
subject
area.
Prior
to
beginning
such
study,
you
can
submit
a
proposal
to
the
District
Staff
Development
Team.
If
it’s
accepted,
you
could
receive
in-service
mini-credits
upon
completion
of
your
project.
Click
here*
for
the
proposal
guidelines
so
you
can
get
started!
Don’t
forget
to
have
your
supervisor
and/or
principal
sign
the
cover
sheet.
Informal
Study
Group
Maybe
you
work
better
and
learn
more
when
you
have
other
people
to
stimulate
discussion
or
contribute
to
a
project.
Perhaps
you’d
like
to
form
a
study
group.
Examples
of
successful
groups
in
the
past
have
focused
on
a
particular
grade
level’s
concerns
or
done
a
shared
reading
of
a
professional
book.
Choose
a
contact
person,
then
click here*
for
the
application.
Submit
this
prior
to
the
beginning
of
the
study.
If
your
application
is
accepted,
your
District
Staff
Development
Team
representative
will
let
you
know
and
provide
you
with
attendance
sheets.
Don’t
forget
to
collect
attendance
sheets
at
each
session.
Teach
a
Course
There
are
many
“experts”
among
us.
Why
not
offer
your
talents
to
benefit
others,
as
well
as
yourself?
Cooperative
learning
research
shows
that
when
you
teach
others,
you
increase
your
average
retention
rate
to
90%.
If
you’d
like
to
capitalize
on
this
finding,
click here*
to
obtain
a
course
offering
proposal
form.
This
must
be
submitted
to
the
District
Staff
Development
Team
prior
to
offering
any
course.
If
your
proposal
is
accepted,
you
will
be
paid
a
contractual
rate.
Course
announcements
will
be
distributed
through
district
office.
*
Please
note
the
above
open
in
"pdf"
format
and
require
the
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
in
order
to
download
and
print.
If
you
do
not
have
Adobe
Acrobat
on
your
computer
you
can
get
a
free
copy
from
the
Adobe
web
site.
Online
resources
Click
on
an
area
of
interest:
Language
Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social
Studies
Cooperative
Learning
Professional
Development
Opportunities
Teacher
Tools
Technology
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