Apply for inservice credit by attending a course or workshop.
Pre-approved courses/workshops
All non-district sponsored courses must be approved prior to crediting. For information on upcoming courses and workshops, visit My Learning Plan.
If not a course or 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:
- Conduct action research projects
- Develop material displays, bulletin boards
- Analyze teaching cases
- Attend awareness-level seminars
- Join a cadre of in-house trainers
- Plan lessons with a teaching colleague
- Consult an expert
- Make a field trip
- Form study or support groups
- Give presentations at conferences
- Shadow another person or professional in the field
- Research on the Internet
- Lead a school wide committee project
- Coach a colleague
- Be a mentor
- 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 cadre of in-house trainers
- Join a professional network
- Read journals, educational magazines, books
- Write an article about your work
- Form study or support groups
- Give presentations at conferences
- 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