Distance Education

November 1, 2017 Distance Education

Growth Mindset Micro-Credential

October 2-November 10 –

Join educators from across the country for a six-week national pilot program through BloomBoard and Digital Promise. The Growth Mindset Micro-credential is a competency-based learning program to help teachers use growth-oriented feedback and language to reinforce a focus on student growth. The program will be facilitated by a senior BloomBoard instructional leader who has specific training and expertise in leading groups of educators through collaborative, competency-based virtual professional learning experiences.The BloomBoard facilitator will help foster collaboration, provide guidance, and ensure individual progress as the group works towards earning their Growth Mindset micro-credential. After earning the micro-credential, your will receive one graduate-level credit and a digital micro-credential badge to showcase your accomplishment. This is a pilot project, 10 spaces are available. Target Audience: K-12 teachers.

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September 25, 2017 Distance Education

Alaska Professional Learning Network

Join a free professional online learning network for Alaska’s teachers.

CONTACT for LOG-IN INFORMATION: AkPLN Contact

WHAT IS AKPLN?

The Alaska Professional Learning Network (AkPLN) is a private online space to support professional growth for teachers around the state. We’ve partnered with the Coalition for Education Equity and the Teaching Channel to offer this space at no cost to Alaskan educators through ASDN/ACSA. Members of AkPLN have access to view resources, and join or create school, district or statewide teams. Gain ideas for lessons, view new teaching strategies to try out, or build your repertoire of techniques related to curriculum, instruction and assessment. Teams and discussions can be private among educators you invite or public for everyone in the state.

Resources and opportunities available in AkPLN:

Collaboration space (called Teams) for teachers, schools, districts and education organizations. You may be invited to teams, as well as create your own private or public teams.
Pathways: a library of engaging professional learning resources for educators to use as they implement the new ELA and Math Standards and design professional development at the district, school and classroom level.
Earn credit for classes developed from this year’s Webinar Series through ASDN
Access Teaching Channel’s library of 1300+ videos of actual teachers teaching real students
Access the Topic resources available through Teaching Channel
Ask questions & find answers in teacher-to-teacher discussions –with teachers from across the state
Connect with other AkPLN members

HOW DO I JOIN AKPLN?

Four things need to happen before you can access all of AkPLN’s benefits:

Go to teachingchannel.com and create a new login (AkPLN How To and FAQ)
Provide the same email address you used to create your Teaching Channel login to ASDN Use this form
ASDN will register you with AkPLN, using that email address. This must be done manually, so it may take a little bit of time. You’ll be notified by email when you have been registered.
Return to teachingchannel.com and LOGIN

Steps 1-3 need to happen only one time. If you accessed AkPLN last year, and you want to access it again this year with the same email address, all you need to do is log in.

Download these instructions to Join Alaska’s Professional Learning Network.

TRY IT

Contact us to join the Alaska Professional Learning Network. Members of AkPLN have access to view resources, and join or create school, district or statewide groups. Gain ideas for lessons, view new teaching strategies to try out, or build your repertoire of techniques related to curriculum, instruction and assessment. Groups and discussions can be private among educators you invite or public for everyone in the state.

Learning Plans

We have 60 Learning Plans that provide opportunities for in-depth study of the Alaska ELA and Math standards as well as effective instructional strategies. These Learning Plans are homegrown and designed specifically for Alaskan educators. They are available 24/7, so you can work without committing to a set schedule. Join AkPLN and view them anytime.

AkPLN How-To’s and FAQs

The contents of this online site were developed with the assistance of Supporting Effective Instruction, Title II, Part A federal funds from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education & Early Development, nor endorsement by the Federal Government.

January 12, 2017 Distance Education

Featured Course

Strengthen your overall ability to write legally defensible and meaningful IEPs, particularly for preschoolers and early elementary-aged students. Expand your skills in writing meaningful IEPs, engaging in data-driven decision-making, and delivering specially designed instruction.

This class includes four modules with 12 individual lessons. You can work at your own pace, alongside your team members, or with colleagues from across the state. Content for each lesson is delivered in brief videos you can watch, audio files you can listen to, and/or transcripts you can read. Each lesson includes practical strategies to strengthen your ability to do things like write better PLAAFPs, prioritize IEP outcomes, and help children who are struggling to have the skills needed to thrive in life and in school.

Target Audience

Child find and evaluation team members, including speech pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, mental health consultants, and teachers.
ECSE providers and educators responsible for writing initial and ongoing IEPs for preschoolers and/or those transitioning from early intervention or to school age.
Early elementary educators who serve children with moderate to severe disabilities from Kindergarten through fifth grade.

Interested in finding out more? Watch this short video.

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August 20, 2015 Distance Education