Quick Reference Guide How to Access Courses: » Go to http://atlanta.truenorthlogic.com Login using the following: » Employee Lawson Number (six-digit number) » System Network Password
Search for Professional Learning Opportunities: » Click on the ‘Professional Learning Opportunities’ Tab » Search for a course by typing in the title or course number, then click the ‘Search’ button –OR– » To view ALL offerings, click on the ‘List All’ button –OR– » Search for courses based on “Competency” or “Subject”. To Access A Self-Paced Course: » Once you find the desired Self-Paced Course (denoted by a ‘Mouse’ icon), click on the ‘Course Title’ (blue hyper link) » Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Start’ button. You will be taken into the online, self-paced course that you have selected (remember this course can be taken ‘Anytime, Anywhere’) » Once the resource has come up on your screen, follow the instructions within the course » When you complete the activities, click on the ‘I’m Finished’ button. The course will show as ‘100% Complete’ with a green check. You can view the resource again, if you need to.
Online Professional Learning Available Anytime, Anywhere to Meet Your Professional Learning Needs
For additional information e-mail your inquiry or questions to: myplcinfo@atlantapublicschools.us
Teachers Count: Elementary School Educators
Online Professional Learning Available Anytime, Anywhere to Meet Your Professional Learning Needs
Online Professional Learning is available to support elements of Teacher Keys, Leader Keys, Student Achievement, Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, Special Education and Technology. As an employee of Atlanta Public Schools, online courses and videos will be available to you anytime and anywhere you have internet access. All completed courses will count toward meeting the APS Board Policy 20 clock hour requirement for all employees, while enhancing educators’ instructional capacity.
E-mail inquiries or questions to: myplcinfo@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Elementary Course Listing n Academically Challenging
• Common Core Standards and the Understanding by Design Framework: English Language Arts and Mathematics
• Classroom Instruction that Works: Elementary • Co-Teaching: A Powerful Practice for All Students
• English Language Learners and the Common Core State Standards
• Growing Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain
• Implementing the Common Core State Standards with Special Needs Students
• Identifying Student Readiness • Understanding Student Motivation Challenges • What Works in Classroom Instruction
n Differentiated Instruction
• Differentiated Instruction: An Introduction
n Assessment
• Differentiated Instruction: Creating an Environment That Supports Learning
• Assessment: Designing Performance Assessments • Assessment: Getting Started with Student Portfolios
• Differentiated Instruction: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom
• Assessment for Learning: A Pre-K Rubric
• Differentiated Instruction: Teaching with Student Differences in Mind
• Assessments for Learning: Elementary
• Differentiated Instruction: The Curriculum Connection
• Assessment for Learning: The Role of the Special Education Teacher in the intervention Process
• Differentiated Instruction: Using Ongoing Assessment to Inform Instruction
n Classroom Management
• Guide to Differentiated Instruction: Elementary Science Lesson – Creating a hypothesis and conducting formal scientific experiments
• Addressing Misbehavior • Arranging Classrooms for Collaborative Activity • Bullying: Taking Charge
Introduction My Professional Learning Center, also known as MyPLC, is the web-based professional learning management system in Atlanta Public Schools. This system allows all employees to view and register for professional learning opportunities (face-to-face or online) based on their current position. Each employee has a profile and ‘transcript’ in MyPLC which reflects all professional learning that has been completed. According to the school board policy, every employee within APS will complete a minimum of 20 clock hours of professional learning every year. Because this policy is part of the Balanced Score Card, each school will provide a spreadsheet of their staff’s clock hours each quarter. MyPLC can make this process simple. All school based PL opportunities can be uploaded to the MyPLC site through the school’s virtual office.
• Classroom Management: Building Effective Relationships • Classroom Management: Understanding Diverse Learning Needs
• The Basics of Differentiation n Early Childhood
• Building Vocabulary • Effective Mentoring Strategies
• Classroom Practices That Work
• Leading School-Wide Improvement
• Conflict Resolution: An Introduction
• Letter Knowledge • Setting the Stage for Children’s Talk
n Common Core
• Common Core and Literacy Strategies: n Effective Teaching English Language Arts • Charlotte Danielson’s Teaching Framework: LARC: Kindergarten • Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Learning Centers History/Social Studies • Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Mathematics • Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science • Common Core and Mathematics: Grades K-5
• Early Childhood Development • Helping Struggling Readers Beyond Grade One • Helping Students Develop Understanding • Learning Theory in the Classroom
• Multiple Intelligences: Strengthening Your Teaching
n Science
• The Art and Science of Teaching
• Discovering Early Childhood Science
• The Reflective Educator
• Literacy Strategies: Science
• Understanding Special Needs
• Your First Year of Teaching: Surviving and Thriving
n Social Studies
n English Language Learners
• An Introduction to Teaching English Language Learners • Content-Based Instruction for English Language Learners, 2nd Edition • Developing Grammar Skills in English Language Learners • Effective Teaching in Diverse Classrooms: Modeling Language Development • English Language Learners in the Mainstream • Teaching the ESL Learner: ESL Class – Using Numerous ESL Strategies n Instructional Strategies
• Helping Students Develop Understanding • Learning Theory in the Classroom • Multiple Intelligences: Strengthening Your Teaching • The Value of Grouping and Working in Teams • Using Assessment Data to Improve Instruction n Literacy
• Balanced Literacy: How to Conduct a Teacher Student Reading Conference • Building Literacy – Vocabulary Development • Literacy Strategies for Learning • Literacy Strategies: Improving Comprehension • Literacy Strategies: Language Arts and English n Mathematics
• Early Childhood Mathematics • Literacy Strategies: Mathematics • STEM: Mathematics: Grades K-2 • STEM: Mathematics: Grades 3-5
• Charlotte Danielson’s Teaching Framework: LARC • Effective Teaching in Diverse Classrooms • Literacy Strategies: Social Studies n Technology
• From Vision to Action: The 21st Century Teaching and Learning Plan • Technology in Schools: A Balanced Perspective, 2nd Edition • Technology in Schools: Beyond Word Processing • Technology in Schools: Planning Using the LOCATE Model • Technology in Schools: Teaching Better