Welcome to Our Online Professional Development Site in Moodle

SUSD employees will use this site to access annually required district courses, as well as enrichment courses, both for Professional Development.  Log into My Learning Plan (MLP) to register and track professional development credits for courses taken on this site. 

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  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the potential dangers of blood borne diseases and the steps you need to take to protect yourself.

    Target Audience
    All employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about bullying, harassment and intimidation and the laws that protect our students.

    Target Audience
    All Employees.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this course you will learn the proper way to handle and store chemicals in school chemistry labs.

    Target Audience
    All MS and HS Science teachers, safety officers, and any other employees who work with science lab chemicals.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about Crossing Guard safety rules and regulations.

    Target Audience
    Crossing Guards and anyone else expected to work in this role.
    *
    Must be completed within your first 2 weeks of employment.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to appropriately respond to school emergency situations.

    Target Audience
    All employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp 1.5 Professional Development Credit

     

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy act.

    Target Audience
    All employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn the procedures and rules that need to be followed when planning and supervising an overnight, out of state or foreign field trip.

    Target Audience
    Certified staff supervising overnight, out of state, or foreign field trips.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the signs of heat exhaustion and what to do if someone is experiencing it.

    Target Audience

    Certified Employees

    All coaches, physical education teachers, band teachers, and those who teach or administer in the outdoors.

    Classified Employees

    Those who work with students in the outdoors.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about Mandatory Reporting and what our roles and responsibilities are as employees.
     

    Target Audience
    Employees that interact with students.

    Course Credit

    fp .5  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the process for educating homeless children and youth.

    Target Audience
    Certified staff and Administrators


    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the process for educating homeless children and youth.

    Target Audience
    Certified staff and Administrators

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to protect the health of all children using our playgrounds.

    Target Audience
    Employees that are responsible for supervising children on a playground. For classified staff, this includes duty aides, Kids Club employees and anyone else expected to supervise children on the playground.
    *This training must be completed within your first 2 weeks of employment.

    Course Credit

    fp .5

     Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how students receive services through a 504 Accommodation Plan.

    Target Audience
    Certified staff and Administrators.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional  Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn the basic function of each piece of technology in the classroom.

    Target Audience
    New teachers and teachers new to using the classroom technology.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn the basic functions of the Smart Airliner.

    **Complete this course if you use an Airliner

    Target Audience
    New teachers and teachers new to using the classroom technology.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn basic functions of Notebook Software 10.

    **Complete this course if you use a Smart Board

    Target Audience
    New teachers and teachers new to using the classroom technology.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to use the tools in Smart Notebook Software 10 to create interactive and engaging lessons. 

    Target Audience
    New teachers and teachers new to using the classroom technology.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This course is meant to teach SUSD staff members how to identify and provide parents, who are not proficient in English, information about school related matters in a language that they understand.

    Target Audience
    This course is for any employee that comes in contact with parents.

    fp .5  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the Federal and State Laws that prohibit discrimination.

    Target Audience
    All employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about School Dude.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about Asbestos Training.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the PPE.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about  Lifting.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about HazCom.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about Hazardous Spills.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about Fire Safety.

    Target Audience
    All Building Services employees are required to complete this course.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn about the use of Prentke Romich Devices.

    Target Audience
    Special Ed personnel.

    Course Credit

    2 hours credit Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This training is an introductiotoin Applied Behavior Analysis. 

    Target Audience
    This training is for Special Ed staff with no experience in Applied Behavior Analysis. 

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn why some teachers are good with EBD students and some are not, and how to become a better teacher of "at-risk" students.


     

    Target Audience
    Paraeducators and Special Ed Staff

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development  Professional Development

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to define ethical standards and provide paraeducators with general ethical considerations for working with special education students.

    Target Audience
    Paraeducators

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn ways to lure students into showing appropriate behavior, that also promotes self control of one's behavior. 

    Target Audience
    Special Ed Paraprofessionals.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this course you will learn the steps necessary to consider Assistive Technology for every student receiving special education.  By completing this course you will learn how to document your thoughtfully considerations of Assistive Technology.  The forms unique to Scottsdale Unified School District will be illustrated and successful participation in this course will enable special education staff to  be in full compliance with Federal and State law, as well as how to request assistance and support from the district’s AT team.

     

    Target Audience
    Sped Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Adapted PE, Vision Resource Teachers and Hearing Resource Teachers

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to write a compliant IEP. SPED law is constantly changing and it is important to stay current. 
    This is part one of a two part course series.  Both courses must successfully be completed to receive credit.
     

    Target Audience
    Certified staff who develop, write and implement the IEP.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    In this training you will learn how to write a compliant IEP. SPED law is constantly changing and it is important to stay current. 
    This is part two of a two part course series.  Both courses must successfully be completed to receive credit.
     

    Target Audience
    Certified staff who develop, write and implement the IEP.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    This course covers the Springboard, Springboard Lite, Vantage, Vantage Lite, ECO, and ECO2 devices; it outlines how the language is laid out, the appropriate users of this type of device, and how to use Unity to generate messages.

    Target Audience
    SPED teachers, therapists and paraeducators .

    Course Prerequisite
    Successful completion of Moodle course Overview of Prentke Romich Devices - Where Do I Begin?

    Course Credit

    1.5 hoursProfessional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This course will cover information found in the Testing Accommodations: Guidelines for School Year 2012-2013, including determining student’s needs, who receives accommodations and the difference between universal test administration conditions and standard accommodations. A short quiz will be at the end covering information found in the Testing Accommodations: Guidelines.

    Target Audience
    Administrators and proctors that would like more training on AIMS Testing Accommodations.

    Course Credit

    1 hr PD  Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This course will acquaint you with your role and responsibilities as a Peer Coach.

    Target Audience
    SUSD Peer Coaches

    Course Credit

    6 hours Professional Development Credit

  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Wood and Paper.

    Target Audience
    Kindergarten Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    PD 2 Hours Professional Development Credit

     

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Balance and Motion.

    Target Audience
    1st Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    PD 2 Hours Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Air and Weather.

    Target Audience
    2nd Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    PD 2 Hours Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Physics of Sound.

    Target Audience
    3rd Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    2 Hourse PD Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Magnetism & Electricity.

    Target Audience
    4th Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    PD 2 Hours Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Levers and Pulleys.

    Target Audience
    5th Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    2 Hourse PD Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview

    In this training you will learn about the FOSS kit Mixtures and Solutions.

    Target Audience
    5th Grade Teachers and Aides

    Course Credit

    2 Hourse PD Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on a Standards-Based System of instructing, assessing, grading and reporting.  The narrated PowerPoint will explore the teacher handbook, determining grades and frequently asked questions about a standards-based system. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    The May 8th, 2013 Early Release for Middle Schools is a district-directed professional development opportunity for all middle school administrators, teachers and staff.  The focus of this professional development is to preview the new Teacher Class Website and to discuss/prepare for implementation of the 2013-2014  Middle Level Grading Guidelines in collaboration with colleagues.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    The May 8th, 2013 Early Release for High Schools is a district-directed professional development opportunity for all high school administrators, teachers and staff. The focus of this professional development is to preview the new Teacher Class Website and to discuss/prepare for implementation of the 2013-2014 Grading Guidelines in collaboration with colleagues.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on a Standards-Based System of instructing, assessing, grading and reporting. The module will explore the six guiding principles of a standards-based system.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Standards-Based Grading. Teachers will read an article with common questions and answers that many teachers have regarding standards-based grading. This module does require teachers to participate in thoughtful discussions about the article with other teachers.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Instructional and Reporting standards as well as Process Goals and how they fit into a standards-based system and standards-based report cards.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Academic Practice (formative assessment) and Academic Achievement (summative assessment) and how they fit into a standards-based system and standards-based report cards.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on homework and how it fit into a standards-based system and standards-based report cards. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Middle School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Homework/Coursework, and includes information about best practices for assigning and grading homework/coursework.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Middle School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Late Work, including best practice and research on appropriate practices for responding to students’ late work.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Middle School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Determining Grades.  The module will clarify the difference between academic grades and conduct grades and examine the best practices for allowing opportunities for extra credit.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Middle School Grading Practices.  Specifically, the guidelines for retakes/redos will be discussed.   Best practice research on the significance of allowing opportunities for redos/retakes will be examined.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on Middle School Grading Practices.  Guidelines for Grading Scales are examined in this module.  The mathematical distortion of the “F” within a 100 point grading scale is examined and proposed alternatives to the 100 point scale are discussed. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on High School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Determining Grades, including topics such as the definition of academic grades vs. conduct grades, the implementation of using a running total for determining semester grades, the designation of category weighting by course, and the best practice for using the Synergy Grade Book for weighting assignments by points.

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on High School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Coursework, including topics such as reviewing the High School Coursework Guidelines and best practices in assigning and grading coursework. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on High School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Late Work, including topics such as the best practice and research on appropriate practices for late work

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on High School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Extra Credit and Retakes/Redos, including topics such as the best practice research on the significance of allowing opportunities for redos/retakes. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This module focuses on High School Grading Practices, specifically, Guidelines for Grading Scale, including topics such as best practices for the use of the 100 point scale, possibilities for alternative grading scales and the mathematical distortion of the zero on the 100 point scale. 

    Target Audience
    Administrators, certified, and classified personnel.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Optional Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • The iVisions videos in this course will show you the features found in school site functionality available to employees with requisitioning, order processing, and financial reporting capabilities.

    Note:  This course is for informational purposes only and does not have an assessment or professional development credit available.

    Self enrollment
  • The iVisions video will show you the features available to you in this self service employee portal.

    Note:  This course is for informational purposes only and does not have an assessment or professional development credit available.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This course offers a step by step training on how to enter receipts and make a deposit using the In Touch Receipt program.

    Target Audience
    Site Secretaries and Bookstore Managers.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This course trains In Touch Receipt users on how to adjust receipts, add an item, create buttons, add non-student customers, journal entries, and looking up student payment history.  Participants will learn when to correct a payment with a receipt adjustment and when to correct a payment with a journal entry. 

    Target Audience
    Site Secretaries and Bookstore Managers.

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    This training will inform club sponsors on the steps to form a student club, meetings, fundraising, cash collection and spending club money.  The training will give detailed information to ensure sponsors and clubs are compliance with State regulations.

    Target Audience
    Student club sponsors.

    Course Credit

    fp .5 Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview 
    Participants of this course will implement a Common Sense Media digital citizenship lesson into teaching and learning.

    Target Audience
    Teachers and Administrators

    Course Credit

    2 hours   Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview 
    Participants of this course will learn more about Digital Citizenship and the resources that are available to them.

    Target Audience
    Teachers and Administrators

    Course Credit

    2 hours   Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview 
    Participants of this course will learn what a WebQuest is, gain an understanding of the essential components that are necessary for a quality and rigorous WebQuest, and review/evaluate WebQuests that are currently available on the internet for quality and content. WebQuest.org will be used as a learning tool.

    Target Audience
    Teachers and Administrators

    Course Credit

    2 hours   Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview 
    Teachers will learn how to access and use interactive and multimedia activities provided by the SMART Notebook software, and how to create engaging interactive activities to use in their instruction.

    Target Audience
    Teachers and Administrators

    Course Credit

    2 hours   Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    Learn how to create a chart and how to make changes to a chart after you create it in Excel 2010.
    **This course requires Microsoft Office 2010®;if you do not have it installed, please put in a work order with your Campus Tech.

    Target Audience
    All employees.

    Course Credit

    .5 Hour Professional Development Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment
  • Course Overview
    Make the transition from an earlier version of Outlook to Outlook 2010 with as little hassle as possible.  Find the commands you're likely to use every day on the ribbon and in the new Microsoft Office Backstage view.
    **This course requires Microsoft Office 2010®;if you do not have it installed, please put in a work order with your Campus Tech.

    Target Audience
    All employees.

    Course Credit

    1 Hour Professional Development Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment

  •  Microsoft Word 2010: Create a Table of Contents


    Course Overview
    After completing this course you will be able to:

    • Generate and update a Table of Contents
    • Prepare headings so they'll be included in the Table of Contents
    • Change Table of Contents settings
    • Modify Table of Contents styles
    • Remove a Table of Contents

    **This course requires Microsoft Office 2010®;if you do not have it installed, please put in a work order with your Campus Tech.

    Target Audience
    All employees.

    Course Credit

     .5 hours   Professional Development Credit

    Self enrollment

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