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Professional Development 

Summer 2023 Professional Development Offerings

Building Reading Habits*

  • Read books that are related to your work and interests and earn credit for it.
  • Teachers use provided grid to choose books to read with reflection submitted at end of course; the grid/requirements have changed a bit from the past Teachers Read; please view requirements linked above.
  • Runs from May 29-August 18 - Register by May 26 - register here
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $25 for all others

Genius Hour for Educators*

  • Developed for teachers who want to design their own learning plan.
  • Runs from May 29-August 18 - Register by May 26 – register here
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $100 for all others

• AI for Educators*

  • What is Artificial Intelligence? How can students use AI effectively? How can teachers use AI to help with planning/instruction?
  • If you have played around with AI tools, this course might be for you…
  • If you aren’t even sure what this all means, this course might be for you…
  • This course requires teachers to read the book, AI for Educators, by Matt Miller and walk through some additional resources and study materials through Google Classroom. Participants responsible for their own book.
  • Runs from May 29-August 18 - Register by May 26 – register here
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $50 for all others

• Sold A Story Podcast Study*

  • It's an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now reckoning with the consequences — Corinne Adams watches her son's lessons during Zoom school and discovers a dismaying truth: He can't read.
  • Listen to the podcast and then participate in discussion questions through Google Classroom
  • Runs from May 29-August 18 - Register by May 26 – register here
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $50 for all others

 

* Course credit from Ashland University available for this course. Information will be provided upon registration. Please email April Hoying, april.hoying@darkeesc.org, with any questions.

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