Professional Development

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Session Descriptions

Face-to-Face sessions are 2-hours during the school day. For both face-to-face and online sessions, participants will submit work they have created during the session. Online sessions open on the given day, and remain available for you to complete at your own pace. You can qualify to be paid for 2.5 hours for most online sessions. Completed product from online sessions must be submitted successfully by the end of the course (typically the last working day of the month) to be eligible for payment. 

At this time, sessions are only available for Certificated staff.

To REGISTER, locate the course name in the table below and click on the hyperlinked session date. 
If you have taken courses in the past, please check to see if you have already the particular session you are interested in.  To review sessions you have completed, you can search your Google Drive for a document titled "(your email) SMUSD Ed Tech PD Course Completion"


Looking for ways to support struggling students and/or students with special needs?
You can request support and training from the North County Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE) for your site or grade level/content area. 

September

  • Google Classroom (Face-to-Face)

Register for Sept F2F

October 

  • Fact, Fiction, or Fake: Helping Students Evaluate Online Information (online)
  • Google Slides for More Than Presentations (online)
  • Work Smarter, Not Harder (online)

Register for Oct Online

February
(cancelled at this time due to staffing change)

  • Inquiry K-2 includes Benchmark examples (online) - NOTE:This separate from the year-long program)
  • Inquiry 3-5 includes Benchmark examples(online) - NOTE: This separate from the year-long program)

March 
(cancelled at this time due to staffing change)

  • Inquiry MS/HS ELA & History Focus - any MS/HS is welcome (online) Note: This is separate from the year-long Inquiry program
  • Inquiry MS/HS Math & Science Focus - any MS/HS is welcome (online) Note: This is separate from the year-long Inquiry program