PD Resources

Hey All,

We are looking for any resources you have found helpful in building capacity of all types. Feel free to shout out some resources you've had success with!

Some great resources we have found:

Google for Education Training - https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/training

You can use this site to get training on how to leverage Google in the classroom. You can also opt to have Google send training tailored to your role right to your inbox!

Google Learning Center (non-education specific) - https://support.google.com/a/users#topic=9296556

This site provides a host of training info around all of the Google services, apps and information for those that may be switching from Microsoft to Google.

Here is a cheat sheet for Google Drive from the above reference.

PowerSource - https://support.powerschool.com

This is the PD support portal for users of PowerSchool. There is a wide variety of training available here but you need to have an account with PowerSchool to access. If you don't have access you can submit a Help Center request on this site.

Synergy Webinars - http://www.edupoint.com/Services/Training/Webinar-Registration

This is a great resource for campuses using EduPoint's Synergy products. You can sign up for webinars to help build your knowledge of the Synergy portfolio.

MISTAR Consortium miPLACE - http://www.miplacek12.org/login.php

The MISTAR Consortium mi PLACE site is regularly updated with important dates, new communications, documentation, and other resources.  Please join the MISTAR Consortium mi PLACE collaboration site to help keep up to date. Using a Google email account, go to the mi PLACE site, click the red “Login with Google” button, and complete the profile setup. Next, select the green tab for the Collaboratorium, click “Search for Groups, and enter “MISTAR Consortium” in the search field.

Apple in Education - https://www.apple.com/education/apple-teacher/

This resource is provide by Apple for educators that use Apple products in the classroom like macOS and iOS devices. If you are interested in using Classroom for your room feel free to reach out to technologyteam@distinctiveschools.org for more details. Here is a video from Apple about the Classroom app.

Teacher.org Resource - https://www.teacher.org/resource/

This is a resource dedicated to helping teachers in a variety of areas from providing free lesson plans to mapping out teacher discounts and teacher blogs to online teacher degree guides.