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Earn a badge by teaching your students safe and responsible tech use, and learn how to integrate digital citizenship in your classroom, school, or district.

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Demonstrate basic knowledge of the Tynker platform and curriculum.

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Hi friends!

Today, we're excited to officially launch the Screencastify Genius! Course taught by the innovative Alice Keeler. The course is available free for everyone!

If you love the Google Suite for Education and Screencastify, this course is perfect for you! You'll learn even more ways to infuse the tools in everything you do.

In this 45-minute video course, you'll get acquainted with tools like Google Keep, Google Classroom, Google Slides, Google Docs, and of course, Screencastify! You'll learn how Alice uses video to communicate, collaborate, and supercharge her lessons.

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How to get started ⬇️

1. Click here to go the course home and begin

2. Watch Alice's videos (about 45 minutes total). You can follow along by using Screencastify and your Google account on your device.

3. Take our 20-question final quiz.

When you get at least a 90% on the quiz, you can officially call yourself a Screencastify Genius! (We practice what we preach! Exams are for learning, not punishment. If you don't pass on your first try, give it another try after you've rewatched the videos.)

Once you've earned a 90%, we'll email you a certificate and badge to celebrate the occasion 🎉. Then, it's time to showcase your badge on social media, in your email signature, etc. - let everyone know about your newest certification! The best part: you'll have access to course videos forever!

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Side x Side | Awakening Tomorrow's Innovators through Art

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Project M.A.I.N.E. (Maine Arts Integration Network of Excellence) is a FREE year-long professional development series in Arts Integration for Maine educators and teaching artists throughout the state.

Side x Side is thrilled to announce that we are the recipient of Congressionally-Directed Spending through the office of Senator Angus King and the US Department of Education for $242K to fully fund Project M.A.I.N.E. This professional development series will incorporate community collaborations with organizations across the state. It will provide participants with an arts integration framework which includes community connections, teaching tools, classroom resources, and arts-based assessment strategies that support teachers to experiment with this work in their own classrooms.

Welcome Video and Registration: Register to become a member of Side x Side to access the webinar series and learn Who is Side x Side and What is Arts Integration. After you become a member, don't forget to sign up for the webinars that you would like to attend.

Monthly Interactive Virtual Sessions: Visit the webinar page to sign up for each session. Webinars go live every first Wednesday of the month from 7-8pm with a resource drop shared on the last Wednesday of the month (October-May). Contact Hours are available through our partners at the University of Southern Maine. * Preference for in-person summer workshops given to those who attend virtual webinars.

*Sessions are subject to change.

Summer 2024

Thank you to all who joined us in late June for our free, in-person visual and performing arts integration workshops at locations around the state. What an inspiring and creative week of making art and learning together! Special thanks to the following locations for hosting us:

University of Southern Maine, Gorham
Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), Rockland
University of Maine, Orono
Monson Arts, Monson

Our virtual series and resources culminate with the publishing of a digital Arts Integration Resource Guide.

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Project M.A.I.N.E. - Side x Side | Awakening Tomorrow's Innovators through Art

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A Portland arts education partnership for Maine schools K-12 bringing arts integration to Common Core standards in math, science, and humanities curriculum.

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Anyone can learn computer science. Make games, apps and art with code.

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Online Graduate Certificates - UMaine Online - University of Maine

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Explore the University of Maine Online online graduate certificates in business, education, engineering, and more.

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Idaho State University Self-Paced Courses (Apply credit to get a class free) - 15 credit hours per credit (not official academic credit) - first $200 free

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Idaho State University Self-Paced Courses (Apply credit to get a class free) - 15 credit hours per credit (not official academic credit) - first $200 free

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The Albion Center for Professional Development at Idaho State University offers a growing catalog of online self-paced courses for all educators. Please read the following information before registering for any course.

Our courses are $55/credit. There are no course fees.

You do not have to be admitted to the university to take PD courses.

Our courses are transcribed as graduate level, non-degree, semester credits.

There is a limit of 30 credits per semester, and we do require you to be enrolled in the course for two weeks before the course is completed. We will not grade a course before this two-week period has passed. Upon completion of the course, please give us 14 business days to submit your grades. You can then Request a Transcript at no cost.

Important! It is your responsibility to ensure that our courses will be accepted by your state and/or district for certification renewal and salary advancement. We do not offer refunds and this policy must be acknowledged when you register.

To find instructions on how to register for multiple courses at once, please refer to our FAQ.

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The Albion Center for Professional Development at Idaho State University offers a growing catalog of online self-paced courses for all educators. Please read the following information before registering for any course. Our courses are $55/credit. There are no course fees. You do not have to be admitted to the university to take PD courses.

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Navigating the AI Policy Landscape in Schools

Transforming Education with AI: What Educators Need to Know

Values and Tech: Fostering a Positive Digital Culture in Your School

Teen Girls' Mental Health: Strategies for Coping with the Challenges of Social Media

Plan for Positive Digital Culture: Being Proactive with Cyberbullying

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Your brand isn’t your logo. It’s not even just the colors and fonts you choose. A truly successful brand depends on much more than that.

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Since Sphero Edu began, we've seen superstar creators, makers, teachers, and learners take our program and run with it in ways we never could have imagined. What started out as a conversation on social media has evolved into a community of passionate users supporting one another, while sharing their inspirations and successes with Sphero in the classroom and beyond.

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3D printing for littles (can get PD on platform)

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Makers Empire | Design Thinking | 3D Printing

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Renew a Teaching License by Professional Learning Board

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Renew Your Teaching License or Certificate

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Master AI-powered teaching. Become a Quizizz AI Certified educator and join a growing educator community.

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Maine Educators' Consortium in partnership with Southern New Hampshire University.

Fall 2024 Registrations are now open!

Check out our Registration page

Maine Educators Consortium (MEC), a small non-profit organization founded in 2009, was established for the purpose of identifying and addressing Maine's need for college-accredited, application-based, educator-driven, professional education courses. Since 2009, MEC has designed and delivered college-accredited courses to over 10000 Maine educators. MEC's courses, designed "by educators for educators", are relevant, educator-friendly, and applicable. The course structure allows an educator to learn, create, practice, and evaluate material relative to their individual school setting. Learn more

ATTENTION: As of June 2022 Maine Department of Education has instituted new educator Certification Requirements/Rules (Chapter 115). These rule changes may impact your certification/re-certification plan. For more information please visit https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/requirements. Certification QUESTIONS? CONTACT MDOE with questions regarding MEC course offerings and how they align with your particular certification plan. Email: cert.doe@maine.gov

Benefits of MEC Courses

Course transcripts and diploma, issued by Southern New Hampshire University

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Khan for Educators is an introductory training course for teachers to support best practices in their use of Khan Academy with students.

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Not an educator? Learn about Google AI Essentials - applicable across roles and industries.

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Developed by AI experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE, this course will help you bring AI into your practice. You'll also gain a foundational understanding of AI - you'll learn what it is, the opportunities and limitations of this technology, and how to use it responsibly.

You'll learn how to use generative AI tools to:

Save time on everyday tasks like drafting emails and other correspondence

Personalize instruction for different learning styles and abilities

Enhance lessons and activities in creative ways

You'll learn how to use generative AI tools to:

Save time on everyday tasks like drafting emails and other correspondence

Personalize instruction for different learning styles and abilities

Enhance lessons and activities in creative ways

Save time and enhance student learning with AI skills

When you complete the online course, you'll gain essential AI skills you can apply to your workflow immediately. By using AI as a helpful collaboration tool, you can work smarter, not harder.

Earn a certificate which you can present to your district for professional development (PD) credit, depending on district and state requirements.

Get hands-on experience using generative AI tools and apply your new skills right away.

Google and MIT's Generative AI for Educators course marks a transformative moment for Oklahoma's education. Having navigated the educational system as a dyslexic student and parent, I recognize the critical need for personalized learning. This initiative equips educators to unlock each student's potential, tailoring learning experiences to their unique minds. It's a step towards a future where education mirrors the individuality of a fingerprint, empowering students to shape tomorrow with their ingenuity.

Nellie Tayloe Sanders

Oklahoma Secretary of Education

We are excited to be a part of this partnership with Google to equip our middle and high school teachers with transformative Generative AI professional learning courses. This responds to the need for continuous innovation in our school District. By empowering educators with the latest advancements in AI, we're not only uplifting their professional practices, but also giving them evolving tools to enhance the ever-changing landscape of teaching and learning.

Jose L. Dotres, Superintendent of Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

The Google Generative AI for Educators opportunity for teachers will help put our educators on the front lines of generative AI opportunities for our 27,000 students. In a rapidly evolving world, our teachers cannot afford to fall behind in accessing powerful generative tools that will help them develop new approaches to teaching and learning.

Michael Matsuda, Superintendent of Schools

Anaheim Union High School District

Frequently asked questions

Generative AI for Educators was designed by AI experts at Google in collaboration with MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education).

Check out Experience AI. Created by Google DeepMind and The Raspberry Pi Foundation, this no cost program provides ready-to-use resources to introduce AI technology in middle school classrooms, including lesson plans, slide decks, worksheets, and videos on AI and machine learning.

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Online Teacher Education Courses by VESi, available for various types of credit including Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Professional Learning Units (PLUs), Professional Development Units (PDUs), Clock Hours, Undergraduate credit, or Graduate credit.

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The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is a FREE online conference for teachers. It brings together some of the brightest minds in education to discuss technology, pedagogy and more.

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the summit this year! The 2021 summit has come to a close.

Next year's summit is scheduled for Dec. 12, 2022 to Jan. 6, 2023 .

​ Each year, we empower and inspire you with new video presentations as well as access to 80+ presentations from previous summits. Generate FREE certificates for professional development credits. Get personalized PD graduate credit

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Gain the skills and confidence to successfully incorporate media literacy and media production into your teaching—whether you work with students or other teachers!

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Mission & Vision

The mission of VirtualSC PD is to provide high-quality online professional development through both renewal and graduate courses for certified educators in South Carolina to use towards certification renewal, add-on endorsements, and technology proficiency to prepare educators to lead students to become college and career ready.

Course Certifications

VirtualSC PD online courses are approved by the South Carolina Department of Education's Office of Educator Services to count toward certification renewal for South Carolina Teacher Certificates. We collaborate with The College of Charleston to offer graduate level courses as well. These courses are for professional development credit only. VirtualSC PD courses do not count towards any type of degree.

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ISTE Educator Certification is an internationally recognized, pedagogy-focused credential for educators who demonstrate mastery of the ISTE Standards.

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UNE Online College of Professional Studies

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UNE Online is a leader in accredited graduate programs with a focus on health sciences & liberal arts. Our degrees are offered fully online.

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School is more than recess and report cards. It’s the teacher who believed in you and the principal who pushed you to aim higher. Whether you want to become a teacher, principal or leader within your school, now’s the time to pay it forward to future generations – with the help of a dedicated support team and faculty with real classroom experience.

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WGU - $ - pay every 6 months - take at your own pace degrees

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