Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West

Local Professional Development Committee

Mary Himmelein, Chair	Stacy Brown	Jackie Burkey	Christine Currens	Lisa Grant

LPDC UPDATES

Flexibility for Current Educators Whose Licenses Expire July 1, 2020

The LPDC will be conducting electronic meetings for the foreseeable future. Contact Mary Himmelein about the procedures to use to submit any materials for license renewal. However, please be aware that the Ohio Department of Education is providing flexibility regarding the licensure renewal deadline. All licenses currently set to expire on July 1, 2020, will have their expiration dates extended to Sept. 1, 2020. This license expiration extension will allow educators additional time to complete their requirements for renewal. It is important that educators complete their legally required professional development by Sept. 1, 2020, or an additional three semester hours of professional development will be required for renewal. This extension would allow educators to submit materials at the June or August meetings and still meet the deadlines for license renewal.

Online Learning Environment Professional Development

Online Learning Environment Professional Development & CEU’s

During this extraordinary time, the LPDC would like to extend the opportunity for you to quickly and efficiently document hours you have invested to “professionally develop” yourself to work in an online environment.

This would not involve time spent teaching each day, as that is your job - but anything that you have done as a result of the current situation that you would not have done otherwise if we were business as usual, you can count these hours spent in meaningful learning experiences and log them to earn LPDC credit. This could involve time spent shifting to digital teaching, learning a new technology, and/or collaboration with peers to address this situation with students. If you are unsure about activities, please discuss with your supervisor or contact Mary Himmelein. This activity will be capped at 9 CEUs (ninety contact hours).

Below, we have written a district goal for you to use for this work. Therefore, there will be no need to amend IPDP goals when documenting any PD that you completed from March 13 to whenever we get back to normal as it would pertain to teaching in an online learning environment.

Questions, please email the LPDC chair - Mary Himmelein at mhimmelein@esclakeeriewest.org

District Online Learning Environment Professional Development Goal

I will enhance my ability to teach or lead others in an online environment to improve online education for all of students by collaborating and creating with my peers, viewing webinars and training videos, and exploring online content and learning activities.

Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West

Local Professional Development Committee

Mary Himmelein, Chair	Stacy Brown	Jackie Burkey	Christine Currens	Lisa Grant

Online Learning Environment Professional Development Activity Log (May be utilized for up to 90 clock hours / 9 CEU’s)

NAME:
	POSITION:
	
I will enhance my ability to teach in an online environment to improve online education for all of my students by collaborating and creating with my peers, viewing webinars and training videos, and exploring online content and learning activities.

Activity Description
	
Website or Link
	Outcomes: What you took from this activity to help students in an online learning environment
	
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	TOTAL CLOCK HOURS