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Talent Development
Instructional Technology Specialist
Sally VanDereedt | Sally.VanDereedt@stlucieschools.org
Curriculum
Technology Support Specialist
Jessica Gutierrez | Jessica.Gutierrez@stlucieschools.org
Canvas Learning Management System
SLPS utilizes Canvas, a modern and innovative learning management system (LMS).
Canvas is integrated with Skyward, meaning all students are loaded and ready to go in your courses. All Canvas assignments will automatically transfer into your Skyward Grade Book.
Employees can log into Canvas using your SLPS credentials. You can also find a shortcut to Canvas in the Office365 waffle.
Training opportunities will be posted in Frontline for teachers, administrators, and district personnel.
If you need assistance accessing your professional learning or district created content course in Canvas please contact Jessica Gutierrez.
Swivl Robots
The Talent Development department offers Swivl Robots for checkout all year round. Educators can check out a Swivl robot for two-week periods. These robots capture video content for reflection, coaching, and collaboration purposes.
Teachers can review their recordings and seek assistance from colleagues, coaches, or administrators as needed. Swivl’s digital coaching technology allows for real-time support without disrupting classroom activities.
Online Learning
The Talent Development Department offers an array of professional development courses for St. Lucie Public Schools non-instructional and instructional staff members via Canvas.
SLPS employees are expected to:
- complete courses with the highest level of integrity
- complete each assignment individually by the scheduled due dates
- collaborate with colleagues within the course and participate in group discussion boards
- receive full credit on all assignments (if asked to resubmit).
Microsoft Online Training
Microsoft Online Training: Participants select from a variety of modules to learn more about the applications within Office 365. Completion of the full course will lead to a Microsoft Certification.
Training Choices:
- Beginner Level
- Intermediate Level
- Advanced Level
Technology Modules for All (Canvas Course)
SLPS Technology Modules for All – This self-paced course offers a variety of technology modules based on the different EdTech platforms we offer in St. Lucie Public Schools. This module does not require pre-registration in Frontline. Simply click on the link to self-enroll in the Canvas course and choose the topics that best fit your needs. Once you are enrolled, you will have access for the entire school year via your Canvas dashboard. Upon completion of a module, you will earn a Badge which you can submit to Frontline for in-service points.
One Course – Multiple Modules Offered
- Microsoft Teams
- Canvas
- Nearpod
- Reading Progress
- OneDrive
- OneNote
- Microsoft Translator
- Canva
- PowerPoint
- Accessibility for All
- Microsoft Word
Leaders of Innovative Technology
Are you wishing you were more involved with technology infusion on your campus?
Do you have great ideas to integrate technology in your classroom and want to share it with others?
If you answered yes, then Leaders of Innovative Technology is the cohort for you!
Do you have great ideas to integrate technology in your classroom and want to share it with others?
If you answered yes, then Leaders of Innovative Technology is the cohort for you!
Each cohort will participate in virtual PLC’s, coaching cycles, video-based coaching, Microsoft collaboration and professional development opportunities.
In addition, participants will receive support and feedback from district Leaders of Innovative Technology specialists.
LIT 1
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MIE Certified
Focus: Technology integration in the classroom
Goal: MIE Advanced by the end of the school year
Participants will attend virtual meetings each month to learn about different Microsoft applications and how to engage learning for all students. This pathway will lead to the MIE Certification at the end of the school year.
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LIT 2
After becoming MIE Certified
MIE Trainer / MIE Master Trainer
Focus: Technology leadership throughout the school
Goal: MIE Trainer or Master Trainer by the end of the school year
Participants will collaborate in virtual PLCs each month to help grow technology on their campus. To become an MIE Trainer or MIE Master Trainer, participants must be MIE Certified and provide professional development to school employees on Microsoft applications (at least 100 people for the MIE Trainer Certification and 400 people for the MIE Master Trainer Certification).
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LIT 3
After becoming an MIE Trainer or Master Trainer
MIE Expert
Focus: Technology growth throughout the community
Goal: MIE Expert by the end of the school year
Participants will share their learning with colleagues and other educators through local training programs in their own school systems, presentations at conferences, blogs, social channels, and more. Participants will adopt 21st century teaching and learning, take risks, and strive to improve their pedagogy to integrate technology tools that improve student outcomes.
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