GaDOE Upcoming Events

Format:  Online Live

Audience: Paraprofessionals of TSI,CSI Federally Identified Schools or others who choose

Area: All areas

Grade Span: -12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Master Teacher

Contact hours:    Various         

Paraeducator Online Training consists of the following:

140 self-paced courses covering general education and special education environments

Courses that are organized into bite-sized unit and are perfect for training days

Posttests at the end of each course that are automatically graded

Training and assessments to highly qualify paras and meet Title I requirements

Transcripts and course certificates that paraeducators can access to document their training

Content that aligns with CEC standards for paraeducators and is endorsed by CASE

Research-based content written by experts in the field

Dual format courses: video-based and text-based versions available on many courses

Registering for this course entitles a parapro to take as many of these courses as she wishes within the next year.  

This is restricted to parapros serving in the Heart of Georgia RESA school systems.

 

Event Date 10-29-2021
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: Paraprofessionals and Others

Area:  Ethics

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: Ga. Professional Standards Commission

Presenter: PSC

Contact hours:            

This module on the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators is focused on paraprofessionals.  It has a video, a text lesson, a short quiz with scenarios for choosing the appropriate action, and a resource listing.

As a paraprofessional in Georgia public schools, it is important that you understand the ethical expectations of your position.

Standard 3 of the State of Georgia Code of Ethics addresses Alcohol and Drugs.

It specifically says “An educator shall refrain from the use of alcohol or illegal or  unauthorized drugs during the course of professional practice.”

Unethical conduct includes being on school or school district property or at  a school or school district-related activity while 

  • Under the influence of,  
  • Possessing, 
  • Using, 
  • Or consuming 

Illegal or unauthorized drugs;

Event Date 06-01-2022
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: Paraprofessionals and Others

Area:  Ethics

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: Ga. Professional Standards Commission

Presenter: PSC

Contact hours:            

This module on the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators is focused on paraprofessionals.  It has a video, a text lesson, a short quiz with scenarios for choosing the appropriate action, and a resource listing.

As a paraprofessional in Georgia public schools, it is important that you understand the ethical expectations of your position.

Standard 7 of the State of Georgia Code of Ethics addresses Confidential Information.

It specifically says An educator shall comply with state and federal laws and state school board policies relating to the confidentiality of student and personnel records, standardized test material and other information.

Unethical conduct includes but is not limited to: 

 

  1. Sharing of confidential information concerning student academic and disciplinary records, health and medical information, family status and/or income, and assessment/testing results unless disclosure is required or permitted by law; 

 

  1. Sharing of confidential information restricted by state or federal law; 

 

  1. Violation of confidentiality agreements related to standardized testing including copying or teaching identified test items, publishing or distributing test items or answers, discussing test items, violating local school system or state directions for the use of tests or test items, etc.; and 

 

  1. Violation of other confidentiality agreements required by state or local policy.

 

Event Date 06-01-2022
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Teachers, Leaders

Area:  School Climate, Leadership

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Master Teacher

Contact hours:            

Teachers receive 36 micro-lessons in print, online, or both.   The content is specific to one of 5 areas:  professional responsibilities, learners and learning, learning environment, instructional effectiveness, and leadership.  Each lesson contains tips about key  topics like relationships, managing behavior, and teaching techniques.  Click here to view a sample lesson.

Event Date 10-03-2022
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Support Staff

Area: School Climate

Grade Span: PreK-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Master Teacher

Contact hours:            

When students, parents, and community members enter a district or school, they want to feel welcome, appreciated, and assured that their needs will be met. This positive culture begins at the front desk and extends to every member of the staff.

39 self-paced courses can be completed in as little as 10 to 20 minutes each. The training will help non-classroom professionals:
  • Learn the best way to handle student and parent complaints.
  • Provide exceptional service to meet the needs of parents, students, and community members.
  • Communicate more effectively with parents and colleagues.
Encourage staff members to partner together to accomplish the work of the school or district with this program.
Includes posttests at the end of each course that are automatically graded as well as transcripts and course certificates that teachers can access to document their training.

To see the complete list of 39 courses as well as course objectives, click here.
The Fundamentals of Exceptional Service
101 The Five C’s of Exceptional Service
104 Responding to Parents’ High Expectations
106 Responding to Difficult Parents
116 Exceptional Service Begins with Attitude
123 How to “Wow” Parents and Community Members
130 What Exceptional Service Looks Like
131 Vital Tips for Managing Parent Complaints
Contributing to Your School or District’s Mission
102 Understanding the Mission of Your School or District
105 Delivering Benefits Instead of Services
107 Developing a Whole-Organization Mentality
125 Increasing Demand for Your School’s Services
Doing Your Best Work
108 Your Work is More Important Than Your Title
109 The Importance of Being Reliable
110 Ways to Avoid Making Judgments
111 Why You Should Always Show Kindness to Others
112 Practicing Patience at Work
113 The Practical Need for Positivity
114 The Value of Developing Tolerance
115 The Power of a Positive Attitude
117 Being Dedicated to Your Work
118 Finding Fulfillment in Your Work
119 Achieving Your Personal Best
120 Responding Positively to Criticism
121 Five Ways to Make Yourself Indispensable
122 A Three-Step Prescription for Success
124 Four Criteria for Making Good Decisions at Work
128 Making the Best Possible Impression
129 Giving Yourself a Million-Dollar Image
132 Tackling Negative Situations Professionally




 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Event Date 10-03-2022
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  Gifted

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: 

Contact hours:            4

You will be provided a copy of the paperback book.  Be certain to complete the form in the registration confirmation email.

The third edition of Removing the Mask is a change agent for teachers and administrators of gifted and talented programs.

  • Provides an overview of the resources children from poverty may or may not have, which impacts their behavior and performance in the classroom.
  • Details a complete process for finding gifted students from poverty.
  • Highlights strategies to retain students and foster success in gifted programs.
  • Recommends effective behavioral interventions for gifted children.
  • Shares program and curriculum models that address the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of gifted students from poverty.
  • Targets K–12.

Removing the Mask: Identifying and Serving Gifted Students from Poverty On-Demand Workshop (Excerpt) 

There is a $50 out of the Heart of Georgia RESA area charge.

Event Date 10-05-2022
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: School Nurses, Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists

Area:  Legal Responsibilities

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: CHOA

Presenter: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Contact hours:        1     

   The “Beyond Mandated Reporting” webinar that Children’s hosted is now posted for access in their video library.   This webinar’s intended audience is School Nurses, School Social Workers, School Counselors, and School Psychologists. 

Event Date 01-13-2023
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-13-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  Classroom Management

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Model Teaching

Contact hours:            18

Gifted and Talented (GT) students often face challenging curriculum that requires significant effort, determination, and resilience. Your goal to help your GT students persevere and to meet the high expectations of your classroom can be supported through Growth Mindset strategies. This online course provides you with the resources, strategies, and methods to foster Growth Mindset in your GT students.

CONTENT AREAS:

  • Gifted & Talented
  • Social/Emotional Learning
  • Lesson & Curriculum Planning
  • Teaching Strategies
Event Date 10-02-2023
Event End Date 10-01-2025
Cut off date 10-01-2025
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  All

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Model Teaching

Contact hours:            1

 This quick course will teach you a purpose and structure for introducing poster presentations into your gifted and talented science classroom. You will learn the requirements for students to construct their own experiments, analyze data, and then report their results in a gallery walk format. You will also receive a poster template and a planning guide for use in your classroom.

CONTENT AREAS:

  • Science
  • Gifted & Talented
  • Teaching Strategies
  • 21st Century Learning
Event Date 10-02-2023
Event End Date 10-01-2025
Cut off date 10-01-2025
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Teachers, Leaders

Area:  

Grade Span: 3-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: BER

Presenter: Ernie Chapin

Contact hours:         6    

 

Powerful, Practical Strategies for Working Successfully with "I Don't Care!" and Underperforming Students to Increase Their School Success, Grades 3-12

Online Course

Course Objective/Goals-

This online course features Ernie Chapin, an experienced teacher and national presenter. Ernie begins the course by providing background for why some students might not care about school or why they are underperforming. The course goes on to explore how students can become empowered to make better decisions for themselves, and how students can improve their self-belief. The focus then shifts to the student-teacher relationship, where Ernie provides strategies for building more effective connections with your students. The course concludes by providing strategies for establishing and enhancing classroom norms and goals. Supplementary print and digital resources are included.

You will learn how to:

  • Identify underperforming students in your classroom
  • Understand why students are underperforming
  • Empower your students to make better decisions for themselves
  • Improve your students' self-belief
  • Build more effective relationships with your students
  • Establish and enhance classroom norms and goals

Watch an excerpt from this course:

Preview Video
Event Date 12-01-2023
Event End Date 12-01-2024
Cut off date 12-01-2024
Individual Price Free
 
Format:  CODE Audience:  Teachers of Gifted/Leaders or Coordinators
Area:  Gifted Grade Span:  K-12
Location:  Online Sponsor:  GaDOE & HGRESA
Presenter:  Mary Jean Banter Contact Hours:  3
      

Mary Jean Banter of the Georgia Department of Education's Program Manager for Curriculum and Instruction/ Gifted Education and Advanced Academics and her Program Specialists team gave a 3-hour Nuts and Bolts of Gifted Education.

Discussions included talent development, the impact of advanced academics, referrals, identifications, gifted service delivery models, and gifted procedures manuals.

 

          

 

Event Date 11-04-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

 

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers within 5 years of retirement

Area:  Retirement

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Heart of Georgia RESA

Sponsor: Teachers Retirement System

Presenter: TRS

Contact Hours: 1

Pre-Retirement Individual Counseling Sessions

 

The registration allows the registrant to receive the Teacher Retirement registration site.

This 50-minute session will allow you to:
• Receive individual benefit estimates.
• Receive detailed information about TRS retirement options.
• Receive more in-depth information about purchasing service.
• Ask very specific questions about your individual situation.
• Bring a guest with you to listen and ask questions.

Event Date 02-11-2025 1:00 pm
Event End Date 02-11-2025 4:00 pm
Registration Start Date 01-12-2025
Cut off date 02-07-2025 5:00 am
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers nearing retirement

Area:  Retirement

Grade Span: K-12

Location: Heart of Georgia RESA

Sponsor: Teachers Retirement System

Presenter: TRS

Contact Hours: 1

Retirement is within reach and it’s time to get serious about it! This workshop will provide you with the information and resources you need to help you map out your retirement plan.
To learn more about this & other Pre-Retirement events, go to www.trsga.com. Click on “Events”, and click on PreRetirement in the calendar navigation key.

What you’ll learn at this 1-hour workshop:
• Planning your retirement - date, finances, etc.
• Retirement plans and benefits options.
• The importance of naming beneficiaries.
• Calculating your benefit.
• Applying for retirement.
• Benefit payments.
• Working after retirement.
• Legal considerations and financial planning.
• Resources to help you be successful.

Flyer

Event Date 02-11-2025 4:00 pm
Event End Date 02-11-2025 5:00 pm
Registration Start Date 01-12-2025 5:00 am
Cut off date 02-07-2025 5:00 am
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers mid-career

Area:  Retirement

Grade Span: K-12

Location: Heart of Georgia RESA

Sponsor: Teachers Retirement System

Presenter: TRS

Contact Hours: 1

Retirement is within reach and it’s time to get serious about it! This workshop will provide you with the information and resources you need to help you map out your retirement plan.
To learn more about this & other Pre-Retirement events, go to www.trsga.com. Click on “Events”, and click on PreRetirement in the calendar navigation key.


What you’ll learn at this 1-hour workshop:
• An overview of TRS services and retirement plans.
• Financial overview of TRS.
• The importance of being vested.
• Withdrawing your TRS service.
• Differences between active vs. inactive members.
• Creditable service, including service purchases
and unused sick leave.
• Updating your beneficiaries and death in service.
• Calculating your benefit.
• Resources to help you be successful.

Flyer

Event Date 02-11-2025 4:00 pm
Event End Date 02-11-2025 5:00 pm
Registration Start Date 01-12-2025 5:00 am
Cut off date 02-07-2025 5:00 am
Individual Price Free

 

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers within 5 years of retirement

Area:  Retirement

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Heart of Georgia RESA

Sponsor: Teachers Retirement System

Presenter: TRS

Contact Hours: 1

Pre-Retirement Individual Counseling Sessions

See the flyer for more instructions.

The registration allows the registrant to receive the Teacher Retirement registration site.

This 50-minute session will allow you to:
• Receive individual benefit estimates.
• Receive detailed information about TRS retirement options.
• Receive more in-depth information about purchasing service.
• Ask very specific questions about your individual situation.
• Bring a guest with you to listen and ask questions.

Event Date 02-12-2025 8:00 am
Event End Date 02-12-2025 5:00 pm
Registration Start Date 01-12-2025
Cut off date 09-20-2024 5:00 am
Individual Price Free

 

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers within 5 years of retirement

Area:  Retirement

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Heart of Georgia RESA

Sponsor: Teachers Retirement System

Presenter: TRS

Contact Hours: 1

Pre-Retirement Individual Counseling Sessions

 

The registration allows the registrant to receive the Teacher Retirement registration site.

This 50-minute session will allow you to:
• Receive individual benefit estimates.
• Receive detailed information about TRS retirement options.
• Receive more in-depth information about purchasing service.
• Ask very specific questions about your individual situation.
• Bring a guest with you to listen and ask questions.

See the flyer for more information.

Event Date 02-13-2025 1:00 pm
Event End Date 02-13-2025 4:00 pm
Registration Start Date 01-12-2025
Cut off date 02-07-2025 5:00 am
Individual Price Free