The district recognizes the importance of continual support to its employees and staff development opportunities focus support on three areas crucial to the implementation of a standards-based instructional program: Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA), Instructional Practices, and Technology.

Various divisions and departments provide staff development. Teachers and classified staff are encouraged to continue to enhance their own skills and integrate new techniques and information into their job.

Most courses have a registration deadline and some courses may have registration fees. Please note specifics regarding how these fees are being handled. Participants will be able to go online at any time before the posted deadline and register for workshops. All confirmations and correspondence are sent via email.

Choose from the following sections to see listings of all workshops and classes:

SRVUSD Staff Development Workshops 2009-2010 – In-house workshops for all educators. All workshops require online registration.

Online Center for Professional Development (with edPal) - The District's new Online Education Center is an exciting, highly innovative staff development program that allows public school employees from around the country to participate in professional growth opportunities that expand their knowledge and expertise, and obtain professional development units.

Summer Institute - Workshops for teachers in district and out of district during summer.

Tech Resource Center - On site training to teachers provided by RaeAnne Carman. Curriculum based or application specific. The Technology Resource Center provides staff development aligned to the California Technology Assistance Project professional standards for educators. Using a mobile computer lab of 16 laptop computers and wireless technology, Rae Anne Carman brings training to individual schools for on site workshops that are available both during the school day or after school. School personnel can request help in specific areas. Workshops include:

• Integrating the Internet into K-12 curriculum
• Using e-mail
• Threaded discussions and Internet bulletin boards
• Working with graphics
• Spreadsheets in the classroom
• Data bases in the classroom

Using applications such as:

• Inspiration
• Kidspiration
• Kid Pix Studio Deluxe
• TimeLiner
• PowerPoint
• School Notes