Staff Development

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Staff Development

• Training Opportunities

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Teachers as Learners

• Staff Development in Alachua County provides
  training to all employees to
• Enhance the education of our students.
• Stimulate life-long, continuous learning.
• Encourage positive interaction among staff
  members.
• Provide a dynamic process which evolves as a
  result of continuous feedback.
• Support both professional and personal
  development through in-service opportunities

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Online Training

• Located at http//tlc.sbac.edu/staffdev/
• OR
• SBAC homepage http//www.sbac.edu
• Click Employee Information under School Board
  Information
• Click Personnel Services Online Training Program

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Staff Development Online
Click on the course that you want to take. Read
the material. The Ethics course requires a
Note-taking guide provided by your seminar leader.
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Staff Development Online
As you complete the course material, take the
tests for each online course. Following each test
is a Certificate of Completion with instructions.
Please read these carefully and send/take the
completed tests to the appropriate department.
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Completing the Tests

• Sexual Harassment Prevention
• Send to Staff Development via truck mail
• Ethics
• Give completed note-taking guide to your seminar
  leader
• Child Abuse
• Give completed test and Certificate of Completion
  to your seminar leader
• Drug Abuse
• Give completed test and Certificate of Completion
  to your seminar leader
• Coaches Ethics
• Give completed note-taking guide to your seminar
  leader

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Help!!

• Contact Staff Development for more information on
  taking these courses and receiving credit.
• Send inquiries to
• Staff Development
• Alachua County School Board
• Kirby-Smith Administration Building 620 East
  University Avenue
• Gainesville, FL 32601
• Or call [phone]

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Wait theres more!

• Online Technology Training
• How To Master
• Open to all employees
• http//sbac.howtomaster.com/
• Contact Joyce Thompson (thompsj_at_sbac.edu) after
  you have an SBAC e-mail address
• Atomic Learning
• For high-end computer users
• Contact Jim Moffett (moffettj_at_sbac.edu)

How To Master
Online Resources http//tlc.sbac.edu/resources htt
p//www.ikeepbookmarks.com/thompsj http//www.sbac
.edu/seccurr/index.html
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How to Master
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Curriculum Training

• Curriculum in-service meetings are scheduled at
  schools throughout the county all year long and
  into the summer
• View the in-service calendar at
  http//www.sbac.edu/profdc/inservice.html
• (www.sbac.edu Departments CREATE District
  Inservice Calendar)
• Contact your principal, CRT, or curriculum
  supervisor for other training

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Technology Learning Center

• Technology training is available through the
  Technology Learning Center (TLC) at the Sivia
  Center (NE 53rd Ave. near Waldo Rd.)
• View the class schedule at http//tlc.sbac.edu
  Click List Calendar
• Contact tlc_at_sbac.edu for further information

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You can register for technology classes online
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Web Services

• Webmail
• CICS on the web

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SBAC Webmail

• Use your SBAC e-mail (It is the first six digits
  of your last name, your first initial and middle
  initial followed by _at_sbac.edu)
• Call 955-7500 ext. 226 to set up your password
• Access your SBAC e-mail anywhere in the world
  through the SBAC homepage

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SBAC Webmail

• Begin at http//www.sbac.edu
• Under School Board Information
• Click SBAC Webmail
• Type your username (first six letters of last
  name, first initial and middle initial)
• Type your password and Login

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CICS on the Web

• Type http//www.sbac.edu/cics/ in the address
  bar of your web browser
• If the screen is too small, change your screen
  resolution (see next slide)
• Type your User-ID and password just as you would
  on the CICS screen

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To change your screen resolution

• Close all open programs
• Right click on your desktop
• Choose properties
• Click the settings tab
• Drag the slider bar under Screen Resolution to
  1024X768 or higher
• A higher resolution will increase the CICS screen
  size

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CICS on the Web

• Enter your grades from any computer, even at home
• Check your CREATE points
• Whatever you can do on CICS, you can do on CICS
  on the Web

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One Step at a Time

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• Ask teachers at your school
• Call Staff Development any time

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