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LCPS Professional Learning
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A small yet important change is coming on March 17, 2020, for email notifications you receive from Frontline Professional Growth (formerly MyLearningPlan) Learn more here
VDOE Professional Learning and Development
Click here to access the Professional Learning Exchange Day Request Form 2019-2020Click here to access the Professional Learning Exchange Day Request Form 2020-2021
to Online Professional Learning Resources
BIE creates, gathers, and shares high-quality PBL instructional practices and products and provides highly effective services to teachers, schools, and districts.VISION is an Open Source Course Management System for LCPS Staff which contains PD on Office 2016 and applications including OneNote. Log on with your LCPS userID and password.
Common Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free research-based classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. Our K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world. And our revolutionary educational rating system, Graphite, helps educators discover, use, and share high-quality digital products that propel student learning.
Through a collaboration between Loudoun County Public Schools employees and Drexel University Online, you and your immediate family members can now earn a top-ranked degree or certificate and receive special tuition rates when you enroll in one of Drexel’s distinguished online programs. Employees may also be eligible for tuition assistance for job-related programs through their organization's benefits policy and deferred tuition payment plans through Drexel.Drexel Partnership Features& Benefits: 10-40% off the regular on-campus tuition rates for the online programs, convenient online format; no commuting or career interruption;top-ranked programs from one of "America's Best Colleges 2014"; no application fee.
For information and to apply online, visit www.drexel.com/loudoun or call (877) 215-0009 to speak with an Enrollment Counselor.
Frontline, formally known as MyLearningPlan is the web-based service for tracking and managing Professional Learning activities for Loudoun County Public Schools staff members. Staff members can log-on, view, and register for various courses and workshops offered throughout the year. If you are in a school and need an MLP account, ask your IFT to submit a request on your behalf. If you are not school-based and are in need of an account, contact Marjory (Peggy) von Ehren. Please use LCPS Go to log in. You will log in with your LEAD username and password.
GCFLearnFree.org®, which is a program of Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, creates and provides quality, innovative online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy and math skills needed to be successful in both work and life. The tutorials offered are free to educators. Please read and adhere to the Terms of Use. Office 2016 applications are included on this site.
Working with corporations from around the world, the HotChalk Partner Network offers employees access to quality, online graduate and doctoral degree programs at significant cost savings and reduced time to completion. Choose from a variety of relevant, leading-edge graduate and post-graduate degree programs and other offerings available through accredited, nonprofit colleges and universities in the field of education.
As an education professional, you can select from dozens of M.Ed. choices and concentrations, from one-year online master’s degrees to NCATE-accredited programs. Fully online doctorate programs let you earn a rigorous Ed.D. based on your schedule and location. Career-changers can also find programs leading to initial licensure. Click HotChalk here for more information. Click here to be directed to their website.
Professional Learning in Loudoun County Public Schools is based on Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning which are grounded in research that documents the connection between professional development and student learning. Learning Forward is the only association devoted exclusively to advancing professional learning for student success.
Learning Forward Virginia is dedicated to connecting Virginia educators to information, strategies, and best practices that demonstrate high-quality professional learning to produce positive results for students and learning communities.
Liberty University is pleased to announce that all Loudoun County Public Schools employees and spouses are eligible to receive several online benefits when you enroll in one of Liberty’s online programs. Liberty features more than 200 online programs — all of which allow you the flexibility to pursue your education while maintaining your commitments to work and family.Liberty’s Advantage Partner Program benefits include an application fee waiver, 15% tuition discount, emergency responder personnel, and military discounts, life experience/transfer credit, and dedicated Admissions/Advising representatives.
To find out more about Liberty, please visit www.LUOnline.com/LCPS or email Paul Cameron at pcameron@liberty.edu.
If you are a current Liberty student, please contact Paul Cameron to have the discount applied to your account for future classes.
The Office of Professional Learning is pleased to announce a partnership with the University of Phoenix. As a result of this partnership, all LCPS teachers and staff save 10% on the cost of tuition when enrolling in any degree program, certificate program or individual course at University of Phoenix. The University will also waive your application fees.The University of Phoenix is now offering an undergraduate program for up to 30% off tuition based on the number of credits completed new University of Phoenix Undergraduate Degree Information. Use the following code to ensure a tuition reduction: RDS8.NOTE: There is an additional materials fee for each course. For information and to learn about eligibility requirements, visit phoenix.edu/loudouncps or call 866.354.1800 to speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
Whether in the classroom or administration, you work hard each day to shape bright and successful futures for your students. With our online education programs, you can ensure that your future is just as bright. We offer a wide variety of online education degree programs that can help you take your career further while effecting positive change in the education field.Follow the link to find the right Walden University online education program for you! For LCPS Employees
NOTE: Completion of Walden University's M.Ed. Leadership program would not qualify you for an Admin. & Supervision Endorsement in Virginia.
