USDLC Online Professional Development--USDLC

USDLC: ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

www.usdlc.org FREE TO North Carolina EDUCATORS

until DECEMBER 31, 2009!
(Updated Sept. 3, 2009)

Since the NC Department of Public Instruction is a founding member of the United Star Distance Learning Consortium (USDLC), the ongoing partnership enables ALL North Carolina Educators access to the following USDLC online professional development courses without cost THROUGH DEC. 31, 2009

1) Achieving Academic Excellence (75 clock hours available)- all five strands

2) Best Practices in School Library Media Programs (20 clock hours available)

3) Books, Books, Books (16 clock hours available for K-5 Teachers, 6-12 Teachers)

4) Keynote Addresses 1 and 2 (#1- 42 clock hours available; #2- 28 clock hours available)

5) Scientific Literacy (9 clock hours)

6) Teaching with Technology (30 clock hours)
3 course options (1) Elementary (2) Middle/High School; and (3) Digital Literacy for K-12 Teachers

CEU Credit: With 295 clock hours available, USDLC supports NC educators with an anytime, anyplace professional development for the 15 CEUs (10 clock hours = 1 CEU) required every 5 years. There are 5 requirements (technical and administrative) to earn CEU credits through USDLC. [One is that you need Adobe Reader for viewing .pdf files and to view these requirements! A free download is available at http://get.adobe.com/reader/]
North Carolina Schools/Educators Highlighted: Many of the videos included in the courses were filmed in North Carolina schools and feature the work of outstanding North Carolina educators and programs.
Experienced Development Team We are proud of our Development Team with its representation in the state and its long history working with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and NC educators!
USDLC / NC Partnerships There are several events throughout the year which involve other North Carolina educational organizations. Click here for a flyer that provides an overview of these various partnerships.

And PD in 3DVirtual!

In addition to the above courses, all events on USDLC Star Island in Second Life are all inclusive – everyone is welcome! You do not have to have an avatar in order to participate. All events are also carried live through Internet radio and Chatzy for non-Second Life Residents. If you unable to participate live, you can listen to archived events. These events are typically one-hour in length and eCertificates for real-time participation are available. We hope to see you there!

ENROLL IN A CLASS

CURRENT STATUS	SCHOOL SYSTEM CONNECTION	READY TO EARN PD CREDIT
Have personal account and ready to roll?	Check that the 5 Requirements for CEU Credit are in place	Proceed to www.usdlc-l2l.org to begin coursework
Need to set up personal account?	Obtain USDLC Site ID by contacting your County PD Coordinator OR EMAIL ......info@usdlc.org CALL ........888-828-7352 ALL NC counties now have Site IDs	Go to www.usdlc.org -> “Add Me Under Our Site License” and complete the form, including Site ID -> SAVE Withing 24 hours you will receive a welcome email with the subject line "USDLC Professional Development--Your County"
Need to obtain your USDLC Site ID?	Contact info@usdlc.org	Proceed with the same steps as above