Texas Virtual School

Professional Development

Approved through Region 4 Education Service Center

Opportunities that fit your schedule!

Explore great opportunities to harness the Internet as a vehicle for learning. Courses delivered online enable you to earn professional development credit from home or school at times convenient for you.

Each course incorporates high-quality educational content, innovative instructional strategies, visual and interactive educational components and access to the informational resources of the Internet to provide an extraordinary virtual classroom experience.

Choose between instructor-led courses and independent study courses that allow you to complete course requirements at your own pace.

Web Instructor's Certification Part I (WICC I)

Professional development focusing on the mastery of skills needed to be effective as an online teacher.. Each training is 5 weeks in length and totally online with an optional face-to-face session. Printable Syllabus here

ONLY Part I is required to teach for TxVSN course providers. View brochure.

Next Sessions: (Summer to be Scheduled)

June 3 - July 8, 2013
Session # 981112
Cost: $500.00

Fall Sessions to be Scheduled

"I took the class because it was required for me in order to be authorized to teach online courses. I wasn't overly excited about taking the class but the trainers were so great that I actually will completely rethink the way that I do things in my classes and implement a ton of the ideas presented to me to teach an online course." Mark R. (Teacher)

Web Instructor's Certification Part II (WICC II)

Part II focuses on instructional design and the development of interactive online courses. View Syllabus here. View brochure.

Prerequisite: Participant must have successfully completed WICC Part I.

Note: This is a Region 4 certification of completion, not a state mandated certification for teaching online. For more information, contact TVS Administrator.

Next Session: July 8 - August 9, 2013 (16 seats available) Registration opens Feb. 26, 2013.

Session # 981558

Cost: $600.00

"Unexpectedly, I learned more about myself and my teaching style and expectations as a result of this training. The new knowledge and skills I acquired will make me a better teacher. I can't wait to get back in the classroom (regular/online) this fall!" (Web Instructor Training Participant

Let's Talk: The Art of Online Discussions

View Handout

Cost: $300.00

"I used part of a lesson I created in the Let's Talk course for a discussion forum with my class. Using a banner I created and student moderators, the students had a very lively discussion with only a smattering of questions and comments from me. It's a noticeable difference from what I saw during the first semester. Thanks for all the discussion ideas!" Elizabeth G. (Teacher)

Online Teaching: Is it for me?

Introduction to Online Teaching
This two-week mini-course introduces online instruction to teachers. This training's purpose is to present an all-inclusive, organized setting in which educators become familiar with a highly interactive online class from both a student's and instructor's perspective. View Syllabus.

This course was a finalist for Blackboard's 2006 Greenhouse Award.

Cost: $200.00

Online Teaching: It IS for Me!

This training is designed to meet the needs of those who are experienced web-based instructors. Each part is based on iNACOL Standards for Quality Online Teaching. View brochure

"The design of this course, with the open-entry/open-exit within a two-week period requirement, worked well for me. Knowing, too well, that unexpected issues might occur, I was very motivated to work on this course, and its design and layout grabbed my attention at the beginning." Sue P. (Advanced Online Instructor)

Part I: Skills Assessment (REQUIRED) provides pre-training inclusive participant skills assessment.
Cost: $100.00
Note: Part II and/or Part III may be assigned based on Skill Assessment results.
Session # 682807 to register online

Part II: Specialty Modules offer a wide variety of trainings that deal with topics such as discussion forums, learning styles, assessment and evaluation planning, podcasting, and interactive teaching methods. (Assigned based on Skills Assessment results.)
Cost: $50.00 per module

Part III: Fast-Paced Two-Week Mini-Training provides experienced web-based teachers with pedagogically sound, pragmatic, and doable strategies to use when teaching online classes. (May be required based on Skills Assessment results)
Cost: $200.00 (9 CPE)

Contact TVS Administrator for registration information.

Liaisonics

Now Taking Registrations for Summor Session

Cost: $100.00

Click Here to Register Online for Liaisonics use the Session # listed below for each date
New Sessions to be Announced

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Online course designed for campus contacts and counselors of online students. Master the skills needed for mentoring, selecting, and advising students taking online courses. This two-week course is conducted totally online with no required face-to-face meeting. (6 CPE) "...for someone who hasn't ever experienced an online course, this is a great way to understand what actually goes on in one. Liaisons need to know how online courses work, in addition to their own role-specific information in order to support the students who will be taking these online courses." Sherry M. (Library/Media Specialist) "I think this a great way for teachers and facilitators to learn about online courses in the format and style that their students in online classes will experience." Jolie T. (Teacher) "Anyone who is going to be a liaison or class instructor should really take this course." Laura L. (Counselor)

Learningis4Me: Subsitute Training

This course is designed for anyone who will be substituting in elementary and/or secondary schools. Training includes topics on the professional and routine duties of the substitute teacher, the basics of instruction and classroom organization, and principles of classroom management. Take advantage of this innovative e-learning course to effectively support the students in your classroom. This course is taken completely online and can be accessed 24 hrs. a day for a period of 30 days. Upon successful completion of the course assessment, a certificate of completion may be downloaded online.

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