Virtual Professional Development
The Georgia Virtual Professional Development program offers a range of courses and resources designed to enhance the skills of educators and leaders in online and blended learning environments.
Our courses and resources are created using the National Standards for Quality (NSQ) Online Teaching and Blended Teaching standards and indicators, which focus on online and blended instruction to create a highly individualized learning environment.
Popular Courses and Pathways
Effective Online Teaching Pathway
Aligning with the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching, this course includes modules on participation, navigation, communication, creation, and evaluation. Successful completion results in digital credentialing, an important component for onboarding and developing high-quality online educators. Required for Georgia Virtual School employment.
Accessibility and Accommodations in Online Teaching
Courses focus on personalized strategies for all learners, including those with special needs. Online learning is a necessary skill in the 21st century, and this course looks at best practices for differentiating instruction in the online classroom.
Data Analysis
Educators learn the importance of data analysis in teaching and learning, helping them to make informed decisions in an online classroom. The data available to online teachers and the tools used to analyze this data provides a measurable means to improve instructions for all students.
Introduction to Synchronous Learning
In this course, teachers will discover the purpose of a synchronous classroom, classify the platform's basic features and tools as well as acquire techniques for setting up successful synchronous sessions.
Personalized Learning Pathway
This set of courses offers multiple strategies for implementing personalized learning in the online classroom. Topics include Prioritized Executive Functioning, Learner Agency, Growth and Mastery Mindset, Authentic and Adaptive Assessment.
SMART Goals for Educators
This course offers an informational and systematic approach for developing, implementing, reflecting on, and revising professional goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).
Courses in Development
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