Curriculum Pathways

We want to let you know how much North Carolina's continued support of Curriculum Pathways is appreciated here at SAS. In recognition of that support, we are offering North Carolina teachers (English, social studies, science, math, and Spanish, grades 8-12) the opportunity to participate in our online professional-development course, beginning October 6 (and ending November 14). We will waive our standard course fee ($300) for all participating teachers (number of seats will be capped at 100).

Curriculum Pathways® OPD (Online Professional Development) is an asynchronous course, conducted online over 6 weeks. It incorporates a variety of assignments: working through resources as students, evaluating instruction, implementing lessons in the classroom, participating in cooperative learning activities and online discussions, and creating portfolio artifacts (capstone project). Teachers completing the course are provided with documentation to facilitate the receipt of renewal credits (3.0 CEUs).

We have found this online professional-development course to have a greater impact on teachers and their instructional practices when:

·         there is school-level administrative and technical support for this initiative
·         multiple teachers from the same school enroll so they can share experiences in and out of the course
·         teachers recognize the course does require an investment of time (approximately 5-6 hours per week)-although asynchronous, completion of assignments and participation in discussions need to occur over designated time periods-these discussions are a critical component of online instruction.

Curriculum Pathways® OPD appeals to teachers who desire a program that provides:

·         learning in context - instructional experiences that relate to their content and student needs
·         flexible learning - anytime, anyplace - asynchronous instruction that can be completed at appropriate and convenient times
·         peer-to-peer interaction - teachers discuss pedagogy and content, working with-and learning from-each other
·         time to try - teachers apply what they are learning to the classroom and get support and feedback along the way
·         credit - documentation that can be used to obtain CEUs is awarded for completion of coursework
·         a model - an instructional model that integrates technology and can be used repeatedly in the classroom

Participating teachers should be willing to serve as instructional resources for other teachers at their schools who want to use Curriculum Pathways with their students.

If you (or teachers with whom you work) wish to enroll in the course, please e-mail Deborah.Gray@sas.com at your earliest convenience (but no later than June 30) and provide her with each teacher's name, e-mail address, school name, and subject area. We will select teachers from the list of potential participants based on their location and the disciplines they teach.
Participant selections will be announced after July 1. Selected teachers will receive registration information at that time.

If you have any questions, please contact the professional development coordinator for SAS® Curriculum Pathways®:

Deborah Gray
Deborah.Gray@sas.com
Direct: 919-531-3268
Toll Free: 888-760-2515 x. 13268