Enter Professional Development

There are two ways to log or enter your professional development: Add Ad Hoc and Add from District Offerings. 

Add Ad Hoc:

Adding Professional Development via Ad Hoc is used when the teacher finds Professional Development from an outside source.

Add from District Offerings:

Adding Professional Development via from District Offerings is used when a teacher finds a course offered at the district.

Adding Professional Development via Ad Hoc:

Adding Professional Development via Ad Hoc is used when the teacher finds Professional Development from an outside source.

1. Login to Teacher Vitae

2. Click My Professional Development

3. Click the My Professional Development tab

4. Click + Ad Hoc

1. General Info Tab

1. Title

Enter the title of the course

2. Provider

Enter who is providing the course

3. School Year

Choose the appropriate year (You may add courses from previous years)

4. Credit Type

Choose the type of credit the course offers

5. Credits Earned

Choose the number of credits received

6. Meets Certification Requirements

Does this course meet the requirements for your certification

Note: Checking this box will automatically add the course to your My Certification page

7. Delivery Type

Choose how will you attend the course

8. Subjects

Choose the subject area the course is in

9. Share With

Choose who you would like to share your course progress with

10. Tags

Choose the tags that the course may be aligned to.

2. Status Tab

1. Status

Choose the status of the course

2. Scheduled For

Set the date that the course is scheduled for

3. Completed On

Enter the date that the course was completed

4. Duration (hrs)

Enter the length of the course

3. Description Tab

This tab is used for entering a detailed description of the course

4. Notes / Outcomes Tab

This tab is used to add your notes and any outcomes from the course

5. Attachments Tab

This tab is used for attaching certificates or any other documentation

1. Click Select Files

2. A window will open displaying your computer's harddrive

3. Choose the file that you would like to upload

4. Click Open

5. Your file will be displayed on the page

6. Audit Tab

This tab shows the following information and is not necessary for the entering of a professional development course.

1. Created By:

2. Created On

3. Modified By

4. Modify On

5. Click Save Changes

Your Professional Development has been added to your My Professional Development page and to your My Certification page if it meets the requirements for certification and you checked the checkbox indicating so.

Adding Professional Development from District Offerings:

Adding Professional Development via from District Offerings is used when a teacher finds a course offered at the district.

1. Login to Teacher Vitae

2. Click My Professional Development

3. Click the My Professional Development tab

4. Click + Add from District Offerings

OR

Click District Offerings

This takes you to a screen that allows you to filter the results of Professional Development that is offered at the district level. 

5. The Filters

Note you can enter as many filter as needed or none at all

1. Course Title / Summary

Enter the title or brief summary to locate a specific course

2. Subject Area

Choose a subject area (Math, Science, English etc) to locate subject specific courses

3. Education Levels

Choose education levels (Elementary, Middle, High etc) to narrow results to level specific courses

4. Credit Option

Choose credit types to narrow results on courses

5. Course Tag

Choose tag to narrow by educational frameworks or district goals

6. Click Filter

7. A grid of possible selections will appear

8. Hover over the icons to get basic information about the course

9. Click More Info 

For a description and detailed information about the course

10. Click Add

When you find a course that meets your needs

11. You will receive a notification stating that your course has been added to you My Professional Development page

1. You can remove if necessary

2. Note: If you try to add a course twice you will get a notification that you have already added the course. Again you can remove if necessary

12. Click Return to district Offerings to leave the course information page

13. The course is now added.