PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Return to the Central Office by
August 11, 2023
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The following videos, presentations, or informational sheets and/or websites are required for 2023-24.
Each employee will be given a list of their required training (they can be found in the left column of the page). This needs to be completed and turned into the Superintendent's Office.
OK SDE Required Professional Development (note that not all are required for all employees)
Alcohol and Drug Awareness (First year at WPS and every 3 years after that)
Teen Health: Substance Use and Abuse (watch video - 3 minutes)
Substance Abuse Prevention (SDE resources)
Autism (pre-k through 3rd grade that have autistic students. Once every three years. Check with Brenda Setzer to see your status.) This is a small overview, more specific training is available through your building principal.
Teaching Students with Autism Video (watch video - 5 minutes)
Bloodborne Pathogens
Bloodbourne Pathogens Training Video for schools (OSDH - 24 minutes)
COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting (7 minutes - this video is not directly intended for educators, please take what you need from it. You are at no time expected to take all of these measures in your classrooms)
Handwashing (watch video - 3 minutes)
Bullying Prevention - watch 4 video series
How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 1: Empathy (5 minutes)
How Teachers can Stop Bullying Part 2: Share your Own Experience (6 minutes)
How Teachers Can Stop Bullying Part 3: "It's not your fault" (5.5 minutes)
How to empower bullied students (5.5 minutes)
Optional - additional videos by Dr. Hayley Watson
StopBullying.gov (resources)
Bullying Prevention (SDE Resources)
Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Reporting
Child Abuse and Neglect Video (watch video - 15 minutes) note: click the arrow to view horizontally
Mandatory Reporting (PDF download)
Youth Violence Prevention (SDE Resources)
Diabetes Management (only required if you have a student with diabetes - school reports)
Diabetes Management in Schools Training's Offered (resources only)
Virtual Diabetes Management Training PowerPoint (follow up only)
Digital Teaching and Learning
ISTE Standards Website (resources only)
Dyslexia Awareness
What is Dyslexia? (video - 4.5 minutes)
What is it like to have Dyslexia? (video- 3 minutes)
Dyslexia Awareness Modules (extra information)
State module may be required at a later time
English Learners (only required if you have an ELL student - ELL coordinator reports)
SDE Resources (resources only)
FERPA
FERPA Overview (Read)
Training Video (watch video - 3 minutes)
Hazardous Communications
Training Video (watch video - 10 minutes)
Human Trafficking
What is Human Trafficking (video - 4 minutes)
Human Trafficking Truck Stop (video - 2 minutes)
Optional - OSDE - Human Trafficking: What Educators Need to Know (1 hour)
Mental Health Needs of Students
Empathy (video - 3 minutes)
What is Depression and why can’t we just “snap out of it”? (7 minutes)
Optional - additional videos by Dr. Hayley Watson
Prevention Services (SDE Resources)
Racial and Ethnic Education Resources
Teaching Tolerance (Self Guided PD)
Culturally Responsive Teaching (Resources)
Oklahoma Native America Day and Resources
Oklahoma Native American Day
On the third Monday in November of each year, teachers and students of the schools of this state are requested to observe the day with appropriate exercises. To assist Little Axe Public School teachers, below is a list of curricular resources on Oklahoma Native Americans.
Oklahoma SDE Indian Education Resource Page
Oklahoma Indians: We Are Who We Were(video)
39 American Indian Tribes of Oklahoma(with links to the 39 Tribes)
PDF of the 39 American Indian Tribes of Oklahoma
Suicide Awareness
The fight against teen suicide begins in the classroom (video - 13 minutes)
Workplace Safety Training in Schools Curriculum for grades 7-12