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Professional Development Courses Professional Development courses offered by NEGYSTC are free, unless otherwise noted, to regular employees of our member school systems of Banks, Franklin, Gainesville City, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, and White counties. Employees from other Pioneer RESA member systems (Dawson, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Mountain Ed. Center, Union) can enroll in our courses on a space-available basis for $75/PLU credit. All others including those not currently employed, substitute teachers, or retired teachers can enroll in our courses on a space-available basis for $125/PLU credit. 2009-2010 Courses are continually being updated and added. This page was last updated on 07/22/2010.
NEGYSTC Courses
Differentiated Instruction in Science for Grades 3-12
On-Line Essential Earth, Life, and Physical Science Content Course for K-7 Teachers 1-6 PLUs: On-going Open Course Enrollment
On-Line Essential Physical Science Content Course for 8th Gr. Teachers 1-6 PLUs: On-going Open Course Enrollment
To find out more information about these NEGYSTC course offerings, please visit the Pioneer RESA website at www.pioneerresa.org.
Other GYSTC Courses
Differentiated Instruction in Science for Grades 3-12 PLU credits: 1-2 PLUs Location: On-line and on-site Starting Date: Self-paced
This course will focus on how to differentiate instruction in the science classroom and is a great compliment to the Standards-Based Science Classroom training. Additional support will be provided on-site at the participants’ schools to facilitate their progress towards differentiation.
On-Line Essential Earth, Life, and Physical Science Content Course for K-7 Teachers: Location: On-line PLU Credits: 1-6 Dates: On-going open enrollment Cost: Free for NEGYSTC member systems, $75-125/PLU credit for non-members To register: Go to www.pioneerresa.org
This course is designed to improve the earth, life, and physical science content knowledge of K-7th grade teachers/paraprofessionals. The course is self-guided and facilitated by a NEGYSTC course instructor allowing participants to start the course whenever they choose. The course is designed around 24 content topics all aligned to the K-7 Science GPS. The topics addressed are divided up among the three main content areas as follows: 8 earth science, 8 life science, and 8 physical science topics. Participants can pick and choose which sessions they would like to complete based on the number of PLU credits they wish to earn (i.e., 1 PLU participants must complete 4 sessions, 2 PLU participants must complete 8 sessions, etc.). In addition, upon completion of the course, participants will gain access to the GYSTC-developed Implementation Guides that contain units, strategies, and learning applications for the K-7 Georgia Performance Science Standards. On-Line Essential Physical Science Content Course for 8th Grade Teachers: Location: On-line PLU Credits: 1-6 Start Date: On-going open enrollment Cost: Free for NEGYSTC member systems, $75-125/PLU credit for non-members To register: Go to www.pioneerresa.org
This course is designed to improve the physical science content knowledge of 8th grade teachers/paraprofessionals. The course is self-guided and facilitated by a NEGYSTC course instructor allowing participants to start the course whenever they choose. The course is designed around 30 content topics all aligned to the 8th Grade Science GPS. Participants can pick and choose which sessions they would like to complete based on the number of PLU credits they wish to earn (i.e., 1 PLU participants must complete 5 sessions, 2 PLU participants must complete 10 sessions, etc.). In addition, upon completion of the course, participants will gain access to the GYSTC-developed Implementation Guides that contain units, strategies, and learning applications for the 8th Grade Georgia Performance Science Standards.
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