Purpose

  • The goal of the Professional Learning Department is to increase student achievement by providing a rich variety of brain-friendly learning resources for all Alief staff members. Teachers who know more have students who know more. A big part of a teacher's job is to continuously learn and become an even better teacher for even more students.
     
     

Contact Information

  • Professional Learning General Information

    Please check your 2021-22 PL records in Eduphoria.

    Information about the 2023-24 PL Year requirements is listed below.

    Children are not allowed to accompany their parents/guardians to Professional Learning sessions, nor can they be left unattended at the training site.

    Participants are given a 15-minute grace period to arrive at their session after the scheduled start time. Anyone more than 15 minutes late will not be admitted to the session.

     

    2023-2024 Alief ISD Professional Learning Information

    Professional Learning Calendar Year: March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024

    District Credit Hours Required for Non-Alief U Professionals: 14 district credit hours

    District Credit Hours Required for Alief U Years 2 and 3: For the 2023-2024 school year, see the Teacher Induction web page

    District Credit Hours Required for Paraprofessionals: 14 hours earned through comp time, district credit hours, or a combination - all to be completed by February 29, 2024

     

    New Registration System for Professional Learning (PSPL)

    Eduphoria retired at the end of the 2021-22 Professional Learning year on February 28, 2022.

    The new registration system is PowerSchool Professional Learning (PSPL). You may have seen the new icon in your HUB. It was deployed to the HUB on February 1, 2022. Kudos to all of you who have already registered for summer professional learning opportunities with no formal instruction! We appreciate our resourceful and tech-savvy colleagues!   

    Power school professional learning icon

    Step-by-step directions for using the PSPL system to register for courses can be found by clicking here.

    A video to introduce you to the new system.

    When you open PSPL icon in the HUB you will see the PSPL homepage. Just click on Courses (in the menu bar at the top of the page) and you will see many options to find the right course for you.

    power school professional learning home page

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    2023-2024 Alief ISD Professional Learning Information

    Professional Learning Calendar Year: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024

    District Credit Hours Required for Non-Alief U Professionals: 14 district credit hours which need to be completed by February 29, 2024. Staff members should meet their District credit hours requirement to score Proficient on T-TESS Dimension 4.3. 

    Alief U Year 1: For the 2023-2024 school year, see the Teacher Induction web page for information.

    Alief U Years 2 and 3: 35 district credit hours – 35 hours from a recommended list by the Teacher Induction Coordinator – all to be completed by February 29, 2024

    Campus-based Paraprofessionals: 14 district credit hours – 14 hours earned through comp time, district credit hours, or a combination - all to be completed by February 29, 2024

    All District Credit Hours Must be Earned Outside the Workday*.

    • Outside professional learning sessions (F2F and virtual) occurring outside the workday can earn District credit. See the steps to secure approval by clicking on this link: CREDIT REQUEST FOR OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION. As part of this process, you will be asked to upload your certificate of attendance.

    * Outside the workday is defined as before or after work hours or on any district day off. You may not earn District credit on sick days or during medical leave.