SCHEDULE AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
This pdf file was current November 8.  It shows the classes and dates but not course descriptions. Our schedule changes frequently.  The list of classes on the MCSD Intranet (EmployeeNet) is always up to date; however, it is accessible only on the MCSD Wide Area Network with an employee-specific password.

BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS (ESSENTIAL SKILLS) CHECKLIST

CLASS HANDOUTS AND TIPS

REGISTRATION FORM FOR NON-MCSD EMPLOYEES (Interactive pdf File - Type and Print)
MCSD employees must register online through EmployeeNet.

MCSD Instructional Technology Specialists offer two different categories of technology classes:  (1) customized training for specific schools or groups and (2) system-wide Staff Development courses.  Your school or department can contact your Instructional Technology Specialist to arrange for customized courses on many different topics, including the courses scheduled for system-wide training as listed on the following pages.  Customized courses can be scheduled at a time suitable for your staff and can take place in your building or in one of our teaching labs.
 

	Before you register for a system-wide technology class, please identify the prerequisites for a course.  If you are not sure that you have the specified skills, check with your Instructional Technology Specialist.  The skills covered in Essential Skills are required for all other courses; the skills covered in Word Intro are required for all subsequent courses.
A single Professional Learning Unit (PLU) represents 10 clock hours of class contact.  For training received in instructional technology classes, an employee can “bank” the contact hours for a single school year (July 1 through June 30).  For example, if a teacher accumulates 19 hours by June 30, he/she will receive one PLU.  The nine hours cannot be carried over to the next year.

Several courses are offered more than once. These are indicated by letters (A, B).  When you register for a repeated course, be sure to specify its name and letter. A class will “make” if at least ten people have registered one week prior to the class; otherwise, the class will be canceled and those registered will be notified by the Tech Center. If you want to put your name on a list to take an unscheduled system-wide course, call or email Pat Rose. When enough people express an interest in a relevant topic, we will schedule a course. Most of the classes are held at Britt David in Rooms 13 and 15.