Professional Learning Opportunities
| Topic | Date | Location | Audience |
| Geometry with Statistics | May 29 - 30 | Woolard Technology Center, 70 Innovation Way, Camden, SC | Middle and High |
| Reasoning in Mathematics | June 12 | SCDE Agency Building, 849 Learning Lane, West Columbia, SC | High School |
| Geometry with Statistics | June 10 - 11 | SCDE Agency Building, 849 Learning Lane, West Columbia, SC | Middle and High |
| Applications and Modeling | June 13 | SCDE Agency Building, 849 Learning Lane, West Columbia, SC | High School |
- Formative Assessment in Practice: Administration and Leadership
- Formative Assessment in Practice: Elementary Classrooms
- Formative Assessment in Practice: Secondary Classrooms
- Demonstrating Formative Assessment in the Science Classroom: Using the FARROP to Inform Practice
- GED® Test Info: Reasoning Through Language Arts
- GED® Test Info: Mathematics
All certified: Administrators, Non-Instructional Staff, Early Childhood, Elementary,
Location: Courses are online in the SCDE’s Module Learning Management System
Registration Dates: VIRTUALSC Registration will begin:
Cost: Classes are $80.00 and paid for by District 6 (user must use the cohort code provided to you in your Virtual SC registration instructions.)
Session/Semester: Summer 2025 - Course Dates: June 16th to August 3rd, 2025.
Course Overview: VirtualSC Professional Development Program through the South Carolina Department of Education’s (SCDE) Office of Virtual Education is offering approved online Read to Succeed courses. VirtualSC PD Read to Succeed courses for teachers and administrators support the requirements of the Read to Succeed Legislation (Act 284). Teachers will be awarded 60 renewal credits upon passing each course. All courses last a total of seven weeks from start to finish.
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION with SCDE VirtualSC Prof Dev. is required. You will receive an email with detailed instructions THE WEEK OF April 28th, 2025.
YOU CAN ONLY TAKE 1 COURSE AT A TIME!
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Cohort |
Course Name |
Registration Link |
Registration Start Date |
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Cohort 5 |
R2S: Assessment of Reading |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3107 |
4/30/2025 |
|
Cohort 5 |
R2S: Content Area Reading and Writing for Administrators and Non-Instructional Staff |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3108 |
4/30/2025 |
|
Cohort 5 |
R2S: Content Area Reading and Writing for Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3109 |
4/30/2025 |
|
Cohort 5 |
R2S: Content Area Reading and Writing for Middle and High School Teachers |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3110 |
4/30/2025 |
|
Cohort 5 |
R2S: Foundations of Reading |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3111 |
4/30/2025 |
|
Cohort 5 |
R2S: Instructional Practices |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3112 |
4/30/2025 |
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Cohort 5 |
R2S: Instructional Practices Understanding Dyslexia and to Support Struggling Learners |
https://virtualscpd.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx?aid=3113 |
4/30/2025 |
Francis Marion University offers a menu of graduate courses specifically designed for teachers of children of poverty. These courses may be offered in face-to-face, distance, or hybrid formats. Additionally, districts and schools may contract with Francis Marion for on-site delivery of any graduate course. Contact the Center office for details.
A series of four 3-credit graduate (EDUC 555, EDUC 599, EDUC 635, EDUC 636) courses will, together, meet all requirements for South Carolina’s Add-On Certification for Teachers of Children of Poverty. These courses may transfer to other institutions, however that decision is ALWAYS made by the receiving institution. Contact your college or university to verify transfer credit.
Francis Marion University also offers professional development graduate courses (EDPD 525, EDPD 526 and EDPD 527) that are specifically offered for professional learning purposes. While these 3-graduate credit courses include similar content to traditional graduate (EDUC) courses, they may NOT be used toward the Add-On Certification for Teachers of Children of Poverty. Courses typically taught in this format are typically used for recertification credit, but less often are accepted as transfer credit. It is the responsibility of the graduate student to verify that EDPD courses will meet credit, recertification, or other needs.
Registration is now open for our Summer sessions for the graduate courses EDPD 525, 526, 527 and EDUC 555 and 636. Click each course link below for a preview of the course’s syllabi. Click here for more information on how to register for a course.