On-line Staff Development Registration
Getting to the website:
From the district homepage www.pasadenaisd.org, choose the "staff development" link found in the teachers/employees section.
On the staff development page, click on the registration link.
Accessing your account:
Enter your username (same as your e-mail account - for most, it is your first initial, last name - Example: kgibson).
Enter your password (Until you change it, your password will be the last 4 digits of your social security number).
Click on the Login button.
Updating your account:
Once you have
accessed your account, click on the "edit user info" button. (If you are unable
to access your account, see below.)
Check your user information (Add your school telephone number and be sure your
School/Dept. is listed correctly.)
In the password box, change your password to one of your choice. (You will have
to type your password twice to confirm).
Click on the "save changes" button.
Finding a course:
Click on the
"Register and view upcoming classes" button.
You will be presented with a list of all available staff development offered by
the district. It will appear alphabetized by course name, but you can sort the
list in other ways by clicking on the column headers (course location, date,
audience). Hover over the course name for a class description. You may also
print this list if you would like a paper copy. You can also use 2 search
fields to find classes that interest you:
Clicking Enter a Key Word Here to Search for Course will allow you to
find any word in the course title (Example: Typing excel and
clicking the search button will return any course that contains the word excel
in the title).
Clicking Enter a Keyword Here to Search for Audience will allow you to
find those courses designed for a specific audience. (Example: Typing
Math and clicking the search button would return all classes targeting
math teachers. Typing ETP and clicking the search button will
return those courses fulfilling Effective Teaching Practices requirements.
Clicking on the "Click here to see search codes for the Audience search"
will display key words that will make your search more productive. To return to
Main Menu click X.
Enrolling in a course:
Once you have located the course you want to attend, click on the course title.
You should receive the message "your class has been added". If you want to
enroll in another course, click on the 'add another course'. Otherwise, click on
the 'back to main page' button - you should see the name of the course you
enrolled in listed. If you see a course listed in the "you are enrolled in the
following courses" list, you ARE enrolled. You will not receive any further
confirmation. You might want to print this page for your records.
Administrator Notification:
If the course you are registering for requires a substitute, you must receive principal approval. He/she will receive an e-mail listing the course you have chosen. If approval is not granted, he/she will contact you and you will be responsible for deleting the course.
Deleting a course:
If you decide that you are unable to attend a course or if your principal does
not approve your attendance, you can drop that course. After logging into the
system, click the 'delete class' button. You will be presented with a list of
courses you are enrolled in. Click on the title of the course you wish to drop,
and then confirm by clicking the 'delete' button.
Waiting list:
If you enroll in a class that is full, you will see a message stating that you
are being placed on a waiting list. If an enrolled participant drops that
course, you will be notified by e-mail that you are now enrolled and can
participate in this course.
Certificates:
Within a few days of completion of your course, you should receive an e-mail
that contains a link to your certificate. Click on that link, print your
certificate and keep it for your records.
Problems:
We have entered over 4000 employees in the system, but it is possible that a few employees (especially new hires) may not have been added. If you cannot access your account (after carefully checking for typing mistakes) you can click on the 'new user' button to create an account for yourself. Please use your e-mail account username in this system as well. If you receive a 'this e-mail account has already been used' message, return to the login page and choose "Having trouble logging into the system? Click here to send an e-mail" (if this does not work, send an e-mail to (webmaster@pasadenaisd.org).