All Online Professional Development is available through Home Base.
Courses are offered in a self-paced format. View the table below for course titles, descriptions, and alignment to North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards. Please see Home Base for additional information.
To enroll, log into the NCEES system using your NCEdCloud/IAM username and password, then click the Professional Learning tab and choose Catalog/Course Catalog. You can then search for a course by title, number, or description. Select the course you wish to register for, and on the course screen, click on the available section.
Need help? You can download the following guides:
Accessing the Professional Development System
Finding and registering for our self-paced courses
Accessing your transcript/certificate in NCEES.
Detailed models are provided in the Implementation Guide.
Credit types: All courses are marked in the NCEES PD System for general credit. However, courses may be appropriate for additional credit types as listed: G = general, and L = literacy.
Who is eligible to enroll in NCEES courses?
North Carolina teachers and school staff are eligible if they are currently employed by a North Carolina Public School Unit (PSU), including public, charter, or private schools, and have an active NCEES account (also known as HomeBase, PowerSchool, or MyNCEdCloud).
Note: Individuals who are not currently employed as educators in North Carolina do not have access to the NCEES platform.
Flexible and Collaborative
“Self-paced” courses don’t have to be done alone! They can be implemented in a variety of ways. We recommend professional learning communities (PLCs), whether online, offline, or in a hybrid format, but teachers can use the courses for self-directed learning.
Districts and charter schools with access to Home Base can teach local sections of most instructor-led courses. Access to Canvas will be provided, but the LEA must provide a trained and qualified instructor for each section. Only learners enrolled by the LEA in question will be enrolled in that section of the course.
Things to Remember
- There is no cost to school districts or educators to take these courses. Any public LEA or charter school in North Carolina may use the courses.
- All materials needed to complete the courses are provided online. You must have reliable connectivity. Technology requirements are listed at the beginning of each course.
- Self-paced courses and mini-courses will be available throughout the school year. You may begin at any time. Each course requires a different amount of time for completion. Please refer to the descriptions of specific courses below for approximate completion times.
Credit will be awarded on the PD system transcript upon successful completion of courses housed in Home Base. Educators may also print a Certificate of Completion for their records and present to the Staff Development Contact within their school for CEUs. Final award of CEUs must be approved by the local education agency (school district or charter school). Central office staff may ask to see work products for self-paced course before awarding credit. (See lists provided here on the page for each course.) Please note that unless explicitly marked otherwise, all courses are recommended for general credit, but credit type may be overridden by local authority.
For questions, contact Dr. Geetanjali Soni, Director of Teaching & Learning, at geetanjali.soni@ncpublicschools.gov
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