PL Events & Registration

Educator workshops are learning experiences and continued training in which Illinois educators participate to meet legislated requirements for continuous, high-quality, professional development (PD) to maintain PEL certification.If you need help with your PD hours, contact the NCISC Licensure Team. 

•  ISBE Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Requirements 

Credit Earned: Based on number of hours engaged in learning 

Educator Workshop List & Registration

NCISC offers brief meetings centered around a specific topic of interest, such as learning more about IMRF benefits or the retirement process. Check the event listing, or updates from NCISC.

Credit Earned: None

Informational Meeting List & Registration

You can earn degrees, certifications and micro-credentials by participating in a job-embedded, asynchronous, online learning experiences that help you develop a range of relevant knowledge and skills. Current programs include teacher apprenticeship (paraprofessional to bachelors), ESL certification and LBS1 certification. 

NCISC partners with BloomBoard to offer NCISC educators a 15% discount.

University of St. Francis graduate-level credit is offered to educators who successfully complete the program. Each micro-credential is worth one graduate credit. Three micro-credentials make up one micro-endorsement.

Credit Earned: One graduate credit per micro-credential

Job-Embedded & Micro-Credential Programs & Registration

North Cook ISC school and district leaders in like positions/roles meet regularly to share strategies, ideas, navigate issues, learn together and collaborate to problem solve.

A North Cook ISC representative facilitates these NCISC Collaborative Series meetings. Guest speakers will be in attendance on occasion.

Credit Earned: none

Lineup of Collaborative Meetings

With NCISC online programs, learning occurs on the learner’s schedule within the required timeframe. Open enrollment allows for many participants to join a course at any given time. The instructor may post various instructional tasks for learners to engage in, such as: self-guided lesson modules, video content, reading articles, reviewing posted presentations, completing projects/assignments on the Canvas platform (similar to Schoology, Blackboard, and D2L). Other online programs are available through the Illinois Online Academy.  

Credit Earned: Based on the number of hours engaged in learning

Online Program List & Registration