PL Events & Registration

Whether you are looking to further your skills and knowledge, connect with other professionals in your job area, or you need to meet your state licensure requirements, NCISC professional learning opportunities are right for you!

View the vast listing of NCISC PL events. Be sure to register early, as events may be cancelled a week before the start date if minimum enrollment is not reached.

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Types of PL

Know what type of PL you're looking for? Click the category below to view event options, dates and times, credit offered, and register for events in that category.

Administrator Academies

Administrator Academies (AAs) are learning experiences in which Illinois school/district administrators participate to meet legislated requirements for continuous, high-quality, professional development to maintain PEL certification. One AA course must be completed within each fiscal year that the administrator is working, totaling at least 6 hours.

Credit Earned: 1 AA or 6 PDHs

Admin Academy Program List & Registration

Educator Workshops

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. Click here to view ISBE Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Requirements. If you need help with your PD hours, contact the NCISC Licensure Team.

Credit Earned: Based on number of hours engaged in learning

Educator Workshop List & Registration

Informational Meetings

Job-Embedded Programs & Micro-Credentials

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

NCISC Collaborative Series

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

Online Courses & Book Studies

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

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