FOR SESSIONS TAKING PLACE AFTER JUNE 9, 2026 PLEASE ACCESS THE SY27 SCHED EVENT PAGE. In this SY26 SCHED EVENT PAGE you will find registration for professional learning sessions offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning TAKING PLACE BEFORE JUNE 9, 2026. n this SY26 Chicago Public Schools Sched Event Page you will find registration for professional learning offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning and Skyline specific opportunities.
Please note, to access district-wide offerings of professional learning opportunities you may view the Employee Intranet Professional Learning Calendar(filter the calendar by professional learning on the left).
SY26 SKYLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Teacher Professional Learning. Teachers are provided with comprehensive support when launching the Skyline curriculum through asynchronous and in-person sessions, as well as ongoing offerings to sustain and deepen successful implementation.
Skyline Essentials Badges: Asynchronous self-paced professional learning essential for those who are implementing and/or supporting the implementation of Skyline. Badges can be found here. Teachers earn 1 ISBE credit hour for each completed badge. As of April 1, 2025, compensation is not available for badge completion.
Skyline 101s: In-person, day-long sessions that prepare teachers and leaders for successful implementation of Skyline. Sessions will run June 16, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, CPS content specialists provide ongoing professional learning opportunities tailored to both newly implementing teachers and more experienced users of the curriculum.
School Leader and Network Leader Professional Learning. School leaders and network leaders have access to professional learning that helps them apply high-leverage leadership practices that are especially impactful for implementation of HQ curriculum.
Leading Implementation of the Skyline Curriculum: This in-person, day-long launch session is for school leaders, school-based coaches, and network/district coaches who support schools with curriculum implementation. Leaders will leave the session prepared to implement high-leverage leadership and coaching practices that matter most for successful curriculum implementation. Sessions will run May 27, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, the CPS professional learning team provides ongoing opportunities for school and network leaders to strengthen their leadership of Skyline curriculum implementation.
Payment / ISBE Credit Hours
Teachers will receive ISBE Hours for each Skyline Essentials badge completed. As of April 1, 2025, no compensation will be provided for completion of Skyline Essentials badges. Teachers will receive ISBE Hours for attending PL sessions. Eligibile staff will also be compensated at the non-instructional rate per hour for their attendance at Skyline PL sessions that occur outside of regularly contracted hours. Teachers must be fully contracted and onboarded at the time of the session, attend the full duration of the session, and complete the attendance/exit slip form to receive payment and ISBE Hours. Please find more payment information in the Skyline Payment One-Pager.
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This scenario based workshop will provide examples of best practices in using Freckle to support Tier 2 & 3 instruction. Participants will also learn strategies to deepen student engagement.
In an effort to further align elementary school master schedules with those entered into Aspen, ES Scheduling is hosting Bell Scheduling Clinics to support schools with strategic schedule design, accurate instructional minute alignment, and DQI error resolution. These clinics are a key step in ensuring that schedules reflect district priorities and meet both instructional and operational requirements. Clinics will run from Wednesday, September 3 through Thursday, September 18, 2025, and all master schedule revisions in Aspen should be completed by Friday, September 19, 2025. Register now!
This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review fall responsibilities, resolving Scheduling DQIs, class leveling, and monitoring class sizes (including EL and DL ratios). It will also provide updates on the process for submitting Bell Schedule changes and planning for SY26.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.
"This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review fall responsibilities, resolving Scheduling DQIs, class leveling, and monitoring class sizes (including EL and DL ratios). It will also provide updates on the process for submitting Bell Schedule changes and planning for SY26.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory."
This session is designed to unpack the why and how of administering the Student Annual Needs Determination Inventory (SANDI) accurately and with fidelity.
"This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review fall responsibilities, resolving Scheduling DQIs, class leveling, and monitoring class sizes (including EL and DL ratios). It will also provide updates on the process for submitting Bell Schedule changes and planning for SY26.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory."
This session is for returning users highlighting key features of the platform. This refresher provides a review of data available in the teacher dashboard & some pro tips to enchance your Freckle experience.
This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools offering evening school. The session will review scheduler responsibilities, master schedule building, bell schedule configuration.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.
This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools offering evening school. The session will review scheduler responsibilities, master schedule building, bell schedule configuration.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.
Dive into Beginning-of-Year (BOY) Star assessment data to uncover key insights that drive instructional decisions. This session will guide teachers through interpreting scaled scores, percentile ranks, and benchmark categories, helping them assess student mastery of standards and plan next steps effectively. By the end of this session, participants will feel confident using Beginning-of-Year screening results to inform instruction, identify trends, and support differentiated learning.
This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review fall responsibilities, resolving Scheduling DQIs, class leveling, and monitoring class sizes (including EL and DL ratios). It will also provide updates on the process for submitting Bell Schedule changes and planning for SY26.
Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.
Star Custom provides targeted progress monitoring for upper-grade students, helping educators track skill development and inform instruction. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to design and assign Star Custom assessments with guidance from a Renaissance consultant. Explore how Star Custom supports Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, allows for customized skill checks, and enhances data-driven decision-making for older students.
Join us for a webinar featuring UnidosUS and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History curated resources. Learn how 15 culturally responsive lesson plans were created to bring Latino voices and experiences to the classroom and help students explore the rich tapestry of America’s history.These lesson plans inlude: - Latino Immigration to the United States in the 20th and 21st Centuries - Latino and Latina Civil Rights, 1930-1970 - Prominent Latinos and Latinas in the 20th and 21st Century United States
Explore how you can seamlessly incorporate these ready-to-use materials for a more inclusive and impactful history curriculum. Hope to see you there!
Please join the Health and Physical Education team as we host physical education experts, SHAPE America Trainer and curriculum lead at Denver Public Schools, Jennifer Smith. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore practical ways to teach students how to set, monitor and reflect on personal fitness and activity goals. The workshop emphasizes student ownership, motivation and growth-minded assessment practices that help learners connect daily participation to lifelong health. Activities will align with Physical Best, Fifth Edition.
Through hands-on activities and discussion, participants will: -Explain the role of goal setting and self-reflection in building student motivation and confidence in physical education; -Practice developmentally appropriate strategies for helping students create specific, measurable and meaningful fitness and activity goals; -Experience elementary- and secondary-level activities that embed goal tracking, self-assessment and progress monitoring; -Design feedback routines that support student agency while honoring diverse abilities, interests and starting points; -Leave with ready-to-use tools for goal-setting collaboration, student reflection and family communication to support active lifestyles beyond the gym.
