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Project Inspire: Course Offerings

Registration for the Spring 2025 session is now closed. 

Please check back for Fall 2025 course updates.


Due to the intense course work, we highly recommend that enrolled teachers take no more than two (2) Project Inspire courses concurrently.

Your course instructor will address and clarify any additional course specific expectations, but please review the general course requirements and policies. Course specific objectives are outlined in each course's syllabus in the LearnSoft system

COURSES

Project Inspire: Digital Citizenship (REGISTRATION CLOSED)

The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to the Common Sense Media (CSM) Digital Citizenship curriculum. Participants will learn about the basic digital citizenship concepts and implementation strategies in their classroom/school.

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Project Inspire: Effectively Using Google Slides in the Teaching Profession (REGISTRATION CLOSED)

This course focuses on how to utilize the features of Google Slides to enhance classroom instruction and communication. Educators will learn best practices on how this collaborative technology tool can enable them to create presentations, websites, flyers, posters, and animations online in a fun and interactive way!

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Project Inspire: Online Teaching Level 1: Online Learning Instructional Best Practices & Pedagogy (REGISTRATION CLOSED)

This is the first in a series of three courses to prepare teachers for online teaching. This introductory course focuses on universal distance/blended learning instructional best practices and pedagogy. The purpose of this course is to introduce and train educators on distance and blended learning instructional best practices and pedagogy.

(This course is an updated version of the Connect! #CT178661 course. Participants who previously took the Connect! course will NOT be able to receive PD credit for this course.)

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Project Inspire: Online Teaching Level 2: Effective Use of the Course Tools Found in a Robust Learning Management System (REGISTRATION CLOSED)

This is the second in a series of three courses to prepare teachers for online teaching. This course focuses on designing a quality online course and the effective use of the collaborative tools provided in a robust learning management system.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the following course: #CT178661 Online Teaching Level 1: Online Learning Instructional Best Practices & Pedagogy OR previously known as Connect! Course.

(This course is an updated version of the Collaboration Nation! #PD183041 course. Participants who previously took the Collaboration Nation course will NOT be able to receive PD credit for this course.)

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Project Inspire: Spreadsheets Made Simple: Using and Analyzing Data in the Classroom (REGISTRATION CLOSED)

The purpose of the course is to prepare participants with instructional practices utilizing spreadsheets that address the K-12 computer science “data and analysis” concept standards. Participants will learn the basic spreadsheet features to collect, store, analyze and present data visually. 

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LEARNSOFT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

How to Register for a Project Inspire Course on LearnSoft

Participants are registered in order of payment received. All interested participants must register to the waitlist first.

Contact us at: projectinspire@k12.hi.us