Fall 2025 Professional Development Offerings

Administrators

• Elementary Principal Meetings - September 11, November 13, January 8, March 12 - 8:30 @ ESC
• Middle School/High School Principal Meetings - October 16, December 11, February 12, April 9 - 8:30 @ ESC
• School Sims Leadership Simulations*
  • Complete 3 simulations from the School Sims simulation library and share a reflection for each. 
  • Complete by December 12, 2025

All Teachers

• Building Reading Habits - This is the chance to read books that are related to your work and interests and earn credit for it. *
  • Teachers use a provided grid to choose books to read with reflection submitted at the end of course; the grid/requirements have changed a bit from the past Teachers Read; please view requirements linked above.
  • Runs from September 2-December 12, 2025
  • Register by September 1 - registration form
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $25 for all others
• 50 Strategies for Integrating AI into the Classroom Book Study*
  • Coursework/Discussion will be completed through Google classroom
  • Runs from September-May
  • Register by September 1 - registration form
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $25 for all others
  • Participants need to secure their own copy of the text
• Light Up the Learning Brain Book Study*
  • Coursework/Discussion will be completed through Google classroom
  • Runs from September 2-December 12
  • Register by September 1 - registration form
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $25 for all others
  • Participants need to secure their own copy of the text

Core Teachers

• Science Professional Development
  • K-2: Open SciEd - October 13: 9:00-3:00
  • 3-5: Open SciEd - November 24: 9:00-3:00
  • Science of Agriculture: Real-World Labs for Middle & High School Classrooms: October 29: 9:00-3:30 
  • FREE for Darke County Member districts; $50/session for all others
  • Registration link is in each respective flyer
• Mathematics Professional Development
  • K-2 September 16: 8:00-3:00
  • 3-5 October 30: 8:00-3:00
  • 6-8 December 9: 8:00-3:00
  • FREE for Darke County Member districts; $50/session for all others
  • Registration link is in each respective flyer
• Social Studies  - Teaching American History Seminars
  • Supreme Court Cases in Education: October 21: 9:00-2:15
  • Women in American History: March 5: 9:00-2:15
  • FREE for ALL Teachers
• Good Grammar Book Study* (best for grades 6-12)
  • Coursework/Discussion will be completed through Google classroom
  • Runs from September 2-December 12
  • Register by September 1 - registratin form
  • FREE for Darke County member districts; $25 for all others
  • Participants need to secure their own copy of the text

* Course credit from Ashland University available for this course.  Information will be provided upon registration.  

Find other opportunities for virtual professional development: Ohio Learning Community and Ohio Professional Learning Directory

Please email April Hoying, april.hoying@darkeesc.org, with any questions.