Instructional Services / Overview of Services

When special needs emerge in training and school improvement, wed be happy to explore those needs with you and help you in any way we can. SSC's Instructional Services staff provide many types of services and training.

Professional Development Opportunities:

When training needs emerge, we are ready to explore these needs with you and help you in any way we can. Following are several types of professional development that SSC currently offers. In addition to SSC facilitated training, we bring in other presenters with expertise about topics of interest. We also offer many educational leadership development opportunities, including School Leadership in the Digital Age with Scott McLeod, Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching Administrator Training with Elaine Phillips, and Leading Significant Change with Doug Reeves.

Our staff possess specialized knowledge in many areas of educational research and current issues. We continually strive to offer high-quality opportunities to help our members grow and learn. If we dont have the internal capacity to provide training and professional development opportunities on a specific topic, we can leverage our partnerships and resources to help you meet identified needs. In fact, when members share their input with us, we assess common regional needs, which helps us find solutions to help our members. Rates will vary based on instructor costs, underwriting from other sources, level of coordination required, and level of participation. Heres what we do:

Deliver professional development in various ways to ensure quality and cost effectiveness.
On-site and regional training may include use of distance technologies as well as face-to-face interaction and follow-up support.
Find expert instructors and other resources to best address a given need.
Design and deliver special topic trainings (content areas, computer training, instructional strategies, etc.) at SSC or at a member site.
Prepare teachers and facilitators for online learning and teaching.
Provide high-quality, convenient online professional development opportunities for K-12 educators.

Contact: Diane Schwinghammer, Director of Educational Services, (507) 281-6683, dschwinghammer@ssc.coop