Professional Development
Professional development opportunities for staff
From instructional coaching to academy courses to various cohorts and leadership conferences, FCPS has many professional development opportunities for our employees.
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MyPDE
MyPDE is a unified system for the communication and registration of professional development and training, and performance evaluations for all FCPS employees.
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Academy Course Program
The FCPS Academy Course Program is a virtual mini-university for educators, providing a wide array of professional learning to contracted instructional staff.
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Great Beginnings Summer Institute
View our many resources and vendor-provided information for the Great Beginnings Summer Institute.
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Instructional Coaching
The Instructional Coaching program prepares and supports teacher leaders who guide their colleagues in data analysis, best practices, and collaboration to improve student learning.