Personalized & Modernized: Professional Learning Gets an Upgrade!

Teachers are lifelong learners, yet they have not always had access to authoritative and flexible professional learning that speaks to their individual needs. PowerSchool Professional Learning is our solution focused on improving this landscape with PD that counts. 

4 Features of PowerSchool Professional Learning

1. Professional Learning is Adaptable 

Unlock the power of timely, flexible, and engaging professional learning with PowerSchool! Elevate your teaching game by accessing online courses that meet immediate needs, whether it’s adapting to remote learning or staying compliant. Our Professional Learning platform empowers educators with 24/7 access to top-notch content, making planning, tracking, and collaboration a breeze. 

2. Professional Learning Personalizes your Success 

Say goodbye to the one-size-fits-all approach. PowerSchool caters to individual learning styles with in-person, self-paced, or blended development options. Tracking progress is a walk in the park with clear reporting and online transcripts that practically shout, “Mission accomplished!” 

3. Professional Learning is Engaging and Collaborative 

We know educators crave a social, collaborative experience, and that’s why we’ve built online communities, badges, and micro-credentials to keep things lively. Don’t just learn—engage and earn rewards for your efforts! 

4. Professional Learning Gives you Peace of Mind 

Our platform goes beyond just learning; it’s a secure fortress protecting your data. Plus, seamless integration with performance evaluations means pinpointing growth opportunities and fueling targeted professional development, all with cybersecurity in mind.  

Upgrades to our Professional Learning Platform 

With modern updates, Professional Learning is more self-serviceable to work with your district’s needs. You can now configure various roles and permissions without contacting PowerSchool. From one centralized space, you can configure and manage all courses, sections, and forms and access your own professional learning pathways according to your needs and your timeline.  

Its new design is intuitive and simpler to navigate. On the upgraded platform, you’ll see: 

• Course information all on one page 
• Easier survey creation and management 
• One-click navigation from the left side menu 
• An interface with a look and feel that matches other PowerSchool products 

How Can I Get These New Updates?  

I am a Prospective Professional Learning Customer 

If you are new to Professional Learning, these updates are included in the product. As a new customer of Professional Learning, you’d also have access to these benefits: 

• Course Management: Propose, approve, and create new courses for staff to meet learning needs and objectives, without the administrative hassle.  
• Course Catalog: Create your own content or use the PowerSchool Premium Library to buy online self-paced content from various vendors. Customize your PD catalog filters with course tags for easier navigation and recommend or assign courses to staff based on their individual goals. 
• Reports: Pull up dashboards and on-demand reports from home, in meetings, or on the go. Get real-time insights into attendance, teacher credentialing, and scheduling when and where you need them. 
• Collaborative, Online Learning: Help educators connect and share learnings through digital collaboration—with optional credits, online discussion boards, and content sharing within learning networks. 
• Sync Professional Learning with Performance Evaluations: Through integration with PowerSchool Perform, staff evaluations can pinpoint growth opportunities and fuel targeted professional development.  

I am a Legacy Professional Learning Customer  

If you are a current customer, these product updates will save you time and boost teacher support. Plus, migrating to the upgraded Professional Learning solution is free!  

It all starts with a migration kickoff meeting where we detail how the process works. And don’t worry about getting used to the new system! We offer robust, detailed, and accessible documentation and assistance for users. We’ll even migrate your credit areas, course and section forms, transcripts, users, roles, permissions, and more.  

To request a kickoff meeting, call the support team at 866-434-6276 or reach out to your customer support representative.