Irving ISD Online Staff Development System Registration Instructions

1. Irving ISD Online Staff Development SystemRegistration Instructions

2. Irving ISD Home Page • https://www.solutionwhere.com/irvingisd/cw/main.asp (Suggestion: make a shortcut to this in your favorites folder for easy access. To do this click Favorites on the Explorer toolbar and Add to favorites. It will read Coursewhere Home) • Click logon

3. User Logon • User ID: the initials of your first and last names in upper case according to the Human Resources Department and your 4 digit employee number (Example: JD1234) • Password: First time users –Same as above

4. User Screen Overview

5. User Screen Overview Cont. • Home – takes you back to home screen • View by Category - shows courses by category • View by Alpha – shows courses by name • View by Month – shows courses by date • View by Interest – shows courses by interest • Contact Us – sends email message to Mickie Cox in Staff Development

6. User Screen Overview Cont. • To view any of the sections just click on the shortcut • View transcript – shows all staff development you have received credit for • Change Password – you may change it up to 20 characters and/or letters and numbers • Change Personal Information – fill in blanks. Email is very important for registration • Unregister from Classes • News - Get IISD Staff Development News

7. View Transcript

8. Transcript • You may view courses you have taken • You may view courses you have registered for • You may unregister by clicking on the course • You may view total credit given for courses that you have registered for and taken • You may submit an out of district workshop for Professional Staff Development credit. • If you want Exchange and/or TBA Credit you will need to • Submit an Out of District Workshop form for Division Director approval (Unless it is a pre-approved course that has been submitted by a coordinator) • Submit an Out of District workshop request form to staff development with your principals signature. These forms are found on the Staff Development Website.

9. Staff Development Credit • Professional Development Hours – this is training that you have had during a workday and some after school workshops • Campus Staff Development Day – These are the staff development days of Aug. 20 or 23 and Oct. 11 • TBA Day Hours – These are hours that were approved by a Division Director for TBA credit • Exchange Day Hours – These are hours that were approved by a Division Director and your Principal for Nov. 22 and 23 exchange day credit • TBA or Exchange Day Hours – These are hours that were approved for both • For more in-depth information on TBA and Exchange days please visit the Staff Development Website.

10. Credits/Hours/Grade • Credits – Hours approved for Staff Development Credit • Hours – Actual time you were credited in training. (Example: You went to an Out of District Workshop that lasted 3 days, but it was approved for only one TBA or Exchange day.) • 6 credits equal one day. • Grade • Blank – No specified department • GT – Qualifies toward GT clock hours • Special Education – Training sponsored by the Special Education Department • Others may be added

11. Change Password • Put in new password that is easy for you to remember (Up to 20 Characters, numbers and letters) • Put in new password again • Submit Password

12. Change Personal Information • DO NOT change name. This is donethrough the Human Resources department. If you see an error please contact that department. • Enter Email address. This is extremely important for getting confirmations, reminders, messages when a class is cancelled, etc. • Change District to Irving ISD • Enter Building or Department using drop-down menu • Position: usually entered by Human Resources. Paraprofessionals are listed by pay grade • Assignment : If you do not see one that fits your assignment please have your ITS contact Staff Development to have it added as a choice or send an email to mcox@irvingisd.net • UPDATE. If you do not update the information you have just entered will be lost.

13. Unregistering for Sessions • Click on unregister from classes • Just click on the session that you wish to unregister from and you will be prompted to make sure that is what you want to do • Please unregister if you cannot attend. • If you register and miss 2 classes without unregistering then your registering privileges will be suspended. If this happens you must contact Staff Development to be considered for future registration.

14. How to Register for Course • Find your course by Category (choose category from drop-down menu and push go), Alpha, Month or Interest • Click on the title of course you are interested in • Those classes that start with the name of a campus are campus workshops and only members of that campus should register for those courses.

15. Choosing the Session • Click on the time of the session you would like to attend and then click on register • All the information about the session will be displayed including time, date, location address and a link to an internet map, contact information, instructor • Special instructions regarding the class will also be listed here

16. Registration Screen • Check information and make any necessary changes • Click on the “Submit Registration” button at the bottom of the page.

17. Confirmation of Registration • In most cases you will receive: • A screen message saying you have successfully registered along with Course Session Information • An email giving you the title of the course, location and date • A reminder email 2 days before the course ** Email messages are generated automatically using the system administrator’s email address (mcox@irvingisd.net)

18. Contacts for Staff Development • Robin Shrode – Coordinator of Staff Development 972-215-5082 • Kaye Christian – Staff Development Secretary 972-251-5080 • Mickie Cox – Staff Development Secretary and designated system administrator and instructor 972-251-5054