Skyline Essentials Badges Self-paced professional learning essential for those who are implementing and/or supporting the implementation of Skyline. Courses include how to navigate Skyline, plan and teach lessons and administer assessments using the Skyline digital learning ecosystem.The Navigating, Planning, Teaching, and Assessing 1&2 badges are required for new Skyline adopting teachers. Access Skyline Essential Badges HERE!
Payment / Credit Hours Teachers will receive CPDUs for each Skyline Essentials badge completed. As of April 1, 2025, no compensation will be provided for completion of Skyline Essentials badges. Teachers will receive CPDUs for attending PL sessions. Eligibile staff will also be compensated at the non-instructional rate per hour for their attendance at Skyline PL sessions that occur outside of regularly contracted hours. Teachers must be fully contracted and onboarded at the time of the session, attend the full duration of the session, and complete the attendance/exit slip form to receive payment and CPDUs. Please find more payment information in the Skyline Payment One-Pager.
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Essential Question: How can we center student voice, choice, and inquiry as we engage students in learning about the Power of Activism and prepare them to take informed action about issues that matter to them?
The morning session will focus on Unit 5: The Power of Activism from the 11th grade Participate Civics curriculum. The afternoon session will be co-facilitated with Chicago Votes and will focus on taking informed action by leveraging Chicago Votes’ legislative tracking tool as part of an inquiry-based approach to authentic civic learning.
The morning session (9:30 - 11:30) is open to high school civics teachers. The afternoon session (12:30 - 3) is open to both middle and high school civics teachers.
