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Courses: NTT Modules
MCPS offers a CPD (Continuing Professional
Development) course for teachers new to the profession
of teaching and/or new to MCPS. It is in the
form of three modules: NTT-01, NTT-02, and NTT-03.
Each module stands alone (no prerequisites). One
credit of MSDE credit is given upon completion of
the each module. NTT-01, NTT-02, & NTT-03 DO NOT CHARGE
REGISTRATION
FEES.
NTT-01, “Beginning Your First Year
of Teaching,” is designed to strengthen
new teachers’ classroom repertoire, beliefs & expectations
and provide educators with such strategies as classroom
management, planning for instruction, differentiation,
and parent communication. The five-day course is
offered in the summer and again at the beginning
of October.
NTT-02, “Finishing Your First Semester
of Teaching,” focuses on specific
needs for classroom discipline, strategies, and
instruction. The topics include proactive and reactive
discipline techniques, managing the paperwork associated
with the teaching profession, instructional strategies
and attendance assessments for addressing the needs
of an ethnically rich and instructionally demanding
population. The five-day course is offered December
through February.
NTT-03, "Ending Your First Year of
Teaching,” is designed to follow “Beginning
the First Year of Teaching” and “Ending
the First Semester of Teaching”. As such
it is designed to both build and expand on those
skills acquired during completion of those two
courses, but the previous two courses are not prerequisites.
This course continues to develop a new teacher's
repertoire of instructional strategies, classroom
management, evidence of student learning, and ability
to accommodate the unique and diverse learner effectively. The five-day course is offered March
through May.
Registrationis through the Professional
Development Online (PDO) system on the MCPS website,
but you must have a username and password. If
you do not, please contact the Help Desk at 301-517-5800. Once
in the system, type NTT in the course title box. If
you still have difficulty registering, please contact
the user support specialist at your school or email Susan_Mitchell@mcpsmd.org.
