C A S T (Connecting Access Staff and Teachers)

Inside the new just-in-time professional learning site, teachers can find the following informational and tutorial items:

• Open source technology information
• Supplemental reading and interesting links for distance learning tips
• Helps for ongoing changes in the Desire2Learn Learning Environment
• Chat room for teachers and staff only
• Discussion boards and content specific blogs
• Content specific group collaborative tools
• Desire2Learn training manuals for teachers, facilitators, and students
• Teacher and student policy manuals
• Outside online training opportunities
• Ongoing professional learning modules which include training in Wimba Voice Tools, Elluminate, NetTrekker, Curriculum Pathways, and other web tools used in the distance learning environment.
• ACCESS global announcements
• ACCESS teacher profiles
• Resources links
• Teacher-to-Teacher sharing

You must have a Desire 2 Learn (D2L) log in to access the CAST site.

Did you know the SDE offers one-hour online professional learning activities for ACCESS teachers?

Twenty-three different learning sessions will be offered throughout the spring term. 

To take a look at the session, please visit our ACCESS Calendar located on the home page.
 

Sessions will be offered via Elluminate with links provided on each STI PD session enrollment page.   Go to http://pdweb.alsde.edu to find the session for which you want to enroll (be sure to sort by all LEAs). 

Note:  All ACCESS Teachers must participate in the 6 required sessions over the academic year (annotated by *).  

Click on the links below for the August calendar and STI PD Title information.

If you have any questions concerning CAST, please contact Debbie Crutchfield.