Intended Audience: Shared Time Program Educators, Educators with Districts offering GRE Choice
About
If a school or district has partnered with Michigan Virtual for professional development, learners have access to a streamlined process for taking courses and earning credits. This guide explains how learners can find approved courses, enroll using a district stipend, and ensure they receive their SCECHs.
The district coordinator typically assigns Learners to one of two enrollment tracks. Depending on the assigned track, the Learner's dashboard may look different:
- GRE Select: Courses and start dates have been pre-chosen by the district. These will appear automatically on the learner's Dashboard on the scheduled start date.
- GRE Choice: The district has provided the Learner with a "PD Credit" (stipend). The Learner chooses which courses they want to take from an approved list and decides when to start them.
Instruction
If a learner has been given the freedom to choose their own courses (GRE Choice), they should follow these steps to ensure the district covers the cost:
- Login to the Professional Learning Portal (PLP).
- Select Course Catalog from the left-hand navigation menu.
- By default, the "Sponsored Funding Courses" section will appear at the top of the Course Catalog with "View Catalog With Funding From" option selected.
Note: The "Sponsored Funding Courses" section will only be displayed for Shared Time Program learners and learners whose districts offer a GRE (Group Registration and Enrollment) Choice. If the Learner created a personal account that isn't linked to the district's professional group, they should contact Customer Care to have their accounts merged. - With the above selected, learners will narrow displayed results using the filters to the left. As filters are applied, the list of courses will update to reflect the selections the learner makes.
- Tap the View Offerings button to view additional information about the selected course.
- At this point, tap the Add to Cart button and then select the View Cart button to proceed with the purchase.
- At this point, the learner will navigate to the cart and then select Confirm Enrollment. Courses will then be available on the learner's Dashboard.
Earning SCECHs & Professional Credits
Michigan Virtual handles the recording process, but Learners must ensure specific details are correct in their profiles:
- To receive State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs), the learner's Professional Educator Number (PIC) must be accurate in the PLP profile. This number is used to report completion directly to the Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS).
- The district coordinator receives weekly progress reports. These reports show which courses the learner has started, their current progress, and their completion status.
- Once a Learner completes a course, Michigan Virtual verifies the data and processes the SCECHs for all certified staff. The learner does not need to manually upload these to MOECS for district-provided PD.