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Proposing a Course/Activity on MLPA Step-by-Step Guide
M-DCPS Office of
Professional Development
and
Evaluation
Logging In
• You must log into your employee portal before accessing MyLearningPlan.
My Requests Dashboard
• Save to Draft: if you started to complete a form and saved it as a draft.• Wait List: If you had enrolled and were on a wait list, the activity would be here.• Pending Prior Approval: You have requested an activity and its awaiting the Data
Center’s approval.• Approved and/or in Progress: You are able to attend after ALL PRIOR APROVERS approve
you can go to a course/activity – click on the blue link to check this status frequently.• Instructor has Confirmed Attendance: If you attended an activity and the Instructor
confirmed your attendance.• Awaiting Final Credit: You have attended, completed Part 1 – Knowledge, Part 2 –
Application, and Part 3 – Impact of the Evaluation and returned to the activity to Mark Complete. Once a course/activity, follow-up, and evaluation have been completed, instructors must confirm attendance and submit sign-in
rosters to the PD Data Center for review. Processing time varies depending on individual course requirements.• Denied: If an activity was denied• Recently Completed: This is where completed activities reside.
MyLearningPlan
LearningPlan Tab Instructor Tab
User Profile Update Closing Activity
My Portfolio Managing Activity Rosters
My Proposals
Flow Chart-Session Proposal
PD Liaison: Login PD Liaison:
Select Proposal Form
PD Liaison: Fill in activity
information
PD Liaison: Submit activity
proposal
DC: Review activity.
DC: Post activity to District Catalogue
PD Liaison: YOU!DC: Data Center
Office of Professional Development and Evaluation (OPD&E): Monitors all district-sponsored and school-based professional development to ensure compliance with state and national standards for high-quality professional development.
How to propose a PD Activity1. Login to
www.mylearningplan.com
2. Click on the Learning Plan tab
3. Select an Activity Proposal
Username: EmailPassword: employee #
Annotations
Notice the yellow + sign, click on this and a new dialog box opens
Annotations are the little “information bubbles” that you will see in an activity when listed in a
catalog
Name is what you want in the bubble - space is limitedPosition: what position, if you have multiple bubblesColor: Choose one per annotation
If you make a mistake, hover over the bubble to edit or delete
Green: LeadershipBlue: Non-Instructional
Yellow: InstructionalPurple: Technical
Component Templates
Choose one of these options
Contact Information, Proposer & Facilitator
Click on Select User and a new dialog box
opens
Search by name or employee number
Information needs to be manually
entered
Region or Department
Anything red is required
Proposer and Facilitator can register
for course
M-DCPS Master Inservice Plan Components
School Based Components – click to access MIP
Technology 2-003-395Curriculum Content 2-408-368Instructional Support Strategies 2-409-410School Improvement Initiatives 2-512-355Action Research 7-506-028Book Study 7-507-308PLC 7-507-309Lesson Study 7-507-320
Can only choose one catalog per
activity
Provide a brief description of the course. NOTE: Spell check link to the right.
PrepopulatedDO NOT CHANGE
Must be specific to
course/activity
Activity Information
DOE Collection andReporting Requirements
Choose one option for
each selection
Target Audience and Focus
May choose more than one Target Audience
& more than one
Focus Area
Follow-Up HoursNew dialog box opens
Download & save for future use
Dates, Times & Location
• If you select more than one meeting, the page will refresh and list Meeting Date 1-X number of dates.
• Only select more than one meeting if you want the same attendees to attend several sessions of the same activity.
• Be specific about the location (ex. Do not use acronyms such as HGHS for Hialeah Gardens High School)
24 hour cycleIf session starts
& ends on same day,
specify time.
Dropdown menu
Linked to MapQuest
Participants need a
minimum of 14 days to complete evaluation
Catalog Viewing Options
Start Showing should be date course/activity
is proposed
Stop Showing should be date before course/activity startsWill stop showing @ midnight
Participants must register before midnight**If more time is needed to manage the roster, the Stop Showing Date can be set
for several days before the course begins.
If you want it to start right away and end directly AFTER the activity, leave it blank
Provider Information and Registration Settings
If a course is full and a participant decides to drop the course, the first person on the waitlist will be automatically added to the course.
Select “Miami-Dade Public Schools” unless there is an outside provider.
0 will place all participants in Wait List
As participants are cancelled or approved, new spots become available
To prevent participants from registering again, registration needs to
be Denied
Evaluation
Evaluation
KnowledgeAvailable automatically on the day the activity ends
ApplicationShould be completed 7 days
after activity ends
ImpactShould be completed 14 days after activity ends
Credit will not be awarded unless evaluation has been completed!
Activity specific evaluations will be required in addition to any form specific evaluation
• Team Room must be managed
• Every time a document is uploaded to team room, an automatic email is sent to
participants• Documents always remain
availableTeam Room enables participants to participate in a threaded online discussion and share files
Activity Specific Evaluation
Instructors
Outside instructors do not show in catalog
Search by name or employee number
Goals and ObjectivesPage 1
Must identify the Protocol Standards
this activity supports for activity to be
approved
Goals and ObjectivesPage 2
Must identify
the New FL Standards
and/or Sunshine
State Standards
this activity
supports for activity
to be approved.
Standards/Focus Areas Addressed by Component
Pre-populated from component
DO NOT CHANGE
Planning
Bibliography or reference list supporting activity
Prepopulated
Copy & paste from component **Number of learner outcomes should be reflective of the total master plan points
participants will earn as a result of completing this course/activity.Example: A component that is worth 120 MPPs could have 30 learning outcomes. A course/activity created under the same component, that is only worth 8 MPPs,
could only have 8-10 learning outcomes.
Click on Master Inservice Plan to access
document
Master Inservice Plan can also be accessed @prodev.dadeschools.net
Learning
Copy & paste from component **Number of learning procedures should be reflective of
the total master plan points participants will earn as a result of completing this course/activity.
Example: A component that is worth 120 MPPs could have 30 learning procedures. A course/activity created under the same component, that is only worth 8 MPPs,
could only have 8-10 learning procedures.
Implementing
Prepopulated
Evaluating
Prepopulated
Copy & paste ALL information from component
Provides clarification of expectations – Samples will be provided @ PLST training
Grade(s), Group(s), and Building Restrictions
If Building and Department are left blank, anyone can register.
If one or more are checked off, only those checked off can see the link to the activity in the
District Catalog
Submit Proposal for Review by Data Center
Proposal can be submitted as a draft Draft will live in the top of the LearningPlan tab under
Click on Manage to "edit/submit form"
BE CAUTIOUS WHEN ADDING A NEW ACTIVITY, VIEW IT CAREFULLY FOR ACCURACYIf you enter an activity and staff begin to register, any edits you make will not appear
to the staff that registered before the edit was made.
If activity is edited and participants need to be alerted, an email must be manually sent out from the activity in the Activity Functions section in the “edit activity
Managing the Course/Activity Dashboard
This is your activity dashboard. All functions for managing the activity would be completed here.
Team Room Activated
Required Evaluation
MLP Activity Roster
Download Roster
MLP Activity Roster
Save as Excel
How to attach documentation using My File Library
• Return to MyLearningPlan home page by clicking on the Learning Plan tab.• Click on My File Library under the My Info dropdown.• Click on Add File to upload required documentation.• When marking activities complete, the uploaded files will show in a list for you to select.
Participant – I have attended the course/activity, now what?
• Complete follow-up assignment (the evaluation may be the only required follow-up – if follow-up equals 1 hour).
• Complete Evaluation – Part 1: Knowledge– Part 2: Application– Part 3: Impact
• Click on the activity that you have completed and want to confirm.• After the course/activity has ended, Mark Complete tab becomes available. • Instructor confirms attendance after follow-up and evaluations have been completed.• Data Center awards Master Plan Points.
Closing Course/Activity
Confirm attendance after follow up and evaluation
have been submitted
Closing Course/Activity
1. Select participants2. Set status after evaluation has
been confirmed by participant• Attendance Confirmed• Denied• No Show
3. Save
Hours and Credit cannot be adjusted
Searching for a CourseUsername: M-DCPS Email
Password: Employee Number
1. Click on the Catalog link to
view the District’s PD
offerings
MLP Calendar
Select the catalog you
would like to view
All PD postings from that catalog will be listed on the date
they are occurring.
Search for courses using the Calendar’s Search
function
Conflict with Another Activity/Course
System will alert participant if
there is a conflict, but will
not block participant from
registering for another course
For questions, please contact your Professional Development & Evaluation Support Liaison