Directions:
- Click the link below to access the Alabama State Personnel Development Grant
website: https://alspdg.org/disproportionality/makes-sense-strategies/ - Professional Development Documents
Click the links to download the professional development documents. Open each document; fill in the details and print.
- Makes Sense Strategies (MSS) Professional Development.
Follow the detailed instructions to complete the MSS video series PD.
Trainees must have access to MSS software to complete the assessment.
MSS
copyright agreement with Dr. Edwin Ellis, sole source author of MSS,
and the Alabama State Department of Education. Alabama Local Education
Agencies (LEAs) have permission to duplicate and/or upload Makes Sense Strategies (MSS)
software to a password protected employee intranet network designed
solely for employees of the LEA. Educators employed by an Alabama LEA
have permission to duplicate MSS materials for use when teaching their
students or providing Professional Learning and/or Trainings to their
public-school colleagues in Alabama. It is a violation of the MSS copyright agreement for LEA recipients and users of MSS to provide public access to the software.
ALSDE Professional Development Certificate
Individuals who completed Addressing Disproportionality in Alabama Public Schools professional development will provide a certificate to the LEA requiring the training. It is the individual’s responsibility to retain a copy of the professional development certificate and to retain a copy of all professional development documents generated.