Professional Learning

Registering for a workshop or series is fast and easy! Go to the TrueNorth KickUp site to see all of the upcoming professional learning opportunities offered through TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804. Be sure to login to your KickUp account. If you do not have an account, please register here.

If you have an active account, you can simply log in to the TrueNorth Kickup site. If you forgot your password, a reset option is available. If you need to create a new account, please register here.

If you need to create an account, please fill out the form with the required information. If you have difficulties with the form, please email professionallearning@truenorth804.org for assistance. 

Active TrueNorth staff do not need to create an account. 

In most cases the workshop fee is waived for TrueNorth employees, Member District employees, and parents of students in our member districts. There may be a cost for materials. Please see the description of the class you are interested in for cost information. All fees will be billed directly to your home district after attendance is confirmed; you are not responsible to bring payment to the session.

Refunds: TrueNorth does not charge prior to the start of the course.

A replacement can be requested if a person is unable to complete the learning series they started. Please note, for some courses a replacement is not recommended.  Contact our Professional Learning Department professionallearning@truenorth804.org to inquire about a replacement, or if you need assistance cancelling your participation.

Retired TrueNorth staff are welcome to attend our learning opportunities at no cost!

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 consists of 18 member school districts, if you are employed by one of these districts you qualify! To see the list of our member districts please visit the TrueNorth member district webpage.

The cost for a non member district participant will be posted in the course description. This cost is based upon the length of the course, half day, full day, or series. Material fees may also apply. 

TrueNorth employees and member district staff have priority over non-members. You may be contacted if we cannot accommodate you after enrollment. To register for a session you must first create a KickUp account.

Please contact our Professional Learning Department professionallearning@truenorth804.org with any questions.

Accommodations, questions and complaints can be directed to professionallearning@truenorth804.org

You can easily Cancel Your Registration on KickUp!

There is no cancellation fee, although we ask for advanced notice to open the spot for another person. TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to low enrollment.

1. From your KickUp Homepage:
   • If you see the event for which you would like to un-register under "Upcoming Events," click on the event name
   • If you do not see the event there, click either "Your Log" or "View all upcoming events" under Events (they will take you to the same place - your event log).
2. If you haven't already found it from your home page, navigate to the Attendance Log and find the event for which you'd like to un-register, then click the event name. 
3. Once on the event's page, click on the Registered confirmation button. Once you've unregistered, you should see the button change to a solid-colored Register button.

Read this KickUp Help Article “How to Un-Register or Cancel your Registration for an Event”
For additional help contact our Professional Learning Department via email professionallearning@truenorth804.org.
 

We don’t like to cancel classes, but in cases of severe weather or sickness a cancellation may occur. We make every attempt to reschedule the class based on the instructor and location availability. You will be notified of the cancellation from KickUp (via email). All fees are billed directly to your home district after attendance is confirmed; if the class is cancelled we will not send a bill.

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to low enrollment.

You may be looking for a class that already occurred or has been cancelled. If you have any questions about a specific course please contact our team at professionallearning@truenorth804.org.

If you are on a waitlist, and a space opens up, placements are made automatically in the order reserved. If a space does not open up, you will not receive notification, but can reach out to professionallearning@truenorth804.org  for assistance.

Professional Development (PD) hours and/ or Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are hours of participation that are awarded to you for completing a professional learning course or a series. These credit hours are issued to the participants to maintain their license in their profession. 

Credit for attending a course is based on your signature on the sign in sheet as well as confirming your attendance on KickUp.

 
You are expected to attend the entire session to earn credit. Partial attendance may result in no PD credit. Satisfactory completion requirements for each course or series will be included in the course description. 

To confirm your attendance for an event, you'll need to use a code provided by the facilitator.
The code may be shared with you as a QR code. If so, follow these steps:

1. Scan the QR code and follow the link using your mobile device (instructions for iPhone, Android).
2. If you aren't already logged into KickUp on this device, you'll be prompted to login now.
3. This will automatically confirm your attendance.
4. If it appears, click “Add your feedback” to provide feedback on the professional learning opportunity.

Alternatively, the code may be shared as six characters (numbers and/or letters). If so, follow these steps:

1. Log into KickUp.
2. Click “Confirm attendance” under Quick Links.
3. Enter the attendance code provided by the facilitator and submit the form. 
4. If it appears, click “Add your feedback” to provide feedback on the professional learning opportunity.

All participants must confirm their attendance on KickUp and complete the Feedback Form (evaluation of the class) within two weeks of a session. 
Certificates of Completion are available on KickUp. To print individual event certificates, select the "Certificate" column next to the learning opportunity name, then click on the "Download" button. A popup window will appear on screen; click the blue "Download" button to download the pdf.
Read this KickUp Help Article: “How to Confirm Your Attendance of an Event” for additional information. 

Non professional attendance credit: Provides proof that you attended a course. This certificate does not provide Hours/CEUs to put towards your professional license.

Professional Educator License (PEL) Professional Development Hours: Required for any person who has or is working on their Educator Licensure with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Continuing Education Units: for the following licences: 

Gateways to Opportunity Professional Development Record (PDR): Professional Development for early care and education practitioners in Illinois.

Administrators' Academy Credit: Required for public school administrators to renew their administrative certification. *Certain courses have been approved by the Lake County ROE for AA credit. These courses will have a fee for processing. 

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 (TrueNorth) has been approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to offer continuing education courses for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Social Worker
• Speech Language Pathology/ Audiology

In KickUp, each day of a multi-day training has its own unique registration.  Attendance must be confirmed for each day of the training. Once you have confirmed your attendance you can print an individual event certificate for each day of a multi-day training. 

1. From the KickUp homepage, under the "Learning" section, click "Your Log."
2. Scroll to view your records. You can filter your log or search for a particular event.
   • If you click on the title of the event, you can view the event's details. 
   • A green check mark in the "Confirmed" column indicates that you've successfully confirmed your attendance of a given event.
   • NOTE: If you are looking for Attendance Records from a previous academic year, change the year in the "Filter by year" dropdown.
3. To print individual event certificates, view the "Certificate" column next to the learning opportunity name, then click on the "Download" button. A popup window will appear on screen; click the blue "Download" button to download the pdf.
4. To print your transcript, click the "Actions" button on the right side of the attendance table, and click "Printable transcript." Your transcript will show all events for which you've confirmed your attendance. 
   • *The transcript information will correspond to what is selected for the "Year" filter
5. From here, you can print the transcript from your browser by navigating to the "File" menu option, then clicking "Print" or right-clicking your mouse and selecting the "Print" option. 

Read this KickUp Help Article “Viewing your Learning Log, Certificates & Transcript” for additional information.

If you are in need of any historical data further back than what is listed in KickUp please contact our Professional Learning Department via email professionallearning@truenorth804.org for assistance. You will need to provide proof of identity before historical records are released. TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 does not issue retroactive PD Hours or CEUs. 

We recommend that you take the CPI Refresher course and renew your certification every school year. If you did not participate in an NCI course last school year, you must take the initial course again.

If there is a registration or material fee for the course, the cost will be indicated when registering. All fees will be billed directly to the school district that employs the participant after the session is complete or the first session in a series is complete. Individuals are asked to not bring payment to the session. We will bill your district directly, please be sure you have administrative permission to attend.

Any person with a license through Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is required to have their Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN) on the course sign in sheet. You can find your number by logging into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS). This information is required when you register for your account. If you do not have an IEIN number, an alternate value is provided during the account sign up process. If you need to correct your IEIN number on file, reach out to professionallearning@truenorth804.org  for assistance.

We understand that life can be unpredictable. We allow a 5 minute window to allow for last minute arrivals but we do start promptly to respect everyone’s time and to be able to release everyone as scheduled. If you have a conflict with either the start or end time of the course please contact our team, professionallearning@truenorth804.org. 

We cannot guarantee you full credit for the course if a portion is missed. If your conflict interferes with the time needed for you to learn and engage actively in the workshop you may be asked to register for another session or an alternate date.

*The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Initial and Refresher training is a certification class. We will not be able to accommodate anyone who is 20 minutes late or requests to leave early. If you are unable to be present for the entire session, please consider looking at a date that best suits your schedule.

Our TrueNorth District Service Coaches are able to present many of these workshops within your district. Please contact Lindsay Kiraly, Director of Professional Learning and Coaching, for more information. Her contact email is lkiraly@truenorth804.org.

General suggestions, comments, questions about registration, cancellation, logistics, special requests, etc, contact: Professional Learning Specialists Carolyn Kuttan and Lynne Toomey at professionallearning@truenorth804.org.

Future programing, hosting professional learning in your district, professional learning plans, etc, contact: Director of Professional Learning and Coaching, Lindsay Kiraly, lkiraly@truenorth804.org

If for any reason you are not satisfied with your professional learning experience, contact the Director of Professional Learning and Coaching, or a District complaint Manager as directed in the TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 policy manual; 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure.