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2023-2024 School Nurse Professional Development Calendar (pdf)
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Colorado School Nurses are invited to attend a variety of trainings through Colorado Department of Education School Nursing & Health during the 2023-2024 school year. These trainings are provided free of charge to the participant.
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Trainings for New School Nurses
- Introduction to Colorado School Nursing On-Demand Course
- New Nurse Huddles
- School Nurse Fundamentals (under "Trainings for All")
- School Nurse Orientation
Trainings for All Colorado School Nurses
School Nurse Fundamentals
School Nursing Fundamentals is a series of virtual webinars aimed at addressing some of the core specialty practice components. This series is appropriate for nurses new to school nursing and experienced school nurses wanting to update their knowledge.
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Recording sent to those who register on Zoom
Certificate: 1 hour attendance certificate available for attendance at live session only if complete evaluation
Tuesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
August 29, 2023
September 26, 2023
October 24, 2023
November 28, 2023
January 30, 2024
February 27, 2024
March 26, 2024
April 23, 2024
Special Topic Thursday Webinars
Monthly topics relevant to today's Colorado School Nurse
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Recording sent to those who register on Zoom
Certificate: 1.5 hour attendance certificate available for attendance at live session only if complete evaluation
Thursdays
2:00 - 3:30 pm (1.5 hours)
August 17, 2023
September 21, 2023
October 19, 2023
November 16, 2023
December 14, 2023
January 18, 2024
February 15, 2024
March 15, 2024
April 18, 2024
May 16, 2024
School Nurse Office Hours
Monthly question and answer discussions based on school nurse bulletin
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Not available
Wednesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
August 9, 2023
September 6, 2023
October 11, 2023
November 8, 2023
December 6, 2023
January 10, 2024
February 7, 2024
March 6, 2024
April 10, 2024
May 8, 2024
School Nurse Connections
Expand your professional school nursing network by connecting virtually with school nurses working in a similar practice setting to share ideas, experiences, and resources.
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Not available
Tuesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
October 3, 2023
December 12, 2023
April 2, 2024
New School Nurses
New School Nurses: Click here to Request to be added to the
2023-2024 New Nurse Trainings Notification List
*this is a different list than the listserv
Introduction to Colorado School Nursing On-Demand Course
On-Demand course to support new school nurses, whenever they start working throughout the year. This course is designed to be a general overview of school nursing and is not intended to replace our live, multi-day School Nurse Orientation course, which new school nurses are encouraged to also attend.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses or anyone wanting to learn more about school nursing.
Registration:
- If you have an existing CDE Moodle LMS account, log in and self-enroll in the course. If you don't have a log in, use the link below.
- If you are new to the CDE Moodle LMS platform, complete this form to register and enroll in the course.
Recording: This course includes seven units with recordings accessed through the CDE Learning Management System Moodle platform.
Certificate: Certificate of Course Completion available. Note: Credit hours are not available for this course.
New Nurse Huddles
Monthly time for new school nurses to connect and ask questions.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link will be sent a week prior to meeting to those who request to be added to the 2023 - 2024 New Nurse Training Notification List (green button above)
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Not available
Last Day of Month
2:00 - 2:30 pm (30 minutes)
August 31, 2023
September 29, 2023
October 31, 2023
November 30, 2023
January 31, 2024
February 29, 2024
March 29, 2024
April 30, 2024
School Nurse Orientation
2023 School Nurse Orientation (SNO) for Colorado School Nurses. This free training is only for registered nurses hired to work in a Colorado school.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses
Registration: 2023 SNO is ended. Next registration will be posted here late spring 2024.
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Full attendance at all three days is required to receive a certificate.
Virtual SNO 2023
July 18, 2023 | 12:00-3:30
July 19, 2023 | 9:00 - 2:30
July 20, 2023 | 9:00 - 2:30
View Brochure for more information
Experienced School Nurses
School Nurse Leadership Workshops
Series of four workshops for school nurses working in a leadership role as a lead nurse or school nurse supervisor.
Audience: School nurses who lead and/or supervise other school nurses
Registration: Link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Yes, 2.5 hour certificate for each session attended
Fridays
9:00 - 11:30 am (2.5 hours)
September 15, 2023 - Virtual (Zoom)
November 3, 2023 - In Person at CASN Fall Conference, Loveland (1:00 - 4:00 this session only)
January 12, 2024 - Virtual (Zoom)
March 8, 2024 - Virtual (Zoom)
May 3, 2024 - Virtual (Zoom)
School Nurse Mentor Training Series
Experienced school nurses who are current mentors or are considering becoming a mentor are invited to attend this 5-part mentor training.
Audience: Experienced Colorado School Nurses who hold a Professional Special Service Provider License with endorsement as a school nurse.
Registration: Enrollment open August 1 thru August 21, 2023. Enroll HERE
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Certificate of 6.25 contact hours available for completion of entire 5-part series. Partial certificates are not available.
2:00 - 3:15 pm
August 24, 2023 - Part 1
October 26, 2022 - Part 2
December 7, 2023 - Part 3
February 22, 2024 - Part 4
May 9, 2024 - Part 5
School Nurse Mentor Huddles
Mentor Huddles are an optional gathering for school nurses in the Mentor Training Series cohort for 2022-23 or 2023-24
Audience: Experienced Colorado School Nurses who hold a Professional Special Service Provider License with endorsement as a school nurse.
Registration: Zoom registration invitations will be sent to nurses who are part of the Mentor Training Series cohort in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Not available
11:00 - 11:30 am
September 11, 2023
November 13, 2023
January 8, 2024
March 11, 2024
Additional Online Courses
Asthma Training for SCHOOL NURSES - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach
On-Demand 4 hour asthma training for school nurses.
Objectives of the course:
- Describe the role and responsibilities of the school nurse to provide comprehensive care of students with asthma
- Apply Colorado best practice approaches to providing quality asthma care in school settings
- Impact student asthma care and management within the school setting
Audience: School Nurses (We have another course for non-nurses. Please see information about the 2-hour Asthma Training for UAPs on our Training Tools Page)
Registration: Enroll in School Nurse Asthma Course HERE
Recording: Recordings included in CDE Learning Management System Moodle Course
Certificate: 4 hour certificate available after completing the lessons
CDE Learning Management System
Moodle / On-Demand Online Course
Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series
The Building Bridges for Asthma Care program was designed as a school nurse-oriented program by an interdisciplinary team of allergy and pulmonary specialists with input from stakeholders including a national steering committee and school nurses. This is considered a next level, comprehensive, systematic approach to a school-based asthma care program and school nurses can use it to build an asthma program for their schools. Prior to this course, we recommend you take our introductory 4-hour training: Asthma Training for School Nurses - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach (above).
Audience: School Nurses
Registration: Enroll in the Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series HERE
Recording: Recordings included in CDE Learning Management System Moodle Course
Certificate: 1.5 hour certificate available after completing the lesson
CDE Learning Management System
Moodle / On-Demand Online Course
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