The SCDE will hold the PACE I Institute twice annually. Applicants who meet all admission criteria and whose employing public or charter school district has sent a confirmation of employment to the Office of Educator Services must attend and successfully complete the next available ten-day PACE I Institute in order to earn the first Alternative Route teaching certificate for the 2020-21 academic year.
Locations
The Cohort 18 Institutes will be offered at the three locations across the state. Site preference will be given on a first come, first serve basis as indicated on the registration form.
- Upstate – Greenville/Spartanburg area
- Midlands – Greater Columbia area
- Low Country – Greater Charleston area
Associated Costs
Participants must submit a nonrefundable $250 pre-registration fee prior to the published deadline in order to attend the PACE I training. This fee covers training costs associated with PACE I and the Spring Seminar. Participants are responsible for training expenses related to travel, meals, housing, and assignment submissions.
Cohort Eligibility
PACE Cohort 18 is divided into two sections: 18A and 18B.
PACE candidates hired after October 16, 2020 will need to work with their employing South Carolina public or charter school district to request a PACE Adjunct certificate.
Resources for Cohort 18
PACE I participants must bring the following resources to the training each day:
- Each participant must bring a fully-charged laptop daily to access course content through the learning management system and to submit assignments during sessions.
- Each participant must bring printed copies of designated assignments, as required by instructors. These printed copies will be used for peer-review and other activities during the session. The training site does not offer access to printing. Participants must have access to printing at home or at another location.
- Each participant must download an electronic copy of the state college and career-ready academic standards for his or her content area. These standards are available on the SCDE website.
- If possible, each participant should have access to a textbook for one of the classes he or she will teach. This textbook may be a hard copy or an electronic version and are available from the school.
PACE Course Management System (Moodle)
PACE participants will access course content and upload assignments and other documents through Moodle, the course management software utilized by the SCDE and the Office of Virtual Education. Participants may answer many questions regarding PACE by reviewing materials readily available through Moodle.
Each PACE participant must maintain current access to Moodle with an operational email account that does not change and that the participant checks on a regular basis. The email address provided by a participant during pre-registration is used to create each individual’s Moodle account and profile. Group announcements, assignment information, announcements from instructors, and Moodle alerts will be disseminated using the e-mail address listed in the profile/messaging settings. A participant’s failure to maintain access to this email account and Moodle may impact his or her success in the program.
PACE/Moodle Website: http://www.elearningscpd.com/portal/
