The "Professional Development Activities" button opens the PD Activity file. To add a record to this file, you can either hit the "Add" button on the top of the form, or select "Mode>New Record" from the Command bar if you are using FileMaker 3 or 4. You can select "Records>New Record" if you are using FileMaker 5.

Some fields are required. An error message will be displayed if a required field is left blank. "Unknown" has been provided as a choice for required fields if necessary. "Unknown" should be replaced with an appropriate entry whenever possible.

The 1ST SESSION #, CONTENT AREA, TARGET GROUP, TARGET GRADE, and STATEWIDE PROJECT fields have drop-down lists.

A series is a set of activities, separated in time (i.e., not a weekend or week-long activity) and designed to involve the same set of participants throughout the series. If an activity is the first in a series, check the Yes box for Series, but do not enter anything for the "1ST SESSION #" field. The activity will show up as a selection in the "1ST SESSION #" drop-down list if you close the form, then go back into it. Select the appropriate entry from the drop-down list for subsequent sessions of the series.

PD Attendance can be entered by clicking on the "ENTER ATTENDANCE" button at the bottom of the PD Activity form. This button will take you to a different layout that contains a drop-down list of all people in the PD Participants table. Choosing an entry from the drop-down list writes a record in the PDattendance file.

If a participant's name is not found in the drop-down list, information about the participant will have to be entered in the PD Participants table. Hit the "Main Menu" button and choose "Professional Development Participants" from the Main Menu. To add a new PD participant, either hit the "Add" button on the top of the form, or select "Mode>New Record" from the Command bar if you are using FileMaker 3 or 4. You can select "Records>New Record" if you are using FileMaker 5. Once the information for the participant has been entered, the participant's attendance can be entered by either hitting the "Enter Attendance" button on the bottom of the PD Participant form and selecting the appropriate PD Activity from the list, or by returning to the proper PD Activity record and selecting the participant.

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Western Michigan University
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Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5442

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