Principal Leadership Institute (PLI)

PLI Student Resources:

PLI Student Calendar Schedules of classes, due dates, events, etc. via Google Calendar
How to Apply for the Administrative Services Credential (Preliminary, Certificate of Eligibility, Internship, Tier II)
PLI Electronic Document Convention Instructions for preparing and submitting documents/assignments
How to Convert Your Documents to the Portable Document Format (PDF) Your PLI Master's Project must be submitted as a single PDF
New GSE Students Map UC Berkeley offices you will need to go to to get set up as a new student, plus places to eat, drink, and park.

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NEW! Cal Student Central Need a transcript? Have questions about your financial aid or a hold on your registration? Cal Student Central is your new destination for key university business related to financial aid, fees and billing, payments, disbursements, registration and enrollment.
Bear Facts provides information regarding your registration, grades, financial aid, billing, class schedule, and more.
Tele-BEARS (CalNet Login) an online system that students use to enroll in classes at Berkeley.
CalNet ID your username for many web-based campus services.
AirBears a wireless LAN service available in selected locations around campus.
bConnected your @berkeley.edu e-mail account: Berkeley's implementation of Google Apps for Education, including Mail, Calendar, and Docs/Drive.
- How do I forward my mail? Set a forwarding account in bMail.
Cal 1 Card your official campus ID. How do I get one?
bSpace a web-based communication and collaboration environment.
- Posting and Responding to Forum Messages
Software Central software downloads for UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students, including email client software, other Internet applications, security applications such as firewall and antivirus, and other utilities.

Graduate School of Education (GSE)
- GSE Email Lists FAQ
  - gse_community
  - educationjobs
  - gse_business (comprised of gse_students, gse_staff and gse_faculty; see below)

Office of the Registrar - Current Students
- Academic Records & Transcripts
- Grade Information
- About incomplete grades deadlines/extensions do not apply to Graduate Students
- Registration & Enrollment
- Registration Fees (see also Berkeley Summer Sessions: Fees)
- Systems Tutorials
  - Bear Facts for Students: BearFacts provides information regarding your registration, grades, financial aid, billing, class schedule, and more.
  - Tele-BEARS Tutorial: This will guide you through using Tele-BEARS.

Financial Aid Office: Graduate Students
- MyFinAid (CalNet Login)
- Summer Loan Application Process for Entering Students
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP): Information About Waiving SHIP Enrollment and Online Waiver Application.
Student Billing Services information about University loans and your Campus Accounts Receivable System (CARS) account.

The UC Berkeley Library
- Information for Graduate Students
- Education-Psychology Library (EDP)
- Printing and Scanning in the Libraries Copy machines in the UC Berkeley libraries have been replaced with BookScan stations attached to printers. All printing, from the BookScan stations and from public workstations in the libraries, must be paid for using the Cal 1 Card payment system.
- Using Your Cal 1 Card to Print/Scan
- Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
- Connecting from Off Campus If you connect to the Internet through the UC Berkeley network (in a campus office, dorm, etc. or via AirBears), you should be able to access all library resources.
- UC Berkeley Library Proxy Server
- Extending Library Privileges for Unregistered UC Berkeley students graduate students who are completing unfinished course work, or who are on filing fee status, may have their library privileges extended.

The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture, by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
- The Good High School at Amazon
- The Good High School at Barnes & Noble
Leading from the Inside Out: Expanded Roles for Teachers in Equitable Schools, by W. Norton Grubb and Lynda Tredway (Teacher's Toolkit) (Leading from the Inside Out is included in The Teacher's Toolkit - "Written by prominent scholars, the six books in this attractively boxed set present the most successful teacher practices from research, experience, and wisdom.")
- Leading from the Inside Out at Amazon
Leading and Learning: Effective School Leadership Through Reflective Storytelling and Inquiry, by Fred Steven Brill
- Leading and Learning on Amazon

Last updated: 5/20/13