SELF-STUDY COURSE PACKAGES |
Course packages combine multiple self-paced seminar replacement courses in which you study the course content and complete a quiz in order to earn a certificate of completion. Course packages typically offer a savings of 20% or greater compared to enrolling in the courses individually. |
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Child Abuse Prevention Package for Educators
(Georgia: 162A9D-51F3)
This package is made up of online courses in the following areas: Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse, Internet Safety, Bullying-The Golden Rule and Ethics for Education Professionals. |
20 Hours
$119  |
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SELF-STUDY COURSES |
Self-paced seminar replacement courses in which you study the course content and complete a quiz in order to earn a certificate of completion. |
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About the Brain
(Georgia: 162A9D-2DBA)
Addressing accommodation, modification, and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to appropriately meet the needs of teachers and a variety of students.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Classroom Management
Manage the various facets of teaching responsibilities efficiently, by seamlessly integrating the common core and curriculum standards into instruction, enforcing positive behavior interventions, and utilizing the physical classroom space to complement teaching. The strategies presented here build on extensive research, real experiences of teachers, observations of hundreds of classrooms and the most innovative ideas in practice; to enable teachers to manage their classrooms effectively and thus optimize students’ learning experiences.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Cognitive Skills -Understanding Learning Challenges
(Georgia: 162A9D-78C9)
Discover methods for detecting weak cognitive skills in students and strategies to strengthen such skills.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Common Core Assessment and Evaluation
Successfully evaluate and assess the various facets of your teaching practice by seamlessly integrating the Common Core State Standards along with effective formative assessments and productive reflection practices. The approaches presented here equip teachers to make accurate assessments of their students’ learning needs and levels, and then plan targeted interventions based on the results, culminating in greater student achievement.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Core Academic Instruction
Empower educators to make classroom instruction time more effective by successfully implementing the Common Core State Standards, and tapping into research into instructional best practices. This dual approach provides teachers with information to broaden their understanding about how they can include students as active and willing participants in their educational journey and thus improve student engagement and learning.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Differentiated Instruction
(Georgia: 162A9D-3F2C)
Better understand gifted and talented education by learning how to identify, instruct and assess these students.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Enhancing Classroom Instruction
Equip teachers with essential tools and successful strategies to integrate common core instruction and reflective practices to enhance their instruction and benefit students’ learning.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Enhancing the Classroom Learning Environment
Create an effective learning environment for your students, both at school, and at home, through this dual PD course focusing on engaging bulletin board design and meaningful parent relationships.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Integrated Classroom
Make teaching ALL students a real possibility, by acquiring an in-depth understanding of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and implementing Universal Design of Learning (UDL) frameworks, where learners’ strategic and affective networks are considered to determine the best teaching methods.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Integrated Curriculum
Successfully address a range of mathematics and STEM learning needs with strategies designed to benefit teachers at various levels of expertise, in the successful integration of STEM and CCSS into classroom learning.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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iPads in the Classroom
Successfully integrate iPads and apps to ensure higher levels of student engagement and learning. The pedagogy of using iPads in the classroom is presented, with ways for teachers to tap into recent app developments to fully examine their learning potential.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Learning Strategies for the 21st century
Transform teaching practice through Inquiry-based, Collaborative learning climate within classrooms. Building on a strong research base, teachers are empowered to understand and implement effective practices of investigative learning and collaboration, incorporating technology to reach the 21st century learner most effectively.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Reading Across the Curriculum
Equips teachers to support student learning through better reading and comprehension across the curriculum and grade levels.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Research Based Curriculum and Instruction
Empower students by implementing novel ideas in curriculum development, within classrooms. With this framework, teachers are equipped to integrate research-based instructional strategies with successful curriculum development practices, that cater to teachers’ own professional development as well as students’ learning needs.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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School Mental Health
Equip teachers to identify early signs of suicide and combat bullying, through creative activities to promote safe classroom environments. Teachers are encouraged to work together with their school in initiating and implementing school-wide policies to promote mental health.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Standards in Teaching
(Georgia: 162A9D-3A67)
Untangle what turns out to be the not-so-mysterious language of today’s teaching and learning and put successful strategies, including the Common Core, into practice.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Student Safety and the Technology Rich Classroom
Discover ways in children’s safety is threatened in today’s world, and learn strategies that can help keep students safe, through a range of resources, signs, characteristics, scenarios, and indicators of threats.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Supporting Special Needs in the Classroom
Equip yourself with a basic understanding of the warning signs of early-onset mental illness as well as ideas and successful strategies to work with affected students. Gain confidence in accommodating students with ADHD, and other students who are energetic, hyperactive or have difficulty paying attention.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Talk and Walk: A Course on Ethics and Communication
Examine practical strategies to use your actions and words in the most beneficial way by becoming an ethical educator and skilled public speaker. Explore practical ways of addressing ethical decisions, with strategies to manage fears and perfect public speaking skills.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Teaching English Language Learners
(Georgia: 162A9D-678C)
Improve cross-cultural understanding and examine cultural influences on school practices while coming away with greater insight on how second languages are acquired.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Teaching with Internet Technology
Gain confidence in navigating the Internet and using technology in teaching and learning, by exploring the concepts and ideas behind using technology in the classroom, to understand the skills needed to use technology to support learning most effectively.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Technology in Learning
Explore how you can use technology to enhance students’ competence in reading and ‘flip’ your classroom to expand learning experiences. Through a wealth of resources, educators are empowered to create efficient technology-integrated classrooms, while collaborating effectively with students and educators.
10 Hours/1 PLU
$79 |
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Welcome Georgia Teachers
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Professional Learning Board has been a provider of online continuing education, professional development and licensure courses for educators for years. Recognized as a solid resource and recommended by school districts and teachers for teachers seeking to stay current and maintain their teaching license, Professional Learning Board offers courses in one of two online formats to best meet your learning needs:
- Self-Study Courses
Self-paced seminar replacement courses in which you study the course content and complete a quiz in order to earn a certificate of completion.
- Graduate Credit Courses
Self-paced Graduate Credit classes incorporate online content, quizzes, interactivities, instructor involvement and a Course Action Plan you can put to use in your work environment. Receive 1 Graduate Credit through a regionally accredited university. Learning takes place asynchronously, at your convenience, and may be completed over a period of 4 weeks. Note, teachers looking for graduate credits, please check with your issuing authority about whether it will accept these online teacher courses for graduate credit.
Teachers use Professional Learning Board online professional development and continuing education courses to renew their teaching licenses.
Click on the course name(s) below to enroll or see the descriptions to the left.
SELF-STUDY COURSE PACKAGES:
10 HOUR/1 PLU SELF-STUDY COURSES:
GRADUATE CREDIT COURSES:
GEORGIA APPROVAL FORMS
Click on the image or link below to download the Georgia Prior Approval forms for submitting courses for pre-approval to your local authority.
The information and courses listed on this page are presented based on the information available at the time of publication. Please note that state licensing requirements and school district approval processes may change and it is the responsibility of each teacher to know their licensing requirements and the process for submission and approval of all professional development and licensing work. Professional Learning Board does not guarantee acceptance by your school, district or licensing authority.
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