PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
ADR Academy
Your one stop for up-to-date accreditation, quality instruction, and professional development, online and self-paced. We have your back for the latest state and federal requirements, conveniently tailored to your specific needs.
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1. Check your state requirements
2. View our listed courses to meet specific requirements OR request specific accreditation
Check with your state certification agency for up-to-date teacher certification renewal/continuing education requirements.
At the ADR Academy, professional development programs are online and completed at your own pace. The programs are guided by an experienced educator who will guide you from start to finish. Upon completion, students receive a certificate of completion and are eligible for an American College on Education (ACE) or transcript from our higher education partners. Please contact us for assistance if needed.
School districts across the country provide varying scales for teacher salary based on the number of years an individual has taught, as well as participation in graduate-level professional development.
Alaska Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Alaska’s educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. Continuing Education Units (CEU) are required for all Alaska educators holding certificates and must be completed each 5 year renewal period. (4 AAC 12.405 & 4 AAC 12.410)
6 renewal credits are required. Each of the following equals one (1) renewal credit:
– One (1) semester hour of credit earned from a regionally or nationally accredited university or college
– One and a half (1.5) quarter hours of credit earned from a regionally or nationally accredited university or college
– One (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU), with a minimum of 15 contact hours, from an approved provider, and
– 15 hours of non-academic credit (Requires a pre-approval form)
1 CEU may be awarded for a minimum of 15 contact hours at a single professional learning activity sponsored by:
– A regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education,
– An organization that has been approved to grant CEUs by the national or state organization that represents the field. (ADRA)
– An Alaska public school district, or
– Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Arizona Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Arizona educator certificates may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date and up to ten years after it expires. Professional Development Hours (PDH) are required for all Arizona educators holding certificates. Educators must complete 15 hours of professional development activities for each year of the certificate term. (§ 7-2-619)
– A 6-year certificate requires 90 professional development hours.
– A 8-year certificate requires 120 professional development hours.
– A 12-year certificate requires 180 professional development hours.
One Semester Hour of college coursework is equivalent to 15 hours of professional development activities.
Arizona Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
1 CEU: 10 hours
Colorado Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Colorado education certificates must be renewed every 7 years. Educators must renew their professional license every seven years by completing 90 contact hours of professional learning, or six (6) semester hours of college/university coursework- or any combination thereof– within the preceding seven years. (Colorado House Bill 21-1104)
Colorado Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
1 CEU: 10 hours
Georgia Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Georgia educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years . Continued education from Professional Learning Units (PLU), College credit, Continuing Education Units (CEU) are required for all Georgia educators holding certificates and must be completed each within each renewal period. (505-2-.36).
In order to renew, one of the following must be completed within the validity of current certification:
– 6 semester hours
– 10 PLU
– 10 CEU
– 100 hours of BFTS approved training
– Re-take and pass GACE content assessment
– One year successful out-of-state certificate
– Valid NBPTS certification
Georgia Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
Massachusetts Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Massachusetts educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. Professional Development Points (PDP) are required for all Massachusetts educators holding certificates and must be completed within the renewal period. (G.L. c. 71, s. 38G )
Educators are required to earn 150 professional development points (PDPs) in order to be recertified in their primary area of licensure, and 30 PDPs for each additional license. Generally, 1 clock hour of professional development activity is equal to 1 PDP, although Advanced Academic Studies and some Department professional development can award 1.5 PDPs for each hour of activity.
Professional development activities shall be identified by the educator and supervisor during the development of, and review of, the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)* in order to better support student achievement. Individual professional development plans must include at least 150 PDPs that break down as follows:
– At least 15 PDPs in content (subject matter knowledge)
– At least 15 PDPs in pedagogy (professional skills and knowledge)
– At least 15 PDPs related to Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) or English as a Second Language (ESL)
– At least 15 PDPs related to training in strategies for effective schooling for students with disabilities and the instruction of students with diverse learning styles
The remaining required 90 PDPs may be earned through either “elective” activities that address other educational issues and topics that improve student learning, or additional content, and/or pedagogy.
Complete Massachusetts Standards for Professional Development
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
15 PDP: 1.5 CEU
Michigan Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Michigan educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. 150 hours of Education Related Professional Learning is required for all Michigan educators holding certificates and must be completed within each renewal period. (390.1101)
The following categories may be used for completion for renewal:
– College semester credit hours, with 1 semester credit hour being equivalent to 25 education related professional learning hours
– State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)*
– Annual District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) hours.
Michigan Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
North Carolina Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
North Carolina educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. Eight (8) units of renewal credits (CEU), with at least three (3) credits in a teacher’s academic area are required for all North Carolina educators holding certificates and must be completed within each renewal period. (LICN-005)
A unit of renewal credit shall be equal to one quarter-hour or two-thirds of a semester hour of Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) credit, or ten clock hours of professional development.
North Carolina Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
1 CEU: 10 Hours
South Carolina Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
South Carolina educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. 120 renewal credits (CEU) are required for all South Carolina educators holding certificates and must be completed within each renewal period. (Title 59-26)
South Carolina has many listed options for renewals, which can all be viewed in this matrix here.
Option 11: “Professional Development Activity (CEU credit)”
CEUs from IACET–authorized providers
Maximum: up to 120 renewal credits may be earned via this option during the five-year validity period of the certificate. Accrual rate: 1 CEU = 10 renewal credits
South Carolina Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
Texas Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Texas educator certificates must be renewed every 5 years. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is required for all Texas educators holding certificates and must be completed each 5 year renewal period. [TAC §232.11]
Classroom teachers must complete: 150 CPE
Administrative and/or student services must complete: 200 CPE
Texas Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
1 Continuing Education Unit CEU: 12 Continuing Professional Education CPE
ADR Academy is an approved TEA provider
Virginia Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Virginia educator certificates must be renewed every 10 years*. 270 Professional Development Points (PDPs) are required for all VA educators holding certificates and must be completed within each renewal period. (8VAC20-23-110)
Virgina has 8 renewal options that are redeemable for Professional Development Points, all of which can be found here.
Option 8: “Professional Development Activities”
PDPs: one point per clock/contact hour
There must be 5 hours minimum per activity
VA Continual Professional Education Requirements
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
1 CEU: 10 hours
*Effective 2018, the VA Board of Education only issues 10-year renewable licenses. Individuals who meet the renewal requirements yet currently hold a 5-year license will then receive a 10 year renewable license at completion of necessary documentation, 180 PDPs, and statutory requirements.
Vermont Renewal & Continual Education Requirements
Vermont educator license must be renewed every 3-5 years. Professional Learning Credits are required for all VT educators holding certificates and must be completed within each renewal period. (Rule Series 5100)
License Level I: each endorsement is required to have 3 credits (45 hours) of New Professional Learning, with at least one credit (15 hours) applicable to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement. The remaining two credits (30 hours) must fall within the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for VT educators.
License Level II: each endorsement is required to have 6 credits (90 hours) of New Professional Learning, with at least 2 credits (30 hours) applicable to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement. The remaining four credits (60 hours) must fall within the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for VT educators.
Vermont Professional Learning Credit Qualifications
1 Professional Learning Credit (PLC): 15 hours
Continuing Education Unit (CEU): A unit of measurement of professional development activities that meets the requirements of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). ADR Academy is certified with IACET to provide CEUs for completed courses.
1 CEU: 10 hours