There are a number of online and free resources that you can use to complete your Professional Development Program Requirements.
All teacher education students will earn a minimum of twenty (20) professional development events by the time they reach the end of their student teaching. Click the links below to check out opportunities that you can use to complete your Professional Development requirements.
Engage
Engage is a portal for students to identify campus events and activities.
Northwest RESA Partnership
The Northwest Regional Educational Service Alliance (RESA) provides professional services, quality staff development, and support for the educational community in the Northwest Region of North Carolina. Through partnership with App State, NWRESA has made many of their professional learning opportunities available to teacher education majors. Courses available at NWRESA are built to count as CEU credit for current educators and are accessible by teacher education students for professional development.
Access the Northwest RESA canvas courses for online professional development opportunities.
Online Professional Development Resources
Professional development opportunities listed below are accessible to all teacher education majors. Each webinar or online learning module counts towards one (1) professional development experience.
- Math Solutions Professional Learning Webinars
- PBS Teacher Line Professional Development
- Coursera Special Education Professional Development
- Coursera Early Childhood Education Professional Development
- Coursera Teaching and Instruction Professional Development
- Coursera Online Teaching Professional Development
- Coursera Methods and Pedagogy Professional Development
- Coursera Instructional Design Professional Development
- Coursera Education Professional Development
- Learners Edge Professional Development Webinars
- Canvas Network for Educators Professional Development
- Learning for Justice Professional Development Webinars
- SciLearn Brain-Based Education Professional Development
- National Education Association (NEA) Professional Development Webinars
- Sanford Inspire Education Professional Development Webinars
- Simple K12 Professional Development in Your Pajamas Webinars
- Primary-source based Professional Development from the Library of Congress
- The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM - the World’s Largest Online Professional Development Provider
- EdWebinars Professional Learning and Development
- Facing History and Ourselves Professional Development Webinars
- Shape America FREE Health and Physical Education Professional Development Webinars
- TeachersFirst Professional Development Workshops
- Share My Lesson by Educators for Educators Professional Development Webinars
- EXPAND YOUR MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS TODAY WITH KQED TEACH WEBINARS
- EdWeek Special Education Webinars