Free PD for Teachers: A Free Online Hour with a Certificate
Looking for free PD for teachers that you can finish in a single sitting? Recognizing Grooming in Schools is a free, one-hour online course from RenewaTeachingLicense.com by Professional Learning Board. It’s self-study, open 24/7, and you get a certificate of completion when you’re done.
Renewal hours have a way of piling up right before the deadline, when each one counts. This course costs nothing, fits into an evening and takes some of the pressure off.
What counts as free PD hours for teachers?
Most states renew a teaching license with clock hours, credits or CEUs. A free hour counts the same way a paid one does when your state accepts the provider and the topic. Rules differ by state and by license type, so confirm with your state office before you count any hour.
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A free hour you can start tonight
Recognizing Grooming in Schools walks you through:
- what is grooming in schools?
- the stages of grooming behavior
- how offenders manipulate, in person and online
- the harm grooming itself causes
- your responsibilities as a mandated reporter
- ways to keep your classroom transparent
- professional boundaries that protect you and your students
The course includes updated state grooming laws and reporting requirements, and every educator can take it. No textbook is needed. Start any time and take up to a year to finish. Get the free course.
Free PD for teachers and whole schools
Want everyone in your building trained? Schools can sign up their whole staff at no cost. For background before you start, read What Is Grooming in Schools? A Free Guide for Educators.
Keep track of every hour
Once you’ve taken a course with us, you get the Free PD Tracker at no cost. It logs our courses for you automatically, and you can add conferences and workshops yourself, so all of your hours sit in one place.
When you need more than one hour
Self-study courses run from one to hundreds of hours, and graduate credit is available through regionally accredited universities.
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Quick questions about free PD for teachers
Will my state accept a free course?
It depends on your state and license type. Check with your local authority, school district or state office first.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. You get a certificate of completion when you finish.
How long do I have to finish?
Start any time and take up to a year.
Is there a textbook?
No. Everything you need is in the course.
Your next hour can start tonight. Start your free hour.
About the Author
Ellen Paxton is a respected expert in education and best known as the Chief Learning Officer of Professional Learning Board. As a two-time National Board Certified Teacher, Ellen has successfully published and customized online professional development courses and Learning Management Systems for 20 years to help teachers meet their state continuing education renewal credit requirements. Through ProfessionalLearningBoard.com, RenewaTeachingLicense.com, and ConnectedPD.com, Ellen has established solutions and maintained partnerships with several accredited universities, higher education institutions, teachers’ unions and state Departments of Education while setting strategic direction that makes a difference and overseeing implementation of popular online PD.
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