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Benefits of UMass Global PD Courses

Teacher

Teaching Skills

Create lesson plans to implement in your classroom immediately.

Experience

Earn Credit

Receive graduate-level PD Credits for recertification or salary advancement.2

Scholarships

Affordable

Our courses are competitively priced for PreK-12 grade teachers.

 

Fast Track

Online Self-Paced

Move at your own pace as your schedule allows with our flexible online courses.

Earn Credit, Improve Outcomes, and Grow Your Skills—All Online and on Your Schedule

UMass Global offers convenient, affordable, and relevant online professional development courses designed for PreK–12 educators seeking recertification, salary advancement, or classroom-ready strategies. Our self-paced, graduate-level PD courses help improve student outcomes, strengthen teaching skills through practical lesson planning, and fit your schedule—all at a competitive price. Take a look at our course offerings below.

Classroom Management and Behavior

Learn More about Classroom Management and Student Responsibility, Course
3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Classroom Management and Student Responsibility, Course

Develop effective strategies for handling real day-to-day situations and learn how to resolve and prevent discipline problems in your classroom.
$270
Learn More about Classroom Management: Accurate & Timely Consequences, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Classroom Management: Accurate & Timely Consequences, Course

Focusing on the components of Refocus and timely consequences to maximize instructional time.
$220
Learn More about Classroom Management: Relationships and Ecology, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Classroom Management: Relationships and Ecology, Course

Focusing on the components of unconditional positive regard and classroom ecology. This course uses the evidence-based Time to Teach classroom management model. This model is research-based, practical, proven, and is ready to use in the classroom.
$220
Learn More about Fundamentals of Classroom Management, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Fundamentals of Classroom Management, Course

Focusing on the components of self-control and teaching to classroom expectations. This course uses the evidence-based Time to Teach classroom management model. This model is research-based, practical, proven, and are ready to use in the classroom. 
$400
Learn More about Prevent Bullying Classroom
3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Prevent Bullying Classroom

Analyze the issues involved with school bullying and create a bullying prevention plan to implement in your classroom to deal with bullying behaviors and support bullying victims.
$270
Learn More about Student-Teacher Boundaries, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Student-Teacher Boundaries, Course

Learn the importance of maintaining professional boundaries with your students.
$380
Learn More about Understanding Students At Risk of Dropping Out, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Understanding Students At Risk of Dropping Out, Course

Learn early warning indicators of student drop-outs, some potential root causes of those factors, and recommended strategies to help support all the students in your class.
$210

Social and Emotional Courses

Learn More about Restorative Practices for Educators, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Restorative Practices for Educators, Course

Discover the building blocks of Restorative Practices (RP) including the fundamental hypothesis, social discipline window, and fair process.
$400
Learn More about Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators, Course

Learn how to recognize the signs of trauma, enact interventions to repair internal harm, and create effective strategies to communicate, resolve conflicts and build relationships. 
$400

Special Education/Needs

Learn More about Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs, Course

Explore differentiated instruction as a fundamental component of intervention processes inside and out of the classroom, andmethods for support students with special needs.
$210
Learn More about Differentiation for Students with Disabilities, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Differentiation for Students with Disabilities, Course

Learn an approach to planning for targeted differentiation in order to support your special needs students in your classroom.
$300
Learn More about Understanding and Managing the Behaviors of Students with Special Needs, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Understanding and Managing the Behaviors of Students with Special Needs, Course

Learn how to design and implement an effective intervention plan that will assist you in managing classroom behaviors, in a manner that enhances the learning environment.
$300
Learn More about Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD, Course

This course helps you understand ADHD types and symptoms, explore strategies and resources, and create a practical classroom plan and original support tool to better serve students with ADHD.
$210
Learn More about Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia, Course

This course helps you understand dyslexia, explore practical strategies and resources, and create a classroom implementation plan and original support tool to better serve your students.
$210

Leadership Development

Learn More about Coaching for Educators, Course
3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Coaching for Educators, Course

Develop, apply, and improve your skills as an educational coach in order to successfully provide support to educators.
$450
Learn More about Essentials of Interpersonal Communication, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Essentials of Interpersonal Communication, Course

Develop the skills necessary to effectively interact and communicate with others.
$150
Learn More about Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Course

This course will provide insights and tools for increasing your leadership influence and effectiveness at all levels of the organization.
$150
Learn More about Resolving Conflict, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Resolving Conflict, Course

Develop the skills to identify, address, and resolve conflict in and out of the workplace.
$150

Technology in the Classroom

Learn More about Media Literacy
Teaching & Education

Media Literacy

In this course, you will evaluate current research in media literacy and define the aspects that have the most potential to affect your students.
$90 per credit
Learn More about Transform Lessons to Online, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Transform Lessons to Online, Course

This course teaches you how to transition your lesson plans to an online format while leveraging technology to enhance student learning, integrate the SAMR model, and create a transformative educational experience.
$300
Learn More about Online Lesson Design Delivery, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Online Lesson Design Delivery, Course

This course provides teachers with the foundational skills to transition lessons online, select appropriate platforms, and create a secure, engaging, and equitable learning environment, culminating in a week-long lesson plan and implementation strategy.
$210

Practicum / Variable Credit Courses

Learn More about Independent Study: Special Topic Exploration, Course
Teaching & Education

Independent Study: Special Topic Exploration, Course

Earn graduate-level professional development credit or CEUs for attending a seminar, workshop, training, online course, webinar, reading a book or other professional development experience.
$150-400
Learn More about Learning Circles
Teaching & Education

Learning Circles

Designed for groups of three or more individuals who would like to get together to discuss a quality book, with the purpose of improving professional practice.
$270 per course

Teaching Strategies

Learn More about Brain Based Teaching Strategies, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Brain Based Teaching Strategies, Course

Utilize evidence-based practices based on research in neuroscience and psychology to create an effective brain-based lesson.
$400
Learn More about Classroom Strategies that Work, Course
3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Classroom Strategies that Work, Course

Develop classroom lessons using the nine research-based strategies that have been proven to be effective in improving student outcomes.
$270
Learn More about Growth Mindset
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Growth Mindset

A growth mindset is the foundation for resilience and persistence. Learn how to create a lesson plan that teaches the concepts and strategies for developing a growth mindset.
$400
Learn More about Introduction to Project Based Learning Experiences, Course
3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Introduction to Project Based Learning Experiences, Course

Create a rigorous, high quality, and engaging project-based learning unit. 
$400
Learn More about Learning Styles Classroom, Course
1-3 PDU
Teaching & Education

Learning Styles Classroom, Course

This course helps you understand and analyze the different learning styles. You will create lesson plans that address the different styles of learning.
$90 per credit

ELA, Reading/Writing

Learn More about Building Reading & Writing Fluency, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Building Reading & Writing Fluency, Course

This course covers research-backed strategies for improving reading and writing fluency through leveled grouping, targeted activities, and practical implementation.
$210
Learn More about Explicit Instruction in Elementary Reading, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Explicit Instruction in Elementary Reading, Course

This course covers the research-driven model of explicit instruction by teaching how to select the appropriate reading behavior or skill for your student or groups, build an action plan aligned to student goals, and implement the lesson into your elementary reading classroom.
$210

Math

Learn More about Integrated ELD Instruction in Math, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Integrated ELD Instruction in Math, Course

Create an integrated unit plan that incorporates English Language Development (ELD) strategies focused on academic language, vocabulary development, and listening and speaking in K-6 mathematics.
$400
Learn More about Math – Deepening Conceptual Understanding, Course
2 PDU
Teaching & Education

Math – Deepening Conceptual Understanding, Course

Create instruction centered around building conceptual understanding of mathematics by exploring the importance of language, contextual relationships, multiple perspectives, and making connections between ideas.
$400

Science

Learn More about STEM Integration for PreK-6
Teaching & Education

STEM Integration for PreK-6

Investigate the impact of STEM education in order to develop and deliver effective STEM lessons and share this information with others to expand STEM methods in your school or school district.
$400

Lesson and Curriculum Planning

Learn More about Choosing the Right Assessments for Your Students, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Choosing the Right Assessments for Your Students, Course

Learn strategies for implementing classroom assessments and enhancing student learning.
$380
Learn More about Planning for Co-Teaching, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Planning for Co-Teaching, Course

Learn about six co-teaching instructional models, as well as how to successfully implement co-teaching in the classroom.
$380
Learn More about Planning for Instructional Strategies & Learning Activities, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Planning for Instructional Strategies & Learning Activities, Course

Learn the five main instructional strategies and how to align them with your learning objectives and plans for assessments, to benefit all learners.
$380
Learn More about Practical Action Research in the Classroom, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Practical Action Research in the Classroom, Course

Learn the steps of the action research process that includes identifying a problem, reviewing current literature, formulating a solution, testing the solution, analyzing data, making a conclusion, and sharing the results.
$380
Learn More about STEAM to Support Innovation, Course
Teaching & Education

STEAM to Support Innovation, Course

This course will give you the opportunity to explore the integration of the visual arts into your curriculum as a tool for inspiring creative thinking in your students.
$270
Learn More about Writing Effective Learning Objectives, Course
Earn Graduate-Level PD Credit
Teaching & Education

Writing Effective Learning Objectives, Course

Learn what effective learning objectives look like and how to construct a student facing objective based on your classroom learning standards.
$300

Literacy/Supporting English Language Learners

Learn More about Basic Tools For Continuous Improvement in Literacy, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Basic Tools For Continuous Improvement in Literacy, Course

Learn basic tools to begin a process of improvement in classroom literacy.
$150
Learn More about Using Culturally Diverse Texts, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Using Culturally Diverse Texts, Course

Develop a lens for identifying and implementing culturally diverse texts.
$150
Learn More about Developing Community Literacy Access, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Developing Community Literacy Access, Course

Build a culture of literacy through community book access.
$150
Learn More about Parent and Family Partnerships, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Parent and Family Partnerships, Course

This course covers the positive effect of parent and family partnerships on adolescents’ school achievement and literacy attainment.
$150
Learn More about Language Development to Support Literacy, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Language Development to Support Literacy, Course

Learn the importance of vocabulary word recognition, automaticity, oral fluency, and exposure to volumes of varied genres in order to improve language acquisition and reading comprehension.
$150
Learn More about Standards Aligned Conferring With Readers in Grades 6-12, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Standards Aligned Conferring With Readers in Grades 6-12, Course

Learn strategies to identify and evaluate literacy needs during reading conferences.
$150
Learn More about Setting Up and Implementing Effective Book Clubs for Grades 6-12, Course
1 PDU
Teaching & Education

Setting Up and Implementing Effective Book Clubs for Grades 6-12, Course

Learn how to build literacy through book clubs.
$150

1) These courses are independent study courses that provide a framework for exploring a topic or strategy and allow teachers to choose their own focus and readings. 
2) Students should seek approval for salary advancement from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

WASC Senior College and University Commission

University of Massachusetts Global is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation

University of Massachusetts Global is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation

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