Inspire. Learn. Grow.
Teachers College of San Joaquin's Professional Learning Center provides opportunities for educators to purchase non-degree, Professional Development Units (PDUs) to continue their education and move over on the pay scale*!
*Always check with your school and/or district prior to purchasing units to ensure that they will accept them.
If you have any questions about our Professional Leaning Center, please contact Dr. Myra Gardea-Hernandez, PLC Coordinator at TCSJPLC@sjcoe.net.
PLC Partners
- Ability Centered Educational Services (ACES)
- Accrediting Commission for Schools-WASC
- AirTutors
- Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
- California Kindergarten Association
- CA NGSS Collaborative
- CUE
- Dr. Catlin Tucker
- Educators Thriving
- Eduro Learning
- Emily Muccianti
- George Couros
- Kecia Fiori
- Kings County Office of Education
- Magma Math
- Marshall Leadership Fellows/Marshall Teacher Residency
- Merced County Office of Education
- National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET)
- Novak Educational Consulting
- Organized Binder
- Sacramento County Office of Education
- Trevor Muir
Explore Professional Learning Opportunities
Teachers College of San Joaquin
Positive Teacher Language
Our Words Matter. Create a MASSIVE impact on your classroom with positive teacher language!
- Course
- $75
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) Preparation Course
An asynchronous learning experience designed to help you pass the RICA! Comes with a free Study Guide.
- Course
- $49
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
8 Digital Skills for the Modern Teacher
This course takes you on a journey to build a positive digital teaching life!
- Course
- $150
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Classroom Management
From relationships, to organization, to specific strategies for working with children who may be difficult, this course has something for everyone!
- Course
- $150
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Equity Webinar Series
Participants will watch 5 or 10 prerecorded webinars of their choice regarding equity and social justice
- 1 PDU
- $95
- 2 PDUs
- $190
- Open to
- All
George Couros
Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning, GEORGE COUROS
This course covers everything you need to empower learners in a remote, face-to-face, or blended environment.
- Course
- $147
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Digital Portfolio Master Course, GEORGE COUROS
Learn how to create your own digital portfolio (and use the process with staff and students).
- Course
- $99
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
CREATING AND DELIVERING INCREDIBLE PRESENTATIONS FOR ANY SPACE
This course will help in developing your skills as a speaker/presenter in either virtual or face-to-face spaces.
- Course
- $125 + tax
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Recalibrating Your Health and Wellness
This new course works through strategies and resources to help you build habits and develop strategies that can improve your overall well-being.
- Course
- $97
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Kecia Fiori
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
This course will help you take control of your classroom management so that teaching and learning are the priority.
- Course
- $450
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
CalTPA 1 All You Need to Succeed
The modules give detailed instruction that allows you to fully understand the expectations to feel confident in completing your project.
- Course
- $200
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
CalTPA 2 All You Need to Succeed
Are you overwhelmed by the enormity of the project? This course breaks the entire project down into meaningful, bite-sized pieces.
- Course
- $250
- 3 PDUs
- $225
- Open to
- All
Dr. Catlin Tucker
Getting Started with Blended and Online Learning, Catlin Tucker
This course will help teachers design a blended or online course, provide instruction online, and facilitate learning and academic discourse in online environments.
- Course
- $125
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
ADVANCING WITH BLENDED AND ONLINE LEARNING, Catlin Tucker
This advanced blended and online learning course provides teachers with a deep dive into planning and facilitating learning for a variety of teaching and learning landscapes.
- Course
- $125
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Prepare for Fall: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Blended Learning for All Students
This course offers a bold, innovative, inclusive solution for navigating a range of learning landscapes, from in-person to online to a blend of the two.
- Course
- $99
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Blended Learning Coaching Course
A Certificate Level Training Course for Coaches, TOSAs, Admin, and Mentor Teachers
- Course
- $1500
- 3 PDUs
- $225
- Open to
- All
Novak Educational Consulting
UDL Now!, Novak Educational Consulting
UDL-ify Your Practice! Learn the key concepts of UDL and gain the knowledge you need to start using UDL in your lesson and assessment design for both traditional and remote settings.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Equity by Design, Novak Educational Consulting
A first of its kind course, gain the tools to equip students (and teachers, too) with the will, skill, and collective capacity to enact positive change.
- Course
- $100
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Learning and the Brain, Novak Educational Consulting
Gain an understanding of learning, the brain, and the central role of emotions for learning. From theory to application, the goal is to develop a new lens that can be applied to your teaching or work practices.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Innovate Inside the [Virtual] Box with UDL, Novak Educational Consulting
This course will focus on the four components of the core of innovation as outlined in our book, Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator's Mindset and then help to scale the core and the Innovator's Mindset through the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Embracing an Innovatorss Mindset During COVID-19, Novak Educational Consulting
This course is built on the foundation of the book Innovator's Mindset. To eliminate barriers that prevent all learners from succeeding, we have to not only foster our own innovator's mindset, but we have to scale these practices throughout our schools and districts.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) & Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Novak Educational Consulting
This course is built on the foundation of the book Innovator's Mindset. To eliminate barriers that prevent all learners from succeeding, we have to not only foster our own innovator's mindset, but we have to scale these practices throughout our schools and districts.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Deeper Learning, Novak Educational Consulting
Explore the concept of deeper learning, why it is needed, what it looks like, and how to do it.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
UDL for Remote Learning, Novak Educational Consulting
This course has been designed to help you navigate the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Remote Learning.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Educating the Whole Child, Novak Education Consulting
Apply the best practices of the SEL and UDL frameworks to improve student outcomes.
- Course
- $150
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Making Meaning Through Educational “Highs” and “Lows”
Expert Learning In Action: Create sustainable ways to recharge, reflect, and set a collective vision for a more inclusive and equitable future.
- Course
- $100
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Standards-Based Grading for All
Learn how to implement more equitable grading practices in your learning environment.
- Course
- $50
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
Building Bridges Between Gen Ed and Special Ed with UDL Microcourse
Learn how to facilitate high-quality inclusive instructional experiences that blend and utilize SDI and UDL.
- Course
- $50
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
UDL Playbook For School and District Leaders
Remake your leadership skills and methods through the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)!
- Course
- $100
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Building Success With MTSS
Take Action to Transform Systems and Improve the Outcomes of Learners!
- Course
- $2,000 for a team of up to ten
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Bridging the Gap Between Special Education and General Education With UDL & SDI
This course is meant to be a resource for special education teachers, general education teachers, service providers, paraprofessionals, and/or district and site leaders.
- Course
- $100
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
How SEL and UDL Intersect Microcourse
Throughout this course, you will explore how to create an environment that fosters social, emotional, behavioral, and academic growth using both UDL and SEL in your learning environment.
- Course
- $50
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
Universally Designing Professional learning Communities
Learn to Maximize PLC’s to Build the Capacity of Educators
- Course
- $50
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
Restorative Practices
This course will examine restorative practices–what they are, how to implement them, and what to expect–and how they can transform your learning environment.
- Course
- $50
- 1 PDUs
- $75
- Open to
- All
UDL Now! Part II
Putting theory into practice! This level 2 course is for educators who have an understanding of Universal Design for Learning but are looking to take the next step on their UDL journey.
- Course
- $475
- 3 PDUs
- $200
- Open to
- All
Eduro Learning
Women Who Lead, Eduro Learning
Women Who Lead from Eduro Learning is an 8-module, self-paced, online course designed for aspiring leaders.
- Course
- TBD
- 5 PDUs
- $350
- Open to
- All
THE COACH MICROCREDENTIAL, Eduro Learning
This program includes 26 weeks of course content learning (divided into 8 key themes for successful instructional coaching) which enable you to immediately implement your learning within your own school setting.
- Course
- TBD
- Open to
- All
Designing a Parent Learning Program, Eduro Learning
Learn how to support your parent community in their understanding of technology-rich learning.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Coaching from Theory to Practice, Eduro Learning
Explore a variety of resources about successful coaching to enable you to develop an action plan for creating a successful coaching program in your school.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Digital Citizenship for Educators, Eduro Learning
Uncover a variety of ways for teachers to help their students to balance, respect and protect themselves online and offline.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
The Connected Classroom: From Local to Global, Eduro Learning
If you are looking for an opportunity to reimagine what it means to be a 'connected classroom', this professional learning experience is for you.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Teaching Critical Literacy in a Multimedia World, Eduro Learning
Learn how to help students identify and interpret the messages, points of view, and purposes of the media they consume so that they have the literacy skills make critical choices.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Pedagogical Approaches for the Tech-Rich Classroom, Eduro Learning
Examine the ways you can help our students learn, communicate and collaborate as productive contributors in the ever-changing, more global environment our world has become.
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Coaching Essentials: A Practical Guide for Instructional Coaches
Learn about being an effective learning coach and how to be the best coach you can be!
- Course
- $450
- 2 PDUs
- $100
- Open to
- All
Emily Muccianti
RICA Prep 101 Course
RICA Prep 101 is a comprehensive, self-guided course that gives you everything you need to pass while fitting into your schedule.
- Course
- $167
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All
Workshop Series: RICA Prep 101
The Workshop Series for RICA Prep 101 is a comprehensive, live series through Zoom that gives you everything you need to pass the exam.
- Workshop Cost
- $127
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
New Teacher Success Network
The New Teacher Success Network is a comprehensive membership for beginning educators that includes self-guided professional development, mentoring, and live PD workshops and coaching calls.
- Course Cost
- $19/month or $190/year
- 1-3 PDUs
- $75-$225
- Open to
- All
California Kindergarten Association
California Kindergarten Association UPK Series
Teachers will gain a deeper understanding of educational theories, strategies, and best practices that will help them on their journey to become effective UPK teachers.
- Course Cost
- $35 per workshop. A minimum of ten workshops are required if you wish to receive a professional development unit.
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
TREVOR MUIR
How to Thrive as a Virtual Teacher, A Course by Trevor Muir
From how to set up dynamic virtual meetings to how to create engaging virtual curriculums, every teacher can find new ways to thrive in the virtual classroom.
- Course
- $65
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
Trevor Muir: PBL Master Class
PBL expert, Trevor Muir, takes you step by step in each of the 16 video lessons on how to plan, manage, and assess rich and engaging Project Based Learning.
- Course
- $115
- 1 PDU
- $75
- Open to
- All
Ability Centered Educational Services (ACES)
Transition Certification Course
The Transition Certification Course, divided into three workshops, is a comprehensive professional development program that focuses on the transition mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
- COURSE
- $237 (15% off when you register for all three workshops)
- 1 PDU
- $75
WASC
WASC Focus on Learning Accreditation: The Role/Responsibilities of a Visiting Committee Member in Facilitating Continuous School Improvement
This course will prepare educators to serve as visiting committee members for K-12 WASC accreditation school visits to facilitate continuous school improvement.
- 2 PDUs
- $150
- Open to
- All qualified educators who have had experience in elementary and secondary public or private education as a faculty member and/or administrator at a school or district/complex area level.
National Laboratory for Education Transformation "NLET"
CourseKata Statistics and Data Science - Teacher Study Group, NLET
This course, taken from a student's perspective, provides potential teachers of CourseKata Statistics and Data Science an opportunity to learn the materials, approach to teaching data science, and learning tools.
- 2 PDUs
- $150
Magma Math
Math Innovation Lab: Using EdTech to Support Best Practices
This course will teach you how to use EdTech to increase student creativity, promote mathematical discourse, and how to use data to inform personalized instruction and supports.
- Course Cost
- Free
- 2 PDUs
- $190
Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
EcoBlitz Microcredential
EcoBlitz is an interdisciplinary environmental education & community science program created by a team of California based National Geographic Explorers and National Geographic Certified Educators.
- Course Cost
- $35
- 2 PDUs
- $150
Marshall Institute
LEADERSHIP FELLOWS: DEVELOPING TEACHERS AND TEAMS
Strengthen your ability to develop others to build more aligned and equitable schools.
- Course Cost
- Free
- 6 PDUs
- $450
CUE
CUE Conference
Did you attend a CUE conference? If yes, you have the opportunity to purchase one professional development through TCSJ’s Professional Learning Center!
- 1 PDUs
- $75
CA NGSS Collaborative
Collaborative: A Coherent Science Assessment System
Coherent and Student-Centered Science Assessment System is an online professional learning experience designed for K-12 academic coaches, administrators, curriculum leads, and teacher leaders to deepen their understanding and implementation of science assessment in classrooms, schools, districts, and the state.
- Course Cost
- $300
- 1 PDUs
- $75
Organized Binder
How to Teach Executive Functions in Any Classroom
This course will focus on the following suite of Executive Functioning Skills that research has shown to have a positive impact on students and their academic success.
- Course Cost
- $199-$299
- 1-3 PDUs
- $75-$150
- Open to
- All
PARTNER WITH TCSJ SO EDUCATORS CAN EARN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS THROUGH YOUR CLASS/WORKSHOP!
TCSJ's Professional Learning Center partners with agencies (e.g. school districts and individuals) so that PDUs may be provided for a class/workshop offered by the agency. If you are interested in learning about how we can partner, please reach out to Dr. Myra Gardea-Hernandez, PLC Coordinator at TCSJPLC@sjcoe.net.
