State Resources for Professional Development for Teachers

Professional development is critical to both teachers' and students' success. Professional development improves and increases teachers' knowledge of the academic subjects taught and enables teachers to become highly qualified. Continuing education activities are an integral part of state, district, and school educational improvement plans. There are numerous options for teachers, to meet continuing education requirements, including credit and non-credit courses as well as opportunities to pursue a graduate degree while teaching. Better-trained teachers with up-to-date knowledge and skills are more likely to help students meet academic achievement standards.

Links to SREB State and Related Resources

State Resource AL Alabama Department of Education AL Alabama Department of Education - Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program of Alabama (PEPE) AR Arkansas Department of Education DE Delaware Department of Education DE Delaware Teacher Center FL Florida Department of Education FL Florida Online Reading Professional Development FL TeachInFlorida GA Georgia Learning Connections GA University System of Georgia - Teacher Career Center KY Kentucky Department of Education LA Louisiana Department of Education MD Maryland State Department of Education MS Mississippi Department of Education MS Mississippi Teacher Center NC Learn NC NC NC Teach Online NC North Carolina Department of Public Instruction NC North Carolina Public School Distance Learning OK Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation (OCTP) OK Oklahoma State Department of Education OK Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for Teachers OK Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education: Gear UP SC South Carolina Department of Education SC South Carolina Department of Education - Online Professional Development SC South Carolina Teaching Learning Connections TN Tennessee Department of Education TX Texas Education Agency VA Virginia Department of Education WV West Virginia Department of Education   Educational Technology Cooperative Multi-State Online Professional Development (MOPD) ToolKit   HSTW Professional Development Programs   HSTW Publications and Materials   HSTW Staff Development Conference   HSTW Worksite Learning   SREB Online Teachers