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Florida Teacher Professional Development

Thousands of Florida teachers take Model Teaching courses every year to help them renew their Florida teaching license, advance their salary, or simply to improve their instructional effectiveness.  Learn more below about how our professional development and continuing education courses can help you today!

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Professional Development for Florida Teachers

High-quality, straightforward, and cost-effective online courses for Florida Teachers.  Let us show you have we can help you improve your teaching effectiveness, maintain your teaching license, and advance your teaching career.

  • High-Quality Courses, Chock-Full of Resources, Tools, & Templates

  • Access Your Courses Immediately, Any-Time, Anywhere

  • Simple, Intuitive Lessons & Learning Platform

HOW OUR COURSES WORK

Florida Teacher License Renewal & Certification Renewal Requirements

Florida teachers can utilize Model Teaching university-partnered courses to earn academic credit for their license renewal or salary advancement needs. All Model Teaching university-partnered courses provide graduate-level semester credit for license renewal or salary advancement purposes. You may choose any Model Teaching university-partnered courses of interest or enroll in one of our Course Bundle Packs – the most cost-effective way to earn credits.

  • Regionally-Accredited Semester Credits

Model Teaching offers great options for Florida teachers to earn semester credits from accredited universities, including the required content area of “Students with Disabilities (SWD)”.

The Florida Department of Education requires 6 semester hours of college credit to include at least 1 semester hour in teaching students with disabilities during each renewal period.

We recommend you take one of the below Model Teaching courses from any of our University Partners to satisfy the SWD requirement:

  • Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities & Special Needs (1 Credit)
  • Differention for Students with Disabilities (2 Credits)

The Florida Department of Education has guidelines concerning acceptable college credit equivalencies for Renewal, including guidelines for obtaining approval on the fldoe.org website.

Acceptable College Credit Equivalencies for Renewal that apply to Model Teaching Courses:

  • College level credits used for certificate renewal must be awarded by an accredited or approved institution, or the American Council on Education (ACE), and must be reflected on an official transcript.
    Regional Accrediting Associations Acceptable According to Florida Department of Education:

Regional accrediting associations. The regional accrediting associations are as follows:

  • The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
  • The New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
  • The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Now the HLC
  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  • The Western Association of Schools & Colleges

While we always recommend you confirm your state or district’s license renewal requirements, we recommend choosing any of our regionally-accredited university partnered courses or course bundle packs.  These courses are in partnership with regionally-accredited universities and include an official transcript.  Florida license renewal also requires completion of one credit in the content area of “Students With Disabilities”, several of our courses include this content area credit, as well as all of our University-Partnered Bundle Packs (See Below)

We highly recommend any of our University-Partnered Courses or Bundle Packages

The most cost-effective option for teachers who need the maximum number of credits is any of our University-Partnered Bundle Packs. (See Below)

Model Teaching believes that teachers should be provided with affordable, high-quality opportunities for professional development, whether they are seeking salary advancement, renewing their teaching license, or simply improving their instructional effectiveness.  Our streamlined and standardized course structure allows us to deliver high-quality, evaluated courses to teachers at costs far below the industry standard.  Also, by bundling our courses together, we are able to significantly reduce our overall costs – passing this down to our valued teachers.  Call or chat with us if you have any questions about how the courses work.

HELPFUL LINKS FOR FLORIDA TEACHERS

Florida Teacher Professional Development

Florida Department of Education Requirements for Renewal

Please refer to our course menu for a listing of graduate-level courses. Within each course page, you will have access to a syllabus that you may download.

Yes, all university-partnered graduate-level courses will include access to an official transcript from the university.

Professional Development topics appropriate for renewal include, but are not limited to:

  • Teaching students with disabilities (SWD)
  • Exceptional student education
  • Content-specific to the subject area(s)
  • Methods or education strategies specific to the subject area(s)
  • Methods of teaching reading and literacy skills acquisition
  • Computer literacy, computer applications, or computer education
  • ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
  • Drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, or student dropout prevention
  • Training related to the goals of the Florida K-20 System, such as: Content –
  • English, economics, mathematics, science, social sciences, foreign languages, humanities, global economy, technology, ecology, first aid, health, or safety.
  • Classroom Strategies – Cooperative learning, problem-solving skills, critical-thinking skills, classroom management, child development, collaboration techniques for working with families, social services, child guidance and counseling, teaching reading, or educational assessments, etc.
  • School Administration Accountability – Instructional design, leadership skills, school and community relations, school finance, school facilities, school law, or school organization
  • Career and Adult Education Accountability – Adult learning, principles of adult or career and technical education, career and technical education for students with special needs, or career and technical guidance

PLEASE NOTE: Please check with your state certification agency for up-to-date policies on your specific teacher certification renewal/continuing education requirements.  The content provided on this page does not exempt users from their responsibility to ensure that our courses meet their state’s continuing education requirements.

REFERENCE: Florida Department of Education

*The information on this page was last updated 10/2020. Please refer to the Florida Department of Education web page for the most accurate and current information on Florida teacher recertification requirements.

What We Recommended for Florida Teachers

Build Your Own Graduate-Level Bundle Pack

Access Our Full University-Partnered Course Menu to Earn Your Required Number of Credits

  • Includes full access to all graduate-level courses from any of our university partners

  • Includes course options to cover the Students with Disabilities (SWD) FL requirement

  • Register for any credits package, take any courses until you use all of your credits

  • Choose from our entire suite of university-partnered courses, work to complete as many as you wish at your own pace

  • Course Partners Include: University of the Pacific, Southern New Hampshire University, University of Massachusetts Global, & Valley City State University

  • All university-partnered courses are regionally-accredited & include an official transcript & letter grade

  • Great for salary advancement or license renewal

  • All courses self-paced & accessible for 1 year

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Salary Advancement Information for Teachers

Model Teaching partners with regionally-accredited universities across the country to provide graduate-level courses to thousands of K-12 teachers and educators every year. Generally, school districts across the country provide various salary scale advancement opportunities to teachers that often includes participation in graduate-level professional development. Our university-partnered, graduate-level courses are an excellent and cost-effective way for you to earn the continuing education academic credit you need.

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Accredited University Credits with Official Transcripts

Receive an official transcript and letter-grade with every graduate-level course. All of our university partners are regionally-accredited and courses are designed primarily for teacher salary-advancement and license-renewal.

Convenient & Cost-Effective Online Courses Built for Simplicity

We make earning your academic credits easy and cost-effective by bundling our courses into packages so you can earn the maximum number of credits for a lower cost.  All Model Teaching courses provide you with relevant, implementation-focused training along with dozens of templates & tools to help you put your new skills into action.

All Model Teaching university partners are regionally-accredited universities who offer our courses in partnership for graduate-level, academic and/or post-bachelorette credit.  Most states and school districts allow teachers to earn this type of credit as part of advancing in the salary scale.  Please check with your district’s policies regarding continuing education for salary advancement prior to enrolling.

The most cost-effective way to earn credits is by enrolling in one of our course bundle packs (see below).

Model Teaching believes that teachers should be provided with affordable, high-quality opportunities for professional development, whether they are seeking salary advancement, renewing their teaching license, or simply improving their instructional effectiveness.  Our streamlined and standardized course structure allows us to deliver high-quality, evaluated courses to teachers at costs far below the industry standard.  Also, by bundling our courses together, we are able to significantly reduce our overall costs – passing this down to our valued teachers.  Call or chat with us if you have any questions about how the courses work.

Please refer to our course menu for a listing of graduate-level courses. Within each course page, you will have access to a syllabus that you may download.

Yes, all university-partnered graduate-level courses will include access to an official transcript from the university.

These graduate-level courses are primarily designed for salary advancement and/or certificate re-licensure.  It is the sole discretion of any university that issues the Masters Degree weather or not they may accept these credits to apply to a degree program.

PLEASE NOTE: The content provided on this page does not exempt users from their responsibility to ensure that our courses meet their state or district’s salary advancement policies or requirements. Please check with your district for details regarding your district’s salary advancement policies before enrolling in a course.