Washington Teacher Professional Development
Hundreds of Washington teachers take Model Teaching courses every year to help them renew their 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!
Professional Development Courses For Washington Teachers
High-quality, straightforward, and cost-effective online courses (including graduate-level) for Washington Teachers. Let us show you have we can help you improve your teaching effectiveness, maintain your teaching license, or advance your teaching career.
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Washington Teacher Certificate Renewal & Professional Development Requirements
Hundreds of Washington teachers utilize Model Teaching courses every year to earn academic credits for license renewal. 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 Washington teachers to earn semester credits from accredited universities in order to renew or maintain their teaching certification.
Be sure to confirm your specific teaching license renewal requirements with your state or local license-granting authority prior to enrolling.
Teachers who have met the requirements for a Continuing Certificate may teach in Washington state for 5 years before requiring renewal. To renew a Professional Certificate, teachers must complete 100 clock hours or equivalents during the duration of the 5-year license period.
ACCEPTABLE CREDITS AND CLOCK HOURS
Accredited college/university credit may be applied towards renewal with the following conversions:
- 1 quarter credit = 10 clock hours
- 1 semester credit = 15 clock hours
Model Teaching offers courses provided through regionally accredited university partners. These institutions are accredited by several accrediting agencies. Our Academic Credit University-Partnered Academic Credit Courses meet the requirements for Washington teacher license renewal coursework and Professional Development requirement hours according to The State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. All courses completed through our academic partners will include access to an official transcript from that academic institution for submission to any license-granting authority.
If you would like to confirm approval of a course, please feel free to complete and email our Request Course Approval form to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
REFERENCE: State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
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.
What We Recommended for Washington 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
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
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.
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.
*The information on this page was last updated 3/2019. Please refer to the State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction web page for the most accurate and current information on Washington teacher re-certification requirements.
PLEASE NOTE: The content provided on this page is solely provided for informational purposes and does not exempt users from their responsibility to ensure that our courses meet their state’s continuing education requirements. Please check with your state certification agency for up-to-date policies for teacher certification renewal/continuing education and use our Request Course Approval form if you want to confirm use of one of our courses for your professional development, continuing education, or clock hour requirements.