Do I Need Academic Credit Courses for My Re-certification Requirements?
Model Teaching offers both Online Professional Development courses as well as University Partnered courses offered through regionally-accredited universities.
Learn more about these types of credit as well as your state requirements for teacher licence renewal, salary advancement, & certification:
- Our University Partners
Valley City State University
Valley City State University (VCSU) is a public, regional university originally founded in 1890. Since its founding, VCSU has grown into an innovative state university, offering exceptional learning programs and learner-centered education throughout the central midwest. Regionally-accredited, including accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), VCSU offers continuing education courses to educators through private partnerships such as Model Teaching. Model Teaching’s graduate-level credit courses provided through VCSU are designed primarily for professional development/salary advancement & license renewal purposes. All online VCSU-partnered courses taken through Model Teaching will include access to graduate-level credit through VCSU along with an official transcript and letter grade.
Valley City State University is regionally-accredited and accredited by the following bodies:
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC), formerly the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
- American Association of School Librarians (AASL-CAEP)
University of the Pacific
The University of the Pacific is California’s oldest private chartered university established in 1851 and is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASCUC) (https://www.wscuc.org/). University of the Pacific offers continuing education courses through private partnerships such as Model Teaching. Model Teaching’s graduate-level credit courses provided through University of the Pacific are designed primarily for professional development/salary advancement & license renewal purposes. All online UOP-partnered courses taken through Model Teaching will include access to university credit through UOP along with an official transcript.
University of the Pacific is regionally-accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASCUC) (https://www.wscuc.org/)
Northeastern Illinois University (For Illinois Only)
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public, regional university originally founded in 1867. NEIU offers continuing education courses to educators through private partnerships such as Model Teaching. Model Teaching’s ISBE continuing education courses provided through NEIU are designed primarily for professional development & license renewal purposes. All online NEIU-partnered courses taken through Model Teaching will include access to a continuing education completion certificate documenting earned ISBE hours by NEIU.
Northeastern Illinois University is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (Formerly called the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools).
UMass Global
University of Massachusetts Global (UMass Global), is a nonprofit affiliate of University of Massachusetts, is fully accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). UMass Global (formerly Brandman University) offers nationally recognized academic programs for the nontraditional learner fully online, on ground at more than 25 campuses throughout California and Washington and through UMass Global MyPath, its self-paced online competency-based education. Continuing Education credits through UMass Global are offered as graduate-level professional development courses and indicated as Graduate Professional development on University transcripts. These university-credit courses are intended for recertification, salary advancement or lane changes, and continuing education for teachers and educators.
UMass Global is regionally accredited by the WSCUC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
Southern New Hampshire University
Continuing Education credits through Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) are offered as graduate-level professional development courses and indicated as Graduate Professional development on the University transcript. Offered as graduate-level, these courses are intended for recertification, salary advancement or lane changes, and continuing education for teachers and educators.
SNHU is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Our University Partnered Courses
This SNHU-partnered course, best for educators new to the RTI model, provides an overview of how instruction in the classroom can best support a response to intervention model.
This course, best for educators new to the RTI model, provides an overview for how instruction in the classroom can best support a response to intervention model.
This UOP-partnered course, best for educators new to the RTI model, provides an overview of how instruction in the classroom can best support a response to intervention model.
This VCSU-partnered course, best for educators new to the RTI model, provides an overview of how instruction in the classroom can best support a response to intervention model.
This course provides an introductory look at how to actively monitor students throughout the instructional process and how to analyze data collected in order to better support students.
Learn how to actively monitor students throughout the instructional process and to analyze data collected in order to better support your students.
This course provides an introductory look at how to actively monitor students throughout the instructional process and how to analyze data collected in order to better support students.
This course provides an introductory look at how to actively monitor students throughout the instructional process and how to analyze data collected in order to better support students.
This course teaches you how to select from the five main blended learning models to structure your lessons. You’ll learn a process for designing activities and choosing online resources for easier blended learning integration into your classroom.
This UMG-partnered course teaches you how to select from the five main blended learning models to structure your lessons. You’ll learn a process for designing activities and choosing online resources for easier blended learning integration into your classroom.
This course teaches you how to select from the five main blended learning models to structure your lessons. You’ll learn a process for designing activities and choosing online resources for easier blended learning integration into your classroom.
This course teaches you how to select from the five main blended learning models to structure your lessons. You’ll learn a process for designing activities and choosing online resources for easier blended learning integration into your classroom.
This course teaches you five main types of writing prompts: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response as well as a simple structure to follow when designing each type of writing prompt.
This UMG-partnered course teaches you five main types of writing prompts: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response as well as a simple structure to follow when designing each type of writing prompt.
This course teaches you five main types of writing prompts: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response as well as a simple structure to follow when designing each type of writing prompt.
This course teaches you five main types of writing prompts: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response as well as a simple structure to follow when designing each type of writing prompt.
Learn various strategies for increasing reading and writing fluency with an emphasis on implementing varied activities tailored to specific student levels including grouping, and station activities.
Learn various strategies for increasing reading and writing fluency with an emphasis on implementing varied activities tailored to specific student levels including grouping, and station activities.
Learn various strategies for increasing reading and writing fluency with an emphasis on implementing varied activities tailored to specific student levels including grouping, and station activities.