Professional Development for Teachers
Professional development is a vital part of any educator’s career. Professional development helps you reflect on your teaching practices, build new skills, develop different classroom strategies, and create curriculums that set your students up for success. LMU Extension Teacher Development programs can help you reach individual professional growth and meet school district professional growth requirements. All professional development graduate-level courses for K-12 teachers are virtual, online, or self-paced.
Professional Development credit may be appropriate for teachers requiring non-degree and/or post-baccalaureate credit to satisfy professional advancement requirements including salary advancement and recertification credits. Please check with your school district and PD evaluator to determine if LMU Extension credits are allowable. For academic credit information, please visit LMU Extension Policies
LMU Extension provides professional development, graduate-level, CR grade credit units in various subject areas below.
Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL)
In coordination with the LMU School of Education, the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) is proud to offer the following certificate programs for teachers and educational leaders working with second language learners.
Advancement Courses
Advancement provides online, self-paced, professional development graduate-level courses for K-12 teachers. The catalog includes over 280 graduate-level courses in 19 different subject areas covering both foundational topics and emerging trends in K-12 education. The courses combine innovative techniques with a focus on developing practical tools that are immediately applicable in the classroom. Make sure to choose Loyola as your Partner/Credit Option when checking out. You can also use the code LOYOLA10 for a 10% discount on your courses.
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Popular Courses
- Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety
- Stretching Bodies and Minds: Using Yoga to Enhance Student Focus and Motivation
- The Growth Mindset: Fostering Resilience and a Love of Learning
- Staying Present: Mindfulness for Better Teaching and Learning
- Motivating Unmotivated Students (Research and Practice)
- Phonics: Foundations of Literacy
- Kindness: Can it be Taught?
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for Successful Classrooms
- Understanding Dyslexia
- Strategies for Supporting Children with ADHD
- Self-Care Strategies for Teachers
- Tech Tools for the Math Classroom
- Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
- Read Out! Building Students' Literacy and Love of Reading Through Read Alouds
- Own Your Words: Effective Vocabulary Instruction
- Supporting Students with Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Active Reading vs Passive Reading: Teaching Students to Become Better Readers
- Health, Wellness, and Fitness: A New Look
- Becoming a Calm, Happy Teacher
- Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety
- The Growth Mindset: Fostering Resilience and a Love of Learning
- Staying Present: Mindfulness for Better Teaching and Learning
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Multidiscipline Online Courses for K-12 Teachers
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- Introduction to Interior Design
- Photoshop Elements for the Digital Photographer
- Adobe Illustrator CC
- Intr to QuickBooks 2019
- A to Z Grant Writing
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Project Management Applications
- Introduction to Microsoft Project 2019/Office 365
- Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2019/Office 365
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365
- Computer Skills for the Workplace
- Spanish in the Classroom
- Spanish for Law Enforcement
- Spanish for Medical Professionals
- Discover Sign Language
- Explore a Career as an Administrative Medical Assistant
- Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach
- Medical Coding
- Homeschool With Success
- Teaching Students With ADHD
- Solving Classroom Disciplinary Problems
- Child Development Associate ? Center-Based