Note: For the 2020-2021 School Year, teachers are not required to attend 21 credit hours of professional development outside their work calendar to meet their contractual obligation.  Instead, five professional development days have been built into the teacher’s work calendar. 

Teachers can LEVEL UP their skill and knowledge of specific content, whole child development, technology integration, and meeting the needs of all students.  Learning opportunities will unlock new abilities and skills, provide access to new digital resources, elevate new levels of learning through collaboration, and reflect on and share your learning.

Weekly Incentives

While teachers Explore and Diversify, their participation in sessions earn an entry into weekly drawings to earn cool prizes and unlock access to resources from hosting departments.  When teachers collaborate and reflect in our Twitter contest, they have an opportunity to score a grand prize.  The more you tweet about your learning, the more chances you have to win!

Continuing Professional Education Credit

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) required renewal of a teacher’s teaching certificate every 5 years.  Teachers are required to complete 150 CPE hours in order to maintain certification.  Professional learning opportunities will be awarded credit that may be used for continuing professional education hours that may be used to meet the 150 CPE requirement.  These hours may not be substituted or flexed for professional learning days during the 2020-2021 school year.*  Offerings taken through Dallas ISD department will be entered into the district’s learning management system and maintained on the electronic transcript.  

*For the 2020-2021 School Year, teachers are not required to attend 21 credit hours of professional development outside their work calendar to meet their contractual obligation.  Instead, five professional development days have been built into the teacher’s work calendar.