Beginning teacher enjoying her teaching surrounded by students and knowing that she is taking advantage of professional growth courses for K-12 TeachersPlanning continuing education early in your teaching career will help you build your professional development and provide you with the opportunity to maximize your salary. Earn up to 12+ units over the academic year or during this summer!

The University of San Diego offers hundreds of courses year-round that allow you to gain knowledge in the subject area of your choice that may increase your salary by reaching the next step in your salary scale.  Take the first step:  create your personalized professional growth plan by enrolling in your choice of any of our hundreds of courses designed for educators.

Whether you live locally or clear across the globe, USD has many opportunities for you to create your personalized professional growth plan in an instructional format that works for you including:

  • Classroom Courses offered throughout California
  • Independent Study Self-Paced Courses
  • Online Self-Paced Courses
  • Online Fixed-Date Courses

Call a student enrollment advisor at USD's Enrollment and Student Services Center at (619) 260-4585 or (888) 321-6658. They can help you customize your professional growth plan!

Most of USD's Educator Programs courses apply. Listed below are some of the featured courses and programs that would allow you to learn and earn!  Make the financial investment in yourself today. Get started and enroll in one or more courses this summer!

** Prior district approval is highly recommended and the responsibility of the student if using the units towards salary advancement, credential renewing and/or recertification.

The following courses can be taken individually or toward certificate program requirements, as applicable. 

Featured Certificates and Series:  Beginning Teachers

Browse Beginning Teachers Courses Below!

 

Courses

EDU-X712NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Classroom Practice - All Learning is Social and Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom and Beyond
EDU-X712NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Classroom Practice - All Learning is Social and Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom and Beyond
EDU-X713P - Transitioning to a Blended Learning Environment
EDU-X719NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Classroom Practice - Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
EDU-X719NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Classroom Practice - Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
EDU-X728NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Classroom Practice - The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom
EDU-X728NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Classroom Practice - The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom
EDU-X729NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Educational Leadership - Coaching for Educator Wellness: A Guide to Supporting New and Experienced Teachers
EDU-X729NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Educational Leadership - Coaching for Educator Wellness: A Guide to Supporting New and Experienced Teachers
EDU-X732NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Educational Leadership - The School Wellness Wheel: A Framework Addressing Trauma, Culture, and Mastery to Raise Student Achievement
EDU-X732NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Educational Leadership - The School Wellness Wheel: A Framework Addressing Trauma, Culture, and Mastery to Raise Student Achievement
EDU-X734NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Educational Leadership - The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
EDU-X734NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Educational Leadership - The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
EDU-X735NA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Community Connections - Teaching for Justice & Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents
EDU-X735NB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Community Connections - Teaching for Justice & Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents
EDU-X737L - Infusing Art in the 21st Century Classroom - Elements of Art for the K-5 Classroom
EDU-X740P - Student Choice for Engagement and Academic Success
EDU-X750R - Atomic Habits: Develop Habits to Increase Learning, Efficiency and Joy in the Classroom and Beyond
EDU-X763T - Building Classroom Community for Student Success
EDU-X764P - Creating a Culturally-Conscious Learning Environment
EDU-X772L - Reset: Resiliency, Compassion and Innovation for Transformative Teaching
EDU-X776 - Classroom Management (prev #: EDU-508ZB)
EDU-X777 - Families as Partners (prev #: EDU-508ZC)
EDU-X781 - Teaching Strategies for ELLs (prev #: EDU-508ZR)
EDU-X787K - Banish Burnout - Educator's Guide to Stopping Burnout Before It Stops You!
EDU-X789K - Teaching Coding in the K-12 Classroom
EDU-X790MA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Classroom Practice - End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy: The Proven 6Rs of Bullying Prevention That Create Inclusive, Safe, and Caring Schools
EDU-X790MB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Classroom Practice - End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy: The Proven 6Rs of Bullying Prevention That Create Inclusive, Safe, and Caring Schools
EDU-X793Q - Engagement: Connecting Students to Content
EDU-X794O - Groupwork--Accountable Talk in the Classroom
EDU-X798MA - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part I/Diversity and Inclusion - Building Culturally Responsive Partnerships Among Schools, Families, and Communities
EDU-X798MB - Read, Empower, Act, Discover Part II/Diversity and Inclusion - Building Culturally Responsive Partnerships Among Schools, Families, and Communities
EDU-X799KA - Live Your Best Educator Life: Finding School/Life Balance through Strategic Self Support and Wellness (prev#: EDU-X799K)

Certificates

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