Online professional development courses for educators are convenient and self-paced. Course information and links are provided to you directly by the instructor once you are registered. In some cases, you must enroll in the course through the organization and then register for credits through Boise State separately. Please note that regardless of how quickly you complete the course, transcripts for these courses will be posted at the end of the semester.
Boise State’s Professional Development courses are considered graduate level courses. They are transcripted and graded as pass/fail and the credits cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements and are not eligible for financial aid.
It is your responsibility to verify that your district and State Department of Education accepts Boise State Professional Development credits for recertification and/or pay scale movement before you register for a class. We cannot issue refunds after your grade has been finalized.
Courses are posted as they become available, so check back often.
Looking for flexible and relevant online courses? Check out the offerings from Boise State’s Partner, Customizable Professional Development. Courses are completely online and you can start at any time and take them at your own pace!
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Need to take the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment? Boise State’s Literacy, Language and Culture offers testing for those who need to take the assessments but are not Boise State students.
Information on how to take the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment.
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: May 5, 2024- August 2, 2024
Days/Time: Course is Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 4
Cost: $625 ($385 Course Fee and $240 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
Lee Pesky Learning Center is a state-approved Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course provider. The content of this course meets the requirements for ICLC and has been updated to include Standards #1, #2, #3 and #4 covering the following areas of literacy instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing instruction and assessment. This online course is completely self-paced.
ELA, Literacy
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: August 14, 2024- December 6, 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 4
Cost: $625 ($385 Course Fee and $240 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
Lee Pesky Learning Center is a state-approved Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course provider. The content of this course meets the requirements for ICLC and has been updated to include Standards #1, #2, #3 and #4 covering the following areas of literacy instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing instruction and assessment. This online course is completely self-paced.
ELA, Literacy
TMT is a 3-credit professional development course on student-centered teaching of mathematics. The course meets the MTI/TMT requirement for State of Idaho teaching (re)certification.
Explore Explore TMT courses offered by the Regional Math Center
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: August 14, 2024- December 6, 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 4
Cost: $625 ($385 Course Fee and $240 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
Lee Pesky Learning Center is a state-approved Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course provider. The content of this course meets the requirements for ICLC and has been updated to include Standards #1, #2, #3 and #4 covering the following areas of literacy instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing instruction and assessment. This online course is completely self-paced.
ELA, Professional Practices, Assessment
Enroll in Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: August 3, 2024- December 6, 2024
Days/Time: Varies
Location: Varies
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $210 ($150 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
This course is designed by Lee Pesky Learning Center, an Idaho based non-profit with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals, families, and educators diagnose, understand, support, and remediate language-based learning disabilities, including dyslexia. This 15-hour course meets the requirements for the Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act and teacher recertification. This course can be completed in person or through our online asynchronous course. Course enrollment and credit registration are separate steps. The course provider will share the credit registration link with you once you are enrolled in the course.
ELA, Professional Practices, Assessment
Enroll in Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Mountain West Associates
Dates: June 15 – September 15 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $245 ($185 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
Dyslexia Training for Renewal develops the pedagogical and content knowledge of teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, principals, and other school leaders to understand Dyslexia. Mountain West Associates is an approved provider for meeting the Professional Development and Recertification Requirement for Idaho Code 33-1811. We have developed this meaningful course with Idaho students and teachers in mind! Educators will complete a total of 15 hours of training (12 hours on-line at your own pace, with an additional 3 hours of independent study). Please check out the syllabus to learn more about our learning design and content.
ELA, Professional Practices, Assessment
Enroll in Dyslexia Training for Renewal (Mt. West Reading by Design)
Boise State University
Dates: June 3, 2024- July 8, 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $156 ($96 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
This course is designed to fulfill the professional development requirements of Idaho Code 33-1811 (4), which states that no later than the 2023-2024 school year, “…all instructional staff members … shall be required to have received professional development specific to providing instruction and intervention to students with characteristics of dyslexia.” Participants in this interactive, asynchronous course will learn about the characteristics of dyslexia, as well as current research and legislation. Additionally, participants will learn about the assessment of dyslexia and gain some practical strategies for serving students with language-based reading difficulties.
State Required Course, Professional Practices, Assessment
Idaho Project Learning Tree
Dates: May 1, 2024 – August 8, 2024
Days/Time: Online
Location: Course is Asynchronous
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $95 ($35 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
In this virtual self-guided class, you will engage with proven standards-aligned Project Learning Tree hands-on activities that help learners to explore, discover, communicate and build critical thinking skills. Each activity is tailored to specific grade levels and learning objectives. You will select one PLT curriculum as your focus, thus customizing the course to meet your individual needs. The materials provide educators the tools they need to bring the environment into their classrooms — and their students into the environment.
Assessment, Classroom Management
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: May 5, 2024- August 2, 2024
Days/Time: Course is Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 4
Cost: $625 ($385 Course Fee and $240 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
Lee Pesky Learning Center is a state-approved Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course provider. The content of this course meets the requirements for ICLC and has been updated to include Standards #1, #2, #3 and #4 covering the following areas of literacy instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing instruction and assessment. This online course is completely self-paced.
State Required Course, Literacy
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: August 14, 2024- December 6, 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 4
Cost: $625 ($385 Course Fee and $240 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
Lee Pesky Learning Center is a state-approved Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course provider. The content of this course meets the requirements for ICLC and has been updated to include Standards #1, #2, #3 and #4 covering the following areas of literacy instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing instruction and assessment. This online course is completely self-paced.
State Required, Literacy
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: May 4, 2024 – August 2, 2024
Days/Time: Course is Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $210 ($150 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
This course is designed by Lee Pesky Learning Center, an Idaho based non-profit with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals, families, and educators diagnose, understand, support, and remediate language-based learning disabilities, including dyslexia. This 15-hour course meets the requirements for the Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act and teacher recertification. This course can be completed in person or through our online asynchronous course.
State Required Course, Professional Practices, Assessment
Enroll in Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Lee Pesky Learning Center
Dates: August 3, 2024- December 6, 2024
Days/Time: Varies
Location: Varies
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $210 ($150 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
This course is designed by Lee Pesky Learning Center, an Idaho based non-profit with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals, families, and educators diagnose, understand, support, and remediate language-based learning disabilities, including dyslexia. This 15-hour course meets the requirements for the Idaho Literacy Achievement and Accountability Act and teacher recertification. This course can be completed in person or through our online asynchronous course. Course enrollment and credit registration are separate steps. The course provider will share the credit registration link with you once you are enrolled in the course.
State Required Course, Professional Practices, Assessment
Enroll in Understanding and Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Boise State University
Dates: June 3, 2024- July 8, 2024
Days/Time: Course is asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $156 ($96 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
This course is designed to fulfill the professional development requirements of Idaho Code 33-1811 (4), which states that no later than the 2023-2024 school year, “…all instructional staff members … shall be required to have received professional development specific to providing instruction and intervention to students with characteristics of dyslexia.” Participants in this interactive, asynchronous course will learn about the characteristics of dyslexia, as well as current research and legislation. Additionally, participants will learn about the assessment of dyslexia and gain some practical strategies for serving students with language-based reading difficulties.
State Required Course, Professional Practices, Assessment
TMT is a 3-credit professional development course on student-centered teaching of mathematics. The course meets the MTI/TMT requirement for State of Idaho teaching (re)certification.
Explore Explore TMT courses offered by the Regional Math Center
Idaho Project Learning Tree
Dates: May 1, 2024 – August 8, 2024
Days/Time: Online
Location: Course is Asynchronous
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $95 ($35 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Summer 2024
In this virtual self-guided class, you will engage with proven standards-aligned Project Learning Tree hands-on activities that help learners to explore, discover, communicate and build critical thinking skills. Each activity is tailored to specific grade levels and learning objectives. You will select one PLT curriculum as your focus, thus customizing the course to meet your individual needs. The materials provide educators the tools they need to bring the environment into their classrooms — and their students into the environment.
Science, Professional Practices
Idaho Project Learning Tree
Dates: September 1 – December 13. 2024
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $95 ($35 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024
In this virtual self-guided class, you will engage with proven standards-aligned Project Learning Tree hands-on activities that help learners to explore, discover, communicate and build critical thinking skills. Each activity is tailored to specific grade levels and learning objectives. You will select one PLT curriculum as your focus, thus customizing the course to meet your individual needs. The materials provide educators the tools they need to bring the environment into their classrooms — and their students into the environment.
Science, Professional Practices