Online Courses

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.

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.

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Boise State University

Dates: January 1, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 3
Cost: $180 Credit Fee
Term/Transcript: Spring 2025

Course Description: This asynchronous, 16 week course will focus on the critical role of effective instructional supervision and evaluation in Idaho. Uses a variety of interactive exercises to assist in the development of practical skills for supervision and evaluation, as well as examine current issues and best practices. Participants will recalibrate their competency in Idaho’s Framework for Teacher Evaluations, Charlotte Danielson 2nd Edition. The classroom observation practice will ensure you understand how the components are intertwined and observable in the classroom. Supervision and evaluation strategies, skills, and techniques, as well as requirements under Idaho laws, rules, and policies will be explored. Course meets recertification requirements under Idaho Code IDAPA 08.02.02.120. and is approved by the Office of the Idaho State Board of Education.

Professional Practices

Enroll in Administrator Supervision, Data Literacy and Evaluation using the Idaho Framework

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

Transform Your World

Dates: January 13, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $125 ($65 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Fall 2024

Course Description:

Do you like the idea of a professional learning experience tailored to your very own professional growth goals? If so, join us chart your own course! Based on principles set forth by Future Ready Schools, this course provides a structure to design your own professional learning and a space to share that learning with your peers. In this course, you’ll focus on what YOU need to be the best educator you can be. You’ll begin by selecting a theme – in what area(s) do you want to grow? Next, you’ll curate academic articles, instructional videos, and podcast episodes that relate to your theme. You’ll then summarize, connect to, and apply each piece to your teaching practice. Through this process, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with others in the course as you share and give feedback on one another’s learning. The primary focus of this workshop is You: your learning, your growth, and your development as a valued educator.

Classroom Management, Educational Technology

Enroll in Growth Voyage 1 

Transform Your World

Dates: January 13, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 3
Cost: $355 ($175 Course Fee and $180 Credit Fee. Paid Separately)
Term/Transcript: Spring 2025

Course Description:

Do you like the idea of a professional learning experience tailored to your very own professional growth goals? If so, join us to chart your own course! In this course, you’ll focus on what YOU need to be the best educator you can be. You’ll begin by selecting a theme – in what areas do you want to grow? Next, you’ll curate academic articles, instructional videos, and podcast episodes that relate to your theme. You’ll then summarize, connect to, and apply each piece to your teaching practice. Through this process, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with others in the course as you share and give feedback on one another’s learning. The primary focus of this workshop is You: your learning, your growth, and your development as a valued educator.

Classroom Management, Educational Technology

Enroll in Growth Voyage 3 

Independent Provider

Dates: February 24, 2025 – August 8, 2025
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $60 Credit Fee
Term/Transcript: Summer 2025

Course Description:

Teaching in a prison is one of the best-kept secrets in education. During this one-credit, 15-hour Professional Development online asynchronous course, you’ll be introduced to correctional education “behind the bars.”

Course Goals and Objectives:

Goal #1–Equip in-service teachers with the information necessary to make an informed decision about whether to pursue a position as a Correctional educator. To meet this goal, you’ll complete the learning objectives below.
1.1 Identify at least three differences and three similarities between instruction in a traditional classroom and instruction in a prison classroom.
1.2 List four ways in which working in a prison is different from working in a traditional school.
1.3 List three warning signs of a “setup.”
1.4 List three signals of STG activity in a classroom.

Goal #2–List two “take-aways” from this course that can be applied to your classroom.
Taught by Dr. Mary Ellen Nourse, former Idaho Department of Correction Education Program Manager and Instructor.

Classroom Management

Enroll in The Best-Kept Secret in Education: Teaching in Prisons

Idaho Project Learning Tree

Dates: February 18, 2025 – April 8, 2025
Days/Time: February 18, 7-8:30 pm MT; March 18, 7-8:30pm MT; April 8, 7-8:30pm MT
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $105 ($45 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Spring 2025

Course Description:

In this interactive virtual class, receive training and award-winning materials from Project WILD, Project WET and Project Learning Tree, with which you will engage upper elementary students in learning about Idaho ecosystems. The class includes three synchronous Zoom sessions (up to 4.5 hours), with most course work done asynchronously. For part of the class you will choose one of the curricula (WILD, WET or PLT) to explore in more depth, and will receive that program’s comprehensive activity guide(s). You will leave the course with plans to use materials from the course with students, whether teaching in the classroom or remotely both indoors and out.

Professional Practices

Enroll in Idaho Ecosystems with WILD, WET, & PLT

Idaho Project Learning Tree

Dates: January 11, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Days/Time: Asynchronous
Location: Online
Professional Development Credit: 1
Cost: $95 ($35 Course Fee and $60 Credit Fee. Paid Separately.)
Term/Transcript: Spring 2025

Course Description:

Unlock the power of nature in your classroom with this dynamic, hands-on professional development course designed specifically for Idaho teachers and nonformal educators. This introductory course will immerse you in Project Learning Tree (PLT), an award-winning environmental education program that empowers educators to teach students about the world around them. Through engaging, real-world activities and lesson plans, you’ll explore how to integrate environmental literacy, sustainability, and outdoor learning into your teaching practice.

Whether you’re a seasoned educator or new to teaching, this course will equip you with the tools to bring outdoor learning to life, enhance student engagement, and foster a deeper connection to nature. Join us and transform your teaching approach, bringing the world beyond the classroom into your students’ everyday experiences.

This course is ideal for K-12 teachers and nonformal educators in Idaho who are looking to enhance their teaching toolkit with effective, environmental education strategies. No previous experience with outdoor education is required—just a passion for learning and inspiring the next generation of leaders!

Professional Practices

Enroll in PLT Explorations: Environmental Education & Outdoor Teaching