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Graduate-Level Professional Development Semester Units/Credits

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Advance on the Salary Scale with Graduate-Level Professional Development Semester Units/Credits from Courses4Teachers|University of the Pacific

Earn credit for the professional work you have done during non-contract hours.
For every 15 hours of work, you qualify for 1 graduate-level professional development credit!
You may register for as many courses as you would like!
All of the following activities count, and more:
- Participating in Educational Company Webinars, Workshops, Trainings, and/or Conferences
- Researching Tools to Meet the Diverse Needs of Students
- Developing Tools for Mindful Education and Equity in the Classroom
- Developing Motivational Lesson Plans/Curriculum
- Developing Lesson Plans to Teach Current Mandated School or District Curriculum
- Educational Travel
- Reading/Researching
- Creating Rubrics
- Developing Curriculum
- Revising/Enhancing Lessons
- Adding Technology into Curriculum
- Aligning Curriculum to Standards

3 Simple Steps:

Step 1. Register

Register for the course title(s) and number of semester units/credits you’d like.

Step 2. Keep a Log

Keep a log and samples of the activities you do outside of contract hours.
Any curriculum development, reading, research, lesson planning, skill development, etc. qualifies.
Download our log guide for more information and log template:

Step 3. Submit Your Coursework

Schedule an appointment with a Grader, or email your coursework into our office. Meet with a Grader near you in person, or contact a Grader anywhere and meet via FaceTime, Zoom, etc.

About these credits:

These University of the Pacific graduate-level professional development semester units/credits are designed for salary advancement and to renew credentials. They are not designed to be applied towards the attainment of an advanced degree with the University of the Pacific. The University of the Pacific is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. These courses are accepted by districts throughout the United States. If you need course descriptions for district prior approval, please email us. Courses4Teachers Inc. and University of the Pacific take great pride in the quality of education and service. We are dedicated to helping teachers earn credit for all the extra work they do.

The work I did for the courses helped me change my job after 30 years. I returned to work with a renewed sense of accomplishment and useful skills. I was motivated by learning that would assist my personal work and not for someone else’s idea of what I needed to learn.

I loved doing Courses4Teachers this summer for several reasons: I was studying things I needed to learn to be more effective at work. Previously, I took classes at a community college and spent a LOT of time in class and doing homework that didn’t really relate to me. I loved working on my own time schedule, early morning and late at night. I just used a timer to count the hours I worked, clocking in and out for interruptions and family responsibilities. It was easy to document and meet with a supervisor to show what I had done. My only wish is that I could earn a degree this way. I learned so much more than I did taking a class.

After 31 years as a High School Band Director and recently taking on the task of running a Middle School music program as well, I realized that I didn’t have the extra time to take classes to complete units for salary advancement. I heard about Courses4Teachers and enrolled in some of the self-designed courses that allowed me to earn university credit for the hard professional work that I was doing outside of my regular duties. As a result I earned the credit I needed for salary advancement as I head towards retirement. Thank you Courses4Teachers for your dependable, prompt, efficient, respectful and courteous service.

With the introduction of Common Core, I knew it was time to reevaluate my lesson plans and update my teaching skills. I heard about Courses4Teachers Inc. and signed up for several of their courses. They are outstanding. They are totally practical and allowed me to work on District curriculum-development goals and receive graduate-level professional development units for doing so.

I found the courses to be practical, engaging, easy to access, and with plenty of personal attention.