

Strengthen Your Skills with Our New Professional Development Suite
We're thrilled to offer you a suite of best-in-class educator professional development to support your ongoing education and empower you to continue building student success.
Our professional development offerings include instructional and skill- based trainings to elevate learning experiences for all PreK-12 educators, including targeted experiences for those teaching PLTW.
Educators will:
- Engage in instructional and skill-based experiences designed to enhance your classroom delivery.
- Expand your capacity as a facilitator of learning and help create greater connections to your own course content.
- Choose from a variety of convenient sessions to meet your busy schedule.
- Network and build lasting relationships with fellow educators.
For All PreK-12 Teachers
-
Beyond PBL: A Proven Learning Approach is a 10-hour, multi-day course with both in-person and online options available. The Activity-, Project-, Problem-Based (APB) instructional approach is an incredibly powerful tool. It goes beyond problem-based and project-based learning. APB learning experiences scaffold knowledge, provide opportunities for students to transfer knowledge, and engage students as they apply their new learning to a relevant problem. This approach often calls for teachers to build new conceptual understanding and pedagogical practices to facilitate impactful APB learning. The APB professional learning sessions are designed to grow participants' understanding of the unique, proven APB approach while they build their capacity as facilitators of learning. From exploring exemplars to designing their own APB learning experiences, participants gain expertise and develop strategies to lead powerful student learning. Throughout this experience, participants can make connections to their own course content and curricular resources.
Note: This course is free courtesy of Ascension for a select number of registrants.
DETAILS
Type: In-person and online trainings start in June 2023 and will continue throughout the year.
Cost: FREE* Participants must pay for own transportation and lodging.
Time Commitment: 10 hours
Flexible online and in-person training options available to fit your schedule!
To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Differentiation: Building Classroom Confidence, arms teachers with realistic tools to adapt instruction to meet the needs of all elementary students. They learn how to adapt the development of content, instructional processes, and class activities. Participants access a robust tool kit of elementary level resources as they move from defining differentiation to deploying it in real-time. They engage in multimodal learning to explore assessment as a tool for differentiating instruction. Participants create a vision for a differentiated classroom culture and environment at the elementary level. Finally, they apply what they’ve learned to create an action plan tailored to their students’ needs.
Educators will:
- Explore strategies for effectively differentiating learning in their own classrooms.
- Examine the role of assessment.
- Create a vision for a differentiated classroom culture.
- Develop an action plan tailored to their students' needs.
DETAILS
Type: Online
Cost: $149
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Multiple online training options available to fit your schedule!
To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Differentiation: Building Classroom Confidence, arms teachers with realistic tools to adapt instruction to meet the needs of all secondary students. They learn how to adapt the development of content, instructional processes, and class activities. Participants access a robust tool kit of secondary level resources as they move from defining differentiation to deploying it in real-time. They engage in multimodal learning to explore assessment as a tool for differentiating instruction. Participants create a vision for a differentiated classroom culture and environment at the secondary level. Finally, they apply what they’ve learned to create an action plan tailored to their students’ needs.
Educators will:
- Explore strategies for effectively differentiating learning in their own classrooms.
- Examine the role of assessment.
- Create a vision for a differentiated classroom culture.
- Develop an action plan tailored to their students' needs.
DETAILS
Type: Online
Cost: $149
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
More information about our Assessments Professional Development coming soon!
For PLTW Teachers
-
Overview
PLTW educators develop their confidence in the VEX IQ system and learn more about the hardware and software so they can continue to deliver transformative learning to their students.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Cost: $149
Prerequesite: PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher TrainingTo register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Overview
Develop the conceptual understanding you'll need to guide students as they explore the VEX V5 or EXP system.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Cost: $149To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Overview
Develop the conceptual understanding you'll need to guide students as they explore the VEX V5 system.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Cost: $149To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Overview
PLTW educators develop their confidence in programming using the VEXcode IQ platform. This training is designed for those who are new to programming using VEXcode IQ.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 5 hours
Cost: $149
Prerequesite: PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher TrainingTo register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Overview
The PLTW Launch Administrator Training is designed to equip administrators and district leaders for implementing transformative PLTW Launch programs.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 5 hours over 1 day
Cost: $149To register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
-
Overview
From exploring exemplars to designing their own APB learning experiences, participants gain expertise and develop strategies to lead powerful student learning.
Online training options available to fit your schedule!
Details
Type: Online
Time Commitment: 10 hours
Cost: $299
Prerequesite: PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher TrainingTo register for the course, login or create a myPLTW account and click the Professional Development icon.
Any Teacher Can Teach STEM with PLTW Professional Development
PLTW provides professional development that immerses participants in a collaborative learning environment that challenges them to look at their classrooms in a new way.
“I thought it was facilitated very well and the trainers had a great balance of lecture, work time, and grouping people up. I felt engaged throughout the course and learned a lot in a very short time.”
“This is by far the best professional development training I’ve ever had! The material stretched me well beyond my comfort zone and energized me to take this back to our school as an upper level advanced course.”
IACET CEU and Graduate Credit Info
PLTW is proud to partner with the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to award IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Teachers can earn IACET CEUs when they complete PLTW Core Training, as well as select other PLTW professional development experiences.
One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience that has clear objectives to meet learner needs and assess outcomes. When you successfully complete PLTW Core Training, we’ll provide you with a transcript that includes the name of the course, the total number of professional development hours completed, and the total number of CEUs earned. You can view your CEUs at any time by visiting the Professional Development section of myPLTW and clicking on Transcript.
A wide range of organizations – including several states’ departments of education and school districts – recognize IACET CEUs as the official standard for continuing education and training, which allows teachers to use IACET CEUs toward licensure or certification renewal. The IACET website has a list of agencies that accept its accreditation. Teachers must confirm with their school/district administrator, state department of education, or other relevant organization whether IACET CEUs qualify as recognized CEUs based on specific state or local requirements.
Getting PLTW Professional Development Approved by Your District
We encourage you to confirm with your school/district administrator that PLTW professional development qualifies for your training needs and may be included in any local training plan and count toward licensure renewal requirements. Here is a resource you might find useful as you make the case to include PLTW professional development in your local training plan:
- Frequently Asked Questions about PLTW professional development, including more information about IACET CEUs and accessing your transcript


Applying for Graduate Credit
PLTW partners with multiple postsecondary institutions that offer graduate credit for select PLTW programs and courses. View the current list of postsecondary partners that offer graduate credit here, along with specific application details, cost, and requirements. All graduate credit opportunities are created, managed, and issued by the offering institution. Please contact the offering institution directly if you have any questions about a specific opportunity.
Start Transforming Your Classrooms
-
Start Transforming Your Classrooms
See how our pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science make for a comprehensive PreK-12 learning experience.
-
Plan for PLTW
Plan for a lasting, strong program with support from PLTW throughout your implementation and beyond.
-
Discover the Difference
See how thousands of PLTW students and alumni across the country are unlocking their potential and thriving in college, career, and beyond.