Staff Development Credit

Madonna University's Professional Development Program is offering graduate credit to participants in the SDE programs. Madonna University is fully accredited by both the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. You may earn 1-6 semester hours of graduate credit (15 contact hours = 1 graduate credit) for attending SDE programs and completing a paper describing how you might apply the knowledge in your work position. These credits are non-degree graduate credits which are designed to be used to satisfy the requirements of certificate renewal and salary increase. The tuition is $150 per semester hour. For program specifics, or to register for graduate credit, please refer to our web site www.madonna.edu/pages/PDPSDE.cfm or call us at 734-432-5697.

Conferences and Seminars:
Apply exciting concepts from the SDE Seminar in your classroom and receive Antioch University Seattle credit for doing so. Antioch University Seattle is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (30 N. LaSalle St. #2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; (800) 821-7440). Two to five graduate continuing education quarter credits are available for program attendance and the completion of a paper describing how you used the concepts in your classroom. The credits from this course are continuing education (not masters degree) credits. Tuition ranges from $85-$195. Grading is Pass / Incomplete.

• View/print Antioch application form (for seminars and conferences)

Online Courses:
Earn graduate-level continuing education credits in conjunction with Staff Development for Educators online courses for teaching professionals. This is an opportunity for educators to earn university continuing education credits by developing activities and reflective practice based on a SDE online course.

• View/print Antioch application form (for online courses)

For more information, call 206-268-4111 or email ce@antiochseattle.edu..

Chapman University is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. One to four semester units of graduate elective credit (for a 1- to 4-day Seminar, respectively) are available for an additional fee of $62 per semester unit. For more information call (714) 997-6985. These professional development units are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement (such as salary increment steps and recertification). Students should seek approval of appropriate district or college officials before enrolling in these courses to satisfy any degrees, state credentials, or local school district requirements. .

• View/print Chapman application form

SDE has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. (Authorized Provider #2563)

Early Childhood Educators

IACET CEUs are available for those participants seeking renewal credit for their early childhood certificate. Please stop by the registration area, sign in the blue credit binder and circle “IACET transcript needed”.

SDE programs may be used to meet the ASHA certification maintenance requirement if you determine that (1) the content is relevant to your area of practice and your practice setting and (2) you are in your 3-year maintenance interval. You do not need prior approval from ASHA to use this activity.

SDE provides state-approved continuing education credit in most states. In any state where educators seek graduate credit rather than CEU's see Chapman University and for graduate continuing education credit see Antioch University.  Please check with your district for advanced approval for graduate or state credit. Click on your home state for details about receiving continuing educational credit in your state. Unless otherwise noted you may use the Certificate of Teacher Training that you will receive at every SDE program for verification of contact hours. Contact hours are based on “seat time” where an educator is engaged in learning. Breaks and lunches do not count as contact hours.  If you have further questions please contact SDE at 1-800-462-1478 or e-mail credit@sde.com