Spook-tacular Savings Are Here!

PDI's semi-annual sale is back, and it's your final chance this year to save 25% on all professional development courses and university credit. All courses are just $120 (regularly $159), and courses with graduate-level credit from UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies are just $292 (regularly $389). This discount only happens twice a year, so now is the perfect time to focus on your professional goals. Whether you’re looking to strengthen classroom management, boost student engagement, or build your instructional toolkit, our online courses are here to support you! This sale ends on October 28th.

Flex Course

$120

Regularly $159

Flex Course w/Credit

$292

Regularly $389



The Professional Development Institute has been offering professional development courses for teachers for over 28 years. All PDI courses are approved for graduate-level credit through the University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies. Our online courses are designed to help teachers learn practical strategies to use immediately in the classroom. Many teachers use PDI's online continuing education courses to satisfy credential renewal or salary advancement requirements.

Are you a paraprofessional looking to take an online course? PDI has just the course for you! Click for details!

Do you have a question? Send an e-mail message to Allison Wynne, PDI's Program Coordinator for assistance.


Why take an online course from PDI?



PDI offers a very flexible course timeline that allows teachers to complete their professional development course in as few as three weeks, or take up to a year from the date of enrollment to complete.


PDI works with just one university to make professional development course completion documentation easy for teachers.


Every PDI online course follows the same six-unit format. We make it simple so teachers can take multiple courses and know exactly what to expect.


All course materials are available immediately in the professional development course. There are no textbooks required. So, teachers can begin their online course right away.



Course Spotlight


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Character Education for the 21st Century (K-12)

Do your students struggle to consistently show good character? This online course helps K-12 teachers embed character education into daily lessons to create a more positive and effective classroom. Teachers will explore the six universal themes — trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship — and learn strategies to integrate them through scenarios, activities, service learning, and literature. The course also covers how character education connects to bullying prevention, classroom management, restorative justice, and peer mediation. By the end, teachers will feel confident fostering strong character and positive behavior in their students.

"I started my new year out by writing a respect agreement with my class. It is working great. I am so glad I took this class. I have been teaching the character traits to my students and it is really making a difference in the way our class community is treating each other." - Margaret Nicholson



Earn Graduate-Level Credit from a Top Ten University

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PDI works with ONE university because they are top-ranked and nationally recognized. We make it easy, so there is no need to worry about choosing a university, counting units, or determining their costs — plus all courses will be conveniently listed on a single transcript!

Earn graduate-level credit for your PDI courses through the University of California San Diego, the eighth best public university in the country! UC San Diego is part of the University of California system and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).




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