Online Courses for Teachers

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

Help your students develop strong character by integrating character education into your daily lessons. This online course for K-12 teachers explores six universal themes—trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship—and provides strategies to incorporate them effectively. Teachers will learn how to use scenarios, classroom activities, service-learning projects, and literature to foster positive behaviors. The course also covers the connection between character education and bullying, as well as restorative justice techniques like conflict resolution and peer mediation. By the end, teachers will feel confident embedding character education into their teaching.

"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

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).