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• Save $40 when you register for a PDI flex course by March 30!
• Save $80 when you register for a PDI flex course with university credit by March 30!

University Credit Options

	American College of Education (ACE)	UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies (UCSD)
Credit Type	Graduate-level, degree-eligible credit	Post-baccalaureate professional credit
Units per PDI Course	3 semester units	3⅓ semester units (5 quarter units)
Degree Applicability	Can be applied toward an advanced degree (up to 9 units)	Not applicable toward an advanced degree
Official Transcript	Official university transcript with letter grade	Official university transcript with letter grade
Common Uses	Salary advancement, credential renewal, degree programs	Salary advancement, credential renewal
Accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

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Choose Your Course

Choose the course you wish to take from the options below. Click on any course title to register or gain detailed information about the content of the online course.

• Classroom Management
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Teaching Strategies
• Reading-Language Arts
• Special Education
• Technology
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Math
• Science
• ELL/ESL/ENL

Classroom Management

Adopting High-Leverage Strategies to Engage Struggling Students (PreK-12)

Anti-Bullying Strategies for Primary Grades (K-3)

Behavior Interventions for Students with Special Needs (3-6)

Best Practices for a Successful Primary Classroom (K-3)

Best Practices for a Successful 4th-6th Grade Classroom (4-6)

Best Practices for a Successful Middle School Classroom (6-8)

Best Practices for a Successful High School Classroom (9-12)

Boosting Student Engagement Using Active Learning Strategies (PreK-5)

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature (K-12)

Bullying: Awareness, Prevention, and Intervention (4-8)

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

Classroom Management Strategies for High School Teachers (9-12)

Classroom Management Survival Course (K-8)

Conquering the Behavioral Challenges of Special Needs Students (K-2)

Educating the Whole Student: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning (K-12)

Embracing Diversity and Equity through Culturally Responsive Teaching (K-12)

Engaging, Motivating, and Managing Your Students (4-8)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

How to Reach and Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PreK-5)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

Instilling a Growth Mindset in Students (K-12)

Leveraging Culturally Responsive Engagement Strategies (6-12)

Motivating and Engaging Middle and High School Students (6-12)

A Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Students who Challenge Us (K-5)

Proactive Strategies for Middle and High School Behavior Management (6–12)

Responsive Classroom Management for the Primary Grades (K-3)

Supporting Students Using a MTSS Framework (6-12)

Tackling Challenging Behaviors in Middle and High School (6-12)

Teaching Critical Social-Emotional (SEL) Skills Using Picture Books (PreK-3)

Teaching Tolerance and Respect: Preventing Bullying in High School (9-12)

Transformational Educational Leadership Practices (K-12)

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Social Emotional Learning

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature (K-12)

Building Empathy and Community in Middle and High School (6-12)

Combining SEL and DEIB to Propel Learning Forward (PreK-5)

Educating the Whole Student: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning (K-12)

Harnessing the Tools of Empathy and SEL to Prevent Bullying (PreK-5)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

Instilling a Growth Mindset in Students (K-12)

Meeting Diverse Learning Needs through DEIB (K-12)

A Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Students who Challenge Us (K-5)

Proactive Strategies for Middle and High School Behavior Management (6–12)

Responding to Students' Mental Health Challenges with SEL (6-12)

Self-Care Check-in: Guiding Teachers to Wellness (PreK-12) / One Unit Course

Social, Emotional, and Physical Wellness for Students and Teachers (PreK-12)

Supporting Students Using a MTSS Framework (6-12)

Tackling Challenging Behaviors in Middle and High School (6-12)

Teaching Critical Social-Emotional (SEL) Skills Using Picture Books (PreK-3)

Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies for All Learners (PreK-6)

Using SEL to Drive Inclusive Practices in High School (9-12)

Using SEL and Intentional Read-Alouds to Promote DEI (PreK-2)

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Teaching Strategies

21st Century Thinking Skills that Promote College and Career Readiness (K-12)

Active and Hands-On Science Instruction (K-6)

Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations (K-5)

Adopting High-Leverage Strategies to Engage Struggling Students (PreK-12)

Best Practices for a Successful Primary Classroom (K-3)

Best Practices for a Successful 4th-6th Grade Classroom (4-6)

Best Practices for a Successful Middle School Classroom (6-8)

Best Practices for a Successful High School Classroom (9-12)

Bridging the Gap: High-Yield Strategies to Recover from Learning Loss (K-12)

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature (K-12)

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

Connecting Content with Literacy: Dynamic Strategies for Comprehension (6-12)

Content Area Multi-Sensory Teaching for Students with Special Needs (K-5)

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Through Project-Based Learning (K-5)

Data-Driven Instruction (K-12)

Developmentally Appropriate Content Activities for Early Learners (PreK-2)

Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All (K-6)

Educating the Whole Student: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning (K-12)

ELL Strategies for Mainstreamed Students (6-12)

Embracing Diversity and Equity through Culturally Responsive Teaching (K-12)

An Essential Guide to Formative Assessment (K-5)

The Flipped Classroom: An Interactive Approach to Student Engagement (4-12)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

Guided Reading 101 (K-5)

How to Reach and Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PreK-5)

Implementing the Workshop Model in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science (4-8)

Improving Your Students' Test Taking Skills (2-12)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

Instilling a Growth Mindset in Students (K-12)

Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (6-12)

Moving Beyond Remediation to Empower Sustainable Learning (K-12)

A Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Students who Challenge Us (K-5)

Powerful Interventions to Guide Struggling Readers (K-3)

Proactive Strategies for Middle and High School Behavior Management (6–12)

Reading and Writing Strategies for Students with Special Needs (K-5)

Recognizing and Responding to Students’ Speech and Language Needs (PreK-5)

Science Inquiry Using the 5E Model (K-6)

Solving Core Executive Function Challenges (K-12)

Structured Interventions for Specific Learning Disabilities (K-5)

Study Smarter Not Harder: Study Skills for Students (4-12)

Supporting Students Using a MTSS Framework (6-12)

Targeted Instruction and Interventions with Reading Strategy Groups (K-5)

Teaching Critical Social-Emotional (SEL) Skills Using Picture Books (PreK-3)

Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Mainstream Classroom (K-6)

Unlocking Literacy: Science of Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners (K-12)

Using SEL to Drive Inclusive Practices in High School (9-12)

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Reading-Language Arts

Applying The Science of Reading Principles in the Content Areas (6-12)

Boosting Comprehension for Struggling Readers using Science of Reading (3-6)

Bridging the Gap: High-Yield Strategies to Recover from Learning Loss (K-12)

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature (K-12)

Comprehension: The Key to Successful Reading (K-3)

Comprehension Strategies for Middle and Upper Grades (4-12)

Connecting Content with Literacy: Dynamic Strategies for Comprehension (6-12)

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Through Project-Based Learning (K-5)

Closing the Gap: Focusing on Critical Literacy and Math Skills (K-5)

The Daily 5 (K-3)

Developing Phonemic Awareness in Emergent Readers (PreK-2)

Developmentally Appropriate Content Activities for Early Learners (PreK-2)

Effective Strategies for Emergent and Early Writers (PreK-3)

Effective Strategies to Improve Student Writing (4-12)

Enhancing Comprehension in Grades 2-5 with Science of Reading (2-5)

Focus on Phonics (K-3)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

Guided Reading 101 (K-5)

Guiding Emergent and Early Struggling Writers to Success (K-2)

Helping Middle Grade Struggling Writers Achieve Success (3-6)

Implementing the Workshop Model in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science (4-8)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

Interventions for Middle Grade Struggling Readers (4-6)

Mastering the Text Complexity Challenge in Grades 4-8 (4-8)

Moving Beyond Remediation to Empower Sustainable Learning (K-12)

A New Approach to Spelling Instruction (K-6)

Powerful Interventions to Guide Struggling Readers (K-3)

Reading Fluency: The Bridge Between Phonics and Comprehension (K-5)

Reading Foundations for Emergent and Early Readers (PreK-2)

Reading Interventions for Middle School Students (6-8)

Reading to Learn: Developing Strategic Reading Skills (4-12)

Reading and Writing Strategies for Students with Special Needs (K-5)

Recognizing and Responding to Students’ Speech and Language Needs (PreK-5)

Small Group Practices to Reach All Readers and Writers (PreK-5)

Strengthening Content Comprehension with Science of Reading Principles (6-12)

The Science of Reading (K-5)

Targeted Instruction and Interventions with Reading Strategy Groups (K-5)

Teaching Critical Social-Emotional (SEL) Skills Using Picture Books (PreK-3)

Unlocking Literacy: Science of Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners (K-12)

Using SEL and Intentional Read-Alouds to Promote DEI (PreK-2)

Vocabulary-Building Strategies for Students in Grades 4-12 (4-12)

Word Play: Vocabulary Instruction in the Primary Grades (K-3)

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Special Education

Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations (K-5)

Adopting High-Leverage Strategies to Engage Struggling Students (PreK-12)

Behavior Interventions for Students with Special Needs (3-6)

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature (K-12)

Content Area Multi-Sensory Teaching for Students with Special Needs (K-5)

Conquering the Behavioral Challenges of Special Needs Students (K-2)

Data-Driven Instruction (K-12)

Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All (K-6)

Educating the Whole Student: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning (K-12)

Embracing Technology to Empower Students with Special Needs (K-12)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

How to Reach and Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PreK-5)

Instilling a Growth Mindset in Students (K-12)

Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (6-12)

Preparing Students with Special Needs to Meet the Standards (K-3)

Reading and Writing Strategies for Students with Special Needs (K-5)

Recognizing and Responding to Students’ Speech and Language Needs (PreK-5)

Solving Core Executive Function Challenges (K-12)

Structured Interventions for Specific Learning Disabilities (K-5)

Teaching Critical Social-Emotional (SEL) Skills Using Picture Books (PreK-3)

Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Mainstream Classroom (K-6)

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Technology

Canva: A Guide for Creating Engaging Classroom Content (K-12)/ One Unit Course

Digital Projects that Inspire and Support Student Learning (K-12)

Educational Technology 101 (K-12)

Effectively Using iPads to Transform Your Classroom (K-12)

Embracing Technology to Empower Students with Special Needs (K-12)

The Flipped Classroom: An Interactive Approach to Student Engagement (4-12)

Google as a Classroom Tool for Learning (K-12)

Introduction to Microsoft Office 365 Education (K-12)

Making the Most of the Internet in the Classroom (K-12)

Mastering Google Apps for Education (K-12)

Multimedia Project Design and Development (K-12)

Technology Tools to Amplify Learning (K-12)

Using Google Classroom for Teaching and Learning (K-12)

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations (K-5)

Building Empathy and Community in Middle and High School (6-12)

Combining SEL and DEIB to Propel Learning Forward (PreK-5)

Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusivity of Diverse Students (K-12)

Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All (K-6)

ELL Strategies for Mainstreamed Students (6-12)

Embracing Diversity and Equity Through Culturally-Responsive Teaching (K-12)

Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (6-12)

Meeting Diverse Learning Needs through DEIB (K-12)

Preparing English Language Learners for Success (K-6)

Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Mainstream Classroom (K-6)

Unlocking Literacy: Science of Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners (K-12)

Using SEL and Intentional Read Alouds to Promote DEI (PreK-2)

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Math

Bridging the Gap: High-Yield Strategies to Recover from Learning Loss (K-12)

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Through Project-Based Learning (K-5)

Closing the Gap: Focusing on Critical Literacy and Math Skills (K-5)

Developmentally Appropriate Content Activities for Early Learners (PreK-2)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

Implementing the Workshop Model in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science (4-8)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

Learner-Centered Math Instruction Using Manipulatives (3-6)

Math Manipulatives in the Primary Classroom (K-2)

Math Problem-Solving Strategies for Grades 3-6 (3-6)

Middle School Math Problem Solving (6-8)

Moving Beyond Remediation to Empower Sustainable Learning (K-12)

Supporting Math Foundational Skills in the Primary Grades (K-3)

Teaching Primary Grade Math Problem-Solving Skills (K-2)

Teaching STEM and NGSS at the Primary Level (K-2)

Unleashing the Power of the NGSS and STEM (3-5)

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Science

Active and Hands-On Science Instruction (K-6)

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Through Project-Based Learning (K-5)

Developmentally Appropriate Content Activities for Early Learners (PreK-2)

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills (K-12)

Implementing the Workshop Model in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science (4-8)

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas (PreK-5)

The Next Generation Science Standards (K-12)

Science Inquiry Using the 5E Model (K-6)

Teaching STEM and NGSS at the Primary Level (K-2)

Unleashing the Power of the NGSS and STEM (3-5)

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ELL/ESL

Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations (K-5)

ELL Strategies for Mainstreamed Students (6-12)

Embracing Diversity and Equity through Culturally Responsive Teaching (K-12)

Preparing English Language Learners (ESL/ELL/ENL) for Success (K-6)

Unlocking Literacy: Science of Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners (K-12)

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