REQUIRED: Students with Disabilities

Renew your MA teacher license with an online Students with Disabilities course for teachers in Massachusetts! Each class is self-study course (watch a quick FAQ video).

These online PDP classes are designed to help meet the MA requirement for training in strategies for effective schooling for students with disabilities and instruction of students with diverse learning styles. They are also designed for the 15 PDPs in content for renewing a Primary area related to Special Education (Moderate Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Visually Impaired, Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing). They are also designed for required PDPs for the Autism endorsement. Professional Learning Board is an approved DESE PDP Provider in Massachusetts.

Professional Learning Board recommends checking with your local authorities regarding your specific license renewal needs and circumstances.

• Accommodating All Learners (5 Hours)

  

  Addressing accommodation, modification, and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and instruction to appropriately meet the needs of teachers and a variety of students. This online course for teachers may meet state requirements to renew a teaching license. Check with your state department of education.

  $39 for 5 Hours
  1 Certificate
  3 Year Access
• Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (15 hours)

  

  Teaching students with special needs can be both rewarding and challenging, even on the best of days. Students with disabilities have unique requirements, learning preferences, strengths, and social skills. In today’s inclusive classrooms, these students can make significant progress in their social, emotional, and academic growth.

  $119 for 15 Hours
  1 Certificate
  3 Year Access
• Students with Disabilities (15 hours)

  

  Every student is unique and has different needs, learning levels and abilities. As teachers, it is certainly challenging to teach each and every student effectively. This online course presents reaching students with special needs as a real possibility. It prepares teachers to plan for IEPs (Individualized Education Plans), reveals the Universal Design of Learning framework, and shares Assistive Communication tools and technologies to help all students attain their maximum educational potential.

  $119 for 15 Hours
  1 Certificate
  3 Year Access