Iowa

Easy steps for renewing a teaching license in Iowa:

1. Get information about state renewal requirements and the staff professional development process for teachers in IA. 
   
   In partnership with the ISEA Academy, an approved Iowa licensure renewal program, Renew a Teaching License courses for Iowa License Renewal Credits are accepted through the Iowa Board of Education Examiners (BOEE). ISEA Academy accepts these online courses to meet an Iowa License Renewal Credit (LRC). Please be sure to check your district contract.
   
   
2. Find and take classes online for teachers:
           License Renewal Credit (LRC)
           Get an Official Transcript from the ISEA
   
   
3. Record hours
   Free PD tracker included at no cost with all courses.
   
   
4. Save or submit your total hours for renewal.

• Cognitive Skills - Understanding Learning Challenges (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  We all know brain plays a major role in learning, but few are aware of how. In a class where each child differs in his ability to learn, it is essential that educators know how the brain is related to the process of learning, in order to help facilitate student performance. Such knowledge will also give the educator an advantage when faced with the challenge of teaching a child with special needs. Cognitive Skills is a two part integrated course that will equip educators with extensive knowledge about the process of learning.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Cognitive Skills - Understanding Learning Challenges (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  We all know brain plays a major role in learning, but few are aware of how. In a class where each child differs in his ability to learn, it is essential that educators know how the brain is related to the process of learning, in order to help facilitate student performance. Such knowledge will also give the educator an advantage when faced with the challenge of teaching a child with special needs. Cognitive Skills is a two part integrated course that will equip educators with extensive knowledge about the process of learning.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Cohesive Classroom Communities (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Teachers are equipped to transform their classrooms into cohesive learning communities, through this three-part course.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Cohesive Classroom Communities (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Teachers are equipped to transform their classrooms into cohesive learning communities, through this three-part course.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Common Core Implementation for All Classrooms (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Schools and educators all over the country are engaged in implementing the Common Core State Standards. This can be a challenge. This three part course is designed to provide teachers the support and confidence they need to implement the standards in their classrooms.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Common Core Implementation for All Classrooms (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Schools and educators all over the country are engaged in implementing the Common Core State Standards. This can be a challenge. This three part course is designed to provide teachers the support and confidence they need to implement the standards in their classrooms.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Common Core Intervention Across the Curriculum (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  The implementation of Common Core State Standards across the curriculum provides a real-world approach to learning and teaching. It is increasingly essential for educators to develop students who not only are critical thinkers but innovators as well. This course helps teachers to build up such students.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Common Core Intervention Across the Curriculum (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  The implementation of Common Core State Standards across the curriculum provides a real-world approach to learning and teaching. It is increasingly essential for educators to develop students who not only are critical thinkers but innovators as well. This course helps teachers to build up such students.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Pedagogy Essentials (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Teaching amongst the technological advances of the 21st century, brings with it unique challenges of combining education and theory with classroom practice. This three part course is designed to provide teachers the background knowledge and resources they require to use research findings to enhance their students’ learning.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Pedagogy Essentials (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Teaching amongst the technological advances of the 21st century, brings with it unique challenges of combining education and theory with classroom practice. This three part course is designed to provide teachers the background knowledge and resources they require to use research findings to enhance their students’ learning.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Preparing College Ready and Career Bound Students (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  The goal of education is to help students be successful. However, there are big gaps between school,college and careers, and if these are not addressed, students may struggle to transition from one to another. To help students excel outside their classroom and in their future endeavors, teachers can empower students by building their skills.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Preparing College Ready and Career Bound Students (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  The goal of education is to help students be successful. However, there are big gaps between school,college and careers, and if these are not addressed, students may struggle to transition from one to another. To help students excel outside their classroom and in their future endeavors, teachers can empower students by building their skills.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Raising Academic Achievement (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Academic achievement is one of the main objectives in education today. This online course helps teachers gain skills in creating curriculum and assessments that increase academic achievement.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
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  5 Year Access
• Raising Academic Achievement (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  As teachers, we all face situations where we accommodate students with special needs in our classrooms. In such situations, how can we modulate our teaching to ensure that we reach each and every child? This integrated course, Understanding Special Learning Populations is designed to help teachers encourage and maximize each child’s potential.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Reaching Diverse Learners (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Diversity is becoming a very real issue in our classrooms today. We have an increasing number of students requiring various learning styles, coming from different cultural backgrounds, and demonstrating ever-maturing attitudes. Reaching Diverse Learners is a course package that is brimming with ideas and strategies to help you maximize your abilities and cater to the individual needs of every student.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Reaching Diverse Learners (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Diversity is becoming a very real issue in our classrooms today. We have an increasing number of students requiring various learning styles, coming from different cultural backgrounds, and demonstrating ever-maturing attitudes. Reaching Diverse Learners is a course package that is brimming with ideas and strategies to help you maximize your abilities and cater to the individual needs of every student.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Reading Across the Curriculum (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Reading should be a meaningful activity that is focused on comprehension and that results in understanding. When students struggle with a specific subject matter the underlying reason is nearly also identified as under developed reading skills. The strategies in this course are imperative for all educators to help their students become proficient readers.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Reading Across the Curriculum (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Reading should be a meaningful activity that is focused on comprehension and that results in understanding. When students struggle with a specific subject matter the underlying reason is nearly also identified as under developed reading skills. The strategies in this course are imperative for all educators to help their students become proficient readers.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Standards and Communications in Teaching (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  In an age where there are multiple approaches to teaching and educating students, it becomes important to ensure that a particular standard is maintained. This class helps teachers achieve goals, while empowering you with skills and tools to deliver the best of quality education. Standards and Communications in Teaching is a three part integrated course that will highlight various strategies for facilitating student learning and improving academic achievement.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Standards and Communications in Teaching (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  In an age where there are multiple approaches to teaching and educating students, it becomes important to ensure that a particular standard is maintained. This class helps teachers achieve goals, while empowering you with skills and tools to deliver the best of quality education. Standards and Communications in Teaching is a three part integrated course that will highlight various strategies for facilitating student learning and improving academic achievement.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Teachers in Leadership (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  All schools want their students to succeed and lasting impressions can be made when effective changes are made at three principle levels- the school, the educators and the students. This online course explores strategies that can be implemented to bring about school improvements, improve student learning and facilitate development of teachers’ skills. Participants in this course are shown how to use 'Action Research' as a means of changing their practice and solving issues faced in their profession. This is covered in SECTION A: Action Research for School Improvement, which explains how to use the action research tool as a school improvement approach as well as for individual professional development and to build strong professional learning communities. SECTION B: Building School-wide Initiatives focuses on the positive impact of effective school-based initiatives on student learning. It equips teachers with the skills essential to planning and implementing initiatives in an organized, focused and inclusive way so as to raise levels of student achievement. Effective communication skills is the key indicator of a competent and resourceful teacher. SECTION C: Public Speaking for Teachers focuses on a skill that every teacher must master to be effective leaders in the classroom, school and community. This course helps teachers gain confidence in public speaking communicate more effectively with students, parents and colleagues.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Teachers in Leadership (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  All schools want their students to succeed and lasting impressions can be made when effective changes are made at three principle levels- the school, the educators and the students. This online course explores strategies that can be implemented to bring about school improvements, improve student learning and facilitate development of teachers’ skills. Participants in this course are shown how to use 'Action Research' as a means of changing their practice and solving issues faced in their profession. This is covered in SECTION A: Action Research for School Improvement, which explains how to use the action research tool as a school improvement approach as well as for individual professional development and to build strong professional learning communities. SECTION B: Building School-wide Initiatives focuses on the positive impact of effective school-based initiatives on student learning. It equips teachers with the skills essential to planning and implementing initiatives in an organized, focused and inclusive way so as to raise levels of student achievement. Effective communication skills is the key indicator of a competent and resourceful teacher. SECTION C: Public Speaking for Teachers focuses on a skill that every teacher must master to be effective leaders in the classroom, school and community. This course helps teachers gain confidence in public speaking communicate more effectively with students, parents and colleagues.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Technology for Student Learning (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  The integration of technology in student learning has become an essential aspect of education in today’s classroom. The focus is no longer on learning to use technology, but to use technology in order to achieve existing learning goals. Technology impacts the way learning occurs and also defines new skills that today’s student needs to learn. This course, Technology for Student Learning, equips teachers to confidently embrace technology to support teaching and learning.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Technology for Student Learning (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  The integration of technology in student learning has become an essential aspect of education in today’s classroom. The focus is no longer on learning to use technology, but to use technology in order to achieve existing learning goals. Technology impacts the way learning occurs and also defines new skills that today’s student needs to learn. This course, Technology for Student Learning, equips teachers to confidently embrace technology to support teaching and learning.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Technology for Today's Classrooms (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  Gone are the days when the word classroom brought to our minds an image of a dusty blackboard, chalk or the dim light from an overhead projector machine. Instead we think of smart boards, computers and other technology. Libraries and books as reference material are supplemented by the internet, blogs and Google which are available at our (and our students!) fingertips. This two part integrated course, Technology Today, helps to bridge the gap, enabling safe implementation of technology in classrooms and preventing misuse by either students or adults while promoting effective learning.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Technology for Today's Classrooms (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  Gone are the days when the word classroom brought to our minds an image of a dusty blackboard, chalk or the dim light from an overhead projector machine. Instead we think of smart boards, computers and other technology. Libraries and books as reference material are supplemented by the internet, blogs and Google which are available at our (and our students!) fingertips. This two part integrated course, Technology Today, helps to bridge the gap, enabling safe implementation of technology in classrooms and preventing misuse by either students or adults while promoting effective learning.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access
• Understanding Special Learning Populations (1 Iowa LRC - ISEA Member)

  

  As teachers, we all face situations where we accommodate students with special needs in our classrooms. In such situations, how can we modulate our teaching to ensure that we reach each and every child? This integrated course, Understanding Special Learning Populations is designed to help teachers encourage and maximize each child’s potential.

  $99 for 1 Iowa LRC
  ISEA Member Save $20
  5 Year Access
• Understanding Special Learning Populations (1 Iowa LRC - Non-member)

  

  As teachers, we all face situations where we accommodate students with special needs in our classrooms. In such situations, how can we modulate our teaching to ensure that we reach each and every child? This integrated course, Understanding Special Learning Populations is designed to help teachers encourage and maximize each child’s potential.

  $119 for 1 Iowa LRC
  Non-Member
  5 Year Access