Recertification Courses
The Virginia DOE recertification regulations changed several years ago to remove the mandatory content course for those without a Master’s. This means that you can take a variety of courses in both subject area content and pedogogical professional development areas. We offer a variety of courses to be used for professional development and recertification as listed below. Individuals unsure of DOE course approval for recertification should check with their employing school division for guidance.
Summer II Semester 2026
- Summer II Courses running online for six weeks from July 6 - August 14, 2026
- Registration Deadline Summer II: June 29, 2026
- Format: All courses are completely online via Canvas platform
- Credit: All courses are 3 undergraduate credit hours
- Grading: A-F grade scale
- Tuition: $381 per course for VA in-state residents
- Out-of-state or non-citizen status subject to additional capital fees
Summer II Classes
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This course, "Empowering Educators with Al Tools," is designed to transition teachers from being "Template Teachers" to "Curriculum Architects" by integrating Artificial Intelligence into their daily practice. Participants explore the "Al Revolution" through the lens of history and mechanics, learning to distinguish between predictive and generative Al while debunking common myths and addressing ethical concerns like bias and data privacy. The curriculum focuses on practical application, teaching educators to use Al as a digital executive assistant to reclaim administrative time, a "UDL engine" for personalized lesson design, and a "feedback bridge" to provide instant, rubric-aligned student support. By the end of the course, educators will have mastered advanced prompting strategies and multimodal tools like NotebookLM to foster a "Teacher-in-the-Loop" model that protects the essential human element of instruction.
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This course is designed to assist educators with identifying assistive technology and building an assistive technology team within their school. Students will be given an overview of assistive technology that can be utilized in schools. VATTS resources from the VDOE will be reviewed.
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Trauma has a severe, lasting, and pernicious effect on the brains and learning of students, from young children to adolescents. The educational community is awakening to the realization that they must address the underlying effects on learning readiness in students impacted by trauma. In many cases, this must happen BEFORE the student can effectively learn. In effect, we have to go back before “square one” to SQUARE ZERO, the thing that happened to the student before he or she ever entered the classroom, and that must be understood and treated before making erroneous assumptions about behavior or study habits. This course is designed to introduce educators to those effects, give them tools to recognize students who may be impacted, offer suggestions for connecting with professionals and resources who can help, and help them to better understand the needs of impacted students.
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If you are working in the field of education, it is likely that you will encounter a student with autism sometime during your career. This course is designed to help educators understand autism and how it impacts students educationally and socially in the school setting. The course will also introduce you to some basic strategies and interventions that have been proven effective in teaching and supporting students with autism. The focus will be on practical information that can be applied immediately. This is an introductory level course. The information provided would be beneficial to special education teachers (with limited knowledge of the subject), general education teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and parents.
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Providing 21st-century learners with engaging, meaningful learning experiences can be challenging. By providing digital learners with opportunities to use technology, instructional content can be reinforced and retained. The Google Apps for Education course provides teachers with opportunities to learn about and use Google Apps in an educational setting. Teachers will begin the course with an introduction to Google Apps followed by an in-depth look at each specific Google App. Included in the course are helpful ideas and strategies for utilizing Google Apps in the classroom. Finally, an exploration into the Chrome Web Apps, followed by helpful guides for following copyright laws and policies is provided.
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This course is designed to help educators target struggling readers in their classrooms and examine the different areas that could be causing their individual weaknesses. The course content will include exploring techniques and strategies that target the five main components of reading: phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The course will provide an online community where educators can explore these areas together and begin to formulate new and exciting ways to target specific areas of reading difficulty in their classrooms.
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This course is designed to refresh your conceptual knowledge of geometry while gaining technology tools to enhance your geometry classroom. We will explore geometry concepts through real world applications that combine technology and problem-solving skills to make math exciting and challenging for today’s learner.
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This course introduces participants to fundamental concepts in probability and statistics, emphasizing practical understanding through hands-on activities and Desmos-based visualizations. By exploring probability first, participants develop a strong foundation in calculating likelihoods, understanding random events, and interpreting data trends. Through interactive tools like the Desmos calculator, participants will visualize concepts, analyze patterns, and learn to apply statistical methods in real-world contexts. This course is a refresher for participants who seek to refresh foundational skills for more advanced study.
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A beginning course in an online synchronous modality in music technology that provides an introduction to acoustics, the fundamentals of music, midi, digital audio, and recording techniques. All projects will be created using apple ipad.