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Self-Paced & Online Learning for PreK–12 Educators | Salary Advancement, Licensure, & Graduate Credit



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Find your state’s options for teacher license renewal, salary lane advancement, and graduate credits — 100% online and fully self-paced.

🏛️ Pennsylvania Act 48 →
Earn 90 or 45 Act 48 Hours and 3 Credits — We submit to PERMS for you

🌊 Hawai‘i Credit →
Academic Credits accepted by HIDOE for Salary Step Reclassification
🔢 Try the 15-Credit Raise Estimator Tool →

🗽 New York City ASPDP →
ASPDP-approved for P-Credit, CTLE Hours, and A+ Credit toward salary differential

🐻 California Salary Advancement →
3 graduate credits per course (UMass Global, WSCUC) — widely used for district salary lane movement (CTC renewal does not require PD hours)

🏔️ Colorado CDE Clock Hours & Salary Credit →
Earn 90 Clock Hours for CDE License Renewal — Add 3 graduate credits anytime for salary advancement (official transcript provided)

🚗 Michigan Salary Advancement & License Renewal →
3 graduate credits per course (UMass Global) — accepted college-credit path for renewal; 3 credits = 75 professional learning hours (transcript provided)

🐴 New Jersey Salary Advancement & District PD →
3 graduate credits per course (UMass Global) — commonly used for salary advancement; may support district professional learning plans (confirm with HR/administration)

🌲 Oregon PDUs →
Earn Verified PDUs for Oregon TSPC License Renewal — District-Recognized

🎸 Tennessee License Renewal & Salary Advancement →
3 graduate credits per course (UMass Global) — can be uploaded to TNCompass as renewal documentation; widely used for salary lane movement (confirm with HR)

🇺🇸 Nationwide Options

🇺🇸 Nationwide University Credit Courses →
Earn graduate credits transcripted by UMass Global or CSU Pueblo — accepted by many districts for salary advancement and licensure renewal.

Accreditation: UMass Global is institutionally accredited by WSCUC; its School of Education is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). CSU Pueblo is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

🎁 Special Bundle Options

Pennsylvania 30-Credit + Act 48 Bundle → Save $1,250
Our 30-credit package for just $499 — PDE-approved — for BA+15/24/30 or MA+30 (Act 48 included)

🌺 Hawai‘i DOE 15-Credit Bundle! → Save $575
$249 today (access to 5 courses) + $190 per 3 credits × 5 with UMass Global (pay anytime) = $1,199 total (5 courses + 15 credits)

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We are classroom teachers – just like you!

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With over 20 years of PreK–12 public school experience, our team understands exactly what today’s educators are up against — packed schedules, evolving standards, and professional growth requirements that are hard to meet with real-life workloads.

That’s why For Teachers By Teachers exists: to make professional development practical, flexible, and actually worth your time.

Our online, self-paced courses are crafted by full-time educators, writers, and researchers who believe PD should never feel like a chore. Every course we offer is rooted in current research, built to support PreK–12 teachers across all subjects and roles, and designed to help you earn salary advancement credit — without the stress, busywork, or burnout.

Click here to meet our team and learn what drives us.

 

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