New York City DOE • ASPDP • Summer 2025 • Brain-Based Strategies for Supercharging Student Learning and Engagement

P-Credits/A+ Credits & CTLE Hours • 100% Self-Paced & Online ASPDP Course

New York City DOE | ASPDP Course | Summer 2025

📅 Registration opens: June 9

📅 ASPDP registration deadline: July 28

📅 Semester end date: August 29

  • 3 P-Credits + A+ Credits toward BA+30, BA+60, MA+30 salary differentials
  • 45 CTLE Hours toward NYSED PD requirements
  • ✅ Designed for NYC DOE P–12 educators in all content areas
  • 100% Self-paced & online — no meetings, no live sessions

🌟 How to Earn Your ASPDP Credits:

It’s easy! To receive your P-Credits, A+ Credits, and CTLE hours through ASPDP, just complete these two quick steps:

  1. Register on this page to pay your the course fee and unlock instant online access.
  2. Also register in the ASPDP system to ensure your credit is officially recognized by the NYC DOE.

✨ Both are required — and together they unlock an incredible opportunity for professional growth, flexibility, and salary advancement.

Total Cost: $270
• $145 FTBT Education Partner Fee (paid here for course access)
• $125 ASPDP Fee (paid directly to ASPDP)

🔗 ASPDP Registration:
Click here to register via ASPDP

Need help registering or have questions?
Email us at [email protected] — we're happy to assist.

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Course Description:

Ready to transform your teaching and energize your classroom? This fascinating self-paced, quiz-based online course dives deep into educational neuroscience to improve your craft and lower your stress. Designed to equip PK-12 educators with game-changing strategies to boost student engagement, motivation, and learning outcomes, it offers an enlightened new approach to teaching that gets results.

FTBT's uniquely effective PD experience is perfect for all NYC educators — whether you’re in the classroom, in a non-classroom role, or on leave. With no need to work directly with students to complete this course, you'll earn your salary differential credits with unmatched flexibility — all on your own schedule, from anywhere.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Brain-Based Strategies in Action: Explore the latest neuroscience research on education, and discover how to harness it for sparking curiosity and motivation in every type of learner.
  • Practical Tools for Immediate Use: Gain practical hands-on techniques to enhance student engagement and improve learning outcomes right away.
  • Dynamic and Inclusive Teaching: Learn how to create a classroom environment where all students feel motivated, supported, and ready to succeed.

Why Educators Love This Course:

  • Interactive and Engaging Content: Enjoy a perfect blend of easy-to-follow readings, multimedia resources, and lively group discussions — no due dates, no stress!
  • Flexible Learning: Complete the course at your own pace, on your own schedule.
  • Research-Backed Insights: Feel confident knowing that every actionable strategy or technique you encounter is rooted in cutting-edge educational neuroscience and psychology.

Transform Your Classroom Today:
This course is designed to inspire and empower educators like you to create a classroom where every student thrives. Whether you’re looking to refresh your take on teaching — or take it to the next level — these brain-based strategies will make a lasting impact on your students and your career.

Enroll Now:
Don’t miss this opportunity to supercharge your teaching and make learning unforgettable. Join us today and experience your best professional development yet!


Self-Paced, Streamlined, and Completely Online:

You can count on FTBT for stress-free PD designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish this course whenever it is convenient for you. Plus, you do not need to be working with students to complete it. Entirely self-paced and self-guided, there are no scheduled check-ins, so you are free to work on the content whenever and wherever you want.

To make the completion process as painless and efficient as possible, you'll even be provided with an easy-to-use template for your work throughout the course. All you need to do is plug your assignments into the template — and, when you reach the end of the course, simply submit it to us via email or Google Drive.

Your Course Instructor


For Teachers By Teachers
For Teachers By Teachers

For Teachers By Teachers is a highly dedicated team of licensed educators with professional certifications across grades PK–12. Our areas of expertise include Special Education, Childhood Education, Art Education, and Reading Specialist certifications.

Collectively, our course authors and instructors bring more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. We are passionate about empowering teachers and have contributed meaningfully to school communities in Hawai‘i, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Ohio.

Our mission is to support your professional growth with flexible, high-quality online courses designed by teachers—for teachers. If you have any questions or need support, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We’re here to help!