Healthy Teaching Habits for Whole-Child Wellness • 3 Credits • UMass Global
Course Fee: $165 (enroll now) + Optional UMass Global Credit Fee: $210 (pay later) = $375 total
How It Works
- ✅ Course Fee: $165 — enroll now for instant access
- ✅ Optional UMass Global Credit Fee: $210 ($70 per credit) — feel free to pay later, even after the course
- ✅ Total Cost (if credit selected): $375 for the course and 3 graduate-level credits
- 🕐 Finish anytime — fully self-paced and 100% online
✔ Accepted for salary advancement and license renewal in many states
✔ Quiz-based format — no busywork or portfolio
✔ University transcript issued by UMass Global (regionally accredited)
✔ Transcript will show a final letter grade (not Pass/Fail) — perfect for districts that require graded coursework for salary advancement.
Enroll today for just $165
Pay for graduate credits later — only if and when you need them.
Course Description:
Reimagine your classroom as a space where academic success, wellness, and equity flourish together. This groundbreaking self-paced, quiz-based course equips PK-12 educators with the tools to prioritize whole-child wellness while creating a calmer, more engaged, and less stressful learning environment (for teachers and students alike).
What You’ll Learn:
- The Whole-Child Approach: Explore the connection between physical health, mental well-being, and academic success to create healthier schools and self-regulated classrooms.
- Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Gain strategies to encourage resilience, amplify student voice, and foster positive habits that support lifelong learning.
- Equitable Learning Outcomes: Discover how holistic wellness practices can close achievement gaps and promote equity in your classroom.
- Transforming Classroom Culture: Learn and apply actionable methods to create a supportive, inclusive, and balanced environment where students and teachers thrive.
Why Educators Love This Course:
- Comprehensive Wellness Strategies: Go beyond traditional approaches to learn the science behind wellness and address the holistic needs of every student.
- Immediate Impact: Implement proven techniques to boost student achievement, improve behavior, and foster resilience.
- Equity and Engagement: Create an inclusive classroom that supports both student well-being and equitable learning outcomes.
Shape the Future of Your Classroom:
Balancing student wellness with academic rigor is essential for 21st-century classrooms. This course provides practical tools and a fresh perspective to help you integrate research-backed wellness approaches that are guaranteed to transform your teaching — and your students' lives.
Enroll Today!
Join us to create a healthier, more balanced classroom where every student — and educator — can flourish.
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments — this is stress-free professional learning designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish the course whenever it’s convenient. You don’t need to be working with students to complete it, and there are no scheduled meetings. The course is 100% self-paced and self-guided — so you can work whenever and wherever it fits your life.
🌎 This course is offered nationwide!
Open to educators, counselors, social workers, school staff, and professionals from all fields who need graduate-level university credits for salary advancement, license renewal, professional learning, or continuing education.
Special Information for Hawai‘i DOE Educators:
- ✔ This course provides 3 graduate-level university credits, which can be used in place of Learnsoft-issued (formerly PDE3) credits for HIDOE salary step movement and reclassification.
- ✔ Credits are issued by UMass Global or CSU Pueblo (depending on the course), and are accepted by HIDOE.
- ✔ No Learnsoft submission required — coursework is reviewed by our instructors.
✶ Important for HIDOE educators: Before starting, simply obtain verbal approval from your principal. When you’re ready to apply your credits, submit the signed
200-005 Form along with your transcript to the HIDOE Reclassification Unit.
💡 You may also qualify for reimbursement via the
HawaiiUSA Professional Support Stipend, available annually beginning each January.
🔗 For official HIDOE reclassification policy and university credit usage, see the HIDOE Guidelines for Reclassification.
To enroll in this course:
Start by completing the $165 registration using the banner link at the top of this page. That will create your For Teachers By Teachers (FTBT) account and give you immediate access to the online classroom. You can begin anytime and work at your own pace.
✶ Want 3 Graduate-Level University Credits through UMass Global?
Inside the classroom, you’ll find simple step-by-step instructions for UMass Global’s separate $210 credit registration process ($70 per credit). Everything you need — including the direct link, course code, and payment instructions — will be available after you enroll. You're welcome to wait until you've completed the course to make this payment.
University credit issued by UMass Global – a regionally accredited university partner.
"Of all the PD courses I've taken, this one has had the biggest impact. I honestly feel that this course has made a difference in the wellbeing of both my students and myself. As for my professional growth, this course has fundamentally changed the way that I approach teaching."
— Brian Citro, Teacher
"Overall, this was personally one of the most beneficial and informative PD courses I’ve ever completed."
— Kim Virtudazo, Teacher
"Through my participation in this course, my students are smiling more (in and out of class), they are more active and they enjoy coming to my class. My students are getting along better as they are communicating with each other in a much nicer way.... students are even saying how much fun they have in my classes now and certain teachers have asked: "What have you changed?"
— Paul Remington, Teacher
"This course has really opened my eyes professionally and I have grown in ways that are meaningful. Many of the curriculums, ideas and activities that were presented are very inspiring and I hope to try more out with students in the future. I will be using this course as a resource in planning and teaching in the coming years"
— Raiza Garcia, Teacher
"After reflecting on this class, and what I have learned, I have a new set of tools that can help students not only succeed in academics, but in life. I not only became excited for my students growth, but my own."
— James Murphey, Teacher
"Teachers at my school love your courses, keep up this awesome Professional Development!"
— Francoise Wittenburg, Principal
"Thank you very much for creating this course! The lessons and resources that you provided are fantastic and it aligns with our State Strategic Plan perfectly!"
— Joe Kealoha, Counseling Department Head
Your Course Instructor
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!