3-Credits • CSU Pueblo • Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness and Effective Sheltered Instruction
The $375 fee includes instant access to the course and 3-PD credits upon completion!
Course Description:
Create a culturally responsive classroom environment where every student feels valued and supported. This self-paced, quiz-based online PD course equips PK-12 educators with practical, ready-to-use tools for fostering inclusivity, managing differentiated learning, and implementing effective sheltered instruction for ELLs.
What You’ll Learn:
- Cultural Responsiveness in Action: Discover how to honor and leverage the diverse backgrounds of your students as powerful learning assets.
- Sheltered Instruction Strategies: Gain practical, adaptable techniques to effectively support English language learners and help them thrive.
- Inclusive Teaching Practices: Refine your approach to ensure all learners feel seen, heard, and valued in your classroom.
Why Educators Love This Course:
- Actionable Strategies: Walk away with a blueprint for culturally responsive teaching and ready-to-use techniques that make a real difference for your students.
- Support for English Language Learners: Learn proven methods to foster engagement and academic success for ELLs.
- Self-Paced Flexibility: Learn at your own pace with a stress-free course designed to fit your schedule.
Empower Every Learner:
This course bridges the gap between cultural responsiveness and effective instruction, helping you create an environment where all students can succeed. By embracing diversity and implementing research-backed strategies, you’ll transform your teaching and inspire your students to reach their full potential.
Enroll Today!
Take the next step in your professional journey and make inclusivity the cornerstone of your classroom.
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online:
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments — this is stress-free PD designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish the 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.
3 Graduate-Level PD Credits for DOE Educators across the U.S.!
Upon completion of this course, participants will receive 3 graduate-level PD credits from Colorado State University Pueblo, which can be used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and licensing requirements.
Aloha, Hawai'i State DOE educators!
3-PD Credits: Just like our other courses in partnership with UMass Global and CSU Pueblo, this course also results in 3-PD credits towards HIDOE salary step movement/reclassification.
Plus, we're excited to announce that this Sheltered Instruction course also offers the opportunity to earn 3 university credits in TESOL-related foundational EL knowledge. These credits will be officially recorded on your transcript from CSU Pueblo — an accredited university.
This course fulfills criteria in both Option #1, Option #7, and Option #8 of the HIDOE Sheltered Instruction qualification requirements.For more details, please refer to the Sheltered Instruction Qualification Form available [here], and if you have any questions regarding the Sheltered Instruction requirements, feel free to reach out to the EQS, OTM, at [email protected] or via phone at (808) 441-8499.
✶ Hawai'i State DOE participants: If you are a Hawai'i State DOE participant, please be sure to receive signed principal approval for any university coursework that will be applied towards reclassification by using the 200-005 Form (click here). Also, every year in January, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union typically begins providing PD support stipends to reimburse Hawaii State DOE educators for their professional development fees accrued throughout the year. For more information about this fantastic opportunity, click the following link: The HawaiiUSA Professional Support Stipend.
Information about PD-Credits for Hawai'i State DOE participants:
Hawai'i State DOE educators can use these graduate-level PD credits in place of Learnsoft-issued PD credits (formerly PDE3-issued credits) for salary step movement in the HIDOE Teacher Reclassification system. Please note that this graduate-level PD course is not available through the HIDOE Learnsoft system. Since these are graduate-level PD credits, coursework will only be reviewed by CSU Pueblo instructors and does not require submission to Learnsoft for further review.
Upon completion, 3-PD credits will be issued directly by CSU Pueblo. For more details on using university or college credits for salary reclassification, please refer to the Hawai'i State DOE "Guidelines for Reclassification" memo: click here.
If you are a Hawai'i State DOE educator, please download and print the 200-005 Form for university credits, and have it signed by your school's Principal. To apply your 3 graduate level PD-credits to salary step movement, you can simply submit your 200-005 form to the DOE's Reclassification Unit, along with your CSU Pueblo transcript, once you complete the course. We have completed the course information for you on this form and it can be downloaded and printed at the following link: click here.
This course is open to participants nationwide!
To register for this course:
Pay the $375 registration fee using the link in the banner at the top of the page [or right here]. This $375 fee covers both instant access to your online classroom ($165) and 3 graduate level PD-credits ($210), to be issued by CSU Pueblo upon completion of the course. These credits can be used towards salary step movement, reclassification, and/or satisfying licensure requirements.
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!