New this year, Podcast PD offers educators the flexibility to learn on their own schedules. With six different podcasts to choose from, participants can explore sessions that relate to their professional interests. Each session requires a reflection paper and seven sessions and reflections equal one credit. Participants can mix and match podcasts to meet the requirements for credit.
This year, the six podcasts that can be used for credit are the following:
- Sold a Story (Science of Reading based) Podcast
- The Educator’s Room: The Teacher Self-Care Podcast
- Those Who Can’t Do Podcast
- The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
- The Creative Class with John Spence Podcast
- Too Dope Teachers Podcast
So far this school year, we’ve had 135 registrations for Podcast PD. The NDU Foundation covers registration fees for NDU members, which would otherwise $50 per registration. At the time of writing, members have registered for 890 courses through NDU PD since the start of the school year, which means the NDU Foundation has saved members $44,500. That puts us right on track to keep pace with 2023-24’s savings, when the NDU Foundation saved members $110,250.
Book studies remain a cornerstone of NDU’s professional development offerings, covering topics from artificial intelligence to boosting creativity to social-emotional learning. In 2023-24, a total of 1,830 registrations demonstrates educators’ enthusiasm for book studies with NDU.
The Early Career Educator Cohorts, designed for members in the first seven years of their careers, combine professional growth with networking opportunities. In 2023-24, members registered for 297 spots, earning credits while building connections with peers.
With a variety of flexible, affordable and impactful options, NDU’s professional development programs continue to support educators in achieving their goals.
