Professional Development
for Educators!

Learn about your responsibilities as a Texas School District educator or board member with regard to child maltreatment. Updated January 2021. 

Digital Citizenship is the process of guiding everyone to use technology appropriately and responsibly. In this course, you will learn proper digital...

This course will educate school personnel about effective diabetes management and to share a set of best practices that enable schools to ensure a saf...

This course has been updated! In this module, we’ll provide some background on the origins of school nutrition assistance, and look more closely at...

In this course, we’ll talk about the background of these laws, their details, how they apply to teachers and librarians, and protect children.

This course provides an overview of Transportation Behavior Management, including prevention strategies, intervention techniques and consequences.

Orthographic processing is one of the main components that affects the early development of reading skills in students. In this course you will learn ...

This module is designed to give you tips, tools, and strategies that can be used when incorporating vocabulary instruction in your classroom.

This course is intended for all Texas K-12 teachers, especially those who are relatively new to teaching. Its goal is to enhance your understanding an...

This Eduhero course will look at some of the most common dangers we face every day in schools, and how we can best reduce these risks.

This course will explore the new features in Microsoft Excel 2016, as well as go over the fundamental tools that this spreadsheet software has to off...

Learn the basics of Google Slides, a presentation software that is free to use with a Google account.  This course will explore how to create, edit, ...

Come and join us as we explore various free web 2.0 tools that can be used by students to get to the level of creation.

It is important to know how to keep yourself and your friends safe while using the Internet. In this course we will discuss online predators, risky be...

Take full advantage of all the ways Gmail customizes your email experience. In this course you will learn how to create shortcuts, use labs, create li...

Explore the new features in this edition of PowerPoint and explore the tools that the 2016 edition has to offer.

In Part 2 of the Microsoft Excel 2016 course, we’ll look more closely at entering and manipulating data, editing charts, and adding formulas.

In this session, you will learn about online graphic organizers that can be implemented into your curriculum as learning tools to help students better...

In this webinar, we take a look at Google Chrome, how it works, and some of the latest and greatest apps and extensions to make your time on the inter...

Explore various web-based content based games and activities that teachers can use to enhance curriculum and increase student engagement and learning....

Explore and learn about functional perfectionism in GT students, as well as how to manage and guide these students in your classroom.

Teachers can be flexible and insightful escalator operators, continually challenging and extending the most capable students beyond where they are. Th...

This course will introduce you to Myers-Briggs personality typing and patterns in types among adults and GT students. You will become familiar with th...

This course provides specific tools and techniques to raise the bar so Gifted and Talented students are challenged and are learning new material daily...

This course focuses on differentiation in your science classroom using different types of inquiry to challenge your GT students. 

Learn about Twice-Exceptional students and how to accommodate them in your classroom and meet their unique needs.

Learn about the various options that you have for differentiating instruction for GT students with this 1-hour course. 

Explore assessment terminology, assessment tools, and discover why differentiated assessments are necessary for your GT students. 

Shakespeare Sits Here: GT Instruction in the ELAR classroom provides real-world examples of how to consistently challenge and inspire Gifted and Talen...

In this course you will learn how to understand the emotional needs of GT students to be better able to meet their educational needs.

In Part III, you will focus on Teaching Actions 5 - 10: using mental models, teaching abstract processes, the importance of planning, using the adult...

Dr. Ruby Payne brings her knowledge and expertise to Eduhero with a three-part course series, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Part I focuses ...

Part II of the course series focuses on Teaching Actions 1 - 4. These actions are related to developing mutual respect, teaching hidden rules, knowing...

This DIR-approved course provides an overview of cybersecurity including the importance of data protection, the different types of threats, as well as...

(Cybersecurity in Schools) Este curso aprobado por DIR proporciona una visión general de la ciberseguridad, incluida la importancia de la protección...

Dr. John Conley and Dr. Brian Zemlicka discuss the teacher shortage and retention dilemma and possible solutions for these issues. 

Hear from Dr. Brian Zemlicka and Mr. John Conley on the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of the Superintendent and the Board.

Learn about your responsibilities as a Texas School District educator or board member with regard to child maltreatment. Updated January 2021.