Albion Center for Professional Development
Elevating Professional Development for K-12 Educators
Explore professional development pathways designed for today’s educators
Idaho State University’s Albion Center for Professional Development is proud to introduce new professional development pathways designed to support K–12 educators at every stage of their career.
The Albion Center offers flexible, affordable, trusted learning experiences that can help educators grow professionally, meet recertification requirements, and advance on their salary schedule — all through a public, accredited university.*
*Subject to specific school, district, charter, and state requirements.
Albion Professional Development (Albion PD)
- Clock hour-based courses designed to support ongoing professional learning.
- Online, self-paced and engaging courses providing high-quality professional development with practical outcomes that can be applied directly to the classroom.
- Course completion will be documented on a university transcript, verifying clock hours and recorded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U).
Albion Professional Development+ (Albion PD+)
- Graduate credit courses designed to elevate professional growth and support educators in advancing their careers.
- Online, self-paced, interactive and engaging courses supported by a university instructor.
- Practical tools and strategies educators can implement with students immediately.
- Course completion will be documented on a university transcript, verifying the student’s level of engagement through letter grades (A-F) and recorded as graduate credits (45 clock hours per graduate credit).
- Up to 6 PD+ credits can be petitioned to count toward a degree at Idaho State University.
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