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K-12 Clock Hour Offerings

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The Gonzaga University School of Education and Center for Lifelong Learning are pleased to offer Washington State K-12 educators more opportunities to earn CLOCK HOURS remotely for  professional development! Gonzaga will now award OSPI-approved clock hours for completing programs through two partner educational organizations, VESi and Teacher Study.

  • Engage in self-paced book studies on relevant educational topics.
  • Take online, self-paced courses to gain new tools and knowledge.

To enroll, click one of the offerings below and register on our partner’s website. You will receive instructions to engage in the course or book study. When you finish, Gonzaga Center for Lifelong Learning will send you a link to receive your clock hour verification.

BOOK STUDIES in partnership with Teacher Study (30 clock hours each)

  • AI for Educators -
  • A Teacher's Guide to Special Education -
  • All Learning Is Social and Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom and Beyond - 
  • Belonging Through A Culture of Dignity: The Keys to Successful Equity Implementation* - 
  • Better Than Carrots or Sticks - Learn More
  • Classroom Management for Art, Music and PE Teachers -
  • Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) - 
  • Courageous Conversations 51勛圖 Race* - 
  • Culturally Responsive Education in the Classroom* - 
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain* -
  • DAILY STEM: How to Create a STEM Culture in Your Classrooms and Communities - 
  • Grading For Equity* - 
  • Innovate Inside the Box - 
  • Learning By Doing - 
  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - 
  • Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era - 
  • Overcoming Dyslexia -
  • Permission to Feel: Unlocking The Power of Emotions To Help Our Kids, Ourselves and Our Society Thrive - 
  • Rebound: A playbook for rebuilding agency, accelerating learning recovery and rethinking schools -
  • STEM Lesson Essentials: Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - 
  • Take Control of the Noisy Classroom -
  • Teaching in the Fast Lane -
  • Teaching with Love and Logic -
  • The Student Motivation Handbook -
  • The Trauma Sensitive Classroom -

ONLINE COURSES in partnership with Virtual Education Software (VESi) (30-45 clock hours each)

Learn more and enroll in any of the courses below.
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Information & Interventions for Effective Teaching
  • Autism & Asperger's Disorder: Information & Effective Intervention Strategies 
  • Behavior is Language: Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior 
  • Child Abuse: Working with Abused and Neglected Children & Adolescents 
  • Early Childhood: Family-Centered Services 
  • Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment 
  • Early Childhood: Program Planning 
  • Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development 
  • Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms* 
  • Reading & Writing in Content Area 
  • Six Traits of Writing Model: Teaching and Assessing 
  • Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families 
  • Talented & Gifted: Working with High Achievers 
  • Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning
  • Try DI! Planning & Preparation: Planning & Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program 
  • Why DI: An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction 

Note: These courses and book studies are designed, owned and taught by the respective partner organizations. Gonzaga University School of Education has vetted and approved each of the above offerings as meeting standards for Washington State OSPI clock hours. For questions, email CLL@gonzaga.edu

*Denotes a course that is also approved for equity clock hours by WA OSPI