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CPE = Continuing Professional Education

Individuals who complete certification requirements after September 1, 1999 will receive the Standard Certificate, which must be renewedevery five years . As a condition of renewal, superintendents and principals will be required to complete 200 clock hours of CPE, andall other educators must complete150 hours .

The State Board for Educator Certification has adopted requirements for continuing education that are flexible enough to allow each educatorto identify activities that satisfy their individual goals and needs and to continuously update their knowledge of content, best practice, research and technology related to their roles as educators.

All CPE providers will be approved and registered by SBEC to ensure that activities offered for CPE credit support the professional growth of educators in the knowledge and skills necessaryto improve student achievementin Texas public schools.

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Other professions requiring CPEs:

• Doctors

• Nurses

• Accountants

• Engineers

What do these professions have in common? 4.

workshops, conferences, and in-service or staff development delivered by an approved registered provider

undergraduate and graduate coursework through an accredited institution of higher education, with one semester credit being equivalent to 15 CPE clock hours;

interactive distance learning, video conferencing, or on-line activities;

independent study, not to exceed 20% of the required clock hours ;

development of curriculum or CPE training materials;

presenting CPE activities, not to exceed 10% of the required clock hours;

serving as a mentor, not to exceed 30% of the required clock hours; and

serving as an assessor for the principal assessment, not to exceed 10% of the required clock hours.

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Professional Organizations

Conferences

Online

• CPE sites (many free)

• Journals/Magazines

• • Updates via email or RSS feed

• Special Interest Blogs(use anRSS aggregatorto keep up with these!)

Your school

Colleges/Universities

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Online Texas Reading Academies(OTRA) University of Texas Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts

Teacher to Teacher PAEC WorkshopsUnited States Department of Education & Panhandle Area Education Consortium

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Tapped Inchat-based, special-interest sessions for teachers

GroupTablestart your own professional learning community using this free software to support collaborative groups

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TeacherTube

Teachers TV

New Teacher Hotline

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Federal subsidy for NBPTS certification.

NBPTS courses will count for CPEs.