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Online CPE Courses
ATPE offers 42 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit through it’s free online courses. Click here to see available courses and to get started.
In addition to our regular online professional development courses, ATPE has collaborated with the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) to provide ten FREE webinars over the course of the 2011-2012 school year to ATPE members. More information
Webinars
The ATPE lobby team will present a free webinar Nov. 2 titled ATPE Advocacy. Register for the live webinar and to receive an archived recording here .
ATPE has a number of archived webinars, including Help for the Novice Teacher and ATPE Resources. Several webinars count for one hour of CPE credit. View a complete list of the archived webinars and register for them here: archived webinars
ATPE will co-host a webinar Dec. 1 with the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT). The webinar, Using Social Media and New Technology to Enhance Learning for Gifted and Advanced Students, is being held in conjunction with the 2011 TAGT Professional Development Conference and will be presented by Ian Byrd, a sixth-grade gifted-and-talented teacher and blogger. Attendees will be eligible to receive one hour of Gifted and Talented CPE credit. This event is FREE to ATPE members. Register here.
ATPE Book Circle
The ATPE Book Circle is an opportunity for you to earn continuing professional education (CPE) credit on your own time, while learning with and from other Texas educators.
Quarterly, participants in the ATPE Book Circle read a book related to educator professional development and discuss on the ATPE Idea Exchange to earn up to earn continuing professional education (CPE) credit upon course completion. Previous books studied have been Rafe Esquith's There Are No Shortcuts and A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne. To learn more, visit the ATPE Idea Exchange.
Independent Study-CPE
Read articles from ATPE News and Essentials to earn continuing professional education credits. Learn more.
Videos of ATPE Summit Presentations
ATPE members may access videos of presentations from the 2011 ATPE Summit. Viewing these videos may count as "independent study" activities (not to exceed 20 percent of required clock hours) toward standard certificate renewal.
To view the videos, click on the links below. After viewing, print out a continuing professional education certificate for your personal professional development files, and complete the essay question included on the certificate.
Opening General Session with Jonathan Kozol 
See Jonathan Kozol, an award-winning author and advocate for public education quality, speak at the ATPE Summit's opening general session. During this keynote presentation, Kozol shares experiences and lessons learned from his work as an educator in inner-city Boston and discuss his incredible career, which has greatly influenced the teaching profession and public policy.
An Evening with Jonathan Kozol
Watch a recording of a special evening session with Jonathan Kozol and guest interviewer, Evan Smith, the editor-in-chief and CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of PBS’ Overheard with Evan Smith. Smith explores Kozol's 40 years of personal experiences with and research in public education
Presidents' Breakfast with Brad Cohen
In this video, award-winning educator and author Brad Cohen, shares the story of how he overcame the challenges of Tourette Syndrome to become Georgia's Teacher of the year.
SBEC Certificate Renewal
Do you need to know what’s required by the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) to keep your certificate up to date? Learn more.