Association of Texas Professional Educators
 
 

Online CPE Courses

ATPE offers this CPE credit opportunity free of charge and welcomes educators employed in Texas public schools who are not members to learn more about ATPE membership.

Participants are bound by the honor system for reading all text and material presented in order to achieve the maximum benefit of the training credit.

If you encounter difficulties with any of our courses, e-mail prof_dev@atpe.org.

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If you have completed one of these online courses in the past and need a copy of your CPE Credit Record, click here.

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Participate in the 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.


The ATPE Book Circle’s first book studies have been huge successes! The next book discussed will be Rafe Esquith's There Are No Shortcuts. This study will begin Sept. 1, 2010, and participants will be awarded nine (9) hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credit upon course completion. To learn more, visit the ATPE Idea Exchange.

Applicable Federal and State Laws
  Major Public Education Laws Relating to Educators - Unit 1 (2 hrs)
  Major Public Education Laws Relating to Educators - Unit 2 (2 hrs)
  Major Public Education Laws Relating to Educators - Unit 3 (2 hrs)
  Major Public Education Laws Relating to Educators - Unit 4 (1.5 hrs)
  Major Public Education Laws Relating to Educators - Unit 5 (2 hrs)
  
Bilingual Education
  Sheltered Instruction (1 hr)
  
Discipline Management
  Innovative Discipline (2 hrs)
  
Diversity and Special Needs Populations
  Improving Educational Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Parts I & II (2 hrs)
  Improving Educational Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Parts III & IV (2 hrs)
  
Educator Leadership
  Mentoring for Para-educator Advancement (1 hr)
  
English/Language Arts
  Getting Thoughts on Paper (3.5 hrs)
  Mastering the Challenges of Reading(3 hrs)
  
Instructional Techniques
  Anti-plagiarism Strategies for Educators (1 hr)
  Getting Organized & Good Work Habits for Students (2 hrs)
  Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2 hrs)
  Thinking with Numbers (3 hrs)
  
Professional Standards
  Understanding the TAKS (1 hr)
  Understanding PDAS Scoring Standards (2 hr)
  
Removing Obstacles to Student Achievement
  Developing Control Over Attention (3 hrs)
  Learning to Relate to Others (3 hrs)
  
Special Education
  Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Visual Strategies for Visual Learners (1 hr)