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SimpleK12 gives you unlimited access to practical courses and learning pathways that help you earn certificates, stay compliant, and teach better. Learn anytime, anywhere. No fluff. No busywork. Just what helps YOU in the classroom.

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Spanish teacher
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Professional Learning Shouldn’t Feel Like Another Job 

You already juggle lesson planning, grading, meetings, and life outside the classroom.
The last thing you need is rigid, irrelevant professional development that wastes your time.
You don’t need more theory. 

You need flexible, practical learning that counts. 
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A Smarter Way to Earn PD Hours

SimpleK12 gives you a clear, flexible path to professional growth—without disrupting your life.
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Self-paced, online courses you can start, pause, and finish whenever it works for you.
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Explore 1,000+ courses across classroom management, special education, SEL, content areas, and more.
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Receive a certificate for every completed course—perfect for compliance and renewal requirements.

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Every course is created and taught by experienced educators who understand the realities of today’s classrooms, not consultants who’ve never taught a class.
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NEW: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

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60 Minutes
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Beyond Group Work:  Designing Meaningful Student Collaboration 

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

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60 Minutes
Smiling young girl with freckles in front of a colorful wall covered in sticky notes and children in the background.

NEW: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes
A group of children and an adult gathered around a laptop, engaged in a learning activity.

Beyond Group Work:  Designing Meaningful Student Collaboration 

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes
Smiling young girl with freckles in front of a colorful wall covered in sticky notes and children in the background.

NEW: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes
A group of children and an adult gathered around a laptop, engaged in a learning activity.

Beyond Group Work:  Designing Meaningful Student Collaboration 

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes
Smiling young girl with freckles in front of a colorful wall covered in sticky notes and children in the background.

NEW: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes
A group of children and an adult gathered around a laptop, engaged in a learning activity.

Beyond Group Work:  Designing Meaningful Student Collaboration 

Presented by Lauren Boucher

How do students learn to recognize when a strategy is working—or when it’s time to adjust?

start exploring
60 Minutes

AI Navigators: Guiding Teaching to New Frontiers of Productivity

Instructor:
Lauren Boucher

Curious about how artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline your workflow, save you time, and enhance the learning experience for your students?

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60 minutes

Understanding the Anxious Generation

Instructor:
Melissa Mann

What does the research reveal about the sudden spike in adolescent depression, attention challenges, and emotional struggles beginning in the early 2010s?

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30 minutes

Tech Tools for Math Thinking: Digital Strategies

Instructor:
Lauren Boucher

What does it look like when technology helps students visualize, explore, and communicate mathematical ideas more clearly?

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60 Minutes

Manage Your Classroom with 21st Century Web Tools

Instructor:
Matt Bergman

Technology can be an awesome tool to enhance instruction in today's classroom, but have you considered how you might use it as a classroom management tool?

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30 minutes

Designing Meaningful Student Collaboration

Instructor:
Lauren Boucher

What does real collaboration actually look like—and how do we teach students to do it well?

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60 minutes

Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Instructor:
Lauren Boucher

How do we help students move beyond kindness and develop true understanding of others’ perspectives?

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60 minutes

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“SimpleK12 offers a broad range of training, a variety of presentation styles, generous resources, and concise, professionally delivered lessons. It’s extremely useful!”

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“SimpleK12 makes professional learning actually work with my schedule. I can log in anytime, choose a topic that’s relevant to my classroom, and walk away with strategies I can use the next day.”

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“Since adopting SimpleK12, we’ve seen an increase in professional development participation. Teachers are more engaged because the content is practical, flexible, and relevant.”

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