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We offer a growing library of on-demand professional development courses that allow teachers to learn anytime and anywhere. Our learning center supports your growth, saves you time, and shapes your success.

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What is the Stride Professional Development Center?

The Stride PD Center is a national eLearning platform with online courses dedicated to empowering teachers and designed with you in mind.

On-Demand

Ever-growing library of PD courses readily available.

By Teachers & For Teachers

Hands-on training built by experts who care for you most.

Live Events + MORE

For educators to connect, share, and advance in every way.
"We're excited to bring this powerful learning option to teachers everywhere."
- Darren Reed, Senior VP | SPDC

Expertly designed courses and engaging content that allows you to  learn on the go 

As a teacher, you have a choice when it comes to professional development.  We are proud to offer you high quality and affordability. Our suite of engaging content is designed to help unlock your full potential and create positive change in your classroom and school. And best of all, our instructors are teachers and school leaders; so you can trust that every aspect has been designed with your unique needs and challenges in mind.
Instructional Practices
Diversity & Inclusion
Leadership
Project Based Learning
School Culture
Student Support

Explore Diversity And Inclusion in the Classroom

Discover a learning topic that empowers teachers to cultivate an inclusive and supportive environment for all students. Through a series of interactive courses and expert-led workshops, gain the skills and knowledge to tackle challenging topics like cultural responsiveness and microaggressions.  You will also discover strategies to create a more equitable learning space that celebrates diversity.

Culturally Responsive Instruction 1.1

  4.6

Culturally Responsive Instruction 1.4
  4.6

Hip Hop for Change: Interview with Khafre Jay
  4.7

Create Effective Instructional Practices in The Classroom

Knowing that teachers are the greatest influence to promote student achievement, we offer interactive and bite-sized sessions to help you grow so that, in turn, you help your students grow.  Because of our expertise, teachers will develop new skills and knowledge to increase student engagement, facilitate active learning, and promote academic success.  

How to Scaffold

  4.6

Targeted Instruction 1.1
  4.5

A Day in The Life: Online Teachers
  4.1

Empower Your Students To Thrive with Focused Student Support

As educators, we all want to see students succeed and reach their full potential. This learning category focuses on supporting all students in academic and emotional growth. Through our content-rich courses, you will learn how to build meaningful relationships, identify student uniqueness, and adjust to help them achieve their goals.

Co-Teaching in the Online Environment

  4.6

Trauma-Informed Classroom 1: Supporting Your Students

  New Course

Proactive School Counseling within MTSS

  4.8

Transform Your School Culture and Unlock Student Success

Join this amazing learning strand and discover how to build a welcoming and inclusive learning environment. Gain inspiration from interactive and engaging courses that share practical strategies in promoting positive behavior, building strong relationships, and creating a space where all students can reach their full potential!

Reframing an Existing Schools Culture

  4.6

Classroom Culture 1: Purpose
  4.7

Project Based Learning Improves Educational Quality

Project Based Learning uses learning opportunities and inquiry methods to build professional skills.  This series demonstrates how to design, launch, and assess projects that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration among students. These courses equip educators with the tools and knowledge to implement and improve PBL in their classrooms and schools.

PBL 1: Project Launch

  5

Why PBL?

  • Engage with content
  • Apply learning
  • Teach collaboration
  • Provide life-skills

Develop Leadership Skills and Grow Your Schools

Leadership begins with learning!  These courses are designed to empower school leaders through the development of skills and knowledge that increase their effectiveness. With mobile-friendly courses, you can explore leadership principles, effective communication, and practical tools for managing teams - all while being on the go.  

Problems of Practice

  4.8

Schools Needs Assessment
  5

Stakeholder Communication
  4.5
  4.8 Stars (115+ ratings) | 1000+ Students
Feedback We've Received  

A+ RESOURCES

I enjoyed the takeaway documents and the quick pace. The tips were concise and to the point. You didn't add unnecessary material.

Erika C.

  How to Scaffold

RELEVANT

I loved the course and it was extremely helpful. It even has accessible PDFs for me to download and print. I can start using these tips right away.

Yudenia A.

  Problem of Practice

TIME SAVER

The course was short but informative - I liked that. There were documents I could save and refer to later, and a variety of activities to practice what I was learning.

Ellen K.

  Culturally Responsive Instruction 1.1

Designed with Educators In Mind
Personalized video-based content, live web events and collaboration opportunities provide an interactive learning experience.

Flexible Online Courses

  • Developed by educators for educators
  • Designed to meet high priority needs
  • Real-world content and scenarios
  • Bite-sized learning at your own pace
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Video-based learning

Teaching Resources

  • Take-away resources from every course
  • Extended learning through Stride blogs and YouTube channel 
  • Unlimited access to research-based teaching strategies
  • Curated best practices content in each learning category

Educator Collaboration

  • Access to live web events including Stride’s Promising Practices virtual conference  
  • Downloadable exemplars and resources for teachers
  • Teacher discussion boards and communication tools
  • Develop courses and strategies that can be shared with other educators

Your plan is your choice. We will support you.

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  • Free Resources and curated content
  • Access to Live Web Events
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We offer customized pricing for whole school systems or districts to give teachers control of their learning. Let's explore the future of professional development together. Contact us to learn more.

  • Access to Live Web Events
  • Custom live sessions 
  • Data and reporting 
  • + More opportunities to empower teachers
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