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Professional Development Courses

Use the options to help narrow down your choices of workshops, facilitated courses, and special development events.

A STEM Day for Teachers | Day 1
facilitated

A STEM Day for Teachers | Day 1

June 26, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Take a walk on the wildlife side as we discover ways to integrate wildlife and conservation into your classroom at Alabama Nature Center!

Educator Grade6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsEnvironment | STEM

LocationOn-Site

A STEM Day for Teachers | Day 2
facilitated

A STEM Day for Teachers | Day 2

June 27, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Take a walk on the wildlife side as we discover ways to integrate wildlife and conservation into your classroom at Alabama Nature Center!

Educator Grade6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsEnvironment | STEM

LocationOn-Site

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS)
facilitated

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS)

July 24, 2025

History and innovation come together at Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces on July 24th from 8:30-3:30.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Training Over
STEM Day for Teachers: Conservation and Exploration of Mobile Bay
facilitated

STEM Day for Teachers: Conservation and Exploration of Mobile Bay

Join us on Saturday, March 22nd, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Pelican’s Nest Science Lab for an exciting STEM Day for Teachers.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsEnvironment | STEM

LocationOn-Site

Right on Time: Healthy Routines for the Early Childhood Classroom
in-person-trainings

Right on Time: Healthy Routines for the Early Childhood Classroom

How do you create an effective teaching and learning routine in the classroom? Sign up for this in-person early childhood training.

Educator GradeInfant and Toddler Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOn-Site

Implementing Preschool STEM Practices Through Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes
on-demand

Implementing Preschool STEM Practices Through Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes

In this two-hour on-demand course, participants will explore how to support STEM learning for preschoolers and use strategies and teaching practices to help preschoolers develop reasoning, creativity, problem-solving skills, and language and communication skills.

Educator GradePreschool Educator

SubjectsChild Development | STEM

LocationOnline

Play on Purpose
in-person-trainings

Play on Purpose

Bring play into your infant and toddler classroom with this in-person training.

Educator GradeInfant and Toddler Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

Curating a Positive Learning Environment
in-person-trainings

Curating a Positive Learning Environment

Classroom management can be challenging. Explore different methods and tools during this in-person training.

Educator GradePreschool Educator

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

Sesame Street in the Classroom: Training, Resources, and Support for Early Childhood Educators | Spring 2025
facilitated

Sesame Street in the Classroom: Training, Resources, and Support for Early Childhood Educators | Spring 2025

May 5 - May 26, 2025

Learn how to use Sesame Street in Communities content and resources to support you in providing a high-quality education to the children in your care.

Educator GradeInfant and Toddler Educator | Preschool Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOnline

Become a K-12 APT Certified Educator
on-demand

Become a K-12 APT Certified Educator

Bring the world to your classroom with Alabama Public Television and PBS LearningMedia. Explore places from around the world and discover resources for all subjects and all grades.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsCareer

LocationOnline

School Readiness: Creating Life-Long Learners
on-demand

School Readiness: Creating Life-Long Learners

Join us to gain knowledge about best practices for preparing young children for kindergarten while exploring appropriate strategies for reaching developmental milestones.

Educator GradeInfant and Toddler Educator | Preschool Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOnline

Lego Learning
in-person-trainings

Lego Learning

Join us in exploring how to engage children in learning through Lego.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsChild Development | STEM

LocationOn-Site

You, Me and Community
in-person-trainings

You, Me and Community

Let’s learn how to be a positive member of our community!

Educator GradePreschool Educator

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

APTs Summer and After School Learning Kit (SASL)
in-person-trainings

APT's Summer and After School Learning Kit (SASL)

Alabama Public Television offers this 2-hour interactive hands-on workshop that introduces participants to the Summer and Afterschool Learning Kit, an educational kit geared towards summer and afterschool professionals who work with children ages 4-8.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsReading | STEM | Summer Retention

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

Explaining Today: The Future of Americas Past Educational Initiative Workshop
facilitated

Explaining Today: The Future of America's Past Educational Initiative Workshop

American Public Television and Alabama Public Television are offering a series of summer train-the-trainer workshops for upper elementary, secondary and pre-service teachers.

Educator Grade3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator

SubjectsDiversity

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

Innovative Inventors
in-person-trainings

Innovative Inventors

Explore the world of innovative inventors during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Marvelous Mysteries: Fostering Critical Thinking in Young Children
in-person-trainings

Marvelous Mysteries: Fostering Critical Thinking in Young Children

Discover how to implement activities that foster children’s critical thinking skills during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

The Great Math Detectives
in-person-trainings

The Great Math Detectives

Explore engaging ways to help children apply math skills to their daily lives during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Building the Adults of Tomorrow: Supporting the Positive Development of School-Aged Children – CCDF 19
on-demand

Building the Adults of Tomorrow: Supporting the Positive Development of School-Aged Children – CCDF 19

In this 2-hour, on-demand course, early childhood educators will learn the developmental milestones of school-aged children.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOnline

Baby BootCamp
in-person-trainings

Baby BootCamp

Learn the importance of early brain development and simple ways to strengthen those connections.

Educator GradeInfant and Toddler Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

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APT EDUCATION SPONSORS

These educational programs and services of Alabama Public Television made possible by the generous support of the following contributors:

Community Events & Engagement
  • Books-A-Million, Young Heroes
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, Be My Neighbor Day/Young Heroes
  • Brookmont Capital Management, Young Heroes
  • C. W. Daniel Charitable Trust, Young Heroes
  • Medical Properties Trust, Young Heroes
  • Fred Rogers Productions/PNC, Be My Neighbor Day
  • WNET-CPB, Sesame Street in Communities
General Support
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
  • Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Learning Adventures
  • Alabama Bicentennial Commission
  • Alabama Humanities Foundation
    a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Alabama State Council on the Arts
    a state program of the National Endowment for the Arts
  • American Graduate
    a program of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Daniel Foundation of Alabama
  • Malone Family Foundation
  • Robert Meyer Foundation
  • Sybil Smith Foundation
  • Troy Univiersity
  • U.S. Space & Rocket Center
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
Media Library
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting, American Graduate
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting, American Graduate, Getting To Work
PBS Kids Programs
  • Alabama Department of Human Resources
  • Alabama Power Company
  • Books-A-Million
  • Children’s of Alabama
  • HEAL United
  • Medical Properties Trust
  • U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Professional Development for Educators
  • Community Foundation of South Alabama, PBS KIDS EdCamp
  • Sybil Smith Foundation, PBS KIDS EdCamp
Workforce Development
  • CAWACO, Career Forward
  • Southeast Alabama Works, Career Forward

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