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Professional Development Courses

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

Media Creation for STEM Learning with Alabama Public Television
facilitated

Media Creation for STEM Learning with Alabama Public Television

APT Education is doing several of these workshops at various locations in Anniston, Auburn, Florence, Tuscaloosa. Register now on PowerSchool!

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

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Enhancing Environmental Science Education Through Media
facilitated

Enhancing Environmental Science Education Through Media

We’ll explore the intersection of environmental studies and media, providing science educators with powerful tools to enhance environmental science and environmental education.

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

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS) | Day 1
facilitated

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS) | Day 1

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

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS) | Day 2
facilitated

STEM Day for Teachers: Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces (TEAMS) | Day 2

July 25, 2025

History and innovation come together at Innovate and Ignite at Sloss Furnaces on July 25th from 8:30-3:30.

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

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Enrollment Reached
Exploring STEM with School-Aged Children
facilitated

Exploring STEM with School-Aged Children

July 7 - July 28, 2025

In this fun, free, online course, participants will deepen their knowledge of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and investigate ways to incorporate activities designed for children ages 5-8.

Educator GradePreschool Educator | K-2 Educator

SubjectsChild Development | STEM

LocationOnline

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

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

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

Become an APT Teacher Ambassador
facilitated

Become an APT Teacher Ambassador

Applications close September 1, 2025

Alabama Public Television is launching the APT Teacher Ambassador Program. Apply now!

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

SubjectsCareer

LocationOnline

Implementing PBS Kids Resources in the Child Care Setting
facilitated

Implementing PBS Kids Resources in the Child Care Setting

August 4 - August 25, 2025

In this 15-hour facilitated training, participants will gain an understanding of the resources available through PBS Kids and explore strategies for using them in the child care setting.

Educator GradePreschool Educator | K-2 Educator

SubjectsChild Development | Media Literacy

LocationOnline

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

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

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 summer train-the-trainer workshops for upper elementary, secondary and pre-service teachers.

Educator Grade3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator

SubjectsDiversity

LocationZoom

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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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