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Convenient. Practical. Affordable.
- PDI flex course registration fee is only $124.
- PDI flex courses are typically used for salary advancement and/or credential renewal.
- PDI flex courses are worth three units of graduate-level credit from the University of San Diego, a fully accredited university. Credit is available for an additional $230.
- You have up to one year to complete a flex-time course.
- Your completion paperwork is processed as soon as you complete your online course (as long as you have met the minimum time requirement).
- Each flex course has five online tests and four written assignments.
How it Works
- Register for a flex course using PDI's secure online shopping cart. Click here to register.
- Within 1 to 24 business hours, you will receive an e-mail message from PDI with access information and instructions for participating in your course.
Choose the flex course you wish to take from the options below. Click on any course title to register or to gain more detailed information about the content of the course. Course registration fee is only $124. Click the links below to jump to the subject area you are interested in.
| Classroom Management | Teaching Strategies | Reading-Language Arts | Writing |
| Technology | Math | Social Studies | Science |
Classroom Management
Classroom Management Survival Course (K-12)
How to Manage Your Classroom for Student Success (K-12)
Positive Discipline: A Powerful Approach to Classroom Management (4-12)
A Primary Teacher's Guide to Positive Discipline (K-3)
Reaching Students Through Character Education (K-12)
Teaching Strategies
Active and Hands-On Science Instruction (K-6)
Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All (K-6)
Effective Strategies for New Teachers (K-12)
How to Manage Your Classroom for Student Success (K-12)
Improving Your Students' Test Taking Skills (2-12)
Instructional Approaches for Literacy Development (PreK-3)
Instructional Strategies for ELD and SDAIE (K-12)
Introducing ELD Techniques to Mainstream Teachers (K-8)
A New Approach to Spelling Instruction (K-6)
Putting SDAIE Theory into Practice (2-12)
Reaching Students Through Character Education (K-12)
Response to Intervention in Reading (K-6)
Study Smarter Not Harder: Study Skills for Students (K-8)
Teaching Themes Through the Year (K-6)
Reading-Language Arts
Comprehension: The Key to Successful Reading (K-3)
Comprehension Strategies for Middle and Upper Grades (4-12)
Content Area Literacy: Nonfiction Books in the K-3 Classroom (K-3)
Developing Phonemic Awareness in Emergent Readers (PreK-2)
Focus on Phonics (K-3)
The Fundamentals of Teaching English Language Development (K-12)
Implementing the First Grade Common Core Literature Standards (1)
Implementing the Kindergarten Common Core Literature Standards (K)
Implementing the Second Grade Common Core Literature Standards (2)
Instructional Approaches for Literacy Development (PreK-3)
Linking Literacy Assessment to Instruction (K-6)
A New Approach to Spelling Instruction (K-6)
Reading Interventions for Middle Grade Students (4-8)
Reading to Learn: Developing Strategic Reading Skills (4-12)
Reading Workshop Approach in the Middle Grades (4-8)
Response to Intervention in Reading (K-6)
Teaching Struggling Readers: Identification, Intervention, and Remediation (K-3)
Using Children's Literature in the Classroom (K-12)
Vocabulary Instruction for Improved Reading Skills (4-12)
Word Play: Vocabulary Instruction in the Primary Grades (K-3)
Young Adult Literature in the Classroom (4-12)
Writing
Effective Strategies for Emergent and Early Writers (PreK-3)
Effective Strategies to Improve Student Writing (4-12)
Expository Writing: Focus on Persuasive Essays (4-12)
Expository Writing: Focus on Research Reports (4-12)
Instructional Approaches for Literacy Development (PreK-3)
Linking Literacy Assessment to Instruction (K-6)
A New Approach to Spelling Instruction (K-6)
Six Traits of Writing (K-6)
Writer's Workshop in the Elementary Classroom (K-6)
Technology
Designing and Creating a Virtual Field Trip (K-12)
Designing and Creating a WebQuest (3-12)
Educational Technology 101 (K-12)
Integrating the Internet and Multimedia (K-12)
Making the Most of the Internet in the Classroom (K-12)
Managing and Integrating Technology into the SPED Classroom (K-12)
Technology-Based Projects (3-12)
Math
Hands-On Learning with Math Manipulatives (K-3)
Solving Math Word Problems: Strategies Your Students Need (4-8)
Teaching Real World Math (K-3)
Social Studies
Reaching Students Through Character Education (K-12)
Science
