Valdosta State University
Valdosta State University
Office of Professional and Community Education
903 N. Patterson St
Valdosta, GA 31698
Telephone: (229) 245-6484
To register for one or more courses from the Office of Professional and Community Education, click here. Valdosta will email you a "Professional Learning Approval" form upon registration.
The following courses have been approved by the State of Georgia Professional Standards Commission for Professional Learning Unit (PLU) / Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit for teacher recertification. If you are currently employed by a public school system, please verify that these courses will meet with your local school district's approval.
VESi recommends that you check with your school district and/or state licensing agency to verify these course offerings will meet your district and/or state requirements for salary advancement and/or state certificate re-licensure.
Advanced Classroom Management: Children as Change Agents
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Information & Interventions for Effective Teaching
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Information & Effective Intervention Strategies
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Behavior is Language: Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Build School Communities: Brain Smart Classroom Management
CEUs only: 3 Fee: $209
Child Abuse: Working with Abused & Neglected Children
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Drugs & Alcohol in Schools: Understanding Substance Use & Abuse
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Educational Assessment: Assessing Student Learning in the Classroom
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
English Language Learner: Evaluation & Assessment
CEUs only: 4.5 Fee: $229
Harassment, Bullying & Cyber-Intimidation in Schools
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Inclusion: Working with Students with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Infant & Toddler Mental Health: Issues & Information for Educators
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Learning Disabilities: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Reading Fundamentals #1: An Introduction to Scientifically-based Research
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Reading Fundamentals #2: Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Reading Fundamentals #3: The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Note: It is recommended that the Reading Fundamentals courses be taken sequentially; however, it is not mandatory that all three courses be taken.
Response to Intervention: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher
CEUs only: 4.5 Fee: $229
Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills
CEUs only: 4.5 Fee: $229
Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families
CEUs only: 4.5 Fee: $229
Teaching Diversity: Influences & Issues in the Classroom
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Teaching Elementary Math Conceptually: A New Paradigm
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards
CEUs only: 4.5 Fee: $229
Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Try DI!: Planning & Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Understanding & Implementing Common Core Standards
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229
Violence in Schools: Identification, Prevention & Intervention Strategies
PLUs/CEUs: 3 Fee: $209
Why DI?: An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction
PLUs: 4 | CEUs: 4.5 Fee: $229