Online Courses To Complete Renewal Requirements
Looking for free online modules to help complete some of the mandatory requirements for license renewal?
When we find something, we'll link it here!


EARLY ONSET MENTAL ILLNESS & SUICIDE PREVENTION
PANDA, a Minnesota organization, offers these modules via Canvas for free:
  • Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness workshop is intended to address the relicensure area of Understanding Key Warning Signs of Early Onset Mental Illness in Adolescents and Adults.  This course offers 3 CEUs.       (Falg and Zel completed it in a little over an hour, I believe, o 2-9-2024)

  • Suicide Prevention for Adult Educators workshop is intended to address the relicensure area for Suicide Prevention. This course offers 1.5 CEUs. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) SUPPORT:
We're still looking for a free online module for this topic.
This one has not been previewed yet:  https://alison.com/course/guide-to-teaching-english-as-a-second-language-esl

CULTURAL COMPETENCY: 
American Indian Education eLearning Course
The first eLearning course from the Office of American Indian Education on key concepts and terms for Indigenous-oriented education is now available.  The Minnesota Department of Education worked with the Tribal Sovereignty Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth on developing the course, which covers the fundamental contexts and concepts in seven learning modules. The course is endorsed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) to count toward the cultural competency license renewal condition.  Self-register for the course on Canvas at Enroll in MDE Key Concepts and Terms or sign up through an existing Canvas account with the join code YBTYR9.   (updated 2-09-24)


PAID COURSES
Ask admin. if we have money in the budget to help pay for these PAID modules:
https://renewateachinglicense.com/member/cart-cat/renew-a-teaching-license-in-mn-minnesota