LAUSD-Approved Salary Point Classes for Teachers
Earn LAUSD Salary Points With Our Self-Paced, Online Courses
Self-Paced Online
Earn your credits at your pace, on your time. Collaborate with other educators and learn skills and strategies that you can immediately implement into your classroom. Stay ahead of your students in the quickly changing digital learning classroom with AI and many other emerging technologies.
LAUSD Approved
Our courses has been approved by the LAUSD Joint Salary Point Committee for 2 Salary Points. These courses can be applied to each schedule of the LAUSD Salary Table. Courses are $119.00 for each 2 Salary Point course.
Fun and Worthwhile
Our online courses are fun, interesting, and worthwhile. Stop wasting time and money enrolling into classes that are full of busy-work. Learn skills, apps, and methods that are directly transferable into your classroom. Stay ahead of the edtech curve and create a more interesting, engaging, and enjoyable classroom experience.
Registration Process
Register Through Ed Technology Specialists
Register through Ed Technology Specialists by clicking “Learn More” underneath one or more courses below. You will be sent an email with a course link to start the course.
Receive Your Salary Points
After you complete the course, at the end of each session we process your grade and send the appropriate paperwork to you and to LAUSD. You will receive two salary points when completed.
Open Enrollment: Courses are Self-Paced
*Our Session Dates below and “End Dates” are only for University transcripting purposes. You have 6 months to complete a course from the day you enroll.
*Los Angeles teachers are limited to enrolling in a maximum of six courses per session through ED Technology Specialists. If students finish coursework before the end date, paperwork for salary points will be processed at that time.
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Supporting Diverse Learning Needs with Digital Tools
In today’s complex educational landscape, we’re all looking for powerful, yet practical, ways to differentiate instruction and engage every learner. This course is designed to provide you with a hands-on toolkit for doing just that.
The Joyful Toolkit: Evidence-Based Practices for Positive Classrooms
This course isn’t just about making school “fun,” it’s about leveraging the science of joy to increase student resilience, lower stress, and create a culture of belonging where every learner can thrive.
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Educators
This engaging, hands-on course will guide you through the essentials of artificial intelligence, from understanding different types of AI to practically applying them in your classroom.
Science of Reading: Harnessing Research-driven Digital Tools
Participants will learn about the foundations of Science of Reading, and explore reliable resources, tools,and activities that can be immediately implemented in the classroom
Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of A.I.
From understanding cybersecurity and data privacy to mastering media analysis and AI literacy, participants will gain the expertise to empower students to become informed, responsible, and ethical digital citizens.
Creating an Anxiety-Aware Classroom
This course empowers participants to conduct research aimed at developing a supportive environment tailored to the needs of students with anxiety.
Understanding and Supporting Learners with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
Participants will delve into the unique characteristics of each learning disability, exploring the latest scientific research behind their manifestations.
Visual Learning Experiences to Support English Learners with Canva
Educators will gain valuable insights and strategies to empower English learners in building vocabulary, promoting collaborative learning experiences, and boosting their independence and confidence.
Supporting English Language Learning with Instructional Technology
Participants will learn key components to successful English immersion, and explore a variety of resources to plan, implement, and maintain a successful English immersion classroom.
Improving School Culture, Climate, and Morale as a Teacher Leader
Are you ready to move beyond the classroom and become a key player in shaping the heart and soul of your school? This hand-on course is designed for K-12 educators eager to lead positive change in their school as a teacher leader.
Redesigning Assignments for Deeper Learning in the Age of AI
This course emphasizes the importance of maintaining the human element in education, ensuring that technology enhances, rather than replaces, the vital connections you build with your students.
Social Media and Social Emotional Learning
Participants will learn about the foundations of social media, identify a social emotional learning framework that meet the needs of students, and utilize tools to develop meaningful learning experiences.
Mindfulness to Improve Teaching and Learning
In this engaging interactive course participants will learn and complete exercises in mindfulness, and develop and implement meaningful mindfulness exercises for students.
Understanding and Implementing IEPs with Digital Tools
Participants will assess their prior knowledge of the IEP process and develop a personalized goal for the course. They will explore and apply digital tools to set goals and track progress.
It Takes a Village: Building Community Connections with EdTech
Participants will learn about platforms that support community collaboration, explore outreach and grant opportunities, and apply skills to create and build relationships with the community.
Becoming a Resilient Educator: Self-Care Strategies and Tactics to Avoid Teacher Burnout
Participants will examine their current self-care practices. They will learn how to manage stress and anxiety, find ways to effectively practice mindfulness, and work to develop a self-care plan.
Differentiate Instruction with Technology Integration
Participants will learn six strategies for differentiated instruction and will explore and apply digital tools to set goals, research, plan and implement instruction, track progress, and show learning
Tools for Close Reading Across the Curriculum
Participants will learn about a component of close reading, explore digital tools to assist in implementation, and create a close reading lesson that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.
Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the Modern Classroom
Participants in their course will investigate, develop and implement different strategies and tools to improve SEL strategies and practices in their classroom.
Managing a 1:1 Classroom
Participants will learn skills and strategies to establish and maintain an effective and productive 1:1 Classroom, and create a management system that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.
Best Practices for Social Emotional Learning in Response to Crisis
Teachers and staff must learn and apply social and emotional strategies to find a healthy balance of professional and personal responsibilities.