Massachusetts Educators: Graduate Credit and PDP Information
ED Technology Specialists provides Massachusetts educators with graduate credit and professional development options through multiple pathways. Graduate credit is available through our university partners, including Andrews University and Colorado State University Pueblo. ED Technology Specialists is also a registered Massachusetts DESE Professional Development Provider for PDPs. This page is intended to help Massachusetts educators understand the different credit and professional development options available through ED Technology Specialists.
Registered Massachusetts DESE Professional Development Provider
ED Technology Specialists is an approved MA DESE PD Provider with the following Content areas:
Curriculum and Instruction
English Language Learners
Instructional Technology/Digital Literacy
Special Needs-General
Our PD Provider number is: F2023018. Our provider name and information is posted to the Massachusetts PD Provider Registry at https://www.doe.mass.edu/pd/search/
University Graduate Credit
ED Technology Specialists offers official university graduate credit through our accredited university partners, Andrews University and Colorado State University Pueblo. Graduate credits earned through these university partnerships are degree-eligible graduate credits and may be applied toward graduate degree programs at the issuing university.
Courses completed for graduate credit appear on an official university transcript after successful completion.
For more information about our university partners, accreditation, transcript options, and graduate credit documentation, please visit our University Partners page here.
Course Options
Massachusetts educators may register for self-paced online courses or synchronous online cohort courses.
Massachusetts PDP Certificates
Educators who choose the Massachusetts PDP option at registration receive a PDP certificate for each completed course. Each completed course is worth 67.5 PDPs. PDP certificates are issued by ED Technology Specialists as a registered Massachusetts DESE Professional Development Provider.
Synchronous Online Graduate Courses
For educators or districts that prefer a structured course format, ED Technology Specialists also offers synchronous online graduate cohort courses. These courses include clearly defined start and end dates, structured pacing, regular assignment deadlines, instructor feedback, graded assignments, discussion boards, and scheduled live online face-to-face components.