2025-26 State-Approved
Online Courses &
On-Demand Learning
Check out these FREE professional learning opportunities brought to you by the ALSDE!
Online Courses
Facilitated online courses guide participants through a structured learning path with support and feedback from a facilitator. Modules open weekly in sequence, encouraging focused engagement. Staying on schedule helps participants fully benefit from this collaborative experience.
PowerSchool PL Course Number
331800
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 Online Course: Supporting School Climate through Engagement
Description:
This self-paced online course is designed for principals and assistant principals in Alabama public schools. Aligned with the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and the Alabama Principal Leadership Framework, the course focuses on three key areas of school climate: classroom management and learner engagement, relationships, and stakeholder participation.
8 APLDS Clock Hours
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Appendix E - Alabama Administrator School Climate Surveys
July 28 - September 19, 2025
March 2 - April 24, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
332171
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 Online Course: Supporting School Climate through Environment
Description:
This self-paced online course is designed for principals and assistant principals in Alabama public schools. Aligned with the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and the Alabama Principal Leadership Framework, the course focuses on three key areas of school climate: physical environment, instructional environment, and discipline.
8 APLDS Clock Hours
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Appendix E - Alabama Administrator School Climate Surveys
July 28 - September 19, 2025
March 2 - April 24, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
331828
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 Online Course: Supporting School Climate through Safety
Description:
This self-paced online course is designed for principals and assistant principals in Alabama public schools. Aligned with the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and the Alabama Principal Leadership Framework, the course focuses on three key areas of school climate: physical safety, emotional safety, and emergency management/school readiness.
8 APLDS Clock Hours
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Appendix E - Alabama Administrator School Climate Surveys
July 28 - September 19, 2025
March 2 - April 24, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
332184
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 Online Course: Effective Feedback to Enhance Instructional Practices
8 APLDS Clock Hours
Description:
This self-paced course provides information and strategies to assist school administrators in collecting, documenting, and utilizing observational evidence to offer classroom teachers targeted, formative feedback for improving instructional practices.
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Appendix D12: Provide Effective Feedback to Enhance Instructional Practices
August 1 - September 30, 2025
January 6 - February 28, 2026
March 3 - April 25, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
332172
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 Online Course: The Role of the Alabama Teacher Growth Program in Teacher Effectiveness
8 APLDS Clock Hours
Description:
This self-paced course offers an overview of the Alabama Teacher Growth Program (ATGP), focusing on the administrator's role in articulating a shared vision for enhancing instructional practices.
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Indicator 3c Map; Indicator 3e Map
August 1 - September 30, 2025
January 6 - February 28, 2026
March 3 - April 25, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
332755
APLDS - EdTech: 2025-26 PLUACLD1390 Visionary Leadership in School Improvement Using Google Tools
15 APLDS Clock Hours
Description:
This professional study equips school leaders to effectively use Google tools to share their visionary leadership with all stakeholders. Delivered entirely online, the course consists of an introductory module, five learning modules, and a final project. The final project allows participants to apply their learning by integrating Google tools into their leadership practices.
Directions:
Click the link to register for the course in PSPL. You will then be added to an eLearning Schoology course the week before the course starts. Username and passwords for the ALSDE Schoology login will be emailed to you from Schoology Enrollments (schoologyenrollments@alsde.edu). Courses start on the first day listed for the section. After successful completion of the course, you will be awarded 15 APLDS clock hours.
Contact: Kesha Hooks (kesha.hooks@alsde.edu) or Regina White (rwhite@alsde.edu)
June 1 - May 15, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
332766
APLDS - EdTech: 2025-26 PLUACLD1391 Special Students in Regular Classrooms: Technology, Teaching, and UDL
15 APLDS Clock Hours
Description:
During this course participants will explore technology and teaching, specifically Universal Design for Learning, in relation to special education students and regular classrooms. They will develop an Action Plan focused on a problem specific to their organization and create an implementation proposal towards a solution to that problem. The course will be divided into 6 weekly academic session followed by a 3-week period for developing the Action Plan Template.
Directions:
Click the link to register for the course in PSPL. You will then be added to an eLearning Schoology course the week before the course starts. Username and passwords for the ALSDE Schoology login will be emailed to you from Schoology Enrollments (schoologyenrollments@alsde.edu). Courses start on the first day listed for the section. After successful completion of the course, you will be awarded 15 APLDS clock hours.
Contact: Kesha Hooks (kesha.hooks@alsde.edu) or Regina White (rwhite@alsde.edu)
June 1 - May 15, 2026
On-Demand Courses
On-demand courses provide flexibility by giving access to all modules upfront. Without a facilitator, participants can learn and complete activities at their own pace, fitting the course around their schedule.
PowerSchool PL Course Number
333162
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 On Demand: Strategic Leadership for Effective Recruitment, Retention, and School Improvement
3 APLDS Clock Hours
Description:
By focusing on the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement, participants will explore practical approaches to recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining diverse and effective staff. This on-demand professional learning session will equip school leaders with actionable strategies to enhance their managerial and operational leadership skills.
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)
Framework Reference: Indicator 3c Map
June 9, 2025 - May 15, 2026
PowerSchool PL Course Number
334289
APLDS - PL: 2025-26 On Demand: Peter DeWitt & Michael Nelson: Coaching for Collective Leader Efficacy
1 APLDS Clock Hour
Description:
In this professional learning experience, participants will be able to:
- Define ways they foster Collective Leader Efficacy (CLE).
- Explore (for the purposes of transfer) how your team develops a shared understanding.
- Explore (for the purposes of transfer) how your team engages in joint work.
- Explore (for the purposes of transfer) ways to evaluate impact.
Contact: Barry Wiginton (barry.wiginton@alsde.edu)