2025-26 State-Approved List for APLDS Clock Hours
One requirement for successful completion of the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System (APLDS) Program each year is that principals and assistant principals must complete
at least 30 APLDS Clock Hours of high-quality professional learning from the state-approved list.
Selecting Professional Learning
Consider the following questions when selecting
high-quality professional learning from the following state-approved list.
PLP Goals
Will the professional learning help me meet my PLP goals related to growth, achievement, and school climate?
Standards
What skills and practices in the Alabama Standards for School Leadership do I need to develop?
Context
What areas of professional growth do I need to focus on the most right now based on my leadership context?
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ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332887
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 Ellevation Platform Overview for Educators
Educators will learn how to leverage EL profile to build a greater understanding of their ELs and how to support them in the classroom.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332833
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 Ellevation Strategies Overview for Educators
Educators will learn how Ellevation Strategies can be used and work with HQIA for ELs criteria to benefit language learners with content and language learning.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332820
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1.5
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Academic Discourse Part 1
Explore effective strategies that support English learners as they build academic language across the content areas.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332815
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
4
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA - All 5 Criteria Part 1
Review, explore, discuss, and plan for implementation five criteria for high-quality instruction including: asset-based instruction, student-centered engagement, academic discourse, scaffolding, formative assessment.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332827
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1.5
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Asset-Based Instruction Part 1
Identify evidence-based practices to help ELs connect and integrate ideas to content that give consideration to the students' assets while strategically using and building upon English proficiency levels.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332841
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
2
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Differentiation for ELs by Proficiency Levels: An Introduction
Explore the stages of second language acquisition and use this knowledge to differentiate instruction and activities by proficiency level.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332883
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1.5
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Formative Assessment Part 1
Learn strategies to monitor student learning for English learners through ongoing classroom assessment.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332831
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1.5
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Scaffolding Part 1
Apply practices that facilitate learning with ELL students' Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332836
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
1.5
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 HQIA Student-Centered Engagement Part 1
Review and discuss practices for appropriate scaffolds to support learners to develop academic content, language, literacy and engage learners to demonstrate independence in listening, speaking, and writing.
ALSDE - English Learner Education
PowerSchool PL Course Number:
332845
Provider:
Contact:
Jhina Garcia-Snell (jhina.garcia-snell@alsde.edu)
Description:
APLDS Clock Hours:
30
Title:
APLDS - EL: 2025-26 PLUACLD1202 High-quality Instruction and Assessment for English Learners
HQIA for ELs guidance provides educators with practices that align with the Alabama Framework for EL Success. The HQIA for ELs professional learning communicates are designed to improve instructional practices to meet the need of ELs in our state. This professional learning experience may be limited to a cohort.