The best online courses for teachers’ professional development, created by teachers.

When teachers design professional development, you get authentic experiences that you can use in your classroom immediately. The Teacher’s Academy courses are not box-checking, click-though, time consuming, video-puzzle nonsense. When teachers create professional development, we consider adaptability, flexibility and relevance to current trends in education. That’s why The Teacher’s Academy is the #1 rated professional development by teachers. Each course is written by teachers, edited by teachers, and when you complete a course by The Teacher’s Academy, your projects are reviewed by teachers. We are teachers serving teachers. That’s why this model works. Although we have over 50 courses in our vast catalog, let’s take a look at our top ten teacher-favorites. Read on for a list of the 10 best online courses for teachers.

For a complete list of professional development courses, visit, https://theteachersacademy.com/course-catalog/

PD for ME! 

Teachers are searching for professional development hours that will help them take care of themselves. The Teacher’s Academy is proud to provide continuing education that focuses on teacher wellness and lifestyle. We know that if we are taking care of ourselves, we are more able to care for our students. Dive into the best online courses for teachers’ centered around wellness and earn up to 18 continuing education hours while you flourish and feed your well-being!

#10 Wellness for Educators

This 18-hour professional development program focuses on enhancing teacher well-being, specifically addressing environmental, physical, and emotional health to combat stress. The course helps teachers prioritize their health by exploring self-assessment tools, inspiring anecdotes, and practical actions like decluttering a workspace or identifying core values. Teachers will engage, create, assess and authentically incorporate wellness practices into their daily routine. A great classroom environment begins with the teacher. Take care of yourself, out there!

#9 Mindfulness in Education 

This self-paced, immersive professional development journey is designed to help educators and students build resilience against high levels of stress. The course explores scientifically proven mindfulness techniques—including meditation, contemplation, gratitude, yoga, and reflection—which can reshape the brain, influence emotional responses, and enhance learning outcomes. Educators personally grasp the transformative effects of mindfulness, empowering them to seamlessly integrate these practices into their teaching methods. 

Old-school tricks are still working.

As most schools coast on the technology revolution of 2012 without real results, some teachers are feeling the draw to return to skills and strategies that are proven to work. In our courses like Move to Learn and School Garden, teachers are looking for that inspiration to connect with students through movement, nature and other tangible, effective methods. Re-engage your students and develop conventional skills with the best online courses for teachers’ about physical activity. 

#8 Move to Learn 

No tools are needed for this course. The “Move To Learn” professional development experience is based on brain research, emphasizing that exercise not only benefits the body but also plays a pivotal role in cognitive development.  Kids need one hour of intense aerobic exercise daily- you can help  them find that movement in your class! Discover the impact of physical activity on academic performance, while YOU engage in mini-exercise bursts to personally experience movement’s positive effects on cognitive function. This is not for the faint of heart! (Literally!) 

#7 School Garden 

Is it spring yet? Learn how to request, plan and ultimately integrate a community garden into your school’s curriculum. Can you think of a better way to enhance learning and foster a sense of wonder!? This project-based learning course covers how to create a thriving garden within any unique teaching environment, regardless of the climate. This one is a cure for spring-fever! 

EdTech is thriving…

According to the teachers in our community, the tech skills that students (and teachers) need for success are in forms/ surveys/ quizzes and spreadsheets. This explains why our top two performing tech courses are  designed to teach the basics behind building forms and organizing data in spreadsheets. 

#6 Google Sheets

Google Sheets for Educators teaches how to use the free, web-based spreadsheet software available through Google Drive. The course covers practical skills such as creating a personal budget and a grade sheet, learning to mail merge address labels, and sharing files. Like all Teacher’s Academy courses, the projects are customizable. Teachers create and edit spreadsheets  so that they can use the fruits of this course immediately. 

#5 Google Forms 

This self-paced, accredited online course is designed by teachers to be universally beneficial for all educators in any class, regardless of grade level or subject. It serves as a gateway to harnessing Google Forms as an indispensable tool for collecting data, managing responses, and grading quizzes. Teachers seem to love the “Make your Own Adventure” project where they learn to create and manipulate a quiz for students as they create their own path. These skills are transferable to tedious teacher tasks such as mastery learning or self-pacing quiz creation! 

The Classic Classroom

Every teacher today differentiate and they prepare students for what’s next. These are the gold standard for expectations in your classroom. In what ways are you ensuring your students have access to differentiated learning? In what ways is your classroom set to prepare students for the future? These courses will do just that!

#4 Differentiation in the Classroom

Do you struggle to meet every student’s diverse learning needs and pace? Differentiated instruction, a time-tested technique, can help. Many teachers already use methods like choice or tiered instruction. However, true differentiation requires assessing students and adjusting the content, process, and product to meet individual needs. Teachers say this course helps them define differentiation, explore its uses, and the tips are always helpful!

#3 College and Career Readiness

This continuing education course focuses on teacher professional development aligned with College and Career Readiness standards. The course covers 21st-century teaching strategies, lesson plan adaptation, and crucial soft skills for student success, such as effective communication, collaboration, market relevance, resume writing, and entrepreneurial insights. The goal is to equip educators to thrive and prepare students for a future driven by creativity and innovation, while allowing participants to earn hours of PD credit.

AI or Not AI, That is the Question.

Teachers, if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed during this dawn of AI, you’re not alone! We hear everything from, “Get on board, AI is the future.” To, “AI is literally making us dumb. It is the end of human civilization.” So what do we do? The Teacher’s Academy can help shed some light on this situation. It is our position that ignoring AI would be teacher malpractice. But to embrace its all-knowing features would put our kids in cognitive jeopardy. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay and evolving quickly. Teachers can and should be using its features to lighten their daily load. However, we do not condone AI use for students without careful consideration and discussion.

#2 AI Tools for Teachers

Teachers, this one is for you! It seems as though everyone else is harnessing the power of AI for their industry, why not teachers? In AI Tools for Teachers, you will learn the tools designed to help you research, create and assist with menial tasks so that you can invest your time in creating and teaching. 

#1) AI in Ed

If you are AI-curious and want to learn what it is, how it works and how it can affect your classroom, we recommend our flagship AI course, AI in Education. This course is designed as an introductory course in understanding AI, large language models and the ethical debate around AI. You’ll practice chatting with chat bots, testing your AI detection skills and learn the basics to fuel your perspective on whether or not your students are ready for this technology. 

(For a complete list of professional development courses, visit, https://theteachersacademy.com/course-catalog/)