WTU's professional development program offers Shared Vision, our Spring Professional Development Conference, as well as online and face-to-face courses for teachers who aim to sharpen their skills, explore research opportunities, earn academic credit, and fulfill certification requirements. 

Our Shared Vision Conference brings together educators, policymakers, and the community to discuss the state of DC schools and what can be done to re-center our vision on students’ needs. This year, in keeping with WTU’s focus on literacy, we will welcome award-winning author Sharon Flake for both an in-person session with teachers/students on April 26^th and a virtual session on April 27^th. Although all teachers are invited to attend the in-person session on Friday, we want to extend a special invitation to MS and HS librarians and English teachers. All who participate in the in-person event will have an opportunity to receive a free copy of “The Skin I’m In.” This book will be the focus of our author discussion. WTU will provide lunch for all participants. Students will also have an opportunity to receive additional books by the writer, Sharon G. Flake. If you are interested in attending the in-person sessions with your students on Friday, April 26^th from 10AM-1:30PM, please contact Mike Roland [email protected].

On Saturday, April 27^{th ,} the virtual component of our Shared Vision Conference will focus on building literary for our young adults as well as our legislative session with DC City Council and State Board members. Author, Sharon Flake will be our keynote speaker and we will have professional development sessions on building literacy. If you are interested in registering for the online session of the Shared Vision Conference on Saturday, April 27th, click here. 

WTU's low-cost professional courses help to deepen content knowledge, and promote teacher excellence. Drawing on current research and best practices, we offer a wide range of professional development activities including formal classes, free seminars, conferences, and research symposium opportunities.

As a member of the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), you are entitled to a deep discount in the fees for a variety of teacher leadership and adult learning opportunities designed to enhance your professional growth. WTU’s professional development courses are all research-based, peer-to-peer and solution-driven.

They help teachers build content knowledge and mastery of pedagogical strategies. All WTU courses are aligned to the DCPS IMPACT Teaching and Learning Framework and Essential Practices Standards 1 through 5. Classes need at least 10 paid registrants to officially move forward. The WTU's Spring Course Catalogue can be downloaded here. To register for courses online, please visit our online registration page here! 

As a member of the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU), you are entitled to a deep discount in the fees for a variety of teacher leadership and adult learning opportunities designed to enhance your professional growth.

• Early Bird Pricing - Member Registration Fees - $125 per course
• Regular Registration Fees (March 2-9th, 2024) Member Registration Fees - $150 per course
• Non-Member Registration Fees $300 per course
• Trinity University Graduate Credit (3 credits) $375 per course (in addition to WTU registration fees listed above)
  
  Note: Graduate credit payments will go to Trinity University.

To receive graduate credit, participants must submit both the WTU registration form and the Trinity University graduate credit registration form to the course instructor at the beginning of the course. Trinity credit cannot be requested after the course ends. WTU course registration MUST be paid before Trinity University Graduate Credit application is authorized. WTU cannot offer refunds for course registration.  

Contact Nadia Torney at [email protected] with any questions.

Successfully completing a course helps you fulfill re-certification requirements. Most courses offer 45 Professional Learning Units (PLUs) that can be used toward recertification. Alternatively, most – but not all – of the courses offer three Trinity University graduate credits that you can use toward re-certification instead of using the PLUs. 

To download a .pdf of the Spring 2024 Course Catalogue, please click here.