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To renew your certificate, you can complete six (6) semester hours of college credit that includes at least one (1) semester hour in teaching students with disabilities (SWD) earned during each renewal period to renew your certificate.
1 Teaching Channel with Learners Edge graduate level, continuing education credit = 1 semester hour
Each Teaching Channel with Learners Edge 3-credit course requires approximately 45 hours for course completion.
When submitting documentation of course completion, please include both the title and the course description.
Attention Florida Teachers! There is a new requirements (Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C.) for *some Florida educators with an application for renewal of a certificate with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter. The educator must have earned at least two (2) college credits, forty (40) inservice points, or a combination thereof, in evidence-based instruction and interventions specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies. *Elementary Education (K-6), Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3), Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3), English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9), Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9), English (6-12), Reading (K-12), Reading (Endorsement), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12) To meet this requirement, Florida educators can take course 5150: Magnifying Reading Intervention Through Science and Research which has been closely aligned to rule language.
College-level credits used for certificate renewal must be awarded by an accredited or approved institution and must be reflected on an official transcript. When selecting your course, choose American College of Education (Orlando, FL) or any of our regionally accredited graduate credit university partners to gain the semester hours of credit.
Teaching Channel with Learners Edge partners with highly respected colleges and universities to provide educators with versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses. Teaching Channel with Learners Edge University Partners are accredited by various agencies including: CAEP/TEAC/NCATE, HLC, NECHE, NWCCU, WSCUC.
For more information about renewal requirements, visit FL DOE’s Educator Certification page .