Continuing Education Unit Options

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OPTION / MAXIMUM CEU’S / CEU VALUE / VERIFICATION / CRITERIA
1 / College / 1 sem. hr = 3 CEU’s
3 qtr hrs / 2 sem hrs.
= 6 CEU’s
2 qtr hrs = 4 CEU’s
1 qtr hr = 2 CEU’s / Official Transcripts or
Original grade slips or
Original Certificate of
Completion
And PD Approval Form for any completed after August 2008 / Must be taken through an accredited college or other approved post secondary ed institution.
Must be taken for credit with a grade of “C” or better, a “P” in pass/fail course.
Coursework must be in education or in a content area directly related to the individual’s teaching assignment or working with students.
2 / Professional
*Conference
*Workshop
*Institute
*Academy
*Inservice Credit
Held off-site / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form (and Certificate of Attendance, agenda, etc. if available) / Must include only time spent in those portions of the conference program that contribute to the participant’s knowledge, competence, performance, or effectiveness in education.
3 / Peer Observation / 1 CEU
per license cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must include a statement of authorization from a supervisor along with summarization of pre- and post-conference.
4 / Publication of
Original Work / 6 CEU’s
per license cycle / 6 CEU’s for book
3 CEU’s for article
in a professional journal or magazine / Copy of publication or document,PD Approval Form / Must contribute to the education profession or add to the body of knowledge in the educator’s specific field. Must be completed within the license/certificate cycle
5 / Teaching Portfolio / 1 CEU
per license cycle / 1 CEU / Completed Portfolio
And PD Approval Form / Must satisfy the LPDC’s standards for teaching portfolios
Must be completed within the license / certificate cycle.
6 / Program / School Visit / 1 CEU
per license cycle / 1 clock hour
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must be related to IPDP goals, must be approved by building principal
7 / National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification / A max of 12 CEU’s granted for a candidate pursuing or completing the process of getting the NBPTS Certificate (CEUs can be split between cycles) / Completion and verification in area of assignment during certificate cycle = all required CEU’s / Valid copy of the National Certificate and PD Approval Form orPD Approval Formfor candidate not completing certificate. / Must be in the subject area of the individual’s assignment.
Certificate must be completed or participation as candidate must be verified by the expiration date of the Ohio certificate/licenses.
8 / Mentoring (Entry Year Teachers) / Full = 3 CEU’s
per yr
Partial = 1.5
CEU’s per yr / PD Approval Form / Must be mentoring of teacher, administrator or specialist by the EYP (Entry Year Program)
9 / Cooperating Teacher / 1 CEU per year / PD Approval Form / Must be supervisor of undergraduate student, graduate student or undergraduate intern

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10 / Student Teacher / 1.5 CEU per yr / PD Approval Form / Supervision of student teacher
11 / Teaching a College Course / 1.5 CEU per sem.
course
1 CEU per qutr course
max. 3 CEU’s per
year / PD Approval Form, verification of course / May be used for the first time teaching the course each license / certificate cycle.
12 / Teaching an Adult Vocational or Technical Course Adult Basic Literary Education and Summer School Pre-K through 12 / 1.5 CEU per semester
course
1 CEU per qutr course
max 3 CEu’s per
year / PD Approval Form / May be used for the first time teaching the course each license / certificate cycle.
13 / Summer School
Pre-K through 12 / 1 CEU per year / PD Approval Form / Must be instructed within a public or private sanctioned school, must be within your license area
14 / Tutoring / 2 CEU’s
per license cycle / PD Approval Form / Must be performed outside regular contractual agreement
15 / Professional Presentation / Max 1.5 CEU’s
per license cycle / 1 clock hr of presentation = 0.1 CEUs / PD Approval Form / Applies to first presentation for each license / certificate cycle
16 / Educational Project which applies educational skills and knowledge towards the development of a final product / 3 CEU’s
per license cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU
Documented clock hours in planning and preparation / PD Approval Form, A copy of the final product or report of the project / Project must have prior approval and final approval after completion and verification by LPDC
17 / Curriculum Development / 3 CEU’s
per license cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must be service on formal committee organized by local, state, national or international education agency or organization
18 / PEERS / 7.5 CEU’s
per license cycle / PD Approval Form, certificate of attendance / Approved by entities such as ODE, RPDC
19 / Grant Writing / 6 CEU’s
per license cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / Copy of Grant and
PD Approval Form / CEU’s not dependent on awarding of grant
Documentation clock hours in planning and preparing
20 / Professional Committees
(Grade-level or subject level committees)
**BLT/DLT see #25 / 3 CEU’s per license
cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form
If committee is within the district, group verification can be used with submission of meeting times and administrator’s signature. / Must be service on formal committee organized by local, state, national, or international education agency or organization
Must contribute to the education profession or add to the body of knowledge in the individual's specific field.
Documented clock hours of committee work
21 / Extended Day(s) Experiences for Students
(Outside of school day) / 3 CEU’s per license
cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must be related directly to the teacher’s curriculum
Field trips for extracurricular activities are not included
Must be used for the first time conducting the field trip each license /certificate cycle
Documented clock hours in planning and preparing for field trip (classroom instruction not included)
22 / Self-Directed Educational Development Professional Reading Research Educational Travel / 3 CEU’s per license cycle (Limit of 1 CEU per individual activity) / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must enhance individual’s work in the profession or contribute to teacher’s area of specialization
23 / Related Work Experience or Externship / 12 CEU’s for vocational educators and 6 CEU’s for non-vocational educators per license cycle / 1 clock hr
= 0.1 CEU / PD Approval Form / Must enhance individual’s work in the profession or contribute to teacher’s specialization
24 / District/School Provided PD (on-site in-service, waiver day, etc.) / 1 clock hour
= 0.1 CEU / Sign-in at the Activity / Must enhance individual’s work in the profession or contribute to teacher’s specialization
25 / BLT/DLT / 1.5 CEU’s per committee per year
(Limit of 3 CEUs per year) / Verification from the administrator of attendance in at least 15 hours of meetings per year. / Must contribute to the education profession or add to the body of knowledge in the individual’s specific field.
26 / SEC Survey / 0.2 CEU’s per test taken per school year / Verification from the administrator of completion of each test,
Received at the end of the school year. / Must be self-evaluative in nature and must enhance individual’s work in the profession and contribute to teacher’s field.