News and Updates: Online Professional Learning

The Friday Institute is opening three free courses that cover a variety of topics including social and emotional learning, learning differences and mathematics.

The Friday Institute is opening four free courses that cover a variety of topics including social and emotional learning, literacy, learning differences and coaching.

For the first time, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering all of its courses and modules on the PLACE on demand, allowing educators greater flexibility as they teach in-person and remotely this year. 

Free high-quality online professional learning courses for educators launch Oct. 4. Registration is now open.

Nine years ago, the Friday Institute launched an initiative focused on meeting the growing needs of schools and equipping educators with research-based professional development. Since then, online professional learning at the Friday Institute has served more than 76,000 educators in 50 states and more than 160 countries.

Free high-quality online professional learning courses for educators are now open for registration for the spring 2021 session.

Friday Institute Executive Director Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D., shares her thoughts on online teacher prep and how 2020 might shape its future.

Free high-quality online professional learning courses are now open for registration for the Fall 2020 session.

The Friday Institute is continuing its commitment to supporting educators, collaborating with its community and providing resources for teaching and learning while educators and students are at home.

In an effort to support Code.org partners across the country to deliver high-quality summer professional development, the Friday Institute has partnered with Code.org for their first-ever virtual summer workshop model in place of in-person workshops.