Professional Development School

In 2006, CTEL received a $3.19 million grant to boost special education efforts in high-poverty and remote school districts across the state. Now, a recent $33.8 million grant holds even greater promise for the PDS program and tomorrow's great teachers.

Become a High Quality Teacher for Your Community

Now you can earn a quality degree in education without moving to the big city or settling for an online program that offers little hands-on classroom experience.

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of your community, this is truly a tremendous opportunity.

Scholarships Available! Enroll today! Space is limited. New classes begin each semester.

The ASU College of Teacher Education and Leadership offers both campus-based and school district-based teacher education programs. Both types of programming are high quality and give you flexible options.

What is a “school district-based” teacher education program?

A school district-based teacher education program is a program that is fully delivered in a partner school district. ASU goes to the community; students go to a partner district (not an ASU campus) to take classes and complete the program.

What are the benefits of the school district-based teacher education program?

In addition to possibly being closer and allowing you to avoid campus parking fees, the school district-based teacher education programs:

• Immerse you in the real world of kids, teachers, and teaching with extensive and practical classroom teaching experiences and feedback
• Provide you a highly personalized educational experience with a small group of students who are together throughout the entire teacher education program and a lead professor/coordinator who provides the attention, support, and guidance needed to prepare you as an excellent new teacher
• Research shows that new teachers prepared in the school district-based teacher education programs are highly confident and are able to deliver excellent teaching results even in their first year

Program options for the school district-based teacher education programs

• Bachelor of Arts in Education with an ESL Endorsement
• Madison Elementary School District
• Roosevelt Elementary School District
• Rural PDS
• Urban PDS
• Master of Education in Elementary Education with Certification (Grades 1-8)
• Master of Education in Special Education with Dual Certification (Special Education grades K-12 and Elementary Education grades 1-8)
• Deer Valley Unified School District
• Arizona Special Initiative to Recruit and Retain Teacher (ASPIRE)

Locations

The ASU College of Teacher Education and Leadership have school district-based teacher education programs across the Phoenix metropolitan and across the state of Arizona. Click a location on the map to view the programs available there.

Questions?

Call 1-866-543-6354