Online Professional Development for Kansas Educators

What does KDS offer for Kansas teacher professional development?

We offer courses that earn you Professional Development (PD) Points that can apply towards the 120-PD point state license renewal requirement.
We also offer courses that earn you semester hours/graduate credit toward the 6 semester hour state license renewal requirement.

What is the approval status of the courses?

• KDS PD Point courses are offered in partnership with ESSDACK
• Graduate Credits are earned through Friends University in partnership with ESSDACK.
• Ask your district for prior approval to use courses for in-service credits or salary advancement.

What graduate course programs are available?

We partner with Friends University and other universities to offer teacher education graduate credit courses and masters degrees. A complete listing of universities and programs available for Kansas educators is listed below.