Professional Development

For OFT members: Discounted Online Graduate Courses

Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), Ursuline College and Virtual Education Software (VESi) have partnered to offer OFT members access to online courses available for graduate credit.

The course membership is only offered to OFT members. If you are not an OFT member you will not receive credit for any completed courses.

See the full course list and course information here or call VESi at 1-800-313-6744 for more info.

Education Issues and Professional Development Update - September 2021

Our September update on education issues and professional development includes information on: High Quality Student Data 2021-2022; Blended Learning Requirements; Evaluation Status in OhioES; New Coalition To Fight Misinformation on Teaching about Race; Opportunity to Create Democracy Lessons.

Education Issues and Professional Development Update - May 2021

Read below for updates on: Ohio’s ESSA Waiver; the Ohio Teacher Leader Summit; the 2021-2023 Teacher Liaison Cohort; I Educate Ohio; Ohio’s new Dyslexia Law; Educator Standards Board; State Board of Education; Gifted Advisory Council; OFT Partnership to Diversify Teaching Profession; and a Cincinnati Public School Honored as a Green Ribbon School.

OFT is committed to bringing more people of color into the teaching profession and that’s why we’re proud to announce a new partnership with Central State University and Eastern Gateway Community College.

This new partnership creates two amazing opportunities for current educators and future educators.

Current educators are needed to serve as mentors. This is a paid position.
People of color who are prospective teachers are eligible to earn a teaching license with no out-of-pocket cost.

Education Issues and Professional Development Update - April 2021

Please read below for information on: the State Board of Education, our Conversation Guide on Developing Extended Learning Plan, Democracy Lessons, the Resident Educator Program, AFT Teach, PSRP Virtual Conference, and more!

Please read below for information on AFT TEACH, the Ohio Dyslexia Committee, and College Credit Plus, along with recaps of recent meetings of the State Board of Education and the Educator Standards Board.

Education Issues and Professional Development Update - February, 2021

Our February email on education issues and professional development includes updates on: the State Board of Education, Democracy Lessons, Teacher Evaluations, the Resident Educator Program, Share My Lesson Black History Month Lessons, and the RAND American Teacher Panel.

Education Issues and Professional Development Update - January, 2021

Welcome to our first monthly update on education issues and professional development. If you have any questions about the content, you can reach out to your local's President, Professional Learning Contact, or Building Representative. Topics in this update include: State Board of Education, College Credit Plus, Educator Standards Board, COVID Updates, Share My Lesson.

Read more for a set of updates on Professional Development opportunities, Professional Issues information and Classroom Resources.