Professional Learning Gateway

Overview

The University of Maryland College of Education 

Professional Learning Gateway

Program and Experience Catalog

The College of Education is committed to providing high-quality, accessible professional learning to education professionals at all stages of their careers. This hub allows you to browse upcoming professional learning opportunities from across the college. All of the opportunities listed here are non-degree and non-credit learning experiences. If you are looking for a degree program (Master's, Doctorate, or Graduate Certificate), please explore our Graduate Programs.

The College of Education offers the following types of professional learning experiences: 

  • Workshops

    Interactive professional learning with opportunities for participation and engagement

  • Webinars

    Live, online seminars

  • Conferences

    Large-scale events with multiple session types and topics; learners select and attend sessions of interest

  • Academies

    Cohort-based professional learning where learners engage in sustained professional learning, over a period of time, with a cohort of peers

  • Networks

    Subscription-based professional learning

  • Custom Programming

    Professional learning designed specifically for a group at the time and location of their choosing

     

    Explore upcoming professional learning opportunities below.

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Workshops

The One Thing Conference: MSDE PDP-Aligned Professional Learning for Educators

Pedagogy Workshop

  • Track 1: Leveraging Math Games to Improve Student-to-Student Discourse and Mathematical Reasoning (Elementary + Middle Grades Educators)
  • Track 2: Teacher-as-Writer Workshop(Educators of all Grades and Content Areas)
Audience

Elementary through Secondary Educators

Cost

$120

MSDE PDP Eligibility

4 PDPs

PDP Area: Content or Pedagogy

Modality, Date, Time

In Person

Saturday, May 2, 2026

9am-1pm

The One Thing Conference: MSDE PDP-Aligned Professional Learning for Educators

English as a Second Language Workshop

Making Language Visible: Using SIOP to Support English Learners in Every Classroom

 

Audience

Early Childhood through Secondary Educators

Cost

$120

MSDE PDP Eligibility

4 PDPs

PDP Area: English as a Second Language

Modality, Date, Time

In Person

Saturday, May 30, 2026

9am-1pm

Conferences

The Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement (CEii) 

Annual Summer Conference

Courageous leadership, Ambitious Improvement, Greater Impact

Audience

Education Leaders

Cost

$750

Location

College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

Date

June 24 - June 26, 2026

Academies
Webinars
Networks
Custom

We love working with school, district, and community partners to design custom solutions to your education professional learning needs. 

If you are interested in bringing one of these professional learning opportunities to your school, district, or community, or in working with UMD College of Education faculty to design custom programming to meet the professional learning needs of your faculty and staff, please reach out to Elizabeth Gotwalt egotwalt@umd.edu 

Looking for custom program inspiration?  We invite you to begin by exploring the programs we are currently offering (above), as well as the programs listed at the bottom of this page in The Archive. We hope this gives you a sense of the work that we've done in the past and that we're currently doing, in order to inspire work in the future. 

Contact

This site is maintained by the EdTerps Learning Academy. 

The EdTerps Learning Academy (ETLA) supports graduate and professional learning opportunities for working educators at the UMD College of Education. The learners served by this office are almost entirely practicing education professionals seeking part‑time programs at the University of Maryland in the College of Education to pursue initial licensure, continuing education credits, or professional learning hours for recertification.

The EdTerps Learning Academy designs customized programming for this population, including offerings developed in partnership with local school districts. We provide exceptional customer service to both students and faculty, enabling them to focus on learning, teaching, and leading in Maryland schools.

For questions about this or any of our other work, you may contact the EdTerps Learning Academy at: EdTerpsLearningAcademy@umd.edu 

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Dr. Elizabeth Gotwalt
Director, EdTerps Learning Academy
The Archive

Programs and experiences listed in the The Archive are not currently enrolling. 

If you are interested in scheduling a custom professional learning experience for your school or district, we invite you to explore not only the programs we are currently offering (above), but the programs listed here in The Archive. We hope this gives you a sense of the work that we've done in the past, and inspires work in the future. 

There are no currently archived workshops. 

There are no currently archived webinars. 

There are no currently archived conferences. 

There are no currently archived academies.