Professional Development

Culturally responsive, standards-aligned training for teachers and administrators. Our sessions focus on practical strategies, interdisciplinary approaches, and community-building, equipping educators to reach diverse classrooms and strengthen student outcomes. Educate Tejas is an authorized CPE provider, licensed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide teacher and administrator professional development and continuing education hours for license renewal.

CPE Provider Certification

Great news!

With the generous help and support of State Senator Royce West and Trenton Law, Director of Educator Credentialing at TEA, we are proud to announce that Educate Tejas is fully certified as a CPE provider for the State of Texas.

Our CPE provider number is 910000. We can provide all necessary paperwork for educators and administrators who complete our professional development courses.

We look forward to bringing these services to teachers and staff across the state for years to come.

Matthew Cafiero, Chief Learning Ally

Featured Courses

English Language Arts

AI-Resistant Essays:

Reflection and Synthesis

3 hours

Designing essay prompts that reward higher-order thinking and moral reasoning, fostering authentic student voice across genres.

Writing as Inquiry:

From Observation to Argument

3 hours

Strategies for teaching evidence-based writing through observation logs, field notes, and guided analysis.

Literary World-Building Across Genres

3 hours

Using speculative and historical fiction to teach narrative technique, audience awareness, and critical empathy.

Social Studies & Civics

The Constitution in Context:

Civic Inquiry through Primary Sources

3 hours

Hands-on document analysis and simulation activities to align civics literacy and TEKS.

Global Systems & Local Voices:

Teaching Interdependence

3 hours

Examining globalization and cultural identity through project-based comparative studies.

Art as the Essential Human Activity

3 hours

Connecting aesthetics, labor, and protest art from the New Deal to Chicano Muralism to support civic reflection.

Scientific Thinking & Inquiry

Reason and Evidence:

Scientific Literacy Across Disciplines

3 hours
Integrating claim-evidence reasoning models in non-science subjects to strengthen analytical writing.

The Ethics of Discovery

3 hours
Cross-disciplinary case studies on bioethics, AI, and climate responsibility.

Classification and Speciation

3 hours

Taxonomy and cladistic relationships in the natural world.

Interdisciplinary Humanities

(IB Theory of Knowledge)

Knowledge Claims and Human Stories

3 hours

Exploring Theory of Knowledge concepts through oral history, art, and social narratives.

The Greek Mythic Universe:

Order, Chaos, and Human Meaning

6 hours

A full-day humanities institute that combines the studies of myth interpretation, literary archetypes, and comparative religion with rigorous modern pedagogy.

Face-to-Face Professional Development Pricing

Each workshop is delivered on-site and tailored to your team’s needs. We specialize in small-group, collaborative learning environments where teachers leave with usable tools, not just notes.

Pilot Pricing (2025-2026) for groups of 3 to 30 teachers.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours): $300 total in our North & Central Texas service area.
Full-Day Workshop (6 hours): $500 total in our North & Central Texas service area.
Or Two 3-hour courses: $500 total in our North & Central Texas service area.
Optional virtual follow-up support sessions: $100/course.

Included: customized content, all materials, certificates of completion, and local travel within DFW.

Educate Tejas workshops are perfect for campus PD days, department retreats, or professional learning communities ready to think beyond the slide deck.