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Arizona Department of Education (ADE)

“We are a service organization committed to raising academic outcomes and empowering parents.”

The Arizona Department of Education provides guidance, support, and monitors PK-12 Public School Systems in the state of Arizona. Additionally, it oversees the approval process of State Board of Education approved Educator Preparation Programs in the state.

ADE provides specific professional development in all areas related to Pk-12 education in Arizona. Most sessions are free to the participant.

Upcoming PD Events & Webinars

June 16, 2025 , June 17, 2025...

CSPD WEEK 2025

Join us for a week of Computer Science Professional Development for Arizona k-12 educators!

June 17, 2025

The Well Managed Classroom

Create the best learning environment for your students...

June 18, 2025 , June 19, 2025...

Bringing Data Science to the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Any Subject

Calling all grades 6-12 teachers: Math, Statistics, Social Studies, Science, Computer Science to explore data science.

June 19, 2025 , June 20, 2025

Qualified Evaluator Training

2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.

June 22, 2025 , June 23, 2025...

Four Corners Computer Science Convening

A three-day, free event focusing on computer science education for Indigenous students.

June 24, 2025 , June 25, 2025...

2025 Empower K-5 Students through Literacy in Science & STEM

Learn about empowering your students through STEM, literature, and discourse using a hands-on 5E model with Picture...

June 25, 2025

Bell Ringers, Prompts and Smart Starts to Classes and Units

Join us for our annual Social Studies Summer Seminar Series (S5) - Ways In, Ways Through, and Ways Out...

June 25, 2025

C3 Framework: Its Past, Present and Future

Join us for our annual Social Studies Summer Seminar Series (S5) - Ways In, Ways Through, and Ways Out....

June 26, 2025

Beyond the Grade: Effective Rubrics for Meaningful Learning

Join us for our annual Social Studies Summer Seminar Series (S5) - Ways In, Ways Through, and Ways Out....

June 26, 2025

Quick Checks, Big Impact: Elevating Classroom Formative Assessments

Virtual 1-hour sessions to meet the needs of social studies educators throughout our state.

June 26, 2025

Winning Strategies: Gamification to Energize Social Studies Classrooms

Participants will leave with instructional ideas, strategies, and resources for teaching the AZ Standards

July 10, 2025 , July 11, 2025...

AZ CTE Summer Conference 2025

Empowering Lives—we’ll unite to celebrate YOUR and CTE’s impact on student success and workforce development.

July 10, 2025 , July 11, 2025

Instructional Coaches’ Academy Bootcamp

Instructional Coaches' Bootcamp is intended for instructional coaches new to the role.

July 14, 2025

The Well Managed Classroom

Create the best learning environment for your students...

July 15, 2025 , July 16, 2025...

Early Career Teacher Academy

A 3-day differentiated bootcamp for 2nd career, J1 visa teachers, and/or teachers in their first few years of teaching.

July 21, 2025

Hiring and Retaining Your Most Valuable Assets (Part 1 of 2)

This training will identify, discuss, and examine current recruiting/retention practices

July 24, 2025

Summer Math Professional Learning: Diving into 5th and 6th grade Day 1

Focus on developing a strong conceptual understanding and effective place value strategies for operations...

July 25, 2025

Summer Math Professional Learning: Diving into 5th and 6th grade Day 2

Building conceptual understanding with the rational number system, ratios, proportions, expressions, equations...

July 28, 2025

Hiring and Retaining Your Most Valuable Assets (Part 2 of 2)

This training will identify, discuss, and examine current recruiting/retention practices.

August 18, 2025 , August 19, 2025

Qualified Evaluator Training

2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.

September 18, 2025 , September 19, 2025

Qualified Evaluator Training

2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.

Upcoming PD Programs

August 26, 2025 , September 30, 2025...

ADE Teacher Leaders’ Academy

This training includes 4 full-day, in-person sessions on relevant leadership topics and 4 additional virtual sessions.

August 28, 2025 , October 2, 2025...

ADE Principals’ Leadership Academy

Designed for current principals whon want to elevate their leadership practices.

September 22, 2025 , September 23, 2025...

ADE Instructional Coaches’ Academy

Designed for current or newly appointed instructional coaches. Six in-depth sessions on topics such as Relationships...

On Demand

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Intro to the Infant and Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG)—Asynchronous

An updated version of the Introduction to the Infant and Toddler Developmental Guidelines (ITDG) asynchronous course.

On Demand

2025 Social Studies Asynchronous Path

Take Social Studies courses on your own time.

On Demand

AZELS Intro to Arizona Early Learning Standards FY25

An introduction to the eight standards within the AZELS and how to use the standards to provide an instructional...

On Demand

Science & Engineering Practices: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards

Participants will gain an understanding of how the science and engineering practices are what students do when engaged..

On Demand

Crosscutting Concepts: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards – Self-Paced Online Course

Participants will gain an understanding of how the crosscutting concepts are woven into the AZ Science Standards and how

On Demand

Core Ideas: 1 of the 3 Dimensions of the AZ Science Standards – Self-Paced Online Course

Trying to decipher the core ideas in AZ Science Standards? Take this self-paced online course.

On Demand

Pathways to Proficient Reading with Pathways to Structured Literacy

Participants will learn effective instructional practices that will benefit all students, including linguistically...

On Demand

What Elementary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks

Join this Online, Self-Paced Course to learn about 3-Dimensional assessments!

On Demand

What Secondary Science Educators Need to Know About Performance Tasks

Join this webinar to learn about 3-Dimensional science assessments!

On Demand

A Look at Arizona’s New Science Standards

Check out these resources from ADE to get a better understanding of the new science standards in Arizona.

On Demand

Self-Paced Course – A Look at Arizona’s Science Standards

This course is designed to help teachers/administrators who are not familiar with the standards document understand...

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