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
2025 Teachers Institute & Leading Change
Ignite, Engage, and Achieve with Arizona's dedicated educators for a transformative experience of learning and growing!
Cohort 3: Deeper Diving into 3-Dimensional Science Teaching and Learning for K-6
The PD will model instruction and provide strategies and insights for teaching three-dimensional science consistent...
Cohort 4: Deeper Diving into 3-Dimensional Science Teaching and Learning for 6-12
The PD will model instruction and provide strategies and insights for teaching three-dimensional science consistent...
CSPD WEEK 2025
Join us for a week of Computer Science Professional Development for Arizona k-12 educators!
The Well Managed Classroom
Create the best learning environment for your students...
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.
Qualified Evaluator Training
2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.
Four Corners Computer Science Convening
A three-day, free event focusing on computer science education for Indigenous students.
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...
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...
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....
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....
Quick Checks, Big Impact: Elevating Classroom Formative Assessments
Virtual 1-hour sessions to meet the needs of social studies educators throughout our state.
Winning Strategies: Gamification to Energize Social Studies Classrooms
Participants will leave with instructional ideas, strategies, and resources for teaching the AZ Standards
AZ CTE Summer Conference 2025
Empowering Lives—we’ll unite to celebrate YOUR and CTE’s impact on student success and workforce development.
Instructional Coaches’ Academy Bootcamp
Instructional Coaches' Bootcamp is intended for instructional coaches new to the role.
The Well Managed Classroom
Create the best learning environment for your students...
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.
Hiring and Retaining Your Most Valuable Assets (Part 1 of 2)
This training will identify, discuss, and examine current recruiting/retention practices
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...
Summer Math Professional Learning: Diving into 5th and 6th grade Day 2
Building conceptual understanding with the rational number system, ratios, proportions, expressions, equations...
Hiring and Retaining Your Most Valuable Assets (Part 2 of 2)
This training will identify, discuss, and examine current recruiting/retention practices.
Qualified Evaluator Training
2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.
Qualified Evaluator Training
2-Day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, TOAs/TOSAs, Principals, and others.
Upcoming PD Programs
ADE Assistant Principals’ Leadership Academy
Designed for current assistant principals who want to elevate their leadership practices.
Teach Camp
Teach Camp aims to increase the retention of beginning special educators by providing them with the tools they need to..
ADE Teacher Leaders’ Academy
This training includes 4 full-day, in-person sessions on relevant leadership topics and 4 additional virtual sessions.
ADE Principals’ Leadership Academy
Designed for current principals whon want to elevate their leadership practices.
ADE Instructional Coaches’ Academy
Designed for current or newly appointed instructional coaches. Six in-depth sessions on topics such as Relationships...
On Demand
On Demand
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...
Additional Resources
Supplemental Resources
ADE: The Pyramid Model Project
The Pyramid Model is a comprehensive, multi-tiered framework of evidence-based practices to promote young children's...
Supplemental Resources
ADE Early Childhood Literacy Professional Learning
The Early Literacy Team can provide your preschool or center with in-person or virtual literacy training.
Supplemental Resources
ADE K-12 Literacy Office Hours
Join the ADE ELA Team and literacy leaders from around the state in an opportunity to collaborate, share and learn...
Supplemental Resources
Exceptional Education—Special Populations Padlet
A Padlet of resources forExceptional Education educators...
Supplemental Resources
ELA Team—Site and Virtual Professional Learning
Schedule with ADE's ELA team for in-person or virtual literacy professional learning opportunity from menu of options.
Supplemental Resources
ADE ADEL Resource
Arizona Digital Educators Library, a digital ecosystem that provides curated, standards-aligned resources to support...
Supplemental Resources
ADE’s Portal for Academic Standards
PAASport to an interactive way of exploring academic standards using the Portal for Arizona Academic Standards.
Social Emotional Learning
Get a Move On! Brain Breaks
A Padlet of resources with brain breaks, movement ideas, breath work, music, and more...