Certificates of Attendance and Professional Development Points (PDPs)

Requirements for Earning Professional Development Points for Massachusetts Educators:

  • A minimum of 10 hours devoted to a professional development activity
  • The activity is related to the school or district's Professional Development Plan
  • The activity increases the educator's content knowledge in the area of the certificate
  • The activity results in an observable product or assessment
  • Once these conditions have been met, the educator may apply for professional development points within his/her school.

Certificates of Attendance

  • Institute and conference attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
  • The certificate may be used toward teacher re-certification in states that accept a Certificate of Attendance as Professional Development Points.
  • 1 clock hour of institute attendance = 1 professional development point.
  • Copy the descriptions of the sessions you attended, and save them with your Certificate of Attendance.
  • We can not replace lost Certificates of Attendance.
  • Massachusetts Educators: Certificates of Attendance may be combined with your professional activity directed toward the same goal and converted to PDPs.
  • New Jersey Educators: Lesley University's registration number is 2509.

Information about Professional Development Points from State Education Departments:
updated 04/10/12 | 01:58 PM