OAEA Conference - Earning Professional Development Units

The air is turning cooler and it’s time to get organized: for school as well as for our professional growth and development. And the arrival of fall also means the excitement of another OAEA Professional Development Conference! This is our opportunity to get energized with new ideas, reconnect with old friends and celebrate the power of art in our and our students’ lives.

Attending the Conference offers two ways to earn the Professional Development Units (PDUs) you need for licensure. You can earn one semester graduate credit from the University of Dayton or up to 2.5 PDU’s certified through OAEA. To decide what is the best approach for you consider the following:

University of Dayton graduate credit

Education professionals working toward a master’s degree, or a master’s +30, may want to attend all two and a half days of the conference and then register their time with the University of Dayton to receive college credit. UD offers one semester credit to OAEA members for $175.00. If you are interested in receiving credit, check out the OAEA website under Professional Development to find the pdf of the college registration form. Simply follow the instructions provided. Bring the form to the registration area during the conference for certification on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 – 12noon. After the conference, the University of Dayton will contact registered members for payment.

OAEA PDUs

Most educators need PDUs to renew or upgrade their licenses. To apply for OAEA Standard Professional Development Units go to the OAEA website under Professional Development and look for Earning PDUs. OAEA will certify up to 2.5 PDUs for full conference attendees and one PDU if you are a workshop presenter (one PDU per workshop regardless of the number of times repeated). Print the form from the website and bring the completed form to the registration area for certification on Thursday or Friday, November 14/15 from 4 – 5pm or on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 to 12noon.

I look forward to seeing you all at this year’s conference Reflecting the Standard in Toledo!

Juliann B. Dorff
Professional Development
jdorff@kent.edu