Take control of your professional learning and have some fun, with P.L.A.Y., the new catalog from the Illinois Online Academy that lets you choose the content that matters to you, while feeling like you’re in an online game.

 

For children, playing is the backbone of learning, but as adults, it can be hard to find time. We believe that professional learning can be engaging and fun. So when you need to expand your toolkit, why not do it on a digital playground that lets you pick what you want to learn and when?

MICROLEARNING

Subject matter is divided into short activities, and some take as little as five minutes! Every 15 minutes you spend completing activities earns you .25 PD hours. These hours count toward licensure renewal and are awarded at the end of each month. 

RELEVANT CONTENT

Whether you’re passionate about social emotional learning, technology, curriculum,  ELL, Google Workspace, PBIS, or finding new classroom tools, you can choose activities that  directly align with your goals.

HAVE FUN WHILE YOU LEARN

P.L.A.Y’s dashboard allows you to independently track your progress, and its reward system encourages users by awarding badges, unlocking achievements, and empowers your learning by giving you the option to compete with colleagues.

Access every offering with a 

12-MONTH COMMITMENT

valued at just

$10/MONTH

Online Courses

We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today. 

 

Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.

 

Administrator Academies

By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period. 

 

The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more.