Content provided by the U.S. Department of Education as part of its Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative.

The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative offers free online professional development opportunities for teachers in areas such as reading, math and science. Now, 32 states and the District of Columbia give or allow local districts to give teachers credit for participating in the Teacher-to-Teacher e-Learning digital workshops.

These states are: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.

In order to assist teachers in finding out how they can receive credit from their state, the Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative has added an interactive United States map to its professional development site. Teachers can click on their states to find out more.

There are currently 23 free e-Learning sessions available for teachers in English/Language Arts, Math/Science and Additional Subjects. Examples of some of the courses offered are:

Building Fluency: Do It Well and Do It Right

Exciting Teachers and Improving Student Achievement with Standards-Based Data

Taking the "Dense" Out of Density

Patterns to Symbols: Algebra

The e-Learning professional development website is part of the U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative, which also supports teachers through workshops, email updates, and the American Stars in Teaching recognition project. For more information, visit the Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative site.