Professional Learning Credit
Chesapeake Classrooms participants are eligible to receive continuing education credit or documentation of contact hours for successful course completion. Credit documents for summer courses are issued by the end of October to allow for the review and feedback of course projects. Before course participation, please obtain approval for credit and reimbursement to ensure that the course meets your professional goals.
Successful Course Completion
- Attend an Orientation: Participation in one pre-course, meeting is required and will provide important information about the course and project.
- Participate in a Course: Participants are expected to engage in each day of the course thoughtfully and actively as demonstrated through discussions, hands-on investigations, and a personal course journal.
- Complete a Project: Each course participant is expected to design a plan for developing a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) with their students using the Environmental Literacy Model (ELM). Participants are required to submit their completed project through their course's Google Classroom or Microsoft Box folder within 2 weeks of course completion.
Credit Documents
- District of Columbia: Washington, D.C. teachers are eligible for documentation of contact hours based on course length; typically, 1-day and associated project work = 8 credit hours.
- Maryland: Maryland teachers are eligible for 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Chesapeake Classrooms Professional Learning Institute MSDE CPD #21-66-01R (5-day courses only). School Leaders Environmental Leadership Program MSDE CPD #19-68-11.
- Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania teachers are eligible for Act 48 credit hours based on course length; typically, 1-day and associated project work = 8 credit hours.
- Virginia: Virginia teachers are eligible for documentation of contact hours based on course length; typically, 1-day and associated project work = 8 credit hours.
Graduate Credit
Participants in Chesapeake Classrooms courses can earn graduate credit through Notre Dame of Maryland University. Additional tuition fees and course work are required to receive the 3 graduate credits allotted. Chesapeake Classrooms courses are considered part of the fall semester. For registration information, please contact Donna Schissler, Senior Academic Advisor, at dschissler@ndm.edu.
Questions about credit? Contact chesapeakeclassrooms@cbf.org.
