Clock Hours and College Credit

Last year, teachers in over 25 different states were eligible to apply for continuing education credits after attending our conference.

This year, we are again working to provide clock hours to eligible educators for attending the OER Conference for Social Studies. We'll be listing individual states and their clock hour request instructions here as we receive confirmation from our partners. We are also working with Purdue University Northwest to award college credit for attending the conference.

Earn College Credit

Great news! Purdue University Northwest, based in Indiana is offering one (1) Graduate Credit through the conference. Tuition is outlined below. If you are interested, please fill out this form and you will receive a message from Hadassah Moore (hadmoore@pnw.edu) with details for completing registration, payment, and other logistics.

Indiana Resident = $302.19 per credit hour

Non-Resident = $453.28 per credit hour

Composite fee = $19.37 per credit hour

State Clock Hour Requirements

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Arizona

Arizona teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Arizona" into the subject of your email. AZ requires a certificate for PD hours.

Verification Form

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California

California teachers should request approval from their school/district to receive salary credit for participating in the OER Conference for Social Studies. Visit the CTC website for more information on eligibility and learn how to request school/district approval: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/. If approved, California teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "California" into the subject of your email.

CTC Website

Verification Form

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Colorado

Colorado teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Colorado" into the subject of your email. CO also requires additional conference participation forms submitted; see your state website for details.

Verification Form 

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Connecticut

We are thrilled to welcome Connecticut educators to our conference. Logging clock hours is not required in this state. Please email ocforss@oerproject.com with any questions.

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Delaware

Delaware teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Delaware" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Florida

To determine if inservice points may be awarded for participation in this conference, Florida educators will need to work with their respective school or district’s professional learning office. A current list of professional learning directors for each school district can be found on the Florida Department of Education’s website. If approved and eligible, Florida teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “Florida” is in the subject line of your email.

Florida DoE

Verification Form

Georgia

Georgia teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “Georgia” is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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Idaho

Idaho teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Idaho" to the subject of your email. Upon receipt of the certificate, teachers need to take the certificate of completion to their school office and get the training signed off on our form.

Verification Form

 

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Illinois

The University of Illinois will directly send teachers their Evidence of Completion form upon completion of the following steps: first, Illinois teachers must submit the conference participation verification form (linked below) within one week of the conference. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive a certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Illinois" into the subject of your email.

After submitting the conference participation verification form, IL teachers must then complete the iSBE-required activity evaluation form, which is also linked below. After completing both these steps, IL teachers will receive their Evidence of Completion form by email.

Verification Form

iSBE Activity Form

Indiana

Indiana teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “Indiana” is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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Iowa

Iowa teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to Stefanie Wager at stefanie.rosenbergwager@gmail.com order to receive license renewal credit.

Credit Form

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Kansas

Kansas teachers should seek prior approval from their district and/or state to receive credit. Kansas teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form linked here. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Kansas" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

Louisiana

Louisiana teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Louisiana" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

Maine

Maine teachers must have approval from district prior to attending conference for credit. Please fill out the conference participation verification form below, then submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Maine" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Maryland

Maryland teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your CPD Completion for Credit form within 3-5 business days. Please add "Maryland" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Michigan

The OC for SS has partnered with the Michigan Council for History Education to offer SCECH hours for conference attendance. After the conference, Michigan teachers should complete the Google Form below. You should receive your SCECH documentation within 3-5 business days after submitting the form. If you have questions, please contact Nicholas Orlowski at teachinghistoryinmi@gmail.com.

Google Form

Minnesota

Minnesota teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Minnesota" to the subject of your email. Take completed verification form and certificate to your local committee for approval.

Verification Form

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Mississippi

Mississippi teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Mississippi" to the subject of your email. Upon receipt of your certificate, teachers must then complete the NMEC participation survey also linked below to receive CEUs.

Verification Form

NMEC Form

Missouri                

Missouri teachers must have prior approval from district and/or state to receive credit. Please share the verification form with your district prior to the conference to receive approval. Upon approval, Missouri teachers should fill out the conference participation verification below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Missouri" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Nebraska

We are thrilled to welcome Nebraska educators to our conference. Logging clock hours is not required in this state. Please email ocforss@oerproject.com with any questions.

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Nevada

Nevada teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Nevada" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "New Hampshire" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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New Jersey

New Jersey teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "New Jersey" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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New Mexico

New Mexico teachers should seek prior approval from their district and/or HR department. Upon receiving approval, New Mexico teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "New Mexico" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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New York

New York teachers must have prior approval from district and/or state to receive credit. If approved, please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm "New York" is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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North Carolina

North Carolina teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “North Carolina” is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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Ohio

To be eligible to receiving continuing education credit contact hours, Ohio teachers must have an approved Individualized Professional Development Plan (IPDP) on file with their Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC). If your IPDP is approved, please complete OER’s Professional Development Evaluation and Clock Hours Verification Form. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Once you receive your certificate, submit the certificate of attendance to your local LPDC.

Verification Form

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Oklahoma" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Oregon

Oregon teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to participants to submit the completed form to Jennifer.Sappington@ODE.state.or.us and CC: Amit.Kobrowski@ode.state.or.us in order to receive your Document of Completion Certificate.

Verification Form

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “Pennsylvania” is in the subject line of your email. Upon receipt of the certificate email the form to paul.cindric@aiu3.net in order to request your ACT 48 hours. There is a $6.00 processing fee and your conference hours will be electronically reported to the PA Department of Education.

Verification Form

Rhode Island

Rhode Island teachers should seek prior approval from their district and/or state to receive credit. Teachers in Rhode Island should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Rhode Island" to the subject of your email. 

Verification Form

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South Carolina

South Carolina teachers must have prior approval from their district and/or state to receive credit. Upon receiving approval, teachers in South Carolina should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "South Carolina" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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South Dakota

Teachers in South Dakota should fill out the conference participation verification form linked below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "South Dakota" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Tennessee

Tennessee  teachers must have prior approval from their district and/or state to receive credit. Upon receiving approval, Tennessee teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Tennessee" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Texas

The OER Project is a TEA approved CPE provider. Teachers in Texas should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Texas" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Utah

Utah teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Utah" into the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Vermont

Teachers in Vermont should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Vermont" to the subject of your email.

Verification Form

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Virginia

Virginia teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “Virginia” is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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Washington

Washington teachers must register for the conference through both PD Enroller and the OC for SS site in order to receive credit. After registering via PD Enroller, and upon completion of the conference, WA teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please add "Washington" into the subject of your email.

PD Enroller

Verification Form

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Washington, DC

DC teachers should fill out the conference participation verification form below. Please submit the completed form to ocforss@oerproject.com to receive your certificate of attendance within 3-5 business days. Please confirm “DC” is in the subject line of your email.

Verification Form

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Wisconsin

We are thrilled to welcome Wisconsin educators to our conference. Logging clock hours is not required in your state. Please email ocforss@oerproject.com with any questions.

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