By Dr. Janette Camacho | July 2, 2026
Every June I hear the same thing from teachers: "I will get to my renewal hours over the summer." And every August I hear the follow up: "Where did the summer go?" The truth is that summer is the single easiest window in the year to earn the professional development hours your license requires, but only if you start before the calendar gets away from you. This is a practical guide to doing exactly that, online, in the states where our courses carry formal state approval.
I want to be precise about a distinction that trips up a lot of educators. Being a "state approved provider" means a state department of education has reviewed a provider and recognized its courses for renewal credit. That is different from a provider simply claiming its certificates are useful. Below are the states where iTeachAI Academy holds that formal approval, and a plain explanation of how renewal actually works in each. If your state is not on this list, that almost always means your state recognizes professional development at the district level rather than maintaining a state approved provider list, and our certificate of contact hours still documents the work you completed.
Nevada
Nevada educators renew on a multi year cycle and need clock hours from recognized providers. iTeachAI Academy is an approved professional development provider with the Nevada Department of Education, which means our courses are built to be counted toward your renewal directly. If you teach in Nevada, this is the most straightforward path we offer. You can see the Nevada specifics, including the hours and the course lineup, on our Nevada teacher recertification page.
Alabama
Alabama runs its professional learning through the state TEAMS system, and completed courses are recorded in PowerSchool so they appear on your official professional learning record. iTeachAI Academy courses are provisioned in that system, which is why an Alabama teacher who finishes a course sees it flow to the state rather than sitting in a personal file. The details, including how the reporting works, live on our Alabama teacher recertification page.
Wyoming
Wyoming's Professional Teaching Standards Board recognizes workshop and professional development credit from approved providers, and iTeachAI Academy files each completed course to the PTSB on the educator's behalf. That means less paperwork for you at renewal time. The Wyoming pathway, including how credit is submitted, is explained on our Wyoming teacher recertification page.
Kentucky
Kentucky recognizes professional development through its Effective Instructional Leadership Act framework, and several of our leadership courses have been approved for that credit. If you are a Kentucky educator or school leader, the approved course list and the credit explanation are on our Kentucky teacher recertification page.
Michigan
Michigan issues professional development credit as SCECHs, which are entered into the state MOECS system through an approved sponsor. iTeachAI Academy works with a Michigan sponsor to make sure completed courses are reported monthly, so your hours reach the state on a predictable schedule. The Michigan specifics are on our Michigan teacher recertification page.
Texas
Texas educators earn Continuing Professional Education hours from TEA approved providers, and iTeachAI Academy holds that approval. Every course carries a set number of CPE hours and produces a certificate you can present for renewal. The Texas details are on our Texas teacher recertification page.
And now, Puerto Rico
This summer we also launched a full catalog written entirely in Spanish for the teachers of Puerto Rico, aligned to the topics of Reglamento 9375 and built to document contact hours that can be presented for professional advancement. It is the first catalog of its kind that I know of, and I am proud of it. Educators on the island can explore all twenty five courses on our Puerto Rico page.
How to actually finish this summer
The teachers who succeed do three things. They check their exact renewal date and hour requirement first, so they know the target. They pick courses that genuinely interest them, because a course you want to take is a course you finish. And they block a short, repeatable time each week rather than waiting for one heroic weekend that never comes. A single course at a time, start to certificate, is a very achievable summer goal.
Whatever state you teach in, the work you do to grow as an educator should be work that helps your students on Monday, not just a box you check. That is the standard I hold our courses to, and it is the reason I built this in the first place.