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Using DTA Courses for Renewal and PD Credit

Approved PD Provider, State of Arkansas
Approved Provider of PDPs for Massachusetts
Approved Provider of Montana OPI Units, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Approved CPE Provider, Texas Education Agency
Provider of Professional Development Credits, State of Wyoming

The Drama Teacher Academy provides completion certificates for all courses. Certificates are generated after viewing the course modules in their entirety. Learn how to download certificates for courses you have completed.

For certain locations, a separate approval process is required. Currently the DTA is an approved provider for the states of Arkansas, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, and Wyoming.

Details on how to use DTA courses for renewal credits for each of these states can be found by clicking on the state name below.

Submitting for Credit


In most cases, DTA Completion Certificates are all that’s needed to provide proof of PD for license renewal or annual requirements. See below to see a full list of courses and clock hours.

We recommend seeking pre-approval with your district or school board.

Use this justification letter template if you need help getting started.

Course Clock Hours
The Adult in the Room: Understanding Your Relationship to Your Students 1
Approaching Drama Class with an Indigenous Perspective 2
Basic Lighting for Drama Teachers 1
Beyond the Basics: Rehearsal Strategies to Grow Your Actors 5
Big Picture Blocking: Staging Your Play Outside-In 6
Blood, Blisters & Bruises 3
Breath Control and Projection 2
Building a Tradition of Excellence in Your Theatre Program 2
Close Reading in the Drama Classroom 7
Coaching Improv 4
Commedia I: Playing Comedy 7
Commedia II: Style 7
Concept-Based Design for the Theatre Teacher 3
Copyright for Drama Teachers 5
The Do-it-All Director's Introduction to Costuming 4
Creating a Blended Learning Environment: Flipping Your Classroom 1
The Process of Creativity in the Theatre Classroom 5
21st Century Skills Through Devising 4
The Dilemma Project 3
From Audition to Curtain Call: Directing Youth Theatre 3
Director's Toolbox 1: Teaching Students to Direct 3
Director's Toolbox 2: Teaching Students to Direct 4
The Empathetic Classroom 4
Empathy 2.0 3
Strong Ensemble = Strong Play 2
Creating the Ensemble-Based Classroom 4
Maximizing Your Ensemble: Shoestring 101 4
Every Day You Deserve a Round of Applause: Self-Compassion and Care for You as a Theatre Educator 2
Get Students to Embrace Failure in the Drama Classroom 1
Google Drive in the Drama Classroom 3
Google Tools in the Theatre Arts Classroom 3
Hands-On Theatre History: Anti-Realism 3
Hands-On Theatre History: Creating a Modern Day Morality Play 3
How to Create Assessments 4
Impowerment Improv 2
Yes, And... How to Teach Improv 4
Laban: Advanced Characterization 8
LGBTQ+ 101 & Affirming Practices 1
Introduction to Stage Makeup 2
Old Age Makeup Tutorial 2
Making Blood and Gore Tutorial 2
Marketing the Arts 4
Introduction to Teaching Mask: 2nd Edition 6
Mindfulness & Wellness in the Drama Classroom 5
Mission Possible: Creating A Mission And Unified Vision For Your Theatre Program 2
Working With Monologues For Rehearsal And Development 4
Teaching Musical Theatre in the Drama Classroom 4
Organized Chaos: 2nd Edition 6
Play Adaptation Project 2
How to Give Feedback to Student Playwrights 3
Playwriting Outside the Lines 3
The Top Ten Playwriting Exercises 6
Preventing Pandemonium: Part 1 8
Preventing Pandemonium: Part 2 6
The Production Classroom 4
Rethink Pacing in the Drama Classroom 1
Screenplays 101 - Part 1: Basic Structure 3
Screenplays 101 - Part 2: Basic Formatting 3
SEL Through the Lens of Theatre 1
Serious Play: Theatre Games and Warmups for Rehearsal and Ensemble Building 3
The Do-it-All Director's Introduction to Set Design 3
Friendly Shakespeare 4
Practical Approaches to Shakespeare in the Drama Classroom 5
Shakespeare's Toolkit 6
Using SketchUp in the Classroom 2
Social Emotional Learning through Game Play 2
Soft Skills, The Tangible Value of the Drama Curriculum 2
Introduction to Stage Management Part One 3
Introduction to Stage Management Part Two 3
Story Theatre 2
Teaching Theatre with Divergent Students and Class Sizes in Mind 3
Tech for Non-Techies: Teaching Technical Theatre in Your Drama Classroom 7
Tech Knowledge: Integrating Tech Throughout Your Rehearsal Process 3
Theatre Etiquette 101 3
Exploring Viewpoints 5