Science of Reading Fundamentals 
Earn affordable continuing education credits via a fully
online, self-paced micro-credential created by award-
winning SUNY New Paltz School of Education faculty.
Registration for our 2025-2026 cohort is closed.
This fully online, self-paced curriculum leads to 35 Continuing Teacher and Leader Education hours that support NYS teachers’ professional certification. Flexibility is built in for busy schedules: New sessions open every month and can be completed in as little as seven weeks or up to six months.
The Science of Reading Fundamentals microcredential (SoRF MC) is a fully asynchronous online, non-credit microcredential delivered in the D2L Brightspace platform designed for practicing P-12 teachers and others interested in learning about the research-based building blocks of reading instruction. The SoRF MC covers the five pillars of the Science of Reading -- phonemic awareness, phonics (including alphabetic principle and orthography), fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Teachers in Cortland County and the NYS Southern Tier area can get free access to the class through our registration link.
THRIVE
Thrive is a self-paced course designed to help educators break free from burnout, build emotional resilience, and reclaim their joy.
Registration for the 2025-2026 cohort is closed.
Getting through each day isn't how you want to spend your career, is it?
Instead of surviving, it's time to THRIVE!
- On-going community support
- Certificate of Completion for 15 hours of Empowered Educator training
- 15 hours of virtual professional development
- Empowered Educator workbook
- 3-month access to:
- content on a private audio feed for listener convenience
- a self-paced video/audio library
- 2 Empowered Educator group coaching sessions a month