Online Learning
The Council for Exceptional Children offers a variety of online learning opportunities to help you elevate your practice. Choose from virtual events that air live or on-demand events that let you learn on your own schedule. Whether you’re looking for yourself, someone else, or an all-staff in-service, there’s something for you.
CEC Learning Library
Curated, online courses you need to excel —in a platform that enables you to determine and reach your own learning goals.
Fall PD Fair
Step right up and be part of the first CEC Fall PD Fair on Sept. 28 - featuring live seminars from CEC and our Special Interest Divisions!
Meaningful & Defensible IEPs
Join us for our new quarterly webinar series with Dr. Mitchell Yell for exactly what you need to know to consistently develop educationally meaningful and legally defensible IEPs.
Upcoming Online Events
Live virtual events hosted by CEC, CEC Divisions, or CEC Units based on the topics you request most.
PD Programs
Professional development programs provide a deep dive into a specific topic. Programs might include various learning components such as live workshops, on-demand sessions, structured participant and expert discussions, learning communities, eBooks, journal articles, and other resources to support the learner throughout the program.
Online Learning FAQs
The CEC Learning Library is your personal online professional development center. You can access all of CEC’s online professional development offerings through this system, including live and recorded webinars and online programs, by logging in with your CEC account.
Manage your own learning history, get Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certificates, register for courses, purchase recordings, and more.
CEC members receive access to special content through the system, including CEC Quick Takes and members-only webinars. Premier and Full members have access to additional content, including the full library of recorded webinars.
Check out this video for an overview of the system.
You can earn CEU credits for attending live webinars, and for any recorded webinars you watch through CEC's Learning Library. Each webinar, course, or program listing tells you how many CEUs you can earn for that item.
You can print your PDH certificates for any item you’ve completed through the “My History” tab. CEUs are only available for the individual who registered for the webinar, course, or program.
As many people can watch a webinar in the same location as you’d like. Only the registrant for the webinar can access the link to the live webinar or the recording, and only that registrant is eligible to receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completing the webinar.
All registrations for online learning can be done through CEC’s Learning Library. All the items available for purchase or registration can be found in the “Catalog” tab.
CEC members have access to exclusive content as part of your membership benefits. Any content included with your membership will show as a $0 option for “purchase.”
To register multiple individuals or pay using a purchase order, contact service@exceptionalchildren.org.
After registering for a live webinar, login information to join the live event will be emailed to you. This login will be unique to you and cannot be shared.
Any items you purchase through the CEC Learning Library will automatically show up in the “My Learning” area. You can launch these webinars or courses whenever you’d like. View this video for an overview of the system.
Live webinars are hosted through Zoom.
CEC members will have access to exclusive member content through the duration of your membership.
Any other courses or webinars can be accessed for up to one year from the purchase date. Any online programs containing live virtual events will have information about the duration of that course and materials included in the description.
All attendees of online learning agree to comply with the CEC Event Rules and Conditions, including all rules in the event information and future correspondence.
Presenter Interest Form
Are you interested in presenting for CEC's professional development programs, webinars, eLearning courses or contract trainings? Tell us about yourself and your areas of expertise using this form and you will be included in our directory for potential presentation opportunities!
If you are interested in presenting a session, workshop or keynote at the CEC Annual Convention & Expo, you can learn more about when the Call for Proposals will open here.