PTA E-Learning Courses
With PTA budgets tight and your schedule even tighter, traveling to workshops and seminars may be out of the question.
     Luckily, PTA e-learning is available to you all day, everyday. Available to PTA members at www.pta.org/e_learning.asp, PTA e-learning is a no-cost way for you to expand your PTA leadership skills from the comfort and convenience of your home, or anywhere you can connect with the internet.
     All you have to do is log in with the username and password found on the back of your current membership card and choose from the growing list of courses designed to help you improve your knowledge of best practices in PTA unit management. Each course takes 30-60 minutes t complete and can be repeated to help you hone your skills.

Current e-learning courses:
Preventing Theft in Your PTA – This course is a must for leadership.

Cultural Competency – Learn cultural awareness and how to build relationships across cultural groups.

PTA Basics – Discover PTA’s history, structure, programs, and the issues for which it advocates.

Grant Writing – Learning the basics of grant application.

Conflict Management – This course is taught using a simulated real-life situation, and provides immediate feedback and expert advice.

Planning and Goal Setting – Developed around a five-step process from time-management company Franklin Covey, this course contains printable tools and exercises to help you set and reach your goals.

Parliamentary Procedure - Learn how rules of conduct positively affect PTA decision making, while ensuring fair and orderly unit operations.

Running a Successful PTA Program – Learn the steps for taking a program idea from concept to reality.

Effective Advocacy for Your Child – Organize around local issues and address them to benefit the needs of children and your community. (Course designed for emerging local leaders).

Writing and Proposing PTA Resolutions – Stories from the field combined with practical advice make the resolution development and proposal process easy.

Planning Your PTA Year – Learn to keep volunteers motivated by putting an achievable plan together for the year.