Earn the clock hours you need to renew your Minnesota teaching license, on your own schedule. iTeachAI Academy offers standards-aligned professional development for K-12 educators, anchored to Minnesota frameworks, each course three clock hours, with a Certificate of Completion that documents toward your renewal.
Minnesota requires Tier 4 license holders to complete 125 approved clock hours every five years, including all mandatory training topics. iTeachAI Academy was founded by Dr. Janette Camacho, a 30-year K-12 educator, and every Minnesota course is anchored to specific Minnesota frameworks, not generic national content. Courses are self-paced, work on any device, and are designed to support the Minnesota clock-hour and local continuing education pathways.
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Minnesota Certificate Renewal Requirements
To renew a Minnesota teaching license, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) requires approved clock hours completed during each renewal period:
- 125 clock hours every five years for a Tier 4 (standard professional) teaching license.
- 75 clock hours every three years for a Tier 3 teaching license.
- Renewal is submitted through the Minnesota online educator licensing system, and clock hours are reviewed and approved by your local continuing education or relicensure committee, typically your district professional development coordinator.
- Mandatory training topics that must be addressed within your clock hours include positive behavioral interventions and supports, accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities, reading preparation, key warning signs of early-onset mental illness, suicide prevention, English Language Learners (ELL), cultural competency, and American Indian history and culture.
- Minnesota converts academic study at a rate of one graduate semester credit to fifteen clock hours.
Every iTeachAI Academy course provides three clock hours and a verifiable Certificate of Completion you can document toward this total. iTeachAI is not a state-approved provider in Minnesota; confirm with your local continuing education committee how external clock hours are recorded.
Minnesota Standards and Frameworks Anchored
Each course cites and references specific Minnesota frameworks by name, not generic national standards.
Minnesota Academic Standards
The K-12 academic standards in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies anchoring every Minnesota course in the catalog.
PELSB Standards of Effective Practice
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board standards governing teacher practice and license renewal in Minnesota.
Read Act (Minnesota Literacy Law)
Minnesota's evidence-based structured literacy mandate, anchoring our reading-preparation courses.
Minnesota English Language Development Standards
Minnesota standards for English learner instruction across content areas, supporting the ELL renewal topic.
American Indian Education in Minnesota
The state framework for American Indian history and culture, a mandatory Minnesota renewal topic.
Minnesota Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MnMTSS)
The state framework for positive behavioral interventions and supports anchoring our behavior and intervention courses.
How Minnesota Districts Approve iTeachAI for Clock Hours
In Minnesota, educator clock hours are approved at the local level. Each school district and charter network operates a continuing education or relicensure committee that reviews professional development and approves clock hours for its educators. iTeachAI Academy courses are standards-aligned and designed to support that local approval. The district route is simple:
- A district designee or relicensure committee member reviews one or more courses through a no-cost reviewer account.
- The committee approves and documents the clock hours on its continuing education record.
- Teachers complete courses, receive a Certificate of Completion, and submit it for renewal credit through the online educator licensing system.
What Makes Minnesota Coursework Different at iTeachAI
- Educator-built, not vendor-built. Authored by a 30-year K-12 educator with a doctorate.
- Minnesota frameworks by name. Minnesota Academic Standards, PELSB Standards of Effective Practice, the Read Act, MN English Language Development Standards, and MnMTSS. No generic content.
- Mandatory topics covered. Courses address positive behavioral interventions, accommodations and modifications, reading preparation, mental illness warning signs, suicide prevention, ELL, cultural competency, and American Indian history and culture.
- Multi-modal. Each course includes a study guide, slide deck, and a built-in AI study guide trained on that course.
- Renewal-ready documentation. A verifiable Certificate of Completion with contact hours, built for your clock-hour total and the local continuing education committee record.
- Reasonable in cost and time. Accessible for individual teachers and districts, with no procurement RFP required.
For Minnesota School District Leadership
If you direct curriculum, professional learning, or federal programs at a Minnesota district, or serve on a continuing education or relicensure committee, I would be glad to send a no-cost reviewer account so a designee can audit any course end to end before approval.
I will also share a sample certificate, the course catalog with descriptions, and a fifteen-minute call at your convenience.
Reply by email: info@iteachai.co or call (561) 450-8377.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is iTeachAI Academy continuing education for already-licensed teachers, or initial teacher preparation?
- It is continuing education for educators who are already licensed in Minnesota and renewing their certificate. iTeachAI Academy provides clock hours toward your renewal. We do not prepare candidates for a first-time teaching credential and our courses do not lead to initial licensure.
- How do I renew my Minnesota teaching certificate?
- Tier 4 license holders renew every five years by completing 125 approved clock hours, including all mandatory training requirements, and submitting through the Minnesota online educator licensing system administered by PELSB. Tier 3 license holders renew every three years with 75 clock hours. Clock hours are approved by your local continuing education or relicensure committee. iTeachAI courses provide clock hours and a Certificate of Completion you document toward that total.
- Do iTeachAI courses count toward my 125 clock hours?
- Each course provides three clock hours with a Certificate of Completion suitable for documentation toward Minnesota license renewal. In Minnesota, clock hours are reviewed and approved by your local continuing education or relicensure committee. Our courses are standards-aligned to support that approval. iTeachAI is not a state-approved provider in Minnesota, so confirm with your district committee how external clock hours are logged.
- How many clock hours does each course provide?
- Three clock hours per course, suitable for your Minnesota continuing education record and your clock-hour renewal total, subject to local continuing education committee approval.
- What does it cost in time and money?
- iTeachAI keeps cost and time reasonable. Each course runs about three clock hours, is self-paced, and stays accessible for individual teachers, with district site licenses available. Email info@iteachai.co for current options.
- Do you provide a certificate of completion?
- Yes. Every completed course awards a verifiable Certificate of Completion with contact hours, suitable for documentation toward Minnesota teaching license renewal, subject to local continuing education committee approval.
- How do I get a reviewer account for my district?
- Email info@iteachai.co with your district name and role. A no-cost reviewer account is provisioned within one business day.