Earn the professional development points you need to renew your Virginia teaching license, on your own schedule. iTeachAI Academy offers standards-aligned professional development for K-12 educators, anchored to Virginia frameworks, with a Certificate of Completion that you can document toward your renewal.
Virginia renewable licenses are issued on a ten-year cycle and require 270 professional development points, earned through an individualized professional development plan. iTeachAI Academy was founded by Dr. Janette Camacho, a 30-year K-12 educator, and every Virginia course is anchored to specific Virginia Department of Education frameworks, not generic national content. Courses are self-paced, work on any device, and are designed to fit the Virginia PDP and local school division renewal pathways.
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Virginia Certificate Renewal Requirements
To renew a Virginia renewable teaching license, the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) require professional development completed during the validity period, documented through an individualized professional development plan:
- 270 professional development points (PDPs) for a ten-year renewable license (the current standard cycle for Collegiate Professional, Postgraduate Professional, and similar licenses).
- 180 professional development points (PDPs) for an older five-year renewable license.
- PDPs may be accrued from one or more of the eight renewal options Virginia recognizes, including coursework, professional development activities, and other approved options. One semester credit hour equals 30 PDPs.
- Renewal is documented through an individualized professional development plan and submitted through Virginia Licensure Online (VALO), with the local school division verifying activities for employed educators.
- Statutory training requirements also apply, including dyslexia awareness, child abuse recognition and intervention, emergency first aid and CPR/AED, cultural competency, and the Virginia history and government modules as applicable to the licensure area.
Every iTeachAI Academy course provides a verifiable Certificate of Completion you can document toward this total. iTeachAI is not a state-approved provider in Virginia. Confirm how external professional development is accepted and how PDPs are assigned with your school division or the VDOE Office of Professional Licensure.
Virginia Standards and Frameworks Anchored
Each course cites and references specific Virginia frameworks by name, not generic national standards.
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)
The K-12 academic standards in English, mathematics, science, and history and social science that anchor every Virginia course in the catalog.
Virginia Standards for the Professional Practice of Teachers
The state standards defining effective teacher practice that ground our instructional courses.
Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers
The seven Virginia performance standards, including Culturally Responsive Teaching and Equitable Practices, anchoring our teaching effectiveness content.
Virginia Literacy Act (VLA)
The K-3 evidence-based literacy and science-of-reading mandate anchoring our reading-focused courses.
Virginia Dyslexia Awareness Requirement
The state requirement for awareness training on the indicators of dyslexia and evidence-based interventions.
Virginia Individualized Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
The renewal framework through which Virginia educators plan, document, and submit qualifying professional development.
How Virginia Districts Apply iTeachAI Toward Renewal
Virginia documents educator professional development through the individualized professional development plan, with local school divisions verifying and accepting qualifying activities for employed educators. iTeachAI Academy courses are aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning and designed to fit this pathway. The process is simple:
- A division designee reviews one or more courses through a no-cost reviewer account.
- The division documents accepted courses and assigns PDP values in the educator's individualized professional development plan.
- Teachers complete courses, receive a Certificate of Completion, and the division submits the renewal through Virginia Licensure Online (VALO).
iTeachAI is not a formally state-approved provider in Virginia. Districts and educators apply these standards-aligned courses toward renewal at their discretion, and should verify acceptance with the division or the VDOE Office of Professional Licensure.
What Makes Virginia Coursework Different at iTeachAI
- Educator-built, not vendor-built. Authored by a 30-year K-12 educator with a doctorate.
- Virginia frameworks by name. Standards of Learning, Virginia Standards for the Professional Practice of Teachers, the Uniform Performance Standards, the Virginia Literacy Act, and dyslexia awareness. No generic content.
- 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 individualized professional development plan and PDP total.
- Reasonable in cost and time. Accessible for individual teachers and districts, with no procurement RFP required.
- Standards-aligned, self-paced design. Works on any device, on your schedule.
For Virginia School Division Leadership
If you direct curriculum, professional learning, or federal programs at a Virginia division, I would be glad to send a no-cost reviewer account so a designee can audit any course end to end before accepting it for renewal.
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 Virginia 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 Virginia teaching certificate?
- Virginia teaching licenses are renewable on a ten-year cycle. License holders renew by completing 270 professional development points through an individualized professional development plan, then submitting the renewal through Virginia Licensure Online (VALO), with the local school division verifying activities for employed educators. Older five-year renewable licenses require 180 PDPs. iTeachAI courses provide a Certificate of Completion you can document toward that total at your division's discretion.
- Do iTeachAI courses count toward my professional development points?
- Our courses are standards-aligned professional development that educators and divisions may apply toward Virginia PDP renewal at their discretion. Virginia awards PDPs across eight renewal options, and the division and license holder document qualifying activities in the individualized professional development plan. iTeachAI is not a state-approved provider in Virginia, so confirm acceptance and point values with your school division or the VDOE Office of Professional Licensure.
- How are professional development points documented for each course?
- Each course awards a verifiable Certificate of Completion with contact hours and a verification code, suitable for documentation in your individualized professional development plan. Your school division determines the PDP value assigned to the activity.
- 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 Virginia teaching license renewal at your division's discretion.
- How do I get a reviewer account for my division?
- Email info@iteachai.co with your division name and role. A no-cost reviewer account is provisioned within one business day.