Incredible news! As of November 2024, teachers in the NGPF community collectively participated in 500,000—yes, half a million hours—of professional development with us. To cap off the year and celebrate the major milestone, we're holding a $500 Amazon gift card raffle. Read on for details. 

A huge thank you goes out to the 19,320 dedicated educators who made this milestone possible. That’s more than 57 years of learning!

Get the commemorative digital badge

To celebrate your commitment, every educator who has completed a PD session since we started tracking in 2017 will receive a 500K digital badge in your My NGPF Academy page to commemorate this achievement.

Haven't done a PD yet, but want the badge? Complete a PD session by Nov. 15 and you’ll still earn this special badge.

As always, NGPF PD is free and always will be—because we believe in supporting your growth.

$500 for 500K

To cap off the year and celebrate the major milestone, we're holding a $500 Amazon gift card raffle. Each hour of PD completed between Nov. 7  and Dec. 31 earns you an entry in the drawing.

But wait - there's more!

If you all collectively reach another 5,000 hours of PD by Dec. 31, it will unlock two more $500 gift cards for the raffle, boosting everyone’s chances to win. Winners will be notified via email the week of Jan. 6.

Get started by signing up for PD now:

Register for Cohort 49 Certification Courses (10 hours, 10 entries!)

Register for Virtual PD (1 hour, 1 entry each)

Complete On-Demand modules (1 hour, 1 entry each)

500K Hours By the Numbers:

19,320 teachers completing PD

Top 5 teachers based on # of hours of PD completed and consistency over the past six years

1. Shawn Brigham, Naaman Forest High School (TX) with nearly 700 hours!
2. Mary Smith, Walnut Ridge High School (AR)
3. Nancy Koczera, Woonsocket High School (RI)
4. Angela Johnson, Reservoir High (MD)
5. Shaye Matthews, Georgetown Middle School (MA)

5,108 school districts with participating teachers

Top 5 Districts

1. Clark County School District (NV) with 300 teachers!
2. Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL)
3. School District of Palm Beach County (FL)
4. Broward County Public Schools (FL)
5. Chicago Public Schools (IL)

9,303 schools with teachers completing PD

Top 5 schools with the most teachers completing PD

1. Scarsdale Middle School (NY) with 28 teachers!
2. Scarsdale Senior High School (NY)
3. Celebration High School (FL)
4. Provine High School (MS)
5. McArthur High School (FL)

Additional Fun Facts

• Teachers completed the most PD in the 2020-21 school year, with 134,000 hours!

• In 2023, We Are Teachers named NGPF among the 15 Top Resources for Teacher Professional Development

Thank you for your dedication and passion for lifelong learning. Here’s to the next half-million hours together!

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Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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