Free MicroLearning Modules for Educators: Bite-Sized Professional Development
Discover free MicroLearning modules for educators on Share My Lesson. Earn PD credit with short, flexible professional development designed for busy teachers
You pour so much of yourself into your classroom—planning lessons, supporting students, partnering with families, and even bringing extra joy through the dance team you coach. And outside school, you’re juggling grocery runs, laundry, cooking, cheering at your daughter’s games, caring for your home, and trying to find a little time for yourself.
With all of that on your plate, it’s easy to see why professional learning can feel like one more thing. But your dedication and heart shine through in everything you do. You’re making a real difference every day, and it’s OK to give yourself grace along the way.
While your exact schedule may differ, I’m guessing some version of this rings true. And with so much to learn—but only micro amounts of time—what’s an educator to do?
Enter MicroLearnings.
AFT’s Share My Lesson has always had educators’ backs—through ready-to-use lessons, timely blogs, live webinars, and on-demand PD. But now, we’re going smaller to help you go further.
MicroLearning modules are short, focused and practical PD experiences that deliver one key concept or strategy in about 15 minutes or under. They’re easy to access, free to use, open to everyone, and each one earns you one hour of professional development credit.
Whether you’re new to the classroom or decades in, these bite-sized modules are designed to fit your micro time without overwhelming your schedule.
While more MicroLearnings will be launching soon, there are four Strategies for Student Success MicroLearnings you can explore right now:
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy MicroLearning
Explore the connection between culture and learning and walk away with strategies you can implement right away—like building cultural competency, holding high expectations, and fostering critical consciousness in your classroom.
Perfect for strengthening classroom community and engagement.
Teach Students to Think MicroLearning
Critical thinking doesn’t happen by accident. This module shows how to make decision-making, problem-solving and source evaluation more explicit during instruction. Ideal for media literacy, inquiry-based instruction, and civic reasoning.
Inquiry-Based MicroLearning
Not all inquiry is created equal. This module explores four levels of inquiry and how to guide students from questioning to confident exploration. Great for science, social studies, and project-based learning.
Problem-Based MicroLearning
This module outlines the four stages of problem-based learning and explains how to use real-world problems to encourage critical thinking and collaboration. Try it as a springboard for cross-curricular projects or interdisciplinary units.
These aren’t just shortcuts—they’re smart, intentional steps that honor your time and strengthen your practice.
So go ahead—start with one. Share it in a professional learning community. Revisit when you need a spark. Because when educators keep learning (even in micro moments), students do, too.
Share My Lesson Courses and MicroLearnings
Take the next step in your professional learning. Explore Share My Lesson’s Courses and MicroLearnings, led by AFT trainers and designed to meet the needs of today’s educators—on your time, at your pace.
Elisabeth (Lisa) Dickinson Manager, Professional Learning & Member Engagement Educational Issues Department AFT Lisa Dickinson oversees the professional learning work at the American Federation of Teachers. She works with a team to ensure that ongoing, job-embedded, peer led professional... See More
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