Center for Educational Media

05/21/2026

The 2026 SPED Collaborative Summer Academy will be on July 14, 2026. Registration opened last Friday, and there are still spots available! Sign up now! cem.mtsu.edu/SPED

If you're unable to make it this year, you can wait a few weeks after the event is over and still RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE if you complete the courses on our CEMOnline learning management system once they are posted. It is FREE to sign up and FREE to use for all K-12 teachers! Go here: cem.mtsu.edu/CEMOnline

05/21/2026

The 2026 School Counselors Collaborative Summer Academy will be on July 7, 2026. Registration opened last Friday, and there are still a couple of spots available! Sign up now! cem.mtsu.edu/SCC

If you're unable to make it this year, you can wait a few weeks after the event is over and still RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE if you complete the courses on our CEMOnline learning management system once they are posted. It is FREE to sign up and FREE to use for all K-12 teachers! Go here: cem.mtsu.edu/CEMOnline

05/21/2026

The 2026 ELL Collaborative Summer Academy will be on July 17, 2026. Registration opened last Friday and filled to capacity immediately! However, we have a waiting list open in case any participants decide to drop, so sign up now! cem.mtsu.edu/ELL

If no spots open on the waiting list, this year, we are also streaming the ELL Summer Academy. NO certificate of participation will be given for watching it virtually. But it will be a great opportunity to watch the event and learn from your colleagues across the state. Sign up for the virtual event here: cem.mtsu.edu/ELL

Finally, if you'd like to wait a few weeks after the event is over, you CAN RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE if you complete the courses on our CEMOnline learning management system once they are posted. It is FREE to sign up and FREE to use for all K-12 teachers! Go here: cem.mtsu.edu/CEMOnline

03/03/2026

https://cem.mtsu.edu/cemonline

Center for Educational Media is happy to announce the launch of CEMOnline, an opportunity for educators to earn virtual certificates through our online library of professional development videos produced by CEM. This library includes recordings of professional development conference sessions from our signature program, the PK-12 Collaborative, offering specialized training for teachers of English Learners, School Counselors, and Special Education Teachers. However, educators with all licensure endorsements can benefit from the content in these videos, and we welcome everyone to participate. A certificate will be generated upon completion of the video and can be presented to school districts for their approval.

We want to thank:

-The Tennessee educators - teachers, administrators, and district leaders presenting in our videos, who were nominated by their peers and who have thoughtfully shared their expertise for others’ professional growth.
-The Tennessee Department of Education and members of TNTESOL, TSCA, and TN-CEC, the professional organizations that presented in the PK-12 Collaborative.
-And special thanks go to CEM’s Technical Systems team for their efforts in creating this new platform for educators to earn online certificates for completion of professional development training.

We invite you to participate in CEMOnline, and spread the word! Be sure to give us plenty of feedback on the feedback form to help us improve CEMOnline and make it your first choice in virtual professional development!

10/28/2024

The collaborative season rolls on!

The Center for Educational Media would like to invite you to our ELL Collaborative on November 22, 2024. Attendance can be onsite or virtual.

It's FREE to attend. Only in-person attendees receive a certification of participation.

Register here: https://cem.mtsu.edu/

We look forward to welcoming these presenters:
Dr. Hannah Gribble, Title III & Migrant Education Program Grant Manager, TDOE
Dr. Rebecca Doxsee, Coordinator of Academic Access, Hamilton County Schools
Donna Neary, Ed.S., English New Language Specialist, Hamilton County Schools

10/18/2024

It's PD time in Tennessee!
CEM invites you, your colleagues, and administrators to participate with us on November 12, 2024, for our 2024 SPED Collaborative. These sessions will provide 3.0 hrs of Professional Development Content.

It's FREE to attend. You can participate in person or virtually (only in-person attendees receive a certification of participation).
Register here: https://cem.mtsu.edu/

We look forward to welcoming these presenters:
Crista Crittenden, MS CCC-SLP, Preschool Speech Language Pathologist, Tullahoma City
Kimberly Hale, PhD LBA BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Macon County Schools
Stacy WIlliamson, IEP Coordinator, Macon County Schools

10/17/2024

CEM invites you, your colleagues, and administrators to participate with us on November 8, 2024, for our 2024 School Counselors Collaborative . These sessions will provide 3.0 hrs of Professional Development Content and NBCC approved CEs.

This event is FREE and is available both in-person and virtually (only in-person attendees receive certificates of participation and credit).

Register here: https://cem.mtsu.edu/

We welcome our presenters: Brittany Potts from Rutherford County Schools and Nicole L. Hunt from Middle Tennessee Christian School.

08/19/2024

Registration is now OPEN for our 2024 ELL Collaborative for Administrators. This is an ONSITE only conference on September 20, 2024 and will feature speakers from TDOE (Raven Cleveland & Joann Runion), Clarksville Montgomery (Dr. Kevin Stacy), and Hamilton County Schools (Donna M. Nearly). use this link to register (IT'S FREE!):

https://forms.office.com/r/fzyEesCkKh

07/18/2024

05/17/2024

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2024 ELL COLLABORATIVE SUMMER ACADEMY is now at FULL CAPACITY. To join the waiting list, please fill out this form. If a spot opens up, you will be contacted by a staff member of CEM:

https://forms.office.com/r/yYJ077THS4

Joining us will be Sunita Watson (Barfield Elem), Joseph Whinery (Williamson Cty), Ann Matanakilagi (Williamson Cty), Raven Cleveland (TDOE), Dr. Hannah Gribble (TDOE), & Joann Runion (TDOE).