Facing History ~ Chicago is an approved professional development provider for the state of Illinois
Illinois state-certified educators are eligible to receive clock hours for full participation in select self-paced and synchronous + asynchronous professional learning offerings. Please verify the eligibility of the experience you register for. Note that we are not able to offer clock hours for 1-hour webinars.
Per the state of Illinois, we are able to offer clock hours to the nearest quarter-hour for the actual time spent engaged in professional learning. For in-person learning, time is determined by actual attendance at an event. For online learning, attendance is tracked through synchronous sessions and through engagement with the online learning platform. Awarded clock hours vary based on the real-time length of the professional learning.
In order to receive clock hours if eligible, educators must:
(1) Provide their Illinois Educator Number (IEN).
(2) Sign in and out of professional learning with a registered email address.
(3) Complete the ISBE Evaluation Form 77-21A.
(4) Retain the ISBE Evidence of Completion Form 77-21B. Educators are responsible for registering their clock hours with the state.
To start the process of receiving Illinois clock hours, please complete the request form below. You must fill out a request for every professional development that you are requesting hours for.
Upon completion of course sessions and the ISBE evaluation survey, you will receive the ISBE evaluation form 77-21A to complete. Upon completion of the evaluation form 77-21A, we will email you an ISBE Evidence of Completion form 77-21B for the number of hours (to the nearest quarter hour) you spent engaged in the course. You must keep form 77-21B for your records and are responsible for entering the information appropriately on ELIS (Links to an external site.).
Please allow up to 2-3 weeks to complete the clock hours process.
Contact chicago@facinghistory.org with additional questions.
