
Bridges Institute
for Professional Development
Texas AFT’s Bridges Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit devoted to providing professional development opportunities for Texas public school employees.
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The Bridges Institute offers year-round, for-credit professional development opportunities — both in person and virtually. Stay on top of what’s coming next with our monthly email newsletter and our Facebook page.
Texas AFT’s Bridges Institute for Professional Development provides a wide variety of high-quality professional development and special programs. We serve members of Texas AFT and our public education community at large.




Educating Texas Webinar Series
Texas has the eighth-largest economy in the world and a $32.7 billion budget surplus, but our schools are starved for resources. How did this happen? What can we do to fix it? Can it be fixed?
Brush up on your civics education with Texas AFT in this webinar series. We’ll walk through who holds the power in this state, what they’re doing with it, and what we need to build thriving public schools — and a thriving Lone Star State democracy.
Sign up for as many sessions as you can attend. Sessions are available for 1 hour of CPE credit unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change.

Become a Trainer
Are you interested in training for your local affiliate? Many local unions use AFT professional development to organize externally, to address students’ academic and emotional needs, and to support current classroom educators with issues that matter to them. Click to learn more.
Upcoming Events
For questions or assistance with registering for one of our upcoming events, please call toll free at 1-800-222-3827 or email us.
Past Events
You can watch recordings of our previous webinars on Texas AFT’s Youtube channel. Contact us for questions and/or for additional resources.

Share My Lesson
Share My Lesson is designed by educators for educators. We at Texas AFT, along with the award-winning Share My Lesson, are your one-stop destinations for high-quality, educator-developed, and educator-vetted resources for use in your new classroom.

Texas AFT Bridges Institute for Professional Development
912 South Highway 183, Suite 100-A | Austin, TX 78741 | 800-222-3827
Email bridges@texasaft.org for more information.