Frequently Asked Questions

Bureau of Education & Research (BER) is the leading provider of professional development training for educators in North America.

Founded by educators in 1976, the Bureau has grown to provide national and regional training programs across the entire United States. The Bureau is especially proud of its outstanding presenters, all of whom have extensive practical experience in their content areas and many of whom are national and international leaders in their respective fields.

Our goal is to provide high quality programs based on sound research, with an emphasis on practical strategies and techniques that can be immediately implemented.

We stand behind every program and product we provide. If a participant is not satisfied with a training program or product, we provide a 100% refund of the fee.

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Online: Browse our upcoming events and conferences to register for an event or conference. You may search for events by topic and grade. Click See Dates to view upcoming dates. By selecting the Register button you may proceed to complete your registration online.

Phone: 800-735-3503

Fax: Fax your registration form to 425-453-1134

Mail: Mail your registration form to:
Bureau of Education & Research
P.O. Box 96068
Bellevue, WA 98009-9668

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You may register with a purchase order, but payment is requested prior to the event.

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Start times are listed on our website for each PD event.

Start and end times are as follows:
All Live Online Seminars are scheduled 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM in the time zone indicated. Check in 15 minutes prior. Registrants will be sent login information by email four days before their Live Online Seminar.
All In-Person Seminars are scheduled 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM local time. Check-in is 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM local time.

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Find your time zone here.

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You will receive an email with access instructions four calendar days prior to the event. This will be sent to the email address included with your registration.

If your class is scheduled to start this morning, please give us a call after 5:30 AM Pacific time: 800-735-3503.

Otherwise, you can request access to your event by submitting a request.

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You have 90-day online access from date of purchase to complete the Recorded Version of a BER event.

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By attending a Live Online, In-Person, or Recorded Version event, you can receive a Certificate of Participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. In addition, state-approved CEUs are available in most states. For more details, visit our CEUs page. Options and requirements vary by state. Call us with questions at 800-735-3503.

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All BER PD Events and On-Demand Courses are eligible for graduate-level credit. Up to four semester hours of graduate-level professional development credit are available through University of Massachusetts Global upon completion of follow-up practicum projects and payment of an additional fee of $70 per credit. You will need to attend the entire BER PD event. You may register within 30 days and the final report is due within 6 months of having attended the PD Event. Full details regarding graduate-level credit will be available at the event. For additional information, please see University Credit Options.

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We stand behind the high quality of our programs by providing the following unconditional guarantee: If you are not satisfied with a program, we'll give you a 100% refund of your registration fee.

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Substitution may be made at any time prior to the event. If you know prior to the day of the program, please give us a call and we will take care of it for you. Otherwise, just have your substitute let us know when checking in the morning of the event..

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100% of your paid registration fee will be refunded if you can't attend and notify us at least 10 days before the seminar. Late cancellations made prior to the event date will be refunded less a $15.00 service fee. Substitutions may be made at any time without charge.

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We are sorry, but resource handbooks are not available apart from event attendance, unless you purchase the Recorded Version (which is available for most one-day events and two-day institutes). Recorded Version events include full access to the digital resource handbook.

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Unfortunately, we sometimes cancel events if our instructor is unable to travel to the event site due to inclement weather or due to last minute travel problems.
If schools in your area are closed due to inclement weather, please check here the morning of the event before you leave home to confirm whether or not the event will be held. If the event is held and you are unable to attend due to the weather, we offer a full refund.
For more information, please call us toll free at 800-735-3503, Office Hours Weekdays 5:30 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific time.

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We are sorry that due to copyright issues we cannot give permission to record our events. However, most of our one-day programs and two-day institutes are also available as Recorded Version events. You can view all our Recorded Events here.

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Participants of Live Online and In-Person Seminars: Complete the End-of-Course evaluation provided at the end of the day within 30 minutes of issue to receive a Certificate of Participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours per day of attendance. Your Certificate of Participation will be emailed within 10 business days of your event.

For those completing the Recorded Version online: Complete the end-of-course evaluation prior to the expiration of your 90-day access to receive a Certificate of Participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours per day of attendance. Upon completion of the survey, you may access your Certificate of Participation directly through your online account.

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If you have a disability for which you require accommodation under the terms of ADA/504, or if you have a medical condition that requires specific attention, please notify BER no later than 30 days prior to the program date by calling 1-800-735-3503 or by email at info@ber.org

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Payment is due in our office prior to the event. We accept a valid, signed purchase order as a promise of payment.

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