Clock hours for State certification

Question

do any of your classes meet the requirements for a WA State clock hour for certification in STEM hours?

Answer 1

None of the provided Microsoft training and education resources in the context explicitly state that they award or qualify as Washington State (WA) K–12 educator “clock hours” for STEM certification.

Whether a course counts for WA State STEM clock hours is determined by Washington State–approved clock hour providers (such as school districts, ESDs, or OSPI-approved organizations), not by Microsoft alone. Even if a course is STEM-related (for example, Microsoft Computer Science Education resources or datacenter education content), it only counts as WA clock hours if it is offered through an approved provider and recorded according to WA State rules.

To determine if a specific Microsoft-related class qualifies:

1. Check with the organization offering the training (district, ESD, college, or professional learning provider) and ask if they are an approved WA State clock hour provider and if the specific class is registered for STEM clock hours.
2. Confirm that they will report or document the hours according to WA State certification requirements.

If the training is self-paced on Microsoft Learn or similar, it typically does not, by itself, generate WA State clock hours unless it is embedded in a program run by an approved provider.

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References:

• Leverage the Microsoft Computer Science Education Resource Guide
• Introduction to datacenters