No drive. No Saturday.
Your teachers finish training on their own time. No gas money, no closing early, no hunting for coverage.
PrimeTeach Academy · Online across Texas
Training hours for rural Texas, right on your phone.
Free training hours run out fast, and the nearest in-person class can be an hour away. PrimeTeach Academy brings behavior-based courses to your teachers wherever they are.
3 clock hours per course · Certificate included · Big Feelings is free
Why rural centers choose us
Training that comes to you.
Built for a phone.
Short video lessons, fill-in handouts, a knowledge check and a certificate. Start on a break, finish at home.
Directors see everything.
One Team Bundle covers 10 teachers. You pick the courses, set the due date and keep every certificate in one place.
Built for these communities
Serving childcare teams across East Texas and the Brazos Valley.
These regions have some of the deepest child care shortages in Texas. The teachers holding it down deserve training that fits their day.
Deep East Texas
Lufkin · Nacogdoches · Livingston · Jasper · Center · Crockett
Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity and Tyler counties
East Texas
Tyler · Longview · Marshall · Palestine · Athens · Kilgore
Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood counties
Northeast Texas
Texarkana · Paris · Mount Pleasant · Sulphur Springs
Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River and Titus counties
Brazos Valley
Bryan · College Station · Brenham · Navasota
Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties
Anywhere else in Texas? You can enroll too. The Academy is fully online.
Enrolling now · Courses open November 15
Enroll or set up your teamFour courses. 12 clock hours. One price for your team.
Every course is taught by a TECPDS-approved trainer and ends with a certificate.
- Big Feelings, Strong Foundations · FREE
- Calm Classrooms, Confident Teachers · $15
- Growing Minds Through Play · $15
- All Voices, All Spaces · $15
- Team Bundle: 10 teachers, up to 4 courses · $249
Meet your trainers
Taught by people who’ve been there.
500+teachers supported by our training team, from classrooms to centers to school leadership.
Nichelle Harper-Nuells, M.P.S., RBT
Founder · TECPDS-approved trainer
Former classroom teacher, childcare assistant director and director. Helped recruit 231 educators over seven years building a San Antonio charter school talent pipeline, then earned her master's in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Registered Behavior Technician and BCBA candidate who brings the behavior lens to every PrimeTeach course.
Leads Big Feelings, Strong Foundations
Tiffany Warren, M.Ed.
Early Childhood Education & Professional Development Specialist
A National Certified Circle Literacy Trainer, Professional Development Specialist with the Council for Professional Recognition and Certified RECORDS Trainer. Tiffany has supported more than 500 teachers and delivered thousands of hours of professional mentoring, with experience at UTHealth Houston, the Texas School Readiness Project and Head Start initiatives.
Leads Protecting Little Lives
Terri Harrold, M.A.
Educational Leadership & Instructional Development Specialist
More than 30 years as a prekindergarten and kindergarten teacher, Montessori director, assistant principal and principal, including helping turn around an underperforming elementary school within one year. Terri brings a leadership-centered, trauma-informed approach to building positive school cultures and supporting diverse learners.
Leads Partners in Purpose · Safe Hands, Safe Hearts
Straight answers
Questions from rural directors
Your team's hours, handled from anywhere in Texas.
Start with the free Big Feelings course, or set up your whole team for $249.