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Summer/Fall 2007 Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers and Educators*
Penn State offers many opportunities for professional development including certificates and degrees, Saturday seminars, online seminars or courses, on-campus summer and evening courses, and Web sites. Many of these courses are approved for Act 48 credit.
Read about Act 48 credit at Penn State.
Courses, Seminars and Conferences
| Resident Courses and Seminars | EdLion Free Online Seminars |
| Science Seminars from CSATS | Search Penn State's Schedule of Courses |
| Conferences |
Long-Term Professional Development Opportunities
Courses and Seminars
Residence Courses for College Credit or Act 48 Credit are offered throughout Pennsylvania at the following locations.
Penn State Greater Allegheny (formerly McKeesport)
Penn State Learning Center in Lewistown
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Northern Tier Center
Penn State Continuing Education in Williamsport
Penn State Worthington Scranton
Search the Registrar's Web Site for other Courses
To see full list of for-credit courses offered at any Penn State locations, including those not listed here, please search the registrar's Schedule of Courses.
Science Seminars Offered By Center for Science and the Schools
Visit Center for Science and The Schools to review a general list of seminars and other opportunities for professional development.
Review a list of Summer 2007 Seminars for 5-12 grade science teachers offered by the Center for Science and the Schools.
EdLion Seminars
Free, Online Seminars Offered by the College of Education for K-12 teachers, parents, and other educational professionals.
Conferences at Penn State
Waterbury
Summit on Secondary Education - Re-Visioning the American High School
for an Engaged Citizenry
June 6-8, 2007
Penn State University Park Campus
2007
National Autism Conference
July 30-August 3, 2007
Penn State University Park Campus
Conferences at Other Universities
PASCO
Summer Institute
June 25-29, 2007
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
A hands-on event for teachers
of science and technology.
Long-Term Professional Development Opportunities
Half-Year Sabbaticals for Science Teachers
With support from the Boeing
Corporation, Penn State is awarding half-year sabbatical fellowships of
$20,000 for urban science teachers to work with scientists and engineers
on cutting-edge science and engineering.
• Meet other teachers and science professionals and plug into science
outreach projects and resources.
• Learn new content and scientific skills by working with a research
team in fields like astronomy, oceanography, or nanotechnology.
• Depending on their project, you can be based at University Park
or a number of other campuses and research sites.
For more information, visit csats.psu.edu.
Online Degree and Certificate Programs from the College of Education Offered through Penn State World Campus
For More Information, visit the World Campus Web Site.
Master of Education in Adult Education
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction--Children's Literature
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction--Teacher Leadership
Master of Education in Instructional Systems--Educational Technology
Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education (ABA)
Certificate in Autism (Postbaccalaureate)
Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature
Certificate in Distance Education (Postbaccalaureate)
Certificate in Educational Technology Integration (Postbaccalaureate)
Certificate in Family Literacy
Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research
Certificate in Reading Instruction for Special Education (RISE)
Certificate Program Offered through Penn State Continuing Education
Technology
Integration Certificate for K–12 Educators of Tomorrow (TICKET)
(Resident Instruction Required - See Site for Campus Availability)
Graduate Degrees offered through Resident Instruction at Penn State University Park
Return to State College to get your graduate degree. Learn about all the opportunities available through the Penn State College of Education.
Other local Penn State campuses may offer resident instruction leading to graduate degrees or certificates. Please contact your local Penn State campus or continuing education office for more information.
* The information included in this list is intended to be a service to alumni of the Penn State College of Education and other interested individuals. The courses, seminars and other opportunities listed here are subject to change. Please contact the campus or unit offering the course for the most up-to-date information about course, degree, and certificate program availability.
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The Penn State College of Education serves approximately 2,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students each year. The College prepares administrators, counselors, psychologists and researchers, as well as K-12 teachers in 21 different specialty areas. All of the College of Education graduate programs, that are ranked by the U.S. News & World Report, appear at least in the top 15, with six programs in the top ten.The College's Higher Education Administration program is ranked 1st and the Workforce Education and Development program is ranked 2nd. The College is known nationally for its education research and outreach, housing such centers as the Center for the Study of Higher Education, the Center for Science and the Schools, the Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, and the Regional Education Laboratory--Mid-Atlantic.
For more information on Penn State’s College of Education, contact EdRelations@psu.edu, call 814-863-1192, or visit www.ed.psu.edu.