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March 28, 2024

Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge/Remake Learning Days Festival May 2-22, 2024

The Remake Learning Days festival takes place across Pennsylvania May 2 – 22, 2024. A variety of org...

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March 17, 2024

Prepare for the April 8 Total Eclipse of the Sun Join a State Library of Pennsylvania event!

Virtual Event: Thursday, March 14, noon to 1 p.m. In-person Event: Tuesday, March 19, noon to 1 p.m....

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March 17, 2024

Supporting Technology & Engineering in Pennsylvania with Engineering byDesign (STEP w/EbD) Initiative

PDE is providing exciting opportunities to support the implementation of the new STEELS Technology &...

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March 8, 2024

Register now: Financial Education Event for Educators – April 9, 2024

The Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition is sponsoring a free professional development in financial educ...

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March 4, 2024

Multi-Factor Authentication Coming Soon!

PDESAS will begin requiring multi-factor authentication on March 13, 2024.  Please update your email...

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Feb 27, 2024

Remake Learning Days

On May 7th, DiscoverED kicks off the Remake Learning Days festival across Pennsylvania.  ALL first- ...

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Feb 26, 2024

State Library Virtual Program: Black and Punk

Thursday, March 7, noon - 1 p.m. Join the State Library program on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from noo...

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Feb 21, 2024

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in MyHeritage

Birth, marriage, and death records, sometimes referred to as vital records, are invaluable to your g...

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Feb 12, 2024

PENNSYLVANIA Evidence Resource Center

The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to ensure that every learner has access t...

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Feb 2, 2024

HS Graduation Requirements: Open Office Hours

PDE is offering three open office hour sessions to support understanding of the Pennsylvania HS grad...

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Feb 2, 2024

Medal of Honor Character Development Program

The Medal of Honor Character Development Program is a free resource that teaches students courage, c...

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Feb 2, 2024

PCTELA 2024 Call for Proposals

The Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (PCTELA) is excited to announce th...

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Feb 1, 2024

Innovations Challenge

In conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the Organ & Tissue Donation ...

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Jan 31, 2024

2023-24 National Civics Bee®

The PA Chamber of Business and Industry is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation a...

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Jan 30, 2024

It’s On Us PA

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced 37 institutions of higher education and pos...

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Jan 29, 2024

College Board AP Program New Course Framework

After more than three years of work by scholars, teachers, and the Advanced Placement Program (AP),...

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Jan 25, 2024

New Standards Packages

On January 11, 2024, the PA State Board of Education approved the following items:  Proposed Amendme...

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Jan 24, 2024

Main Library Reading Room Open!

The State Library of Pennsylvania is now open to the public in the historic Forum Building, 607 Sout...

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Jan 11, 2024

Celebrate Black History Month with the Commonwealth

The 2024 national theme for Black History Month is African Americans and the Arts, which celebrates ...

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Jan 8, 2024

Power Library – Focus on Science!

Science Reference Center is a research database covering topics such as: Applied sciences Biology C...

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Jan 5, 2024

See a day in the life of Pennsylvania’s 2023 Teacher of the Year

TODAY’s Craig Melvin visits Pennsylvania’s 2023 Teacher of the Year Ryan Hardesty and shadows him th...

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Jan 4, 2024

Pennsylvania Farm Show

Pennsylvania Farm Show The 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show will be held Saturday, January 6 through Sat...

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Nov 28, 2023

Financial Literacy Simulations Available for Pennsylvania Schools!

Explore free hands-on learning simulations with your students to give them experience with managing...

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Nov 16, 2023

HS Grad Requirements New & Noteworthy

The November 2023 New & Noteworthy edition of PA HS graduation requirements includes a series of...

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Nov 16, 2023

Cricket Media E-Book Collection Now Available!

Explore award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction e-books for pre-K to 8th grade. Over 900 ti...

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Nov 3, 2023

Veterans Appreciation Challenge

If you are a fourth to twelfth grade student in the United States, your challenge is to create a dig...

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Nov 3, 2023

Technology Student Association

The Technology Student Association (TSA) provides student members the opportunity to explore a wide ...

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Nov 2, 2023

Updates to SAS Password Requirements

SAS is rolling out new, heightened password requirements, in order to stay in line with current ind...

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Oct 19, 2023

New Date: HS Grad Requirements FAQ Webinar

The High School Graduation Requirements webinar, Frequently Asked Questions, has been rescheduled to...

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Oct 18, 2023

Writing in Math: Guiding Your Students in Answering Open Ended Items on PSSA Mathematics and Keystone Algebra I

This session is centered on how the systematic incorporation of writing into math classes can improv...

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Oct 18, 2023

New Research E-Resource!

Controversial Issues, Animal Facts, Famous People, Country Facts, and more! This database provides c...

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Oct 11, 2023

Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Nominations

The Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Program (PA-TOY) recognizes excellence in teaching by honoring ...

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Oct 10, 2023

College Counseling Education Program

The College Counseling Education Program is a professional development opportunity for school counse...

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Oct 10, 2023

TEACH in PA

The Pennsylvania Department of Education launched a new website to provide resources and information...

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Oct 10, 2023

PETE&C Conference

PETE&C 2024 February 4 - 7, 2024 HERSHEY LODGE, Hershey, PA It's that exciting time of the year ...

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Oct 6, 2023

Grad Report: Collecting & Reporting Data Webinar

The Grad Report: Collecting & Reporting Data PowerPoint and recorded webinar are now available i...

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Oct 6, 2023

Student Radon Poster Contest

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is excited to announce the 2024 Radon ...

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Oct 6, 2023

REVISED Pathway Professional Learning Fall Schedule

Access the revised Pathways to Graduation training schedule.  While topics and dates have not change...

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Oct 4, 2023

Structured Literacy Content Advisor

Kate Bacher has recently assumed the role of Structured Literacy Content Advisor.  Kate has 24 years...

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Oct 4, 2023

2024 Governor’s STEM Competition

In celebration of the 10th Year Anniversary of the Governor’s STEM Competition, PDE is excited to of...

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Sept 25, 2023

The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences

The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS) at Carnegie Mellon University is now acce...

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Sept 20, 2023

Embracing AI In Your Classroom

The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is offering an evening in-person professional developmen...

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Sept 20, 2023

On-Demand Pennsylvania PD

The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is offering an incentive to complete on-demand Professio...

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Sept 19, 2023

2023 ELD Professional Learning Conference Equity and Access for Multilingual Students

November 14-16, 2023 | Virtual  Join us virtually Tuesday, November 14 through Thursday, November 1...

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Sept 19, 2023

Get Ready to Jump$tart your Financial Education Batteries!

Join us for one of these fun and energizing in-person events! Meet representatives of numerous finan...

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Sept 19, 2023

MAKING CENTS PA WEBINARS

Join our free, upcoming, one-hour webinars! Act 48 hours provided! Each webinar is offered twice on...

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Sept 12, 2023

2023 Thanksgiving Weekend Impaired Driving Prevention November 22-26, 2023

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As we prepare for festivities with family and friends, we wa...

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Sept 12, 2023

2023 PSTA Conference

Plan now to attend the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association fall 2023 conference.  Join us agai...

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Aug 25, 2023

Upcoming Webinars: HS Graduation Requirements

Professional learning opportunities will commence this fall with a series of webinars and office hou...

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Aug 17, 2023

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Rewarding & Inspiring Great Teaching Since 1983 Consider submitting a nomination!  Anyone—princ...

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Aug 14, 2023

Preparing for the Digital PSAT

The PSAT-related assessments are moving to digital this fall! College Board and the PA Department of...

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Aug 9, 2023

STEELS Webinar Addresses PSSA and Keystone Exam

Science Content Advisor David Bauman shares the process and progress currently underway in the deve...

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Aug 3, 2023

Free Webinar: New Voices in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

August 10, 2023 | 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. ET The International Literacy Association’s Children’s and You...

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Aug 3, 2023

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON CHAPTER 4: ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT

The State Board of Education is conducting a series of regional public hearings to receive input fro...

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Aug 3, 2023

United States Senate Youth Scholarship Program

The United States Senate Youth Scholarship Program offers an outstanding opportunity for student lea...

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July 31, 2023

Act 13 and Educator Effectiveness: Beginning to End

This introductory presentation provides details on the many aspects of Act 13 – including employee c...

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July 27, 2023

Development of Pennsylvania Technology and Engineering Standards

Access An Overview of State Developed P-12 Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy to g...

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July 26, 2023

Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH) Video Library

The CMOH video library hosts hundreds of videos capturing the Medal of Honor values of courage, comm...

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July 18, 2023

Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Toolkit

This toolkit provides access to educational materials on the Holocaust and Genocide, including vide...

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July 17, 2023

Educator Effectiveness: Self-Reflection Guides

Self-reflection guides are now available in the Educator Effectiveness toolkit (Examples from the Fi...

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July 14, 2023

National Teacher of the Year Addresses the Nation

Listen as Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, shares her mission of joy and hop...

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July 13, 2023

Do You Have a Success Story to Tell?

PDE’s SAS Institute is seeking educator leaders to submit proposals to present successful programs ...

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June 26, 2023

CTE Trade and Industry Newsletter

Raina Haubert,  PDE’s CTE Program Specialist / Trade and Industry Advisor in the Bureau of Career an...

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June 26, 2023

Advancing Environmental Literacy Leadership Academy

The Advancing Environmental Literacy Leadership Academy is a blended (live-virtual sessions, and onl...

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June 20, 2023

Hone Your Math Skills with New Act 48 Course: Implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice (Standards 1-4)

The SAS PD Center now offers a 5-hour Act 48 course on how to embed and utilize the first four Penns...

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June 5, 2023

PA Teachers Named as Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Four Pennsylvania teachers have been named as State Finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excell...

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May 31, 2023

School Counselor Listening Sessions

School counselors are invited to participate in a voluntary listening session facilitated by Karen ...

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May 31, 2023

Teacher Seminar with Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge – Medal of Honor Legacy: Cold War

The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge invites educators to a week-long course (July 16 - July 21, ...

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May 26, 2023

Educator Effectiveness: Office Hours and More!

Access the updated Act 13 Educator Effectiveness training schedule to join an upcoming webinar.  Sp...

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May 18, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions Update: Pathways to Graduation

The May 2023 edition of New & Noteworthy Pathways to Graduation includes a link to a revised Fre...

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May 18, 2023

Remake Learning Explores Agri-Tech

This recent opinion article not only highlights agriculture technology: it spotlights Remake Learnin...

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May 17, 2023

STEELS Hub Update

The STEELS Standards, the Foundation Box, and the Technology & Engineering Curriculum Framework ...

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May 11, 2023

PA Friends of Ag Foundation Educator’s Ag Institute

The PA Friends of Ag Foundation Educator’s Ag Institute provides a unique learning experience for Pr...

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May 10, 2023

Final Call: Join PDE in Updating the SAS Math Instructional Frameworks

PDE will convene PA Educator Teams June 27, 28, and 29, 2023, at PaTTAN Harrisburg to review/update ...

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May 4, 2023

Shapiro Administration Thanks Teachers For Going Above And Beyond For Students

Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Executive Deputy Secretary Angela Fitterer visited Burrow...

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May 1, 2023

Helping Students Become Future-Ready: Grant Funding Availability

High school students can become future ready with career exploration, industry certifications and co...

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April 26, 2023

Pennsylvania PBS Celebrates Champions of Lifelong Learning with the Good Neighbor Awards

A Beautiful Day in the Capitol, scheduled May 2 from 10am – 2:00pm in the East Wing Rotunda in the C...

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April 25, 2023

Wonder, Explore and Learn Together: Remake Learning Days

Remake Learning Days is an innovative learning festival for families and youth! Taking root in regio...

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April 19, 2023

STEELS Hub Update: Science and Technology & Engineering Curriculum Frameworks Now Available

Check out the Curriculum Frameworks tabs in the STEELS Hub.  Both Science and Technology & Engin...

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April 13, 2023

Pathways to Graduation Webinars

PDE is offering three upcoming webinars to support understanding of the statewide pathways to gradua...

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April 13, 2023

PA State Grant Application Deadline

The PA State Grant Application deadline is May 1-right around the corner! Assist families who have s...

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April 12, 2023

Recognition of Exceptional Educators –Seeking Talent Pool Recommendations

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) seeks nominations of exceptional educators for a vari...

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April 4, 2023

April is Financial Literacy Month

April is Financial Literacy Month! The Bill of Rights Institute’s Building Blocks of Progress curric...

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March 27, 2023

Celebrate April’s Families and Reading Month

The Keystone State Literacy Association (KSRA) has proclaimed April as Families and Reading Month! R...

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March 23, 2023

Pathways to Graduation Spring Training Schedule

PDE is offering three additional Pathways to Graduation webinars: Grad Pathways Refresher, Collectin...

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March 22, 2023

Need POWER Library training?

POWER Academy is a one-stop place to find a variety of professional development opportunities from s...

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March 14, 2023

HELP WANTED! PSSA & Keystone Exams Assessment Committee Reviews

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) conducts various meetings in support of the Pennsylva...

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March 14, 2023

Pennsylvania Personal Finance Challenge

The Foundation for Economic Education is hosting the Pennsylvania Personal Finance Challenge on Apri...

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March 6, 2023

2023 Civics for All of US Teacher Institute with the National Archives

Teachers working with grades 3–12 are invited to apply for the inaugural Civics for All of US Teache...

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March 3, 2023

Solving Mysteries: The Science of Genealogy

Join another special “Finding Your Roots” national virtual conversation event on Wednesday, March 8 ...

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Feb 27, 2023

2023 National Teacher Conference: The Power and Joy of Teaching

Registration is now open for the 2023 National Teacher Leadership Conference July 11-14 in Louisvill...

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Feb 21, 2023

Making Holocaust and Genocide Education Relevant Through Inquiry and Classroom Application

The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative at Penn State will lead Making Holocau...

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Feb 14, 2023

POWER Library: Programming Games

Check out a sampling of recently added titles from POWER Library.  New arrivals include Build Your O...

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Feb 7, 2023

Black History Month: 93 African American Medal of Honor Recipients

In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to share with you and your students the stories...

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Feb 3, 2023

THE 2023 PENNSYLVANIA STATISTICS POSTER COMPETITION

Saint Francis University Mathematics Department is pleased to announce the PA Statistics Poster Comp...

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Jan 30, 2023

Supporting Technology & Engineering in Pennsylvania with Engineering byDesign – Step w/EbD Summer Workshops

PDE is providing exciting opportunities to provide support for the implementation of the new Pennsyl...

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Jan 27, 2023

Celebrate Black History Month – Poem/Dance Contest

You are invited to celebrate Black History Month with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Multi-Agenc...

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Jan 27, 2023

PBS Special: Finding Your Roots – A National Virtual Conversation

Join the special “Finding Your Roots” national virtual conversation event on Wednesday, February 8 a...

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Jan 10, 2023

POWER Library - Explore Genealogy Digital Collections in PA Photos and Documents

POWER Library has identified a multitude of resources that can be used for genealogical purposes, ra...

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Jan 10, 2023

Solar Energy Challenge Workshop

The Penn State Center for Science and the Schools is offering a one-day workshop on how to coach a t...

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Jan 5, 2023

White House History Teacher Institute

This in-person and virtual institute is open to any pre-service or current K-12 educator. This inclu...

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Jan 4, 2023

Black History Month Committee Poem or Dance Contest for Schools

You are invited to celebrate Black History Month with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Multi-Agenc...

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Dec 19, 2022

Pathways to Graduation Tracking Tool Webinar Recording Now Available

Schools may elect to use the PDE-provided Pathway to Graduation Tracking Tool. This tool, for local ...

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Dec 19, 2022

Educator Effectiveness Upcoming Webinars

PDE is offering a series of Open Office Hours to address Educator Effectiveness implementation.  Ope...

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Dec 13, 2022

Green Jobs - Exploring Forest Careers - Free Educator Resource

Green jobs represent one of the fastest growing and changing segments of the global economy. At the ...

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Dec 13, 2022

Attention K-12 Teachers of Social Studies! Apply now for the 2023 GeoCivics Summer Academy

This summer GeoCivics is hosting exciting place-based educational experiences in Puerto Rico and the...

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Dec 12, 2022

ELs and Pathway Options Webinar

In its series of Pathways to Graduation webinars, PDE is pleased to offer a 1-hour webinar to addres...

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Dec 9, 2022

Computer Science For All Summit

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, is pleased to announce the si...

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Dec 8, 2022

Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (STEELS) Hub

The STEELS Hub on SAS (located in the Instruction tab on SAS), was launched this week at the SAS Ins...

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Dec 2, 2022

POWER Library Continues to POWER Up!

In an effort to advance digital literacy and technology skills for Pennsylvanians, Office of Commonw...

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Dec 2, 2022

Courageous Persuaders Video Competition

High school students nationwide are invited to submit a 30-second TV commercial about the dangers of...

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Nov 18, 2022

Help Wanted! Updating Family and Consumer Sciences, Economics, and Career Education and Work PA Academic Standards

PDE is soliciting volunteers to assist in the review and updating of the Family & Consumer Scien...

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Nov 16, 2022

Misconceptions & Frequently Asked Questions 11/15/22 Recorded Webinar – Now Available!

In addition to previously posted webinars, the Misconceptions & Frequently Asked Questions webin...

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Nov 10, 2022

Pathways to Graduation (Act 158) Recorded Webinars Available!

Recent fall training webinars are now available and can be accessed in the Act 158 toolkit under Pro...

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Nov 10, 2022

WILD about technology? Check out PETE&C 23 in the wilds of the Kalahari!!

The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) is a statewide event that p...

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Nov 10, 2022

Deadline Extended: NOAA Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool Survey: Call for Statewide Participation

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (EL...

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Oct 31, 2022

Understanding Pathways to Graduation: Numeric, Non-Numeric, and Locally Established Grade-Based Requirements

Both the recently recorded webinar, Numeric, Non-Numeric, and Locally Established Grade-Based Requir...

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Oct 25, 2022

Recognize Veterans Day 2022: Lessons and Activities for Your Classroom

Veterans Day is just around the corner, and now is a great time to start thinking about how to comme...

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Oct 25, 2022

Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers

“Green jobs represent one of the fastest growing and changing segments of the global economy. At the...

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Oct 24, 2022

Pennsylvania Invention Convention: A K-12 Student Invention Competition

Every K-12 student in Pennsylvania is invited to participate in the Pennsylvania’s Invention Convent...

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Oct 18, 2022

We the Young People: Moments of Truth

Eight million young people are newly eligible to vote in the 2022 U.S. midterms, which are taking pl...

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Oct 14, 2022

PDE Conference: Request for Poster Session Presentations

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is pleased to announce the Reque...

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Oct 11, 2022

Help Promote School Bus Safety: Safely Rolling to My Destination

It’s time for the 2023 National School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest and PennDOT needs your help to...

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Oct 7, 2022

PDE Safety Guidelines for Elementary Science & Technology Education Review Sessions

PDE will convene PA educator teams December 14, 15, and 16, 2022, at PaTTAN Harrisburg to review and...

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Oct 4, 2022

POWER Library: Equity, Diversity, and Belonging – and Spooktacular!

POWER Library has added new e-books on equity, diversity,  and belonging to its ProQuest E-Book Cent...

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Oct 3, 2022

Pennsylvania HS Graduation Requirements: Upcoming Virtual Office Hours

To continue assisting our school leaders with the implementation of Act 158 and statewide high schoo...

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Sept 29, 2022

Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit

Sign-up now for the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council virtual Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit beginni...

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Sept 19, 2022

Webisode Series: Educating Future Ready Students

 Five professional learning webisodes focused on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and career and work...

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Sept 15, 2022

Creating Pre-Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Pathways: Schools-to-Work Program (STWP) Grant

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) announces the availability of approxim...

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Sept 14, 2022

POWER Library News

Welcome back to school! New e-books and a new resource were added to POWER Library over the summer: ...

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Sept 10, 2022

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching – Nominate a Teacher

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest ...

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Aug 26, 2022

Understanding The State of the State/Nation/Region: NOAA Environmental Literacy Tool Survey

The Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) is a federally directed effort to collect informati...

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Aug 24, 2022

Pathways to Graduation Recorded Webinar Available

A recorded webinar, “Updates for the State Graduation Requirement in 2023” is now available in the A...

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Aug 15, 2022

CDT Going Live August 24

As  you’re stating up the 2022-2023 school year, note the following important information regarding ...

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Aug 12, 2022

Congressional Medal of Honor: Dear Young Americans

Lessons in the Dear Young American series focus upon powerful advice from Recipients of the Medal of...

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Aug 5, 2022

PBS LearningMedia U.S. History Collection

PBS LearningMedia’s new U.S. History Collection is a rich source of trusted PBS programs and a dive...

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Aug 2, 2022

PA Department of Education Revamps Certifications Webpage to Better Serve Educators

In a continuing effort to better serve the educator workforce, the Pennsylvania Department of Educat...

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Aug 2, 2022

Pathways to Graduation Upcoming Webinars

PDE is offering multiple opportunities to learn more about Act 158 – Pathways to Graduation.  The f...

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July 21, 2022

Five Million in Funding Available to Support Teacher and Principal Preparation

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced the availability of three grant program...

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July 20, 2022

Poster Contest Encourages Students to “Reach for the Moon” through STEAM Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is joining forces with the Moonshot Museum, Astroboti...

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July 19, 2022

Act 158 Update

Two significant changes to the statewide high school graduation requirements are noteworthy: 1. Two ...

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July 17, 2022

State Board Approves New Standards

Published on July 16, 2022, the State Board approved standards for Integrated Standards for K-12 Sci...

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July 11, 2022

PBS LearningMedia – NEW PD Center Offering!

In partnership with PBS stations, PDE has developed a 5 hour asynchronous Act 48 course that explore...

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June 29, 2022

Trauma-Informed Practices - A free, self-paced online module for educators

  The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative at Penn State offers an interactive,...

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June 22, 2022

Identifying and Selecting Resources to Support the Proposed Environmental Literacy & Sustainability, Technology & Engineering, and Science Standards.

PDE will convene PA educator teams August 1,2, and 3, 2022, at PaTTAN Harrisburg to identify and com...

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June 10, 2022

High School Work-based Learning: Best Practices Designed to Improve Career Readiness Outcomes for Today’s Youth

Research suggests that opening work-based learning to younger students brings tremendous benefit not...

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June 7, 2022

TRAC and RIDES

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is offering two FREE educational outreach p...

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May 26, 2022

Career Ready Education Tuition Awards Available for 2022, 2021, and 2020 High School Grads: Apply Now!

Education Tuition Awards: Application Deadline is June 17 NuPaths, co-founded by Harrisburg Univers...

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May 25, 2022

Power Library Highlights: History and Politics

POWER Library now has access to 350+ new e-books! Click here for a sampling of the recently added ti...

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May 25, 2022

Classroom Quick Tips: Refresh your Instructional Toolkit

Developed by PDE’s ELA and math content advisors, these resources offer some great ideas for classro...

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May 19, 2022

Memorial Day Lessons from the Congressional Medal of Honor

Memorial Day will be here soon. Click here to check out CMOH’s Memorial Day blog, with ideas for how...

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May 19, 2022

Pennsylvania Educator Effectiveness Rating System

PEERS, the Pennsylvania Educator Effectiveness Rating System, is a tool to complete Act 13 evaluati...

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May 18, 2022

Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year 2023 Finalists

The Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year program celebrates excellence in teaching and honors individual...

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May 13, 2022

Finalists for 2022 Poetry Out Loud National Championship Announced

Nine high school students from across the nation are vying for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ Na...

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May 9, 2022

STEMATHON 2022: STEM Learning in a STEM World

Time is running out to register for STEMATHON 2022 with early bird registration pricing! Don’t miss...

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May 3, 2022

Pennsylvania Computer Science For All Summit

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education is pleased to announce the fif...

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April 20, 2022

National History Day Needs You!

National History Day (NHD) is *critically* short of judges to help judge student entries at the 202...

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April 12, 2022

Learning with NASA is Out of this World: Inspiring Young Learners to Seek STEM Careers

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a long history of inspiring American st...

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April 11, 2022

PA Roadmap: Focus on Effective Instruction

Educators know that there are students who require support in addressing unfinished learning from p...

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April 6, 2022

PennDOT Call for Safety Citizens Submissions for Bicycle & Motorcycle Safety

PennDOT is extending a Safety Citizens challenge to all students, teachers, faculty, staff, and pare...

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April 5, 2022

Earth Day Celebration: Investing In Our Planet

First Lady Frances Wolf is delighted to announce this year’s virtual Governor’s Residence Earth Day ...

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April 1, 2022

Remake Learning Days Festival/Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge: May 12-23, 2022

Remake Learning Days will be hosting over 1000 hands-on learning events across Pennsylvania.  To lea...

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March 28, 2022

April is Families and Reading Month!

The Keystone State Literacy Association (KSLA) has created resources to educators and families to pr...

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March 22, 2022

Resources for Students: Talking About the Invasion of Ukraine

"Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When...

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March 18, 2022

2022 Pennsylvania Statewide Environmental Education Survey

You are invited to respond to the 2022 Status and Needs of Environmental Education in PA Survey  - a...

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March 16, 2022

Trauma in Schools: Podcast Series

Cultivating Resilience, a podcast series showcasing thought leaders, mental health practitioners, an...

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March 11, 2022

Pathways to Graduation Tracking Tool Now Available

The Department of Education is pleased to announce that the Pathways to Graduation Tracking Tool is ...

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March 11, 2022

Celebrate Pi Day: Celebrate the Magic And Mystery of Math's Most Famous Number

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used...

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March 8, 2022

PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: First Ever Youth Mental Health Podcast Available

From the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) team, On Our Minds with Noah and Zion podcast i...

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Education Without Borders: Opening the Doors to Diversity, Equity, and Belonging

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Act 13 Educator Effectiveness Webinar Series

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Medal of Honor Character Development Program: Webinar Opportunity

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Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) and the PA Pathways to Green Schools Recognition Awards

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Civic Education Toolkit Now Available

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Act 158 Recorded Webinars Now Available

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Oct 26, 2021

Medal of Honor Character Development Program: New Lessons for Veterans Day

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Oct 25, 2021

“Family Night: Space!” Featured on PBS November 4th

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Oct 13, 2021

Pathways to Graduation: Guiding Students in Decision Making

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Vaccine Outreach Toolkit for Educators & School Communities Now Available

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Additional Essentialized Examples Now Posted

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Act 13 Courses Now Available in the SAS PD Center

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Aug 24, 2021

Engineering for Families - Try Engineering as a Family!

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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

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GET WaTeR: Guiding Educators Through Watershed Teaching Resources (Face-to-Face Outdoors)

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Go Wild! A Virtual, Live, Animal Demonstration on Saturday, July 17, at 10:00am

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Proposed Science Standards Update

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PDE Welcomes Career and Technical Advisor Raina Haubert

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May 19, 2021

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Are You Wild About Raptors?

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March 18, 2021

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Career Ready Coalition Newsletter

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SAS Materials and Resources: CPR Toolkit Now Available

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March 12, 2021

Learning at Home: Pennsylvania PBS Celebrates Women's History Month!

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March 9, 2021

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March 4, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine for Pre-K to 12 School Staff

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March 2, 2021

Be My Neighbor Day: Saturday, March 13, 2021

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Feb 23, 2021

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Feb 22, 2021

Remake Learning Days: Power Your Child’s Future

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Feb 18, 2021

Transformation in Education: Innovation & Evidence-based Practices

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Supporting Students With the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Essentialized Examples

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Family and Consumer Sciences Educator Day: February 10

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Civics Education in the 21st Century – Join the Virtual Conversation

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ACT Fee Waiver

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PBS Teacher Planning Kit for New School Routines January – March

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Apply Now! 2021 Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program

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Act Now - Chesapeake Bay-Watershed and Training Program Funding

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Professional Development Opportunity: Building Blocks of Literacy Learning Path

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Pennsylvania Learns…Online

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All Things POWERful!

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Nov 23, 2020

PA Roadmap: Focus on Effective Instruction

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Ready Set Music!

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Oct 27, 2020

Apply for the 2021 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence!

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Oct 20, 2020

PA Schools for Tomorrow Proactive Planning Past the Pandemic

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While the Teacher of the Year selection process is on hold for one year, we encourage you to continu...

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PA Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards Series

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Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH) – Distance Learning Lessons

CMOH has added distance learning lessons for elementary and secondary level students. These lessons ...

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JOIN. COMPETE. LEAD.

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Balancing Work and Life While Teaching Remotely

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Aug 31, 2020

September is Suicide Prevention Month

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Aug 19, 2020

Check Out These Science and Math Resources!

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Aug 18, 2020

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOOLKITS FOR MUSIC AND VISUAL ART NOW AVAILABLE

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Aug 7, 2020

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All Things POWERful!

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June 17, 2020

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June 8, 2020

Just Three Words – An Uplifting Musical Message

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Family and Consumer Sciences Teach Skills to Prepare Students for Life

Now more than ever the value of Family and Consumer Sciences is evident as our society deals with i...

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May 19, 2020

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Memorial Day – Teaching Students the Meaning of Sacrifice

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Addressing Education of English Learners (EL): Virtual Office Hours

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Congressional Medal of Honor: Character From a Distance

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A Musical Message

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April is Families and Reading Month

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April 10, 2020

Call for PA Environment & Ecology and Science & Technology Academic Standards Writing Committee Applications

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April 10, 2020

UPDATE: Model Curriculum for Learners in Pennsylvania School Libraries: Helping Learners Meet Pennsylvania Academic Standards

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Are You Making Cents?

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Science Standards Review

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Feb 5, 2020

Online Learning Opportunity: Prenatal to Third Grade

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Feb 4, 2020

Webinar Opportunity: PA Career Ready Skills – Another Session Now Available!

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is offering a live one-hour webinar on the PA Career Ready ...

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Jan 27, 2020

Imagine the Opportunities…Extend the Farm Show Excitement!

This year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show hosted 10,000 competitive exhibits, and 300 commercial exhibits,...

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Jan 13, 2020

PDE Welcomes Julia Hutton, English Learner/Bilingual Education Content Advisor

Julia Hutton comes to PDE with 17 years experience as both an administrator and teacher from the Haz...

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Dec 29, 2019

Excellence in Education – See the Smiles!

Check out the smiles of the award winning Blue Ribbon, Milken Educator, and Teacher of the Year reci...

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The Merger of Education and Work

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NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR!

Take advantage of these two opportunities to nominate an outstanding educator for recognition: The...

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ELA Exemplar Instructional Units Available

Newsela and the Pennsylvania Department of Education collaborated to build two instructional exempla...

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Dec 9, 2019

Assessment of Civic Knowledge – Act 35 Civics Toolkit

Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school entity shall administer at least once to stude...

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Nov 7, 2019

Arts-integration Lesson Planning

Set a poem to music in your English Language Arts class?  Find geometric angles in a piece of art?  ...

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Future Ready PA 2019

Future Ready PA Index now contains the most recent data available for the 2018-2019 school year. The...

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Oct 29, 2019

Teacher in the Workplace Grant Opportunity

The Teacher in the Workplace (TIW) program provides the opportunity for eligible organizations in ...

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Oct 22, 2019

Career One Stop

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Oct 9, 2019

Governor’s Civic Engagement Award: Voter Registration Drive

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Environmental Literacy Indicator Survey Needs You!

The Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool is a federally directed effort to survey all public schoo...

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Sept 18, 2019

Capture the Disney Magic!

Imagineering in a Box pulls back the curtain to show students and teachers how artists, designers,...

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Targeted Support and Improvement designations will function as an early warning system for at-risk s...

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PA Legislators Advocate for Arts in Education Week

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Vietnam War & Iraq War Initiative

Today the grandchildren of Vietnam War veterans are attending middle and high schools throughout Ame...

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Sept 3, 2019

PennDOT Innovations Challenge

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environme...

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PDE welcomes Brandt Hutzel into his new role as Technology & Engineering Education Content Advis...

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This month, POWER Library features a wealth of resources for success in high school – from access to...

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Teaching students about economics or how to manage their personal finances doesn’t have to be diffi...

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Pennsylvania 21st Century graduates must possess the knowledge, abilities, and habits to enter and c...

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Pennsylvania law states that public or nonpublic school pupils from kindergarten through grade twelv...

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June 18, 2019

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In this Smithsonian collection, students explore the life cycle of stars and learn about the connect...

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April 10, 2019

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Join K–12 music educators from across the country in New York City to expand the impact of your wor...

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Through Teacher in the Workplace, teachers make learning connections in the classroom to prepare stu...

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The Penn State Center for Science and the Schools in the College of Education is looking for innovat...

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PDE welcomes Tamara Peffer in her new role as Environment and Ecology Content Advisor. Tamara has be...

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Whether or not you attended the SAS Institute, take some time to listen to some very compelling wor...

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Feb 15, 2019

Making Career Exploration Fun, Informative and Free!

  Access engaging career exploration games developed by Simcoach Games, a Pittsburgh-based technol...

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Feb 6, 2019

TDA Instructional Prompt Guides

PDE is pleased to announce the release of the TDA Instructional Prompt Guides for grades 3, 4, and 5...

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Feb 1, 2019

Earn Computer Science Certification Under New PDE Guidelines

Read about the Department of Education’s new guidelines for the state’s colleges and universities to...

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Jan 31, 2019

Artsonia: A Student Art Museum

Over 710 schools in Pennsylvania use the free online student art museum Artsonia. Learn more about A...

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Jan 20, 2019

Power Up with Power Library!

Check out the most recent edition of POWER Library News.  Discover literature e-resources, art and a...

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Jan 4, 2019

Thousands of Copyrighted Works Now Freely Available to Teachers

Looking for books, poems, and movies to use in your classroom? Duke University's Center for the Stud...

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Dec 18, 2018

The First Amendment and 21st Century America: Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers

Spend six days at the Rendell Center in Philadelphia, July 21-27, 2019, studying the First Amendment...

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Dec 17, 2018

Career Readiness Resources

Pennsylvania’s economic future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce that is p...

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Nov 20, 2018

Check Out the Future Ready PA Index

The Future Ready PA Index recognizes that students – and the schools that serve them – are more than...

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Nov 5, 2018

Designating Schools for Support

Under ESSA, states are required to craft and implement a system of school accountability—what ESSA ...

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Oct 23, 2018

Global Competence – Curriculum Framework Now Available

The Curriculum Framework for Global Competence is designed to assist educators in developing instruc...

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Oct 15, 2018

Registration for the SAS Institute!

Registration for this year’s SAS Institute, Future Ready PA:  Transforming Student Pathways, (Decemb...

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Sept 18, 2018

Unique Performance Opportunity

The PA School Board Association (PSBA) is offering a unique opportunity to showcase smaller music en...

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Sept 13, 2018

Are You Ready for an Innovation Challenge?

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education...

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Sept 4, 2018

Gaming Creates Excitement About Career Exploration

Access some engaging career exploration games developed by Simcoach Games, a Pittsburgh-based techn...

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Sept 4, 2018

Why Support the Arts?

The arts are fundamental to our humanity. But there’s more. Discover the Ten Reasons to Support the ...

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Sept 4, 2018

What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?

The inaugural What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Best of PA Video Contest featured entries from con...

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July 26, 2018

Professional Development: Integrate to Improve Student Achievement

This one-day workshop is designed to prepare educators to lead systemic change through dynamic data ...

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June 4, 2018

Science Professional Opportunities and Resources

Scroll down through the recent edition of the Science Eblast to access a calendar of exciting activi...

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June 4, 2018

Future Ready PA Index Indicators College and Career Ready Measures: Graduation Rate and Postsecondary Transition to School, Military, or Work

The Graduation Rate and Postsecondary Transition to School, Military, or Work indicators are two of ...

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June 4, 2018

Professional Development in the Arts

Self-paced professional development is now available through the State Education Agency Directors of...

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June 4, 2018

Professional Growth Opportunity

PDE is always looking for educators to join the PDE team for committee work. Eligible committee memb...

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May 15, 2018

Future Ready PA Index Indicator: English Language Proficiency

The English Language Proficiency Indicator, one of two on-track measures, serves as a federal accoun...

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May 15, 2018

Keystone Library Grants

Keystone Library Grants are competitive grants funded through the Keystone Recreation, Park and Cons...

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May 6, 2018

Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Rigorous Courses of Study

The Rigorous Courses of Study Indicator represents the percentage of 12th graders who participated i...

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May 4, 2018

Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Industry Based Learning

The Industry-Based Learning Indicator is designed to evaluate how students are engaging in work- an...

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April 24, 2018

Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Career Readiness

For the 2018-19 school year and beyond, school entities must demonstrate that students have met the ...

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April 9, 2018

Future Ready PA Indicator: Grade 3 Reading/Grade 7 Mathematics Early Indicators of Success

The on-track measure, Grade 3 Reading/Grade 7 Mathematics, reflects research on the relationship bet...

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April 5, 2018

Future Ready PA Indicator: Statewide Assessment Measures

Future Ready PA indicators fall into three main categories: Statewide Assessment Measures On-Track ...

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April 2, 2018

Connecting the Classroom to the Workplace: Teacher in the Workplace Grants

Through Teacher in the Workplace programs, teachers, counselors, and administrators are provided exp...

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April 2, 2018

Recognizing Talented Educators

PDE seeks to develop a talent pool of distinguished teachers and educators at the elementary. This c...

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March 23, 2018

Future Ready PA Index

The Future Ready PA Index will serve as Pennsylvania’s one-stop location for comprehensive informati...

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March 23, 2018

Science as a Lever for English Learner Equity

Students do not need to wait until they learn English in order to engage in scientific thinking and ...

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March 9, 2018

PCTM 2018 Annual Conference

This year’s Pennsylvania Conference of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM) conference will be held August...

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Feb 23, 2018

Are You Teaching Green?

  The Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Education and Information Center supports...

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Feb 23, 2018

Media Arts Professional Development Day

  PDE is sponsoring a professional development day for all who teach coursework in the media arts (...

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Feb 14, 2018

Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Spring Institute (FREE)

Register now for the FREE Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Spring Institute in State College, P...

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Feb 4, 2018

Primary Source Sets for Your Classroom

Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop critical thinking skills by exploring topi...

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Jan 31, 2018

State Endorses Computer Science Standards

The State Board of Education passed a resolution that provides for the implementation of standards ...

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Jan 8, 2018

Are You a Pathfinder?

  Pathfinders Summer Institute 2018 offers an intensive week of in-person professional development i...

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Jan 5, 2018

Check out these Conference Opportunities!

The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE and C) is scheduled for Febru...

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Jan 5, 2018

The English Language Arts Professional Community needs you!

PDE curriculum specialists populate this PLC with up to date information on hot topics in ELA. To jo...

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Nov 3, 2017

Celebrate Computer Science Week!

December 4-10 is Computer Science Week. Click here to access a range of activities to inspire and mo...

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Nov 3, 2017

Volunteers needed for Commonwealth Education Blueprint Study Group

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association is convening two study groups to develop the Commonwealth...

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Oct 30, 2017

Are You Digging Deeper?

Click here to access the newly released PVAAS Digging Deeper documents. In addition to English Langu...

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Oct 21, 2017

PSSA Test Design 2018

 The 2018 test designs are posted on the PDE website (listed under each subject area).   Click here ...

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Oct 12, 2017

2017 PSSA Item Samplers are now available!

To access 2017 Mathematics Item Samplers, go to http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Assessment%20and%...

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Oct 5, 2017

Text Dependent Analysis Toolkit

Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) questions are a new item type on the Pennsylvania System of School Ass...

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Sept 13, 2017

The Power of POWER Library!

POWER Library provides access to educational resources such as e-resources, eBooks, primary source d...

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Sept 10, 2017

Gifted Endorsement Program

The On-line Gifted Endorsement Program is designed to increase the level of knowledge, expertise and...

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Aug 18, 2017

“Capitol”izing on Languages & Global Education

Please join PA Council for International Education (PACIE) and PA State Modern Language Association ...

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Aug 6, 2017

Pennsylvania’s ESSA Plan Submitted

We are proud to report that Pennsylvania’s draft Consolidated State Plan pursuant to the Every Stude...

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June 11, 2017

PVAAS With A Purpose

The power in PVAAS comes from using key PVAAS reports to inform the work you do every day! To help y...

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June 5, 2017

EDUCATOR IN THE WORKPLACE

Educator in the Work Place is an opportunity for school staff to experience firsthand the skills and...

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June 1, 2017

NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR!

Nominations are open for the 2019 Pennsylvania Teacher of Year. Click here to access a short nomina...

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May 31, 2017

SAS Institute Seeking Innovators!

PDE’s SAS Institute, Innovative Students…Innovative Educators, is scheduled for December 3 – 6, 2017...

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May 25, 2017

SAS Professional Development Center Update

The Standards Aligned System (SAS) Professional Development (PD) Center is a major provider of Act ...

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May 11, 2017

FIRST

Effective July 1, 2017, the SAS FIRST application will no longer be available on SAS. If you have qu...

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May 10, 2017

SEEKING TALENT POOL RECOMMENDATIONS

PDE maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders that includes a cadre of distinguished teachers ...

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May 8, 2017

Evaluation of Project Based Assessments (PBA)

For schools that have submitted Project Based Assessments (PBA) for evaluation, PDE will be convenin...

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May 2, 2017

Become a leader in computer science in your school or district!

Click here to join the PA Computer Science for ALL Professional Learning Community. Employment of co...

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April 28, 2017

SAS Institute 2017: Save the Date!

Mark your calendars for Innovative Students…Innovative Educators. George Couros, author of The Innov...

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Feb 6, 2017

Teacher Innovator Awards

The Henry Ford Foundation is looking for teachers who demonstrate ingenuity and resourcefulness, who...

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Feb 3, 2017

Improving Access to Computer Science Learning Opportunities and Pathways for All Students

Act 86 legislation allows students to substitute math and/or science graduation credit with a compu...

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Feb 1, 2017

Act 48 Opportunities

The SAS PD Center offers an array of Act 48 courses for Pennsylvania educators. High quality courses...

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Jan 27, 2017

African American Oral History…Educating and Enlightening for the Future

The National Civil War Museum is pleased to present, “The African American Oral History Project: Par...

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Jan 11, 2017

Educator Scholarships Available

The Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge is offering scholarships for K-12 social studies and ELA teac...

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Jan 4, 2017

PA Science Framework

The updated PA Science Framework is now available in the Curriculum Framework section on the SAS web...

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Dec 9, 2016

Promising Strategies/Personalized Learning Grants Awarded

Congratulations to the seventeen schools/programs that received funding to support innovative progra...

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Dec 6, 2016

USING PVAAS ON PURPOSE FOR A PURPOSE

CHECK OUT THE JANUARY-MAY 2017 PVAAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BOOKLETS! These booklets ar...

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Nov 29, 2016

Pennsylvania Learns: Geometry Course Now Available

In addition to the mathematics courses already posted in Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U site, a Pennsy...

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Nov 28, 2016

Pennsylvania Has Your Back

William Penn founded Pennsylvania on principles of tolerance and freedom. All of us lucky enough to ...

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Nov 16, 2016

LITERACY IS FOR LIFE!

LITERACY IS FOR LIFE!  Toolkit Now Available Children need to be prepared for life beyond school—lif...

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Oct 31, 2016

Update: SAS Institute Registration – Registration Quotas No Longer in Effect!

 Don’t forget to register for the upcoming SAS institute: Personalized Learning…Empowering Teachers...

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Oct 19, 2016

INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLKITS

Three instructional toolkits are now available for Pennsylvania educators.  Click here to access the...

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Oct 9, 2016

PDE Grant Opportunities for K-12 Schools and Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Programs

  The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is pleased to announce two grant opportunities av...

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Oct 4, 2016

ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURE

The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs has created a list of literary ...

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Aug 31, 2016

Dual Credit Program Development and Implementation Toolkit – Updated!

Dual or concurrent enrollment allows high school students to take college-level, credit bearing cour...

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Aug 4, 2016

Independent Study Program Toolkit

Independent study allows high school students to pursue knowledge that is not offered in an existin...

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July 18, 2016

Creating and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational  Laboratory is offering a free webinar on how to create and s...

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June 23, 2016

Non-Teaching Professionals: Act 48 Courses Available in SAS PD Center

Act 48 courses for non-teaching professionals are now available in the SAS PD Center. Go to http://...

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May 20, 2016

PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENT UPDATE

Clck here to access a recent Penn Link regarding evaluation of Project Based Assessments.

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May 11, 2016

NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR!

The Department of Education is seeking your help to identify outstanding educators who are of great ...

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March 8, 2016

IMPLICATIONS OF SENATE BILL 880

Click here to access a recent Penn Link that clarifies the impact of SB880 on schools.  This Fr...

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Feb 10, 2016

Learn More About Hybrid Learning!

The SAS PD Center now offers a non-facilitated course focusing on hybrid learning - where students e...

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Feb 9, 2016

Increasing Graduation Rates and Decreasing Dropout Rates

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 requires states to develo...

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Dec 17, 2015

Refreshed! Renewed! Revitalized!

The SAS portal has undergone an exciting makeover. Highlights include ease of navigation, ability to...

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Sept 22, 2015

DIGGING DEEPER: ELA, MATH, & SCIENCE

Digging Deeper into content areas documents are designed to help teachers and administrators move fr...

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Aug 24, 2015

STUDENTS FIRST!

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has released the Fidelity Implementation Review and S...

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July 9, 2015

Publish Your Best!

Publish Your Best is now designed for SAS users to create lesson plans and units for personal use.&n...

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June 18, 2015

SAS INSTITUTE SAVE THE DATE

The Pennsylvania Department of Education's 2015 SAS Institute is scheduled for December 6, 2015, thr...

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June 4, 2015

Pennsylvania Civics

Looking for an exciting professional development opportunity?  Submit an application to partici...

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April 21, 2015

Global Awareness Map

Bring your history, geography, and current affairs classes to life with this free, interactive Globa...

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April 1, 2015

Early Learning Standards

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning has revised its Early Childhood Education Standar...

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March 23, 2015

Talent Pool Recommendations

PDE maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders that consists of a cadre of distinguished teacher...

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March 18, 2015

PDE Seeking Project Based Assessment Evaluators

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking qualified educators to assist in the evaluation ...

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Feb 18, 2015

SIS Standards

  As part of its review process, PDE will be seeking feedback on the Student Interpersonal Skil...

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Feb 2, 2015

REGISTER NOW FOR SAS 101

A series of one-day SAS 101 workshops has been scheduled for April 2015.  While geared for high...

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Nov 10, 2014

MATH DESIGN COLLABORATIVE

Research has shown that formative assessment lessons are a powerful way to improve student learning ...

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Nov 6, 2014

CHAPTER 4 FAQs

Click here to access the Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Question document.  The FAQs provide guidan...

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Oct 1, 2014

CDT Student Metacognition Templates Now Available!

PDE has developed student metacognition templates to use with students as a process of moving learni...

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Oct 1, 2014

CDT Skill Pamphlets Now Available!

PDE has developed grade level and course skill lists for Grades 3 – High School for the Classr...

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Sept 30, 2014

REGISTER NOW FOR THE SAS INSTITUTE

Registration for the SAS Institute, The Power of Performance:  Preparing Students for...

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Sept 15, 2014

PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENT FAQS AVAILABLE

Click here to access an updated version of Project Based Assessment Frequently Asked Questions.

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Sept 10, 2014

PBA Webinar

Click here to access a recording of the September 10 PBA webinar: Project Based Assessments:  R...

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Aug 28, 2014

PSSA Item Samplers for Middle School Now Available!

PSSA Preliminary Item and Scoring Samplers for Grades 6, 7, and 8 are now available on the PDE PSSA ...

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Aug 20, 2014

Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U Course Development

PDE is seeking educators to assist in the development of Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U cour...

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Aug 20, 2014

Development of Project Based Assessments

PDE is seeking educators to assist in the development of Project Based Assessments in Alge...

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Aug 15, 2014

PBAs and Students with IEPs

Click here to access a recording of the August 8, 2014, webinar: PBA Update: Procedures for Stu...

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Aug 12, 2014

Grant Opportunity for PA High Performing Schools

The Governor's Expanding Excellence Competitive (Mentoring) Grant is available to any local edu...

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Aug 12, 2014

Grant Opportunity for Districts with Schools that have SPP scores of 79 or Lower

The Governor's Expanding Excellence Competitive (Mentoring) Grant is available to any local edu...

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Feb 12, 2014

Accessing Project Based Assessment Released Projects

Click here to access to projects utilized in the 2013 Project Based Assessment field test....

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Jan 17, 2014

PA Core Curriculum Maps

Pennsylvania educators have created a set of PK-12 curriculum module maps in Mathematics and English...

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Dec 12, 2013

PA Core Aligned Writing Rubrics

The PA Core aligned writing rubrics for grades 3-5 and 6-8 are now posted on PDE's PSSA site.  ...

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Oct 30, 2013

PDE Seeking Project Based Assessment Evaluators

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking qualified educators to assist in the evaluation ...

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Oct 18, 2013

Project Based Assessment Site is Open!

The Project Based Assessment (PBA) site is now open and available for site coordinators to register ...

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Oct 16, 2013

Online Course Catalog

With an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), PDE has created a list...

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Sept 30, 2013

Project Based Assessment

The Project Based Assessment site will open the week of October 14, 2013.  Assessment Coordinat...

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Sept 30, 2013

School Performance Profile Media Kit

PDE has created a School Performance Profile (SPP) media kit for schools.  Click here to access...

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Sept 16, 2013

Project Based Assessments

PDE has updated the Project Based Assessment Frequently Asked Question document and added a Roles an...

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Sept 5, 2013

PA School Performance Profile – Charter School Training Update

The registration link for the charter school trainings is now available.  Please click on the l...

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Aug 22, 2013

SAS Institute 'Save the Date'

The Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) SAS Institute is scheduled for Dec. 8 through Decem...

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Aug 14, 2013

Project Based Assessment Webinar Recordings

PDE recently offered a Project Based Assessment webinar for school administrators.  To access t...

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June 12, 2013

Classroom Diagnostic Tools Update

The Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) is a set of online assessments designed to provide diagnostic i...

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June 11, 2013

PA Core - Eligible Content Crosswalks

Crosswalks showing the alignment between the PA Academic Standard Eligible Content and the PA Core E...

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June 5, 2013

PA School Performance Profile (SPP) - Update 6/5/2013

The training site for the PA School Performance Profile (SPP) is now active.

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June 3, 2013

PA School Performance Profile (SPP) - Updates

As of June 3, 2013 the following have been updated: Demonstration site (now includes an Elementary ...

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Jan 17, 2013

PA Mathematics Core Training Modules

PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their Mathemat...

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Jan 17, 2013

PA Mathematics Core Standards Emphasis Documents

The Mathematics emphasis guides provide direction to educators in terms of what topics require more ...

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Jan 8, 2013

Pennsylvania School Performance Profile PLC

PDE is pleased to announce the creation of a Pennsylvania School Performance Profile (SPP) Professio...

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Dec 26, 2012

Library Model Curriculum

The Library Model Curriculum is based on the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards for English Language...

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Nov 30, 2012

Keystone Exams – Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Complexity

To gain a deeper understanding of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) and cognitive complexity of items on Keys...

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Nov 30, 2012

Business, Computer, and Information Technology Curriculum Framework

With the completion of the Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards, BCIT edu...

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Nov 6, 2012

PA Core Aligned Curriculum Frameworks

Click here to download draft copies of the revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Curriculum ...

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Oct 18, 2012

PA ELA Core Standards Training Modules

PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their English ...

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Sept 28, 2012

Core Standards Online Resources

Organizations and states from across the country have developed web sites with an assortment of valu...

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Sept 28, 2012

PA Core Crosswalk Documents Available

Standard crosswalk documents are now available for English Language Arts and Mathematics.  The ...

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Aug 10, 2012

PA Core Standards Available on SAS

With the establishment of PA Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics, Pennsylvania has also adopted t...

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July 31, 2012

SAS Provides Access to the Teachscape Teacher Effectiveness Series

Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching was adopted as the overarching vision for effective ins...

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July 25, 2012

Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards

The Business, Computer and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards for PreK- 12 are now available in...

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May 17, 2012

Safe & Supportive Schools

The Safe and Supportive Schools element is now active, and the Student Interpersonal Skills (SIS) St...

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May 10, 2012

PA Core Standards

Pennsylvania Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics have been reposted and aligned...

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Feb 8, 2012

PA Law Helps Protect Youth from Concussions

Governor Tom Corbett signed a law called the Safety in Youth Sports Act (PDF) that increases aw...

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Dec 20, 2011

Keystones to Opportunity - Local Literacy Needs Assessment

The Keystones to Opportunity Initiative has added a NEW fill-in Local Literacy Needs Assessment to t...

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Dec 2, 2011

Literacy Design Collaborative: It's Time To Write!

Through the support of the Gates Foundation, PA educators from across the state have developed a set...

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Oct 31, 2011

Keystone Exams Update

The Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content document for Civics and Government is now available on S...

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Oct 31, 2011

Keystones to Opportunities

Keystones to Opportunity Grant (Striving Readers) documents and PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan are n...

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