Professional Development for Educators
LVC is a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) approved ACT 48 continuing education provider.
Educators in Pennsylvania with a level I or II certification are required to pursue professional development to maintain their active certification status.
Educators must earn six credits of collegiate study, 180 hours of continuing professional education programs, activities, or learning experiences through a PDE-approved provider, or any combination thereof every five years.
Lebanon Valley College is a PDE-approved provider and offers credit and non-credit bearing opportunities for educators seeking to meet this requirement.
Upcoming ACT 48 Professional Development Events
6–8 p.m. | Clyde A. Lynch Memorial Hall, Lebanon Valley College
Earn 3 CEUs for Act 48
Join us for a 2-hour Act 48 presentation designed to deepen your understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through the lens of the social model of disability. We will begin by defining ASD and exploring its diverse characteristics, highlighting how these manifest in the classroom. This session will offer practical strategies for building an inclusive classroom, focusing on effective accommodations and modifications to support these unique learners. Learn techniques to enhance communication with both nonverbal and verbal students, emphasizing the use of visual supports. We will also cover strategies to support social skill development and encourage peer interactions, including group activities and peer-mediated methods. Additionally, we will address common behavioral challenges and discuss proactive behavior management approaches with a focus on interoception. This comprehensive presentation will equip you with the tools needed to foster an inclusive, communicative, and supportive learning environment for students with ASD.
July 7–11, 2025, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Additional Assignments Online July 1–22, 2025
Bertha Brossman Blair Music Center, Lebanon Valley College
Earn 3 credits and ACT 48 hours
This graduate-level course will examine several categories of organizations: education, business, government, military, medicine, and even home. The purpose is to identify a framework that may help integrate independent approaches from these various disciplines to the understanding of human behavior and management theory. The focus is on behavior within organizations and not between organizations. The concentration is on the interaction of people, motivation, and leadership. Finally, we will determine how to apply this understanding to our music classroom and ensemble rehearsals.
Additional ACT 48 Music Education Courses for Ensemble Leaders will be offered in the upcoming semesters focusing on Orchestration & Arranging, Musician & Ensemble Wellness, Ensemble Programming, and Conducting which will lead to a graduate-level credential.
All programs fulfill ACT 48 continuing education credit. Graduate courses are offered online in seven-week accelerated terms throughout the year. Select in-person course options are available in the summer.
- Autism Certificate
- Comprehensive Curriculum and Assessment for PreK-12 Certificate
- Integrative STEM Education Certificate*
- Modern Band Certificate
- Online Teaching and Learning Certificate*
- Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness Certificate*
*Upon completion of Certificate courses, Pennsylvania educators are eligible to apply for the appropriate PDE endorsement through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Recommended Courses for Professional Development
All courses fulfill ACT 48 continuing education credit. Graduate courses are offered online in seven-week accelerated terms throughout the year. Select in-person/hybrid course options are available in the summer.
View course schedules here and recommended courses below.
- EDU 840 Introduction to Designing an Online Learning Environment
- EDU 852 Social and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
- EDU 860 Multi-tiered Systems of Support for Wellness
- EDU 862 Child Development & Social Emotional Learning
- MME 860 Modern Band Pedagogy
- MME 861 Music of Modern Band
- MSE 880 Introduction to STEM Education
- EDU 850 Curriculum Principles and Processes
- EDU 861 Family, Community and Agency Collaborations
- EDU 841 Delivering Effective Online Instruction
- MME 870 Music For All: Teaching Students Music with Exceptionalities
- MSE 890 Special Topics Course
- EDU 831 Assessment for Instructional Planning
- EDU 862 Child Development & Social-Emotional Learning
- EDU 880 Introduction to STEM Education
- MME 801 Philosophy of Music Education
- EDU 832 Instructional Interventions and Methods Across Setting and Grade Levels
- EDU 863 Community Outreach & Social-Emotional Learning
- EDU 840 Introduction to Designing Online Environment
- MME 860 Pedagogy of Modern Band
- MME 861 Music of Modern Band
- MME 872 Contemporary Musicianship Pedagogies
- MME 837 Organizational Leadership for Ensemble Leaders
- Complete the Visiting Student/Professional Development Course Request.
We strongly encourage you to complete your requests at least two weeks before your desired start. If you are within two weeks of when you would like to begin the program, don’t hesitate to contact graduateadmission@lvc.edu for assistance, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Visiting students are not considered degree-seeking. A student intending to matriculate into a graduate degree or certificate program should apply to the program. If you begin as a visiting student and decide to matriculate into a program, you may not take more than one course in a certificate program or two courses in a degree program before applying to the program.