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.
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
- 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.