Directions: Proposal for Offering Act 48 Continuing Professional Education Hours
Approved Provider: Juniata College
Address: 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652
Date Submitted:
Person Responsible for Reporting All Juniata College Act 48 Completers to PDE:
Athena Frederick, Registrar
Phone: 814-641-3171
Fax: 814-641-3199
Email: fredera@juniata.edu
Person(s) Seeking Approval and Responsible for Development of This Specific Program or
Activity:
Name:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Program or Activity Title:
Date(s) Proposed for the Program or Activity:
Description of the Program or Activity: (Please attach agenda.)
Target Population: (Related to the area of the educator’s assignment or certification)
(Description of how the needs of the adult learners will be met based on Principles of Adult Learning
Theory: http://wcwts.wisc.edu/mandatedreporter/adult_learning.pdf)
Objectives: PDE recommends the following website as a resource:
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/FD/writingobjectives.pdf.)
Standards: Information related to specific standards, can be located at the following websites:
PA Academic Core Standards http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_board_of_education/8830/state_a
cademic_standards/529102.
Improving school climate or social-emotional wellness, reference a Resiliency Framework at:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_school_climate_standard
s/18977
Specifically, PDE’s proposed School Climate Standards are accessible at:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_school_climate_standard
s/18977/pennsylvania_school_climate_standards_%28draft%29/682166
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The proposed Interpersonal Skills Standards are accessible at:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_school_climate_standard
s/18977/pennsylvania_interpersonal_skills_standards_%28draft%29/682169
*Note that the PA Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education already
address certain resiliency factors, and are available at the State Board of Education website
address noted above.
PA Early Learning Standards: The Early Learning Standards are meant to guide the
development of pre-kindergarten programs:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/standards/8709/early_learning_standar
ds_for_pre-kindergarten/522221.
*Be advised that if the offerings target early childhood educators primarily, the application will
need to be approved by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
English Language Learners: Reference the World Class Instructional Design and Assessment
(WIDA) English Language Proficiency Standards, which are accessible at:
http://www.wida.us/standards/elp.aspx.
Learning technologies or software: Partnership for 21st Century Skills Frameworks for
Information, Media and Technology Skills:
http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=120
ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students, Teachers, and
Administrators: at http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS
Special needs learners or students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) can reference
the provisions and requirements of 22 Pa. Code Chapter 14 (Special Education Services and
Programs), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), or 34 CFR 300 (federal IEP
regulations), especially if they provide educators with information on dealing with special
conditions that impact student achievement (ADHD, autism, visual, auditory and speech
limitations, disabilities that limit physical mobility, and intellectual disabilities), but of the type
that classroom teachers would benefit by knowing more about in order to encourage and assist
students to excel and achieve at higher levels.
Expected Outcomes or Competencies: (As it relates to the availability of opportunities for
sustained job-embedded application of the material learned including how lessons learned will be
applied in the participant’s school-based practice.)
Assessment: (Must assure that participants fulfilled the objectives, retained essential content, and/or
apply the content in classroom instructional strategies.)
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Proposal for Offering Act 48 Continuing Professional Education Hours
Approved Provider: Juniata College
Address: 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652
Date Submitted:
Person Responsible for Reporting All Juniata College Act 48 Completers to PDE:
Athena Frederick, Registrar
Phone: 814-641-3171
Fax: 814-641-3199
Email: fredera@juniata.edu
Person(s) Seeking Approval and Responsible for Development of This Specific Program or
Activity:
Name:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Program or Activity Title:
Date(s) Proposed for the Program or Activity:
Description of the Program or Activity: (Please attach agenda.)
Target Population:
Objectives:
Standards:
Expected Outcomes or Competencies:
Assessment:
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