Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching and Learning

Promoting excellence and equity in learner-centered education throughout Pennsylvania.

The Academy oversees a number of grant programs designed to enhance teaching and learning through various professional and organizational development programs and activities. It also works to strengthen collaboration and understanding among key stakeholder groups about the learning needs of students, support for the learning process, transition from school to career, and the expectation that the future work force is equipped with the necessary skills and abilities fostered by a high quality education. 

Academy Overview

• includes Mission, Statement of Purpose, History, Scope of Activities and Advisory Council 

Programs overseen by the Academy include:

• Aligning Curriculum to Standards in PA - Pennsylvania's Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant (ACTS in PA / TQE)
• Elementary Education Task Force
• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
• Governor's Academy for Urban Education
• Governor's Commission on Training America's Teachers
• Increasing Teacher Quality through Hand-held, Hands-On Technology Integration
• Leadership and Excellence for Administrators in Pennsylvania Schools (LEAPS)
• National Science Foundation Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation in Pennsylvania (NSF CETP-PA)
• P/K-16 Councils
• Preparing Excellent Reading Teachers for the Primary Grades
• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3)
• Principal Leadership Induction Program (PLI)
• Teachers Evolve and Change with Help (TEACH)
• Urban Seminar

Working Groups:

• Pennsylvania Network for Professional Development Schools