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PDE SAS Structured Literacy Training
**IMPORTANT**
This is required training for any individuals holding the certifications listed below. This training must be completed no later than the beginning of the 2028-29 school year. Please check with your building principal to confirm whether you have already completed this training.
Article XV-N of the School Code, as amended by Act 47 of 2025, establishes statewide requirements related to Structured Literacy professional development, evidence-based reading curriculum materials, universal screening, and reading intervention for students in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3.
The law requires any individual whose role is included within the definition of educator and is responsible for providing or supervising reading instruction, intervention, or coaching to complete professional development from the list developed by PDE.
Pennsylvania educators holding certifications in Early Childhood (PK-4), Elementary - Middle Level (4-8), Special Education (PK-12), Reading Specialist, and ESL must complete Structured Literacy professional development to meet Act 135 of 2024 (amending Act 47 of 2025/Chapter 49) requirements.
Go to www.pdesas.org
Login in at the top right side of the screen (If you do not have a SAS account, you will need to create one)
Then click your "SAS Tools” yellow button at the top right
Click the “PD Center”
Type the name of the Introduction to Structured Literacy in the search field on the left side and click enter
10 hours, asynchronous, free
Click the yellow "Options" button to Preview the course or Register to participate in the course
Curriculum Writing & Development
The following areas have been pre-approved by Melissa Inselmann for Curriculum writing.
Summer 2026 Curriculum Writing
OpenSciEd Overview K-2
STEAM K-8
Financial Literacy
English 12 AP
Writing Program K-4
6 - 18+ hours (Independent/Team)
Must be approved by M. Inselmann
OpenSciEd Professional Development Training
OpenSciEd adoption training will take place for the specific grade levels listed below.
June 11, 2026 - 8 AM - 3 PM training on Kit .2:
Kindergarten: Melissa Grube, Madison Higgins, Elizabeth Miller, Megan Murphy, Janelle Nemeth, Megan Stewart - Room 105
1st Grade: Lorinne Bodner, Tara Flamisch, Erin Rapp, Marcia Rich, Tiandra Riegel, Abbey Shiffert - Room 115
2nd Grade: Anthony Brinkley, Jami Gallo, Jacquelyn Garner, Michele Hillanbrand, Erica McDonough, Erin Stramitis - Room 121
June 11, 2026 - 8 AM - 3 PM training on Kit .3:
3rd Grade: Katherine Haberern, Brandon Keks, Laura Kotran, Kim Labezius, Meredith Miller - Room 213
July 13, 2026 - 8 AM - 3 PM training on Kit .3 - Location: CASD Board Room - District Administration Office
4th Grade: Laura Gregson, Josepth Rivera, Jordan Schutter, James Wilson, Brett Zieber
August 10, 2026 - 8 AM - 3 PM training on Kit .3 - Location: CASD Board Room - District Administration Office
5th Grade: Savannah Dixon, Amanda Freiler, Lisa Packard, Marlaina Riegel, Kelly Sourwine
6th Grade: Taylor Snyder
Discovery Education: PA STEELS
Discovery Education: PA STEELS Hub
Discovery Education helps K-12 teachers meet the new PA STEELS with thousands of time-saving resources, including ready-to-use, phenomena-based activities and interactives to engage students.
Browse on-demand webinars, resources for elementary, middle, and high school, Career Readiness alignment, and additional professional learning resources.
Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Trainings
Act 70 requires that school districts provide Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Training to educators who are responsible for teaching these topics within their curriculum. However, any educator wishing to learn more about human rights, genocide, the Holocaust, civil discourse, and facilitating discussion on difficult topics may be interested in viewing these presentations.
SAS PD Center
In need of Act 48 hours?
Check out the PDE SAS PD Center! (sign in required)
Courses in this system are generally self-paced and all provide Act 48 hours. With your SAS account and PPID you can register and take courses free of charge!
Note: You can finish a course before the listed duration!
Please keep track of your time and provide any materials gathered at completion of the chosen course.
SAS STEELS Hub
PA Science & Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability Standards (STEELS)
The newly adopted Pennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability, and Pennsylvania Technology and Engineering Standards were developed jointly to ensure consistency, coherence and a cohesive K—12 integrated approach to science education in the Commonwealth. The new STEELS standards will be fully integrated into classroom instruction by the 2025-26 school year. PDE has created a STEELS Hub to assist educators in understanding the standards design and the supporting foundation boxes and to provide a wealth of materials and resources to support implementation
Pennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Environment and Ecology (Grades 6–12)
Pennsylvania Technology and Engineering Standards (Grades 6–12)
This STEELS Hub provides educators resources to implement and support the new standards. An implementation plan developed by PDE aims to ensure that all students have access to an education that prepares them to succeed and become life-long learners.
CHECK OUT the following resources on the STEELS Hub:
Foundation Boxes provide details for each standard: Clarifying Statements, Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCC) or Technology and Engineering Practices. Foundation boxes also include a PA context, linkage to PA Career Ready Skills, and connections to other PA standards.
Curriculum Frameworks
Technology & Engineering
Science
Environmental Literacy & Sustainability: Coming Soon!
Instructional Resources - offer recommendations for selection of instructional materials, strategies for instruction, development of assessments, connections to other content areas, and utilization of anchor phenomena.
Curriculum Resources - Pennsylvania educators developed a set of vetted resources to support curriculum development.
Professional Learning - Recorded training sessions include standards overview, unpacking the standards, structure of the foundation boxes, 3-D teaching & learning, science & engineering practices, cross cutting concepts, cross content connections, integration of environmental literacy and sustainability, phenomena driven instruction, and assessment.
Assessment - Access resources for local assessment development as well as updates on state assessments. The Assessment tab has recently been enhanced to include several resources to support 3-D assessments
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