SAS Menu Login More SAS News March, 13, 2019 Pennsylvania Graduation Requirements Act 158 of 2018 (Act 158) expands the options for students to demonstrate postsecondary readiness th... READ MORE March, 8, 2019 TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY How do we create impactful and thoughtful learning of the Holocaust with students? Through the Echo... READ MORE March, 6, 2019 Environment and Ecology Educators: Meet Tamara Peffer, PDE’s New Environment and Ecology Content Advisor PDE welcomes Tamara Peffer in her new role as Environment and Ecology Content Advisor. Tamara has be... READ MORE March, 4, 2019 REVISIT SAS INSTITUTE 2018 Whether or not you attended the SAS Institute, take some time to listen to some very compelling wor... READ MORE Feb, 21, 2019 Academic Achievement Significantly Higher in Schools with Strong Libraries According to the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the best measure of the effective... READ MORE Feb, 15, 2019 Making Career Exploration Fun, Informative and Free! Access engaging career exploration games developed by Simcoach Games, a Pittsburgh-based technol... READ MORE Feb, 6, 2019 TDA Instructional Prompt Guides PDE is pleased to announce the release of the TDA Instructional Prompt Guides for grades 3, 4, and 5... READ MORE Feb, 1, 2019 Earn Computer Science Certification Under New PDE Guidelines Read about the Department of Education’s new guidelines for the state’s colleges and universities to... READ MORE Jan, 31, 2019 Artsonia: A Student Art Museum Over 710 schools in Pennsylvania use the free online student art museum Artsonia. Learn more about A... READ MORE Jan, 20, 2019 Power Up with Power Library! Check out the most recent edition of POWER Library News. Discover literature e-resources, art and a... READ MORE Jan, 4, 2019 Thousands of Copyrighted Works Now Freely Available to Teachers Looking for books, poems, and movies to use in your classroom? Duke University's Center for the Stud... READ MORE Dec, 18, 2018 The First Amendment and 21st Century America: Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers Spend six days at the Rendell Center in Philadelphia, July 21-27, 2019, studying the First Amendment... READ MORE Dec, 17, 2018 Career Readiness Resources Pennsylvania’s economic future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce that is prep... READ MORE Nov, 20, 2018 Check Out the Future Ready PA Index The Future Ready PA Index recognizes that students – and the schools that serve them – are more than... READ MORE Nov, 5, 2018 Designating Schools for Support Under ESSA, states are required to craft and implement a system of school accountability—what ESSA ... READ MORE Oct, 23, 2018 Global Competence – Curriculum Framework Now Available The Curriculum Framework for Global Competence is designed to assist educators in developing instruc... READ MORE Oct, 15, 2018 Registration for the SAS Institute! Registration for this year’s SAS Institute, Future Ready PA: Transforming Student Pathways, (Decemb... READ MORE Sept, 18, 2018 Unique Performance Opportunity The PA School Board Association (PSBA) is offering a unique opportunity to showcase smaller music en... READ MORE Sept, 13, 2018 Are You Ready for an Innovation Challenge? The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education... READ MORE Sept, 4, 2018 Gaming Creates Excitement About Career Exploration Access some engaging career exploration games developed by Simcoach Games, a Pittsburgh-based techn... READ MORE Sept, 4, 2018 Why Support the Arts? The arts are fundamental to our humanity. But there’s more. Discover the Ten Reasons to Support the ... READ MORE Sept, 4, 2018 What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? The inaugural What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Best of PA Video Contest featured entries from con... READ MORE July, 26, 2018 Professional Development: Integrate to Improve Student Achievement This one-day workshop is designed to prepare educators to lead systemic change through dynamic data ... READ MORE June, 4, 2018 Science Professional Opportunities and Resources Scroll down through the recent edition of the Science Eblast to access a calendar of exciting activi... READ MORE June, 4, 2018 Future Ready PA Index Indicators College and Career Ready Measures: Graduation Rate and Postsecondary Transition to School, Military, or Work The Graduation Rate and Postsecondary Transition to School, Military, or Work indicators are two of ... READ MORE June, 4, 2018 Professional Development in the Arts Self-paced professional development is now available through the State Education Agency Directors of... READ MORE June, 4, 2018 Professional Growth Opportunity PDE is always looking for educators to join the PDE team for committee work. Eligible committee memb... READ MORE May, 15, 2018 Future Ready PA Index Indicator: English Language Proficiency The English Language Proficiency Indicator, one of two on-track measures, serves as a federal accoun... READ MORE May, 15, 2018 Keystone Library Grants Keystone Library Grants are competitive grants funded through the Keystone Recreation, Park and Cons... READ MORE May, 6, 2018 Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Rigorous Courses of Study The Rigorous Courses of Study Indicator represents the percentage of 12th graders who participated i... READ MORE May, 4, 2018 Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Industry Based Learning The Industry-Based Learning Indicator is designed to evaluate how students are engaging in work- an... READ MORE April, 24, 2018 Future Ready PA Index Indicator: Career Readiness For the 2018-19 school year and beyond, school entities must demonstrate that students have met the ... READ MORE April, 9, 2018 Future Ready PA Indicator: Grade 3 Reading/Grade 7 Mathematics Early Indicators of Success The on-track measure, Grade 3 Reading/Grade 7 Mathematics, reflects research on the relationship bet... READ MORE April, 5, 2018 Future Ready PA Indicator: Statewide Assessment Measures Future Ready PA indicators fall into three main categories: Statewide Assessment Measures On-Track ... READ MORE April, 2, 2018 Connecting the Classroom to the Workplace: Teacher in the Workplace Grants Through Teacher in the Workplace programs, teachers, counselors, and administrators are provided exp... READ MORE April, 2, 2018 Recognizing Talented Educators PDE seeks to develop a talent pool of distinguished teachers and educators at the elementary. This c... READ MORE March, 23, 2018 Future Ready PA Index The Future Ready PA Index will serve as Pennsylvania’s one-stop location for comprehensive informati... READ MORE March, 23, 2018 Science as a Lever for English Learner Equity Students do not need to wait until they learn English in order to engage in scientific thinking and ... READ MORE March, 9, 2018 PCTM 2018 Annual Conference This year’s Pennsylvania Conference of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM) conference will be held August... READ MORE Feb, 23, 2018 Are You Teaching Green? The Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Education and Information Center supports... READ MORE Feb, 23, 2018 Media Arts Professional Development Day PDE is sponsoring a professional development day for all who teach coursework in the media arts (... READ MORE Feb, 14, 2018 Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Spring Institute (FREE) Register now for the FREE Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Spring Institute in State College, P... READ MORE Feb, 4, 2018 Primary Source Sets for Your Classroom Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop critical thinking skills by exploring topi... READ MORE Jan, 31, 2018 State Endorses Computer Science Standards The State Board of Education passed a resolution that provides for the implementation of standards ... READ MORE Jan, 8, 2018 Are You a Pathfinder? Pathfinders Summer Institute 2018 offers an intensive week of in-person professional development i... READ MORE Jan, 5, 2018 Check out these Conference Opportunities! The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE and C) is scheduled for Febru... READ MORE Jan, 5, 2018 The English Language Arts Professional Community needs you! PDE curriculum specialists populate this PLC with up to date information on hot topics in ELA. To jo... READ MORE Nov, 3, 2017 Celebrate Computer Science Week! December 4-10 is Computer Science Week. Click here to access a range of activities to inspire and mo... READ MORE Nov, 3, 2017 Volunteers needed for Commonwealth Education Blueprint Study Group The Pennsylvania School Boards Association is convening two study groups to develop the Commonwealth... READ MORE Oct, 30, 2017 Are You Digging Deeper? Click here to access the newly released PVAAS Digging Deeper documents. In addition to English Langu... READ MORE Oct, 21, 2017 PSSA Test Design 2018 The 2018 test designs are posted on the PDE website (listed under each subject area). Click here ... READ MORE Oct, 12, 2017 2017 PSSA Item Samplers are now available! To access 2017 Mathematics Item Samplers, go to http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Assessment%20and%... READ MORE Oct, 5, 2017 Text Dependent Analysis Toolkit Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) questions are a new item type on the Pennsylvania System of School Ass... READ MORE Sept, 13, 2017 The Power of POWER Library! POWER Library provides access to educational resources such as e-resources, eBooks, primary source d... READ MORE Sept, 10, 2017 Gifted Endorsement Program The On-line Gifted Endorsement Program is designed to increase the level of knowledge, expertise and... READ MORE Aug, 18, 2017 “Capitol”izing on Languages & Global Education Please join PA Council for International Education (PACIE) and PA State Modern Language Association ... READ MORE Aug, 6, 2017 Pennsylvania’s ESSA Plan Submitted We are proud to report that Pennsylvania’s draft Consolidated State Plan pursuant to the Every Stude... READ MORE June, 11, 2017 PVAAS With A Purpose The power in PVAAS comes from using key PVAAS reports to inform the work you do every day! To help y... READ MORE June, 5, 2017 EDUCATOR IN THE WORKPLACE Educator in the Work Place is an opportunity for school staff to experience firsthand the skills and... READ MORE June, 1, 2017 NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR! Nominations are open for the 2019 Pennsylvania Teacher of Year. Click here to access a short nomina... READ MORE May, 31, 2017 SAS Institute Seeking Innovators! PDE’s SAS Institute, Innovative Students…Innovative Educators, is scheduled for December 3 – 6, 2017... READ MORE May, 25, 2017 SAS Professional Development Center Update The Standards Aligned System (SAS) Professional Development (PD) Center is a major provider of Act ... READ MORE May, 11, 2017 FIRST Effective July 1, 2017, the SAS FIRST application will no longer be available on SAS. If you have qu... READ MORE May, 10, 2017 SEEKING TALENT POOL RECOMMENDATIONS PDE maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders that includes a cadre of distinguished teachers ... READ MORE May, 8, 2017 Evaluation of Project Based Assessments (PBA) For schools that have submitted Project Based Assessments (PBA) for evaluation, PDE will be convenin... READ MORE May, 2, 2017 Become a leader in computer science in your school or district! Click here to join the PA Computer Science for ALL Professional Learning Community. Employment of co... READ MORE April, 28, 2017 SAS Institute 2017: Save the Date! Mark your calendars for Innovative Students…Innovative Educators. George Couros, author of The Innov... READ MORE Feb, 6, 2017 Teacher Innovator Awards The Henry Ford Foundation is looking for teachers who demonstrate ingenuity and resourcefulness, who... READ MORE Feb, 3, 2017 Improving Access to Computer Science Learning Opportunities and Pathways for All Students Act 86 legislation allows students to substitute math and/or science graduation credit with a compu... READ MORE Feb, 1, 2017 Act 48 Opportunities The SAS PD Center offers an array of Act 48 courses for Pennsylvania educators. High quality courses... READ MORE Jan, 27, 2017 African American Oral History…Educating and Enlightening for the Future The National Civil War Museum is pleased to present, “The African American Oral History Project: Par... READ MORE Jan, 11, 2017 Educator Scholarships Available The Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge is offering scholarships for K-12 social studies and ELA teac... READ MORE Jan, 4, 2017 PA Science Framework The updated PA Science Framework is now available in the Curriculum Framework section on the SAS web... READ MORE Dec, 9, 2016 Promising Strategies/Personalized Learning Grants Awarded Congratulations to the seventeen schools/programs that received funding to support innovative progra... READ MORE Dec, 6, 2016 USING PVAAS ON PURPOSE FOR A PURPOSE CHECK OUT THE JANUARY-MAY 2017 PVAAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BOOKLETS! These booklets ar... READ MORE Nov, 29, 2016 Pennsylvania Learns: Geometry Course Now Available In addition to the mathematics courses already posted in Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U site, a Pennsy... READ MORE Nov, 28, 2016 Pennsylvania Has Your Back William Penn founded Pennsylvania on principles of tolerance and freedom. All of us lucky enough to ... READ MORE Nov, 16, 2016 LITERACY IS FOR LIFE! LITERACY IS FOR LIFE! Toolkit Now Available Children need to be prepared for life beyond school—lif... READ MORE Oct, 31, 2016 Update: SAS Institute Registration – Registration Quotas No Longer in Effect! Don’t forget to register for the upcoming SAS institute: Personalized Learning…Empowering Teachers... READ MORE Oct, 19, 2016 INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLKITS Three instructional toolkits are now available for Pennsylvania educators. Click here to access the... READ MORE Oct, 9, 2016 PDE Grant Opportunities for K-12 Schools and Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Programs The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is pleased to announce two grant opportunities av... READ MORE Oct, 4, 2016 ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURE The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs has created a list of literary ... READ MORE Aug, 31, 2016 Dual Credit Program Development and Implementation Toolkit – Updated! Dual or concurrent enrollment allows high school students to take college-level, credit bearing cour... READ MORE Aug, 4, 2016 Independent Study Program Toolkit Independent study allows high school students to pursue knowledge that is not offered in an existin... READ MORE July, 18, 2016 Creating and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory is offering a free webinar on how to create and s... READ MORE June, 23, 2016 Non-Teaching Professionals: Act 48 Courses Available in SAS PD Center Act 48 courses for non-teaching professionals are now available in the SAS PD Center. Go to http://... READ MORE May, 20, 2016 PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENT UPDATE Clck here to access a recent Penn Link regarding evaluation of Project Based Assessments. READ MORE May, 11, 2016 NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR! The Department of Education is seeking your help to identify outstanding educators who are of great ... READ MORE March, 8, 2016 IMPLICATIONS OF SENATE BILL 880 Click here to access a recent Penn Link that clarifies the impact of SB880 on schools. This Fr... READ MORE Feb, 10, 2016 Learn More About Hybrid Learning! The SAS PD Center now offers a non-facilitated course focusing on hybrid learning - where students e... READ MORE Feb, 9, 2016 Increasing Graduation Rates and Decreasing Dropout Rates The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 requires states to develo... READ MORE Dec, 17, 2015 Refreshed! Renewed! Revitalized! The SAS portal has undergone an exciting makeover. Highlights include ease of navigation, ability to... READ MORE Sept, 22, 2015 DIGGING DEEPER: ELA, MATH, & SCIENCE Digging Deeper into content areas documents are designed to help teachers and administrators move fr... READ MORE Aug, 24, 2015 STUDENTS FIRST! The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has released the Fidelity Implementation Review and S... READ MORE July, 9, 2015 Publish Your Best! Publish Your Best is now designed for SAS users to create lesson plans and units for personal use.&n... READ MORE June, 18, 2015 SAS INSTITUTE SAVE THE DATE The Pennsylvania Department of Education's 2015 SAS Institute is scheduled for December 6, 2015, thr... READ MORE June, 4, 2015 Pennsylvania Civics Looking for an exciting professional development opportunity? Submit an application to partici... READ MORE April, 21, 2015 Global Awareness Map Bring your history, geography, and current affairs classes to life with this free, interactive Globa... READ MORE April, 1, 2015 Early Learning Standards The Office of Child Development and Early Learning has revised its Early Childhood Education Standar... READ MORE March, 23, 2015 Talent Pool Recommendations PDE maintains a file of emerging classroom leaders that consists of a cadre of distinguished teacher... READ MORE March, 18, 2015 PDE Seeking Project Based Assessment Evaluators The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking qualified educators to assist in the evaluation ... READ MORE Feb, 18, 2015 SIS Standards As part of its review process, PDE will be seeking feedback on the Student Interpersonal Skil... READ MORE Feb, 2, 2015 REGISTER NOW FOR SAS 101 A series of one-day SAS 101 workshops has been scheduled for April 2015. While geared for high... READ MORE Nov, 10, 2014 MATH DESIGN COLLABORATIVE Research has shown that formative assessment lessons are a powerful way to improve student learning ... READ MORE Nov, 6, 2014 CHAPTER 4 FAQs Click here to access the Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Question document. The FAQs provide guidan... READ MORE Oct, 1, 2014 CDT Student Metacognition Templates Now Available! PDE has developed student metacognition templates to use with students as a process of moving learni... READ MORE Oct, 1, 2014 CDT Skill Pamphlets Now Available! PDE has developed grade level and course skill lists for Grades 3 – High School for the Classr... READ MORE Sept, 30, 2014 REGISTER NOW FOR THE SAS INSTITUTE Registration for the SAS Institute, The Power of Performance: Preparing Students for... READ MORE Sept, 15, 2014 PROJECT BASED ASSESSMENT FAQS AVAILABLE Click here to access an updated version of Project Based Assessment Frequently Asked Questions. READ MORE Sept, 10, 2014 PBA Webinar Click here to access a recording of the September 10 PBA webinar: Project Based Assessments: R... READ MORE Aug, 28, 2014 PSSA Item Samplers for Middle School Now Available! PSSA Preliminary Item and Scoring Samplers for Grades 6, 7, and 8 are now available on the PDE PSSA ... READ MORE Aug, 20, 2014 Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U Course Development PDE is seeking educators to assist in the development of Pennsylvania Learns iTunes U cour... READ MORE Aug, 20, 2014 Development of Project Based Assessments PDE is seeking educators to assist in the development of Project Based Assessments in Alge... READ MORE Aug, 15, 2014 PBAs and Students with IEPs Click here to access a recording of the August 8, 2014, webinar: PBA Update: Procedures for Stu... READ MORE Aug, 12, 2014 Grant Opportunity for PA High Performing Schools The Governor's Expanding Excellence Competitive (Mentoring) Grant is available to any local edu... READ MORE Aug, 12, 2014 Grant Opportunity for Districts with Schools that have SPP scores of 79 or Lower The Governor's Expanding Excellence Competitive (Mentoring) Grant is available to any local edu... READ MORE Feb, 12, 2014 Accessing Project Based Assessment Released Projects Click here to access to projects utilized in the 2013 Project Based Assessment field test.... READ MORE Jan, 17, 2014 PA Core Curriculum Maps Pennsylvania educators have created a set of PK-12 curriculum module maps in Mathematics and English... READ MORE Dec, 12, 2013 PA Core Aligned Writing Rubrics The PA Core aligned writing rubrics for grades 3-5 and 6-8 are now posted on PDE's PSSA site. ... READ MORE Oct, 30, 2013 PDE Seeking Project Based Assessment Evaluators The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking qualified educators to assist in the evaluation ... READ MORE Oct, 18, 2013 Project Based Assessment Site is Open! The Project Based Assessment (PBA) site is now open and available for site coordinators to register ... READ MORE Oct, 16, 2013 Online Course Catalog With an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), PDE has created a list... READ MORE Sept, 30, 2013 Project Based Assessment The Project Based Assessment site will open the week of October 14, 2013. Assessment Coordinat... READ MORE Sept, 30, 2013 School Performance Profile Media Kit PDE has created a School Performance Profile (SPP) media kit for schools. Click here to access... READ MORE Sept, 16, 2013 Project Based Assessments PDE has updated the Project Based Assessment Frequently Asked Question document and added a Roles an... READ MORE Sept, 5, 2013 PA School Performance Profile – Charter School Training Update The registration link for the charter school trainings is now available. Please click on the l... READ MORE Aug, 22, 2013 SAS Institute 'Save the Date' The Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) SAS Institute is scheduled for Dec. 8 through Decem... READ MORE Aug, 14, 2013 Project Based Assessment Webinar Recordings PDE recently offered a Project Based Assessment webinar for school administrators. To access t... READ MORE June, 12, 2013 Classroom Diagnostic Tools Update The Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) is a set of online assessments designed to provide diagnostic i... READ MORE June, 11, 2013 PA Core - Eligible Content Crosswalks Crosswalks showing the alignment between the PA Academic Standard Eligible Content and the PA Core E... READ MORE June, 5, 2013 PA School Performance Profile (SPP) - Update 6/5/2013 The training site for the PA School Performance Profile (SPP) is now active. READ MORE June, 3, 2013 PA School Performance Profile (SPP) - Updates As of June 3, 2013 the following have been updated: Demonstration site (now includes an Elementary ... READ MORE Jan, 17, 2013 PA Mathematics Core Training Modules PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their Mathemat... READ MORE Jan, 17, 2013 PA Mathematics Core Standards Emphasis Documents The Mathematics emphasis guides provide direction to educators in terms of what topics require more ... READ MORE Jan, 8, 2013 Pennsylvania School Performance Profile PLC PDE is pleased to announce the creation of a Pennsylvania School Performance Profile (SPP) Professio... READ MORE Dec, 26, 2012 Library Model Curriculum The Library Model Curriculum is based on the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards for English Language... READ MORE Nov, 30, 2012 Keystone Exams – Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Complexity To gain a deeper understanding of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) and cognitive complexity of items on Keys... READ MORE Nov, 30, 2012 Business, Computer, and Information Technology Curriculum Framework With the completion of the Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards, BCIT edu... READ MORE Nov, 6, 2012 PA Core Aligned Curriculum Frameworks Click here to download draft copies of the revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Curriculum ... READ MORE Oct, 18, 2012 PA ELA Core Standards Training Modules PDE has developed a series of training modules to assist educators as they transition their English ... READ MORE Sept, 28, 2012 Core Standards Online Resources Organizations and states from across the country have developed web sites with an assortment of valu... READ MORE Sept, 28, 2012 PA Core Crosswalk Documents Available Standard crosswalk documents are now available for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The ... READ MORE Aug, 10, 2012 PA Core Standards Available on SAS With the establishment of PA Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics, Pennsylvania has also adopted t... READ MORE July, 31, 2012 SAS Provides Access to the Teachscape Teacher Effectiveness Series Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching was adopted as the overarching vision for effective ins... READ MORE July, 25, 2012 Business, Computer, and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards The Business, Computer and Information Technology (BCIT) Standards for PreK- 12 are now available in... READ MORE May, 17, 2012 Safe & Supportive Schools The Safe and Supportive Schools element is now active, and the Student Interpersonal Skills (SIS) St... READ MORE May, 10, 2012 PA Core Standards Pennsylvania Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics have been reposted and aligned... READ MORE Feb, 8, 2012 PA Law Helps Protect Youth from Concussions Governor Tom Corbett signed a law called the Safety in Youth Sports Act (PDF) that increases aw... READ MORE Dec, 20, 2011 Keystones to Opportunity - Local Literacy Needs Assessment The Keystones to Opportunity Initiative has added a NEW fill-in Local Literacy Needs Assessment to t... READ MORE Dec, 2, 2011 Literacy Design Collaborative: It's Time To Write! Through the support of the Gates Foundation, PA educators from across the state have developed a set... READ MORE Oct, 31, 2011 Keystone Exams Update The Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content document for Civics and Government is now available on S... READ MORE Oct, 31, 2011 Keystones to Opportunities Keystones to Opportunity Grant (Striving Readers) documents and PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan are n... READ MORE Copyright © 2019 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Help Contact Us Terms of Use FAQ