Act 48 • Blended Learning 2.0: Tech & AI Strategies for Modern Classrooms
45 Act 48 Hours — or upgrade to 90 Act 48 Hours + 3 Graduate Credits. Online & Self-Paced.
Earn Your Act 48 Hours Online.
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Self-paced. No meetings. No busywork. 100% PDE-compliant.
Trusted by 10,000+ educators nationwide since 2015.
Finish at your own pace — and we handle the reporting.
Complete this course and we upload your 45 Act 48 hours directly to PERMS. Want to fast-track with 90 Act 48 hours and/or bank 3 graduate credits toward a lane change? You can add the optional graduate-credit upgrade anytime.
Confirm For Teachers By Teachers in the official PDE PERMS system.
- Choose “View Approved Providers.”
- In Provider Name, type: For Teachers By Teachers.
- Press Search to see our active listing.
Choose your option:
Standard option. Finish the course, and we report your hours to PERMS — no extra steps.
Enrollment stays $165.
Add 3 credits anytime: pay the optional $190 transcript fee — even after you complete the course.
Instead of 45 hours, PDE reports 90 hours when you choose the credit option.
Credits appear on a letter-grade transcript (UMass Global).
Apply graduate credits toward district salary lane movement.
You’ll get the purchase link inside your course, and your official UMass Global transcript is provided.
4-Course Bundle (180 Hours)
$399 (save $261 vs. buying 4 courses individually).
Complete all 4 now or take them one at a time. No deadlines.
(Optional 3 graduate credits per course.)
Course Description:
Ready to modernize your classroom and engage your students like never before? This self-paced, quiz-based online course helps PK-12 educators harness the power of blended learning, technology integration, and AI tools to create dynamic, student-centered environments that allow more time for you to support students who need it the most. Learn how to personalize instruction, leverage the power of student agency, ensure tech equity and accessibility, implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, and more — while building a future-ready classroom that intrinsically motivates every type of student.
What You’ll Learn:
- Blended Learning Models: Explore multiple models including station rotation, flipped classroom, and flex approaches — choose what works best for your students and classroom environment.
- Technology Integration: Discover best practices for combining tech with traditional instruction to support engagement, differentiation, and student agency, along with dozens of state-of-the-art tech and AI resources.
- AI in Education: Learn how to ethically and effectively use popular AI tools to streamline instruction, support personalized learning, and improve student outcomes.
Why Educators Love This Course:
- Interactive and Engaging Content: Enjoy bite-sized videos, real-life examples, and multimedia activities — no lengthy written assignments!
- Flexible Learning: Complete the course anytime, anywhere, at your own pace.
- Actionable Strategies: Walk away with practical tools, ideas, web apps for education, and other resources you can use immediately —whether you teach in-person, online, or hybrid.
Transform Your Classroom Today:
This course is designed to equip teachers with the mindset and tools to bring modern blended learning to life. Whether you're just beginning your tech journey or looking to level up your blended practice, these research-backed strategies and classroom-tested tools will spark student curiosity, motivation, and achievement.
Enroll Today:
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your teaching and create a more flexible, engaged classroom. Join us today and earn graduate-level credits while future-proofing your instruction!
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments — this is stress-free professional learning designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish the course whenever it’s convenient. You don’t need to be working with students to complete it, and there are no scheduled meetings. The course is 100% self-paced and self-guided — so you can work whenever and wherever it fits your life.
- ✔️ 100% Online & Self-Paced — Start and finish anytime.
- ✔️ Quiz-Based, No Busywork — Retake quizzes as needed; no meetings.
- ✔️ PreK–12 Relevant — Applies to all grades, subjects, and roles.
Use the enrollment button at the top of this page to get immediate access to your online classroom.
- ✔️ Full access to all course materials
- ✔️ 45 Act 48 hours uploaded to PERMS when you finish
Start anytime. Finish at your own pace.
This optional credit upgrade changes your Act 48 reporting from 45 to 90 total Act 48 hours.
- ✔️ Enrollment stays $165
- ✔️ Pay the optional $190 fee for 3-credits anytime — even after you finish
- ✔️ Credits appear on a letter-grade transcript (UMass Global)
- ✔️ Many PA districts apply graduate credits toward salary lane movement
- ✔️ You’ll get the optional credit purchase link and step-by-step instructions inside your online classroom
Graduate-level semester credit issued by UMass Global — a regionally accredited university partner.
* Each graduate credit equals 30 Act 48 hours.
Your Course Instructor
For Teachers By Teachers is a highly dedicated team of licensed educators with professional certifications across grades PK–12. Our areas of expertise include Special Education, Childhood Education, Art Education, and Reading Specialist certifications.
Collectively, our course authors and instructors bring more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. We are passionate about empowering teachers and have contributed meaningfully to school communities in Hawai‘i, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, and Ohio.
Our mission is to support your professional growth with flexible, high-quality online courses designed by teachers—for teachers. If you have any questions or need support, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@forteachersbyteachers.org. We’re here to help!