Act 48 • Burnout Prevention for You and Me: Stress Management So You Can Thrive
45 Act 48 Hours. Online & Self-Paced.
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Earn Your Act 48 Hours Online.
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Self-paced with no deadlines. No meetings. No busywork. Offered by a PDE-approved Act 48 provider.
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Finish at your own pace — and we handle the reporting.
Complete this course and we upload your 45 Act 48 hours directly to PERMS — same day, seven days a week. Hours typically post within 24 hours, so even a deadline crunch is safe with us. Want 3 graduate credits instead? Choose the UMass Global edition of this course. Each course is one route or the other, never both.
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What you get:
Finish the course, and we report your hours to PERMS — same day, no extra steps.
Choose the UMass Global edition of this course. Your 3 graduate credits go on an official letter-grade UMass Global transcript, and no Act 48 hours are posted to PERMS for that course.
Each course is one route or the other, never both. Your district decides what it accepts for salary lane movement.
Choosing the UMass Global edition? For district approval, that course is EDDU 9647. See all UMass Global course numbers.
Newer Pennsylvania teachers must convert an Instructional I certificate to Instructional II (Level II) within 6 years of service, and that conversion takes 24 post-baccalaureate credits. The 3 graduate credits from a UMass Global edition can count toward those 24: PDE accepts graduate credits from accredited degree-granting universities and reviews each transcript.
These are graduate-level, non-degree professional development credits, issued on an official UMass Global transcript. Level II certification also requires satisfactory service, PDE-approved induction, and the PDE evaluation, and you apply for it yourself through PDE (TIMS). Confirm your specifics with your district or PDE.
4-Course Bundle (180 Hours)
$399 (save $261 vs. buying 4 courses individually).
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Course Description:
Educator-wellness expert Chanelle Walker, M.Ed., knows that teaching and learning have never been more demanding. That's why she created this transformative FTBT Partner course with practical tools to combat burnout, manage stress, and foster a healthy, balanced classroom environment where everyone can thrive. With mounting pressures from academic performance, standardized testing, and evolving classroom challenges, both educators and students alike are feeling overwhelmed. Let Chanelle's knowledge and empathy lift the weight off your shoulders — so you can uplift your students.
What You’ll Learn:
- Understanding Burnout: Recognize the signs of burnout in both yourself and your students, and learn how it affects learning and classroom dynamics.
- Stress-Management Techniques: Master evidence-based strategies to reduce stress and improve socio-emotional wellness for you and your students.
- Creating a Resilient Classroom: Cultivate a supportive, prosocial environment where burnout is prevented, addressed, and managed with practical solutions.
- Enhancing Learning and Relationships: Improve instructional time, classroom climate, and teacher-student connections through proven stress-reduction practices.
Why Educators Choose This Course:
- Immediate Relief: Gain actionable strategies to reduce stress and improve wellness right away.
- Whole-Class Impact: Address both teacher and student burnout to create a more harmonious and productive learning environment.
- Long-Term Benefits: Build resilience and cultivate habits that enhance classroom relationships and overall well-being.
Build a Thriving Classroom Today:
This course empowers educators to prioritize mental and emotional wellness for themselves and their students. By addressing burnout head-on, you’ll create a more supportive, engaged, and successful learning environment for all.
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Start your journey toward a healthier, happier classroom — where you and your students can truly thrive.
Self-Paced, Online, and Built for Busy Teachers
Practical, self-paced 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.
- ✔️ Classroom-Ready Coursework — Readings, discussions, quizzes and practical written assignments for your own classroom; 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 the same day you finish
Start anytime. Finish at your own pace.
Choose the UMass Global edition of this course. Your credits go on a letter-grade UMass Global transcript, and no Act 48 hours are posted to PERMS for that course. The credits can count toward the 24 post-baccalaureate credits PDE requires for Level II (PDE reviews each transcript; other requirements apply), and your district decides what it accepts for salary lane movement.
Graduate-level semester credit issued by UMass Global — a regionally accredited university partner.
Your Instructor
Chanelle R. Walker, M.Ed., is an educator, speaker, and well-being leader who helps teachers prevent burnout and build sustainable, realistic routines for thriving in and out of the classroom. With more than a decade of classroom experience and additional years supporting educators across diverse educational settings, she blends research-informed strategies with real-world practicality.
Known nationally for her compassionate, actionable approach to educator wellness, Chanelle has presented for organizations across the country and develops accredited, wellness-centered courses that support professional growth, salary advancement, and recertification.
Questions? Reach Chanelle and the FTBT instructor team at info@forteachersbyteachers.org.