Act 48 β’ Empowered Peace: Conflict Resolution for Educators and Classrooms
45 Act 48 Hours β or upgrade to 90 Act 48 Hours + 3 Graduate Credits. Online & Self-Paced.
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Complete this course and we upload your 45 Act 48 hours directly to PERMS β same day, seven days a week. Hours typically post within 24 hours, so even a deadline crunch is safe with us. 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 β even after you finish.
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Choose your option:
Standard option. Finish the course, and we report your hours to PERMS β same day, no extra steps.
Enrollment stays $165.
Add 3 credits anytime: pay the optional $190 transcript fee β 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).
Move over on your district's salary schedule β a lane change isn't a one-time bonus, it's a raise that repeats every school year. (Lane policies vary by district β check your salary schedule.)
Youβll get the purchase link inside your course, and your official UMass Global transcript is provided.
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. Each graduate-credit upgrade gives you 3 credits toward those 24 β so the same $190 upgrade that takes your Act 48 hours to 90 and moves you on the salary schedule also moves you toward Level II. Three benefits, one upgrade.
These are graduate-level professional-development credits (not a degree program), 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) β it's not something we file for you. 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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(Optional 3 graduate credits per course.)
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Course Description:
Teacher wellness expert Chanelle Walker, M.Ed. brings her signature warmth and research-backed approach to one of educationβs most pressing challenges: conflict. Whether itβs a heated exchange between students, tension with a colleague, or the ongoing stress of navigating a high-stakes school environment, Empowered Peace gives you a practical, compassionate framework to transform conflict into connection.
What Youβll Learn:
- Understanding Conflict Through a Wellness Lens: Explore how emotional regulation, trauma awareness, and educator identity shape the way conflict shows up in your classroom and school community.
- Communication That De-escalates: Learn practical language strategies and non-verbal techniques that calm tense situations before they escalate.
- Teaching Conflict Resolution to Students: Go beyond eliminating conflict β build student capacity to resolve disagreements constructively, with empathy and accountability.
- Managing Tough Moments with Grace: Develop a personal toolkit for staying regulated and responsive under pressure, even on your hardest days.
- Leading the Culture Shift: Design a customized Conflict Resolution Restorative Practice Plan that you can implement in your classroom or share school-wide.
Why Educators Choose This Course:
- Rooted in Real Research: Grounded in SEL, behavioral science, restorative practices, and the Danielson Framework β so your learning is both evidence-based and professionally credible.
- Expert Perspectives: Features video interviews with Antonio Sanford of the WAVE program and other practitioners working on the frontlines of conflict resolution in schools.
- Immediately Applicable: Leave with a personalized implementation plan, ready-to-use classroom language, and a restorative practices toolkit you can use the very next day.
Build Peace in Your Classroom β Starting Now.
When educators lead with calm confidence, students feel it. Classrooms become safer. Learning deepens. And you reclaim the joy of teaching. Empowered Peace will give you the foundation β and the tools β to make that a reality.
Enroll Today! Step into your role as a conflict-responsive leader in your school community.
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments β 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 itβs convenient. You donβt need to be working with students to complete it, and there are no scheduled meetings. The course is 100% self-paced and self-guided β so you can work whenever and wherever it fits your life.
- βοΈ 100% Online & Self-Paced β Start and finish anytime.
- βοΈ Quiz-Based, No Busywork β Retake quizzes as needed; no meetings.
- βοΈ PreKβ12 Relevant β 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.
- βοΈ Full access to all course materials
- βοΈ 45 Act 48 hours uploaded to PERMS the same day 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.
- βοΈ Enrollment stays $165
- βοΈ Pay the optional $190 fee for 3-credits anytime β even after you finish
- βοΈ Credits appear on a letter-grade transcript (UMass Global)
- βοΈ Move over on your district's salary schedule β a raise that repeats every year (lane policies vary by district)
- βοΈ Counts toward the 24 post-baccalaureate credits required for Pennsylvania Level II certification β 3 of 24 (other requirements apply)
- βοΈ Youβll get the optional credit purchase link and step-by-step instructions inside your online classroom
Graduate-level semester credit issued by UMass Global β a regionally accredited university partner.
* Each graduate credit equals 30 Act 48 hours.
Your Course 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.
Enroll today for just $165 | Pay for graduate credits later if you choose