Continuing Professional Education

  • Our MissionContinuing professional education

    Our mission is simple – to help educators advance their careers. 

    We do that by offering a variety of high-quality professional development through:

    • Act 48 Workshops - Act 48 workshops provide a wide range of opportunities to assist educators attain the required hours needed to maintain certification.  Participants who meet all requirements will have their hours reported to the PA Department of Education.

    • Advanced Placement® (AP) Summer Institute - Endorsed by the College Board®, AIU's four-day AP summer institute is designed to equip teachers with content and resources to enhance their teaching of AP courses. AIU's annual AP summer institute also provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers, from all across the United States, to exchange ideas and information with their professional peers and to become a member of an extended professional learning community.

    • Continuing Professional Education Courses - Offering a wide variety of graduate-level credit courses to educators during three academic terms (fall, spring and summer) throughout the year. CPE course credits can be used to fulfill the requirements associated with obtaining Level II certification, Master's Equivalency certification and Act 48. 

    • Educator Induction Program - An approved educator induction program for new Level I professional educators. Public school districts, CTC, private and charter schools from across the region enroll educators in this highly regarded program that is designed to help novice educators acclimate to the demands of working in a school environment. Offered in a convenient online format, participating educators are guided by subject matter experts through the domains that are critical to professional educators. Upon successful completion of the educator induction program, educators earn three graduate credits that can be applied toward Level II certification. AIU's educator induction program is a convenient way for your school district, CTC, private and charter school to meet its obligation to provide a comprehensive teacher induction program for new employees at a reasonable cost.

    There's still time register for these Fall 2021 CPE courses:

    New this fall!

    Establishing Habits of Mind in K-12 Computer Science (registration closes 10/27)
    Online; Audience: K-12 computer science and STEM educators, All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 11/19; Price: $399

    How to Design a Digital Classroom for the 21st Century Learner (registration closes 11/3)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/8 – 12/4; Price: $399

    Pittsburgh Heritage 2 (registration closes 11/9; Pittsburgh Heritage 1 is not a prerequisite for this course)
    Taught by Sarah Greenwald of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators, social study teachers
    Credits: 2; Dates: 11/12 – 12/2 ; Price: $299 

    Other available CPE courses:

    Addressing Learning Disabilities in Education (registration closes 11/16)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/19 – 12/10; Price: $399 

    ADHD in Education (registration closes 10/26)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators; Approved for AIU staff in Speech & Language, Hearing, and Vision
    Credits: 3; Dates: 10/29 – 11/19; Price: $399

    “Apps” and iPads for the K-12 Classroom (registration closes 10/27)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators; Approved for AIU staff in BVIP, D/HH, ESL, ESS/Special Ed, SLP and Vision
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 11/22; Price: $399

    Being Mindful – Teacher and Student Wellness (registration closes 10/27; limited availability)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 11/26; Price: $399

    Building Bridges – Working with (Difficult) Parents (registration closes 11/10)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/5 – 12/10; Price: $399

    Differentiated Instruction – Helping All Students to be Successful (registration closes 10/27)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 11/19; Price: $399 

    ESL 4 Course: Observing, Planning, Implementing, and Managing Instruction (registration closes 10/27)
    Audience ESL teachers and certified K-12 teachers seeking ESL specialist certification
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 1/31; Price: $499

    Infusing Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) into K-12 Classrooms (registration closes 11/10)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/15 – 12/3; Price: $399

    Moving From Problems to Solutions – Building Resiliency Skills (registration closes 11/9)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/12 – 12/3; Price: $399

    Project-Based Learning and Challenge-Based Learning (registration closes 10/27)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators; approved for AIU staff in ESS
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/1 – 11/27; Price: $399

    Teaching K-12 Problem Solving Using Computation Thinking in All Subjects (registration closes 11/3)
    Online; Audience: All K-12 educators
    Credits: 3; Dates: 11/8 – 12/1; Price: $399

    Contact Information

    Primary Program Contact/Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute/Educator Induction Program: 
    Dr. Paul Cindric, Program Director
    paul.cindric@aiu3.net
    412-394-4940

    Continuing Professional Education Courses/Advanced Placement (AP) Summer Institute: 
    Linda Muller, Program Specialist
    linda.muller@aiu3.net 
    412-394-5761

    ACT 48 Workshops/Educator Induction Program: 
    Denise Pilarski, Sr. Administrative Assistant
    denise.pilarski@aiu3.net
    412-394-5845

    FAX:  412-394-5750