Penn Learning Network

This course centers on Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind by Eric Jensen, offering educators research-based strategies to support student engagement and achievement, particularly for children affected by poverty and trauma. Through collaborative reading and discussion, participants explore practical methods to build a high-energy, supportive classroom environment and enhance cognitive capacity, guided by The Four Lenses of Learning and The Five Reading, Writing, Talking Processes.

The Executive Coaching certificate program aims to empower leaders with the tools and strategies needed to foster positive transformation in others. Led by faculty experts in adult learning, our program provides evidence-based education tailored to help you achieve your coaching goals effectively.

In this course, participants apply the PLN Frameworks to their own classroom materials, adapting strategies to fit their specific curriculum and student needs. Through problem-solving and critical thinking activities, educators explore inclusive teaching methods that support comprehension, composition, language investigation, and student reflection within a workshop-based approach.

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are set to revolutionize teaching and learning. Explore transformative ideas, design innovative learning activities, and collaborate with peers to integrate AI into your classroom.

The Instructional Coaching Endorsement and Certificate Program equips K–12 educators with the knowledge and practical skills to become effective instructional coaches and change agents while earning a Pennsylvania Instructional Coaching Endorsement. Participants explore coaching models, relationship-building, and feedback strategies while applying their learning through embedded practicum hours in real-world settings.

This course equips educators with research-based strategies to support diverse learners—including students with autism, ADHD, English Language Learners, and gifted students—across reading, writing, and speaking. Participants build a practical framework to address varied learning needs, while exploring one or more learner groups in depth through instruction, research, and classroom application.

This course supports educators in enhancing science and literacy instruction through a focus on conservation and endangered species, using case studies and hands-on experiences like zoo visits to connect research-based strategies with real-world application. Participants develop a curriculum unit centered on an animal of their choice, integrating The PLN Frameworks and State Standards, while collaborating to address practical classroom implementation.

The Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Certificate enhances educators' abilities to apply classroom-based lessons and curriculum to develop students’ intrapersonal and interpersonal skills for success in and out of the classroom.

Acquire the tools you need to embrace learner variability, proactively identify barriers, and unlearn the beliefs, skills, and systems that prevent all students from learning and innovating. In this 2 course certificate in Universal Design for Learning, we'll share the power and promise of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Innovator’s Mindset and provide learners with options, choices, and opportunities to reflect, create, connect, and innovate. 

Through the Data Science Methods for Digital Learning Platforms certificate program, you will learn to use both algorithms designed specifically for digital learning platforms and how to effectively apply algorithms developed for more general purposes to digital learning platform data. 

The International College Advising certificate program allows you to develop your capacity as an international college counselor to better advise your students who are seeking higher education experiences outside their home countries. Developed by faculty at Penn GSE, this program is the only comprehensive college advising program designed for international college counselors.

This program supports leaders to explore both the theory behind authentic learning as well as the practical considerations and approaches to pursue authentic learning within a department, school, or system.

The Project-Based Learning for Global Climate Justice program equips educators with the knowledge and skills they need to design projects that engage students in this important environmental justice work. Learn about PBL for Global Climate Justice and how to engage your students in authentic, action-oriented, and meaningful learning experiences. The time to take action on global climate change is now.

The Teaching and Leading Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Certificate program teaches you methods to support healthy and equity-oriented social and emotional learning in your classrooms, schools, and organizations.