Rebecca Ort

Rebecca Ort is the Certification and Compliance Officer and Teacher Education Program Specialist for Penn State Harrisburg. She graduated from Elizabethtown College with a B.S. in Secondary Social Studies Education. After spending several years as a high school social studies teacher, she made the change to higher education and has found great passion in the preparation and development of future teachers. Her main responsibilities at Penn State Harrisburg are teacher certification and program accreditation.

Areas of Responsibility

Contact Ms. Ort for support with the following:

• Certification Testing
• Certification Applications/Teacher Information Management System (TIMS)
• Program Accreditation
• Teacher Education Council
• Act 48 Hours and PA Department of Education Information
• Teacher Residency Program/District Partnerships