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| September 29, 2019 | September 30, 20199:00 am: TDA ~ A League of Learners9:00 am: TDA ~ A League of LearnersSeptember 30, 2019 – This professional development offering will take the form of a professional learning network for administrators, curriculum coordinators and teacher leaders (grades 3-8) who are willing to collaborate in round table discussions and dive deeper with text-dependent analysis. Participants will gain a deep understanding of learning progressions in order to monitor student growth and differentiate classroom instruction. Participants must have previously attended Teaching Deliberate Analysis in order to participate in A League of Learners. COST: $80 |
October 1, 2019 | October 2, 20198:30 am: Clinton-Lycoming Fall Student Assistance County Coordination Meeting8:30 am: Clinton-Lycoming Fall Student Assistance County Coordination MeetingOctober 2, 2019 – Clinton-Lycoming Fall Student Assistance County Coordination Meeting What: Milton Hershey School’s “Chocolate and Poverty” training addresses the characteristics and traits of students and families living in poverty. It aids participants in understanding how a family or child in poverty might behave differently and how economic realities affect daily living. Where: Lower Level Board Room, Sharwell Building, 200 East St., Williamsport, PA When: October 2, 2019 from 8:30-11:30 with registration at 8:00 Who: Student Assistance Program Team Members, Liaisons, and Administrators in Clinton and Lycoming Counties There is no cost for the training. Breakfast will be served. Registration deadline is SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Act 48 credits will also be available for the training portion of the meeting. If you do not have an E-LRNR account, you will need to create one.
Questions? Contact your SAP Regional Coordinator: Clinton County: Trish Johnson (814-602-1667, c-pjohnson@pa.gov) Lycoming County: Mark Nevill (570-323-8561, ext. 1026, mnevill@IU17.org)
8:30 am: FYI: PASCD Supervision Leadership Academy8:30 am: FYI: PASCD Supervision Leadership AcademyOctober 2, 2019 – Registration Closed |
October 3, 20199:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day Workshop9:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day WorkshopOctober 3, 2019 – October 4, 2019 Intensive 2 Day IEP Writing Workshop Program Topics:
Who Should Attend?
Presenter: Erin D. Gilsbach, Esq., Executive Director of EdLaw Interactive |
October 4, 20199:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day Workshop9:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day WorkshopOctober 3, 2019 – October 4, 2019 Intensive 2 Day IEP Writing Workshop Program Topics:
Who Should Attend?
Presenter: Erin D. Gilsbach, Esq., Executive Director of EdLaw Interactive |
October 5, 2019 |
| October 6, 2019 | October 7, 2019 | October 8, 2019 | October 9, 20199:00 am: PIIC Coaching Caravan9:00 am: PIIC Coaching CaravanOctober 9, 2019 – To enhance your Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) experience, join us for our PIIC Coaching Caravan. To continue growing our coaching toolkit and coaching best-practices, participants will take their learning on the road and visit four different districts within the BLaST IU17 region. At each district, coaches will focus on one of the four elements of coaching including one-on-one and small group coaching, analyzing data, using evidenced-based literacy/instructional strategies, and strategies to promote reflective practices. Complete the entire Coaching Caravan to get the full four-quadrant experience! Participants will witness the quadrants in action, and then reflect on how these practices could be used within their own building or district. These caravans will focus on the process of coaching and is applicable to all identified PIIC coaches; however, it is also applicable to PreK-12 teacher leaders, instructional coaches, department chairs, curriculum coordinators, and principals. When registering with payment, the participant is purchasing the bundle, which consists of the four visits. If an event occurs and the participant is unable to attend, please let Rebecca Gibboney (rgibboney@iu17.org) know in advance for planning purposes. Schedule: 10/09/19- East Lycoming; 2/12/20-Southern Tioga; 4/8/20-Northeast Bradford Cost $150 Registration closes October 2, 2019.
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October 10, 20198:30 am: Computer Science Academy8:30 am: Computer Science AcademyOctober 10, 2019 – Inspired by the highly successful Intro Computing course that has been taught at Carnegie Mellon University for the past 10+ years and is ranked in the top five CS courses in the country by Bloomberg News, CS Academy provides an online computer science curriculum, designed for high school students that is engaging, creative, rigorous, and fun. In CS Academy, students use interactive questions, coding activities, and built-in resources to learn coding and increase their understanding and application of computer science. IU17 District Participants will have 2-day cohort (12 instructional hours)
Registration Closes October 3, 2019. |
October 11, 20198:30 am: Computer Science Academy8:30 am: Computer Science AcademyOctober 11, 2019 – Inspired by the highly successful Intro Computing course that has been taught at Carnegie Mellon University for the past 10+ years and is ranked in the top five CS courses in the country by Bloomberg News, CS Academy provides an online computer science curriculum, designed for high school students that is engaging, creative, rigorous, and fun. In CS Academy, students use interactive questions, coding activities, and built-in resources to learn coding and increase their understanding and application of computer science. IU17 District Participants will have 2-day cohort (12 instructional hours)
Registration Closes October 3, 2019. |
October 12, 2019 |
| October 13, 2019 | October 14, 20198:00 am: Classroom Staff Meeting8:00 am: Classroom Staff MeetingOctober 14, 2019 – Staff Meeting for Tim Hanner's & Maria Pierce's Division 8:30 am: AT & STEM8:30 am: AT & STEMOctober 14, 2019 – This is an interactive workshop merging AT & STEM! We begin by discussing joint attention skills. Next we will look at different technology options available to meet the needs of our students and make language learning fun. The day will include discussion of tools that can be used with students with special needs to build language skills. We will also discuss STEM activities often used in the general education setting and how these activities can be used to build language skills and provide ideas for inclusion. The day will include hands on activities. Registration begins at 8:15 AM. COST: $40 (includes lunch, materials & ACT 48 processing) Location: Canton Office Registration closes October 7, 2019 |
October 15, 20199:00 am: The ABC's of the Foreign Language Classroom9:00 am: The ABC's of the Foreign Language Classroom
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October 16, 20199:00 am: Guided Math ~ Cohort II9:00 am: Guided Math ~ Cohort II |
October 17, 20198:00 am: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (YMHFA)8:00 am: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (YMHFA)October 17, 2019 – Description:This training runs from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm full participation is required. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. Facilitator: Kelly Swartwood - SDO-03509+ Credits: 8.00 Course Dates: 10/17/2019 to 10/17/2019 Session Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Registration begins at 7:45 AM) Registration Deadline: 10/11/2019 Semester: Fall Target Audience: Location: BLaST IU 17 Williamsport Office Directions: Please refer to our webpage at www.iu17.org for directions. Cost: 50.00 Includes Book, ACT 48 Processing and lunch. |
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| October 20, 2019 | October 21, 2019 | October 22, 201912:00 pm: SWIS ECIC Coaches Meeting12:00 pm: SWIS ECIC Coaches MeetingOctober 22, 2019 – This is a requested training to create a local collaboration opportunity for internal and external school-wide positive behavior support coaches. Information presented at the PaTTAN coaches meetings will be disseminated locally and create an opportunity for teams to collaborate. |
October 23, 201912:00 pm: IU 17 Leadership Council Meeting12:00 pm: IU 17 Leadership Council MeetingOctober 23, 2019 – |
October 24, 20198:45 am: BLaST Curriculum Coordinators and Principals Meeting8:45 am: BLaST Curriculum Coordinators and Principals MeetingOctober 24, 2019 – These meetings are scheduled to discuss PDE updates and initiatives. Other meeting topics and/or content may be added to the agenda. If you have requests, please contact Brooke Beiter at bbeiter@iu17.org. Schedule: Registration is open until 10/21/2019
9:00 am: The Interconnected Systems Framework for Integrating Mental Health Within MTSS Behavioral Support9:00 am: The Interconnected Systems Framework for Integrating Mental Health Within MTSS Behavioral SupportOctober 24, 2019 – Participants will learn how school-wide systems of positive behavior support operate as a framework for an expanded continuum of mental health interventions. Participants will learn strategies for effectively integrating community and school-based mental health providers into school teams for an expanded system of behavioral health support. Participants will become familiar with tools to guide the development and implementation of an Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) to effectively expand school-based systems of behavior and mental health support. Cost: $25 includes ACT 48 processing and lunch 11:30 am: Fountas & Pinnell Classroom Awareness Session11:30 am: Fountas & Pinnell Classroom Awareness SessionOctober 24, 2019 – PLEASE JOIN US Please join us for this complimentary Lunch and Learn to hear about Every child has the right to grow up literate as a member of a dynamic learning community that values the richness of linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity. This occurs in a classroom community of readers and writers, where children are reading, thinking about, talking about and writing about a wide range of beautiful, engaging texts; where children's curiosity drives authentic inquiry that builds a deep understanding of their world; and where all parts of the literacy curriculum are thoughtfully connected to best support the learning needs of each individual child. At this event you will learn about what a coherent system of literacy instruction looks like, why it's important, and how to implement in every classroom. A Coherent, Multi-Text Approach to Literacy Instruction consists of: *Interactive Read Aloud |
October 25, 20198:30 am: School Counselors Professional Learning Opportunity8:30 am: School Counselors Professional Learning OpportunityOctober 25, 2019 – This Professional Learning Opportunity for K-12 School Counselors will occur three times a year. The cohort package is intended for the consistent attendance of a school counselor for all three sessions. The full day professional learning topics will reference ASCA recognized materials, PDE Initiatives, local community efforts and district needs. Session Topics Include: 1. Maximizing Student Achievement: Placement, Intervention and Planning 2. Understanding Culturally Responsive Counseling: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 3. Building Community Partnerships: Health Wellness and Workforce 4. Strengthening the Home and School Connection: Communicating with Compassion 5. Developing Plans for Success: Post-Secondary Transitions and Career Readiness 6. Supporting ASCA Model Mindsets: Professional Advocacy
8:30 am: School-Wide Information Systems Training8:30 am: School-Wide Information Systems TrainingOctober 25, 2019 – This is a requested training for schools purchasing the SWIS system and implementing School-Wide Positive Behavior Support. The training details getting to know SWIS, using SWIS data for discipline decisions, SWIS data entry and reporting schedule, common navigation, logging into and out of SWIS, generating reports, tools, building fluency, and annual account activities. Registration closes on 10/22/2019 11:30 am: SWIS CICO Check In Check Out School-Wide Information System Data Entry Training11:30 am: SWIS CICO Check In Check Out School-Wide Information System Data Entry TrainingOctober 25, 2019 – CICO-SWIS provides school staff with an online space to enter CICO point card data easily and efficiently online. Data are summarized across five reports allowing teams to: 1. Monitor individual student progress: Three reports give teams a way to see 1. If each student is meeting his/her goals each day. 2. How each student is doing at each check-in period. 3. The overall impact of plan changes made throughout the course of the intervention. 4. The impact of the intervention on each student’s office discipline referral count. 2. Review the overall integrity and fidelity of the program: Targeted (Tier II) and Universal (Tier I) teams can review two graphs in CICO-SWIS to see: 1. Overall student progress in the targeted intervention. 2. Overall effectiveness of the CICO intervention in the school. Registration begins at 11:15 AM 11:30 am: SWIS CICO Check In Check Out School-Wide Information System Data Entry Training11:30 am: SWIS CICO Check In Check Out School-Wide Information System Data Entry TrainingOctober 25, 2019 – CICO-SWIS provides school staff with an online space to enter CICO point card data easily and efficiently online. Data are summarized across five reports allowing teams to: 1. Monitor individual student progress: Three reports give teams a way to see 1. If each student is meeting his/her goals each day. 2. How each student is doing at each check-in period. 3. The overall impact of plan changes made throughout the course of the intervention. 4. The impact of the intervention on each student’s office discipline referral count. 2. Review the overall integrity and fidelity of the program: Targeted (Tier II) and Universal (Tier I) teams can review two graphs in CICO-SWIS to see: 1. Overall student progress in the targeted intervention. 2. Overall effectiveness of the CICO intervention in the school. Registration begins at 11:15 AM |
October 26, 2019 |
| October 27, 2019 | October 28, 2019 | October 29, 2019 | October 30, 20198:00 am: Career Readiness Training8:00 am: Career Readiness TrainingOctober 30, 2019 – SCHOOL TO WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS—A CULTURAL SHIFT PRINCIPAL AND TEACHER TRAINING The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is pleased to announce a one-day 6-hour train-the-trainer boot camp (Act 48) designed to assist districts in meeting the statewide postsecondary attainment 2025 goal of 60 percent of Pennsylvanians with a postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree. Training will be provided by the Career Readiness State Training (CRST) team and will include the following: • Career Readiness and Workforce in PA (Career Education and Work Standards) • Industry-Based Learning • Stakeholder and Workforce Partnerships • Classroom and Workforce Alignment • Supporting Resources District training teams should include a minimum of three and no more than ten K-12 educators. The lead team member should be a building principal or assistant principal. With an emphasis on classroom alignment to workforce needs, team composition should include teachers from both elementary and secondary. The goal of this training is the development of an action plan that utilizes stakeholder and workforce partnerships to expand the classroom to career connections and build school wide momentum for career readiness. Team members will be poised to provide support in the implementation of the action plan. 9:30 am: District Special Education Coordinator Meeting9:30 am: District Special Education Coordinator MeetingOctober 30, 2019 – These meetings are scheduled to discuss PDE updates and initiatives. Other meeting topics and/or content may be added to the agenda. If you have requests, please contact Amy Wolfhope-Briggs. abriggs@iu17.org This event is for SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATORS, PRINCIPALS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVED BY BLaST IU 17. There is no charge for this event. Lunch will be provided on site. |
October 31, 2019 | November 1, 20199:00 am: Fall 4 Innovation ~ Option A or B9:00 am: Fall 4 Innovation ~ Option A or BNovember 1, 2019 – Fall for Innovation is designed to expose teachers from all content areas to innovation tools and practices that will enhance their current curriculum. This professional development offering is intended for ANY classroom teacher (k-12) or administrator that would like to gain more experience and knowledge with innovation and STEM education across all content areas. Participants will spend the morning interacting with one another through a hands-on, interactive session with Lending Library tools and gadgets, plus more Instructional Technology tools. In the afternoon, participants will develop lessons, for any content area, that uses a 21st Century Mindset (innovation, critical thinking, etc.). This session will reiterate that STEM and innovation are not a silo subject, but rather should be integrated into daily lessons across all content areas. Participants can choose from different options for this workshop series. To register click the desired option line. Registration for both closes October 28, 2019 Option A: The Innovator’s Complete Package Option B: Face-to-Face Workshop |
November 2, 2019 |
