Events in October 2019
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| 09/29/2019 | 09/30/2019(1 event)9:00 am: TDA ~ A League of Learners 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 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 | 10/01/2019 | 10/02/2019(2 events)8:30 am: Clinton-Lycoming Fall Student Assistance County Coordination Meeting 8:30 am - 11:30 am Sharewell Building, Lower Level, 200 East St., Williamsport, PA 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 Academy 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Registration Closed | 10/03/2019(1 event)9:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day Workshop 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Intensive 2 Day IEP Writing Workshop Program Topics:
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Presenter: Erin D. Gilsbach, Esq., Executive Director of EdLaw Interactive | 10/04/2019(1 event)9:00 am: Writing a Legally Defensible IEP 2 Day Workshop 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Intensive 2 Day IEP Writing Workshop Program Topics:
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Presenter: Erin D. Gilsbach, Esq., Executive Director of EdLaw Interactive | 10/05/2019 |
| 10/06/2019 | 10/07/2019 | 10/08/2019 | 10/09/2019(1 event)9:00 am: PIIC Coaching Caravan 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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.
| 10/10/2019(1 event)8:30 am: Computer Science Academy 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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. | 10/11/2019(1 event)8:30 am: Computer Science Academy 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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. | 10/12/2019 |
| 10/13/2019 | 10/14/2019(2 events)8:00 am: Classroom Staff Meeting 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Staff Meeting for Tim Hanner's & Maria Pierce's Division 8:30 am: AT & STEM 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 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 | 10/15/2019 | 10/16/2019 | 10/17/2019 | 10/18/2019 | 10/19/2019 |
| 10/20/2019 | 10/21/2019 | 10/22/2019 | 10/23/2019(2 events) | 10/24/2019(1 event) | 10/25/2019(1 event)8:30 am: School Counselors Professional Learning Opportunity 8:30 am - 2:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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
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| 10/27/2019 | 10/28/2019 | 10/29/2019 | 10/30/2019(1 event) | 10/31/2019 | 11/01/2019(1 event)9:00 am: Fall 4 Innovation ~ Option A or B 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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 | 11/02/2019 |