Events in February 2015
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| 02/01/2015 | 02/02/2015 | 02/03/2015(1 event)8:30 am: PA Science Curriculum Framework Work Session 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This workshop will be a work session lead by our PDE Science Education Advisor, Dave Bauman. This session is designed to empower teachers in the development of our new PA Science Curriculum Framework. This document has been created collaboratively by educators across the commonwealth. Participants will help make final adjustments to the document and provide input about the document to the Science Education Advisor. Goals for the Day:
Target Audience:Â Science Teachers, specifically:
To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/04/2015 | 02/05/2015 | 02/06/2015 | 02/07/2015 |
| 02/08/2015 | 02/09/2015 | 02/10/2015(1 event)8:00 am: Quality Behavior Solutions - Safety Care Specialist Certification 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This training requires demonstration of 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Safety Care Training is a two-full-day training that teaches the goals of safety management, interdisciplinary treatment, creates an understanding of challenging behavior, establishing a safe environment, practicing safety habits, delivering and differential reinforcement. Safety care training teaches incident minimization, de-escalation procedures, incident management (physical safety techniques) and post incident procedures. This is a physical training. Participants should dress appropriately in loose, comfortable clothing. Please refrain from wearing flip flops, sandals, clogs, or open toed shoes. Athletic shoes such as sneakers are most appropriate. The training will require participants to shuffle backward, twist and turn and transition from a standing to floor position. Participants should only register if they are willing and able to demonstrate the physical competencies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the facilitator. This training is not open to parents, outside agencies, or districts not within IU 17. School districts served by BLaST IU 17 will not be invoiced. Registration fees will be covered by IDEA funding. Lunch will be provided on site. ** Participants must attend the entire two-day training to receive certification and Act 48 credit. Partial credit will not be awarded. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/11/2015(1 event)8:00 am: Quality Behavior Solutions - Safety Care Specialist Certification 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This training requires demonstration of 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Safety Care Training is a two-full-day training that teaches the goals of safety management, interdisciplinary treatment, creates an understanding of challenging behavior, establishing a safe environment, practicing safety habits, delivering and differential reinforcement. Safety care training teaches incident minimization, de-escalation procedures, incident management (physical safety techniques) and post incident procedures. This is a physical training. Participants should dress appropriately in loose, comfortable clothing. Please refrain from wearing flip flops, sandals, clogs, or open toed shoes. Athletic shoes such as sneakers are most appropriate. The training will require participants to shuffle backward, twist and turn and transition from a standing to floor position. Participants should only register if they are willing and able to demonstrate the physical competencies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the facilitator. This training is not open to parents, outside agencies, or districts not within IU 17. School districts served by BLaST IU 17 will not be invoiced. Registration fees will be covered by IDEA funding. Lunch will be provided on site. ** Participants must attend the entire two-day training to receive certification and Act 48 credit. Partial credit will not be awarded. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/12/2015(1 event)8:30 am: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System - Tier Two Interventions 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This is a requested training designed for schools to initiate the development of Tier Two interventions in their School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System. Participants attending with a tier two team, including an administrator, can complete the steps to establish a check in check out system. Teams will audit existing interventions, establish entrance and exit rules required to access tier two interventions, and determine from existing data interventions that are in need of development. Participants will complete the online training for Check In/Check Out System available through SWIS with a subscription. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/13/2015(2 events)N/A: Teaching Thinking 101 N/A - 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Teaching Thinking 101 is a fun, two-day, course that teaches you how to get kids thinking about their learning. Modeled on feedback from tens of thousands of teachers nationwide, Teaching Thinking 101 focuses on how we think and learn. You will learn a handful of very powerful concepts, see how to put them into practice, and engage in skill building with your peers throughout the day, using a suite of tools such as ThinkBlocks, MetaMaps (on and offline), and ThinkQuery. N/A: Understanding, Creating and Scoring PSSA Text-Dependent Analysis Prompts N/A - 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 19% of the grade 4-8 PSSA this year will be based upon one text-dependent analysis question, requiring students to integrate high level reading and writing skills. This 2-day workshop will focus on understanding the demands of these tasks, developing similar tasks to be used within your content area, and in applying scoring guidelines that will be used for the PSSA to uncover students' strengths and weaknesses. | 02/14/2015 |
| 02/15/2015 | 02/16/2015 | 02/17/2015(2 events)8:30 am: Proactive Classroom Management 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Mid-year is often a good time to reflect on our own classroom management systems and consider what is working well and what may need to be strengthened. It's never too late to try new techniques when it comes to managing our classrooms. In today's session, we will be looking at the basics of proactive classroom management. As teachers, we will look at what we can proactively set up or change in our classrooms (or ourselves) to successfully manage student behavior. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org. 9:00 am: VLINC Point of Contact In-Service - 2 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 VLINC PoC will receive training on VLINC systems, participate in program overviews by fellow PoC's and take part in hands-on planning for their programs and VLINC as a whole. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org.
| 02/18/2015 | 02/19/2015(1 event)8:30 am: Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Dorsett Drive Mansfield, PA 16933 USA The Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) is a state-wide system of support that enhances the work of school-based instructional coaches. School-based instructional coaches provide professional development for teachers and school leaders focused on refining classroom practices, increasing student engagement, and improving student achievement. Sessions will be designed around PIICs four elements of coaching and include strategies for one-on-one and small group coaching, analyzing data, using evidenced-based literacy/instructional strategies, and strategies to promote reflective practices. Because these sessions focus on the process of coaching, it is applicable to all curriculum models including Learning-Focused Schools, Reading Apprenticeship, and Standards Aligned System. The content of these sessions is applicable to PreK-12 teacher leaders, instructional coaches, department chairs, curriculum coordinators, and principals. Identified PIIC coaches are required to attend all sessions throughout the year while non-PIIC participants are encouraged but not required to attend all sessions throughout the year. To register for this event please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/20/2015(1 event) | 02/21/2015 |
| 02/22/2015 | 02/23/2015(1 event)N/A: Understanding, Creating and Scoring PSSA Text-Dependent Analysis Prompts N/A - 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 19% of the grade 4-8 PSSA this year will be based upon one text-dependent analysis question, requiring students to integrate high level reading and writing skills. This 2-day workshop will focus on understanding the demands of these tasks, developing similar tasks to be used within your content area, and in applying scoring guidelines that will be used for the PSSA to uncover students' strengths and weaknesses. | 02/24/2015(1 event)8:00 am: Quality Behavior Solutions Safety Care Specialist Recertification 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This training requires demonstration of 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Participants will recertify on verbal and physical de-escalation techniques. Various therapeutic holds will be demonstrated and practiced. They will learn to de-escalate a crisis situation and test out of core competencies. This is a physical training. Participants should dress appropriately in loose, comfortable clothing. Please refrain from wearing flip flops, sandals, clogs, or open toed shoes. Athletic shoes such as sneakers are most appropriate. The training will require participants to shuffle backward, twist and turn and transition from a standing to floor position. Participants should only register if they are willing and able to demonstrate the physical competencies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the facilitator. This training is not open to parents, outside agencies, or districts not within IU 17. School districts served by BLaST IU 17 will not be invoiced. Registration fees will be covered by IDEA funding. Lunch will be provided on site. To register for this event please visit www.elrnr.org. | 02/25/2015(1 event)9:00 am: Share It: How to Utilize Screencasting in Your School 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This workshop will be designed for all learners, teachers, students and administration. It is recommended that a district send a team consisting of at least one adult learner(teacher, instructional coach, curriculum coordinator, administrator, technology coach, etc.) and at least two, and no more than four, students (grades 7-12). A screencast is a digital video and audio recording of what occurs on a presenter's computer screen, and it can be used to create sophisticated, information-rich multimedia presentations. Screencasting can be integrated across curriculum and into a plethora of learning activities. Screencasts are an effective instructional format that can be used for tutorials, demonstrations, digital storytelling, and narrated PowerPoint presentations, integrating photos, media, and more. The workshop will be designed to educate and empower Teachers and Students in your district. All participants will receive an introduction to the SAMR model and learn how screencasting can be used at each level; learn about various screencasting tools available for different devices; meet teachers and students currently using screencasting in their school; learn the skills essential for screencasting; plan a screencast; and apply skills to create a screencast. In order to fully participate in this learning experience, all participants should bring a mobile device or laptop to the workshop for students and teachers, and have the ability to download applications and programs onto your device. To register for this event, please visit www.elrnr.org.
| 02/26/2015 | 02/27/2015(2 events)All day: Quality Behavior Solutions Safety Care Specialist Recertification All day - 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This training requires demonstration of 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Participants will recertify on verbal and physical de-escalation techniques. Various therapeutic holds will be demonstrated and practiced. They will learn to de-escalate a crisis situation and test out of core competencies. This is a physical training. Participants should dress appropriately in loose, comfortable clothing. Please refrain from wearing flip flops, sandals, clogs, or open toed shoes. Athletic shoes such as sneakers are most appropriate. The training will require participants to shuffle backward, twist and turn and transition from a standing to floor position. Participants should only register if they are willing and able to demonstrate the physical competencies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the facilitator. This training is not open to parents, outside agencies, or districts not within IU 17. School districts served by BLaST IU 17 will not be invoiced. Registration fees will be covered by IDEA funding. Lunch will be provided on site. To register for this event please visit www.elrnr.org. 9:00 am: School Wide Information Systems - SWIS Training 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 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. | 02/28/2015 |