Events in October 2024
- QBS Initial Training
QBS Initial Training
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10/02/2024 – 10/03/2024Safety-Care is more than crisis management training; it provides the skills and competencies necessary to effectively prevent, minimize, and manage behavioral challenges with dignity, safety, and the possibility of change. Safety-Care delivers the tools you need to be safe when working with behaviorally challenging individuals using up-to-date and effective technologies from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS). These strategies are appropriate for individuals experiencing developmental, neurologic, psychiatric, and other impairments, as well as individuals who have experienced psychological or sexual trauma. Safety-Care promotes a reinforcement-based approach to developing new skills, maintaining safety, and reducing or eliminating restrictive interventions such as restraint. This training lasts two full days; participants must come prepared to demonstrate verbal and physical competencies to earn QBS Safety Care initial certification.
Date/Location/Time:
10/02/24 & 10/03/24 - Williamsport office - 8:00am - 4:00pmAct 48 hours: 13
Cost: $625
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today!
School Counselor CollaborativeSchool Counselor Collaborative
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10/02/2024This 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 include student and staff mental health needs and strategies; legislative updates; programmatic best practices; equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives; counselor-identified needs and PDE initiatives (Chapter 339 K-12 Guidance Plans, Career Education and Work Standards, etc.).
Dates/Locations (all sessions are from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm):
10/02/24: Canton (Grades K-12 - all participants)
12/11/24: Williamsport (Grades K-6 counselors)
12/18/24: Williamsport (Grades 7-12 counselors)
3/05/25: Canton (Grades K-12 - all participants)Act 48 hours: 15
Cost: $175
Lunch will be providedClick HERE to register today!
- QBS Initial Training
QBS Initial Training
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10/02/2024 – 10/03/2024Safety-Care is more than crisis management training; it provides the skills and competencies necessary to effectively prevent, minimize, and manage behavioral challenges with dignity, safety, and the possibility of change. Safety-Care delivers the tools you need to be safe when working with behaviorally challenging individuals using up-to-date and effective technologies from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS). These strategies are appropriate for individuals experiencing developmental, neurologic, psychiatric, and other impairments, as well as individuals who have experienced psychological or sexual trauma. Safety-Care promotes a reinforcement-based approach to developing new skills, maintaining safety, and reducing or eliminating restrictive interventions such as restraint. This training lasts two full days; participants must come prepared to demonstrate verbal and physical competencies to earn QBS Safety Care initial certification.
Date/Location/Time:
10/02/24 & 10/03/24 - Williamsport office - 8:00am - 4:00pmAct 48 hours: 13
Cost: $625
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today!
- QBS Advanced Skills (Initial & Recertification)
QBS Advanced Skills (Initial & Recertification)
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10/08/2024This is training for QBS Safety-Care, Advanced Skills Module (initial or recertification). This module provides an expanded toolbox of skills and strategies for those already certified in the Safety-Care® Core Curriculum. It includes physical safety skills, team intervention, strategies for prevention and management of peer aggression, vehicle incidents, object management, transitions, and floor holds. Participants will demonstrate numerous competencies and pass a written exam in order to be QBS Advanced Skills certified by the end of training.
Date/Location/Time:
10/08/2024 - Canton office - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Act 48 hours: 7
Cost: $625
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today!
- Guided Self-Assessment of Human Capital In Your District
Guided Self-Assessment of Human Capital In Your District
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10/10/2024Work with district colleagues to explore your human capital systems and find strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities to gather more information. In this two-day workshop, participating district teams will use Pennsylvania-specific human capital self-assessment tools. Participants will also learn about and share effective practices in educator human capital. Prior to the workshop, teams will complete a human capital data inventory so they have relevant information ready and accessible during the workshop.
Audience:
LEA-level staff whose roles include: principal supervision; recruitment; hiring; mentoring and induction; or planning/implementation of professional development
Principals, assistant principals, and teacher leadersDate/Location/Time
October 10, 2024 - Williamsport Office - 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Act 48 hours: 6
Lunch is not providedClick HERE to register today!
Teach to Reach: Maximizing Impact Through Small Group InstructionTeach to Reach: Maximizing Impact Through Small Group Instruction
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10/10/2024Effective teaching involves understanding and using data to inform small group instruction. By analyzing student performance data, we identify strengths and areas for growth. With these data-driven insights, we can deliver targeted instruction that aligns with students' current abilities and learning preferences. This tailored approach fosters engagement and deepens retention of information. In this workshop, ELA and Mathematics teachers will use their own classroom data to identify, design, and implement skills-based small groups to address students’ unique needs and maximize progress.
Date/Location/Time:
10/10/24 - Canton office - 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
01/28/25 - Williamsport office - 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
05/20/25 - Canton office - 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Act 48 hours: 5 per session
Cost: $0
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today!
- Math Networking
Math Networking
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10/15/2024This Math Networking opportunity for K-12 Math Educators will meet 3 times in person (Oct 15th, Dec 19th, and Feb 13th). The Math Networking group will meet for thirty minute virtual informal conversations every other month beginning September 2024. The dates and times for these virtual connections will be determined by the cohort at a later time. To maximize professional learning, participants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to attend all sessions. The professional learning topics will include but are not limited to: - Hybrid Station Rotation - Student Engagement Strategies - Formative/Summative Assessment - PSSA / Keystone Preparation, etc. - Data Analysis
Dates/Locations (all sessions run from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.):
10/15/24: Canton
12/19/24: Williamsport
2/13/25: CantonCost: $0
Act 48 hours: 5 hours for each session attended
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today for the October 15th session!
- Highly Qualified Para Assessment Training
Highly Qualified Para Assessment Training
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10/31/2024Workshop will provide practical training and support in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and confidentiality. Participants will take the assessments in these areas designed to fulfill the current requirements for "highly qualified paraprofessionals." . To be considered Highly Qualified, individuals are required to have (1) of the following:
• Have completed at least 2 years of postsecondary study
• Possess an associate degree or higher
• Pass a rigorous local assessment in reading, writing and mathematics
For questions, please contact registrar@iu17.org.
School districts and agencies will be invoiced upon completion. If your school district or agency is not covering the registration fee, you will be required to present payment on the day of the workshop. Other attendees (non-district, non-agency) will be required to present payment on the day of the workshop. Materials and ACT 48/Para credits processing is included in the cost. This event is for paraprofessionals who have not tested previously or for new hires only.Date/Location
October 31, 2024 - Canton office - 8:30 am - 2:30 pmCost: $25
Lunch will not be providedClick HERE to register today!