Events in October 2024
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09/29/2024 | 09/30/2024 | 10/01/2024 | 10/02/2024(2 events)8:00 am: QBS Initial Training 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Safety-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: Act 48 hours: 13 Click HERE to register today! 9:00 am: School Counselor Collaborative 9:00 am - 2:30 pm 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 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): Act 48 hours: 15 Click HERE to register today! | 10/03/2024(1 event)8:00 am: QBS Initial Training 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Safety-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: Act 48 hours: 13 Click HERE to register today! | 10/04/2024 | 10/05/2024 |
10/06/2024 | 10/07/2024 | 10/08/2024(1 event)8:00 am: QBS Advanced Skills (Initial & Recertification) 8:00 am - 4:00 pm This 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: Act 48 hours: 7 Click HERE to register today! | 10/09/2024 | 10/10/2024(2 events)9:00 am: Guided Self-Assessment of Human Capital In Your District 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Work 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: Date/Location/Time Act 48 hours: 6 Click HERE to register today! 9:00 am: Teach to Reach: Maximizing Impact Through Small Group Instruction 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Effective 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: Act 48 hours: 5 per session Click HERE to register today! | 10/11/2024 | 10/12/2024 |
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10/27/2024 | 10/28/2024 | 10/29/2024 | 10/30/2024 | 10/31/2024(1 event)8:30 am: Highly Qualified Para Assessment Training 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Workshop 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: Date/Location Cost: $25 Click HERE to register today! | 11/01/2024 | 11/02/2024 |