Events in August 2019
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07/28/2019 | 07/29/2019 | 07/30/2019(1 event)9:00 am: PIIC: Summer PIICnic 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Beat the Summer heat and refine your coaching practices at the annual Summer PIICnic Retreat! This learning event is scheduled in August at BLaST Intermediate Unit #17 in Williamsport. The registration for this event is free and open to all instructional coaches, specialists, and administrators. Please bring your love for learning and a friend who shares your excitement! Start your school year off refreshed and rejuvenated and full of good ideas! | 07/31/2019(2 events)9:00 am: The ABC'S of Teaching Spanish 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Feeling challenged to start off the new year right? Not ready to give up the sunscreen and beach towels? It's time to start thinking about how to freshen up your foreign language classroom For this upcoming school year. You are not alone! Join us for a workshop this summer on the ABC's for Teaching Spanish in all levels. During this session Spanish teachers will be able to collaborate and communicate on best practices and walk away feeling refreshed and motivated to have their best school year yet! Even better, you still will have one month until you have to hang up that beach towel. Participants will be able to: 1) Collaborate and communicate with fellow colleagues in the area. 2) Build a supportive learning community that will continue beyond the workshop. 3) Develop a toolbox of strategies and best practices for the foreign language classroom. 4) Create a 21st century foreign language classroom. Registration is open until July 30th but is capped at 30 attendees and will close when that number is reached. Lunch is on your own. Morning Beverages will be provided. ACT 48: Four (4) credit hours are offered. | 08/01/2019(1 event)8:00 am: FYI: QBS Initial Training for Mission One Employees Only. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Sign in begins at 7:45 AM. Lunch is not provided. | 08/02/2019(1 event)8:00 am: FYI: QBS Initial Training for Mission One Employees Only. 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Sign in begins at 7:45 AM. Lunch is not provided. | 08/03/2019 |
08/04/2019 | 08/05/2019 | 08/06/2019 | 08/07/2019(1 event)8:30 am: The PASCD Supervision Leadership Academy 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Attention all Principals, Assistant Principals, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents and Supervisors!
If you want the answers to these questions and more then THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS! Participants will unpack beliefs and assumptions about supervision and evaluation, discuss the essential ingredients that must be present to foster a climate of inquiry, practice using classroom observational tools, analyze data to improve instruction, understand and apply supervisory practices when dealing with novice teachers, seasoned teachers and marginal teachers, and discuss evaluation practices and implementation. LOCATION: BLaST IU 17 Williamsport Office DATES: August 7, 2019, October 2, 2019 and November 19, 2019 TIME: 8:30 AM ~ 3:30 PM ACCREDITATION: 40 PIL or ACT 48 Credits REGISTER AT: WWW.PASCD.ORG REGISTER BY: July 31st, 2019 | 08/08/2019(2 events)8:00 am: 2019 Paraprofessional Conference 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Loyalsock Township High School 1801 Loyalsock Dr, Williamsport , PA 17701 Join us for the 2019 Paraprofessional Conference on August 8th at Loyalsock Township High School! Welcome to the 2019 Paraeducator Conference! 8:00-8:45 Registration 8:45-9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks 9:00-10:00 Keynote Speaker 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:30 Breakout Session One 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:30-1:45 Breakout Session Two 1:45-2:00 Break 2:00-3:15 Breakout Session Three 3:15-3:30 Closing 8:00 am: Induction Series ~ Year 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 08/09/2019(1 event)8:00 am: QBS Recertification ~ School Age Learning Support Staff 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 FYI: QBS Re-Cert for BLaST Learning Support Staff Only | 08/10/2019 |
08/11/2019 | 08/12/2019 | 08/13/2019(1 event)8:00 am: Induction Series ~ Year 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 08/14/2019(1 event)8:00 am: FYI: QBS Re-Certification in High Severity 1&2 & Youth Modules 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This QBS training is for Mission One Employees Only. | 08/15/2019(2 events)8:00 am: Induction Series ~ Year 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 8:00 am: QBS ~ Initial Training for BLaST new hires only 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 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. 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. Notes: 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. ** Participants must attend the entire two-day training to receive certification and Act 48 credit. Partial credit will not be awarded. Training limited to 20. Lunch is NOT provided. | 08/16/2019(1 event)8:00 am: QBS ~ Initial Training for BLaST new hires only 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 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. 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. Notes: 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. ** Participants must attend the entire two-day training to receive certification and Act 48 credit. Partial credit will not be awarded. Training limited to 20. Lunch is NOT provided. | 08/17/2019 |
08/18/2019 | 08/19/2019(2 events)8:00 am: FYI: QBS Re-Cert for Mission One employees only 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 Sign in begins at 7:45 AM. Lunch is not provided. 8:00 am: QBS Re-Certification @ North Academy 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 08/20/2019(2 events)8:00 am: FYI: QBS Re-Cert for Mission One employees only 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 Sign in begins at 7:45 AM. Lunch is not provided. 8:00 am: QBS Re-Certification @ North Academy 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 08/21/2019(3 events)8:00 am: FYI: Competent Learner Model 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This training is reserved for BLaST teachers and M1 staff.
8:00 am: FYI: QBS Re-Cert for Mission One employees only 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 Sign in begins at 7:45 AM. Lunch is not provided. 8:30 am: Highly Qualified Para Assessment: NCLB 8:30 am - 3:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 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 of No Child Left Behind for "highly qualified paraprofessionals." No Child Left Behind requires that all individuals entering the paraprofessional field to be Highly Qualified. To be considered Highly Qualified, individuals are required to have (1) of the following: • Have completed at least 2 years of post-secondary study • Possess an associate degree or higher • Pass a rigorous local assessment in reading, writing and mathematics. Your lunch, materials and ACT 48/Para credit processing is included in the cost. For questions, please contact registrar@iu17.org. Sign in begins at 8:15 AM Cost: $25 Registration closes on August 16 , 2019. | 08/22/2019(1 event)8:00 am: QBS Re-Certification @ South Academy 8:00 am - 3:30 pm | 08/23/2019(2 events)8:00 am: QBS Re-Certification @ South Academy 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 12:00 pm: Induction Series ~ Year 2 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 08/24/2019 |
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