Events in April 2020
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| 03/29/2020 | 03/30/2020 | 03/31/2020 | 04/01/2020(2 events)9:00 am: PIIC Coaches ~ Session 4 ~ CANCELLED 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 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. Please Note: Lunch is NOT provided | 04/02/2020(2 events)8:00 am: CSMU SAP Networking Day ~ CANCELLED 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Come network with other SAP professionals and participate in a great day of training. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Student Assistance Program Team Members and Liaisons, Administrators in Columbia. Montour, Snyder and Union Counties. Sign In begins 7:45 AM Registration closes: March 31, 2020 Lunch is not provided.
9:00 am: Spring 4 More Innovation! ~CANCELLED 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 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. In the afternoon, participants will develop lessons, for any content area, that uses a 21st Century Mindset (communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity). 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. COST: $55 ACT 48: 5.5 HRS REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 26, 2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/04/2020 |
| 04/05/2020 | 04/06/2020 | 04/07/2020(1 event)12:00 pm: Professional Learning Committee Meeting ~ CANCELLED 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport PA 17701 | 04/08/2020(1 event)9:00 am: PIIC Coaching Caravan ~ CANCELLED 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. | 04/09/2020(1 event)8:00 am: 2020 STEM Design Challenge ~ CANCELLED 8:00 am - 2:30 pm By conserving energy, we can reduce air and water pollution, lower our electric bill and create a healthier planet. The STEM K'nex Design challenge is to create a way of conserving energy in the future. For example, transforming energy from one object to power another or creating a new type of energy to power a city. Create a model of your energy conservation idea out of K’Nex pieces. Be creative!
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| 04/12/2020 | 04/13/2020 | 04/14/2020(1 event)8:00 am: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (YMHFA) ~ CANCELLED 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Southern Tioga School District Professional Learning Hub, 133 Hannibal St. Blossburg, PA 16912 PA USA Description:This training runs from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm full participation is required. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. Registration closes on March 25, 2020 to give us time to order the books. Facilitator: Kelly Swartwood Credits: 8.00 Course Dates: 4/14/2020 Session Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Registration begins at 7:45 AM) Registration Deadline: 3/25/2020 Semester: Fall Location: Southern Tioga School District Professional Learning Hub, 133 Hannibal St. Blossburg, PA 16912 Cost: $30.00 includes Book & ACT 28 processing. Lunch is NOT included | 04/15/2020(1 event)9:00 am: CS First ~ CANCELLED 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Course Description: CS First is Google's free, introductory computer science program for grades 4-8 (ages 9-14). This video-based curriculum teaches students foundational CS, problem-solving and collaboration skills through themes related to students’ interests. In this hands-on professional development workshop, teachers will learn how to use CS First, Google’s free ready-to-teach introductory computer science (CS) curriculum for elementary and middle school students. During the three-hour workshop, teachers will: • Review the CS First curriculum • Test drive a CS First class from a student and teacher perspective • Develop a plan of action for teaching CS First in their classrooms Most importantly, teachers will join the growing community of CS First educators from around the world. Sign in 8:30 AM ~ 9:00 AM. COST: No Charge LUNCH: Not provided Registration closes: April 8, 2020 | 04/16/2020(2 events)8:00 am: QBS ~ Initial Training ~ CANCELLED 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 10. Lunch is NOT provided. 9:00 am: Innovation and Technology Collaborative (ITC) Field Trip to Delta School! ~ CANCELLED 9:00 am - 2:00 pm New this year is a field trip to Delta School in State College! For a preview go to www.scasd.org/deltaprogram Join us for a fun time of learning! Lunch is NOT provided.
| 04/17/2020(2 events)8:00 am: QBS ~ Initial Training ~ CANCELLED 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 10. Lunch is NOT provided. 8:00 am: QBS/Safety Care Specialist Recertification ~ CANCELLED 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This training requires participants to demonstrate 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Cost: $65 plus (Varies depending on number in the class) Workshop Details: | 04/18/2020 |
| 04/19/2020 | 04/20/2020 | 04/21/2020 | 04/22/2020 | 04/23/2020(3 events)8:30 am: Foundations of Reading: Beyond Blending and Segmenting, Advanced Phonemic Awareness -CANCELLED 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Early literacy skills underpin later reading success. The research strongly supports phonemic awareness as an essential foundational skill related to reading success. This training will focus on the research evidence related to phonemic awareness to advanced levels for primary students in grades Kindergarten through Second Grade. Participants will be instructed in how to successfully implement a direct, explicit and systematic phonemic awareness instruction into daily classroom practice. Specifically, instructional practices shared will support student's consistent engagement with manipulating sounds at the word, syllable, onset-rime and phoneme level. Language awareness skills will focus on classic nurserv rhvmes. Assessments related to phone mic awareness will also be offered. Competencies: Participants will be able to: Define Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Describe the importance nursery rhymes to early literacy skill development Overview of the research behind the curriculum & its alignment to the Pennsylvania Core Standards Define the 10 components included in the Phonemic Awareness curriculum Review of the scope & sequence for each skill over the 35 weeks of lessons Lesson modeling, including hand motions, of a complete lesson Hands-on experience with the curriculum through lesson practice with participants Using Phonemic Awareness in an intervention setting Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Working together to help students decode Assessing and monitoring student progress with Phonemic Awareness. Sign in begins at 8:00 AM. Registration closes: April 17, 2020 Lunch is provided. ACT 48: 6 hours 1:30 pm: SWIS ECIC Coaches Meeting - CANCELLED 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This is a requested training to create a local collaboration opportunity for internal and external school-wide positive behavior support coaches. Information presented at the PaTTAN coaches meetings will be disseminated locally and create an opportunity for teams to collaborate. | 04/24/2020(1 event) | 04/25/2020 |
| 04/26/2020 | 04/27/2020 | 04/28/2020 | 04/29/2020(1 event) | 04/30/2020(1 event)8:30 am: School-Wide Information Systems Training (ZOOM) 8:30 am - 11:30 am ZOOM none School Wide Information System or SWIS Suite is a reliable, confidential, web-based information system to collect, summarize, and use student behavior data for decision making. This data assists our PBIS teams to make more effective and efficient decisions when they have the right data in the right form at the right time. SWIS provides school personnel with the information they need to be successful decision makers. The SWIS Suite has assisted teams to improve their internal decision making and overall support plan design for individual students and their families. This training details the universal SWIS application to record and monitor office discipline referrals and make data based decisions to implement their School Wide Positive Behavior Support System. Teams purchasing the SWIS system will learn how to implement, monitor and utilize the data to implement PBIS with fidelity. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 28, 2020 | 05/01/2020 | 05/02/2020 |