Events in September 2018
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| 08/26/2018 | 08/27/2018 | 08/28/2018 | 08/29/2018 | 08/30/2018(1 event)8:30 am: Quality Behavior Solutions - Safety Care Specialist Re-certification 8:30 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. Participants will re-certify 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. Registration begins at 8:00 AM | 08/31/2018 | 09/01/2018 |
| 09/02/2018 | 09/03/2018 | 09/04/2018 | 09/05/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Spring Math Intervention Tool 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 As schools continue to look for avenues to best support students in mathematics, Spring Math offers their tools to help teachers and districts. The Math MTSS cohorts have utilized Spring Math in the past year, and will have the opportunity to do so again in 2018-2019, as an intervention tool for class-wide and individual student needs. We are very pleased to have Dr. Jen Collins and Mr. Jared Campbell, PATTAN MTSS, come to the IU to share about Spring Math and it’s various applications. Both Jen and Jared have been instrumental in supporting districts to move into a successful Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) process while helping teachers strengthen their core instruction, data interpretation, and intervention techniques. Check out the Spring Math website: http://www.springmath.com/ Please remember to bring your laptop. ACT 48 Credits: 5.50 COST: $20 (includes lunch and ACT 48 processing) Registration begins at 8:30 am | 09/06/2018 | 09/07/2018(1 event)8:30 am: Highly Qualified Para Assessment: NCLB 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 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. | 09/08/2018 |
| 09/09/2018 | 09/10/2018(1 event)8:45 am: FYI: Future Ready Advisory Committee Meeting 8:45 am - 11:00 am 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 09/11/2018(2 events)8:30 am: DIBELS ESSENTIALS 8:30 am - 3:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 DIBELS Essentials 09/11/2018 to 09/12/2018 9:00 am: Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway Initiative - Year 2 Part I Emerging 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 The Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway initiative is built on the belief that school systems, individual schools, departments, or individual teachers can improve their STEM education practices through a positive, collaborative approach. BLaST IU 17 will be hosting this series of three workshops (Emerging, Progressing and Advancing) throughout the year to guide you through the use of the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway tools. The workshop and workbooks are free of charge for your STEM team. Interested districts can contact Rob McKenzie for more information. Lunch will be provided. Facilitator: Rob McKenzie Credits: 4.00 Course Dates: 9/12/2018 to 9/12/2018 Session Times: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Registration begins at 8:30 AM Registration Deadline: 9/5/2018 Semester: Summer Cost: 15.00 | 09/12/2018(1 event)8:30 am: DIBELS ESSENTIALS 8:30 am - 3:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 DIBELS Essentials 09/11/2018 to 09/12/2018 | 09/13/2018(4 events)8:30 am: Quality Behavior Solutions - Safety Care Specialist Certification 8:30 am - 3:30 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport PA 17701 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. The cost for this training is $55 and includes ACT 48 filing, materials and lunch on both days. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with the training following. Every attempt will be made to end the training at 3:30 pm.
8:30 am: School-Wide Information Systems Training - Cancelled 8:30 am - 11:30 am 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. Registration closes on 9/6/2018 9:00 am: Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) Session 1 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. 11:30 am: SWIS CICO Data Entry Training - Cancelled 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 CICO-SWIS provides school staff with an online space to enter CICO point card data easily and efficiently online. Data are summarized across five reports allowing teams to: 1. Monitor individual student progress: Three reports give teams a way to see 1. If each student is meeting his/her goals each day. 2. How each student is doing at each check-in period. 3. The overall impact of plan changes made throughout the course of the intervention. 4. The impact of the intervention on each student’s office discipline referral count. 2. Review the overall integrity and fidelity of the program: Targeted (Tier II) and Universal (Tier I) teams can review two graphs in CICO-SWIS to see: 1. Overall student progress in the targeted intervention. 2. Overall effectiveness of the CICO intervention in the school. Registration begins at 11:125 AM | 09/14/2018(1 event)8:30 am: Quality Behavior Solutions - Safety Care Specialist Certification 8:30 am - 3:30 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport PA 17701 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. The cost for this training is $55 and includes ACT 48 filing, materials and lunch on both days. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with the training following. Every attempt will be made to end the training at 3:30 pm.
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| 09/16/2018 | 09/17/2018(1 event)8:00 am: NISL Course 1: World-Class Schooling: Vision and Goals 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 09/18/2018(2 events)8:00 am: Crisis Prevention Institute: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - 2-day trainingMore information about Crisis Prevention Institute: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - 2-day training 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention details the crisis development levels and an appropriate staff response to each one. Participants will learn verbal and physical de-escalation techniques. They will learn to de-escalate a crisis situation and how to establish Therapeutic Rapport following a crisis situation. 8:00 am: NISL Course 1: World-Class Schooling: Vision and Goals 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 09/19/2018(3 events)8:00 am: Crisis Prevention Institute: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - 2-day trainingMore information about Crisis Prevention Institute: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - 2-day training 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention details the crisis development levels and an appropriate staff response to each one. Participants will learn verbal and physical de-escalation techniques. They will learn to de-escalate a crisis situation and how to establish Therapeutic Rapport following a crisis situation. 8:00 am: NISL Course 3C: Sustaining Transformation Through Capacity & Commitment 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 For informational purposes only. 8:30 am: IT and AT: Meeting the Needs of all Students - Cancelled 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 We will take a look at what options are currently available to all students, how they can be used to support our students with Special Needs, and what other tools may be needed. COST: $25 Includes lunch, material;s and ACT 48 processing. | 09/20/2018(3 events)8:00 am: NISL Course 3C: Sustaining Transformation Through Capacity & Commitment 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 For informational purposes only. 9:00 am: Get More Math! (Part 1) 9:00 am - 2:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 This is an introductory workshop for teachers who have never used Get More Math in their classroom. We will begin with and in-depth demonstration of the program's most important features in conjunction with their application in a classroom. We will discuss best practices for successful implementation as well as common mistakes to avoid. Josh Britton, a math teacher from Lampeter-Strausburg High School, Created Get More Math while working in his classroom over the last 12 years. He developed the software to support initial mastery and long-term retention for grades 4 through Algebra I. (Geometry & Algebra 2 coming soon). It works! his students have averaged 40 points of growth on the Algebra I Keystone Exam, helping to place his high school 3rd out of 700 districts in 2015-2016. (Should you wish to continue with Get More Math! Part 2 will be held on December 13, 2018.) COST: $20 (Includes lunch and ACT 48 processing) 9:00 am: The Deliberate Analysis: A Closer Read on Text-Dependent Analysis InstructionMore information about The Deliberate Analysis: A Closer Read on Text-Dependent Analysis Instruction 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 | 09/21/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Technology Coordinator's Meeting 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, none 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Items to be covered: PAIU updates PAIUnet Updates and new bid award RWAN Rebid and VOIP services E-Rate Updates (websites, telephone lines, WIFI, etc, etc.) Near Pod Software, Zoom Software. Discussion from 9:00 AM to Noon. Lunch will follow. Registration begins at 8:30 AM. | 09/22/2018 |
| 09/23/2018 | 09/24/2018 | 09/25/2018(2 events)9:00 am: Future Ready Series: College Visits & Job Shadowing with Virtual Reality 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Eliminate the roadblocks in getting students on their way to experiencing job shadowing and college visits as soon as possible! With the help of Googles Expeditions's virtual reality headsets, this training will provide: 1) Access to over 50 job shadowing expeditions and college campus virtual visitations. 2) Career portfolio artifact ideas for lesson planning 3) Activity templates to assist student inquiry and reflection 4)Pro-tips for teachers to assist in planning and facilitating a classroom expedition. There is no cost to participate and lunch will be provided. You will need to bring your iPad/Chromebook/mobile device. Google Expedition VR Googles and devices will be provided. ***PRIOR to training day - Download the Google Expedition App on your iPad/Chromebook/mobile device.*** Cost: None Credits 5.5 2:00 pm: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System - Internal/External Coaches Meetings 2:00 pm - 4:00 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. The dates for this training are : 9/25, 10/26 and 3/6/2019. You must attend all three classes. Registration closes 09/18/2018. | 09/26/2018(2 events)8:30 am: Functional Behavior Assessment & Behavior Intervention Plan - Cancelled 8:30 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans training describes how to conduct a functional behavioral assessment, provides practice completing data collection forms, completing hypothesis statements, and designing behavior support plans. Lunch, Materials and ACT 48 processing are included in the cost. 9:00 am: Special Education Supervisor Mtg. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 | 09/27/2018(3 events)8:00 am: QBS/Safety Care Specialist Recertification 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 33 Springbrook Drive Canton, PA 17724 USA 570-673-6001 This training requires participants to demonstrate 18 verbal and physical competencies. Participants should come prepared and willing to demonstrate mastery of each competency. Cost: $40 (Includes lunch, materials & ACT 48 Processing) Workshop Details: 11:45 am: Newsela Lunch & Learn 11:45 am - 2:15 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 What you will learn: 1) How Newsela is currently used across District I.U. 17. 2) Common Ed-Tech trends across Pennsylvania. 3) Ways to leverage Newsela to support your district goals. 4) Special pilot program offer for the Fall. Lunch will be provided. | 09/28/2018 | 09/29/2018 |
| 09/30/2018 | 10/01/2018 | 10/02/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) - ZOOM 9:00 am - 2:00 pm ZOOM none 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. This session will focus on Designing Effective Professional Development Experiences. | 10/03/2018(1 event) | 10/04/2018(1 event)8:30 am: Improving Open Responses in Science Without Test Prep with Bill Atwood 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Lycoming College - Wertz Center, Jane Schultz Room Williamsport, PA 17701 United States Open response questions in science that ask students to show, explain, predict, compare, defend, justify, or elaborate are often the most difficult questions for students to answer. But, they also present a unique window into student thinking. ? Is the student having trouble reading the question? This workshop will explore strategies and activities that deepen stu- dent understanding in science so students will be able to engage in more rigorous thinking and show their ideas in writing. Participants will learn techniques to get every student involved in class and show students how to take more responsibility for learning. The strategies are all research driven and brain-based and will help students build background knowledge, solidify conceptual understanding, and strengthen writing skills. There will be a special emphasis on designing quick assessments, improving science vocabulary, and reading and writing strategies. Teachers will learn ways to practice, develop, and review key ideas so students retain them longer. Participants will receive access to free classroom materials that can be used right away or personalized and developed over time. To make the workshop more useful, teachers should bring a list of key science terms and a sample of a written assessment from a current unit. COST: $125 (Includes lunch, materials and ACT 48 processing) Registration closes September 27, 2018 | 10/05/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Future Ready Innovation Day featuring the Innovation Lending Library Inventory 9:00 am - 3:00 pm First Community Foundation Partnership 201 West 4th Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Experience high-quality, STEM-related instruction first-hand as you broaden an understanding of design thinking, collaboration, coding, computational thinking, effective reasoning and problem solving, and communication skills while fostering curiosity. The day will provide explore lesson design for the following: • Breakout EDU • Makey Makey • Arduino • Media Production Kit • Drones • Sphero • Dash • Colby the Programmable Mouse • Happy Atoms • Google Expeditions Participants will be able to find an immediate application to inquiry-based teaching and learning and recognize how easy it is to borrow instructional technology from the Innovation Lending Library. Resources including pro-tips for implementation will be provided. No cost to participate! Lunch will be provided! Facilitators: Rob McKenzie Brooke Beiter | 10/06/2018 |