Frontline Education

1. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Text-Dependent Analysis Part 2

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA teachers in grades 4-8

Dates: 9/15/2024 to 3/1/2025

This three-module series is open to participants who attended "TDA: Effective Instructional Practices” during a previous school year. In this series, participants will deepen their understanding of the reading, thinking, and writing processes necessary for TDA success, examine student work, and use the TDA Learning Progressions to make instructional decisions. Cost: $450 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

2. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Text-Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA teachers in grades 4-8

Dates: 9/15/2024 to 1/2/2025

This fully online four-module series focuses on effective teaching practices for helping students overcome some of the biggest struggles with the text dependent analysis (TDA) portion of the PSSA. Sessions will focus on teaching students how to understand the prompt, read and write for analysis, determine the best evidence, and craft the essay. Participants will engage in modeled research-based and classroom-tested activities to strengthen their own instruction. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to attend this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

3. ACT 48 Workshop - PD Series: K-3 Reading Apprenticeship

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Grades K-3

Dates: 9/18/2024 to 5/22/2025

The K-3 Reading Apprenticeship Model is a unique professional development model that supports primary reading teachers with the knowledge, skills, best practices and on-site support in teaching all students to be skilled readers and writers. This professional development opportunity consists of initial intensive, comprehensive training in reading history, pedagogy, theory, research and proven instructional practice and monthly follow-up trainings to build breadth and depth of professional knowledge in the English Language Arts. Teachers meet for 12 sessions at the AIU and additional technical support takes place at each site. Cost: $3,800 per participant (with onsite coaching and technical support) or $2,800 (no coaching and technical support). Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

4. Act 48 Workshop - PD Series: Text-Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Grades 4-8

Dates: 9/19/2024 to 1/29/2025

This four-day series focuses on effective teaching practices for helping students overcome some of the biggest struggles with the text dependent analysis (TDA) portion of the PSSA. Sessions will focus on teaching students how to understand the prompt, read and write for analysis, determine the best evidence, and craft the essay. Participants will engage in modeled research-based and classroom-tested activities to strengthen their own instruction. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to attend this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

5. Act 48 Workshop - PD Series: Text-Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices PART 2

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Grades 4-8

Dates: 9/24/2024 to 3/11/2025

This three-session series is open to participants who attended "TDA: Effective Instructional Practices” during a previous school year. In this series, participants will deepen their understanding of the reading, thinking, and writing processes necessary for TDA success, examine student work, and use the TDA Learning Progressions to make instructional decisions. Cost: $450 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to attend this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

6. Act 48 Network Series: Reading Specialists' Network 2024-25

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: READING SPECIALISTS IN GRADES K-12

Dates: 9/27/2024 to 4/4/2025

Join the RAC Reading Specialists' Network for an opportunity to connect with other reading specialists in Allegheny County. Each session will feature research-based best practices and strategies that specialists need in order to be effective in their role as they work with students, teachers, and parents in all three tiers of literacy. Sessions will be held in a hybrid format, giving participants the option to join in person at the AIU or via Zoom. There is no charge for this network series.

7. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Adolescent Literacy Institute

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Middle and high school reading and English teachers

Dates: 10/1/2024 to 1/2/2025

The Adolescent Literacy Institute is a series of online modules for middle and high school teachers focused on research-based literacy practices that support students as they become college and career ready. Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn, this workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

8. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Keys to Comprehension

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Reading and ELA teachers in grades 3-8

Dates: 10/1/2024 to 1/2/2025

This professional development series consists of four online modules that focus exclusively on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Targeted for teachers in grades 3 to 8, the content is directly aligned with the PA Core standards and state test expectations. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension, applicable to both literature and informational text. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

9. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Thinking Through the Pencil

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Reading and ELA teachers in grades 3-8

Dates: 10/1/2024 to 1/2/2025

This professional development series consists of four online modules designed to build students' critical thinking skills through writing. Designed for practical application in grades 4-8 ELA classrooms, participants engage in instructional practices based on current research on what makes a difference in student writing. Topics include teaching academic form, increasing the frequency of writing opportunities, providing effective and timely feedback, incorporating writing into reading, incorporating grammar instruction into reading and writing, conducting document reviews of student work, and teaching mode-specific writing to meet the writing requirements of the PA Core Standards. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

10. ACT 48 Workshop - PD Series: Keys to Comprehension

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Reading Teachers in Grades 3-8

Dates: 10/2/2024 to 2/11/2025

This professional development series consists of four sessions that focus exclusively on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Targeted for teachers in grades 3 to 8, the content is directly aligned with the PA Core standards and state test expectations. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension, applicable to both literature and informational text. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

11. ACT 48 Workshop: PD Series: Thinking Through the Pencil

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA and Writing Teachers in Grades 3-8

Dates: 10/8/2024 to 2/13/2025

Thinking Through the Pencil is a four-session workshop series designed to build students' critical thinking skills through writing. Designed for practical application in grades 4-8 ELA classrooms, participants engage in instructional practices based on current research on what makes a difference in student writing. Topics include teaching academic form, increasing the frequency of writing opportunities, providing effective and timely feedback, incorporating writing into reading, incorporating grammar instruction into reading and writing, conducting document reviews of student work, and teaching mode-specific writing to meet the writing requirements of the PA Core Standards. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

12. ACT 48 Workshop - PD Series: Adolescent Literacy Institute

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Middle and High School

Dates: 10/30/2024 to 2/25/2025

The Adolescent Literacy Institute is a series of workshops for middle and high school teachers focused on research-based literacy practices that support students as they become college and career ready. Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn, this workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

13. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Word Wizards

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA teachers in grades 3-12

Dates: 11/1/2024 to 1/2/2025

Build your students into word wizards! This three-module online professional development series presents teachers in grades 3-12 with research and practical strategies to strengthen students word knowledge, through both indirect vocabulary exposure and direct vocabulary instruction. Cost: $450 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

14. ACT 48 Workshop - PD Series: Word Wizards

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA, Reading, and English Teachers in Grades 3-12

Dates: 11/7/2024 to 1/28/2025

Build your students into word wizards! This three-session professional development series presents teachers in grades 3-12 with research and practical strategies to strengthen students word knowledge, through both indirect vocabulary exposure and direct vocabulary instruction. Cost: $450 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

15. ACT 48 Workshop: From Meh to Marvelous: Engage & Instruct Like a Boss in the Special Education Setting

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Special Education Teacher, Interventionalists and Coaches, Building Principals, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 11/18/2024

Get ready to transform your teaching approach with this exciting session designed for educators working with students who have cognitive disabilities and autistic learners with higher support needs. Packed with innovative ideas, practical strategies, and interactive activities you leave with the know-how and skills to boost student engagement, implement effective group contingencies, develop and implement high-quality morning meetings and other group activities, create independent work systems, and seamlessly integrate skills across various domains.

16. ACT 48 Workshops: ELA Symposium: Key Qualities of Writing Instruction (Grades 3-5)

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Grades 3-5, Administrators

Dates: 12/5/2024

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The ELA Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center's annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement. This session, for ELA teachers in grades 3-5, will focus on key qualities of writing instruction at the paragraph level and up.

17. ACT 48 Workshop: School Safety Training Standards - Act 55

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: AIU School-Aged Program Speech/Language Pathologists - ONLY

Dates: 12/13/2024

Today's session addresses PA Act 55 , which requires employee training for emergency drills and the identification or recognition of student behavior that may indicate a threat to the safety of the student, other students, school employees, other individuals. LEARNER OUTCOMES At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Identify components of PA Act 55
• Comply with crisis management systems within the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU3) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) served.
• Recognize student behaviors that are a threat to safety

18. ACT 48 Workshop: Assisting Students Struggling in Mathematics

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Psychologists

Dates: 12/16/2024

Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades" practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

19. ESL 5 Course: Assessment and Support for English Language Learners

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Current ESL educators or educators who are seeking ESL specialist certification.

Dates: 1/6/2025 to 3/17/2025

Meeting Times: Live classes via Zoom: Monday, January 6, 2025 from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Saturdays: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2025 from 8:00 am - 11:30 am; and Monday, 3/17/2025 from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Online coursework is due: March 10, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Attendance is manda

Registration for this course closes on 1/1/2025

Required Text: participants must obtain the following text in order to successfully complete this course. This text can be ordered online in new or used condition; it may also be available for download to Kindle or other mobile text readers.

Title: Assessing Multilingual Learners: Bridges to Empowerment, (3rd Edition). Author: Gottlieb, Margo. Corwin Press, ISBN: 978-10-71897270

Assessing and supporting English Language Learners can be challenging for teachers and students. As English language learners in grades K-12 acquire English, there needs to be appropriate and valid measures in place when assessing their progress. Assessment tools need to be based upon individual proficiency levels of students. In this course, student teachers will gain exposure to the tools necessary to assess English Language Learners. The course will offer knowledge on benchmarks for each English proficiency level.

ESL teachers demonstrate and share knowledge and techniques of appropriate assessments with a range of stakeholders. This includes the ability to administer required testing as well as to make accommodations to such testing when appropriate; the expertise to help colleagues and families understand how assessment can be designed and interpreted to best demonstrate what ELLs know and are able to do; the use of data generated by multiple measures to ensure that ELLs have access to a quality language instructional program; Revised 12/18/2017 and to make progress toward benchmarks and display academic growth while receiving services within an ESL program.

20. ACT 48 Workshop: Assisting Students Struggling in Mathematics

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Psychologists

Dates: 1/6/2025

Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades" practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

21. Leadership Course - Science of Reading for Administrators

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Administrators - elementary

Dates: 1/10/2025 to 5/16/2025

This course is designed to provide administrators with in-depth knowledge and skills to support teachers with effective, evidence based instruction aligned to principles of Science of Reading using a structured literacy approach. Participants will learn the big ideas of reading instruction and how to use tools in classroom observations to discover strengths and gaps in instruction at the classroom and school/district levels. Administrators will also analyze structures in place that support keeping an eye on student growth and achievement, reflect upon effectiveness observed, and problem solve next steps to enhance teaching and learning. Participants earn 40 Act 45 credits: 18 in-class and 22 job-embedded hours.

22. ACT 48 Workshop: AIU Grant Writing Workshop

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Local/Regional LEA Staff Who Want to Learn How to Write Grants to Expand Education Programming.

Dates: 1/15/2025

This one-day interactive training will guide participants through the process of grant development - from sourcing educational grant opportunities and ensuring that concepts are a good fit, to using data to justify program needs and learning how to write fundable applications. Along with opportunities to practice participants will brainstorm with peers. They will also receive a grant toolkit that provides practical planning tools for sourcing, writing and submitting education related grants.

23. ACT 48 Workshop: ELA Symposium: Key Qualities of Writing Instruction (Grades 6-8)

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA Teachers in Grades 6-8, Administrators

Dates: 1/15/2025

The ELA Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center's annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement. This session, for ELA teachers in grades 6-8, will focus on key qualities of writing instruction at the paragraph level and up.

24. ACT 48 Reporting: Fostering Social Emotional Learning in Schools and Classrooms

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionist and Coaches, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 1/21/2025

In this training session, participants will learn how to cultivate a supportive learning environment through Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Participants will explore strategies to empower students with the tools they need to develop agency, foster a sense of belonging, forge meaningful connections, and promote equity within educational settings. Participants will gain practical insights and resources to effectively integrate SEL practices into daily classroom routines, enhancing both academic achievement and overall well-being.

25. ACT 48 Workshop: Functional Behavior Assessment to Positive Behavior Support Plans: Assessing Behavior & Designing Effective Interventions

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionalists and Coaches, School counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Transition coordinators, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 1/22/2025 to 3/4/2025

This series is designed to build internal capacity within schools for staff to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and develop positive behavior support plans (PBSPs). Across three full days all steps of the FBA & PBSP process will be explored. Time will be allotted to discuss function-based interventions, crisis planning, and implementation fidelity. Participants will be expected to attend all in -person sessions as content connects and builds from one topic to the next.

26. Check In / Check Out

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionalists and Coaches, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin

Dates: 1/23/2025

Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) is a Tier II, evidence-based, behavioral intervention designed to support students by providing more frequent instruction regarding expected behavior, increasing structured contact between students and adults in school, providing a formal mechanism for students to receive feedback on their behavior and increasing opportunities for reinforcement contingent on expected behavior. This session will provide SWPBIS teams the necessary knowledge and skills to implement CICO within their buildings.

27. ACT Workshop: Inclusive Practices in Social Studies Classrooms

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: K-12 Social Studies Teachers, Special Education Inclusion Teachers

Dates: 1/24/2025

Do you grapple with student engagement, low motivation and learners who struggle with reading and writing in your social studies classroom? Beginning with learner variability, come learn how, through the principles of universal design for learning, we can remove barriers, increase student engagement, and provide instructional strategies to access content and materials to allow students to showing what they know through self-expression.

28. ACT 48 Reporting: Historical Thinking in the Middle Grades

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Grades 5-8 Social Studies Teachers, Curriculum Leaders

Dates: 1/28/2025 to 3/25/2025

Geared toward teachers of history in the middle grades (5-8). This 3-session professional development workshop series provides participants with an in-depth experience in utilizing inquiry-based lessons. Through the incorporation of primary sources, the use of evidence, and other historical thinking concepts, this sequence of workshops guides teachers toward a more student and concept-centered pedagogy.

29. ACT 48 Workshop: 2024-2025 Transition Council of Allegheny County (TCCAC) Meeting Series

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Occupational & Physical Therapists, Speech, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Transition Coordinators, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons, Other District Level Admin, Agency Personal, Students, Parents and Families

Dates: 1/28/2025

Pennsylvania's transition community has a rich history of helping youth and young adults successfully transition from school to adult life. Since 1990 PA's Local Transition Coordinating Councils (LTCCs) have played an instrumental role in this process. With cross-stakeholder representation, the TCCAC will host 4 meetings during the 2024-2025 school year. The meeting series will be conducted as a full day, in-person experience to afford attendees time for professional development, networking, coordination, and resource development. Each session is designed to educate transition coordinators, educational professionals, parents, and agency providers to better coordinate, collaborate, problem solve, and support transition age youth with disabilities successfully navigate their pathway toward graduation. Please consider attending each council meeting to expand your professional network, enhance your knowledge and expertise, gather meaningful tools and resources and learn about upcoming events to assist you in your profession or community network.

30. ACT 48 Workshop: Comprehension, Close Reading, & Complex Text: Laying the Foundation K-2

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Primary Teachers of Reading (Grades K-2)

Dates: 1/28/2025 to 4/29/2025

Transitioning students to the demands of the PA Core Standards is not a job just for teachers in the tested grades! This four-session series will support teachers in the primary grades in aligning their instructional practices to the PA Core. Participants will engage with teaching informational text, text dependent questions, close reading, scaffolding instruction using complex text, annotating text, designing rigorous tasks, and incorporating academic vocabulary into students' vocabularies, specifically focusing on how to implement these concepts into everyday practice. Cost: $600 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first session. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

31. Structured Literacy Training: Upper Elementary & Middle School ELA Teachers

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers

Dates: 1/30/2025

Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Reading Achievement Center presents relevant professional development that meets Chapter 49 structured literacy requirements and is tailored to meet the literacy needs of different certificate holders' classrooms. This session is tailored to upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers.

32. ONLINE Act 48 PD Series: Comprehension, Close Reading, and Complex Text: Laying the Foundation K-2

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Reading and ELA teachers in grades K-2

Dates: 2/1/2025 to 5/1/2025

Transitioning students to the demands of the PA Core Standards is not a job just for teachers in the tested grades! This four-module series will support teachers in the primary grades in aligning their instructional practices to the PA Core. Participants will engage with teaching informational text, text dependent questions, close reading, scaffolding instruction using complex text, annotating text, designing rigorous tasks, and incorporating academic vocabulary into students' vocabularies, specifically focusing on how to implement these concepts into everyday practice. Cost: $450 per participant. Districts will be invoiced after the first module opens. When registering, please select "Purchase Order” as your payment method if the district is to be invoiced for the cost of the workshop. By registering, you certify that you have obtained supervisor permission to participate in this workshop, and your supervisor is aware of the professional development fee.

33. ACT 48 Workshop: Classroom Management: Improve Your Learning Environment - Session 1

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 2/3/2025

This professional development session offers comprehensive training on effective classroom management, focusing on evidence-based practices to reduce supervision issues. Participants will explore the six Evidenced-Based Practices of Classroom Management and learn practical strategies, tips, and procedures to design and implement an effective classroom management plan, fostering positive behavior modifications in students.

34. ACT 48 Workshop: Assisting Students Struggling in Mathematics

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Psychologists

Dates: 2/4/2025

Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades" practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

35. ACT 48 Workshop: CMCI Educational Benefit Review PD & Workshop

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Occupational & Physical Therapists, Speech, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Transition Coordinators, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons, Other District Level Admin

Dates: 2/4/2025

The Educational Benefit Review (EBR) training is provided to teams who are to ensure that students with IEPs are receiving educational benefit. Teams will be provided with the legal background on EBR and participate in a four-step process to analyze and compare three years of IEPs to determine if a student has received educational benefit. While working alongside their EBR Facilitator, EBR teams will compare 2-3 years of a student's IEP to determine educational benefit, identify/target specific areas related to their school-age grade bands, and assist to identify technical support or professional development needs to support their knowledge and expertise of educationally beneficial IEP composition. The intention of this training will not only to fulfill requirements for cyclical monitoring, but for districts to consider integrating EBR as a best practice when composing IEPs annually. For this training, the EBR Facilitator (Special Education Administrator, Principal, LEA representative, or designee) will be asked to attend with their team. It is highly recommended that schools attend as a team. EBR Teams must be comprised of at least 1 Special Educator, at least 1 general educator, and at least 1 Related Service Provider, and the EBR Facilitator. TOOLS & MATERIALS NEEDED: Teams will be required to bring laptops and three years of a selected student's IEPs *Please be advised, if your district has been selected for 2024-2025 cyclical monitoring (CMCI), you may utilize this training date to work with your EBR teams to complete the 10 EBR students' cases selected by your BSE advisor. Additionally, support can be provided by AIU TaC to facilitate this requirement. If additional time and dates are needed, that can be arranged to provide optimum support and time to complete this requirement.

36. Diverse Pages, Vibrant Voices: Sparking Identity Conversations in Elementary Classrooms

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: ELA teachers in grades K-5

Dates: 2/6/2025 to 4/3/2025

Join the AIU and Hampton School District for this three-session series. This series is designed to equip teachers with resources and tools to diversify the texts in their classroom libraries and provide strategies for implementation; help teachers identify and address bias in classroom tasks so all students can be included; and finally, provide a safe space for children to explore their racial identities and become accepting of all.

37. ESL 6 Course: English Language Learners, Families, Community and Professionalism

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Certified K-12 educators seeking ESL specialist certification; ESL teachers

Dates: 2/17/2025 to 4/14/2025

Meeting Times: Live classes via Zoom: Monday, February 17, 2025 from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Saturdays: 2/22, 3/1, and 3/8, 2025 from 8:00 am - 11:30 am; and Monday April 14, 2025 from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Online coursework is due: April 7, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Attendance i

Registration for this course closes on 2/12/2025

Required Text: participants must obtain the following text in order to successfully complete this course. This text can be ordered online in new or used condition; it may also be available for download to Kindle or other mobile text readers.

Title: Schoolwide Approaches to Educating ELLs [2011], Author: Soltero, Sonia W. ISBN: 978-0325029221

Most English language learners are from another country. They come in with anxieties and go through phases of cultural adjustments. Without the necessary support, it might be hard for them to transition smoothly and thus be able to learn English well and fast.

This course is geared toward equipping ESL teachers with the necessary tools to give ESL students the support they need while they undergo the challenges of transition. Issues that may arise concerning the support of students in the classroom, school and the community will be addressed.

38. ACT 48 Reporting: Fostering Social Emotional Learning in Schools and Classrooms

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionist and Coaches, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 2/19/2025

In this training session, participants will learn how to cultivate a supportive learning environment through Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Participants will explore strategies to empower students with the tools they need to develop agency, foster a sense of belonging, forge meaningful connections, and promote equity within educational settings. Participants will gain practical insights and resources to effectively integrate SEL practices into daily classroom routines, enhancing both academic achievement and overall well-being.

39. ACT 48 Workshop: Navigating 504s: A Comprehensive Guide for School Teams

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionalists and Coaches, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 2/19/2025

Join us for a focused professional development session to craft a streamlined Chapter 504 process. Tailored for school district teams including: 504 administrators, coordinators, and stakeholders, this session covers legal history, eligibility, service agreements, LEA responsibilities, and current trends. Together, we'll design an efficient process for conducting, evaluating, implementing, and progress monitoring 504s.

40. ACT 48 Workshop: Let's Play: Strategies for Child Centered Learning

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, Speech, Special Education Liaison

Dates: 2/20/2025

Play is self-chosen and self-directed; intrinsically motivated; guided by mental rules; imaginative; and conducted in an active, alert, but relatively non-stressed frame of mind. How neurodivergent students play may be different from their neurotypical peers, but it's not wrong and does not need to be fixed. This session will focus on how to find and nurture the strengths and interests of neurodivergent early learners, accept their play as valid by joining in, and use strategies such as modeling and social play chains to promote authentic connections and growth. We will explore Parten's 6 stages of play and learn new ways to promote interaction and language across each stage. Participants will gain a better understanding of what it means to "follow the child's lead" to ensure more positive and meaningful interactions. This training is specifically for teachers working with early learners with higher support needs in the areas of communication, play, and social reciprocity. This training might benefit you if you have learners that: are non-speakers with emerging language or early communicators working to develop functional language, non-traditional, repetitive or stereotypical play, and/or do not respond or initiate social bids for attention. This training would not be beneficial for teachers that support learners that are in late stages of play including those working on game play, navigating social interactions with peers, and/or more complex use of materials for leisure activities.

41. ACT 48 Workshop: Diaglogue and Engagement in Secondary Social Studies

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: 6-12 Social Studies Teacher

Dates: 2/21/2025

Want to create a classroom culture that fosters engagement and civil dialogue? Join Jennifer Klein, seasoned Fox Chapel teacher of US Government and Politics, Sociology, and Psychology for a session filled with with free lessons and resources that will enhance your 6-12 classroom instruction in these areas!

42. ACT 48 Workshop: Classroom Management: Improve Your Learning Environment - Session 2

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 2/24/2025

This professional development session offers comprehensive training on effective classroom management, focusing on evidence-based practices to reduce supervision issues. Participants will explore the six Evidenced-Based Practices of Classroom Management and learn practical strategies, tips, and procedures to design and implement an effective classroom management plan, fostering positive behavior modifications in students.

43. ACT 48 Workshop: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Paraeducators, Interventionalists and Coaches, Reading Specialists, Speech, School Psychologists, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 2/27/2025

This session will review the research and practical application of the four recommendations for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

44. Structured Literacy Training: Administrators

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Administrators who hold certificates that require structured literacy training

Dates: 2/27/2025

Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Reading Achievement Center presents relevant professional development that meets Chapter 49 structured literacy requirements and is tailored to meet the literacy needs of different certificate holders' classrooms. This two-day session is tailored to administrators who cold certificates that require structured literacy training and will focus on how administrators can support the components of structured literacy in their teachers' classrooms.

45. ACT 48 Workshop: Assisting Students Struggling in Mathematics

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Psychologists

Dates: 3/4/2025

Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades" practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

46. ACT 48 Workshop: What a Disaster?! Teaching PA History through the Johnstown Flood

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: 6-12 Social Studies Teachers, Curriculum Leaders

Dates: 3/5/2025 to 3/19/2025

This two-day professional development session is geared toward middle level Social Studies teachers who wish to engage their students in one of our country's greatest disasters. Utilizing both LDC and C3 frameworks, this series provide educators with a trove of activities to challenge students in historical thinking concepts. Day 1 provides background and classroom resources for teaching the Johnstown Flood and Day 2 includes a visit to both the Johnstown National Flood Memorial and the Johnstown Flood Museum. Price includes the book, the Johnstown Flood by David McCullough, excerpts of which will be used in the training. *Space is limited, register early. Cost $150 per participant

47. ACT 48 Workshop: IES Practice Guide: Effective Literacy and EL Instruction for EL Learners in the Elem Grades

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Paraeducators, Interventionalists and Coaches, Reading Specialists, School Psychologists, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 3/6/2025

The target audience for this guide is a broad spectrum of school practitioners such as administrators, curriculum specialists, coaches, staff development specialists and teachers who face the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English language learners in the elementary grades. The guide also aims to reach district-level administrators who develop practice and policy options for their schools.

48. ACT 48 Workshop: Classroom Management: Improve Your Learning Environment - Session 3

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 3/10/2025

This professional development session offers comprehensive training on effective classroom management, focusing on evidence-based practices to reduce supervision issues. Participants will explore the six Evidenced-Based Practices of Classroom Management and learn practical strategies, tips, and procedures to design and implement an effective classroom management plan, fostering positive behavior modifications in students.

49. ACT 48 Workshop: SWPBIS - Face to Face End of Year Celebration

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: PBIS Coaches & PBIS Team Leaders

Dates: 3/18/2025

The PBIS Coaches Networking & Professional Learning Community (PLC) provides a platform for PBIS coaches, team members, and school leaders to collaborate, share expertise, and foster a culture of cooperation across our county's PBIS implementations. Through regular virtual meetings, participants will enhance their understanding of PBIS systems, data, and practices, exchanging strategies to overcome challenges and achieve successful outcomes. Facilitated by PBIS experts, each 1-hour session combines content delivery, updates on IU and PAPBS Network initiatives, and interactive discussions among districts. Additionally, school teams will showcase local implementation ideas, enriching the collective learning experience. Act 48 Hours: 1 (One) per virtual session, for a total of 12 (Twelve) Act 48 credits will be awarded after the training series 5.5 (Five and a half) Act 48 credits will be awarded after the Face to Face training. Participants are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to attend all sessions in the series. Partial Act 48 offered. Cost: There is no cost to attend this training series. Registration Priority: Educators who work for LEAs in the AIU3 region will have priority registration.

50. ACT 48 Workshop: Supporting Struggling Students: Classroom Behavioral Interventions

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventoinalists and Coaches, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin

Dates: 3/24/2025

Join us for a comprehensive professional development series designed to equip school personnel with effective strategies to support students who struggle in the classroom environment. This series, "Building a Better Classroom: Interventions to Support Struggling Students," offers a blend of asynchronous and in-person learning to provide you with a thorough understanding of behavioral interventions. Prerequisite: To maximize the benefits of this training, it is recommended that participants attend a classroom management session prior to this series. A solid foundation in classroom management will enable you to effectively implement the advanced strategies discussed in this session.

51. ACT 48 Workshop: 2024-2025 Transition Council of Allegheny County (TCCAC) Meeting Series

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Occupational & Physical Therapists, Speech, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Transition Coordinators, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons, Other District Level Admin, Agency Personal, Students, Parents and Families

Dates: 3/26/2025

Pennsylvania's transition community has a rich history of helping youth and young adults successfully transition from school to adult life. Since 1990 PA's Local Transition Coordinating Councils (LTCCs) have played an instrumental role in this process. With cross-stakeholder representation, the TCCAC will host 4 meetings during the 2024-2025 school year. The meeting series will be conducted as a full day, in-person experience to afford attendees time for professional development, networking, coordination, and resource development. Each session is designed to educate transition coordinators, educational professionals, parents, and agency providers to better coordinate, collaborate, problem solve, and support transition age youth with disabilities successfully navigate their pathway toward graduation. Please consider attending each council meeting to expand your professional network, enhance your knowledge and expertise, gather meaningful tools and resources and learn about upcoming events to assist you in your profession or community network.

52. Structured Literacy Training: Upper Elementary & Middle School ELA Teachers

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: Upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers

Dates: 3/27/2025

Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Reading Achievement Center presents relevant professional development that meets Chapter 49 structured literacy requirements and is tailored to meet the literacy needs of different certificate holders' classrooms. This session is tailored to upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers.

53. ACT 48 Workshop: Empower Your Classroom: A Full-Day Dive into Bill of Rights Institute Resources

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: K-12 Social Studies Teachers

Dates: 3/28/2025

Join us for an immersive full-day seminar dedicated to exploring the extensive resources offered by the Bill of Rights Institute. Whether you teach High School, Middle School, or Elementary, we have you covered! Dive into our collection of over 6000 lessons on Government, US History, and Civics, all designed to enhance your classroom experience. Throughout the day, we will provide dedicated time for analyzing primary sources, lesson plans, and developing disciplinary reading and writing skills. We will also focus on fostering historical thinking among students.

54. ACT 48 Workshop: IES Practice Guide: Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Paraeducators, Interventionalists and Coaches, Reading Specialists, School Psychologists, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 4/3/2025

This practice guide presents three evidence-based recommendations for helping students in grades 6-12 develop effective writing skills. Each recommendation includes specific, actionable guidance for educators on implementing practices in their classrooms. The guide also summarizes and rates the evidence supporting each recommendation, describes examples to use in class, and offers the panel's advice on how to overcome potential implementation obstacles. This guide is geared towards administrators and teachers in all disciplines who want to help improve their students' writing.

55. Structured Literacy Training: PreK and Primary K-2 Teachers

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: PreK and Primary (grades K-2) teachers

Dates: 4/10/2025

Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Reading Achievement Center presents relevant professional development that meets Chapter 49 structured literacy requirements and is tailored to meet the literacy needs of different certificate holders' classrooms. This session is tailored to PreK and primary (grades K-2) teachers.

56. ACT 48 Workshop: Structuring Small Groups to Support Social Emotional Behavioral Growth

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teacher, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 4/15/2025

Do you want to systemtize your Tier 2 small group instruction or lunch bunches? This session will help participants to identify key features of an effective social academic instruction group including data, systems, and practices to ensure strong outcomes for group participants. Discussions will include how to select students and topics for groups, structure instruction, and use data to evaluate the effectiveness of groups. Information on selecting and installing SEL programs at Tier 2 will be shared. Flyer Link: Workshop Flier

57. ACT 48 Workshop: Assisting Students Struggling in Mathematics

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Interventionists and Coaches, School Psychologists

Dates: 5/8/2025

Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades" practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

58. ACT 48 Workshop: Self-Monitoring: A Tier II Intervention

Program: ACT 48 Workshops

Audience: General Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Interventionalists and Coaches, School Counselor, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Building Principals, Other Building Level Admin, Special Education Liaisons

Dates: 10/15/2025

Self-monitoring is a highly effective Tier 2 strategy for behavior change, designed to help students self-assess and record their behavior. By monitoring their actions, students naturally increase their focus to achieve desired outcomes. This virtual training will guide participants through structuring a self-monitoring intervention. Attendees will receive numerous resources and be introduced to I-Connect, a free technology-based self-monitoring system.

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