There's no denying we're entering the age of artificial intelligence. With technology booming all around us, how do we know what systems we can and should trust to support teachers, protect student privacy, and enhance student learning? In this session, we're breaking down the tools and resources available through Magic School AI that are available for free for everyone in the K-12 education space to maximize teacher efficiency, personalize student learning, and even improve the work efficiency of administrators and teacher leaders. Magic School does it all!

According to the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Practices Commission, "In recognition of the magnitude of the responsibility inherent in the education process and by virtue of the desire to maintain the respect and confidence of their colleagues, students, parents and the community, educators shall be guided in their conduct by their commitment to their students, colleagues and profession." In short, educators are held to a higher community standard than other occupations. In this course, participants will examine the Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators, and the Model Code of Ethics for Educators in order to understand and put into action professional and ethical behavior. The teacher's actions demonstrate integrity and ethical conduct while consistently advocating for all students.

This course is part of the ESL Certification Program you must be accepted into the program to take this course.

All students must purchase their own textbook.

Required text: Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges from Language Proficiency to Academic Achievement, Author: Margo Gottlieb Publisher: Corwin ISBN:978-0761988892.

This course is designed to expand participants' knowledge of effective assessment practices and support services available for ELL students.

This course is the fifth course in the ESL certification program. This course will allow teachers to gain exposure to the tools necessary to be able to assess English Language Learners appropriately and in a timely way. The course will offer knowledge on benchmarks for different proficiency levels. An ESL teacher will need to know, demonstrate and share knowledge and techniques of appropriate assessment with a range of stakeholders. This will include the ability to implement required testing as well as to make accommodations to such testing where appropriate; the expertise to help colleagues and families understand how assessment can be designed and interpreted to best demonstrate what ELLs know and can do; the use of data generated by multiple measures of assessment to ensure that ELLs have access to a quality language instructional program; and to make forward progress toward benchmarks in language and academic proficiency while enrolled and exited the program.

This course is part of the ESL Certification Program you must be accepted into the program to take this course.

The textbook "Teaching English Language Learners: Cultural Implications, Communications, Connections, and Curriculum" will be mailed to you from IU1 before the course begins.

This course will provide an examination of the theories, principles, and practices that assist English language learners in achieving academic proficiency in the content areas. Planning standards-based instruction and adapting instruction in the content areas is emphasized. To promote the academic success of English language learners, teachers will involve the family and community, and analyze the learner to establish learning goals and assessment measures that are appropriate for the individual student.

The ESL teachers will be able to demonstrate knowledge of their ELLs and the role of individual characteristics in the process and outcome of language learning. Drawing upon this knowledge, they will demonstrate an ability to observe and plan standards-based ESL and content instruction for students from K-12. They will use performance-based measures to assess ELLs discrete and integrated ability to use grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing to communicate.Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

This course is part of the ESL Certification Program you must be accepted into the program to take this course.

There is no textbook for ESL 1.

This is a basic introductory course to English as a Second Language. It will include five domains of teaching English language learners: culture, language, planning instruction, assessment, and professionalism. Emphasis is placed on the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) teaching standards and ESL K-12 standards.

Teachers will examine research-based practices in relation to the five domains and identify their role as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher.

This 1-day immersive professional learning experience for science teachers is designed to supporting educators in building a foundational understanding of phenomena-based, multi-dimensional teaching and learning looks like. Participants will leave this session with strategies for incorporating the PA STEELS standards multi-dimensional framework in their classroom. OpenSciEd resources will be used to support the content of this professional learning session.

Get ready to jumpstart your school year by supporting students of all grade levels in their capacity to recall "basic facts," while also embracing the diverse mathematical reasoning that supports students' abilities to derive answers. This session will provide an overview of math fluency and introduce low-prep strategies and instructional routines aimed at fostering students' automaticity.

Bringing young people into close contact with these unique, often profoundly personal, documents and objects can give them a sense of what it was like to be alive during a long-past era. Helping students analyze primary sources can also prompt curiosity and improve critical thinking and analysis skills. Primary sources expose students to multiple perspectives on significant issues of the past and present. In analyzing primary sources, students move from concrete observations and facts to questioning and making inferences about the materials. Interacting with primary sources engages students in asking questions, evaluating information, making inferences, and developing reasoned explanations and interpretations of events and issues. Additionally, Digital Resources with a focus on k-12 Social Studies will be shared.

This course is part of the Charleroi School District ESL Certification Program you must be accepted into the program to take this course.

All students must purchase their own textbook.

Required text: Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges from Language Proficiency to Academic Achievement, Author: Margo Gottlieb Publisher: Corwin ISBN:978-0761988892.

This course is for Charleroi School District ESL Certification Program.

All students must purchase their own textbook.

Required text:Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners, Author: Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn Publisher: ASCD ISBN:978-1-4166-0390-0.

Kid Writing is designed for grades K-2. This philosophy offers a systematic approach to phonics, spelling, and writing workshops that contributes to enhanced writing stamina and improved overall writing quality. This approach aims to cultivate young learners' skills through a structured framework that elevates their proficiency in language and expression.

Are you frustrated with the amount of time you're spending writing lesson plans, creating instructional materials, differentiating resources, grading, and all of the other time-consuming paperwork that takes time away from what matters most - teaching our kids? If you answered, "Yes!” then this session is for you! Magic School AI is a FREE web-based platform that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence to make planning and providing feedback easier and more efficient. In this session, we're breaking down the tools and resources available through Magic School AI for teachers of any subject and grade level. We'll use Magic School AI to support lesson planning, content creation & differentiation, question development, and more. (And if it sounds too good to be true… it isn't! It's *magic!*)

This three day workshop will provide a clear step by step roll out to improve quality text dependent analysis (TDA) writing for students grades 3-8.

This Induction workshop is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

The workshop provides an overview and history of Least Restrictive Environment; it defines and describes the differences between inclusion, team teaching, and co-teaching.

The workshop also describes the six approaches to co-teaching, classroom strategies for implementing the approaches, and online resources to assist teachers when planning for co-teaching.

In order to receive hours for this workshop, all classwork, including the evaluation, must be completed online through Moodle.

Mastering basic addition and subtraction facts is a must for primary grades, but if you've ever watched students count out an entire page of addition facts, using their fingers for every problem, even counting out the same fact twice in a row without realizing it was the same, you're not alone! There IS a better way! Join us for a day of discussing how students can master and retain basic facts through pattern recognition, mathematical modeling, and engaging play-based learning. You'll walk away with no prep instructional routines and strategies as well as sky high confidence that this will be your best year yet!

This course is only available to teachers whose districts participate in the IU Induction Consortium. Registrants should notify their Induction Coordinator before they register.

Participants will complete all online activities, including a review of PPTs, videos and assignments.

Location: Asynchronous online courses via IU 1 Moodle - participants will be sent a link prior to the start of the course.

To receive credit, you must attend both Day 1 and Day 2 online sessions and complete all Moodle assignments, and course evaluations.

Math teachers always lament that our kids just don't have number sense. In this session, we lay the foundation for developing mathematics fluency by defining fluency, clarifying common misconceptions of students' mathematics abilities, and dip our toes into students' visual-spatial progression from perceiving and counting quantities to reasoning additively, multiplicatively, and proportionally. This is part 1 of a 5-part series. Teachers are welcome to attend each session individually, but are highly encouraged to attend the full series. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!

Unlock the mysteries of Generative AI in this engaging 5-hour workshop designed for K-12 school staff. Dive into the fundamentals of large language models, artificial intelligence, and basic prompting through hands-on activities. Participants will explore the capabilities and ethical considerations of AI, learn how to generate text using interactive prompts, and discover practical applications for enhancing teaching and learning experiences. By the end of the session, attendees will have gained a deeper understanding of Generative AI and its potential impact on education. (And yes - aside from this sentence, this entire description and title were AI generated; let's learn how to maximize AI so that we can spend our time where it matters most!)

Unlock the mysteries of Generative AI in this engaging 5-hour workshop designed for K-12 school staff. Dive into the fundamentals of large language models, artificial intelligence, and basic prompting through hands-on activities. Participants will explore the capabilities and ethical considerations of AI, learn how to generate text using interactive prompts, and discover practical applications for enhancing teaching and learning experiences. By the end of the session, attendees will have gained a deeper understanding of Generative AI and its potential impact on education. (And yes - aside from this sentence, this entire description and title were AI generated; let's learn how to maximize AI so that we can spend our time where it matters most!)

This Induction workshop is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

The workshop provides an overview and history of Least Restrictive Environment; it defines and describes the differences between inclusion, team teaching, and co-teaching.

The workshop also describes the six approaches to co-teaching, classroom strategies for implementing the approaches, and online resources to assist teachers when planning for co-teaching.

In order to receive hours for this workshop, all classwork, including the evaluation, must be completed online through Moodle.

Join fellow elementary math teachers in exploring true number sense from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. In this all day session we'll discuss: What is a base-10 system? Explore the fascinating underpinnings of our number system. Gain insights into how understanding this system enhances overall number sense, laying a solid foundation for mathematical success. Why do students struggle with place value? Dive into the reasons behind the challenges students often encounter in comprehending place value. Identify common stumbling blocks and discuss effective strategies to overcome them. How do we teach place value for understanding? Acquire a toolkit of proven instructional routines that actively support students in grasping the nuances of place value. Assess and enhance your existing teaching resources. Learn how to evaluate materials effectively and amplify their impact, ensuring that your teaching methods align seamlessly with the needs of your students. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!

This course is only available to teachers whose districts participate in the IU Induction Consortium. Registrants should notify their Induction Coordinator before they register.

Participants will complete all online activities, including a review of PPTs, videos and assignments.

Location: Asynchronous online courses via IU 1 Moodle - participants will be sent a link prior to the start of the course.

To receive credit, you must attend both Day 1 and Day 2 online sessions and complete all Moodle assignments, and course evaluations.

Explore the transformative potential of Generative AI in various content areas during this interactive workshop. From math and science to social studies and the arts, discover how AI can enhance content creation and engagement. Engage in hands-on activities tailored to each subject and leave with practical strategies for integrating Generative AI into your curriculum. Teachers and administrators attending this session should already have at least some knowledge about large language models, artificial intelligence, and generative text prompting via Chat GPT or similar platforms. Attendance at a previous IU1 Generative AI training (or similar) is highly recommended.

The Science of Reading has made waves in the ELA community leaving many asking the question, "What's the equivalent in math? and "What foundations should our kids just know?” In this session, we'll build the foundation for students' mathematical reasoning that begins in grades K-1, and practice instructional routines to develop automaticity without robbing students of much needed number sense. Although this session is geared toward the earliest phases of number sense development, subitizing is a necessary skill for all grade levels and applies to basic fact mastery with addition/subtraction as well as multiplication/division. This is part 2 of a 5-part series. Teachers are welcome to attend each session individually, but are highly encouraged to attend the full series. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!

Explore the transformative potential of Generative AI in various content areas during this interactive workshop. From math and science to social studies and the arts, discover how AI can enhance content creation and engagement. Engage in hands-on activities tailored to each subject and leave with practical strategies for integrating Generative AI into your curriculum. Teachers and administrators attending this session should already have at least some knowledge about large language models, artificial intelligence, and generative text prompting via Chat GPT or similar platforms. Attendance at a previous IU1 Generative AI training (or similar) is highly recommended.

Developing additive reasoning is the first step to mastering sophisticated mathematical thinking, but many students find their way into upper elementary, middle school math, and beyond relying almost exclusively on counting strategies. In this session, we'll define what additive reasoning looks and sounds like and break down how to nudge students over the hump from counters to thinkers. This session includes a dive into the specific addition strategies that apply from single digit operations through multi-digit and decimal addition and subtraction. We'll overview models essential for bringing student thinking to life, and practice instructional routines that are integral to supporting students' developing number sense. This is part 3 of a 5-part series. Teachers are welcome to attend each session individually, but are highly encouraged to attend the full series. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!

This course is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

Course Description: This course is divided into two sections, which means 2 weeks for School Law and 2 weeks for Technology Integration. This course is designed to meet the requirement for Year 1 Days 3 & 4 for IU 1 Induction Consortium Schools and teachers in grades K-12. Participants in the course will have hands on experience with the T-Pack model, Google, PLN's, and educational websites using the Internet. Participants in the course will be required to complete pre and post tests and develop at least one lesson integrating technology and complete an action plan for implementation. The second half of the course will take pre and post-tests in school law. In addition, participants will write a paper summarizing a court case that they have read. Both sections of this course address the standards of behavior, values, and principles that inform and guide professional decision-making of behavior, which are detailed in the Pennsylvania Model Code of Ethics for Educators.

This Induction workshop is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

Let's face it, one of the biggest hurdles for students in our classroom today is comprehending and solving word problems. Join us in a two-part series of unwrapping the challenges posed by word problems to gain insights into why students often find them confusing. We'll explore the evidence-based strategies that support students' understanding of word problems in this interactive, two-day workshop. Day 1, setting the foundations: (1) Clue words, not keywords for breaking down the structure of word problems texts; (2) Word problem schemas for addition and multiplication; Day 2, refining our understanding: (1) Attack strategies: to CUBES or not to CUBES?; (2) Co-created and numberless word problems; (3) Other instructional routines for supporting vocabulary acquisition and word problem solving.

Let's face it, one of the biggest hurdles for students in our classroom today is comprehending and solving word problems. Join us in a two-part series of unwrapping the challenges posed by word problems to gain insights into why students often find them confusing. We'll explore the evidence-based strategies that support students' understanding of word problems in this interactive, two-day workshop. Day 1, setting the foundations: (1) Clue words, not keywords for breaking down the structure of word problems texts; (2) Word problem schemas for addition and multiplication; Day 2, refining our understanding: (1) Attack strategies: to CUBES or not to CUBES?; (2) Co-created and numberless word problems; (3) Other instructional routines for supporting vocabulary acquisition and word problem solving. *If you attended the 1-day session in spring of 2024, then part 2 of this session is the right fit for you! There will be some overlap with last year's session, but we'll introduce new routines and dig more deeply into already learned instructional routines,

This course is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

Course Description: This course is divided into two sections, which means 2 weeks for School Law and 2 weeks for Technology Integration. This course is designed to meet the requirement for Year 1 Days 3 & 4 for IU 1 Induction Consortium Schools and teachers in grades K-12. Participants in the course will have hands on experience with the T-Pack model, Google, PLN's, and educational websites using the Internet. Participants in the course will be required to complete pre and post tests and develop at least one lesson integrating technology and complete an action plan for implementation. The second half of the course will take pre and post-tests in school law. In addition, participants will write a paper summarizing a court case that they have read. Both sections of this course address the standards of behavior, values, and principles that inform and guide professional decision-making of behavior, which are detailed in the Pennsylvania Model Code of Ethics for Educators.

This Induction workshop is only for IU 1 Induction Consortium participants. Please inform your district´s Induction Coordinator of your registration.

Everyone agrees math class would run so much smoother if our kids "just knew” their multiplication facts! But what else matters when it comes to multiplicative reasoning? In this session, we'll define multiplicative reasoning, including a dive into the specific multiplication strategies that apply from single digit operations through multi-digit and decimal multiplication and division. We'll overview models essential for bringing student thinking to life (including ratio tables and area model progressions), and practice instructional routines that are integral to supporting students' developing number sense, because multiplication is so much more than skip-counting! This is part 4 of a 5-part series. Teachers are welcome to attend each session individually, but are highly encouraged to attend the full series. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!

We're wrapping up our fluency series by making sense of the five fraction constructs and relating their concepts to the levels of sophistication that students' progress as they become mathematically fluent. As always, we'll get our hands dirty in our math content, practice instructional routines, and rehearse modeling students' thinking. Whether fractions are your favorite or LEAST favorite part of mathematics, this session is for you! This is part 5 of a 5-part series. Teachers are welcome to attend each session individually, but are highly encouraged to attend the full series. Please email me (teresa.brown@IU1.org) after registering if you have any food allergies so I can have lunch ready for you!