Frontline Education

1. NISL Course 2

Program: PIL

Dates: On-Going (Ends May 10, 2023)

Unit 4 - How People Learn: Implications for Teaching, Leadership, and School Organizations; Part I 12/14 - 15/2022 Unit 5 - How People Learn: Implications for Teaching, Leadership, and School Organizations; Part II 1/5 - 6/2023 Unit 6 - How People Learn: Implications for Teaching, Leadership, and School Organizations; Part III 2/2 - 3/2023 Unit 7 - Promoting Learning Organization 3/6 - 7/2023 Unit 8 - Leadership for Effective Teaching 5/9 - 10/2023

2. NISL Course 1 2023

Program: PIL

Dates: On-Going (Ends May 17, 2023)

Unit 1 - The Educational Challenge 1/11 - 12/2023 Unit 2 - The Principal as a Strategic Thinker 3/13 - 14/2023 Unit 3 - Rigorous and Adaptive Learning Systems 5/16 - 17/2-23

3. Equitable Education for All Students: Why Leadership Matters

Program: PIL

Dates: On-Going (Ends May 27, 2023)

New

Prerequisite for Equitable Practices in Education

4. Act 13 and Beyond: Educators Driving Instructional Excellence

Program: PIL

Audience: new assistant/vice principals and principals

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jun 1, 2023)

New

Satisfies ACT 13 requirement for new assistant/vice principals and principals

5. OF - Act 80 - Self-Guided PD (5/26/2023)

Program: Inservice for OLD FORGE School District

Audience: Old Forge teachers, as assigned

Dates: 5/26/2023

New

For Old Forge School District personnel only.

6. OF - Act 80 - Self-Guided PD (6/9/2023)

Program: Inservice for OLD FORGE School District

Audience: Old Forge teachers, as assigned

Dates: 6/9/2023

NewStarting Today

For Old Forge School District personnel only.

7. OF - Act 80 - Self-Guided PD (6/12/2023)

Program: Inservice for OLD FORGE School District

Audience: Old Forge teachers, as assigned

Dates: 6/12/2023

NewStarting Soon

For Old Forge School District personnel only.

8. OF - Act 80 - Self-Guided PD (6/13/2023)

Program: Inservice for OLD FORGE School District

Audience: Old Forge teachers, as assigned

Dates: 6/13/2023

NewStarting Soon

For Old Forge School District personnel only.

9. SSD - Diversity Committee Meeting (6/14/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: SSD Diversity Committee

Dates: 6/14/2023

Starting Soon

For Scranton School District personnel only.

10. ER&D - School, Family Community Partnerships: Supporting Student Learning

Program: ER&D Scranton Personnel Only

Audience: Scranton School District Teachers

Dates: 6/19/2023 to 6/28/2023

When parents are involved, students succeed. However, how parents should be engaged has been a source of great discussion, debate, continued research and even legislation. Learn how to engage parents and guardians and experience what this engagement looks like.The primary function of this course is to help school staff understand how they can assist parents to better support their children as learners.

11. MWEE Educator Experience Day June 22, 2023

Program: STEM

Audience: Educators, Administrators, Academic Coaches, STEM Coordinators and Curriculum Coordinators

Dates: 6/22/2023

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) are learner-centered experiences that focus on investigations into local environmental issues that lead to informed action and civic engagement. Both teachers and students play important roles in the MWEE by working together in partnership.

12. aieNEPA Arts Ambassador Project

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: Educators interested in the arts and arts education

Dates: 6/24/2023 to 12/16/2023

Educators will participate in professional develoment workshops in arts education. Additionally, they will serve as ambassadors in their respective school districts to teach and inform colleagues of opportunities and new information on arts integration and in arts learning.

13. SSD - Safety Committee Meeting (6/27/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: SSD Safety Committee

Dates: 6/27/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

14. SSD - K-12 Math and ELA Curriculum (6/28/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: SSD Math and ELA Teachers

Dates: 6/28/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

15. SSD - K-12 and ELA Curriculum (6/29/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: SSD Math and ELA Teachers

Dates: 6/29/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

16. PBIS Module 2 Training for Head Start Employees (07.13.2023)

Program: Early Intervention

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jul 13, 2023)

Teaching Preschool with Challenging Behaviors Training Course PQAS or ACT 48 hours awarded. *If you don't have a teacher certifaction, please put 0000000 (7 zeros)* If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Amanda Jacobino at amjacobino@iu19.org

17. A Closer Look at Text Dependent Analysis

Program: CPE

Audience: K - 12 Educators

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/27/2023

This course is designed to provide teachers with a deeper understanding of how best to support students as they approach the task of responding to text-dependent analysis prompts which appear on the PSSA in Grades 4 through 8. The PA Cores Standards identify text-dependent analysis as the ability to "draw on evidence from literary or information texts to support analysis, reflection, and research" (CC.1.4.5). Current resources from PDE, developed in partnership with the Center for Assessment, will be explored. ed.

18. Bullying in School - Next Steps

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/27/2023

This three-credit on-line course is designed for K-12 teachers, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel. Over the span of 7 sessions, participants will further their exploration and questions related to bullying in school as well as how to provide appropriate assistance and interventions that extend from the classroom to school-wide, parent and community components. The course will culminate in the development of a final product that will support participants' further understanding of bullying issues in our schools as well as implementation strategies and results based on the knowledge gained from the pre-requisite course, Bullying in School - What Now?, Participants will be required to read the book Weakfish: Bullying through the Eyes of a Child by Michael Dorn. ISBN - 13: 978-0-9741240-8-7. ISBN-10: 0-9741240-8-7

19. Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/27/2023

Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism is a course designed to integrate research-based behavioral strategies and a Positive Behavior Support framework to assist students with Autism in inclusive settings. This three credit online course is designed for Teachers K-12, and Special Education Teachers. Over the span of 7 weeks, participants will explore ideas and questions related to the Response to Intervention Model and School-wide Positive Behavior Support and the relationship between these principles and the inclusive environment in which students with Autism participate. They will better understand the critical aspects of how the law including NCLB and IDEA influences the basic foundations of establishing a classroom framework that enhances the strengths of all students. The participants will be able to create a learning environment using researched based positive behavioral interventions which will foster positive, inclusive, learning settings emphasizing cognitive, behavior, language, physical, and social domains.

20. Project Based Learning: Assessing Authentic Learning Experiences

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/27/2023

Nadine Homentosky

Instructional strategies utilized in this course will promote active modeling experiences and will provide an integrated approach to content understanding and pedagogical applications. Participants will reflect on teaching and learning through cooperative learning experiences and individualized journaling. Teachers will gain practical experience in designing performance assessment products, performance task scenarios (GRASP), language tasks, and analytical rubrics to measure standards-based content and 21st century learning and innovation skills. Each participant will leave the online course with a detailed plan for a PBL project.

21. Safe Schools - Next Steps

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 7/17/2023 to 8/27/2023

The Safe Schools-an Overview CPE course is a pre-requisite to the Safe Schools ~ Next Steps Course. This three-credit online course is designed for K-12 teachers, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, school nurses, or other school personnel. Over the span of 7 sessions, participants will explore ideas and questions related to keeping schools safe as well as the critical importance of conducting safety drills. The course will culminate in the development of a final product that will support participants' understanding of safe schools.

22. PBIS Module 3 Training for Head Start (07/18/2023)

Program: Early Intervention

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jul 18, 2023)

Teaching Preschool with Challenging Behaviors Training Course PQAS or ACT 48 hours awarded. *If you don't have a teacher certifaction, please put 0000000 (7 zeros)* If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Amanda Jacobino at amjacobino@iu19.org

23. SSD - Principal Retreat (8/1/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Administrative Staff

Dates: 8/1/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

24. SSD - Principal Retreat (8/2/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Administrative Staff

Dates: 8/2/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

25. NEIU Teacher Induction Program 2023-2025 Cohort (August 17, 2023)

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: Teachers participating in NEIU Induction program

Dates: 8/17/2023

New

YEAR ONE In-Person, Kick-off Session (required): Thursday, August 17, 2023 or Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (CHOOSE ONE DATE) Inductees are required to attend one, in-person, kick-off session. Session will include the following topics: trauma-informed practices, how to use data to drive induction, Act 13: Educator Effectiveness, how to develop a professional network, professional ethics, effective parent communication, and social emotional learning/self care for educators. One-Hour Virtual Workshops: Dates/Times are to be determined Inductees are required to attend monthly, one-hour virtual workshops (November through May). Sessions will include the following topics: behavior management, strategies for working with diverse learners and cultural awareness, special education/implementing the IEP, English Language Learners, technology integration, formative assessment strategies, and educator wellness. It is required that mentors meet with inductees following each one-hour virtual workshop and complete the "Mentor/Inductee- Summary of Learning”. It is requested that mentors meet with the NEIU Induction Team for two, one-hour virtual check-in sessions (September and January). YEAR TWO In-Person, Kick-off Session (required): Dates/Times are to be determined Inductees are required to attend one, in-person, kick-off session. Sessions will include the following topics: Year 1 reflection and goal setting, culturally relevant and sustaining education, positive behavior systems, family and community engagement, differentiated instruction, and an overview of NEIU programming and networking. Inductees are required to participate in six or more hours of NEIU Networking sessions with mentors, if possible, to collaborate with job-alike groups.

26. Head Start Pre-Service EI/IEP Training (8/22/2023) AM Session

Program: Early Intervention

Dates: On-Going (Ends Aug 22, 2023)

Located at the NEIU

27. Head Start Pre-Service EI/IEP Training (8/22/2023) PM Session

Program: Early Intervention

Dates: On-Going (Ends Aug 22, 2023)

Located at NEIU 19 Conference Rooms

28. SSD - New Teacher Development and New Principal Orientation Day (8/29/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District New Staff (New Teachers and New Administrators)

Dates: 8/29/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

29. SSD - In-Service Professional Day 1 (PDD-1) (8/30/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Staff

Dates: 8/30/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

30. SSD - In-Service Professional Day 2 (PDD-2) (8/31/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Staff

Dates: 8/31/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

31. A Closer Look at Text Dependent Analysis

Program: CPE

Audience: K - 12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

This course is designed to provide teachers with a deeper understanding of how best to support students as they approach the task of responding to text-dependent analysis prompts which appear on the PSSA in Grades 4 through 8. The PA Cores Standards identify text-dependent analysis as the ability to "draw on evidence from literary or information texts to support analysis, reflection, and research" (CC.1.4.5). Current resources from PDE, developed in partnership with the Center for Assessment, will be explored. ed.

32. Autism: From the Beginning

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

Autism: From the Beginning is a course designed to investigate current theories, models, philosophies, laws and litigation associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This course will discuss the characteristics of students with Autism and their effects on an individual's life from onset to adulthood. This three credit online course is designed for Early Intervention teachers and specialists, Teachers K-12, and Special Education Teachers. Over the span of 7 weeks, particpants will explore ideas and questions related to the diagnosis of Autism and the impact it has on student's education and transition to adulthood. This course will highlight major models, theories and philosophies that have formed the basis for thinking associated with the Autism Spectrum. State laws will be reviewed to enhance a greater understanding of assessment, educational placement, behavior management and educational programming. Characteristics will be defined and discussed through typical and atypical human development models as it relates to Autism. Discussions of research-based programming related to diagnosis and identification of students with Autism will lead to improved educational environments for these students

33. Bullying in School - What Now?

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

Nadine Homentosky

This is a prerequisite to Bullying in School - Next Steps This course is designed for K-12 teachers, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel. Over the span of 8 sessions, participants will explore ideas and questions related to bullying in school. The course will culminate in the development of a final product that will support participants' understanding of bullying issues in our schools. Please include the email address you wish to use with this online class. All assignments must be completed by the dates indicated within the course outline.

34. Internet Safety in the Digital Era

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

In this course for school leaders, teachers, and administrators, participants will explore specific strategies for creating a safe environment for students when they access the Internet. They will learn essential information about the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), including compliance requirements for schools and districts. Participants will also become familiar with the ways that Web 2.0 technologies, which allow for more collaboration and social networking than was previously possible through the Internet, are changing the way that students and teachers interact online. Special attention will be paid to the safety and health issues that these technologies present, such as cyberbullying. Finally, participants will learn how to make sure that school and district Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) address these challenges while teaching students how to act as responsible "digital citizens,” helping them to explore Web 2.0 tools safely for educational purposes. Goals and Products During this course, participants will learn skills and strategies to:

• Refine their understanding of specific options, technological or otherwise, for protecting children when they access the Internet over a school-based or statewide educational network;

• Understand current federal policy regarding how schools protect their students when they go online;

• Consider approaches for advancing digital citizenship of teachers and students and promoting the practice of online safety;

• Address instances of cyber-bullying in the classroom and online; and

• Make sure that current AUPs are up to date and address collaborative and social networking tools.

35. Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

Positive Behavior Support for Students with Autism is a course designed to integrate research-based behavioral strategies and a Positive Behavior Support framework to assist students with Autism in inclusive settings. This three credit online course is designed for Teachers K-12, and Special Education Teachers. Over the span of 7 weeks, participants will explore ideas and questions related to the Response to Intervention Model and School-wide Positive Behavior Support and the relationship between these principles and the inclusive environment in which students with Autism participate. They will better understand the critical aspects of how the law including NCLB and IDEA influences the basic foundations of establishing a classroom framework that enhances the strengths of all students. The participants will be able to create a learning environment using researched based positive behavioral interventions which will foster positive, inclusive, learning settings emphasizing cognitive, behavior, language, physical, and social domains.

36. Project Based Learning: Creating Authentic Learning Experiences

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

In this course, participants will become familiar with the principles of Project Based Learning (PBL) and strategies for implementing PBL projects in their classrooms. Throughout this six-week course, exemplary projects will be analyzed, critiqued, and evaluated for applicability to participants' classroom needs. Participants will gain hands-on experience developing collaborative, inquiry-based projects that support their curricular goals. Participants will learn to blend PBL and standards-based design strategies to create curriculum units that enhance student learning.

37. Safe Schools - An Overview

Program: CPE

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 9/5/2023 to 10/15/2023

This is a prerequisite to Safe Schools-Next Steps This three-credit online course is designed for K-12 teachers, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel. Over the span of 5 sessions, participants will explore ideas and questions related to keeping schools safe. The course will culminate in the development of a final product that will support participants' understanding of safe schools.

38. SSD - In-Service Committee Meeting (9/20/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: SSD In-Service Planning Committee

Dates: 9/20/2023

New

For Scranton School District personnel only.

39. PREPaRE Workshop 2: September 27 and 28, 2023

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: Designated NEIU Flight Team Members

Dates: 9/27/2023 to 9/28/2023

This 2-day workshop develops the knowledge and skill required to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions to the students, staff, and school community members who have been simultaneously exposed to an acute traumatic stressor. The knowledge and skill developed within this session also help to build a bridge to the psychotherapeutic and trauma informed mental health response sometimes required to address challenges associated with trauma exposure. This workshop will serve as an initial training for NEIU Flight Team members.

40. SSD - In-Service Professional Day 3 (PDD-3) (10/6/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Staff

Dates: 10/6/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

41. Ambitious Science Teaching Academy Learning Series

Program: STEM

Audience: Open to any educators K-12, administrators, curriculum coordinators, academic coaches, STEM coaches and learning support educators

Dates: 10/11/2023 to 3/6/2024

To support all students in this new 3D approach to teaching and learning, NEIU proudly offers the Ambitious Science Teaching Academy Series. Ambitious teaching deliberately aims to support students of all backgrounds to deeply understand science ideas, participate in the activities of the discipline, and solve authentic problems. Lunch provided.

42. OGAP (Ongoing Assessment Project): Additive Cohort

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: K-3 classroom teachers, special educators, math interventionists and math instructional leaders

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 12/7/2023

OGAP Additive Professional Development for K-3 classroom teachers, special educators, math interventionists and math instructional leaders. OGAP Professional Development includes:

• Research underpinning student learning

• Strengthening foundational mathematics content related to the content area chosen

• Understanding the OGAP Framework/Learning Progression

• Use of OGAP materials and resources.

• OGAP Link to standards, the district mathematics program and other instructional materials.

• Support for math leads/math teacher leaders

• Support for school/district administrators This professional development offering includes 2 days of follow-up coaching support at the NEIU with OGAP representatives.

43. OGAP (Ongoing Assessment Project): Multiplicative Reasoning Cohort

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: 3-5 classroom teachers, special educators, math interventionists and math instructional leaders

Dates: 10/19/2023 to 12/5/2023

OGAP Multiplicative Reasoning Professional Development for 3-5 classroom teachers, special educators, math interventionists and math instructional leaders. OGAP Multiplicative Professional Development includes:

• Research underpinning student learning

• Strengthening foundational mathematics content related to Additive Reasoning

• Understanding the OGAP Multiplicative Reasoning Framework/Learning Progression

• Use of OGAP materials and resources.

• OGAP Link to CCSSM standards, the district mathematics program and other instructional materials.

• Support for math leads/math teacher leaders

• Support for school/district administrators This professional development offering includes 2 days of follow-up coaching support at the NEIU with OGAP representatives.

44. SSD - In-Service Building Plan Meeting 1 (BP-1) (10/20/2023)

Program: Inservice for SCRANTON School District

Audience: Scranton School District Staff

Dates: 10/20/2023

For Scranton School District personnel only.

45. NEIU Teacher Induction Program 2023-2025 Cohort (October 25, 2023)

Program: Training Consultation and Professional Development

Audience: Teachers participating in NEIU Induction program

Dates: 10/25/2023

New

YEAR ONE In-Person, Kick-off Session (required): Thursday, August 17, 2023 or Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (CHOOSE ONE DATE) Inductees are required to attend one, in-person, kick-off session. Session will include the following topics: trauma-informed practices, how to use data to drive induction, Act 13: Educator Effectiveness, how to develop a professional network, professional ethics, effective parent communication, and social emotional learning/self care for educators. One-Hour Virtual Workshops: Dates/Times are to be determined Inductees are required to attend monthly, one-hour virtual workshops (November through May). Sessions will include the following topics: behavior management, strategies for working with diverse learners and cultural awareness, special education/implementing the IEP, English Language Learners, technology integration, formative assessment strategies, and educator wellness. It is required that mentors meet with inductees following each one-hour virtual workshop and complete the "Mentor/Inductee- Summary of Learning”. It is requested that mentors meet with the NEIU Induction Team for two, one-hour virtual check-in sessions (September and January). YEAR TWO In-Person, Kick-off Session (required): Dates/Times are to be determined Inductees are required to attend one, in-person, kick-off session. Sessions will include the following topics: Year 1 reflection and goal setting, culturally relevant and sustaining education, positive behavior systems, family and community engagement, differentiated instruction, and an overview of NEIU programming and networking. Inductees are required to participate in six or more hours of NEIU Networking sessions with mentors, if possible, to collaborate with job-alike groups.