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1. Growing Your Instructional Strategies in the Online Learning Environment

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 7/7/2021 to 8/30/2021

Meeting Times: 7/7 through 8/30, asynchronous

You've onramped to online learning, but let's get you owning the open road! Now that you have learned how to quickly adapt your instruction for the online environment during the pandemic, go deeper into a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous instructional strategies that will foster more intentional student-driven learning, differentiation, and personalization. This course will cover best practices about how to leverage tools and strategies for online learning management, formative and summative assessment, instructional delivery, and interactions between students and teachers.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

Enroll anytime between July 7 and August 30 and complete at your own pace. The course should take approximately 12 hours.

#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

2. The Online Architect: Designing a Successful Student Experience

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Instructional Coaches

Dates: 7/12/2021 to 8/30/2021

Meeting Times: 7/12 - 8/30; online, asynchronous

Are you designing online courses to be delivered completely asynchronously for the 2021-22 school year? Let us help you strategically build and guide your asynchronous course creation based upon best practices in online learning. Sign up for "The Online Architect," a ten-module course based on K-12 Quality Matters Standards for designing high-quality online learning. The following topics are included:
- Quality Matters orientation
- Assessment and measurement
- High-yield instructional strategies
- Classroom environment
- Instructional materials and technology integration
- Organizational structure
- Visual design for navigability, usability, and accessibility
- Copyright, fair use, and Open Education Resources
- Proactive and reactive facilitation strategies

Each module will take approximately 2-2.5 hours to complete and comes with an embedded design challenge that will ask participants to apply the skills directly into their course designs. The course is facilitated by the CCIU Online Learning Team, who will provide participants with personalized feedback and optional coaching sessions. Teachers can engineer successful student asynchronous experiences through intentional planning and design. Let us help you become "Online Architects."

Enroll anytime between July 12 and August 30 and complete at your own pace. The course should take approximately 20 hours.

The course is asynchronous and completed at-your-own pace with optional coaching hours to be determined close to course launch.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture potions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

3. Creating Interactive Lessons with STEM Simulations

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators

Dates: 7/15/2021 to 8/16/2021

Meeting Times: 7/15 through 8/16; Asynchronous

Engage your students in hands-on learning through virtual simulations! During this asynchronous learning experience, participants will experience virtual lab experiments, STEM simulations, and tools to have students create their own simulations.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas on July 16, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until August 16, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

"After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by August 16 for Act 48 credit."

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#STEM2021
#CCIUSTEM
#AsynchronousSTEM
  • Max Class Size: 30

4. Learning AR/VR for the Online Classroom

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators

Dates: 7/15/2021 to 8/16/2021

Meeting Times: 7/15 through 8/16 Asynchronous

Virtual
The days of PowerPoint and poster presentations will be irrelevant once you inspire your students to create in the worlds where they play to demonstrate their learning. Guide your students to create their own worlds, museums, games, and more. Learn how to transform student learning by taking virtual field trips and challenging students to create in three-dimensional space. Join us for a blended learning experience where you will complete part of the learning on your own through video and interactive activities, and part will be completed during our synchronous session.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas on July 16, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until August 16, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

"After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by August 16 for Act 48 credit."

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#STEM2021
#CCIUSTEM
#AsynchronousSTEM
  • Max Class Size: 20

5. STEM & Literacy for K-5 Educators

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-5 teachers, special educators, coaches, administrators

Dates: 7/15/2021 to 8/16/2021

Meeting Times: 8/5/2021-Live Session; 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Virtual Workshop
In this blended learning experience, we will examine the intersection of STEM and Literacy through the design thinking process. Participants will complete preparatory activities asynchronously then join a live session on August 5, 2021 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM where we will reflect on the design thinking process and STEM in literacy.

"After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by August 16 for Act 48 credit."

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#CCIUinnovates
#STEM2021
#CCIUSTEM
#AsynchronousSTEM
  • Max Class Size: 30

6. Video Production and Design for the STEM Classroom

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators

Dates: 7/15/2021 to 8/16/2021

Meeting Times: 7/15 through 8/16 - Asynchronous

Virtual
Unleash student creativity and independence while building communication skills necessary for future careers through video production. During this asynchronous learning experience you will explore ways to foster a culture of storytelling in your classroom that will engage all learners through different aspects of filming, editing and sharing video.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas on July 16, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until August 16, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#STEM2021
#CCIUSTEM
#AsynchronousSTEM
  • Max Class Size: 30

7. Prototyping and App Design

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators

Dates: 7/21/2021 to 8/16/2021

Meeting Times: 7/15 through 8/16; Asynchronous

Help develop your students' entrepreneurial and computational thinking skills! This session will provide an asynchronous learning experience where participants will prototype, design their own apps, and engage in computational thinking practices related to bringing these types of learning experiences to their students.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of asynchronous learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas beginning July 22, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until August 16, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

"After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by August 16 for Act 48 credit."

If you have any questions, please contact Kammas Kersch at kammask@cciu.org.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#STEM2021
#CCIUSTEM
#AsynchronousSTEM
  • Max Class Size: 30

8. Global Awareness - Part II (Bishop Shanahan only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/2/2021 to 9/7/2021

Meeting Times: Various hours during the above time frame.

During a five-week period, teachers will partake in a web-based book discussion. Teachers will read the school's required global awareness summer reading assignment which is "Enrique's Journey". Teachers will evaluate and analyze the themes of the book in an online forum. Weekly, teachers will discuss and collaborate on best practices for cross-curricular initiatives and the integration of the book's themes into the school community.
  • Max Class Size: 25

9. Gifted Boot Camp

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 gifted teachers, administrators or any staff interested in gifted education. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 8/10/2021 to 8/12/2021

Meeting Times: 8/18, 8/11, 8/12; 1:00 PM-3:30PM

Virtual
Starting Soon
Are you new to gifted education or are you looking to brush up your knowledge and skills related to gifted education? Join us for a 3-part boot camp that will cover the basics of gifted education from screening and identification to paperwork and SDI's.

We are offering boot camp as a 3-part series with asynchronous work to be completed in between our 3 meetings. In order to receive full credit, you must attend all 3 sessions. If you prefer to attend these live session virtually please contact Tricia Binkley at patriciab@cciu.org

This boot camp will have required sessions on:
- August 10, 2021; 1:00PM - 3:30PM
- August 11, 2021; 1:00PM - 3:30PM
- August 12, 2021; 1:00PM - 3:30PM

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#Gifted2122
  • Max Class Size: 10

10. Assessment through an SEL Lens

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/12/2021

Meeting Times: 8/12; 9 AM to 12 PM

Assessment through an SEL Lens with Dr. Juan D'Brot, Center for Assessment

Every member of our school communities has been impacted in significant ways by this past year and the challenges it has brought. This includes students, families, teachers, administrators, and community partners. School leaders are focusing on social-emotional health as the lens for approaching the start of the 2021-2022 school year as an important step in creating safe spaces for students and staff to succeed. This session will provide foundational research-based guidance on the assessment of students through social and emotional learning. The session will also promote well-being and connectedness for students and adults.

#Leadership
  • Max Class Size: 100

11. Social Emotional Learning (Pope John Paul II only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/24/2021 to 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:30

This SEL workshop will focus on what is needed to develop social/emotional skills for both the educator and the student. Day one will delve into specific domains for social teaching practices that include student-centered discipline, teacher language, and responsibility/choice. Day two will focus on how educators can build social/emotional skills in their students through the five pillars of social emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
  • Max Class Size: 45

12. To accommodate or to modify? That is the question! ( SS Philip and James School only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/24/2021

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00

New
Do you know the difference, and why the difference matters? Participants will review how to distinguish between accommodations and modifications, decide which is appropriate to meet a student's needs, and speak confidently about supports to involved stakeholders. Explore barriers to supporting the varied needs of students in your classroom, and break down barriers with creative, purposeful planning. Join the conversation and see how communication can take team-members from islands to a cohesive force for good. Bring an upcoming lesson and engage in guided practice to plan for "hitting the outside pins" and differentiating your instruction so everyone in the room succeeds.
  • Max Class Size: 25

13. Constructive Response in Assessments (St. Patrick Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 2:30

In this Constructive Response in Assessments session, participants will explore key elements of development of constructive response questions for use in assessments. Participants will first consider foundational research to support critical thinking, including Bloom's Taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge. They will also discuss the assessment cycle and use of the four assessment types. Participants will then focus on the rationale behind using constructive response questions and considerations while developing their own. Opportunities for meaningful discussion, practice, and sharing of resources will be encouraged throughout the session.
  • Max Class Size: 20

14. Curriculum Writing Workshop (SS Peter and Paul only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 8:30 to 11:30

New
In this workshop participants will engage in professional learning and writing utilizing a universal curriculum framework. Participants will engage in professional learning centered on the purposes and components of the framework as well as begin writing curriculum in a designated course.
  • Max Class Size: 35

15. First Days of School: How to Be An Effective Teacher (West Fallowfield only) - Workshop

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 3:15

Hourly Workshop
This workshop will provide an educator's goldmine to pertinent information to make not only the first day of school but every day run smoothly. It walks a teacher through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that be applied at any time of the year.
  • Max Class Size: 30

16. To accommodate or to modify? That is the question! ( St. Norbert School only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00

Do you know the difference, and why the difference matters? Participants will review how to distinguish between accommodations and modifications, decide which is appropriate to meet a student's needs, and speak confidently about supports to involved stakeholders. Explore barriers to supporting the varied needs of students in your classroom, and break down barriers with creative, purposeful planning. Join the conversation and see how communication can take team-members from islands to a cohesive force for good. Bring an upcoming lesson and engage in guided practice to plan for "hitting the outside pins" and differentiating your instruction so everyone in the room succeeds.
  • Max Class Size: 25

17. To Accommodate or to Modify? That is the Question! (St. Joseph only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/25/2021

Meeting Times: 8:45 - 11:45

Do you know the difference, and why the difference matters? Participants will review how to distinguish between accommodations and modifications, decide which is appropriate to meet a student's needs, and speak confidently about supports to involved stakeholders. Explore barriers to supporting the varied needs of students in your classroom, and break down barriers with creative, purposeful planning. Bring an upcoming lesson and engage in guided practice to plan for "hitting the outside pins" and differentiating your instruction so everyone in the room succeeds.
  • Max Class Size: 30

18. Developing Critical Thinking Skills - (SS Peter and Paul only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/26/2021

Meeting Times: 8:30 to 11:30 AM

n this Developing Critical Thinking Skills session, participants will explore foundational research to support critical thinking, including Bloom's Taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge. Teachers will analyze a scenario and their own assessments and lessons to develop activities that encourage deeper levels of critical thinking. They will also have the opportunity to observe and practice critical thinking activities to build into recommended regular classroom routines. Opportunities for discussion, technological integration, and sharing of resources will be encouraged throughout the session.
  • Max Class Size: 30

19. Returning to School After COVID: Tips for Teachers and Students - St Norbert only

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/26/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 to 11:00

New
This workshop will review strategies to promote a positive relationship and connection between school staff, students and families. Specifically, we will focus on ways to support students and staff as we transition back to school in the fall.
  • Max Class Size: 25

20. Writing Across the Content Areas & Differentiated Assessments (St. Agnes only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/26/2021

Meeting Times: Writing Across the Content Areas 8-11:00, lunch 11:00-11:30, Differentiated Assessments 11:30-2:00

New
During these sessions participants will engage in professional learning on writing in the content areas and differentiated assessment. Each session will have opportunities to collaborate and apply their learning for practical application in the classroom.
  • Max Class Size: 25

21. Hands-On Science Workshop - ( Windsor Christian Academy only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 8/31/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 to 11:00

New
Teachers in attendance will participate in a variety of single lesson, hands-on science experiments, and learn how the lessons can be integrated with other curriculum areas. Teachers will learn how they can use materials provided by the CCIU Science Kit Center in their classroom.
  • Max Class Size: 15

22. The Online Architect: Designing a Successful Student Experience

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Instructional Coaches

Dates: 8/31/2021 to 10/31/2021

Meeting Times: 8/31 - 10/31; online, asynchronous

Are your teachers designing online courses to be delivered completely asynchronously for the 2021-22 school year? Let us help you strategically build and guide your asynchronous course creation based upon best practices in online learning. Sign up for "The Online Architect*," a ten-module course based on K-12 Quality Matters Standards for designing high-quality online learning. The following topics are included:
- Quality Matters orientation
- Assessment and Measurement
- High-yield instructional strategies
- Classroom environment
- Instructional materials and technology integration
- Organizational structure
- Visual design for navigability, usability, and accessibility
- Copyright, fair use, and Open Education Resources
- Proactive and reactive facilitation strategies

Each module will take approximately 2-2.5 hours to complete and comes with an embedded design challenge that will ask participants to apply the skills directly into their course designs. The course is facilitated by the CCIU Online Learning Team, who will provide participants with personalized feedback and optional coaching sessions. Teachers can engineer successful student asynchronous experiences through intentional planning and design. Let us help your teachers become "Online Architects."

The course is asynchronous and completed at-your-own pace with optional coaching hours to be determined close to course launch.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture potions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

23. Executive Functioning - Windsor Christian Academy only

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 9/1/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 to 11:00

New
Develop a basic understanding of the term Executive Functioning and what it encompasses.
-Learn how Executive Functioning deficits might be identified in the school setting
-Learn how Executive Functioning deficits might impact academic performance
-Learn steps to implementing Executive Functioning Interventions (including those that are behaviorally anchored)
  • Max Class Size: 25

24. Global Citizenship (SS Simon and Jude only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 9/1/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 3:00

New
In an ever-changing world, it is important that our students grow and develop as global citizens. During this session educators will engage in deep learning centered on global citizenship as well as opportunities for practical application across varying grade levels. This session will encourage open discussion, collaboration, and time for educators to take meaningful steps towards adding global citizenship to their everyday classroom teaching.
  • Max Class Size: 35

25. Online Learning Engagement

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/1/2021 to 9/30/2021

Meeting Times: 9/1/2021 through 9/10/2021; asynchronous

There is no secret formula for creating student engagement in any modality. It happens when we provide activities and assessments which are authentic, student-centered, and dynamic. Join us on this journey as we explore the difference between compliance and engagement and look at strategies and tools to help you hit the mark with engaging students in synchronous and asynchronous environments. This content will be delivered asynchronously with an optional coaching hour and should take you approximately 5 hours to complete.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#STEM 2122
#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

26. Instructional Technology Integrationist Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Tech Integrators, Instructional Coaches, Instructional Tech Specialists, Tech Coordinators, Technology Teachers, Tech Administrations, Tech Directors, Media Specialists

Dates: 9/8/2021

Meeting Times: 9/8; 3:45PM - 4:45PM

The Instructional Technology Integrationists Collaborative (ITIC) exists to facilitate local faculty and staff networking engagements that bring together regional educational leaders across the K-12 setting (teachers, instructional coaches, technology administrators) with a focus on high quality instructional technology integration to increase student achievement. With a focus on instructional implications of technology integration, members will share their experiences, lend their input, and receive training. The focus of the meetings will be based on participant needs and initiatives.

Subgroups might include:

- Blended Learning
- Instructional Design / Learning Management System
- Competency-based & Personalized Learning

#Online
  • Max Class Size: 50

27. CCIU Instructional Coaching Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Instructional coaches and teachers who have dedicated instructional coaching time in their work day, open to Chester County coaches only.

Dates: 9/10/2021

Meeting Times: 09/10/2021 8:30 A.M. -10:30 A.M.

Location: 304&305

The CCIU PIIC Coaching Network meetings provide monthly opportunities for Instructional Coaches to engage in job-specific professional learning and work with and learn from coaches from across Chester County.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
  • Max Class Size: 35

28. Implementing Sound Walls in K-2 classrooms

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Core classroom teachers, Special Educators, Reading Specialists, working with developing readers. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Dates: 9/14/2021 to 9/21/2021

Meeting Times: 09/14/2021, 09/21/2021 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Early literacy skills underpin later reading success. This two-session series will focus on the research evidence related to phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.One instructional tool to facilitate this understanding is a sound wall. The second segment of this training will explore the use of a sound wall, which organizes words by place and manner of articulation of speech sounds. Organizing words by speech sounds helps early readers connect phonology and orthography. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #literacy #scienceofreading
  • Max Class Size: 35

29. Gifted Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Gifted teachers and administrators and those who work with Gifted students. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 9/16/2021

Meeting Times: 9/16; 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Virtual
The gifted network provides an opportunity for gifted educators to discuss and collaborate with their peers on issues at the federal, state and local level that impact the delivery of gifted services. Each meeting will begin with time devoted to updates on gifted issues and professional development. The remaining time will be allocated for open dialogue among the participants and an opportunity to develop GIEPs with support from fellow gifted educators.

This is the 1st of 5 Network Meetings.

The Focus during this meeting will be on supporting students in blended, hyflex, and in-person instructional models using edtech to support learning for all!

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#Gifted2122
  • Max Class Size: 30

30. Literacy Leaders PLC

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: See Description

Dates: 9/17/2021 to 5/20/2022

Meeting Times: 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 5/20 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Virtual
The Literacy Leaders PLC is a forum where district literacy leaders come together for learning, collaboration, and networking. This series is designed to strengthen our collective knowledge by sharing resources, knowledge, and experiences in instructing literacy across Chester County's school districts.

This series is by invitation only, please contact Janine Presloid at janinep@cciu.org

AUDIENCE: ELA/Literacy Curriculum Coordinators or those who function in that role, and supervise regular education teachers, regular education teachers with inclusive settings, or teachers of students with disabilities. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video or in pictures to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 15

31. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness for Early Childhood Educators (K2.9.C3)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Early childhood (PreK-3) teachers of students with disabilities. Early childhood regular education teachers with inclusive settings. Also appropriate for early childhood administrators and staff. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes

Dates: 9/21/2021

Meeting Times: 09/21/21; 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Sign-in begins at 3:00 PM

The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. The Heggerty Curriculum is a research based program that can be delivered in a Pre-K setting in just 12-15 minutes a day. It's scripted, easy to implement, inexpensive and fun! Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video or in pictures to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#earlychildhood
#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 30

32. Fundations® Level 2 - A program from the Wilson Language Corporation * Virtual

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: See Description, Grades 2-3 Educators

Dates: 9/22/2021

Meeting Times: 9/22/21; 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Location: Virtual

Fundations research-based approach and extensive program materials allow K-3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured reading and spelling curriculum using engaging, multisensory techniques. It is implemented as a phonics and spelling supplement or the word study block to the core literacy program.

Prevention Model (Tier 1)
The Standard Lesson is provided to all students in the general education classroom (as part of the word study block of the core language arts program) for 30 minutes daily.

-- If Fundations is already provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention consists of double dose lessons for an additional 30 minutes 3-5 times per week.
-- If Fundations is not provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention must include the daily standard lesson plus the double dose lesson, totaling 60-minute lessons 3-5 times per week.

Lunch is on your own.

AUDIENCE: Regular education teachers, teachers with inclusive settings and teachers of students with disabilities. Also appropriate for Literacy Coaches, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coordinators/Supervisors, Curriculum Directors, Administrators. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 30

33. IEP Institute Cohort 4 (Invite Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Invite Only. Special Education Teachers.

Dates: 9/22/2021 to 12/8/2021

Meeting Times: 9/22/21
12/08/21
8:00 - 3:30

Virtual Workshop
The IEP Institute is an invitation-only series, consisting of 5 full days of trainings at CCIU. This Cohort 4 will have 2 days of training to complete the IEP Institute series, focusing on Specially Designed Instruction, Related Services and Supports for School Personnel, and Facilitation. Previous sessions have focused on writing a comprehensive, concise PLAAFP, writing Measurable Annual Goals and activities in the transition plan, and Progress Monitoring.
  • Max Class Size: 50

34. Chester County Curriculum Council Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Curriculum Directors and Coordinators

Dates: 9/23/2021

Meeting Times: September 23, 2021; 8:00 AM -10:30 AM

New
Meeting of Curriculum Directors from 12 districts in Chester County to discuss needs, updates from PDE, concerns, and address questions.

Virtual attendance options are available for this event. If you prefer to attend virtually, please complete this form.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences through still photography and video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
  • Max Class Size: 50

35. Blended Learning Building Blocks

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 9/28/2021 to 10/26/2021

Meeting Times: 9/28, 10/12. 10/26; 12:30 PM-3:30 PM

Setting up your blended learning classroom, routines, and culture in a strategic way can truly make or break a successful experience for both you and the learners. Creating a welcoming and personalized space, building in community from the beginning and providing clear expectations for yourself and your learners creates a solid base on which to build the blended experience and also helps to ensure that you are setting everyone up for success. Join us in this 3 part cohort series as we explore leveraging strategies and tools to help you create an solid foundation for your blended experience.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#STEM 2122
#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

36. Creating Successful Writers Series: Grade K-1

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-1 classroom teachers, reading specialists, literacy and instructional coaches.

Dates: 9/28/2021 to 10/26/2021

Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 4 to 6 PM on 9/28/21, 10/12/21, 10/26/21

Putting Our Students at the Center of Their Learning

Facilitator: Dr. Lynne R. Dorfman

Session 1: September 28, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Mentor Texts: Making Reading/Writing Connections
Participants will explore how mentor texts can be used in both writing and reading workshop. A demonstration of how to read like a writer to find possible focuses for mini lessons across the traits of writing and thinking aloud as a reader will also be explored. A minilesson checklist, discussion guidelines and whole group thinking questions will be offered.

Session 2: October 12, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Learning More About Our Writers with Formative Assessment
Participantss will explore record-keeping systems that track learning targets and how to use student writing, including student writing journals and writer's notebooks to set individual goals. How to help students with self-reflection will be discussed. Student expectations for the writing classroom and communications with parents about look for and praise guidelines will be discussed and demonstrated. How to transform end-of-workshop sharing sessions including process, progress, content, and craft shares will be highlighted.

Session 3: October 26, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Grammar Matters: Creating a Culture of Correctness
Participants will discuss how to teach grammar and mechanics explicitly and implicitly. Whole group conversations about grammar and conventions using passages from mentor texts and anchor charts will be demonstrated. Self-editing checklists, both general and personalized, will be shared. Instructional strategies for spelling will be shared and revision connections with grammar and conventions will be highlighted. Take a packet of grammar lessons home with you that use the gradual release model ending in the final reflection.

All three sessions end with a Q & A for the opportunity for feedback on specific questions.

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 80

37. STEM and Education Innovation PLN

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators.

Dates: 9/28/2021

Meeting Times: 9/28; 4:00PM - 5:00PM

In this professional learning network, educational teachers and leaders will come together to connect science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning with peer networking. You are the critical leaders needed to help support innovative teaching practices in your local communities in all learning environments.

During our meetings, we will discuss challenges that impact teaching and learning in an effort to grow instructional practices that increase student achievement. We will support each other to break down barriers to growth through sharing resources, scaling innovation, and collaborating across disciplines. We will share and demonstrate tools and techniques to bring meaningful, real-world challenges into the classroom.

This professional learning is being offered in person, if you would like to attend remotely, please contact the facilitator after registering.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#CCIUSTEM
#STEM2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

38. Creating Successful Writers: Grades 2-6

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: 2-6 classroom teachers, reading specialists, literacy and instructional coaches.

Dates: 9/29/2021 to 10/27/2021

Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 4 to 6 PM on 9/29/21, 10/13/21, 10/27/21

Putting Our Students at the Center of Their Learning,

Facilitator: Dr. Lynne R. Dorfman

Session 1: September 29, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Mentor Texts: Making Reading/Writing Connections
Participants will explore how mentor texts can be used in both writing and reading workshop. A demonstration of how to read like a writer to find possible focuses for mini-lessons across the traits of writing and thinking aloud as a reader will also be explored. A minilesson checklist, discussion guidelines and whole group thinking questions will be offered.

Session 2: October 13, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Learning More About Our Writers with Formative Assessment
The facilitator will share record-keeping systems that track learning targets and demonstrate how to use student writing, including student writing journals and writer's notebooks to set individual goals. How to help students with self-reflection will be explored. Student expectations for the writing classroom and communications with parents about look for and praise guidelines will be discussed and demonstrated. How to transform end-of-workshop sharing sessions including process, progress, content, and craft shares will be highlighted.

Session 3: October 27, 2021, 4 to 6 PM
Grammar Matters: Creating a Culture of Correctness
The facilitator will discuss how to teach grammar and mechanics explicitly and implicitly. Whole group conversations about grammar and conventions using passages from mentor texts and anchor charts will be demonstrated. Self-editing checklists, both general and personalized, will be shared. Instructional strategies for spelling will be shared and revision connections with grammar and conventions will be highlighted. Take a packet of grammar lessons home with you that use the gradual release model ending in the final reflection.

All three sessions end with a Q & A for the opportunity for feedback on specific questions.

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 80

39. HIIT-4-Math Secondary Series

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Grade 6-12 administrators, classroom teachers, math and instructional coaches.

Dates: 9/29/2021 to 12/1/2021

Meeting Times: Wednesday, September 29, October 13, October 27, November 10, December 1, 2021; 3:00PM - 5:00PM

Facilitated by Dr. Paul Riccommini

This series of five, two-hour virtual professional learning sessions will focus on the instructional strategies and practices to support retention, mathematical reasoning, fluency and automaticity, mathematical language, and problem-solving (grades 6-12). All strategies translate and have application in both remote online and in-person learning environments.

Day 1: September 29th Boost Your Students Retention of Essential Mathematical Concepts and Skills: Part 1
Day 2: October 13th Boost Your Students Retention of Essential Mathematical Concepts and Skills: Part 2
Day 3: October 27th Developing Mathematical Fluency through Purposeful and Targeted Practice.
Day 4: November 10th Strategies to Develop Mathematical Language: Teach it! Learn it! Use it! Remember it!.
Day 5: December 1st Effective Techniques for Scaffolding Students Mathematical Problem Solving.

After Friday, September 17, 2021, the full fee will be assessed for dropped enrollments or no-shows.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
#Math
  • Max Class Size: 75

40. IEP Institute Cohort 6 (Invite Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Invite Only. Special Education Teachers.

Dates: 9/29/2021 to 5/11/2022

Meeting Times: 9/29/21
11/17/21
1/19/22 (1/26/22 snow date)
3/9/22 (3/16/22 snow date)
5/11/22
8:00 - 3:30

Virtual Workshop
The IEP Institute is an invitation-only series, consisting of 5 full days of trainings at CCIU. The 5 day IEP Institute series will focus on writing a comprehensive, concise PLAAFP, writing Measurable Annual Goals and activities in the transition plan, Progress Monitoring, Specially Designed Instruction, Related Services and Supports for School Personnel, and Facilitation.
  • Max Class Size: 50

41. Low Incidence Networking Community (LINC)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Educators of students with disabilities. K-12 Educators with inclusive settings. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals

Dates: 9/29/2021

Meeting Times: 9/29/21; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: Virtual

Attention Chester County educators who support students in Autistic Support, Life Skills Support, or Multiple Disabilities Support programs!

Please join us from 3:30-4:30 pm, for a Low Incidence Networking Community (LINC) meeting. During this networking event, we will have discussions on addressing teaching practices and participants will also have time to collaborate with colleagues. Open discussion time is available from 3:00-3:30.

This event will be a hybrid event. Virtual link will be sent the morning of the event.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

CCIULINC

  • Max Class Size: 30

42. TregoEd's Overview of Situation Appraisal (SCAN)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 9/29/2021

Meeting Times: Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 12 to 1 PM

Introduction to SCAN webinar
This webinar is specifically designed to introduce process tools as a way of helping districts address change and high-stakes issues. It focuses on an overview of Situation Appraisal (SA) as a tool for planning for the reopening of schools after COVID-related closures.

This information session provides a sample experience of key concepts and details that education leaders can expect during TregoED's Strategic Tools for Excellent Problem Solving (S.T.E.P.S.). Join us to get a sense of the practical application and skill-building present in each session during TregoED's S.T.E.P.S. program.

#Leadership
  • Max Class Size: 30

43. Developing and Using Your Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 9/30/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: 404

PDE requires all LEAs to develop and use a Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP) to assure all English Learners
have equitable access to academic content. This document should serve as a guide for your faculty and a handbook for EL
parents. Participants will explore ways to develop and evaluate an effective LIEP.

#EL
  • Max Class Size: 40

44. Fundations® Level 1 - A program from the Wilson Language Corporation * Virtual

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 9/30/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Virtual

"Fundations research-based approach and extensive program materials allow K-3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured reading and spelling curriculum using engaging, multisensory techniques. It is implemented as a phonics and spelling supplement or the word study block to the core literacy program.

Prevention Model (Tier 1)
The Standard Lesson is provided to all students in the general education classroom (as part of the word study block of the core language arts program) for 30 minutes daily.
-- If Fundations is already provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention consists of double dose lessons for an additional 30 minutes 3-5 times per week.
-- If Fundations is not provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention must include the daily standard lesson plus the double dose lesson, totaling 60-minute lessons 3-5 times per week.

AUDIENCE: Regular education teachers, teachers with inclusive settings and teachers of students with disabilities. Also appropriate for Literacy Coaches, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coordinators/Supervisors, Curriculum Directors, Administrators. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals."

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 15

45. Instructional /Student Support Teams Training (non-public schools only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 9/30/2021

Meeting Times: 8:30 to 3:00

New
This workshop will help classroom teachers to understand the purpose and set up of an instructional support team and provide necessary tools for collecting data and monitoring progress to support the Instructional Support Team process.
  • Max Class Size: 40

46. Completing Gifted Paperwork

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 gifted teachers, administrators or any staff interested in gifted education. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 10/1/2021 to 11/30/2021

Meeting Times: 10/1-11/30; asynchronous

Virtual
New
This blended learning program will allow participants to learn at their own pace with one optional synchronous coaching session. Just as the IEP process involves numerous forms and completion procedures, so does the GIEP process. Explore the components of the required forms for compliance with Chapter 16, and discuss the information and timeliness needed to accurately complete each. Three (3) Act 48 credit hours will be awarded upon completion of the course's final task.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas on October 1, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until November 30, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by November 30, 2021 for Act 48 credit.

#CCIUinnovates
#Gifted2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

47. Curriculum Revision Think Tank

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Curriculum Coordinators or those who function in that role, and coordinate curriculum creation and review for regular education students and students with disabilities. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Dates: 10/1/2021 to 12/3/2021

Meeting Times: 10/1/21, 10/29/21, 12/3/21 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Curriculum writing and revision are ever-present challenges in a school system. The CCIU Curriculum Revision Think Tank grew out of a request for district and content-area curriculum leaders to have opportunities to come together and talk about curriculum review and revision, to share the processes and tools we are using, and to problem solve together. To that end, we began a new network group, called the Curriculum Revision Think Tank. This group is meeting regularly starting in the spring of 2021through at least December 2021 beyond if needed. It is an opportunity for those responsible for organizing and overseeing curriculum revision to come together to share effective processes and resources, and problem-solve together. This series is by invitation only, please contact Janine Presloid at janinep@cciu.org Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #literacy #scienceofreading
  • Max Class Size: 35

48. Online Learning Engagement

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers

Dates: 10/1/2021 to 10/31/2021

Meeting Times: 10/1 through 10/31; asynchronous

There is no secret formula for creating student engagement in any modality. It happens when we provide activities and assessments which are authentic, student-centered, and dynamic. Join us on this journey as we explore the difference between compliance and engagement and look at strategies and tools to help you hit the mark with engaging students in synchronous and asynchronous environments. This content will be delivered asynchronously with an optional coaching hour and should take you approximately 5 hours to complete.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#STEM 2122
#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

49. Social Emotional Needs of Gifted and Advanced Learners

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 gifted teachers, administrators or any staff interested in gifted education. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 10/1/2021 to 11/30/2021

Meeting Times: 10/1-11/30; Asynchronous

Virtual
Workshop
New
Gifted students have specific traits and emotions that can sometimes be difficult to overcome. Join us for three hours of asynchronous learning centered around the wellness of Gifted students in the classroom. By the end of the learning, you will be equipped to support gifted and advanced learners in your school or district.

This professional learning experience will consist of three hours of learning. You will be given access to this professional learning through Canvas on October 1, 2021 to begin your asynchronous learning. You will have until November 30, 2021 to complete all work for this professional learning to receive Act 48 Credit.

"After you enroll, you will receive access to the course to begin learning. All coursework must be completed by November 30, 2021 for Act 48 credit."

#CCIUinnovates
#Gifted2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

50. Beat The Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/2/2021 to 10/30/2021

Meeting Times: Online. Self-paced course. Complete modules by due dates.

Online Course
New
Beat The Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention is an online course that will journey through the ongoing issue of bullying in classrooms. It will take an in depth look into the prevention of this growing problem, where teachers can learn many techniques to have a peaceful learning environment. We will analyze successful classroom crafts, projects, surveys, and books that have contributed to the decline of bullying in the classroom. We will also investigate many bullying programs that school districts currently use and evaluate their effectiveness. This course will also analyze intervention techniques to help with current bullies in the classroom. Teachers will analyze state legislation and policies on bullying as well as litigation and legal issues for all school personnel. Participants will establish a classroom "Bullying Action Plan" based on their grade level, in order to create a peaceful and successful learning environment, where students work together as one with self-confidence and respect for one another.

Required Text Participants must purchase the book "Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools" by Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage and Scott A. Napolitano.
  • Max Class Size: 12

51. Teaching Media Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/4/2021 to 11/13/2021

Meeting Times: Online

Online Course
New
Students are exposed to a variety of media throughout the day. Media is an influential force in the lives of students. Television, radio, computers, internet, social media, streaming, video games and smartphones are just a few examples of the media that students interact with daily. However, when it comes to being able to recognize real news versus a fake news article that might appear on their feed, the majority of students cannot tell the difference. Educators have a responsibility to teach students how to critically engage with mass media. In order to be an informed citizen, students must know how to access, analyze, evaluate, create and act using all forms of media. It is imperative that students possess these skills so that they can make informed decisions as adults. During this three-credit online course, participants will come to understand what media literacy skills are, their importance in the classroom, how to integrate media literacy skills and design lessons and activities that will help students to become media literate.
  • Max Class Size: 20

52. Advanced Phonemic Awareness

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Core classroom teachers, Special Educators, Reading Specialists, working with developing readers. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Dates: 10/5/2021 to 10/19/2021

Meeting Times: 10/05/2021, 10/19/2021 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Early literacy skills underpin later reading success. This two-session series will focus on the research evidence related to phonemic awareness and phonics instruction. The series will explore how to move primary grade students to advanced levels of phonemic awareness, and how to support beginning readers in learning that letters represent the speech sounds of our language. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #literacy #scienceofreading
  • Max Class Size: 35

53. Restorative Practices for Educators

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 teachers and administrators, school counselors, mental health practitioners, social workers, school psychologists, and crisis intervention specialists.

Dates: 10/5/2021 to 10/6/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Location: 302/303

Foster positive classroom and school culture

Facilitated by International Institute of Restorative Practices Consultant

During this two-day introductory online experience, participants will explore fundamental theory and practices for engaging with students, staff and parents in your school setting.

Topics include:
- how to set high expectations while being supportive
- how to provide direct feedback and ask questions that foster accountability
- the most effective methods to resolve common conflicts.

Individuals will also learn to facilitate circles, an essential process for creating a positive learning environment and school culture. Circles may be used to build social capital, resolve social problems and respond when harm occurs.

Best for: central office administrators, building principals, school counselors, and teacher leaders.

Enroll today - only 45 seats available!

After September 25, 2021, the full fee will be assessed for dropped enrollments or no-shows.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#equity #IIRP

#Leadership
  • Max Class Size: 45

54. Wilson Reading System Introductory Course * Virtual

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: See Description

Dates: 10/5/2021 to 10/7/2021

Meeting Times: 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Location: Virtual

"Formally known as the Wilson Reading System (WRS) Introductory Course, this 3-day workshop presents multi-sensory structured language principles and techniques of the WRS program. It provides hands-on and practical training to teachers implementing the WRS Intervention Model. The Wilson Reading System is now in its 4th Edition. This new edition has been updated extensively and the workshop will focus on using the new edition. This workshop is only for educators enrolling in Level 1 certification in the 2021-22 school year.

The training includes: Reading research; 10 Critical Points of the WRS; Principles of language structure; Teaching with direct, multi-sensory methods; Program implementation; Group lesson instruction; Blocks 1, 2, and 3 of the WRS Lesson Plan modeling and practice; Student placement; Scheduling; Keys for success and pacing; Progress monitoring; Practice using Wilson Assessments.

Workshop fees do not include the Wilson Reading System Introductory Set. Participants may bring their own introductory set with them or order a 4th Edition Set directly from Wilson Language. An introductory set is not necessary to attend this workshop. Visit this link for introductory set information:
https://www.wilsonlanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WRS4-Materials-Information-Booklet.pdf

AUDIENCE: This workshop is only for educators enrolling in Level 1 certification in the 2021-22 school year. Teachers of students with disabilities and Regular Education teachers with inclusive settings. Also appropriate for classroom teachers, reading specialists, IST, administrators, and paraprofessionals. Not appropriate for short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

COLLEGE CREDIT: Contact Fitchburg State University at http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/offices/student-services/registrar/wilson-language-training-program/"

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 30

55. IEP Institute Cohort 5 (Invite Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Invite Only. Special Education Teachers.

Dates: 10/6/2021

Meeting Times: 10/06/21
8:00 - 3:30

Virtual Workshop
The IEP Institute is an invitation-only series, consisting of 5 full days of trainings at CCIU. This Cohort 5 will have 1 day of training to complete the IEP Institute series, focusing on Facilitation. Previous sessions have focused on writing a comprehensive, concise PLAAFP, writing Measurable Annual Goals and activities in the transition plan, Progress Monitoring, Specially Designed Instruction, Related Services and Supports for School Personnel.
  • Max Class Size: 50

56. Acadience Foundations Training

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Special education teachers; General education teachers, Reading Specialists

Dates: 10/7/2021 to 10/28/2021

Meeting Times: There will be three, one hour, virtual sessions in this unit of training. Participants must complete all three.10/7/21- 3-4PM10/14/21- 3-4PM10/28/21- 3-4PM

This training series will introduce the Acadience Learning and Data Management system. Foundational research, a review of the measures, and a resource review for implementation will be included.
  • Max Class Size: 30

57. Computer Science Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators.

Dates: 10/7/2021

Meeting Times: 10/7; 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Virtual
During this networking event, computer science teachers, technology coaches and curriculum directors are invited to join to share best practices, ask timely questions and network with jobalike peers.

The Focus during this meeting will be on supporting students in blended, hyflex, and in-person instructional models using edtech to support learning for all!

This professional learning is being offered in person, if you would like to attend remotely, please contact the facilitator.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#CCIUSTEM
#STEM2122
#CS2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

58. EL Leadership Council Quarterly Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 10/7/2021

Meeting Times: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Location: 305

English Language Consortium
#EL
  • Max Class Size: 40

59. CCIU Instructional Coaching Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Instructional coaches and teachers who have dedicated instructional coaching time in their work day, open to Chester County coaches only.

Dates: 10/8/2021

Meeting Times: 10/08/2021 8:30 A.M. -10:30 A.M.

Location: 304&305

The CCIU PIIC Coaching Network meetings provide monthly opportunities for Instructional Coaches to engage in job-specific professional learning and work with and learn from coaches from across Chester County.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
  • Max Class Size: 35

60. There's an App For That - Integrating iPads into the Classroom

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/11/2021 to 11/20/2021

Meeting Times: Online

Online Course
New
It is imperative that teachers integrate technology into the classroom. When using technology, students are more engaged. Engaging students in the learning process increases their attention and focus, motivates them to practice higher-level critical thinking skills and promotes meaningful learning experiences.

In this three-credit online course, participants will identify the unique needs that the 21st-century student brings to the classroom, explore apps that align with Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, learn how to effectively integrate the use of iPads into the classroom according to best practices and discover a plethora of apps that are available. By the conclusion of the course, participants will have not only a collection of apps and lessons that they created for their classroom but also the confidence to use the iPad effectively.
  • Max Class Size: 20

61. Fundations® Level K - A program from the Wilson Language Corporation *Virtual

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/12/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00AM-3:00 PM

Location: Virtual

"Fundations research-based approach and extensive program materials allow K-3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured reading and spelling curriculum using engaging, multisensory techniques. It is implemented as a phonics and spelling supplement or the word study block to the core literacy program.

Prevention Model (Tier 1)
The Standard Lesson is provided to all students in the general education classroom (as part of the word study block of the core language arts program) for 30 minutes daily.
-- If Fundations is already provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention consists of double dose lessons for an additional 30 minutes 3-5 times per week.
-- If Fundations is not provided in a Tier 1, whole-class setting, this strategic intervention must include the daily standard lesson plus the double dose lesson, totaling 60-minute lessons 3-5 times per week.



AUDIENCE: Regular education teachers, teachers with inclusive settings and teachers of students with disabilities. Also appropriate for Literacy Coaches, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coordinators/Supervisors, Curriculum Directors, Administrators. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals."

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 15

62. ULS/N2Y Professional Learning Community Meeting - By Invitation Only

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/13/2021

Meeting Times: 10/13/2021; 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Virtual Workshop
A monthly virtual meeting for teachers/administrators using News2You and Unique Learning System to share successes and challenges, collaborate with others, have focused conversation on a program topic, and to grow in knowledge of how to use these rich resources to support student success.
  • Max Class Size: 100

63. Gifted Goal Writing

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Teachers who support Gifted students.

Dates: 10/14/2021

Meeting Times: 10/14; 1:00PM - 3:30PM

Workshop
Join me for a brief overview on writing Gifted goals that follow the Condition-Name-Behavior-Criteria (C-N-B-C) model.
Live/Synchronous Workshop
No fee for in-county participants.

#Gifted
  • Max Class Size: 20

64. Gifted Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Gifted teachers and administrators and those who work with Gifted students. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 10/14/2021

Meeting Times: 10/14; 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Virtual
The gifted network provides an opportunity for gifted educators to discuss and collaborate with their peers on issues at the federal, state and local level that impact the delivery of gifted services. Each meeting will begin with time devoted to updates on gifted issues and professional development. The remaining time will be allocated for open dialogue among the participants and an opportunity to develop GIEPs with support from fellow gifted educators.

This is the 2nd of 5 Network Meetings.

The Focus during this meeting will be on supporting students in blended, hyflex, and in-person instructional models using edtech to support learning for all!

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#Gifted2122
  • Max Class Size: 30

65. Librarian Professional Learning Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Librarians and Media Specialists.
This event is not relevant for non-teaching professionals or day-to-day substitutes.

Dates: 10/14/2021

Meeting Times: 10/14; 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Virtual Workshop
The librarian professional learning network provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss and collaborate with their peers on subjects that impact librarians, libraries, and learners. Each meeting will begin with devoted professional development on librarian services and libraries. Each meeting allocates opportunities for open dialogue and networking among the participants to enable librarians to generate support from one another. #librarians #librarian network #professionallearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

66. Anxiety & Stress: Teacher and Student Wellness

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/18/2021 to 11/12/2021

Meeting Times: Online. Self-paced course. Complete modules by due dates.

Online Course
New
Anxiety & Stress: Teacher and Student Wellness is a course that guides participants in developing and implementing classroom strategies that cultivate teacher and student well-being. The ways in which teachers and students react to anxiety and stress will determine the growth (or lack thereof) and experiences in the classroom each day. Mental health is of great concern in the classroom (and the world) as educational, financial, social, mental and emotional pressures can seem overwhelming at times. Teacher and student well-being must first be addressed before teaching and learning can take place. Participants will explore curricula for how to best deal with their students' anxiety and stress in the classroom. Participants will also explore scientific research, best practices and the holistic education of the mind and body that we strive to provide our 21st century students. Both teacher and student must maintain a level of self-care and awareness in order to make great academic and personal strides. Participants will develop an action plan to acknowledge and address anxiety and stressors in the classroom so that calmness, awareness, insightfulness and presence are established and academic goals can be met.

Required Text: Participants will need to purchase the interactive textbook (digital or paper) titled Stress Management for Teachers A ProActive Guide by Herman and Reinke, ISBN-13: 978-1462517985
  • Max Class Size: 10

67. Focusing Priorities to Accelerate Learning in Mathematics in K-6 Classrooms

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-6 administrators, classroom teachers, math and instructional coaches

Dates: 10/18/2021 to 12/13/2021

Meeting Times: Monday, October 18, Tuesday, November 8 and Monday, December 13, 2021; 1:00 to 3:30 PM

Facilitated by Dr. Brad Witzel

Dr. Witzel will facilitate three 2.5 hour virtual sessions focused on using assessment to drive mathematics instruction and interventions with the purpose of improving the instructional effectiveness of teachers working with students who struggle in mathematics. During this three-part series, participants will explore why students struggle and how to help those students thrive in mathematics.

October 18th Day 1 Assessing students' understanding of priority standards to accurately differentiate math instruction.
November 8th Day 2 Impactful instruction in both calculation and word problems.
December 13th Day 3 An emphasis on effective mathematics instruction.

Best for: K-6 administrators, classroom teachers, math and instructional coaches

After October 8, 2021, the full fee will be assessed for dropped enrollments or no-shows.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #Math21-22, #AccellerateLearning
  • Max Class Size: 60

68. Project-Based & Challenge-Based Learning for Educators

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/18/2021 to 11/27/2021

Meeting Times: Online

Online Course
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In order to keep pace with the changing world, teachers need to infuse 21st-century skills into their classrooms. The students of today need to be prepared to enter a world that requires them to be able to think critically, create, communicate and collaborate to solve meaningful problems. Problem-Based Learning and Challenge-Based Learning are two instructional strategies can accomplish these goals.

In this three-credit online course, through a series of lessons, videos, and various other activities, participants will learn the basic pedagogy, benefits and framework of Project-Based Learning and Challenged-Based Learning.
  • Max Class Size: 20

69. Social Emotional Learning Leadership

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/19/2021 to 5/12/2022

Meeting Times: 8:30 to 11:30 AM, See description for dates.

This four-part series provides school leaders with professional development that will help build a positive school culture by focusing on the social and emotional well-being of themselves, their staff and their students.

Schedule:
Day 1: October 26, 2021
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Caring for Self to Strengthen Community through Social Emotional Learning with Dr. Adam Saenz, Applied EQ

Day 2: December 9, 2021
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Talk About Teaching: Growth-Focused Observation and Feedback with Brian Johnson, The Danielson Group

Day 3: January 25, 2022
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Assessment with an SEL Lens with Dr. Juan D'Brot, Center for Assessment

Day 4: April 6, 2022
8:30 to 11:30AM
Culture & Climate: Engaging Students with an SEL Lens with Dr. Beshon Trusty, Attendance Works

NOTE: In-person and virtual attendance options are available for this series. A form will be provided to select your preferred attendance option.

Act 48: All event participants who enroll in this activity are eligible to receive Act 48 hours

Act 45 PIL: Educational leaders in need of Act 45 hours should enroll for the Principal Study Council 2021-2022, Social Emotional Learning Leadership Act 45 Program

After October 1, 2021, the full fee will be assessed for dropped enrollments or no shows.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#Leadership21-22
  • Max Class Size: 100

70. STEM Through Children's Literature for Early Childhood Educators (K2.2.C2)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Early childhood (PreK-3) teachers of students with disabilities. Early childhood regular education teachers with inclusive settings. Also appropriate for early childhood administrators and staff. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes

Dates: 10/19/2021

Meeting Times: 10/19/21; 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Sign-in begins at 3:30 PM

Looking for new ways to engage your young learners with STEM experiences? Leverage the children's literature you are already using with your students. STEM does not have to be a separate learning experience. Join us to learn how to incorporate these STEM experiences into daily activities. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video or in pictures to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#earlychildhood
#STEM
  • Max Class Size: 30

71. Supporting English Learners in Content Area Instruction

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 10/19/2021

Meeting Times: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: 303

School communities are responsible for providing English Learners instruction across the curriculum. This workshop will explore ideas and resources to support ELs in mainstream classrooms. Ask a content teacher to join you as we discuss this important topic.

#EL
  • Max Class Size: 40

72. Bringing it all together: Exploring equity, social emotional learning, and literacy instruction through diverse literature

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/20/2021 to 4/19/2022

Meeting Times: Discussions will be on the following dates from 3:30 - 4:45 PM: 10/20/21, 12/15/21, 1/26/22, 2/16/22, 4/19/22; All discussions will be held virtually. A link will be sent to participants prior to each date.

This year long professional development experience will use selected diverse literature to explore concepts critical to teachers in equity and diversity, social emotional learning, and quality reading instruction. Participants will read selected literature differentiated by elementary, middle and high school texts and meet with colleagues five times throughout the school year to have facilitated discussions and share lessons and resources. Each discussion will focus on the three core areas described above related to the selected text. High school and middle school groups will focus on one text through the year, while elementary participants will have three texts. Once registered, participants will receive an email in August with detailed instructions and the name of the selected text for the appropriate group.

All meetings will be held virtually.
  • Max Class Size: 30

73. Instructional Technology Integrationist Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Tech Integrators, Instructional Coaches, Instructional Tech Specialists, Tech Coordinators, Technology Teachers, Tech Administrations, Tech Directors, Media Specialists

Dates: 10/20/2021

Meeting Times: 10/20; 3:45PM - 4:45PM

The Instructional Technology Integrationists Collaborative (ITIC) exists to facilitate local faculty and staff networking engagements that bring together regional educational leaders across the K-12 setting (teachers, instructional coaches, technology administrators) with a focus on high quality instructional technology integration to increase student achievement. With a focus on instructional implications of technology integration, members will share their experiences, lend their input, and receive training. The focus of the meetings will be based on participant needs and initiatives.

Subgroups might include:

- Blended Learning
- Instructional Design / Learning Management System
- Competency-based & Personalized Learning

#Online
  • Max Class Size: 50

74. Chester County Curriculum Council Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Curriculum Directors and Coordinators

Dates: 10/25/2021

Meeting Times: October 25, 2021; 8:00 AM -10:30 AM

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Meeting of Curriculum Directors from 12 districts in Chester County to discuss needs, updates from PDE, concerns, and address questions.

Virtual attendance options are available for this event. If you prefer to attend virtually, please complete this form.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
  • Max Class Size: 50

75. Digital Literacy for Educators

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 10/25/2021 to 12/4/2021

Meeting Times: Online

Online Course
New
Students today are digital natives. These students do not know of a time when computers did not exist. They are immersed in technology and fluently engage with all things technological. However, this zest may conceal a potential problem. Although these digital natives acquire tech skills faster than digital immigrants, they are not fully digitally literate. Can students use digital tools appropriately? In this three-credit online course, participants will explore the skills necessary to be a digitally literate teacher and the role they play in creating and supporting digitally literate students. By the conclusion of the course, participants will have not only a collection of activities and lessons that they created, but also the confidence to use these digital tools and resources effectively to help students become digitally literate.
  • Max Class Size: 20

76. Principal Study Council 2021-2022, Act 45 Program

Program: Hourly Workshops - Dual

Audience: See Description

Dates: 10/26/2021 to 5/12/2022

Meeting Times: See description

Social Emotional Learning Leadership Act 45 Program

 This four-part series provides school leaders with professional development that will help build a positive school culture by focusing on the social and emotional well-being of themselves, their staff and their students.

Schedule:
Day 1: October 26, 2021
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Caring for Self to Strengthen Community through Social Emotional Learning with Dr. Adam Saenz, Applied EQ

Day 2: December 9, 2021
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Talk About Teaching: Growth-Focused Observation and Feedback with Brian Johnson, The Danielson Group
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Elementary, Secondary & Other Administrators Breakout Discussions and Networking

Day 3: January 25, 2022
8:30 to 11:30 AM
Assessment with an SEL Lens with Dr. Juan D'Brot, Center for Assessment
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Elementary, Secondary & Other Administrators Breakout Discussions and Networking

Day 4: April 6, 2022
8:30 to 11:30AM
Culture & Climate: Engaging Students with an SEL Lens with Dr. Beshon Trusty, Attendance Works
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Elementary, Secondary & Other Administrators Breakout Discussions and Networking

Virtual Option: If you prefer to attend any date virtually, please complete this Virtual Attendee Form

Other educators who do not require Act 45 credits enroll for the Social Emotional Learning Leadership Series

40 Act 45 PIL hours

#sel21-22 #leadership
  • Max Class Size: 36

77. Mindfulness for Educators and Their Students

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 11/1/2021 to 12/12/2021

Meeting Times: online course, participant works on thier own time.

Online Course
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This course is designed to examine the theory and practice of mindfulness and how it can influence both a teacher's personal and professional life. Basic mindfulness practices, neuroscience, identification of thoughts and emotions, and mindful communication practice will be explored, as well as applying these practices/concepts to both personal and professional situations. In addition, clear connections will be made between how personal practice can inform classroom management and interactions with students. Finally, participants will delve into how this same mindfulness practice can aid in the development of students of all ages. Teachers will be given strategies and techniques to introduce mindfulness appropriately into their classrooms and to begin a dialogue about mindfulness with other teachers and administration.

Required text: Mindfulness for Teachers by Patricia Jennings (ISBN 978-0393708073).

Note: the welcome email will be sent the morning of the start date. This will contain a link to the coursework.
  • Max Class Size: 10

78. The Online Architect: Designing a Successful Student Experience

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Teachers and Instructional Coaches

Dates: 11/1/2021 to 1/2/2022

Meeting Times: 11/1 - 1/2; online, asynchronous

Are your teachers designing online courses to be delivered completely asynchronously for the 2021-22 school year? Let us help you strategically build and guide your asynchronous course creation based upon best practices in online learning. Sign up for "The Online Architect*," a ten-module course based on K-12 Quality Matters Standards for designing high-quality online learning. The following topics are included:
- Quality Matters orientation
- Assessment and Measurement
- High-yield instructional strategies
- Classroom environment
- Instructional materials and technology integration
- Organizational structure
- Visual design for navigability, usability, and accessibility
- Copyright, fair use, and Open Education Resources
- Proactive and reactive facilitation strategies

Each module will take approximately 2-2.5 hours to complete and comes with an embedded design challenge that will ask participants to apply the skills directly into their course designs. The course is facilitated by the CCIU Online Learning Team, who will provide participants with personalized feedback and optional coaching sessions. Teachers can engineer successful student asynchronous experiences through intentional planning and design. Let us help your teachers become "Online Architects."

The course is asynchronous and completed at-your-own pace with optional coaching hours to be determined close to course launch.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture potions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#onlinelearning
  • Max Class Size: 30

79. Countywide 2021 Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Tools for Clinical Decision Making

Program: Countywide Inservice

Audience: Speech

Dates: 11/2/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Room opens at 7:50 AM

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Agenda:
8:00 - 9:00 Overview of speech sound disorders with emphasis on CAS
9:00 - 10:00 Assessment of speech sound disorders
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Differential diagnosis
11:00 - 12:00 Management principles
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 Management principles (continued)
1:00 - 2:45 Treatment approaches
2:30 - 3:00 Questions and answer

Description:
This workshop will highlight key features of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), present theory and clinical frameworks that guide clinical decision making, review tools and methods for assessing speech sound disorders and provide an introduction to treatment planning when motor speech deficits contribute to speech sound disorders. Clinical examples will be presented and discussion will be encouraged.

.6 ASHA CEUs Intermediate Level, 6 Act 48 hours Professional Area. Individuals attending the program must arrive on time and stay for the duration of the program.

Best for: SLPs

Bio:
Dr. Heather Clark is chair of the Division of Speech Pathology and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She assesses children and adults throughout the U.S. and the world to better understand the relative impacts of language, learning and motor speech impairments as they relate to patients' communication impairments. Through her work, Dr. Clark identifies treatment strategies that will help advance patients toward their goals.
  • Max Class Size: 150

80. Countywide 2021 Developing Relationships with a Trauma-informed Lens

Program: Countywide Inservice

Audience: School Counselors

Dates: 11/2/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Room opens at 7:50 AM

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Description:
In this virtual professional development workshop, Dr. H. Bernard Hall, Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at Drexel University and Founder of Brown Street Educational Consultants, LLC., will help CCIU counselors understand and implement the principles of trauma-informed care. Through a variety of multi-media resources, reflective, and practice-oriented learning activities, participants will walk away with greater awareness of how trauma impacts the emotions and behaviors of youth, knowledge and skills to shift from deficit-based to strength-based perspectives of trauma survivors, and strategies to foster relationships that center the physical and psychological safety of students.

CEUs will be available for licensed clinicians. This program is co-sponsored by Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. As a CSWE accredited program, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for social workers in Pennsylvania and many other states.

About the facilitator
Dr. H. Bernard Hall is originally from Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Hall holds an M.A. in Educational Studies from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a Ph.D. in Urban Education from Temple University.
  • Max Class Size: 100

81. Countywide 2021: Building a Trauma-informed Restorative School

Program: Countywide Inservice

Audience: MH, SW

Dates: 11/2/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Room opens at 7:50 AM

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Far too often educators are challenged with the impossible task of implementing multiple initiatives simultaneously with little clarity about how the work will intersect. This session will help participants see the intersection of trauma-informed principles with the foundations of restorative justice, mindfulness, equity, Nonviolent Communication, and Collaborative and Proactive Solutions. This session will help educators and support staff to have a shared language while they integrate the implementation of these core concepts and ideas. The session will help to define the ideas, as well as, bring a new awareness of how the models and approaches support each other to create a safe, predictable, and supportive environment for students and staff.

Participants will be able to identify what is and isn't a trauma-informed restorative practice.
Participants will be able to implement universal standard precautions for trauma-sensitive schools.
Participants will explore a shared language for talking about trauma-informed principles in the context of school culture.

CEUs will be available for licensed clinicians. This program is co-sponsored by Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. As a CSWE accredited program, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for social workers in Pennsylvania and many other states.

Bio: https://www.joebrummer.com/about/
  • Max Class Size: 100

82. Countywide 2021: Engaging Students with an NGSS Mindset in the Forward-Focused Classroom

Program: Countywide Inservice

Audience: STEM

Dates: 11/2/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Room opens at 7:50 AM

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Description:
Looking for new ways to engage your students? Curious how Science and STEM can connect across all content areas? Not sure how to find a balance between physical, hands-on STEM and the technology integration that took place during Pandemic learning? Look no further! We will guide you through developing an NGSS mindset and designing learning experiences that will creating hands-on learning opportunities that will help students dive deeper into STEM content both with and without technology.

About the facilitators:

Dr. Patricia Binkley spent the first nine years of her educational career serving as a high school math teacher and theater director. After earning her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Drexel University, she joined the Chester County Intermediate Unit and is presently serving as the STEM Services Coordinator. Tricia is passionate about meaningful STEM experiences for all students and has presented at local and international conferences such as PAGE, PAETC, PCTM, PETE&C, and TESOL Peru.

Kammas Kersch spent the first part of her career teaching high school chemistry and computer science. After earning her Master's in Educational Technology from the University of Delaware, she had the privilege to support her colleagues as a tech coach. She is now an Innovation Specialist and working to support and empower teachers and schools in STEM, computer science, esports, and educational technology strategies. Kammas is an Apple Distinguished Educator and regularly presents at regional, national, and international conferences including NSTA, CSTA, ISTE, and PETE&C.
  • Max Class Size: 50

83. Countywide 2021: US Immigration Law: Implications for Chester County's Undocumented and Unaccompanied Immigrant Children with Lindsay Sweet

Program: Countywide Inservice

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 11/2/2021

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; Room opens at 7:50 AM

Facilitated by Lindsey Sweet, founding partner of Sweet & Paciorek, LLC, a Chester County immigration and nationality law firm.

While the United States Immigration laws passed by Congress have not undergone an overhaul in almost 20 years, the policies of what undocumented immigrants are, who should be detained by ICE, who constitutes an asylum seeker, and who is likely to become a public charge have all changed drastically over the past 3 years. These shifts in policy have had dramatic effects on both undocumented and documented immigrant children and their families.

This session will bring you up to speed on the current legal landscape for many of Chester County's immigrant families by answering some of the pressing questions being asked by educators across the county:
- What immigration options are still available for undocumented children and families to obtain lawful status in the United States?
- My student says that he/she is seeking asylum-what does that mean?
- What happens if one of my student's parents is detained during the school day?
- What is the public charge rule and who does it apply to?

A native of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Lindsey has also lived and studied in Veracruz, Mexico. After graduating from Haverford College, Lindsey worked with the Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program for 4 years where she provided supplemental education to the children of migrant farmworkers in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Since 2006, Lindsey has worked defending immigrant legal rights and has been licensed to practice law in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2009.
  • Max Class Size: 50

84. ULS/N2Y Professional Learning Community Meeting - By Invitation Only

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 11/3/2021

Meeting Times: 11/3/2021; 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Virtual Workshop
A monthly virtual meeting for teachers/administrators using News2You and Unique Learning System to share successes and challenges, collaborate with others, have focused conversation on a program topic, and to grow in knowledge of how to use these rich resources to support student success.
  • Max Class Size: 100

85. Acadience: Administration of Early Literacy Measures

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Special education teachers; General education teachers, Reading Specialists

Dates: 11/4/2021 to 11/18/2021

Meeting Times: There will be three, one hour, virtual sessions in this unit of training. Participants must complete all three.11/4/21- 3-4PM11/11/21- 3-4PM11/18/21- 3-4PM

Participants will learn to administer and score the Early Literacy Measures in the Acadience Learning system. Measures include: first sound fluency, phoneme segmentation fluency, and nonsense word fluency.
  • Max Class Size: 30

86. How to Host your Own Hour of Code

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators.

Dates: 11/9/2021

Meeting Times: 11/9/21; 3:00PM - 4:00PM

Getting ready to celebrate Computer Science Education Week? Looking for strategies for hosting Hour of Code? Join us for a virtual workshop to hear strategies, tips, and tricks on how to host your very own Hour of Code for students K-12. Attendees will leave with a variety of resources as well as plans for their own Hour of Code. The session will also include ways to connect Hour of Code to college and career readiness.
#CCIUinnovates
#CCIUSTEM
#STEM2122
#CS2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

87. Promoting Communication & Student Agency through Seesaw Learning Journal for Early Childhood Educators (K2.15.C2)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Early childhood (PreK-3) teachers of students with disabilities. Early childhood regular education teachers with inclusive settings. Also appropriate for early childhood administrators and staff. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes

Dates: 11/9/2021

Meeting Times: 11/09/21; 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Sign-in begins at 3:00 PM

Utilize technology to build a connected classroom and empower young learners to become agents of learning. Help students discover how to share their thinking with parents / guardians and family members, teachers, and each other while practicing listening and speaking skills through the utilization of Seesaw Learning Journal. Seesaw makes learning hands-on and interactive and captures student growth and reflection. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video or in pictures to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #earlychildhood
  • Max Class Size: 30

88. Text Types and Purposes

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Core classroom teachers, Special Educators, Reading Specialists, working with developing readers. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Dates: 11/9/2021

Meeting Times: 11/09/2021 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Early literacy skills underpin later reading success. Due to the persistent obstacles for children just learning to read and those who are at-risk for reading failure, it is also imperative that teachers select the most appropriate text tools for instruction. This sesion provides practitioners with necessary foundational knowledge in text type selection for instructional impact. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.#literacy #scienceofreading
  • Max Class Size: 35

89. CCIU Instructional Coaching Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Instructional coaches and teachers who have dedicated instructional coaching time in their work day, open to Chester County coaches only.

Dates: 11/12/2021

Meeting Times: 11/12/2021 8:30 A.M. -10:30 A.M.

Location: 304&305

The CCIU PIIC Coaching Network meetings provide monthly opportunities for Instructional Coaches to engage in job-specific professional learning and work with and learn from coaches from across Chester County.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.
  • Max Class Size: 35

90. Instructional Technology Integrationist Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Tech Integrators, Instructional Coaches, Instructional Tech Specialists, Tech Coordinators, Technology Teachers, Tech Administrations, Tech Directors, Media Specialists

Dates: 11/16/2021

Meeting Times: 11/16; 3:45PM - 4:45PM

The Instructional Technology Integrationists Collaborative (ITIC) exists to facilitate local faculty and staff networking engagements that bring together regional educational leaders across the K-12 setting (teachers, instructional coaches, technology administrators) with a focus on high quality instructional technology integration to increase student achievement. With a focus on instructional implications of technology integration, members will share their experiences, lend their input, and receive training. The focus of the meetings will be based on participant needs and initiatives.

Subgroups might include:

- Blended Learning
- Instructional Design / Learning Management System
- Competency-based & Personalized Learning

#Online
  • Max Class Size: 50

91. TregoED's Strategic Tools for Excellent Problem Solving (S.T.E.P.S.)

Program: Hourly Workshops - Dual

Dates: 11/16/2021 to 2/16/2022

Meeting Times: 12:00 - 2:30 PM, For all dates - see description

This Act 45 Program will help education leaders build essential skills in collaborative problem solving and decision making. Participants learn practical, systematic methodologies to effectively resolve a school or district's toughest issues. This TregoED S.T.E.P.S. program features skill-building in four research-based, data-driven analytic processes and activities to build practical skills - not just conceptual understanding.

Dates & Time
Time: 12:00 - 2:30 PM, All sessions
November 11th & 16th - Situational Appraisal - SCAN
December 2nd & 9th - Decision Analysis - SELECT
January 11th - Potential Problem Analysis - PLAN
January 26th, February 9th & 16th - Problem Analysis - SOLVE

Each segment emphasizes the introduction of concepts and practice on relevant education-related cases. Participants will be asked to complete assignments between segments to apply the concepts to actual work-related issues they face. The workshop design ensures participants leave ready to apply TregoED problem-solving and decision-making processes. TregoED coaching support is provided during all debrief and practice sessions.

Participants leave the S.T.E.P.S. workshop able to:
- demonstrate the basic steps of four analytic processes-Situation Appraisal, Decision Analysis, Potential Problem Analysis and Problem Analysis;
- know when and how the processes apply and how they are related;
- use a shared approach and language for problem-solving and decision making; and
- apply the basic steps of the processes to real issues in their own work environment.

Join us on September 29th for a 1-hour virtual information session to get full details about this series.

Cancellation/No Show Policy: Full fee if dropped after 11/01/2021 or no show day of the event.

#Leadership
  • Max Class Size: 16

92. English Learners in Special Education with Sara Kangas, Ph. D.

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 11/17/2021

Meeting Times: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

This workshop is designed to help educators look at important issues surrounding students who are ELs with disabilities. Participants will explore evidence-based practices and engage with strategies and resources to support their English Learners in special education through accommodations and modifications.

#EL
  • Max Class Size: 40

93. Low Incidence Networking Community (LINC)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 Educators of students with disabilities. K-12 Educators with inclusive settings. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals

Dates: 11/17/2021

Meeting Times: 11/17/21; 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: Virtual

Attention Chester County educators who support students in Autistic Support, Life Skills Support, or Multiple Disabilities Support programs!

Please join us from 3:30-4:30 pm, for a Low Incidence Networking Community (LINC) meeting. During this networking event, we will have discussions on addressing teaching practices and participants will also have time to collaborate with colleagues. Open discussion time is available from 3:00-3:30.

This event will be a hybrid event. Virtual link will be sent the morning of the event.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any major objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

CCIULINC

  • Max Class Size: 30

94. Beat The Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 11/23/2021 to 12/21/2021

Meeting Times: Online. Self-paced course. Complete modules by due dates.

Online Course
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Beat The Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention is an online course that will journey through the ongoing issue of bullying in classrooms. It will take an in depth look into the prevention of this growing problem, where teachers can learn many techniques to have a peaceful learning environment. We will analyze successful classroom crafts, projects, surveys, and books that have contributed to the decline of bullying in the classroom. We will also investigate many bullying programs that school districts currently use and evaluate their effectiveness. This course will also analyze intervention techniques to help with current bullies in the classroom. Teachers will analyze state legislation and policies on bullying as well as litigation and legal issues for all school personnel. Participants will establish a classroom "Bullying Action Plan" based on their grade level, in order to create a peaceful and successful learning environment, where students work together as one with self-confidence and respect for one another.

Required Text Participants must purchase the book "Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools" by Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage and Scott A. Napolitano.
  • Max Class Size: 12

95. Metacognition in Digital Texts

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Core classroom teachers, Special Educators, Reading Specialists, working with developing readers. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes and paraprofessionals.

Dates: 11/30/2021 to 12/7/2021

Meeting Times: 11/30/2021, 12/07/2021 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Digital texts are all around us, and are used for relaxation, information sharing and gathering, and for instruction. How does the brain make sense of text, and does it make sense of digital text differently than physical text? Join this session to learn about we can support students in reading digital text effectively for a variety of purposes. Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.#literacy #scienceofreading
  • Max Class Size: 35

96. Pennsylvania/North Carolina Collaborative Conversations Virtual Meetings

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 11/30/2021 to 5/24/2022

Meeting Times: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM; 11/30/21, 2/15/22, 4/19/22, 5/24/22

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Pennsylvania and North Carolina have areas of commonality in education such as district and school support, testing and accountability and models of instruction. This group of curriculum directors meet regularly and are facing similar challenges. Join in this collaborative conversation to share resources, discuss current challenges, and problem-solve solutions.
  • Max Class Size: 50

97. STEM and Education Innovation PLN

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, specialists, special educators, building and district administrators.

Dates: 11/30/2021

Meeting Times: 11/30; 4:00PM - 5:00PM

In this professional learning network, educational teachers and leaders will come together to connect science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning with peer networking. You are the critical leaders needed to help support innovative teaching practices in your local communities in all learning environments.

During our meetings, we will discuss challenges that impact teaching and learning in an effort to grow instructional practices that increase student achievement. We will support each other to break down barriers to growth through sharing resources, scaling innovation, and collaborating across disciplines. We will share and demonstrate tools and techniques to bring meaningful, real-world challenges into the classroom.

This professional learning is being offered in person, if you would like to attend remotely, please contact the facilitator after registering.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may record portions of the learning experiences to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you.

#CCIUinnovates
#CCIUSTEM
#STEM2122
  • Max Class Size: 15

98. ULS/N2Y Professional Learning Community Meeting - By Invitation Only

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/1/2021

Meeting Times: 12/1/2021; 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Virtual Workshop
A monthly virtual meeting for teachers/administrators using News2You and Unique Learning System to share successes and challenges, collaborate with others, have focused conversation on a program topic, and to grow in knowledge of how to use these rich resources to support student success.
  • Max Class Size: 100

99. Acadience: Administration and Scoring of Oral Reading Fluency and Maze Measures K-6

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Special education teachers; General education teachers, Reading Specialists

Dates: 12/2/2021 to 12/9/2021

Meeting Times: There will be two, one hour, virtual sessions in this unit of training. Participants must complete both.12/2/21- 3-4PM12/9/21- 3-4PM

Participants will learn to administer and score oral reading fluency and maze measures (K-6) in the Acadience Learning system.
  • Max Class Size: 30

100. Engaging Students Through Computer Science for Early Childhood Educators (K2.15.C2)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Early childhood (PreK-3) teachers of students with disabilities. Early childhood regular education teachers with inclusive settings. Also appropriate for early childhood administrators and staff. This event is not relevant to short-term and day-to-day substitutes

Dates: 12/2/2021

Meeting Times: 12/02/21; 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Sign-in begins at 3:30 PM

Interested in hosting an Hour of Code or adding computer science into your class? Computer science is accessible for learners of all ages! During this session we will investigate robots, coding, and unplugged activities. Join us to gain experience in identifying age appropriate computer science activities to engage students and allow them to learn by playing! Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences on video or in pictures to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator. Thank you. #earlychildhood
  • Max Class Size: 30

101. EL Leadership Council Quarterly Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 12/7/2021

Meeting Times: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Location: 305

English Language Consortium
#EL
  • Max Class Size: 40