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1. A Deeper Look into Grading and Reporting for Mastery Learning, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 1/15/2024

Meeting Times: Online

***Enroll now through December 4th and start the course when it fits your schedule!***

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Description: The goal of this course is to increase academic achievement by creating grading practices and protocols that best reflect mastery learning and what students know and are able to do while also finding ways to effectively and accurately articulate student outcomes to all stakeholders. The effectiveness of this integration and its impact on student academic achievement is well researched and documented. Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders will experience, learn, and explicitly implement mastery learning and best grading and reporting practices into their school buildings and districts.

- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through December 4, 2023
- All work for this program must be completed by January 15, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

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  • Max Class Size: 15

2. Cultivating Critical Wellness and Combatting Toxic Stress to Transform Schools, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 1/15/2024

Meeting Times: Online

***Enroll now through December 4th and start the course when it fits your schedule!***
Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Text: All Students Must Thrive: Transforming Schools to Combat Toxic Stressors and Cultivate Critical Wellness ISBN-13 : 978-1328027047

Description:This course is designed to provide the school leader with the understanding that a school culture of equity is one where educators create a classroom, school, and system where excellence is achieved for every student, no matter who that student is or where that student comes from.

The major ideas of the course are:
- In a school culture of equity, diversity becomes the norm, not the exception, and excellence becomes the norm for all, not the exception for a few.
- No matter how different and diverse the individual's background and characteristics might be, the equitable school culture embraces the uniqueness, strengths, and challenges of the student and provides equitable support, understanding, expectations, and encouragement to succeed.
- Equity can only occur in a culture where it is safe for adults and students alike to take risks, stretch, learn, and authentically engage day in, day out. In a school where this is possible, faculty hold themselves to the highest expectations and professional responsibility, while doing what is necessary to understand themselves and their students racially and culturally.

- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through December 4, 2023
- All work for this program must be completed by January 15, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

3. Curriculum Best Practices: Quality Curriculum Alignment and Assessment, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 1/15/2024

Meeting Times: Asynchronous Work

**Enroll now through December 4th and start the course when it fits your schedule!**

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Text: Ensuring High Quality Curriculum, ISBN-13: 978-1416622796

Participants will: Read and reflect on the Ensuring High Quality Curriculum text, explore the critical elements of a curriculum map, examine their organization's existing curriculum documents through the lens of the intended (written) curriculum, the enacted (taught) curriculum, and the assessed curriculum and apply the information learned creating a curriculum management plan.

Completion requirements: Create a curriculum management plan for your school or district that demonstrates achievement of the identified leadership standards.

Description: The goal of the Curriculum Best Practices: Quality Curriculum Alignment and Assessment course is to increase academic achievement by examining curriculum mapping and maintenance practices through the lens of the intended (written) curriculum, the enacted (taught) curriculum, and the assessed curriculum. The effectiveness of this integration and its impact on student academic achievement is well researched and documented. Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders will experience, learn, and explicitly implement best curriculum practices into their school buildings and school districts.
- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through December 4, 2023
- All work for this program must be completed by January 15, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

4. The Danielson Framework for Teaching, The Calibration of Observation Skills, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 9/18/2023 to 1/15/2024

Meeting Times: Online

**Enroll now through December 4th and start the course when it fits in your schedule!**

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Video Series: Enhancing Professional Practice Videos Series at the elementary, middle school or high school level.

Participants will: Increase leadership ability to accurately and effectively observe and evaluate teachers using the Danielson Framework for Teaching, which is required per Act 82 of 2012.

Description: The Framework for Teaching: Calibration of Observation Skills will include an overview of the Framework for Teaching, building a fair, accurate, reliable, and purposeful system for assuring quality and advancing practice. This course will build on participants' knowledge of The Danielson Framework and apply it to developing skills around a collaborative observation process.

Completion Requirements: Create a personal leadership action plan that demonstrates achievement of the identified leadership standards.
- Earn 30 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through December 4, 2023
- All work for this program must be completed by January 15, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

5. IEP Institute

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 1/10/2024

Meeting Times: Dates: 10/4/23, 11/21/23 and 1/10/24
Times: 8:30am - 3:30pm each day

This newly reformatted series is designed to assist all teachers in learning the best practices in IEP development and implementation. This is a three-part series and optional small group coaching will also be offered between sessions. All sessions will be virtual. Registered participants will receive the link prior to the meeting dates.
  • Max Class Size: 25

6. 2023-2024 Principal Networking

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: School Principals

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 4/11/2024

Meeting Times: See Description

Principal Networking is designed for building leaders. The goal is to provide a collaborative space for principals to share similar lived experiences, passions, and interests on a personal and professional level. Topics are determined by participants. The group will divide into elementary and secondary discussion groups.

Please note: In-person and virtual networking opportunities are available.

Schedule:
Day 1: November 15, 2023
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Virtual

Day 2: December 14, 2023
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
In-Person

Day 4: January 17, 2024
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Virtual

Day 5: February 7, 2024
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
In-Person

Day 6: March 12, 2024
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Virtual

Day 7: April 11, 2024
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
In-Person

Visit Revitalizing your School Culture | Principal Study Council 2023-2024 to enroll today for the Act 45 program that includes speaker led professional learning.
  • Max Class Size: 100

7. 2023-2024 Principal Study Council | Revitalizing Your School Culture,Act 45 Program

Program: Hourly Workshops - Dual

Audience: See Description

Dates: On-Going (Ends Apr 11, 2024)

Meeting Times: See description

This four-part professional learning series supports instructional leaders as they design learning environments that represent the uniqueness of both staff and students in their schools. Designed as a professional learning community experience, participants will engage in ways to elevate their culture, build trust to strengthen relationships within their school communities and manage difficult situations with dignity and respect. Leaders participating will be engaged in practical strategies and frameworks to create school spaces where all feel valued, appreciated and accepted.

Includes: "Recalibrate The Culture: Our Why...Our Work...Our Values" by Jimmy Casas and "Handle with Care: Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect" by Jimmy Casas and Joy Kelly

Schedule:
Day 1: October 17, 2023,
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Recalibrate The Culture with Jimmy Casas

Day 2: December 14, 2023
8:30 to 11:30 AM Building Trust and Strengthening Relationships with Rachel Kutney, CCIU
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Principal Networking

Day 3: February 7, 2024
8:30 to 11:30 AM Handling Conflict and Difficult Conversations with Michelle Gagliano, CCIU
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Principal Networking

Day 4: April 11, 2024
8:30 to 11:30 AM Handle with Care - Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect with Joy Kelly, Author and Educational Consultant
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Principal Networking

40 Act 45 PIL hours

Single day option for Jimmy Casas session.

School principals who do not need Act 45 are welcome to join the Principal Networking discussions.

Cancellation/No-Show Policy: Full fee assessed for drops after 10/7/23 or no-shows.

#leadership#act45
  • Max Class Size: 60

8. Esports Community of Practice: 100 Careers in Esports

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 10/18/2023 to 12/13/2023

Meeting Times: Virtual meeting dates are 10/18/23, 11/15/23, and 12/13/23, all from 3:00pm-4:00pm.

Focused on the book "100 Jobs in Esports: Start Planning your Career in Esports"

This 3-month virtual book study will focus on career connections to esports and possible career paths while utilizing the book "100 Jobs in Esports." We will meet 3 times virtually for synchronous learning sessions. Participants will receive 6 Act 48 credits based on the required readings and virtual sessions.

Note: Participants will be provided a free PDF of the book or are welcome to purchase the book on their own before the start of the workshop.

During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 25

9. EL Leadership Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Educators of EL Students

Dates: 11/2/2023 to 5/23/2024

Meeting Times: November 2, 2023
January 10, 2024
March 7, 2024
May 23, 2024
2:30pm - 3:30pm each day

Location: ***

This group is for all Title III and ELD Leaders working with multilingual programing in their school/district. Professional development, collaboration with colleagues and PDE updates will be featured at these meetings.

Quarterly Meetings will be held virtually from 2:30-3:30 PM. A link to join will be sent the day of offering. Please be sure to register.

Meeting Dates
November 2, 2023
January 10, 2024
March 7, 2024
May 16, 2024


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

English Language Consortium
  • Max Class Size: 40

10. FastBridge Training (By Invitation Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 11/20/2023 to 1/12/2024

Meeting Times: Online, participants work on their own time.

New
Participants will complete self directed training modules to become qualified to administer FastBridge probes and become familiar with the data reporting tools and user platform.
  • Max Class Size: 50

11. PIMS Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/6/2023 to 12/7/2023

Meeting Times: 8am to 4pm, 30 minutes for lunch

Starting Soon
The PIMS Fundamentals course will assist new PIMS Administrators in getting started on their PIMS journey. The course provides participants with an introduction to PIMS, an explanation of the PIMS manuals and calendars, uploading data to PIMS, PIMS Resources, PASecureID, PIMS Reports V2, Submitting ACSs, and Excel file guidance.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.


#Fundamentals #PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

12. Student-Centered Learning Cooperative Network (PreK-12)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/6/2023 to 6/5/2024

Meeting Times: - Wednesday, December 6th, 9:30am - 11:00am
- Wednesday, February 14th, 9:30am - 11:00am
- Wednesday, April 10th, 9:30am - 11:00am
- Wednesday, June 5th, 9:30am - 11:00am

Starting Soon
Student-centered learning is a national shift in thought and practice regarding the best learning models for preparing next generation students. The Student-Centered Learning Cooperative (SCLC) exists to facilitate faculty and staff engagement in the process of building local capacity to shift towards student-centered learning models, including components such as competency-based grading, blended learning, and personalized learning pathways.

Members in the Cooperative will provide leadership for regional, local, and school planning by lending their input and their examples while receiving embedded professional learning. With a focus on shifting towards student-centered learning, members will establish common cooperative goals and aligned activities CCIU can support, share their experiences, lend their input, and participate in professional learning experiences. The focus of the meetings will be on participant needs and initiatives.

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

Sessions are virtual (except for any in-person meetings, school visits, etc., as determined by participants; locations TBD).

#StudentCenteredLearning
  • Max Class Size: 50

13. Overview of Structured Literacy

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/7/2023

Meeting Times: 12/7/2023; 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Starting Soon
This session will provide participants with an overview of structured literacy, including content related to evidence-based intervention practices on structured literacy, explicit and systematic instruction, theoretical models that encompass phonlogical and phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, decoding and encoding, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and building content knowledge. This training meets the requirements of Chapter 49 and is appropriate for educators who need a foundational understanding of structured literacy.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

14. 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: 12/8/2023

Meeting Times: 12/8/2023, 8:30am - 11:30am

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: 50

15. LETRS Part IV of IV

Program: LETRS Course

Audience: Only PA educators who have completed LETRS Parts I through III.

Dates: 12/11/2023 to 3/28/2024

Meeting Times: 12/11/2023 - 3/28/2024

New
Prerequisites: Only PA educators who have completed LETRS Parts I through III of IV are eligible to participate in this course.

This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 2) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain, and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 7 and 8 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

-Unit 7: Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction

-Unit 8: The Reading-Writing Connection

Live/synchronous sessions:

-Unit 7: Tues & Thurs, February 6 & 8, 2024; 4pm-7pm

-Unit 8: Tues & Thurs, March 26 & 28, 2024; 4pm-7pm

Asynchronous work:

-Unit 7- December 11, 2023 - February 8, 2024

-Unit 8- February 11, 2024 - March 28, 2024

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.

View more details here: LETRS

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 23

16. December PIMS Workshops - Everything Excel

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/12/2023

Meeting Times: 12/12/23 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

This workshop will review various Excel tools and how to use them to assist with PIMS Collections. This workshop will include basic, intermediate and advanced Excel tools.

Consortium Members receive Free seats.
- Bronze/Silver Levels - 1 Seat
- Gold Level - 3 seats
- Platinum Level - 5 seats

Consortium Members - Please select the payment option - District/Employer Pays. CCIU will verify that your LEA is participating in the Data Governance Consortium and waive your fee. For more information on the Data Governance Consortium, please contact Stacey at staceymc@cciu.org

#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 100

17. STEM Design Challenge (4-5 Grade Division)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/12/2023

Meeting Times: 12/12/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Create teams to compete in the STEM Design Challenge. Teams of students will be asked to create the most innovative, creative and advanced designs and compete in the Chester County Regional Competition.

CCIU will provide a 1-hour virtual training for Chester County districts participating in the STEM Design Challenge to prepare you and your students for the 2024 regional competition.
  • Max Class Size: 20

18. STEM Design Challenge (6-8 Grade Division)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/12/2023

Meeting Times: 12/12/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Create teams to compete in the STEM Design Challenge. Teams of students will be asked to create the most innovative, creative and advanced designs and compete in the Chester County Regional Competition.

CCIU will provide a 1-hour virtual training for Chester County districts participating in the STEM Design Challenge to prepare you and your students for the 2024 regional competition.
  • Max Class Size: 20

19. Child Accounting Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/13/2023 to 12/14/2023

Meeting Times: 8am to 4pm, 30 minutes for lunch

The Child Accounting Fundamentals course will train new Child Accounting staff on specific Child Accounting collection information and tasks. The course covers outplaced students, verifying 1305/1306 students' documentation, reviewing policies and procedures related to Child Accounting and registration, 4605s, homelessness, and guardianship affidavits. The course also prepares participants to upload files into PIMS.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.


#Fundamentals
#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

20. MTSS Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/14/2023

Meeting Times: 12:00pm- 3:00pm

This MTSS Network meeting is designed for district and school administration. The goal is to provide an opportunity to meet field contemporaries within the county to collaborate and share ideas, challenges, and best practices. We want the CCIU MTSS Network to represent a diverse group of educational leaders that want to be a catalyst for change and to make a commitment to working collaboratively with home teams across the county. We want our participants to walk away feeling motivated and equipped to make those changes happen.
  • Max Class Size: 60

21. Elementary Math Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Any math teacher or instructional coach

Dates: 12/19/2023

Meeting Times: Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 12:30pm - 3:30pm

This network is for any elementary math education professional looking to enhance their math teaching practices. These network meetings will bring us together for a 3 hour afternoon session taking place from 12:30 - 3:30 at the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Educators will gain a comprehensive understanding of the most effective mathematical teaching practices that are in line with the developmental progressions and trajectories of children. The sessions will be structured to provide participants with opportunities for professional development, networking with other math educators from across the county, and time to create an action plan based on their newly acquired knowledge. By participating in this network, educators will be better equipped to provide their students with high-quality math instruction that supports their learning and success. The program will cover various Topics and Focus Strands, such as:

- Early Numeracy and Student Learning Progressions
- Developing math fluency by transitioning from conceptual to abstract learning
- Types of assessments, including universal screeners, diagnostic, common formative assessments, summative assessments, and mastery of learning
- Interventions spanning from Tier 1 to Tier 3 and Progress Monitoring
- Problem Solving using rich tasks with low floor, high ceiling approach, and SBI (Schema Based Instruction)
  • Max Class Size: 35

22. Secondary Math Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/19/2023

Meeting Times: Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 8:00am - 11:00am

This network is for any math teacher, coach, specialist or other math education professional looking to enhance their math teaching practices. These network meetings will bring us together for a 3 hour morning session taking place from 8am - 11am at the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

During the secondary-level sessions, educators will participate in a range of themes that have been carefully crafted to improve their teaching practices and enhance student learning. Participants can expect each session to be structured in a way that promotes professional development, networking opportunities with other math educators from across the county, and time to create an action plan based on their newly acquired knowledge.

The following themes will be covered during the sessions:

- Session 1: Student Engagement, Autonomy, and Collaboration
- Session 2: Rich Mathematical Tasks and Questioning
- Session 3: Spaces and Places: Mathematics Classroom Environment and Community
- Session 4: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reflective Practices
  • Max Class Size: 35

23. CCIU TaC Professional Development Days (By Invitation Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 12/21/2023

Meeting Times: 12/21/2023

TaC Professional Development Days are designed for CCIU TaC Specialists only and scheduled throughout the school year.
  • Max Class Size: 40

24. IEP Institute Refresher: Independent Living Goals (By invitation only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/8/2024

Meeting Times: 1/8/24 from 2:30pm - 3:30pm

This will be a virtual event. All registered participants will receive a link prior to the event date.
  • Max Class Size: 50

25. January PIMS Workshop - PVAAS

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/9/2024

Meeting Times: 1/9/24 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

This workshop will review PIMS Reports related to PVAAS to ensure data accuracy. The session will examine the importance of staff and student reporting for internal snapshots, provide some helpful tools to help analyze the data and review sample PIMS reports related to PVAAS reporting.

Consortium Members receive Free seats.
- Bronze/Silver Levels - 1 Seat
- Gold Level - 3 seats
- Platinum Level - 5 seats

Consortium Members - Please select the payment option - District/Employer Pays. CCIU will verify that your LEA is participating in the Data Governance Consortium and waive your fee. For more information on the Data Governance Consortium, please contact Stacey at staceymc@cciu.org

#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 100

26. Instructional Technology Integrationist Collaborative (ITIC)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/10/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 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


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

27. 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: 1/12/2024

Meeting Times: 1/12/2024, 8:30am - 11:30am

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: 50

28. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Special Area Teachers

Dates: 1/12/2024 to 2/21/2024

Meeting Times: Online

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher

This course will provide pertinent information to make not only the first day of school but every day run smoothly.

Strategies for successfully addressing on ground, virtual and hybrid effective instruction will be presented. The book utilized, The First Days of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher (5th edition, 2018) by Harry Wong & Rosemary Wong, is the updated edition of a proven resource on successful teaching practices for both classroom management and student success. The course will feature many great, practical ideas to implement resulting in positive outcomes. Students' educational experiences will be so much better after having applied the book along with completing the other high-powered activities in the class.

Required Text: The text for this class The First Days of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher (5th edition, 2018) by Harry Wong & Rosemary Wong ISBN-13: 978-0976423386 must be obtained prior to the start of the session. Older editions will not fit the material assigned.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

29. Discovering the Root Cause of Disruptive Classroom Behavior

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/15/2024 to 2/24/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credit
In this course, we will learn how to evaluate the underlying causes of many disruptive behaviors. We will receive an overview of various mental health disorders that may manifest in the classroom, along with effective strategies for how to respond to problem behavior. Throughout this course, we will review various social and emotional factors that may contribute to problematic behavior. We will cover topics such as, social skills, impairment and intervention, mental health disorders, anxiety and stress in children, self-injury and self-esteem, along with how to address violent behavior and students in crisis.

CEUs: PA Licensed nurses will receive certificates for CEUs. Please identify your job title as School Nurse in order to receive your certificate.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

30. LETRS Part II of IV (Blended Series) BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: LETRS Course

Dates: 1/15/2024 to 5/22/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday, March 13, 2023; 8:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, May 22, 2024; 8:30am - 3:30pm

New
This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 1) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain, and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 3 and 4 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the 'Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

-Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling

-Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

Live/In-Person sessions:

- Unit 3: Wednesday, March 13, 2024; 8:30am-3:30pm

- Unit 4: Wednesday, May 22, 2024; 8:30am-3:30pm

Asynchronous work:

- Unit 3: January 15 - March 13, 2024

- Unit 4: March 18 - May 22, 2024

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.

View more details here: LETRS

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 4

31. LETRS Part II of IV (Virtual Live Sessions) BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: LETRS Course

Audience: BY INVITATION ONLY

Dates: 1/15/2024 to 5/23/2024

Meeting Times: 1/15/2024 - 5/23/2024

New
This course is a component of the educator-training program titled: LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 3rd Edition (Volume 1) (2019), offered by Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. Only participants who have taken LETRS Part I of IV are eligible to participate in this course. Online video segments for each session of each unit are used to teach, explain, and offer implementation examples of key ideas directly into the classroom. The course includes online instruction of units 3 and 4 supported by the manuals and twelve hours of face-to-face training. Each unit takes 15-20 hours to complete, including time spent reading the manual, working through the online sessions, and completing the ‘Bridge to Practice' classroom application activities.

Learning will occur as participants explore a full experience with these topics:

- Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling (Unit 3)

- Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition (Unit 4)

Live/synchronous sessions:

- Tues & Thurs, March 12 & 14, 2024 4-7 pm

- Tues & Thurs May 21 & 23, 2024 4-7 pm

Asynchronous work:

- Unit 3- January 15 - March 12, 2024

- Unit 4- March 18 - May 23, 2024

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.

View more details here: LETRS

#Literacy
  • Max Class Size: 41

32. CS4CC 2024 Asynchronous Conference: Self-Paced Computer Science Exploration

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/16/2024 to 1/19/2024

Meeting Times: Content will be delivered asynchronously from 1/16 to 1/19

Back by popular demand - this year's Computer Science Conference will remain virtual! The CS4CC 2024 Asynchronous Conference offers educators, school leaders, and stakeholders opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills sos they can support students with computer science experiences.

CS4CC 2024 is a free conference for educators in Chester County to participate in a variety of computer science learning experiences. Each day during the conference, participants will receive asynchronous content to explore.

Content is emailed daily from January 16 to January 19th!

#CCIUInnovates
#CCIUSTEM
#STEM2324
#CS2324
  • Max Class Size: 40

33. Gifted Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/16/2024

Meeting Times: 1/16/2024, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

34. Wilson Reading System Introductory Course

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/16/2024 to 1/18/2024

Meeting Times: January 16, 2024, January 17, 2024, and January 18, 2024; all 8:30am - 3:00pm

This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training. This course examines the intensive intervention reading instruction necessary for students in grade two and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. Participants learn about dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, appropriate student identification and placement, and key components and principles of instruction, including the factors necessary for high-quality program implementation. How to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way is demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS Lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson Credentialed Trainer.

Course Objectives
-Define dyslexia and understand its prevalence and impact on the acquisition of reading skills and cognitive processes
-Explain the process of identifying students with a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, or other characteristics that indicate the need for intensive, multisensory instruction with the WRS.
-Understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) model and how to implement it.
-Demonstrate understanding of the WRS Principles of Instruction: direct, explicit, structured, sequential, integrated, multisensory, synthetic, analytical, diagnostic, prescriptive, mastery/automaticity, cumulative, metacognitive, and emotionally sound.
-Identify the components and procedures for Lesson Block 1 (word study/foundational reading skills), Lesson Block 2 (spelling/foundational writing skills), and Lesson Block 3 (fluency/comprehension) of the WRS Lesson Plan.
-Practice and prepare a ten-part WRS Lesson Plan.
  • Max Class Size: 20

35. AI Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/17/2024

Meeting Times: 1/17/2024, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

The AI Collaborative for K-12 educators is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to use artificial intelligence (AI) in your classrooms. Over the course of five virtual sessions, participants will explore various facets of AI, including student use of AI, responsible AI practices, the transformation of teaching approaches, and future perspectives. Through interactive discussions, practical examples, and collaborative activities, educators will gain a deep understanding of how AI can enhance student learning, foster critical thinking, and promote innovation.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 100

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

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/17/2024 to 2/17/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
Beat The Bullying 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.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

37. Structured Literacy ToT PLC

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/17/2024

Meeting Times: 1/17/24; 12:30pm - 3:30pm

This Professional Learning Community is open only to participants who attended any of CCIU's Overview of Structured Literacy Training of Trainers series in June, July, or September 2023. The PLC provides ongoing support and professional learning related to the Overview of Structured Literacy ToT training already received.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 100

38. CCIU TaC Professional Development Days (By Invitation Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/19/2024

Meeting Times: 1/19/2024

TaC Professional Development Days are designed for CCIU TaC Specialists only and scheduled throughout the school year.
  • Max Class Size: 40

39. Implementing Equitable Trauma Responsive School Practices

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/22/2024 to 3/4/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

This course examines equitable, trauma responsive classroom and schoolwide practices grounded in a neurobiological understanding of trauma's impact on students' physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. The course modules provide evidence-based system supports and targeted individual interventions to use in response to the physical health, emotional well-being, learning, social relationship, and behavioral concerns presented by students experiencing toxic stress reaction to trauma and strategies that foster resilience to buffer the impact of trauma exposure.

Required Texts:
Shevron Venet, A. (2021). Equity-centered, trauma informed education. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Desautels, L. (2020). Connections over compliance: Rewiring our perceptions of discipline. Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

40. PIMS Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/22/2024 to 1/23/2024

Meeting Times: 1/22/24 and 1/23/24; 8:00am - 4:00pm with 30 minutes for lunch

New
The PIMS Fundamentals course will assist new PIMS Administrators in getting started on their PIMS journey. The course provides participants with an introduction to PIMS, an explanation of the PIMS manuals and calendars, uploading data to PIMS, PIMS Resources, PASecureID, PIMS Reports V2, Submitting ACSs, and Excel file guidance.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.

#Fundamentals #PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

41. Using Children's Books to Inspire STEM Learning

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/23/2024

Meeting Times: 1/23/2024; 8:30am - 3:30pm

Attention educators! We would like to introduce you to an innovative way of teaching STEM subjects to young students. Join us in this session to discover the perfect blend of children's picture books with elementary STEM education. You will learn how to seamlessly integrate narratives and illustrations into your science, technology, engineering, and math lessons. By doing so, you will be able to capture the imaginations of your students and help them gain a solid foundational understanding of these subjects.

Witness the power of storytelling as it brings even the most abstract concepts to life, making them relatable and memorable. Through collaborative discussions, hands-on activities, and creative exercises, you will learn how to use the visual and textual richness of picture books to spark curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and develop a lifelong love for STEM disciplines.

Participants will receive their own copy of one of the Picture Perfect STEM books.
  • Max Class Size: 20

42. Charter School Meeting - BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/24/2024

Meeting Times: 1/24/2024, 8:30am - 10:00am

Monthly meeting for Charter School Administrators.
  • Max Class Size: 60

43. Foundations of Restorative Practices for Educators

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: K-12 teachers, staff, and administrators.

Dates: 1/24/2024 to 1/25/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday and Thursday, January 24 & 25, 2024

Foster positive classroom and school culture

Building and strengthening relationships and community is a critical component of school culture. Restorative practices is an essential process for creating a positive learning environment, building social capital, and resolving relational issues.

During this two-day introductory experience, you will learn the fundamental theory and practices for engaging through the lens of restorative practices with students, staff, and parents in your school setting.

Topics include the importance of being explicit about practice, how to set high expectations while being supportive, and ways to build community in your setting. We will discuss giving direct feedback and asking questions that foster accountability, as well as utilizing effective methods to resolve common conflicts.

You will learn to apply the restorative practices continuum, understanding which restorative processes are best for achieving certain goals or responding to particular situations. We will focus specifically on facilitating circles, an essential process for creating a positive learning environment and school culture. Circles can be used both proactively and responsively to build social capital, sustain relationships, address social problems, and respond when harm occurs. Participants will spend time planning circles to use in their schools immediately.

Designed for: K-12 teachers, staff, and administrators.
  • Max Class Size: 25

44. SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) - BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/24/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday, January 24, 2024; 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Monthly meeting for Special Education Administrators in Chester County.
  • Max Class Size: 60

45. Mindfulness for Educators and Their Students

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/29/2024 to 3/10/2024

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

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
This course is designed to examine the theory and practice of mindfulness and how it can influence both the personal and professional life of a teacher. 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).

CEUS: PA Licensed nurses will receive certificates for CEUs. Please identify your job title as School Nurse in order to receive your certificate.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

46. Teachers Building Resilience to Create Compassionate Classrooms

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/29/2024 to 3/10/2024

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

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
This online course is designed to examine the concept of resilience and how building teacher resilience can lead to more compassionate classrooms for both teachers and students. Specifically, the focus areas of developing mindful awareness, communicating effectively, building community, discovering personal strengths, and cultivating compassion will be explored through the course. The content of this course is relevant to most standards relating to adult professional learning, health and well-being, classroom management, social and emotional learning including developing student interpersonal skills.

The course requires the following texts: Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar ISBN: 1119364892 AND Onward Workbook: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar ISBN:1119367387

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

47. Child Accounting Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/30/2024 to 1/31/2024

Meeting Times: 1/30/24 and 1/31/24; 8:00am - 4:00pm each day, 30 minutes for lunch

New
The Child Accounting Fundamentals course will train new Child Accounting staff on specific Child Accounting collection information and tasks. The course covers outplaced students, verifying 1305/1306 students' documentation, reviewing policies and procedures related to Child Accounting and registration, 4605s, homelessness, and guardianship affidavits. The course also prepares participants to upload files into PIMS.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.


#Fundamentals
#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

48. Health and Physical Education Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/30/2024

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 3:30pm

This hands-on training will examine the new skills-based outcomes that reflect current trends, practices, and concepts as well as appropriate terminology. Participants will be provided with time to work with the new outcomes, applying them to areas in their own curricula, and will be aware of how the shift to skills-based standards will encourage all students to be lifelong and healthy learners.

This session also provides an in-depth training on the PA HPED Skills and Knowledge-Based outcomes. Participants will learn how to interpret the outcomes and practice implementing these skills in both health/physical education classes.
  • Max Class Size: 40

49. Social Studies Leadership Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/30/2024

Meeting Times: 1/30/2024; 2:00pm - 3:00pm

New
The Social Studies Leadership Network will serve as a virtual community for passionate professionals dedicated to shaping the future through high-quality social studies education. The mission of this network is to foster a supportive environment where social studies leaders can connect, share insights, and collectively enhance the educational experience for all students. Key features will include standards discussions, curriculum exploration, best practices exchange and a resource sharing hub.
  • Max Class Size: 30

50. STEELS Teacher Leader PLC

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/30/2024

Meeting Times: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

The STEELS Teacher Leader PLC is a collaborative gathering of educators who share a passion for leading the charge for the implementation of the new PA STEELS standards. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform for teacher leaders to discuss and share best practices, resources, and strategies for promoting high-quality education in their schools and communities. The meeting also provides opportunities for networking and building relationships with other like-minded educators, as well as brainstorming and planning for future initiatives. The STEELS Teacher Leader PLC meeting aims to empower educators to become effective leaders in promoting high-quality education and inspiring the next generation of innovators and problem solvers.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 60

51. STEM Charter Council

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 1/30/2024

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

The STEM Charter Council meeting brings together charter school educators and administrators dedicated to promoting excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. The council convenes bi-monthly to discuss and strategize ways to improve STEM programs in charter schools and ensure that students are equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in the 21st-century workforce.

The meeting might involve exploring new STEM curriculum ideas, discussing professional development opportunities for teachers, and identifying partnerships with local businesses and universities to provide students with real-world experiences. These meetings are driven by the commitment to advancing STEM education and creating opportunities for all students to excel in these critical subject areas.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

52. Achieving Excellence - 14 Things That Matter Most

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 1/31/2024 to 2/29/2024

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

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
This 3-credit online course is designed to describe the beliefs, attitudes, and interactions that form an atmosphere conducive to learning in our best classrooms and schools. It focuses primarily on "specific things that great teachers, legendary teachers" do. The book "What Great Teachers Do Differently" is filled with strategies and ideas to motivate students. There are many meaningful websites to stimulate your students and simple suggestions that you can integrate into your current routine.

Required Text: You will need to purchase "What Great Teachers Do Differently/ 14-17 Things That Matter Most", by Todd Whitaker. You may purchase the 14 Things That Matter Most edition or the 17 Things That Matter Most. Your assignments will designate the appropriate page numbers to be read for each book.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

53. Elementary Math Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: Any math teacher or instructional coach

Dates: 2/1/2024

Meeting Times: Thursday, February 1, 2024, 12:30pm - 3:30pm

This network is for any elementary math education professional looking to enhance their math teaching practices. These network meetings will bring us together for a 3 hour afternoon session taking place from 12:30 - 3:30 at the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Educators will gain a comprehensive understanding of the most effective mathematical teaching practices that are in line with the developmental progressions and trajectories of children. The sessions will be structured to provide participants with opportunities for professional development, networking with other math educators from across the county, and time to create an action plan based on their newly acquired knowledge. By participating in this network, educators will be better equipped to provide their students with high-quality math instruction that supports their learning and success. The program will cover various Topics and Focus Strands, such as:

- Early Numeracy and Student Learning Progressions
- Developing math fluency by transitioning from conceptual to abstract learning
- Types of assessments, including universal screeners, diagnostic, common formative assessments, summative assessments, and mastery of learning
- Interventions spanning from Tier 1 to Tier 3 and Progress Monitoring
- Problem Solving using rich tasks with low floor, high ceiling approach, and SBI (Schema Based Instruction)
  • Max Class Size: 35

54. Secondary Math Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/1/2024

Meeting Times: Thursday, February 1, 2024, 8:00am - 11:00am

This network is for any math teacher, coach, specialist or other math education professional looking to enhance their math teaching practices. These network meetings will bring us together for a 3 hour morning session taking place from 8am - 11am at the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

During the secondary-level sessions, educators will participate in a range of themes that have been carefully crafted to improve their teaching practices and enhance student learning. Participants can expect each session to be structured in a way that promotes professional development, networking opportunities with other math educators from across the county, and time to create an action plan based on their newly acquired knowledge.

The following themes will be covered during the sessions:

- Session 1: Student Engagement, Autonomy, and Collaboration
- Session 2: Rich Mathematical Tasks and Questioning
- Session 3: Spaces and Places: Mathematics Classroom Environment and Community
- Session 4: Assessment, Evaluation, and ReflectivePractices
  • Max Class Size: 35

55. A Deeper Look into Grading and Reporting for Mastery Learning, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 6/3/2024

Meeting Times: Online

New
***Enroll now through April 22nd and start the course when it fits your schedule!***

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Description: The goal of this course is to increase academic achievement by creating grading practices and protocols that best reflect mastery learning and what students know and are able to do while also finding ways to effectively and accurately articulate student outcomes to all stakeholders. The effectiveness of this integration and its impact on student academic achievement is well researched and documented. Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders will experience, learn, and explicitly implement mastery learning and best grading and reporting practices into their school buildings and districts.

- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through April 22, 2024
- All work for this program must be completed by June 3, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

56. Anxiety and Stress: Teacher and Student Wellness

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 3/1/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
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

CEUs: PA Licensed nurses will receive certificates for CEUs. Please identify your job title as School Nurse in order to receive your certificate.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

57. Cultivating Critical Wellness and Combatting Toxic Stress to Transform Schools, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 6/3/2024

Meeting Times: Online

New
***Enroll now through April 22nd and start the course when it fits your schedule!***
Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Text: All Students Must Thrive: Transforming Schools to Combat Toxic Stressors and Cultivate Critical Wellness ISBN-13 : 978-1328027047

Description:This course is designed to provide the school leader with the understanding that a school culture of equity is one where educators create a classroom, school, and system where excellence is achieved for every student, no matter who that student is or where that student comes from.

The major ideas of the course are:
- In a school culture of equity, diversity becomes the norm, not the exception, and excellence becomes the norm for all, not the exception for a few.
- No matter how different and diverse the individual's background and characteristics might be, the equitable school culture embraces the uniqueness, strengths, and challenges of the student and provides equitable support, understanding, expectations, and encouragement to succeed.
- Equity can only occur in a culture where it is safe for adults and students alike to take risks, stretch, learn, and authentically engage day in, day out. In a school where this is possible, faculty hold themselves to the highest expectations and professional responsibility, while doing what is necessary to understand themselves and their students racially and culturally.

- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through April 22, 2024
- All work for this program must be completed by June 3, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

58. Curriculum Best Practices: Quality Curriculum Alignment and Assessment, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: Administrators and Supervisors

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 6/3/2024

Meeting Times: Asynchronous Work

New
**Enroll now through April 22nd and start the course when it fits your schedule!**

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Text: Ensuring High Quality Curriculum, ISBN-13: 978-1416622796

Participants will: Read and reflect on the Ensuring High Quality Curriculum text, explore the critical elements of a curriculum map, examine their organization's existing curriculum documents through the lens of the intended (written) curriculum, the enacted (taught) curriculum, and the assessed curriculum and apply the information learned creating a curriculum management plan.

Completion requirements: Create a curriculum management plan for your school or district that demonstrates achievement of the identified leadership standards.

Description: The goal of the Curriculum Best Practices: Quality Curriculum Alignment and Assessment course is to increase academic achievement by examining curriculum mapping and maintenance practices through the lens of the intended (written) curriculum, the enacted (taught) curriculum, and the assessed curriculum. The effectiveness of this integration and its impact on student academic achievement is well researched and documented. Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders will experience, learn, and explicitly implement best curriculum practices into their school buildings and school districts.
- Earn 40 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through April 22, 2024
- All work for this program must be completed by June 3, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

59. PIMS Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 2/6/2024

Meeting Times: 2/5/2024 and 2/6/2024; 8:00am - 4:00pm with 30 minutes for lunch

New
The PIMS Fundamentals course will assist new PIMS Administrators in getting started on their PIMS journey. The course provides participants with an introduction to PIMS, an explanation of the PIMS manuals and calendars, uploading data to PIMS, PIMS Resources, PASecureID, PIMS Reports V2, Submitting ACSs, and Excel file guidance.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.

#Fundamentals #PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

60. The Danielson Framework for Teaching, The Calibration of Observation Skills, Act 45

Program: Online Act 45 Programs

Audience: See Description

Dates: 2/5/2024 to 6/3/2024

Meeting Times: Online

New
**Enroll now through April 22nd and start the course when it fits in your schedule!**

Administrators and Supervisors

This program is fully online, self-paced with limited facilitation.

Required Video Series: Enhancing Professional Practice Videos Series at the elementary, middle school or high school level.

Participants will: Increase leadership ability to accurately and effectively observe and evaluate teachers using the Danielson Framework for Teaching, which is required per Act 82 of 2012.

Description: The Framework for Teaching: Calibration of Observation Skills will include an overview of the Framework for Teaching, building a fair, accurate, reliable, and purposeful system for assuring quality and advancing practice. This course will build on participants' knowledge of The Danielson Framework and apply it to developing skills around a collaborative observation process.

Completion Requirements: Create a personal leadership action plan that demonstrates achievement of the identified leadership standards.
- Earn 30 Act 45 hours

Key Details
- After completing this registration step, participants will receive a link to access the coursework.
- Enrollment for this program will be open through April 22, 2024
- All work for this program must be completed by June 3, 2024

Drop policy Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.

#Act45
  • Max Class Size: 15

61. Social Studies Educator Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/6/2024

Meeting Times: 2/6/2024; 3:30pm - 4:30pm

New
Welcome to the Chester County Social Studies Teacher Network-a vibrant community dedicated to fostering collaboration, sharing innovative instructional strategies, and enhancing the overall teaching experience for social studies educators across our county. Our network serves as a dynamic platform where passionate teachers come together to discuss, explore, and elevate the quality of social studies education in our schools. Our mission is to create a supportive and enriching environment for social studies educators in Chester County. By facilitating collaboration and resource-sharing, we aim to empower teachers to excel in their profession, ultimately benefiting the students we serve.
  • Max Class Size: 35

62. Making an Impact: Building Positive Relationships with Your Students

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 2/8/2024 to 3/9/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
Making an Impact: Building Positive Relationships with Your Students" is designed for teachers K-12 to become familiar with different ways to create healthy student/teacher relationships through effective communication. Strong and healthy relationships can promote better student learning and increase their overall performance. This course will focus on how to communicate effectively, how to provide a friendly, successful, and productive learning environment, using your words to influence, effective questioning techniques, how to motivate students and give them a desire to learn, to ensure the right climate for learning, become more aware of your verbal and non-verbal cues, using your voice effectively, and most importantly to engage your students so they look forward to your classroom and want to work for you. It is extremely important that students want to listen to you. A bond between a teacher and student can go beyond the classroom and last a lifetime.

Required Text: The text will include the e-book "Effective Classroom Communication Pocketbook" by Richard Churches, to help further our understanding of the importance of student/teacher relationships. This can be purchased through Google Play, or at ebooks.com and vitalsource.com for 9.99 - 12.99.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

63. 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: 2/9/2024

Meeting Times: 2/9/2024, 8:30am - 11:30am

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: 50

64. IEP Institute Refresher: Math and the IEP (By invitation only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/12/2024

Meeting Times: 2/12/24 from 2:30pm-3:30pm

This will be a virtual event. All registered participants will receive a link prior to the event date.
  • Max Class Size: 50

65. Diving Deeper with Desmos

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/13/2024

Meeting Times: Tuesday, February 13, 9:00am - 12:00pm

If you're looking to elevate your math instruction and engage your students in a whole new way, then you won't want to miss our upcoming math workshop! Our workshop will focus on the powerful online graphing calculator Desmos and its built-in features, like the activity builder, that can support and enhance math instruction. You'll learn how to create interactive activities, explore real-world scenarios, and collaborate with other educators to design engaging lessons that will help your students develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.

Whether you're a seasoned math teacher or new to the profession, this workshop is sure to provide you with valuable tools and strategies that you can start using in your classroom right away. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to take your math instruction to the next level with Desmos!

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 40

66. February PIMS Workshop - Deep Dive on Safe Schools Submission

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/13/2024

Meeting Times: 2/13/24 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

This workshop will review AED, bus, fire/security drills, and discipline templates that make up the Safe Schools Submissions and provide best practices.

Consortium Members receive Free seats.
- Bronze/Silver Levels - 1 Seat
- Gold Level - 3 seats
- Platinum Level - 5 seats

Consortium Members - Please select the payment option - District/Employer Pays. CCIU will verify that your LEA is participating in the Data Governance Consortium and waive your fee. For more information on the Data Governance Consortium, please contact Stacey at staceymc@cciu.org

#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 100

67. School Safety: Best Practices in Pennsylvania Threat Assessment

Program: Hourly Workshops

Audience: See description above for details

Dates: 2/15/2024

Meeting Times: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 8:30am to 3:00pm

Location: Zoom

Virtual Workshop
Facilitated by Terri A. Erbacher, Ph.D.

Pennsylvania Act 18 requires all school entities to have threat assessment teams. Threat assessment requires both the assessment of - and intervention with - students who may present as a threat to others. Thus, threat assessment must be an integral part of a system that fosters a safe, supportive, and effective school environment, characterized by trust between students and adults, respect for others, parent involvement, and collaboration between school and community. Pennsylvania requires that threat assessment procedures be in place that are fair and ensure equitable practices.

This full-day virtual training will provide school-based teams a valuable opportunity to:
- learn how to identify students at risk for a variety of mental health problems
- assess various levels of threats
- plan for safety when needed and return students to appropriate learning environments.

Participation in this program will help participants:
1. Understand the rationale for school-based threat assessment
2. Develop procedures for their own districts and schools to assess threats of violence according to Pennsylvania Act 18 requirements
3. Implement research-based practices related to assessment and intervention of youth at risk for violence
4. Consider practical issues in the development of school threat assessment teams

LEAs are invited to register a team of three per school. Each team shall include individuals with expertise in
- School health
- Counseling, school psychology, or social work
- Special education
- School administration
- The school safety and security coordinator appointed under section 1309-B

Cancellation/No Show Policy: Full fee if dropped after 02/01/2024 or no show day of the event.

#Leadership
  • Max Class Size: 42

68. CCIU TaC Professional Development Days (By Invitation Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/16/2024

Meeting Times: 2/16/2024

TaC Professional Development Days are designed for CCIU TaC Specialists only and scheduled throughout the school year.
  • Max Class Size: 40

69. Game On! Mastering Gamification in Education

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/16/2024

Meeting Times: Friday, February 16th, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Level up your classroom and student engagement by incorporating gamification into your instruction. Gamification involves incorporating elements of gaming into an educational setting. Learn about the benefits of gamification, such as increased engagement and motivation, as well as practical strategies for incorporating game elements into instruction.

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

#digital
  • Max Class Size: 25

70. "If I only had a framework": How to create equitable MTSS/PBIS

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/21/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 8 AM to 3 PM

Facilitated by Nikole Y. Hollins-Sims, Ed.D.

During this session, the lead author of the text "Creating Equitable Practices in PBIS" will describe the value of engaging in an intentional journey to create equitable and inclusive learning environments. Positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS), steeped in the concept of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), is a framework centered in prevention and the development of healthy school climates. While this framework is evidence-based and longstanding, schools are still seeing disproportionate outcomes in disciplinary practices, students and staff who are not experiencing the climate in the same way as their peers, or have abandoned the framework altogether. The presenter will discuss teaming, evaluation, intentionality around equitable data-based decision making and the engagement of families and communities. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to evaluate their current practices, develop a map of implementation efforts embedding equity, inclusion and belonging and determine methods of sustainability.

Lunch will be provided.

After February 7, 2024, the full fee will be assessed for dropped enrollments or no-shows.

  • Max Class Size: 60

71. Community Connections: Connecting Schools with their Community

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 2/21/2024 to 3/23/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Participants will be challenged to provide necessary information for their students when collaborating within their community. They will learn the skills necessary to properly and successfully communicate with local businesses and create an established relationship to help provide services for students. This may include setting up field trips or bringing speakers to your classroom. The participant will learn many techniques and changes they can take back to their classroom from the experience they will get outside of the school building, in order to encourage children to be self-confident and be respectful of the people in their community, businesses, environment, and the importance of communication with parents, as well as providing opportunity for the student to grow in the real world.

Graduate Crecdit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

72. ABCs on Teaching Strategies for Pre-K - 3

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 2/22/2024 to 3/22/2024

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

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
This 3-credit online course is designed to focus on successful teaching instruction and strategies for preschool to grade 3. Subject areas include the strategies for promoting; a comfortable learning environment, positive reinforcement, icebreakers, learning and literacy centers, organization skills for teacher and student, bulletin boards, successful subject area lessons (math, language arts, social studies, science, art, music, physical education), and overall meaningful teaching and learning strategies. This course contains hundreds of activities and lessons that all teachers can access and illustrates ways all students can participate in them.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

73. Transition Coordinator Networking Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/22/2024

Meeting Times: Meeting date: 2/22/24
Meeting time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Transition coordinators from Chester County are invited to join colleagues for a networking meeting from 12PM-2PM. Registered participants can attend in-person at our Boot Road campus or virtually. No Act 48 credit is issued for this meeting.
  • Max Class Size: 50

74. Transition Council

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/22/2024

Meeting Times: Meeting date: 2/22/24
Meeting time: 9:00am - 11:00am

A recurring workshop to support transition for Chester County special education students. Guest speakers and Training and Consulting staff will provide the latest updates and developments in the field of transition services. Registered participants can attend either in-person at our Boot Road campus or virtually.
  • Max Class Size: 50

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

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 2/26/2024 to 4/6/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
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 that 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.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 20

76. Child Accounting Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/27/2024 to 2/28/2024

Meeting Times: 2/27/24 and 2/28/24; 8:00am - 4:00pm each day, 30 minutes for lunch

New
The Child Accounting Fundamentals course will train new Child Accounting staff on specific Child Accounting collection information and tasks. The course covers outplaced students, verifying 1305/1306 students' documentation, reviewing policies and procedures related to Child Accounting and registration, 4605s, homelessness, and guardianship affidavits. The course also prepares participants to upload files into PIMS.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.


#Fundamentals
#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

77. Charter School Meeting - BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/28/2024

Meeting Times: 2/28/2024, 8:30am - 10:00am

Monthly meeting for Charter School Administrators.
  • Max Class Size: 60

78. SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee) - BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 2/28/2024

Meeting Times: Wednesday, February 28, 2024; 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Monthly meeting for Special Education Administrators in Chester County.
  • Max Class Size: 60

79. Child Accounting Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/5/2024 to 3/6/2024

Meeting Times: 3/5/24 and 3/6/24; 8:00am - 4:00pm each day, 30 minutes for lunch

New
The Child Accounting Fundamentals course will train new Child Accounting staff on specific Child Accounting collection information and tasks. The course covers outplaced students, verifying 1305/1306 students' documentation, reviewing policies and procedures related to Child Accounting and registration, 4605s, homelessness, and guardianship affidavits. The course also prepares participants to upload files into PIMS.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.


#Fundamentals
#PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

80. Overview of Structured Literacy

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/6/2024

Meeting Times: 3/6/2024; 12:00pm - 3:00pm

This session will provide participants with an overview of structured literacy, including content related to evidence-based intervention practices on structured literacy, explicit and systematic instruction, theoretical models that encompass phonlogical and phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, decoding and encoding, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and building content knowledge. This training meets the requirements of Chapter 49 and is appropriate for educators who need a foundational understanding of structured literacy.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

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

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 3/7/2024 to 4/6/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
Beat The Bullying 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.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

82. 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: 3/8/2024

Meeting Times: 3/8/2024, 8:30am - 11:30am

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: 50

83. Discovering the Root Cause of Disruptive Classroom Behavior

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 3/11/2024 to 4/20/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
3 CPE Credit
In this course, we will learn how to evaluate the underlying causes of many disruptive behaviors. We will receive an overview of various mental health disorders that may manifest in the classroom, along with effective strategies for how to respond to problem behavior. Throughout this course, we will review various social and emotional factors that may contribute to problematic behavior. We will cover topics such as, social skills, impairment and intervention, mental health disorders, anxiety and stress in children, self-injury and self-esteem, along with how to address violent behavior and students in crisis.

CEUs: PA Licensed nurses will receive certificates for CEUs. Please identify your job title as School Nurse in order to receive your certificate.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

84. IEP Institute Refresher: Developing targeted SDI (By invitation only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/11/2024

Meeting Times: 3/11/24 from 2:30pm - 3:30pm

This will be a virtual event. All registered participants will receive a link prior to the event date.
  • Max Class Size: 50

85. Instructional Technology Integrationist Collaborative (ITIC)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/11/2024

Meeting Times: Monday, March 11, 2024 from 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


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

86. Scaffolding the Academic Development of Adolescent English Learners

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/12/2024

Meeting Times: March 12, 2024, 8:30am - 3:30pm

A Pedagogy of Promise
Facilitated by Aida Walqui, Senior Research Scientist, WestEd

Too often, the needs of English language learners are met with a simplified curriculum and lowered expectations. What would happen if instead classrooms were organized to honor the promise of these students by increasing rather than decreasing the intellectual challenge of instruction, by increasing the support such challenge requires, and by increasing students' active engagement with their own learning?

Aida Waqui will review ways to implement challenging instruction that raises the bar and increases engagement for all multilingual learners.

The full fee will be assessed for dropped registrations after October 2, 2023, and for no-shows on the first day of the event.

#EL
  • Max Class Size: 36

87. Social Studies Educator Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/14/2024

Meeting Times: 3/14/2024; 3:30pm - 4:30pm

New
Welcome to the Chester County Social Studies Teacher Network-a vibrant community dedicated to fostering collaboration, sharing innovative instructional strategies, and enhancing the overall teaching experience for social studies educators across our county. Our network serves as a dynamic platform where passionate teachers come together to discuss, explore, and elevate the quality of social studies education in our schools. Our mission is to create a supportive and enriching environment for social studies educators in Chester County. By facilitating collaboration and resource-sharing, we aim to empower teachers to excel in their profession, ultimately benefiting the students we serve.
  • Max Class Size: 35

88. CCIU TaC Professional Development Days (By Invitation Only)

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/15/2024

Meeting Times: 3/15/2024

TaC Professional Development Days are designed for CCIU TaC Specialists only and scheduled throughout the school year.
  • Max Class Size: 40

89. Wilson Reading System Introductory Course

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/18/2024 to 3/20/2024

Meeting Times: March 18, 2024, March 19, 2024, and March 20, 2024; all 8:30am - 3:00pm

This course provides participants with an overview of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) and serves as the prerequisite for WRS Level I Certification Training. This course examines the intensive intervention reading instruction necessary for students in grade two and above with persistent and significant phonological-coding deficits. Participants learn about dyslexia (indicators, misconceptions, neurobiological aspects, and prevalence), typical versus atypical reading acquisition, appropriate student identification and placement, and key components and principles of instruction, including the factors necessary for high-quality program implementation. How to teach phonology (including phonemic awareness), morphology, and orthography in an integrated, explicit, systematic, and multisensory way is demonstrated and practiced during the course. Participants explore the standard ten-part WRS Lesson Plan and practice planning, delivering, and individualizing a WRS Lesson while receiving modeling and feedback from a Wilson Credentialed Trainer.

Course Objectives
-Define dyslexia and understand its prevalence and impact on the acquisition of reading skills and cognitive processes
-Explain the process of identifying students with a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, or other characteristics that indicate the need for intensive, multisensory instruction with the WRS.
-Understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) model and how to implement it.
-Demonstrate understanding of the WRS Principles of Instruction: direct, explicit, structured, sequential, integrated, multisensory, synthetic, analytical, diagnostic, prescriptive, mastery/automaticity, cumulative, metacognitive, and emotionally sound.
-Identify the components and procedures for Lesson Block 1 (word study/foundational reading skills), Lesson Block 2 (spelling/foundational writing skills), and Lesson Block 3 (fluency/comprehension) of the WRS Lesson Plan.
-Practice and prepare a ten-part WRS Lesson Plan.
  • Max Class Size: 30

90. Game On! Mastering Gamification in Education

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/19/2024

Meeting Times: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Level up your classroom and student engagement by incorporating gamification into your instruction. Gamification involves incorporating elements of gaming into an educational setting. Learn about the benefits of gamification, such as increased engagement and motivation, as well as practical strategies for incorporating game elements into instruction.



#digital
  • Max Class Size: 25

91. Gifted Network Meeting

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/19/2024

Meeting Times: 3/19/2024, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

92. PIMS Fundamentals

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/19/2024 to 3/20/2024

Meeting Times: 3/19/2024 and 3/202/2024; 8:00am - 4pm with 30 minutes for lunch

New
The PIMS Fundamentals course will assist new PIMS Administrators in getting started on their PIMS journey. The course provides participants with an introduction to PIMS, an explanation of the PIMS manuals and calendars, uploading data to PIMS, PIMS Resources, PASecureID, PIMS Reports V2, Submitting ACSs, and Excel file guidance.

This course includes two days of classroom instruction and one day of customized coaching. Classroom instruction includes interactive presentations, hands-on activities, and group discussions. Coaching includes 1-to-1 support with your LEAs PIMS data and Student Information System. Coaching can be broken down into three 2.5-hour sessions or five 1.5-hour sessions scheduled at your convenience. Coaching hours must be used within 90 days of classroom instruction.

#Fundamentals #PIMS
  • Max Class Size: 5

93. Achieving Excellence - 14 Things That Matter Most

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 3/20/2024 to 4/24/2024

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

Online Course
3 CPE Credits
This 3-credit online course is designed to describe the beliefs, attitudes, and interactions that form an atmosphere conducive to learning in our best classrooms and schools. It focuses primarily on "specific things that great teachers, legendary teachers" do. The book "What Great Teachers Do Differently" is filled with strategies and ideas to motivate students. There are many meaningful websites to stimulate your students and simple suggestions that you can integrate into your current routine.

Required Text: You will need to purchase "What Great Teachers Do Differently/ 14-17 Things That Matter Most", by Todd Whitaker. You may purchase the 14 Things That Matter Most edition or the 17 Things That Matter Most. Your assignments will designate the appropriate page numbers to be read for each book.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

94. AI Collaborative

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/20/2024

Meeting Times: 3/20/2024, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

The AI Collaborative for K-12 educators is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to use artificial intelligence (AI) in your classrooms. Over the course of five virtual sessions, participants will explore various facets of AI, including student use of AI, responsible AI practices, the transformation of teaching approaches, and future perspectives. Through interactive discussions, practical examples, and collaborative activities, educators will gain a deep understanding of how AI can enhance student learning, foster critical thinking, and promote innovation.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 100

95. Esports Community of Practice - Esports Education Playbook

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/20/2024 to 5/15/2024

Meeting Times: Virtual meeting dates are 3/20/24, 4/24/24, and 5/15/24, all from 3:00pm-4:00pm

Focused on "The Esports Education Playbook: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming"

Are you interested in creating a custom Esports program while also meeting the needs of a diverse group of learners? This book study will bring participants together to review and discuss the steps needed to successfully implement an Esports Program within your own organization. From teaching digital literacy to equity, wellness and SEL strategies, participants will learn, collaborate and begin the steps needed to establish your own Esports program or make your current one more engaging!

We invite participants to be a part of a cycle to deepen understanding, apply practice, and gain feedback from a professional community of learners. Components of the PLC will include virtual synchronous training with the CCIU and partners, collaboration opportunities with other districts as well as continuous and ongoing support.

Note: Participants will need to purchase the book on their own before the start of the workshop. During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 25

96. MTSS Network

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/20/2024

Meeting Times: 12:00pm- 3:00pm

This MTSS Network meeting is designed for district and school administration. The goal is to provide an opportunity to meet field contemporaries within the county to collaborate and share ideas, challenges, and best practices. We want the CCIU MTSS Network to represent a diverse group of educational leaders that want to be a catalyst for change and to make a commitment to working collaboratively with home teams across the county. We want our participants to walk away feeling motivated and equipped to make those changes happen.
  • Max Class Size: 60

97. Coping Skills: Teacher and Student Wellness

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 3/25/2024 to 4/19/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

Online Course
New
3 CPE Credits
Coping Skills: Teacher and Student Wellness is an online course that allows participants to analyze how coping skills can be used to manage daily emotions and stress in the world of academia. There are coping skills that are proactive and others that are reactive. Participants will identify, differentiate, choose and be encouraged to engage in a variety of coping mechanisms. Basic needs must be met and mental health must be addressed before learning can take place. Participants will develop an action plan for both students and teachers (themselves) in order to implement appropriate coping skills so both academic and professional goals can be achieved.

CEUs: PA Licensed nurses will receive certificates for CEUs. Please identify your job title as School Nurse in order to receive your certificate.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

98. Implementing Equitable Trauma Responsive School Practices

Program: CPE Credit Courses

Dates: 3/25/2024 to 5/6/2024

Meeting Times: Online course, participant works on their own time.

This course examines equitable, trauma responsive classroom and schoolwide practices grounded in a neurobiological understanding of trauma's impact on students' physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. The course modules provide evidence-based system supports and targeted individual interventions to use in response to the physical health, emotional well-being, learning, social relationship, and behavioral concerns presented by students experiencing toxic stress reaction to trauma and strategies that foster resilience to buffer the impact of trauma exposure.

Required Texts:
Shevron Venet, A. (2021). Equity-centered, trauma informed education. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Desautels, L. (2020). Connections over compliance: Rewiring our perceptions of discipline. Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing.

Graduate Credit: Graduate credit for this course is available through Immaculata University. Participants that choose the graduate credit option will also receive 3 CPE Credits.

Drop Policy: Course fee is non-refundable once you have been invited to the course.
  • Max Class Size: 10

99. STEELS Teacher Leader PLC

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/26/2024

Meeting Times: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

The STEELS Teacher Leader PLC is a collaborative gathering of educators who share a passion for leading the charge for the implementation of the new PA STEELS standards. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform for teacher leaders to discuss and share best practices, resources, and strategies for promoting high-quality education in their schools and communities. The meeting also provides opportunities for networking and building relationships with other like-minded educators, as well as brainstorming and planning for future initiatives. The STEELS Teacher Leader PLC meeting aims to empower educators to become effective leaders in promoting high-quality education and inspiring the next generation of innovators and problem solvers.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 60

100. STEM Charter Council

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/26/2024

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

The STEM Charter Council meeting brings together charter school educators and administrators dedicated to promoting excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. The council convenes bi-monthly to discuss and strategize ways to improve STEM programs in charter schools and ensure that students are equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in the 21st-century workforce.

The meeting might involve exploring new STEM curriculum ideas, discussing professional development opportunities for teachers, and identifying partnerships with local businesses and universities to provide students with real-world experiences. These meetings are driven by the commitment to advancing STEM education and creating opportunities for all students to excel in these critical subject areas.

Note: During this professional learning activity, we may capture portions of the learning experiences in pictures and/or video to showcase and market programs and services. If you have any objections to this, please communicate with the lead facilitator.
  • Max Class Size: 30

101. Charter School Meeting - BY INVITATION ONLY

Program: Hourly Workshops

Dates: 3/28/2024

Meeting Times: 3/28/2024, 8:30am - 10:00am

Monthly meeting for Charter School Administrators.
  • Max Class Size: 60