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

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

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

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

LETRS® is a flexible literacy professional development solution for preK-12 educators. LETRS earned the International Dyslexia Association's Accreditation and provides teachers with the skills they need to master the fundamentals of reading instruction-phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language. Completion of Volume 1 and 2 course meets PA Structured Literacy Chapter 49 requirement. https://secure.smore.com/n/2u1pq

Session 1 - How the Brain Learns to Read; Session 2 - All About the Sounds - Phonology and Sound Walls; Session 3 - Phonics Trifecta - Decoding, Encoding and Transfer to Text; Session 4 - Advanced Phonics, Spelling and Orthography; Session 5 - The Science of Writing: Syntax Writing and Developing Syntactic Awareness. Deepen your knowledge and application of teaching and assessing the foundational skills. Unpack the research and learn program agnostic strategies to develop accurate and automatic readers in whole and small group settings. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. Cost is $599 - Invoiced after first session. 25 Act 48 hours will be awarded.

Deepen your knowledge and application of teaching and assessing the foundational skills. Unpack the research and learn program agnostic strategies to develop accurate and automatic readers in whole and small group settings. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. Session 1 - How the Brain Learns to Read Cost - $150

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

Deepen your knowledge and application of teaching and assessing the foundational skills. Unpack the research and learn program agnostic strategies to develop accurate and automatic readers in whole and small group settings. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. Session 2 - All About the Sounds - Phonology and Sound Walls Cost $150

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

Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Reading Achievement Center presents relevant professional development that meets Chapter 49 structured literacy requirements and is tailored to meet the literacy needs of different certificate holders' classrooms. This two-day session is tailored to special educators and reading specialists.

Speech/Language Pathologists will examine local, state and federal regulations as applied to school-based practice in the field of Speech/Language Pathology. Application of local, state and federal regulations will be applied to program-specific settings. LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Differentiate regulatory law for local, state and federal practice in school-based settings. 2. Examine compliance under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and compare / contrast Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA.)

* * Date changed from February 18th to March 19th due to weather cancellation * * Deepen your knowledge and application of teaching and assessing the foundational skills. Unpack the research and learn program agnostic strategies to develop accurate and automatic readers in whole and small group settings. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. Session 4 - Advanced Phonics, Spelling and Orthography Cost $150

This professional development experience is intended to give teachers a deep dive into the new personal finance standards in Pennsylvania. This session will also allow teachers to walk away with valuable resources in order to meet the standards. Finally, attendees will have support to align curriculum materials so that they fully meet the expectations of the new personal finance standards. Presented by Scott Campbell of the Council for Economic Education.

In an increasingly interconnected world, preparing students to solve problems on a global scale is paramount. Join Allegheny IU, as we delve into the importance of immersion learning in bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world careers, unlocking student potential and equipping them with the skills needed to thrive in a global society. Acquire strategies to implement in your classrooms to cultivate essential future ready skills, including cultural awareness, growth mindset, communication, agency, critical thinking, and social-emotional intelligence in students, preparing them for global success. You'll leave with resources, lesson ideas and plans for implementing programming into your classrooms, schools, districts and beyond.

Pennsylvania's transition community has a rich history of helping youth and young adults successfully transition from school to adult life. Since 1990 PA's Local Transition Coordinating Councils (LTCCs) have played an instrumental role in this process. With cross-stakeholder representation, the TCCAC will host 4 meetings during the 2025-2026 school year. The meeting series will be conducted as a full day, in-person experience to afford attendees time for professional development, networking, coordination, and resource development. Each session is designed to educate transition coordinators, educational professionals, parents, and agency providers to better coordinate, collaborate, problem solve, and support transition age youth with disabilities successfully navigate their pathway toward graduation. Please consider attending each council meeting to expand your professional network, enhance your knowledge and expertise, gather meaningful tools and resources and learn about upcoming events to assist you in your profession or community network. Flyer Link: Workshop Flier

This practice guide provides evidence-based practices that can help teachers tailor their instructional approaches and/or their mathematics intervention programs to meet the needs of their students. Participants should only register for the Fall or Spring training, as this is a repeated training. Flyer Link: Workshop Flier

Deepen your knowledge and application of teaching and assessing the foundational skills. Unpack the research and learn program agnostic strategies to develop accurate and automatic readers in whole and small group settings. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. Session 5 - The Science of Writing: Syntax Writing and Developing Syntactic Awareness Cost $150

This seminar focuses on foundational concepts related to person-and family-centered counseling approaches that are essential for providing speech-language support services to children and families in the Special Education setting. While particular attention is given to counseling within the domain of speech-language pathology, the concepts discussed are also applicable across broader Special Education contexts. LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1. Explain at least two fundamental counseling concepts relevant to the provision of speech-language support services for children and their families. 2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists in providing counseling in Special Education settings. 3. Apply person- and family-centered counseling strategies to effectively support students and their families in Special Education contexts.

Solving mathematical word problems is an ongoing problem for students with both reading and math learning disabilities, as well as students who do not have an identified learning disability. Schema-based instruction is a problem-solving strategy that emphasizes identifying the underlying structure or schema to create a visual representation of the important information in order to be able to solve the problem.

Multiplicative schemas are problem-solving structures that involve relationships between quantities using multiplication or division. These include Equal Groups, Comparison, and Proportional situations, where one quantity is a multiple or a fraction of another.

The spring session provides a repeat of the training offered in the fall; participants are free to mix and match sessions to fit your availability.

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