Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Asynchronous Online Dates: 09/01/17-09/30/17

Face-to-Face Date/Time: 09/12/17 8:30-11:00

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

This ONLINE Canvas course is designed to fit your needs, whether you are teaching in the primary or intermediate grades. It also can be adapted to meet the needs of any writing that is used in the content areas. During this course, you will receive 6-Trait writing lessons, teacher and kid-friendly writing rubrics, knowledge on effective feedback to students and information on how this model will help you transition into the new Common Core Standards for writing. This course can be successfully completed by a novice online participant.

Participants are required to have access to a computer with Microsoft Office 2000 or newer.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

This course will utilize the book "You're Going to Love This Kid!" (second edition/ISBN-10: 159857079X) by Paula Kluth along with online peer reviewed articles, videos, websites on autism, and discussion forums to meet the objectives of this course. To culminate this course, the participants will be required to write either a unit of lesson plans or a researched-based three page essay utilizing APA format describing strategies and techniques for teaching students with autism in the inclusive classroom.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

You will need to bring a laptop in order to set up your teacher account. Curriculum materials are optional, but may be useful depending on our timeline. Do you have a set scope and sequence? A new textbook series you're following? Bring them along! Time permitting, our GMM team will assist you in blending our program with your needs.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

For more information please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @tanbon@berksiu.org or 610-987-8494.

Recent research from John Hattie suggests that Collective Efficacy is the number one factor influencing student achievement.

This workshop will include how administrators and coaches can facilitate Collective Efficacy in a school and conditions for effective coaching practices that can influence student outcomes and improve student learning.

If you have any questions regarding registration please email Tanya Bonilla-Smith at tanbon@berksiu.org or Gail Porrazzo at gaipor@berksiu.org for questions regarding the workshop.

Throughout the course, participants will be introduced to high interest, complex young adult literature and proven suggestions for building a classroom library with award winning and popular titles. Learned workshop approaches will include effective journal writing strategies, student reading log maintenance, and time saving practices for keeping up with the student reading/writing load.

September 18 | Rules, Regulations, and Procedures | Participants will review the components of the Gifted Individualized Education Plan (GIEP), the legal development of this document, and best practices for ensuring individualized specially designed instruction for whom the document is written. Anticipated topics will include an overview of PA’s definition of Gifted, a review of Chapter 16, and a review of the updated forms that support Gifted education. Special focus will be on the procedural requirements of screening, evaluating, and planning for the instruction of Gifted students.

September 27 | Data to Inform Present Level, Goal Planning | The information learned today will determine the need for instructional levels, the types of data that are available to teachers of the gifted, and how this data is included in a GIEP. Participants will end the session gathering individual goal planning tactics and determining when to appropriately recommend enrichment, acceleration, or a combination of both.

If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and need assistance at this event, please contact the BCIU’s Civil Rights Compliance Officer at 610-987-8470 at least one (1) week in advance.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

For more information on workshop content, contact Charlie Trovato at chatro@berksiu.org . For registration information, contact Tanya Smith at tanbon@berksiu.org

This one-day re-certification training is intended to refresh previously learned skills and maintain trainee compliance with Safety Care standards. Safety-Care training is intended to prepare staff to safely prevent and manage dangerous behavior. Staff learns to intervene professionally and therapeutically using a safe, effective approach designed to prevent or reverse escalation of problem behavior and avoid the use of restraint. Safety-Care de-escalation skills work with individuals who can communicate verbally and those who cannot. Safety-Care is based on an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) model and focuses on removing/reducing environmental consequences that reinforce problem behavior.

Assessing individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds can be challenging. This webinar will give SLPs the tools and processes needed to confidently make diagnostic decisions for their students and clients from diverse backgrounds. The webinar will evaluate formal assessment tools and describe effective informal assessment approaches that can help SLPs confidently tease apart differences from disorder.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

-Identify characteristics consistent with language development in English Language Learners from different language backgrounds

-Utilize a framework to enhance understanding of speech and language patterns in English Language Learners from different language backgrounds

-evaluate formal testing instruments for multicultural populations

-analyze and interpret results from informal assessment approaches

-describe expected VS unexpected errors

(0.2 CEUs) available

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Josie Brunner, josbru@berksiu.org, 610-987-8316

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

This session will focus on teaching participants the science of behavior as well as the behavior assessment process. Participants will learn how and when to conduct informal and formal functional behavior assessments (FBA's). Participants will also learn how to use behavior assessment information for the purpose of developing a specific behavior intervention plan with goals and specially designed instruction.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

September 18 | Rules, Regulations, and Procedures | Participants will review the components of the Gifted Individualized Education Plan (GIEP), the legal development of this document, and best practices for ensuring individualized specially designed instruction for whom the document is written. Anticipated topics will include an overview of PA’s definition of Gifted, a review of Chapter 16, and a review of the updated forms that support Gifted education. Special focus will be on the procedural requirements of screening, evaluating, and planning for the instruction of Gifted students.

September 27 | Data to Inform Present Level, Goal Planning | The information learned today will determine the need for instructional levels, the types of data that are available to teachers of the gifted, and how this data is included in a GIEP. Participants will end the session gathering individual goal planning tactics and determining when to appropriately recommend enrichment, acceleration, or a combination of both.

If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and need assistance at this event, please contact the BCIU’s Civil Rights Compliance Officer at 610-987-8470 at least one (1) week in advance.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

For more information on workshop content, contact Charlie Trovato at chatro@berksiu.org . For registration information, contact Tanya Smith at tanbon@berksiu.org

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Both sessions must be completed. Workshop structure: Half-day face-to-face, half-day asynchronous online.

Asynchronous Online Dates: 10/01/17-11/12/17

Face-to-Face Date/Time: 10/23/17 1:00-3:30

Participants will be given strategies and an opportunity to design purposeful talk lessons for their own classroom.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Workshop structure: Half-day face-to-face, half-day asynchronous online.

Asynchronous Online Dates: 10/01/17-11/12/17

Face-to-Face Date/Time: 10/23/17 8:30-11:00

Objectives:

-Gain an understanding of various visual supports used to support students with ASD.

-Gain an understanding of methods to teach social/behavioral skills

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

DESCRIPTION:

ELSB and ERSB are research based reading programs designed for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities. Both programs provide lesson formats for students who are verbal, limited verbal and non-verbal. ELSB is for students who need to learn how to answer questions through beginning blending and segmenting. ERSB begins where ELSB leaves off and brings a student to a 2nd grade reading level. Phonemic awareness, decoding, site vocabulary, and comprehension are taught throughout both programs.

OBJECTIVES:

Participants will receive an overview of the components of the Early Literacy Skills Builder and Early Reading Skills Builder.

Participants will review student assessment in both programs.

Participants will learn how to complete a story lesson.

Participants will practice doing the word and sound building lessons.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith at 610-987-8494.

Cannot attend the August Academy but can attend four days in June, 2018?

The 4 August days will be repeated on June 12, 13, 14, 15, 2018. If you elect to attend the June dates, then you must attend an introductory meeting on October 3, 2017 from 4:00-7:30 pm. You will also be attending the same 4 school-year days in October, January, March and May as the paras that began in August. ALL para interviews, reception and graduation will be held June 15, 2018.

This is an eight-day series that will prepare paras to meet the rigorous federal and state standards and the Pennsylvania Paraeducator credential. Once the eight days have been completed in their entirety, individual assessments are complete, and supervisory approval has been given, the paraprofessional will be able to apply for the PA Paraeducator credential. Participants must attend every one of the eight sessions to meet the requirements.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon at marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Josh Hoyt at 610-987-8535

During this day long program, Lisa Van Gemert (the acclaimed “Gifted Guru”) will provide teachers with the tools necessary to provide both gifted students and their parents a truly individualized educational experience. Teachers will attend two sessions focused around the following areas: Depth and Complexity Framework, Pre-Assessment Strategies, Perfectionism and Internal Motivation.

Day 1:Behavior Basics /ABC's and Observation Skills Day 2: How to Help Students Play and Work Together Day 3:How to Help Students Follow Directions

>>>Specialized Paraprofessional Advanced Three Year Plan- YOUR Responsibilities<<<

1) All participants must have completed "Working As A Paraprofessional or already be considered highly qualified. (Associates Degree or higher)

2) Participants choose one strand to complete over the course of three years.

3) Participants may not change strands during a school year.

4) Action plans MAY be completed after each class for Days 1 and 2. It is the Paraprofessionals' responsibility to have a partner teacher verify the completion of each action plan with a signature and a comment. Action plans must be related directly to the class material covered. The school district is responsible for giving 1 credit hour for completion of this action plan.

5) After the last class of the school year attended, the Paraprofessional may print a certificate of attendance from My Learning Plan. You MUST attend all 3 classes in order to receive credit.

6) All action plans and certificates of attendance must be maintained in a binder with all class materials by the paraprofessionals. Copies will NOT be kept at the Berks County Intermediate Unit.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org, 610-987-8532.

>>Specialized Paraprofessional Advanced Three Year Plan- YOUR Responsibilities<<<

1) All participants must have completed "Working As A Paraprofessional or already be considered highly qualified. (Associates Degree or higher)

2) Participants choose one strand to complete over the course of three years.

3) Participants may not change strands during a school year.

4) Action plans MAY be completed after each class for Days 1 and 2. It is the Paraprofessionals' responsibility to have a partner teacher verify the completion of each action plan with a signature and a comment. Action plans must be related directly to the class material covered. The school district is responsible for giving 1 credit hour for completion of this action plan.

5) After the last class of the school year attended, the Paraprofessional may print a certificate of attendance from My Learning Plan. You MUST attend all 3 classes in order to receive credit.

6) All action plans and certificates of attendance must be maintained in a binder with all class materials by the paraprofessionals. Copies will NOT be kept at the Berks County Intermediate Unit.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org, 610-987-8532.

Day 1: Behavior Basics & Observation Day 2: Teaching Routines-Functional Independence Day 3: Functional Academics

>>Specialized Paraprofessional Advanced Three Year Plan- YOUR Responsibilities<<<

1) All participants must have completed "Working As A Paraprofessional or already be considered highly qualified. (Associates Degree or higher)

2) Participants choose one strand to complete over the course of three years.

3) Participants may not change strands during a school year.

4) Action plans MAY be completed after each class for Days 1 and 2. It is the Paraprofessionals' responsibility to have a partner teacher verify the completion of each action plan with a signature and a comment. Action plans must be related directly to the class material covered. The school district is responsible for giving 1 credit hour for completion of this action plan.

5) After the last class of the school year attended, the Paraprofessional may print a certificate of attendance from My Learning Plan. You MUST attend all 3 classes in order to receive credit.

6) All action plans and certificates of attendance must be maintained in a binder with all class materials by the paraprofessionals. Copies will NOT be kept at the Berks County Intermediate Unit.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org, 610-987-8532.

Day 1: Para Reading-1 Day 2: Para Reading-2 Day 3: Para Reading-3

>>Specialized Paraprofessional Advanced Three Year Plan- YOUR Responsibilities<<<

1) All participants must have completed "Working As A Paraprofessional or already be considered highly qualified. (Associates Degree or higher)

2) Participants choose one strand to complete over the course of three years.

3) Participants may not change strands during a school year.

4) Action plans MAY be completed after each class for Days 1 and 2. It is the Paraprofessionals' responsibility to have a partner teacher verify the completion of each action plan with a signature and a comment. Action plans must be related directly to the class material covered. The school district is responsible for giving 1 credit hour for completion of this action plan.

5) After the last class of the school year attended, the Paraprofessional may print a certificate of attendance from My Learning Plan. You MUST attend all 3 classes in order to receive credit.

6) All action plans and certificates of attendance must be maintained in a binder with all class materials by the paraprofessionals. Copies will NOT be kept at the Berks County Intermediate Unit.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org, 610-987-8532.

During this day long program (held at Wilson West Middle School), Lisa Van Gemert (the acclaimed “Gifted Guru”) will provide teachers with the tools necessary to provide both gifted students and their parents a truly individualized educational experience. Teachers will attend two sessions focused around the following areas: Depth and Complexity Framework, Pre-Assessment Strategies, Perfectionism and Internal Motivation.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Josh Hoyt at 610-987-8535

This 3-day workshop is for educators who have not been previously trained on the Continuum of Skills.It will focus on the Continuum of Skills for children with disabilities who need to develop prerequisite skills prior to accessing the general education curriculum. The focus of the training will be the introduction of the continuum, including each of its target areas and goal prioritization for individual students. Planning for individual student needs and IEP goal writing will be addressed based on data collection on specified skill areas in the continuum.

OBJECTIVES:

-Become familiar with the Life Skills Support/Multiple Disabilities Support/ Autistic Support Continuum of Skills developed by teachers in the Exeter School District and the BCIU.

-Goal prioritization based on the needs of the individual within the context of the Continuum of Skills.

-Planning a child's education over the long term. What skills are needed, and when?

-Writing goals for individual students based on the data collected in the Continuum of Skills.

FEES: THERE IS NO COST FOR BERKS COUNTY EMPLOYEES; HOWEVER, THE MANUAL MAY BE PURCHASED FOR DISTRICT USE. CHECK ON DAY 1 OF CLASS FOR PRICING.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Registrants must attend ALL 3 days to receive credit/training hours.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon at marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Getting started with paper circuits

Getting started with circuits (breadboarding)

Understanding the basics of how microcontrollers work

Getting started with the Raspberry Pi

Understanding coding thru CS Unplugged

Connecting the Pi to breadboard (controlling LEDs and adding components)

Starting to code with Scratch and Node-red

Internet of Things

Each participant will be given a Basic Raspberry Pi basic Kit to keep. This kit contains the following:

Raspberry Pi 3, USB power supply, 16gb SD card, Wi-Fi dongle, Breadboard, 3 LEDs, 2 Buttons, Buzzer, Wires, Case, and Classroom Activities.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Cost includes the basic Raspberry Pi kit, an $80 value

Any questions please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ tanbon@berksiu.org or 610-987-8494

This two day training is intended to prepare staff to safely prevent and manage dangerous behavior. Staff learns to intervene professionally and therapeutically using a safe, effective approach designed to prevent or reverse escalation of problem behavior and avoid the use of restraint. Safety Care de-escalation skills work with individuals who can communicate verbally and those who cannot. Safety Care is based on an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) model and focuses on removing/reducing environmental consequences that reinforce problem behavior.

Any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

This one-day re-certification training is intended to refresh previously learned skills and maintain trainee compliance with Safety Care standards. Safety-Care training is intended to prepare staff to safely prevent and manage dangerous behavior. Staff learns to intervene professionally and therapeutically using a safe, effective approach designed to prevent or reverse escalation of problem behavior and avoid the use of restraint. Safety-Care de-escalation skills work with individuals who can communicate verbally and those who cannot. Safety-Care is based on an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) model and focuses on removing/reducing environmental consequences that reinforce problem behavior.

An introduction to digital badging

The basics of creating a digital badge

Digital badges, learning, and assessment

The anatomy and taxonomy of badges and which kinds of classic gaming mechanics best drive student behavior to earn badge achievements by fulfilling their criteria.

Learn how badges can be automatically awarded or be part of a rich instructor lead assessment system.

Saving digital badges to a backpack

Free web-based tools for designing a digital badge

Web-based tools for managing digital badges

Implementing a badging system into your classroom

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith at tanbon@berksiu.org or 610-987-8494

Today’s school leaders are balancing the needs of instructional leadership with school management. Does your “balance” focus on improving academic results for students? Do you have a laser-like focus when working with department/grade- levels teams and individual teachers to enhance their professional growth? Does this laser-like focus have a goal of providing leadership on the most effective instructional practices teachers can use with their students?

Key PVAAS reports can help you with this important work! This session will highlight the key PVAAS reports to show how you can truly differentiate your supervision and support based on the data of your school. The morning session will highlight various scenarios that demonstrate the use of the School Launchpad and Teacher Summary report to determine if support is needed at the system level, grade/subject level, and/or at the individual teacher level. Once you learn how to analyze these reports, you will be ready to analyze your own data after the release of the fall data.

(Note: Time has been set aside in the afternoon for an optional work session for participants. Bring a snack/lunch so you and/or your team can continue the conversation in the afternoon and plan for the fall data release. Facilitators from the PVAAS Statewide Team for PDE and IU Consultants will be available to answer questions and help make connections for you and your team.)

Who May Benefit From Attending: School Leaders (Principals, Assistant Principals), District Leaders (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, Directors of Special Education), and Act 93 members who supervise teachers

Effective transition assessment and planning is not only legally required, it is essential to the attainment of positive post-high school outcomes for our students.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Teachers and professional staff that have attended the three-day Executive Functioning Series are invited to attend this full day workshop. The focus will be on designing data collection tools and planning instruction for a student that you choose with an executive functioning skill deficit. It is expected that each person will bring any data that has been collected on the skill deficit, strategies that have been tried to date, and school routines that have been impacted by the deficit. Class size will be limited so presenters may work with individuals to answer questions and problem solve. A graphic organizer will be provided prior to the workshop for organizing and prioritizing your information.

GOALS:

-Participants will review their existing data to determine if they have enough information to identify the specific skill deficit or if more data needs to be collected.

-Participants will design a data collection tool to identify the student’s skill deficit, shape instruction and monitor progress.

-Participants will begin to design a framework for instruction in targeted skill areas.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants.

Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon, marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ tanbon@berksiu.org.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

This training will focus on providing educators with a method for teaching students to regulate their behaviors related to stress, anxiety and sensory input. Participants will learn to teach students to identify and rate their own levels of anxiety/agitation as well as teach methods for independently implementing strategies to change their behavior.

Additionally, participants will learn how to teach students to identify early signs of stress and anxiety so that they can intervene early and provide students with life skills to prevent behavioral challenges and become independent self-regulators.

OBJECTIVES:

-Participants will learn the principles for teaching students to become independent self-regulators.

-Participants will learn to use visual supports to help students identify and regulate behaviors.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon at marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions please contact Josh Hoyt at joshoy@berksiu.org or 610-987-8535

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Workshop Structure: Asynchronous online Start Date: 11/13/17-12/22/17

Any questions please contact Maryanne Simons at marsim@berksiu.org or 610-987-8491

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

This one-day re-certification training is intended to refresh previously learned skills and maintain trainee compliance with Safety Care standards. Safety-Care training is intended to prepare staff to safely prevent and manage dangerous behavior. Staff learns to intervene professionally and therapeutically using a safe, effective approach designed to prevent or reverse escalation of problem behavior and avoid the use of restraint. Safety-Care de-escalation skills work with individuals who can communicate verbally and those who cannot. Safety-Care is based on an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) model and focuses on removing/reducing environmental consequences that reinforce problem behavior.

Description:

This training will provide participants with a method of teaching social and behavioral skills to students who are often labeled as defiant or difficult. Educators will be shown a method to teach these skills through both planned and incidental instructional moments.

Objectives:

-participants will learn how to provide explicit social skills instruction during planned instructional times.

-participants will learn how to help students to generalize social skills during unplanned instructional times.

-participants will learn how to manage student behaviors when social skills which were taught are demonstrated.

-participants will learn how to manage student behaviors when social skills which were taught are not demonstrated.

(PROFESSIONAL STAFF ONLY)

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon at marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532.

You’ll also apply the growth results to a year-long plan for professional learning, based on identified priorities. You will leave with an understanding of how to strategically identify and communicate a school level focus at school, grade, and subject levels.

Who May Benefit From Attending: School Leaders (Principals, Assistant Principals), District Leaders (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, Directors of Special Education), and Teacher Leaders who work with the school leader(s) to determine the focus of school-wide goals and priorities

You’ll also apply the growth results to a year-long plan for professional learning, based on identified priorities. You will leave with an understanding of how to strategically identify and communicate a school level focus at school, grade, and subject levels.

Who May Benefit From Attending: School Leaders (Principals, Assistant Principals), District Leaders (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, Directors of Special Education), and Teacher Leaders who work with the school leader(s) to determine the focus of school-wide goals and priorities

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith at 610-987-8494.

This two-day training will provide participants with information on changing student behavior through the use of research-based effective instructional practices. Participants will learn how to use effective instructional and classroom management techniques to prevent problem behaviors. By utilizing principles and strategies from both behavior and effective instruction research, school personnel can focus on preventing disruptive behavior that occurs in the classroom.

Topics will include:

- Basic Behavior Principles
- Organizing and structuring your classroom
- Designing and implementing explicit and fair classroom rules
- Assessing behavior
- Developing Behavior Intervention Plans
- Effective instructional strategies based upon the 10 Effective Teaching Principles
- Strategy instruction related to keeping students actively engaged with instruction including how to use response cards, error correction, group response, time trials, and guided notes

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for PA districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

Any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

Content:

- Research related to executive functioning skills

- Impact of executive functioning on school performance and daily living

- Assessment, determining which skills need to be taught, prioritizing skills to be taught

- Practical strategies for teaching executive functioning skills

- Task analysis and instructional design related to functional skills

- Graphic organizers and use of technology to support the development of executive functioning skills

PLEASE NOTE: Must complete this in order to take Days 2 and 3.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Reardon at marrea@berksiu.org or 610-987-8532.

Professional development sessions are offered for Berks County Intermediate Unit member district staff and staff from organizations supporting students from Berks County member districts. Additionally, sessions are offered for Pennsylvania districts per contracted work that falls under the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Statewide System of Support services. Fees will apply to all other participants as listed in the My Learning Plan registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

This one-day re-certification training is intended to refresh previously learned skills and maintain trainee compliance with Safety Care standards. Safety-Care training is intended to prepare staff to safely prevent and manage dangerous behavior. Staff learns to intervene professionally and therapeutically using a safe, effective approach designed to prevent or reverse escalation of problem behavior and avoid the use of restraint. Safety-Care de-escalation skills work with individuals who can communicate verbally and those who cannot. Safety-Care is based on an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) model and focuses on removing/reducing environmental consequences that reinforce problem behavior.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8495.

Any questions, please contact Tanya Bonilla Smith @ 610-987-8494 or tanbon@berksiu.org.