During this session, participants will learn how to make STEM initiatives in their district more accessible and attainable for all students and schools.

Join us for a day of diving into resources through the STEM Toolkit and learning about ways to differentiate for ALL learners.

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.

* Stay informed of the most current information from the PDE and professional organizations, and share that information with colleagues in their school or district

* Engage in collegial professional development activities for the purpose of building their own capacity to strengthen standards aligned systems at the classroom, building and district levels

* Serve as a collaborative resource for regional professional development activities

* Network and engage in collegial dialogue with other "job alike" professionals

SNOW DATE IS DECEMBER 17

Any questions regarding registration, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org

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 Frontline Education registration.

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

YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT HOURS

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

This meeting is only available to those who hold a valid school psychologist certification/credential and/or are currently enrolled in a school psychology training program.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment will be modeled and discussed.

There is a $25.00 fee for this training if you work for a Berks County School District.

Registration begins at 8:30am.

Any questions, please contact Josh Hoyt at joshoy@berksiu.org

-Bring Your Laptop & Charging cable: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux operating systems work great. Tablets will not work. Regardless of the kind of laptop used, it must have the ability to plugin a USB "type A" plug - - these are the most common type of USB plugs and it's how the Makey Makey is connected to a computer. Some new laptops don't accept a USB type A plug so the user must supply their own adaptor ("dongle").

NOTE: If you're using a school issued laptop make sure you're able to access the internet outside of school. Make sure you can access all websites (like youtube). Sometimes school issued laptops are "locked down" or have some kind of restriction placed on them.

Price includes Makey Makey kit ($49.95 value)

Lunch will be provided from 11:30-12:30.

Questions regarding the workshop, please contact Kevin Andreyo (kevand@berksiu.org) or Dereka Lint (derlin@berksiu.org)

Anyone can teach CS First - no computer science experience needed! The CS First kit includes lesson plans and solution sheets for the teacher, as well as fun passports and stickers for the students.

Join over 1,000,000 students in over 30,000 classrooms in 75 counties using the CS First curriculum.

Registration opens at 8:30 am.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

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 610-987-8425.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

Further, participants who take this course should be expected to see changes in student learning by being able to identify what the behaviors of a child who has experienced developmental trauma look like in the classroom setting, and being able to respond to those students' unique needs by having learned strategies to utilize within the classroom setting in order to mitigate significant behavioral and emotional manifestations that negatively impact educational performance and progress.

The required text for this course is "Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress" written by: Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4166-2460-8. PDF e-book ISBN: 978-1-4166-2462-2.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

This workshop 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).

It will also teach participants how to use behavior assessment information for the purpose of developing a specific behavior intervention plan with goals and specially-designed instruction.

Objectives:

- Participants will review the process of conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and informal assessments.
- Participants will review the process of utilizing behavior assessments to drive the development of effective Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Participants will review how to use data to make necessary adjustments to Behavior Plans.

Agenda:

- The Science of Behavior
- Conducting Behavior Assessments
- Data Collection
- Writing Measurable Behavior Goals
- Developing Behavior Intervention Plans

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 Frontline registration.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

This meeting is only available to those who hold a valid school psychologist certification/credential and/or are currently enrolled in a school psychology training program.

This course does require a text: Mindfulness for Teachers by Patricia Jennings (ISBN 978-0393708073).

Any questions/concerns, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

This course requires a textbook to be purchased prior to the start date: The Language-Rich Classroom (ISBN# is 978-1-4166-0841-7).

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

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 Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

Participants will be reimbursed for their mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

Participants will be reimbursed for their mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber, 610-987-8421, lorger@berksiu.org.

The learners will have diversified opportunities to engage in the content through discussions, interactive video, article readings, slide shows, video and hard copy tutorials. Students will be able to have options to select lessons and activities that address their instructional environment and their personal learning style.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber, 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county teachers.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

This session provides an overview of key executive functioning skills such as time management, organization, self-regulation, self-monitoring, impulse control, planning, and problem-solving. Participants will learn about the impact of executive functioning on school success and daily living. Practical strategies for teaching executive functioning skills will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on how to prioritize the skills to be taught, and how to plan and implement practical instructional strategies.

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 the use of technology to support the development of executive functioning skills

Any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

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 Frontline registration.

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county teachers.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber @ lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment will be modeled and discussed.

There is a $25.00 fee for this training if you work for a Berks County School District.

Registration will begin at 8:30am.

Any questions, please contact Josh Hoyt at joshoy@berksiu.org

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

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 - SORRY, NO PARAS)

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.

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 Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

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.

Enrollment in the Code.org CS Fundamentals Deep Dive workshop is $125 / participant and includes:

-5 hours of Act 48 professional development

-If needed, a replacement copy of the CS Fundamentals curriculum

-Special Code.org swag (Reusable, BPA water bottle)

-Course materials built into the cost

Registration will begin at 8:30am.

Code.org Link to Enroll: https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/7152/enroll

Snow date is February 18, 2020

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

The following book (approx. $15 on Amazon) is required for use with this class. "Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, & Other Sex Offenders. Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children." Salter, Anna Ph.D. (2003). New York, NYC: Basic Books. ISBN# 0-465-07173-2

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber @ 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

Participants will recieve a mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for teachers in county.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Participants will recieve a mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for teachers in county.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

Any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

This meeting is only available to those who hold a valid school psychologist certification/credential and/or are currently enrolled in a school psychology training program.

Participants will receive a mileage reimbursement for attending this training.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Description:

Students with executive functioning skill deficits require explicit instruction, guided practice, and reinforcement in order to learn and apply skills related to organizing materials, initiating tasks, and managing their time. Often, they require visual strategies or technology to prompt and reinforce completion of routines related to these skills. When students lack these executive function skills, the result is often incomplete assignments, a downward spiral of disengagement, and/or over-reliance on verbal prompts.

Objective:

In this session, K-12 educators will learn how to assess skills related to organization, task initiation, and time management. Participants will learn how to explicitly teach, reinforce, and progress monitor these skills, and how to address these skills in the IEP.

There will be an emphasis on practical strategies for integrating instruction in these skills into school routines and schedules. Participants will learn how to utilize graphic organizers and technology to teach, prompt, and reinforce these 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

Participants will receive a mileage reimbursement for attending this training.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

There is a $25.00 fee for this training if you work for a Berks County School District.

Registration begins at 8:30am

Any questions, please contact Josh Hoyt at joshoy@berksiu.org

The required texts are: First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond: The Curriculum ISBN: 978-1579995881 The Book of Movement Exploration: Can You Move Like This? ISBN: 978-1579992644 Feierabend Fundamentals: History, Philosophy, and Practice ISBN: 978-1622772643

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber, 610-987-8421 or lorger@berksiu.org.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

The focus of this training is to provide 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, anxiety, or behavior problems 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 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.

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

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

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 Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421

Any questions regarding registration, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Participants will receive mileage reimbursement.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

There is a reimbursement for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

There is a reimbursement for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

The training will give participants a new perspective on effective management practices within school systems, with specific criteria and guidelines for implementing them. These principles, organized under the five audit standards of control, direction, equity and connectivity, feedback, and productivity, help educators create a structure within which all aspects of school districts can function systemically to improve teaching and learning in every classroom.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

* Stay informed of the most current information from the PDE and professional organizations, and share that information with colleagues in their school or district

* Engage in collegial professional development activities for the purpose of building their own capacity to strengthen standards aligned systems at the classroom, building and district levels

* Serve as a collaborative resource for regional professional development activities

* Network and engage in collegial dialogue with other "job alike" professionals

SNOW DATE MARCH 24, 2020

Participants will receive a mileage reimbursement for this training.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

Participants will receive a mileage reimbursement for this training.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following this training.

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.

This meeting is only available to those who hold a valid school psychologist certification/credential and/or are currently enrolled in a school psychology training program.

Multiple sessions will be available with information regarding best practices in social studies instruction, local resources, and other related information.

1. Inspire Trust: be the credible leader others choose to follow--one with both character and competence.

2. Create Vision: clearly define where your team is going and how they are going to get there.

3. Execute Strategy: consistently achieve results with and through others using disciplined processes.

4. Coach Potential: unleash the ability of each person on your team to improve performance, solve problems, and grow their careers.

Cost includes 2 days of training, materials, and lunch.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

For additional information: https://tinyurl.com/y5vu623c

This training is being offered as an introduction to the analysis of verbal behavior. Participants will gain a basic understanding of B.F. Skinner's analysis of human language by learning about the basic verbal operants (mand, tact, intraverbal, echoic, listener responding). Participants will learn how to apply behavior analytic principals to effective intensive teaching procedures. Topics to be covered include basic behavior principles, the verbal operants, the VB-MAPP assessment, pairing with reinforcement, and intensive teaching across the verbal operants.

SORRY, NO PARAPROFESSIONALS

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gregory at chegre@berksiu.org or 610-987-8425.

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 Frontline registration.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

Participants will be reimbursed for mileage.

This is a free training for in county educators.

Access to the Lending Library will be available following the training.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Gerber at lorger@berksiu.org or 610-987-8421.

In this training, participants will learn about models such as Community Awareness, Safety and Empowerment (CASE) developed by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, and will become aware of community partners such as Safety Berks. Special emphasis will be given to identifying, teaching, and practicing key skills that can prepare students with developmental disabilities to protect themselves from sexual abuse.

OBJECTIVES:

-Learn ways to identify, prioritize, teach, and practice skills that can assist students with developmental disabilities to reduce their risk of sexual assault in community environments.

-Learn of current instruction and support models aimed at reducing the risk of sexual assault for individuals with intellectual disability, autism, and other developmental disabilities.

-Identify community partners that can assist families and persons with disabilities to reduce their risk of sexual assault and receive needed support if assault has occurred.

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 Frontline Education registration.

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

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.