Join administrators and reading specialists from throughout the region for these professional development opportunities:

Supporting Teacher Growth with ELA Common Core Shifts

This course is for school-based administrators who are seeking  additional professional learning to support teacher practice in the area of literacy as it relates to the Common Core Shifts, specifically in the elementary grades. The six-module course will provide administrators with a total of 41 Act 45 hours (21 in class hours, 20 hours of outside assignments).

Cost: $300 per person

Meeting Dates: October 14, November 18, December 16, January 13, February 10, March 17 

Registration is Open: https://bit.ly/3QVsUQ9

RAC Reading Specialists’ Network

Join the RAC Reading Specialists' Network for an opportunity to connect with other reading specialists in Allegheny County. Each online 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. The network is open to Reading Specialists who have participated in past networks as well as new participants.

Cost: Free

2022-23 Meeting Dates:  

October 7, 2022
December 9, 2022
February 3, 2023
March 31, 2023

Registration is Open: https://bit.ly/3y83esZ 

Instructional Coaches’ Network

Network Series Length: 9 sessions

Join a network of fellow instructional coaches for monthly professional learning workshops provided by Heather Moschetta, Instructional Coach Mentor for the PA Coach-Mentor Collaborative, and Kevin Conner, Instructional Technology Coordinator. Sessions will feature professional learning specific to the needs of instructional coaches, on topics determined by the network group and supported by PDE initiatives. The network is open to all coaches in the AIU, including literacy coaches, math coaches, technology coaches and instructional coaches. Contact Heather or Kevin for information on how to join.

Cost: Free

Meeting Dates:
September 15, 2022
October 13, 2022
November 16, 2022
December 15, 2022
January 11, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 15, 2023
April 12, 2023
May 18, 2023