Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Learning to Vet Science Instructional Materials with NextGen TIME
2024-10-08 08:30 - 2024-10-09 15:30 (America/New_York) | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Learn to evaluate science teaching materials claiming to be STEELS or NGSS-aligned using NextGen Tools for Instructional Materials Evaluatio

Learning to vet science instructional materials with NextGen Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME):
Learn how to effectively evaluate and select science instructional materials for your classroom.
Who: Science Leadership Teams from school districts in and around Allegheny Intermediate Unit. It is strongly recommended that you and your team have previously engaged in the “Planning Strategically for Science Professional Learning” professional learning offering in June 2023, April, 2024 or September, 2024. (If this is not the case, please reach out to corinne.murawski@aiu3.net or kristen.rice@aiu3.net to discuss other appropriate preporatory professional learning for you and your team.)
When: October 8 & 9, 2024 from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Where: Allegheny Intermediate Unit; 475 E. Waterfront Dr.; Homestead, PA 15120
Price: Free to science leadership teams from school districts who attended the Planning Strategically for Science Professional Learning in June 2023, April 2024, or September, 2024.
What: During this two-day professional learning offering, you and your district science leadership team will learn how to use three of the five tools in the NextGen Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME) suite. More specifically, we will engage with the Prepare, Prescreen, and Paperscreen tools using an examplar unit.
Expect that by the conclusion of the two-day professional learning offering, you and your district colleagues will be equipped to use the NextGen TIME pre- and paperscreening tools to review and vet science instructional materials for their quality and alignment with PA STEELS to better decide which materials you will move forward into a pilot phase.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to improve your science curriculum!

From Page to Play: A Beginner's Guide to Hands-On Literacy and Tech (K-5)
2024-10-09 08:30 - 15:30 | PA
Learn how to confidently implement innovative activities that will instantly enrich and blend with your current literature-based lessons in this free transformED Educator Workshop.
Educators will walk away from this day with hands-on activities that they can use immediately in their elementary classroom. Participants will explore six literature-based activities and will learn how to seamlessly blend innovative approaches with their existing lesson plans.
This is a great opportunity for those who are curious about different ways to engage their students in literature to expand their repertoire with confidence; you will receive step-by-step guidance for the new strategies you’ll be adding to your toolbox.

Background | The mission of the Matt’s Maker Space PD Division is to provide FREE professional development to all of Matt’s Maker Space educators and others in our communities who are interested in STEAM, design thinking and maker learning. The goal is to help establish foundational skills to new makers as well as offer refresh training opportunities to all adults who utilize maker spaces.
What to Bring | iPad if you have access to one
Who Should Attend | Teachers/Administrators, grades K – 5
Lunch will be provided.

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