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SUMMARY:The K-3 Reading Apprenticeship Model
DESCRIPTION:Option 1: $3\,800 per participant (includes 1-on-1 support) \nOption 2: $2\,800 per participant (no 1-on-1 support) \nSeries Length: 12 modules \nDelivery Mode: Face-to-Face – 12 in-person sessions at the AIU on scheduled dates listed below \nDeveloped with the primary teacher in mind\, the Reading Achievement Center’s K-3 Reading Apprenticeship Model consists of 12 intensive\, comprehensive training in reading pedagogy\, theory\, research\, and proven instructional practices; meets requirements for PDE Chapter 49 Structured Literacy. \nOption 1 only: Individualized data-driven planning and coaching to support teachers with meaningful implementation of content and strategies from sessions; virtual informal observations with feedback. \nAdministrators may accompany their registered participants to any or all sessions at no cost. \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nSeptember 16\, 17; October 14\, 15; November 17; December 8\, 9; January 13; February 10; March 10; April 15; May 13
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/the-k-3-reading-apprenticeship-model-3/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T150000
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SUMMARY:Text Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices - English Language Arts (Grades 4-8)
DESCRIPTION:This Reading Achievement Center series focuses on effective teaching practices that help teachers help students overcome some of the biggest struggles with the text-dependent analysis portion of the PSSA\, including instructional practices to support students with composing TDA on the online PSSA. \nPrice: $600 per person \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nSeptember 16\, October 20\, December 9\, January 28
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/text-dependent-analysis-effective-instructional-practices-english-language-arts-grades-4-8/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T150000
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SUMMARY:Keys to Comprehension English Language Arts (Grades 3-8)
DESCRIPTION:Targeted for teachers in grades 3 to 8\, this Reading Achievement Center series focuses on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension\, applicable to both literature and informational text. \nPrice: $600 per person \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nSeptember 23\, October 28\, December 15\, February 11
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/keys-to-comprehension-english-language-arts-grades-3-8-2/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130120Z
CREATED:20260625T130120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130120Z
UID:10000653-1790240400-1790262000@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:Text Dependent Analysis Part 2: Effective Instructional Practices - English Language Arts (Grades 4-8)
DESCRIPTION:This three-module Reading Achievement Center series is open to participants who attended “TDA: Effective Instructional Practices” during a previous school year. In this series\, participants will deepen their understanding of the reading\, thinking\, and writing processes necessary for TDA success. \nPrice: $450 per person \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nSeptember 24\, February 2\, March 3
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/text-dependent-analysis-part-2-effective-instructional-practices-english-language-arts-grades-4-8/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T153000
DTSTAMP:20260625T124205Z
CREATED:20260625T124148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T124205Z
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SUMMARY:Administrator-Focused Science Professional Learning
DESCRIPTION:This administrator-focused PL offering was specifically designed to help leaders support shifts in science instruction towards PA STEELS \n\n\n\n\nWho: Any and all administrators (district or building) or explicitly defined science leaders (e.g.\, department head\, coach\, grade-level lead) are invited to attend \nWhen: September 30-October 1\, 2026 from 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM \nWhere: Allegheny Intermediate Unit\, 475 E. Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA 15120 \nPrice: $350 (Possible discounted rate for educators from high-needs school districts based on potential grant funding) \nWhat: The Principals Learn and Network to Support 3-Dimensional Science Learning (PLANS) is an interactive experience emphasizing Instructional leadership and active support for K-12 science and STEM teachers at both the building and district level. This pathway is specifically created for instructional leaders interested in knowing more about and figuring out constructive strategies for supporting teachers and students as they make shifts in their teaching and learning towards phenomenon-based\, three-dimensional science. \nPLANS participants are immersed in actively learning in ways that NGSS \, PA STEELS standards\, and education research calls for students to learn science in the classroom. Administrators experience firsthand what it feels\, looks\, and sounds like when K-12 students are figuring out why phenomena happen as well as representing their thinking through modeling and productive classroom talk. Administrators use some of the important tools for making thinking public that teachers and students use in NGSS-designed units. Then\, administrators have opportunities to reflect together on what it means for students and teachers to work together as a community —- and how they can support this work themselves. \nThroughout the experience\, participants consider the ways in which their school can begin (or continue) to make these shifts. They see examples of students engaged in NGSS-designed learning in classrooms\, as well as administrators supporting teachers as they begin to implement the changes called for by NGSS. They explore concrete tools they can use to support teachers (for example\, in planning meetings\, observations\, and debriefs)\, and they begin to plan how they might use these tools themselves. \nThe shifts motivated by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education (NAS\, 2012)\, the NGSS and PA STEELS standards are substantial. Yet we know that these shifts are possible for teachers to make. We also know that the shifts are productive for student learning\, and they must be supported through pedagogy and classroom culture. Instructional leadership and active support at the building and district level is an important part of a successful outcome for teachers of science and for their students! \nTech: Please bring a laptop and/or tablet to access online resources.
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/administrator-focused-science-professional-learning-4/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Math & Science Collaborative,Professional Growth,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T090000
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SUMMARY:Decoding the Science of Reading Module 2 (Teaching the Upper Strands of the Reading Rope)
DESCRIPTION:Price & Delivery Mode: \nOption 1: Register for all 4 sessions. Cost is $599 – Invoiced after first session. 20 Act 48 hours will be awarded. \nOption 2: Register for individual sessions at a cost of $150. \nMove beyond the foundational skills to develop strategic thinkers\, readers and writers ready to engage with complex text and academic vocabulary. This RAC series provides the content offered in other national training programs but delivered in a more efficient and flexible manner. \n2026-27 Meeting Dates: \n\nSession 6 – Unpacking Language Comprehension\nSession 7 – Vocabulary & Language Structures\nSession 8 – Developing Knowledge and Thinking Through Text\nSession 9 – Literacy Structure – Working with Fiction & Nonfiction Structures & Genres
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/decoding-the-science-of-reading-module-2-teaching-the-upper-strands-of-the-reading-rope/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130403Z
CREATED:20260625T130403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130403Z
UID:10000655-1790758800-1790780400@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:Adolescent Literacy Institute: Middle and High School English & Reading Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn\, this Reading Achievement Center workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades. \nPrice: $600 per person \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nSeptember 30\, November 10\, January 27\, February 25
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/adolescent-literacy-institute-middle-and-high-school-english-reading-teachers/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T125527Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T125527Z
UID:10000649-1791277200-1791298800@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:Decoding the Science of Reading Module 1 (Building Blocks for the Foundational Skills)
DESCRIPTION:Price & Delivery Mode: \nOption 1: Register for all 5 sessions. Cost is $599 – Invoiced after first session. 25 Act 48 hours will be awarded. \nOption 2: Register for individual sessions at a cost of $150. \nDeepen 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. \n2026-27 Meeting Dates: \n\nSession 1 – How the Brain Learns to Read | October 6\nSession 2 – All About the Sounds – Phonology and Sound Walls | November 19\nSession 3 – Phonics Trifecta – Decoding\, Encoding and Transfer to Text | December 16\nSession 4 – Advanced Phonics\, Spelling and Orthography | January 14\nSession 5 – The Science of Writing: Syntax Writing and Developing Syntactic Awareness | February 11
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/decoding-the-science-of-reading-module-1-building-blocks-for-the-foundational-skills/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130239Z
CREATED:20260625T130239Z
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SUMMARY:Thinking through the Pencil - English Language Arts (Grades 4-8)
DESCRIPTION:Thinking Through the Pencil is designed to build students’ critical thinking skills through writing. Participants engage in instructional practices based on current research in this Reading Achievement Center series. \nPrice: $600 per person\n\n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nOctober 8\, November 17\, January 12\, February 23
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/thinking-through-the-pencil-english-language-arts-grades-4-8/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T124408Z
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SUMMARY:Digging into Phenomenon-Based\, Three-Dimensional Science Learning
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to start learning more about the science standards within the PA STEELS standards? Join us for this free day of learning! \n\n\n\n\nWho: Any and all science educators\, including K-12 science teachers or science-supporting teachers and administrators (e.g.\, academic coaches\, STEM Coordinators\, Curriculum Coordinators\, Directors of Innovation & Curriculum\, etc.) \nWhen: Monday\, October 12\, 2026 \nWhere: Thomas Jefferson High School\, 830 Old Clairton Road\, Jefferson Hills\, PA 15025 (This is an in-person only event.) \nPrice: Free to all AIU3 educators \nWhat: Experience the Power of the PA STEELS Standards. This science professional learning offering is a one-day deep dive into and reflection on science teaching and learning that is aligned to the science standards in the recently-released PA Science\, Technology & Engineering\, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. Participants will immerse themselves in a science learning experience\, and as a consequence\, walk away with increased understanding of what science instruction looks and feels like when it is three-dimensional\, phenomenon-based\, and equitable. \nFood: A light lunch will be provided courtesy of West Jefferson Hills School District. Thank you\, West Jeff! \nTech: Please bring a laptop and/or tablet to access online resources.
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/digging-into-phenomenon-based-three-dimensional-science-learning/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Math & Science Collaborative,Professional Growth,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130524Z
CREATED:20260625T130524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130524Z
UID:10000656-1792659600-1792681200@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:Word Wizards: English Language Arts (Grades 3-12)
DESCRIPTION:Build your students into word wizards! This Reading Achievement Center 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. \nPrice: $450 per person \n2026-27 Meeting Dates:\nOctober 22\, December 8\, February 9
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/word-wizards-english-language-arts-grades-3-12/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T153000
DTSTAMP:20260625T124731Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T124731Z
UID:10000645-1793608200-1793633400@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:Assessment in K-12 Science Aligned with PA STEELS Standards
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to learn more about classroom assessment that is aligned to PA STEELS? Join us for this institute! \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this in-person science and environmental literacy & sustainability professional learning offering from the Math & Science Collaborative at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit! The Assessment in K-12 Science Aligned with PA STEELS Standards is designed for educators who have already attended one of our Science Institutes (e.g.\, Elementary Science\, K-2 STEM Institute\, Grades 3-5 Science Institute\, Secondary Science\, Physical Science Institute\, Life Science Institute\, K-12 Science Institute). This professional learning opportunity is perfect for all K-12 science educators who are ready to dig deeply into the classroom-based assessment practices that are aligned to science and EL&S teaching and learning with the PA STEELS standards. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about teaching science for the next generation! \nWho: Any K-12 science educators who previously attended one of the Science Institutes from AIU MSC (e.g.\, Elementary Science\, K-2 STEM Institute\, Grades 3-5 Science Institute\, Secondary Science\, Physical Science Institute\, Life Science Institute\, K-12 Science Institute) \nWhen: November 2\, 2026\, January 28\, and February 23\, 2027 \nWhere: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit \nPrice: $450 all AIU3 educators; $600 for educators outside AIU3 \nAdministrators are encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building. \nAct 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete all related assignments.
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/assessment-in-k-12-science-aligned-with-pa-steels-standards/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Math & Science Collaborative,Professional Growth,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130724Z
CREATED:20260625T130650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130724Z
UID:10000657-1794387600-1794409200@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:English Language Arts Symposium 2026-27 (Grades 3-5)
DESCRIPTION:The English Language Arts (ELA) Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center’s annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement. \nPrice: Free
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/english-language-arts-symposium-2026-27-topic-movement-in-the-ela-classroom-grades-3-5/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T153000
DTSTAMP:20260625T124846Z
CREATED:20260625T124846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T124846Z
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SUMMARY:K-12 Science Institute\, 2026-2027
DESCRIPTION:Content foci are primarily life science and physical science\, with some Earth & space science and engineering. \n\n\n\n\nWho: Open to all grades K-12 science teachers (e.g.\, life science\, physical science\, Earth & space science\, biology\, chemistry\, physics\, etc.) \nWhen: November 13\, December 9\, 2026\, January 12\, February 11\, 2027 \nWhere: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit \nPrice: Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU)districts $600; Non-AIU districts: $800 (School district will be invoiced.) \nAdministrators are strongly encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building \nAttendees will develop a shared understanding of phenomenon-based and problem-driven science teaching and learning that effectively incorporates all three dimensions of the science standards (disciplinary core ideas\, science and engineering practices\, & crosscutting concepts) and provides equitable\, inclusive instruction. \nParticipants will engage\, as learners and as teachers\, with the pedagogical practices that foster reasoning and sense-making in the science classroom and support equity and access for all students. They will also gain access to tools and resources for the teaching and learning of science at their grade band as they become familiar with what instruction in science looks and feels like when implementing the science standards from PA STEELS. \nOver the course of the four days\, participants will explore the science standards from the PA Science\, Technology & Engineering\, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (STEELS) standards within the elementary\, middle school\, and high school grade bands. \nAct 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete all related assignments. \n\nIf you attended a three-day Introductory Institute during a previous school year\, this institute may be somewhat repetitive for you. However\, we have revised the immersive experiences and included some content from our previously offered Course 2. Thus\, you may still find benefit in this offering. Alternatively\, consider enrolling in our Assessment and Grading in K-12 Science professional learning offering.
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/k-12-science-institute-2026-2027/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Math & Science Collaborative,Professional Growth,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270113T150000
DTSTAMP:20260625T130849Z
CREATED:20260625T130849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T130849Z
UID:10000658-1799830800-1799852400@www.aiu3.net
SUMMARY:English Language Arts Symposium 2026-27 (Grades 6-8)
DESCRIPTION:The ELA Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center’s annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement. This session\, for ELA teachers in grades 6-8\, will focus on literacy activities that allow for purposeful movement in the ELA classroom.
URL:https://www.aiu3.net/event/english-language-arts-symposium-2026-27-grades-6-8/
LOCATION:Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office\, 475 East Waterfront Drive\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Growth,Reading Achievement Center
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