Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Word Wizards - ELA Grades 3-12*
2025-01-25 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | PA
*This session is the final day of multi-day series that requires participants to attend all sessions to receive credit.
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Lunch and Learn: UFLI Foundations
2025-01-24 11:30 - 12:30 | PA
UFLI Foundations is an explicit and systematic program created by the team at the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI—pronounced “you fly”). The program introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading. It follows a carefully developed scope and sequence designed to ensure that students systematically acquire each skill needed and learn to apply each skill with automaticity and confidence. The program is designed to be used for core instruction in the primary grades or for intervention with struggling students in any grade.
Audience: Administrators, General Education teachers, Special Education teachers, Interventionists, and Coaches.

Adolescent Literacy Institute - Middle & High School English & Reading*
2025-01-23 09:00 - 15:00 | PA
*This session is the third day of a multi-day series that requires participants to attend all sessions to receive credit.
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K-3 Reading Apprenticeship*
2025-01-23 09:00 - 15:00 | PA
*This is the eighth session in a 12-part series that requires participants to attend all 12 sessions to receive credit.
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Check In / Check Out
2025-01-23 08:30 - 15:30 | PA
Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) is a Tier II, evidence-based, behavioral intervention designed to support students by providing more frequent instruction regarding expected behavior, increasing structured contact between students and adults in school, providing a formal mechanism for students to receive feedback on their behavior and increasing opportunities for reinforcement contingent on expected behavior. This session will provide PBIS teams the necessary knowledge and skills to implement CICO within their buildings.

Structured Literacy Training for Autistic & Life Skills Support Educators
2025-01-23 08:30 - 15:00 | PA
Sessions will lead participants through an exploration of:

how reading skills develop
the component skills of reading including phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency
the skills of vocabulary, inference-making, and content knowledge
effective instructional practices and evidence-based intervention approaches

Educators will leave prepared to administer and interpret assessments and implement effective classroom instruction including how to accommodate and modify content for students with complex communication needs.
This training series meets PA Act 49 Structured Literacy requirements.

Evidence-based intervention practices on structured literacy
Explicit and systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness
A) Alphabetic principle, decoding and encoding; B) Fluency and vocabulary
Reading comprehension and building content knowledge

Special Education Liaisons-New Directors Meeting
2025-01-22 13:30 - 15:30 | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzZlMjUzNmMtYTdmMy00MTgwLTgxZDMtY2E0YTU2NTFhNWQy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222588d1e3-7ead-4e50-b518-c7ad84eca17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%222128c0e9-b5e4-4a49-994a-5c684abd91b5%22%7d
The New Directors Meetings are a follow up to the morning’s Special Education Liaison Meeting to provide more detailed information and address topics that may be unfamiliar to liaisons new in their role.
Special Education Liaisons-New Directors Meeting are Hybrid.
In-person meeting will be held at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in the Montessori Room.
Link to Online Meeting can be found below.

Special Education Liaison Meeting
2025-01-22 08:30 - 12:00 | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmM1NWVkOWYtMjNiMS00OTRlLTlmNGItM2NhMWYzMGIyYmM4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222588d1e3-7ead-4e50-b518-c7ad84eca17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2297c0692d-3fcc-413f-88e2-fb2c33b67df0%22%7d
Special Education Liaison Meetings are Hybrid.
In-person meeting will be held at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in the Sullivan Room.
Link to Online Meeting can be found below.

Virtual Paraprofessional Trainings
2025-01-20 08:30 - 15:00 | PA
The day will consist of two morning and two afternoon sessions developed specifically for paraprofessionals.

Promoting Instruction with PASA DLM Resources from the Dynamic Learning Maps
2025-01-20 08:30 - 15:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
This training aims to provide educators who deliver the PASA-DLM and their administrators with a deeper dive into the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM). The focus is on improving student outcomes through standards aligned instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Participants will have the opportunity to explore multiple resources on the Dynamic Learning Maps website and find new strategies to support IEP development and/or instruction.

AIU-Operated Special Education Schools – No School – MLK Day
2025-01-20 | PA
AIU-Operated Special Education Schools, Mon Valley, Pathfinder and Sunrise are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

LETRS Training @ AIU 2024-2025 AIU Cohorts
2025-01-16 09:00 - 15:30 | PA
*Completion of Volume 1 and 2 course meets PA Structured Literacy Chapter 49 requirements.
Developed by renowned literacy experts Dr. Louisa Moats and Dr. Carol Tolman, LETRS® is a flexible literacy professional development solution for preK–12 educators. LETRS earned the International Dyslexia Association’s Accreditation and provides teachers with the skills they need to master the fundamentals of reading instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language.
LETRS empowers teachers to understand the what, why, and how of scientifically based reading instruction
Time & location for all sessions:
9am-3:30pm
Allegheny Intermediate Unit; 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120
Dates:
October 10, 2024 – Unit 1 The Challenge of Learning to Read (Sullivan)
November 21, 2024 – Unit 2 The Speech Sounds of English (Sullivan)
January 16, 2025- Unit 3 Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling (McGuffey) March 20, 2025 – Unit 4 Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition (Sullivan)
Time Commitment:
Independent Reading: 33 hours
Online LETRS Platform: 15 hours
Synchronous and In-Person PD: 22 hours
Total of 70 Act 48 Hours Available
Registration:
1. Register on Frontline
2. Complete Google Form to select payment option: https://forms.gle/B3SRX4HLPHQ6UZnp9
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2024
Materials Cost: $400 per participant includes Volume 1 manual and one year of online access; invoicing will be processed at first session.

Thinking Through the Pencil - ELA Grades 4-8*
2025-01-16 09:00 - 15:00 | PA
*This session is part of multi-day series that requires participants to attend all sessions to receive credit.
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Structuring Breaks for Success Enhancing Focus & Well-being
2025-01-15 09:30 - 11:30 | PA
In this training session, educators will explore the critical role of structured breaks in fostering student focus, well-being, and overall academic success. Participants will delve into evidence-based strategies for designing and implementing effective break routines that optimize learning environments as an intensified Tier 1 strategy and as an assigned Tier 2 intervention.

ELA Symposium: Key Qualities of Writing Instruction (Grades 6-8)
2025-01-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
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 key qualities of writing instruction at the paragraph level and up.

MTSS Networking for Administrators & Core Teams
2025-01-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-12-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-12-16 10:00 - 11:00 | PA
Please join us for monthly virtual networking opportunities designed to create a robust Professional Learning Community (PLC) around the topic of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports).
Meetings in the 2024-2025 school year will be offered in two strands:

The morning session for Administrators leading efforts to scale implementation of MTSS at their district or building
the afternoon session intended for MTSS Core Team members working at the school level Administrators are free to join either or both sessions.

The focus for Networking is on fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and providing mutual support to enhance the implementation and management of MTSS frameworks, ensuring comprehensive academic support for all students.

Act 45 Course: Science of Reading for Administrators*
2025-01-10 09:00 - 12:30 | PA

Keys to Comprehension - ELA Grades 3-8*
2025-01-09 09:00 - 15:00 | PA

SEEKS SES Community of Practice: Safety in Your District’s Digital Playground
2025-01-08 09:00 - 10:00 | https://aiu3.zoom.us/j/81943229098
Please join us for “Safety in Your District’s Digital Playground” on Wednesday, January 8 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. This virtual Community of Practice meeting will feature Dr. Aaron Thomas, superintendent at Cornell School District, and Rocco Gasparro from Gaggle. Please use this link to join the virtual meeting. All districts are invited to attend. No registration is required.
Today’s digital world is a complex one. Find out how to tackle common online threats faced by students and the importance of early detection and intervention. Learn how Cornell School District is partnering with Gaggle to utilize tools and resources needed to monitor and protect students’ online interactions effectively.
This discussion aims to spark meaningful dialogue and inspire actionable steps towards creating safer and more resilient school communities. It is part of a series of conversations sponsored by Project SEEKS SES that focuses on issues and shared topics of interest that encompass social and emotional wellness and learning.
If you have questions or want to learn more about Project SEEKS SES, please contact Shannon Fagan at shannon.fagan@aiu3.net.

Direct Instruction Mathematics
2025-01-07 08:30 - 15:00 | PA
This training program helps teachers improve their math teaching skills using Direct Instruction (DI). Participants will learn the key ideas and strategies from the “Direct Instruction Mathematics” book. They will get practical experience and knowledge to effectively use DI in their classrooms. The course covers lesson planning, teaching methods, assessment techniques, and ways to support different student needs.The content in this series can be used for any learner, including those with higher support needs in autistic and life skills support settings to those students learning advanced mathematical concepts.

EBPs in Elementary Mathematics Evidence Based Practices to Assist Struggling Students
2025-01-06 08:30 - 15:00 | PA
Join us for a comprehensive year-long professional development series designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support elementary students struggling with mathematics. Based on the evidence-based recommendations from the “Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades” IES practice guide by the What Works Clearinghouse, this series will provide practical strategies, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning opportunities to enhance mathematical instruction and intervention.

AIU-Operated Special Education Schools – No School – Winter Break
2024-12-23 - 2025-01-01 | PA
AIU-Operated Special Education Schools, Mon Valley, Pathfinder and Sunrise are closed for Winter Break.

Special Education Liaisons-New Directors Meeting
2024-12-19 13:30 - 15:30 | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2FlYWQyNTktY2ZhNi00ZTk1LWE4NjktNDU4N2M4YjNhOGVi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222588d1e3-7ead-4e50-b518-c7ad84eca17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%222128c0e9-b5e4-4a49-994a-5c684abd91b5%22%7d
The New Directors Meetings are a follow up to the morning’s Special Education Liaison Meeting to provide more detailed information and address topics that may be unfamiliar to liaisons new in their role.
Special Education Liaisons-New Directors Meeting are Hybrid.
In-person meeting will be held at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in the Flexible Instruction Room.
Link to Online Meeting can be found below.

Special Education Liaison Meeting
2024-12-19 08:30 - 12:00 | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2E3YTFjM2QtNTc5NC00NWNkLTliZTQtYjM0ODgyODUyZWZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222588d1e3-7ead-4e50-b518-c7ad84eca17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2297c0692d-3fcc-413f-88e2-fb2c33b67df0%22%7d

AIU-Operated Special Education Schools – Mon Valley Holiday Concert
2024-12-19 | Mon Valley School, 555 N Lewis Run Road, Jefferson Hills, PA, 15025, United States

K-3 Reading Apprenticeship*
2024-12-17 09:00 - 15:00 | PA
*This is the seventh session in a 12-part series that requires participants to attend all 12 sessions to receive credit.
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10 AI Tools to Transform Your Teaching
2024-12-16 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Explore the top 10 AI tools for education, see them in action, and unlock new ways to elevate your teaching in this free transformED Educator Workshop.
It feels like new AI tools for education are popping up each day. Which tools are worth your while?
Let us take out the guesswork as we highlight 10 powerful AI-based tools that will enhance your practice as an educator. You will have the opportunity to explore each and to discover inspiring use cases that relate to the work you do.

What to Bring | A laptop or tablet, if possible
Who Should Attend | Educators interested in leveraging AI in their practice
Lunch will be provided.

Register on Eventbrite
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