Use podcasting in your classroom to boost student expression, conversation skills, empathy, and civil discourse.DescriptionLooking for new ways to document, share, and celebrate the voices of your students? Spend a day at the SLB Radio Youth Media Center and explore how to include podcasting and other audio projects in your curriculum. Discover how audio can […]
Build your students into word wizards! This Reading Achievement Center workshop 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. Price: $450 per person 2025-26 Meeting Dates: October 21, January 8, February 10 Register for in-person course Register for […]
Elementary school teams will develop, refine, and evaluate tiered reading intervention systems and practices in order to improve outcomes for learners. Content will be provided to enhance the effectiveness of advanced tiers' teaming, assessment processes, data interpretation, and intervention selection and delivery. Products will include data meeting agendas, assessment and intervention protocols, and draft MTSS […]
Students become designers as they re-imagine learning spaces through creativity, empathy, and teamwork.DescriptionIn this hands-on, creative workshop, students will step into the role of designers to reimagine their ideal learning environment. Guided by the principles of empathy, collaboration, and innovation, students will explore what makes a space effective for learning and engagement. Alongside their teachers […]
Join the AIU at our Career Meet & Greet at Steel Valley Family Center on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon, to learn about available positions on the AIU's Family & Community Education team. A variety of positions are available throughout the program, including: Family Development Specialists (Penn Hills, Tarentum, Clairton) Fatherhood Facilitator (Homestead) Case Managers […]
This administrator-focused PL offering was specifically designed to help leaders support shifts in science instruction towards PA STEELSWho: Any and all administrators (district or building) or explicitly defined science leaders (e.g., department head, coach, grade-level lead) are invited to attendWhen: October 28-29, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PMWhere: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 E. Waterfront […]
Check & Connect is an intervention used with K-12 students who show warning signs of disengagement with school and who are at risk of dropping out. At the core of Check & Connect is a trusting relationship between the student and a caring, trained mentor who both advocates for and challenges the student to keep […]
Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn, this Reading Achivement Center workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades. Price: $600 per person 2025-26 Meeting Dates: October 29, December 11, January 27, February 26 Register for in-person course Register for asynchronous […]
This series is designed to build internal capacity within schools for staff to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and develop positive behavior support plans (PBSPs). Across three full days all steps of the FBA & PBSP process will be explored. Time will be allotted to discuss function-based interventions, crisis planning, and implementation fidelity. Participants will […]
*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 […]
Spend a day engaged in a 10 lesson curriculum designed for the PA STEELS standards, specifically the Environmental Lit. and Sustainability.Shared Waters began as a NOAA B-WET grant as an upstream-downstream partnership with the goal of systemically implementing Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) in elementary schools. These experiences aim to teach students about local watershed […]
Spark creativity and critical thinking with versatile routines, then dive into festive maker projects inspired by seasonal picture books.In this session participants will learn about effective thinking routines and strategies that can be applied in any classroom to promote creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Then, in the afternoon, participants will complete 5 engaging maker […]
