Allegheny Intermediate Unit

MTSS Networking for Administrators & Core Teams
2025-02-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Classroom Management Structuring Your Learning Environment
2025-02-03 08:30 - 15:00
This professional development session offers comprehensive training on effective classroom management, focusing on evidence-based practices to reduce supervision issues. Participants will explore the six Evidenced-Based Practices of Classroom Management and learn practical strategies, tips, and procedures to design and implement an effective classroom management plan, fostering positive behavior modifications in students.

Lunch and Learn: V-Math Targeted Math Intervention
2025-01-31 11:30 - 12:30
Vmath® Third Edition is a targeted math intervention program for struggling students in grades 2–8 that provides additional opportunities to master critical math concepts and skills. Vmath delivers essential content using strategies proven to accelerate and motivate at-risk students.
Audience: Administrators, General Education teachers, Special Education teachers, Interventionists, and Coaches.

Threat Assessment Team Training
2025-01-31 09:00 - 15:00
AIU Central Office
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Mathematics Coaches Network 2024-25
2025-01-31 08:30 - 15:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Join us at Math Coaches Network where we’ll share strategies and resources for coaches to support mathematics teaching and learning.

Math Coaches Network 2024-25
Come join us at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit for a professional learning community focused on supporting mathematics coaches. This Network is led by Mr. Samuel Shaneyfelt, former school district level administrator and Math & Science Collaborative Project Director.
Price: free
Audience: K-12 mathematics coaches and leaders
When: October 11, 2024, November 15, 2024, January 31, 2025, and March 11, 2024
Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.

Canva for Beginners
2025-01-30 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Effortlessly create stunning materials for your work by learning the basics of Canva.

Description
By now, you’ve probably heard how much people love using Canva. Discover what the buzz is all about!
Canva allows us to design beautiful media (think digital and hard copy flyers, signs, student activity sheets, presentations and more) with ease. Even your students will love creating with Canva.
Gain confidence as we work through Canva’s most basic features, step by step.
You will leave with some re-designed and new materials ready to be used right away. Prepare to be inspired!

What to Bring | A laptop or tablet, if possible

Who Should Attend | Anyone curious about Canva who has never used it or wants to be more comfortable with Canva’s most basic, fundamental features. All are welcome; please note the context of the workshop is geared toward educators

Lunch will be provided.

Secondary Science Institute (Course 2); Spring 2025
2025-01-30 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Note: For the Spring 2025 offering of Year 2 Science Institutes, elementary and secondary will combined as a K-12 offering. Administrators are encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building.
Join us for this in-person secondary science professional learning offering from the Math & Science Collaborative at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit! The Secondary Science Institute (Course 2) is designed for educators who have already attended our Secondary Life or Physical Science Institutes. This professional learning opportunity is perfect for middle school or high school science educators who are ready to dig deeply into the classroom culture, pedagogical practices, and assessment practices aligned to science teaching and learning with the PA STEELS standards. Don’t miss out on this free opportunity to learn more about teaching science for the next generation. Mark your calendars and get ready for the Secondary Science Institute (Course 2)!
Who: Any secondary science (middle or high school) educators who previously attended either the Secondary Physical or Life Science Institute from AIU MSC
When: January 30, February 27, March 13, 2025 with an optional fourth day on April 9, 2025
Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Price: Free to all AIU3 educators; Educators outside AIU3: $450
Administrators are encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building.
Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete all related assignments.

Elementary Science Institute (Course 2); Spring 2025
2025-01-30 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Note: For the Spring 2025 offering of Year 2 Science Institutes, elementary and secondary will combined as a K-12 offering. Administrators are encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building.
Join us for this in-person elementary science professional learning offering from the Math & Science Collaborative at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit! The Elementary Science Institute (Course 2) is designed for educators who have already attended our K-2 STEM or Grades 3-5 Elementary Science Institutes. This professional learning opportunity is perfect for elementary science educators who are ready to dig deeply into the classroom culture, pedagogical practices, and assessment practices aligned to science teaching and learning with the PA STEELS standards. Don’t miss out on this free opportunity to learn more about teaching elementary science for the next generation. Mark your calendars and get ready for the Elementary Science Institute (Course 2)!
Who: Any K-5 Science, Engineering, or STEM educators who previously attended an introductory three-day science institute (i.e., either the K-2 STEM Institute or the Grade 3-5 Elementary Science Institute) from AIU MSC
When: January 30, February 27, March 13, 2025 with an optional fourth day on April 9, 2025
Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Price: Free to all AIU3 educators; Educators outside AIU3: $450
Administrators are encouraged to attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building.
Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete all related assignments.

Text Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices (Grades 4-8)*
2025-01-29 09:00 - 15:00
*This session is part of a hybrid, multi-day series; the in-person format requires participants to attend all sessions to receive credit.
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AIU-Operated Special Education Schools – 2 Hour Delay
2025-01-29
AIU-Operated Special Education Schools, Mon Valley, Pathfinder and Sunrise have a 2 Hour Delay today. Professional Development for the Staff.

Comprehension, Close Reading, and Complex Text: Laying the Foundation K-2
2025-01-28 09:00 - 15:00 | https://www.aiu3.net/event/comprehension-close-reading-and-complex-text-laying-the-foundation-k-2/
This is the first day of a hybrid, multi-day series. The in-person format requires participants to attend all four sessions to receive credit.
Transitioning students to the demands of the PA Core Standards is not a job just for teachers in the tested grades! Participants will learn a variety of techniques and how to implement comprehension concepts into everyday practice through close reading of complex text
Price: $600 per person
This series is offered in two formats: in-person and online asynchronous.
The in-person sessions will be held at the AIU Central Office on the following dates: Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 25, and Apr 29

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TCCAC Meeting Series The Resources Around YOUth: What, Why, Who & When to Use Them
2025-01-28 08:30 - 14:30
Pennsylvania’s transition community has a rich history of helping youth and young adults successfully transition from school to adult life. Since 1990, PA’s Local Transition Coordinating Councils (LTCCs) have played an instrumental role in this process.

With cross vested partner representation, the TCCAC will host 4 meetings during the 2024-2025 school year. The meeting series will be conducted as a full day, in-person experience to afford attendees time for professional development, networking, coordination, and resource development. Each session is designed to educate transition coordinators, educational professionals, parents, and agency providers to better coordinate, collaborate, problem solve, and support transition age youth with disabilities successfully navigate their pathway toward graduation.

Please consider attending each council meeting to expand your professional network, enhance your knowledge and expertise, gather meaningful tools and resources, while learning about upcoming events to develop your professional or community network.

Board of Directors Meeting
2025-01-27 18:15 - 20:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
2024-2025 AIU Board of Director Meeting Dates
All AIU board meetings begin at 6:15 p.m. in the McGuffey Room, with the exception of the November meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. All board executive sessions begin at 5 p.m. in the Rogers Room. There are no meetings in July or December. The board will meet on the following dates:
Monday, August 26, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
Monday, January 27, 2025
Monday, February 24, 2025
Monday, March 24, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
Monday, June 23, 2025

Acadience Data Interpretation
2025-01-27 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-01-27 09:30 - 11:30
This session offers advanced training in the use of Acadience Reading and Math data in an Outcomes-Driven Model (ODM), perfect for schools implementing MTSS/RtII. The workshop illustrates the use of Acadience data at both the student level and the systems level. Participants will engage in the steps of the ODM: Identifying and Validating Need for Support, Planning Support, Evaluating Effectiveness of Support, and Reviewing Outcomes. Time will be provided for teams/individuals to explore their existing school data.

Word Wizards - ELA Grades 3-12*
2025-01-25 09:00 - 15:00
*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
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
*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
*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
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
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
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
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
*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
*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
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.
