Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Canva: Beyond the Basics
2024-10-21 08:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Level-up your Canva game by learning about and practicing with some of its most useful features at this free transformED Educator Workshop.
Already love Canva and ready to level-up?
In this workshop, we will explore many of Canva’s seemingly limitless features, while also considering how they can enhance what we do in our schools.
You will have opportunities to apply what you learn as you create ready-to-use materials (with support on-hand!).
*Note: Some of the content shared will overlap with what was shared in Spring 2024’s virtual session of the same name. This workshop, however, will be in-person and will go into more depth, will cover additional features, and will provide more time to create materials that can be used right away.
What to Bring | A laptop or tablet, if possible
Who Should Attend | Anyone comfortable with Canva’s most basic features, such as finding and using templates, “elements,” etc.
All are welcome! Please note that the context of the workshop will be focused on the field of educaion.
Lunch will be provided.

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Writing Meaningful & Compliant IEPs
2024-10-21 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-17 08:30 - 15:00
The IEP process and product can be both educationally useful and legally compliant. Join the AIU TaC for a complete a comprehensive workshop series that is designed to build the internal capacity of special educators when writing compliant and meaningful IEPs. Participants will learn how to better engage in authentic assessment and data-driven decision-making to develop meaningful IEPs that also meet the compliant requirements from PDE and the Bureau of Special Education. Importantly, the participant will strengthen his or her ability and skill set to write comprehensive, legally defensible IEPs.
As a part of this workshop, participants will engage in enhancing an IEP for a student on their current caseload. Participants will need the following:

A computer
A current IEP for a student whose annual meeting date will occur within the next three months
A printed copy AND electronic version of the selected student’s current current IEP document (MSWord or Google Doc)

We will not be working on your district’s IEP paperwork platform

An Evaluation Report and/or Re-evaluation Report for the selected student
Printed copies and/or ensure digital access to the selected student’s assessment data (PSSA, Keystones, PASA)
Ensure access to district utilized assessment platforms (IXL, STAR, TeachTown, EdInsight) and the selected student’s data

Please note this workshop includes exercises in writing more meaningful and compliance IEPs. Edits made to an IEP during this workshop are for learning and practice purposes only.

The IEP is a legally binding document that is developmental collaboratively with all members of the IEP team. Any revisions must be made through an IEP meeting.

Beyond Listening Engaging Students Through Active Participation Techniques
2024-10-21 08:30 - 15:00
No matter how well you’ve crafted your lessons or how top-notch your adopted curriculum might be, educators must engage their students so they can access the content presented. Participants will learn strategies directly from Dr. Anita Archer’s book Explicit Instruction and her Active Participation DVD Series, that support ways to engage all students in the classroom.

Build | Fly | Code
2024-10-18 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Fly & code! Join our workshop to build drones, learn flight basics, and dive into block coding for exciting aerial adventures in this free transformED Educator Workshop.
Introduce your students to exciting new opportunities in flight and coding! This hands-on workshop will begin with the assembly of a Parrot Mambo or Hopper drone. Once assembled, participants will learn basic flight terminology and safety before using their own Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet to fly the drone. The remainder of the day will focus on an introduction to block coding to plan and execute a series of flights.
Skill Level: Beginner (No previous knowledge expected or needed)
What to Bring | Participants will need to bring a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet to fly the Parrot Mambo.
Please install the free Parrot FreeFlight Mini app prior to attending the workshop. The app is available on the App Store using the links below:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freeflight-mini/id1137022728
Participants will also need to bring a Bluetooth-enabled Android, Chrome OS, Mac, or Windows device to code in the Google Chrome browser at https://www.ftwcode.com/. The coding software does not run on iOS devices or on other browsers at this time.
Who Should Attend | General and special education teachers, assistive technology specialists, occupational therapists, and STEAM-enthused teachers interested in expanding maker and STEAM opportunities.
Lunch will be provided.

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Get Your Hands-On FUN and Meaningful Assessment (Elementary)
2024-10-17 08:30 - 15:30 | Children’s Museum, 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
Free transformED Educator Workshop
Uncover how to capture real-time learning & transform assessments into interactive experiences at our hands-on workshop at Children’s Museum
Nothing engages students like hands-on learning and play, but what happens when the fun is over and it’s time to finish the project or assess how much students learned?
This workshop at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh starts by exploring the learning that is actually happening as students tinker, explore, and create regardless of the actual product created. We then dive into strategies for capturing that learning in real time, reducing or even eliminating the need for additional assessment. We close by looking at curriculum-based materials and assessments to explore strategies for transforming them into interactive experiences that reveal so much more than just right answers.
*Note: Complimentary parking information will be provided to registrants prior to the event.
Background | Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh has once again been voted as the #2 children’s museum in the nation by USA Today’s “10Best” Readers’ Choice Contest. This is the fifth year for our museum to be honored in the contest for our innovative and inclusive experiences that inspire kindness, joy, creativity and curiosity for all learners.
Who Should Attend | Elementary Educators and Administrators
Lunch will be provided.
**Special Location | 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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Self Monitoring A Tier II Intervention
2024-10-15 09:00 - 11:30
Self-monitoring is a highly effective Tier 2 strategy for behavior change, designed to help students self-assess and record their behavior. By monitoring their actions, students naturally increase their focus to achieve desired outcomes. This virtual training will guide participants through structuring a self-monitoring intervention. Attendees will receive numerous resources and be introduced to I-Connect, a free technology-based self-monitoring system.

Effective Teaching Practices in High School Mathematics
2024-10-15 08:30 - 16:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Explore how high school mathematics lessons can incorporate “tasks and talk” so that all students experience engaging mathematics

Led by Dr. Melissa Boston, Professor of Mathematics at Duquesne University. Join us at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit to learn about why it is important and how to help students engage in productive math talk to make sense of important mathematical content at the high school level.
This 3-day session will focus on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) “Effective Teaching Practices,” featured in the book “Taking Action in Grades 9-12 Mathematics.” We will explore how high school mathematics lessons can incorporate “tasks and talk” that:

promote thinking, reasoning, and problem solving,
increase student engagement and perseverance, and
prompt students to build procedural fluency from a conceptual understanding of essential procedures in high school mathematics.

Price: $450/person*
Audience: Secondary mathematics teachers, coaches, and interventionist in grades 8-12.
When: November 22, 2024; December 5, 2024; and January 10, 2025
Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.

*Thanks to the generosity of the PPG Foundation, educators working in High-Needs schools can participate in this PD at no cost. To check if your school district qualifies, view this list.

Promoting Instruction with PASA DLM Resources from the Dynamic Learning Maps
2024-10-14 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.

Mathematics Coaches Network 2024-25
2024-10-11 08:30 | 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.

LETRS Training @ AIU 2024-2025 AIU Cohorts
2024-10-10 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.

School Leadership in Mathematics Workshop
2024-10-10 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Designed to enhance the ability of school leaders to support high-quality mathematics teaching and learning and professional development.

The School Leadership in Mathematics Workshop is designed to enhance the ability of principals, curriculum directors, instructional coaches, department chairs, other school leaders to support high-quality mathematics teaching and learning and mathematics professional development efforts in their schools.
Specifically, the purposes of the School Leadership Workshop are:
• To build capacity of instructional leaders to support standards-based mathematics teaching and learning and mathematics professional development efforts in their schools.
• To provide a focus for classroom observations and conversations between teachers and instructional leaders based on aspects of mathematics teaching and learning known to support students’ understanding of mathematics and mathematical achievement.
• To enable school leaders to communicate the purpose, intent, focus, and importance of standards-based mathematics teaching and learning and mathematics professional development efforts to other instructional leaders, parents, and members of the school community.
• To review or obtain research-based knowledge of effective mathematics pedagogy that school leaders can share in discussions with teachers, other leaders, and parents.

The workshop consists of four sessions to be attended by principals and other school leaders, accompanied by a mathematics lead teacher, coach, or department chair from their school:
Session 1: Supporting Effective Mathematical Tasks and Curriculum
October 10, 2024 @ AIU3, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Session 2: Effective Classroom Observations: Focus on Task Implementation
November 11, 2024 @ AIU3, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Session 3-Part 1: Effective Classroom Observations: Focus on Classroom Talk and Student Engagement
January 23, 2025 Virtual Synchronous, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 3-Part 2: Effective Classroom Observations: Focus on Classroom Talk and Student Engagement
March 18, 2025 Virtual Synchronous, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
For more information about each session, visit here.
Price: $600. Includes:

One teacher or classroom/instructional coach may attend for free with a paid/registered administrator from their district.
Coffee and lunch will be provided for sessions 1 & 2.
Book- “Making Sense of Mathematics For Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality

Act 45 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.
For additional information, contact: Melissa Boston, bostonm@duq.edu
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.

From Page to Play: A Beginner's Guide to Hands-On Literacy and Tech (K-5)
2024-10-09 08:30 - 15:30
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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Thinking Through the Pencil - ELA Grades 4-8
2024-10-08 09:00 - 15:00 | https://www.aiu3.net/event/thinking-through-the-pencil-ela-grades-4-8/
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.
Thinking Through the Pencil is designed to build students’ critical thinking skills through writing. Participants engage in instructional practices based on current research.
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: Oct. 8, Nov. 19, Jan 16, and Feb 13

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Learning to Vet Science Instructional Materials with NextGen TIME
2024-10-08 08:30 - 2024-10-09 15:30 | 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!

Extra Math Block: Strategies to Support Students Where They Are
2024-10-08 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Join us to learn strategies to help students succeed in mathematics at their own pace and level.

Extra Math Block: Strategies to Support Students Where They Are
Come join us at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit for an exciting event focused strategies and routines that can be integrated into a block of instructional time and help all students grow their mathematical agency and identity.
Are you struggling to meet students where they are in the mathematics classroom? Do you have an extra block of time dedicated to teaching and learning mathematics? Come learn about a center-based model for providing options to students during the math block that creates an inviting environment for students while also addressing their learning needs. An extra block of math doesn’t need to be a time students dread but rather an interactive and engaging opportunity to increase student agency. A structure for the math block will be introduced including an opening routine followed by centers at varying levels of challenge. A tool will also be shared to determine which standards may be an appropriate focus during the math block.

Price: $450
Audience: K-12 mathematics teachers and leaders (including interventionists)
When: October 8, October 17, and October 24, 2024
Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.

Peer-Mediated Interventions
2024-10-07 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
Implementing behavior supports for students requires matching interventions to the function of a student’s behavior. In many cases, students are motivated by connection to their peers more than connection to adults. Join us for a session that focuses on how peers can be involved in interventions that lead to positive behavioral outcomes. This session is perfect for those who have behavior interventions at the tier 2 and 3 level in place but want to consider adding a peer component to those interventions.

Direct Instruction Mathematics
2024-10-07 08:30 - 15:00
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.

Safety and Security Coordinator Training
2024-10-07 08:00 - 16:00
AIU Central Office
Safety and Security

Act 45 Course: Science of Reading for Administrators
2024-10-04 09:00 - 12:30 | https://www.aiu3.net/event/act-45-course-science-of-reading-for-administrators/
This is the first day of an online-only, multi-day series. The in-person format requires participants to attend all four sessions to receive credit.
This course is designed to provide administrators with in-depth knowledge and skills to support teachers with effective, evidence-based instruction aligned to principles of Science of Reading using a structured literacy approach. Participants will learn the big ideas of reading instruction, how to use tools in classroom observations to discover strengths and gaps in instruction at the classroom and school/district levels, implement structures that support student growth and achievement, and problem solve steps to enhance teaching and learning. The 6-session course will provide administrators with a total of 41 Act 45 hours (21 in-class hours, 20 hours of outside assignments). Online synchronous only.
Price: $300 per person
This series is offered only in an online format.
The in-person sessions will be held at the AIU Central Office on the following dates: Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec. 13, Jan 10, Feb 14, and Mar 14

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The Reevaluation Process More Than Just Compliance; Best Practices for Meaningful RRs
2024-10-03 08:30 - 15:30
This training aims to equip school staff with the skills to conduct Reevaluation Reports (RRs) in compliance with state regulations and best practices. Key topics include compliance vs. purpose, essential dates and timelines, assessment utilization and interpretation, determining the need for additional data, making meaningful recommendations to the IEP team, and specific requirements for students with learning disabilities.

Structured Literacy Training for Autistic & Life Skills Support Educators
2024-10-03 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

ICS 200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
2024-10-02 09:00 - 16:00

Keys to Comprehension - ELA Grades 3-8
2024-10-02 09:00
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.
This series focuses on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension, applicable to both literature and informational text.
Price: $600 per person
Series 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: Oct 2, Nov 13, Jan 9, and Feb 11

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AI for Absolute Beginners
2024-10-02 08:30 - 15:30
Free transformED Educator Workshop
Discover AI basics in this supportive, judgment-free, education-focused workshop.
Do you hear about AI everywhere, but you’re not quite sure what it actually is? You will leave this workshop with a basic understanding of what AI is and will have opportunities, through guided exploration, to try some well-known tools. The implications of AI on teaching and learning will also be discussed in this judgment-free workshop.
What to Bring | Please bring a laptop or tablet, if possible.
Who Should Attend | Teachers and Administrators who are brand-new to AI.
Lunch will be provided.

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Using the VB-MAPP Assessment & Instructional Programming to Build Language
2024-10-02 08:30 - 15:00
The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is one option to consider for assessment and program guidance when supporting elementary age students with autism and other individuals who demonstrate language delays. The VB-MAPP is a criterion-referenced assessment, curriculum guide and skills tracking system. It combines principles of ABA and Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior to provide a behaviorally based language assessment program for all children with language delays.
Participants will learn how to administer the assessment, interpret results, and design instructional programming.
Follow up support in the district is available to teams to ensure effective practices are in place and address individual student programming needs.

ICS-100: Introduction to ICS
2024-10-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit Central Office, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
AIU Central Office – IMS Room
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Building Thinking Classrooms: Part 1
2024-10-01 08:30 - 15:30 | Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, 15120, United States
If your students lack confidence and/or motivation to engage in mathematics, come learn how to Build a Thinking Classroom for K-12.

Building Thinking Classrooms: Part 1
Do your students lack confidence and/or motivation to do mathematics?
Are your students content to wait for the right answer from the teacher?
Do your students lack perseverance when the answer is not immediately obvious?
If so, come engage in a professional learning community to learn more about a thinking classroom and collaborate with peers to share ideas and implementation strategies. A thinking student is an engaged student!
Built on 14 key practices teased out over 15 years of research, it’s a way of teaching that gets students up on their feet, collaborating and thinking through challenging problems on a daily basis.
A thinking classroom looks very different from a typical classroom. Students are working in groups rather than individually, they are standing rather than sitting, and the furniture is arranged so as to defront the room. Closer inspection will reveal that the teacher is giving instructions verbally, is answering fewer questions, and has drastically altered the way they give “homework.”
Part 1 focuses on the following practices:
What Types of Tasks We Use
How We Form Collaborative Groups
Where Students Work
How We Arrange Furniture
How We Answer Questions
When, Where, and How Tasks are Given
What Homework Looks Like
How We Foster Student Autonomy
How We Use Hints and Extensions
How We Consolidate a Lesson
How Students Take Notes
All participants receive the book, Building Thinking Classroom In Mathematics, 14 Teaching Practices for Enhanced Learning.
Audience: K-12 educators and leaders
When: October 1, October 29, and December 3, 2024
Price: $450/participant*; Administrators may attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building at no additional cost
*The cost includes a copy of the book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl
Location: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 E. Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120
Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.
**Part 2 of BTC will be offered in Spring 2025. Stay tuned for more details.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.

Creating Engaging (& Enjoyable!) Lessons in the Elementary Classroom
2024-10-01 08:30 - 15:30
Design meaningful experiences using engaging strategies that boost problem-solving & critical thinking skills within the content you teach in this free transformED Educator Workshop.
Do your students love to create?
This hands-on workshop will focus on how to design meaningful experiences for your students that incorporate concepts from all content areas including math, ELA, science, social studies, arts & engineering. You will learn how to utilize design thinking processes as you engage in exciting activities that are easy to replicate and adapt. Discover how these processes can immerse students in the content you teach while also developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Join us to explore resources that best support student learning and engagement, and leave this workshop with plans to create meaningful lessons and units for your students.
Background | The mission of Fluxspace is to help educators, schools, and organizations experience the future of learning environments and understand the innovative programs, products, experiences, and mindsets that should take place in them.
What to Bring | A laptop or tablet, if possible
Who Should Attend | K-5 Teachers
Lunch will be provided.

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MTSS Networking for Administrators & Core Teams
2024-09-30 13:00 - 14:00
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.
