Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Using the VB-MAPP Assessment & Instructional Programming to Build Language
2024-10-02 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-23 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Structured Literacy Training for Autistic & Life Skills Support Educators
2024-10-03 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-22 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

The Reevaluation Process More Than Just Compliance; Best Practices for Meaningful RRs
2024-10-03 08:30 - 15:30 | PA
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.

Direct Instruction Mathematics
2024-10-07 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.

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.

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

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.

Self Monitoring A Tier II Intervention
2024-10-15 09:00 - 11:30 | PA
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.

Writing Meaningful & Compliant IEPs
2024-10-17 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-21 08:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-28 08:00 - 14:30 | PA
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 | PA
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.

MTSS Networking for Administrators & Core Teams
2024-10-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-21 13:00 - 14:00 | 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.

Discipline with Dignity Creating a Proactive and Restorative Discipline Process
2024-10-22 08:30 - 15:30, 2024-10-23 08:30 - 15:30 | PA
Do you want to learn new practices to support discipline at both the classroom and office level? This training aims to empower educators with knowledge and practical strategies to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive learning environment through restorative and preventative discipline practices. This series will support teachers and administrators in developing a classroom and office continuum of responses for their context. The sessions will focus on treating all students with dignity, building relationships, responsibility, and problem solving skills. Participants will leave with actionable insights and tools to foster positive behavior and enhance student success.

Structuring Small Groups to Support Social Emotional Behavioral Growth
2024-10-29 08:30 - 15:30 | PA
Do you want to systemtize your Tier 2 small group instruction or lunch bunches? This session will help participants to identify key features of an effective social academic instruction group including data, systems, and practices to ensure strong outcomes for group participants. Discussions will include how to select students and topics for groups, structure instruction, and use data to evaluate the effectiveness of groups. Information on selecting and installing SEL programs at Tier 2 will be shared.

LETRS VOLUME 2 COHORT
2024-10-29 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
