Workshop Descriptions

• IU1 Staff Induction Mentor/Inductee Session

  This Induction Workshop registration is only for IU1 Professional Staff Induction participants or Mentors of Induction participants. Register according to the requirements posted on the IU1 Staff Induction schedule for your year and position.

Year 1

• Year 1 IU1 Staff Portfolio Planning and Introduction to Induction

  This session is held to introduce new staff to the requirements of the Intermediate Unit 1 Induction Program. The portfolio requirements are reviewed, Act 48 and Strategic Plans are presented, and the Induction Handbook is discussed.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff EBS Effective Behavior Support

  EBS is a compilation of research and various models, which emphasizes school climate, collaborative rule making (Code of Conduct), teaching expected behaviors, and intervention strategies designed to teach the student to make responsible choices. Its foundation is based on the works of Abraham Maslow, Rudolf Dreikurs, Linda Albert, Thomas Lickona, and Harry Wong.

  Format: discussions, group activities, individual project, readings, and videos.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff NCI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Initial Training

  Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training focuses on verbal and nonverbal strategies to prevent acting out behaviors and verbal techniques to deescalate problem behavior. Principles of personal safety, team intervention, physical control and restraint techniques (as a last resort), and the coping strategies are also components of the training.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff TEAL Research Strategies/ESL

  This induction requirement will focus on reading strategies that are supported by the Reading First and Reading Next Research. Participants will learn to help students to think about their thinking and recognize personal reading skills, through modeling and hands on active learning. In addition, strategies for managing the instructional environment, alternatives for designing the physical classroom environment, strategies to manage time in the learning environment, the importance of and strategies for developing classroom rules and procedures as well as the importance of coordinating resources and being prepared for a substitute teacher, will be reviewed.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff Progress Monitoring Reading

  This is the reading progress monitoring session. This workshop will provide hands on experience for learning the goals of progress monitoring: how to administer probes, document and analyze data, and use data to drive instruction.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff Progress Monitoring Math

  This workshop will provide hands on experience for learning the goals of progress monitoring: how to administer probes, document and analyze data, and use data to drive instruction.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff Diagnosis and Medication

  The participants at the end of this workshop will be familiar with mental health diagnosis most often given to school aged children, understand the symptoms and how they may interfere with the educational process and recognize which medications are most frequently prescribed to treat them.

• Year 1 IU1 Staff Family and Cultures

  The participants at the end of this workshop will be familiar with different types of families and cultures, how they relate to family value system and what kind of impact it may have on the educational process of the student.

Year 2

• Year 2 IU1 Staff EBS/Functional Behavior/BIP

  This is a compilation of research and various models, which emphasizes school climate, collaborative rule making (Code of Conduct), teaching expected behaviors, and intervention strategies designed to teach the student to make responsible choices. Its foundation is based on the works of Abraham Maslow, Rudolf Dreikurs, (Children the Challenge), Linda Albert (Cooperative Discipline), Thomas Lickona, and Harry Wong (First Days of School).

  Format: Discussions, group activities, individual project, readings and videos

• Year 2 IU1 Staff TEAL/Research Strategies Part 1

  This induction requirement will review the TEAL Year 1 information and provide extensive practice, observation, and discussion around additional evidence based reading strategies that engage student learning and while promoting a safe and engaging learning environment.

• Year 2 IU1 Staff TEAL/Research Strategies Part 2

  This induction requirement is a continuation of the review of TEAL Year 1 information.

• Year 2 IU1 Staff Data Informed Decision Making

  The participants will learn basics of data programs such as emetric, PVAAS, and 4Sight. They will use the data from these sources to identify strength and weaknesses of curriculum, instruction, and individual students for improvement purposes.

• Year 2 IU1 Staff Assistive Technology Basics

  Participants in this workshop will gain an awareness of the different types of assistive technologies available for students with disabilities in the classroom. Hands-on and interactive experiences will be provided.

• Year 2 IU1 Staff Support Services Continuum

  This workshop will focus on the continuum of support services to school aged children from the least restrictive (out of school) to the most restrictive (residential) interventions to address their emotional as well as behavioral needs.

Year 3

• Year 3 IU1 Staff Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

  This workshop will orient new teachers to a framework for thinking about teaching and learning in mixed ability classrooms. Participants will experiment with instructional techniques that optimize learning for all students in 21st Century classrooms. Likewise, they will learn to select and utilize accommodations/adaptations which ensure equitable treatment of diverse learners and maximize academic success.

• Year 3 IU1 Staff LRE/Co-Teaching

  Co-teaching arrangements between special education teachers and general education teachers is a great strategy for effective inclusion of students with special needs. However, simply assigning two teachers to one classroom is not sufficient for ensuring effectiveness. Preparation, co-planning, and trust are also necessary and professional development is beneficial. This workshop will help participants identify and use effective co-teaching strategies.

• Year 3 IU1 Staff Professional Development Presentations

  In this workshop participants will present an executive summary of their Professional Portfolio and identify new learning gained from their self-selected sessions. Each presenter will have about 10 minutes. Supervisors and mentors are invited to attend. Participants will also turn in their Professional Portfolio.

• Differentiated Instruction Strategies for the Classroom

  With the passing of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, teachers are now faced with the task of meeting the needs of all students in their respective classrooms. This can be a challenging task, with students displaying a wide variety of needs. Differentiated instruction, a philosophical framework which supports a wide variety of content, tools, tasks, and strategies, is one of the best options available to today's educator.

• Building Your ePortfolio

  Pennsylvania law now mandates that new teachers participate in a formal induction process for a period of three years. Building Your ePortfolio has been designed to give you a flexible, 21st Century-focused learning option for completing the portfolio requirements set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in form PDE-427. Through exploration of a variety of web-based tools and options, you will determine how to create an ePortfolio in a way which best suits your ongoing, professional needs. The course will also promote the idea of gathering best practices and artifacts throughout the teaching career, and the creation of professional dialogue around those artifacts within a community of learners. Therefore, this course would be of interest and benefit to educators at any point in their teaching career.

Revised: July 21, 2008