Center for Professional Development
 Go to solutionwhere.com/iu1 for updates throughout the month 
December 2015
Interested in a course listed below? Click on the course title to register.
Regularly
Scheduled
Meetings
December
CSI Consortium: 12/16/15
Curriculum Coordinators’ Council
(CCC): 12/16/15
Data Quality Network: 12/16/15
District Instructional Coaches: 12/11/15
LEA: 12/18/15
Superintendents’ Advisory Council:
12/15/15
January
CSI Consortium: 1/21/16
Curriculum Coordinators’ Council
(CCC): 1/21/16
Data Quality Network: 1/20/15
District Principals: 1/27/16
District Instructional Coaches: 1/14/16
LEA: 1/27/16
Superintendents’ Advisory Council:
1/26/16
This month at the Center for PD
December Workshops
Tier 1 Effective Writing Practices
Location: IU1 Center for PD
Supporting the Grieving Child in the
Classroom
Location: IU1 Central Office
iPads for Enhancing Teaching and Learning
in STEM/STEAM
Location: IU1 Central Office
 Click on workshop titles to register
on Solutionwhere.
Start Date: 12/1/15
Time: 8:30 – 3:30
Start Date: 12/7/15
Time: 9:00 – 3:30
Start Date:
12/17/15
Time: 8:30 – 11:30
Time: 12:30 – 3:30
Training and Consultation Services
The IU1 Training and Consultation (TaC) staff supports PA’s
special education initiatives in partnership with local school
districts, the PA Department of Education, the Bureau of Special
Education, PaTTAN, and community agencies. The TaC mission
is to build capacity within LEAs to provide high-quality special
education services, interventions, and programs to promote the
success of all students.
Driven by the annual analysis of training needs, the TaC staff
facilitate professional development via workshops at IU1 and
onsite in school districts, modeling best practices, and consulting
individually with teachers and support staff in the classroom.
The TaC staff support the following initiatives:
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• Assistive Technology
• LRE/Inclusive Practices
• Autism
• Mathematics
• Behavior Support
• Progress Monitoring in
• BrainSTEPS
Math/Reading
• Early Intervention
• Reading
• Interagency Coordination
• Transition
• Low Incidence
Request TaC services at http://iuweb.iu1.org/cpd/. For more
information, contact Amy Lewis at amy.lewis@iu1.org.
December 2015
IU1 Center for PD
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
If interested in a course or workshop, you can view the upcoming course listings in the IU1 Events Calendar or
go to Solutionwhere for more information and to register. Upon completion of a course, credits are applicable
toward the educational requirements of:
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Level II Instructional or Level II Educational Specialist Certificate
o Questions about Level II Certification Requirements? Click here for more information.
Meeting continuing professional education (CPE) requirements (Act 48)
o Questions about Act 48 Requirements? Click here for more information.
Master’s Degree Equivalency Certificate
DECEMBER
 Click on class titles to register on Solutionwhere.
Using Microsoft Publisher in the Classroom
1 CPE Credit  Cost: $140  Start Date: 12/5/2015
Instructor: Erin Prosser  Format: Face-to-Face
JANUARY
Using Power Point as a Multimedia Tool
1 CPE Credit  Cost: $140  Start Date: 1/9/2016
Instructor: Cheryl Kolaczynski  Format: Online
Using Microsoft Word in the Classroom
1 CPE Credit  Cost: $140  Start Date: 1/16/2016
Instructor: Cheryl Kolaczynski
 Format: Online
Beginning Excel
1 CPE Credit  Cost: $140  Start Date: 1/29/2016
Instructor: Cheryl Kolaczynski  Format: Online
ESL PROGRAM SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION
The ESL Certification Program at Intermediate Unit 1 is a collaborative grant project with California
University of Pennsylvania and consists of a series of six, three-credit online courses, which lead to the
PA ESL Program Specialist Certification.
The cost per course is $340. Through the Cal U and IU1 partnership and grant, scholarships may be available
to participants in the amount of $225 per course for the first four courses. With the scholarship
reimbursement opportunity, students may receive a total reimbursement of $900 for the first four courses.
When registering, please inquire about our scholarship program.
Apply for the Next Cohort! Click here for more information.
ESL 1: Introduction
to Teaching English
as a Second
Language
Start Date: 11//21/15
ESL 2: Developing
Cultural Awareness
& Sensitivity
Start Date: 1/16/16
ESL 3: Observing,
Planning,
Implementing, &
Managing
Instruction
ESL 4: Language
Acquisition &
Development
Start Date: 4/23/16
ESL 5: Assessment
& Support
Start Date: 8/20/16
ESL 6: ELL Family,
Community, &
Professionalism
Start Date: 10/816
Start Date: 3/15/16
For more information on the ESL Program Specialist Certification please contact Jenny Lent at jenny.lent@iu1.org.
For more information, please contact Amy Lewis, IU1 Center for PD Coordinator, at amy.lewis@iu1.org or 724.938.3241 (ext. 726).
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