TIU Curriculum Department
Superintendents’ Advisory Council
May 14, 2015
Dr. Tracy Hinish, thinish@tiu11.org
Assistant Executive Director
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 11, 2015: 8:45 AM, SAC Meeting, TIU McVeytown Office
July 1, 2015: Comprehensive Planning, TIU McVeytown Office
July 8-10, 2015: Leadership Institute, Toftrees Resort, State College PA
August 6-7, 2015: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, New Teacher Orientation, TIU McVeytown Office
August 13, 2015: 8:45 AM, SAC Meeting, TIU McVeytown Office
PRINCIPAL EFFECTIVENESS
Please mark your calendars for July 27, 2015. We have invited Robert Holbrook
from PDE to share with us on the status of Principal SLOs as well as any advice
he has in creating them for this coming school year. This will be the second
collaborative effort with IUs 6, 8, 10, and 11. The first one, which focused on
PBAs, was a HUGE success for those who chose to attend. If you have
questions about Principal Effectiveness SLOs, please plan on attending either
face to face or virtually through videoconferencing. More details for the July 27th
event will follow.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Registration is Open for Phase 2 Summer Training
Phase 2 training for Comprehensive Planning is right around the corner. The PA
Planning Team will be traveling to each of the IUs in the Commonwealth between
June and August. Visit this link to register for the session nearest you:
http://tinyurl.com/CPPhase2
What you can expect during training:
-Sign in will begin at 8:30 a.m. with training starting at 9:00 a.m. We will break for
lunch, which will be on your own. The afternoon will be reserved for planning
teams to work together and have the opportunity to ask additional questions and
receive further assistance from the trainers.
-Please bring your laptop to the session as all “handouts” will be electronically
dispersed.
-Please create a Portal Account if you do not have one:
https://www.login.state.pa.us/login/Register.aspx
-We will be using the CP training site to explain the process
(http://training.paplanning.org). However, if you want to access the web
application through your district’s account, you must be granted access by your
district’s “Comp Plan – Local Administrator.” This is done by your business office.
-Stay tuned for more details regarding Phase 2.
PDE SAFE SCHOOLS SERVICES
Dear Superintendents:
PDE and PEMA received a grant to provide services related to safe schools.
These services, provided at no cost, include classroom training, direct
consultation in plan development and updates, assistance with developing and
conducting exercises, and general emergency preparedness program support.
The funds provided under the grant are fixed in both amount and duration;
therefore, PDE is encouraging ALL eligible schools within the commonwealth to
schedule a course and or/ request direct consultation as early as possible.
In addition to the items listed below*, they are offering the G364 Multi-Hazard
Emergency Planning for Schools course. The two day class provides schools
with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to refine or develop an all-hazards
school emergency operations plan and to train and exercise the School EOP.
There is also a three-day option that includes tabletop exercises and how to
develop and conduct basic exercises and drills. Finally, there is an option to do a
train the trainer module, if you have individuals who would like to be able to train
others.
If you would like to schedule training, please contact Linda Russo at
lrusso@tiu11.org. The only weeks that won't work for PDE are the week of June
14th and July 13 and 20th.
Here a summary of the program:
Goals of the Grant:
 PDE will provide all PA school entities with evidence-based planning tools
and technical assistance in order to create and maintain high quality
school EOPs
 PDE will provide a software program so that EOPs developed can be
online and accessible to both the local EMA and school entity’s
designated first responders
 PDE will utilize consultants through a train-the-trainer model for use of
technology tools and to consult on the construction, refinement, and
implementation of high quality school EOPs
 PDE will provide a technical assistance to all school entities practicing
their EOPS—with both table top exercises and real-time simulations—by
making additional resources available as necessary
*Current Grant Services, Products and Services available;
Note: The list below will expand as we identify specific training or assistance is
needed or desired by our customers through our work.
 ICS -& NIMS related courses
 Introduction to CEM Planner for schools course
 Custom Design courses for areas such as student reunification, conduct of
assessments, i.e.
 Planning consulting/assistance
 Drill and Exercise planning, development, conduct, and evaluation
 Conducting and/or arranging attendance at FEMA, State, or REMS TA
classroom courses
 Provision of no cost use of CEMPlanner Software
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Help desk and general assistance with use and set-up of CEMPlanner
Outreach activities for special events, presentations and other activities
promoting school preparedness
Provision of outreach materials for use by schools to promote emergency
preparedness.
Outcomes of the project include the following elements:
 Continuity of high-quality EOPS among all school entities, both public and
private
 Provision of dual agency expertise PDE and PEMA to all school entities,
ensuring the development or enhancement of high-quality school EOPs
 Sustainability of high-quality school EOPs through use of a train the trainer
model
 Additional opportunities for school EOP simulations to promote active
involvement of all school, community and agency stakeholders
Please contact Linda Russo, lrusso@tiu11.org, if you have any questions and
she will do her best to get them answered.
EARLY LEARNING GPS
Research shows that children who have access to high quality early education
experiences with families engaged in their early development are more likely to
be prepared for and succeed in kindergarten. Families always want what’s best
for their young children, but may not know where to start.
The new Early Learning GPS, www.earlylearninggps.com, is a great tool for all
families who want to learn what they need to know and can do to help their
young child learn and grow. This a great resource for teachers and schools to
share with families who have children in pre-kindergarten and the elementary
grades. Because the Early Learning GPS is online, schools can post the logo
and link to their websites and internet portals.
The Early Learning GPS helps families get reliable answers to questions like
“how do I know if my child will be ready for kindergarten?”
After a family answers a question, they receive a simple video tip and links to
reliable resources. Families can save their favorite tips and resources to their
child’s map as well as:
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Follow their child’s milestones;
Find fun family activities based on Pennsylvania’s Early Learning
Standards; and
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Compare child care/early learning programs.
The child’s map will grow with him until kindergarten!
All of the information is from reliable sources like Pennsylvania’s Office of Child
Development and Early Learning.
Visit www.earlylearninggps.com to get started. Professionals can access tips,
ways to share the GPS with families, and professional development at
www.papromiseforchildren.com/gps.
Schools may also order free Early Learning GPS promotional kits with
bookmarks, table tents and posters that they can display in school offices and
classrooms and include with other parent communications at
http://www.childcorepublishing.com/index.php/pa-only-materials.html.
The Early Learning GPS is developed by Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children in
partnership with Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning
with funding from Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge
Grant. For more information, visit www.papromiseforchildren.com.
TIU PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
June 29, 2015
CRA Math- Addition and Subtraction
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainer- Tim Miller
Description: This professional development opportunity will
support teachers’ learning and implementation of the ConcreteRepresentational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a
research-based instructional practice, for the topics of addition
and subtraction. Teachers will experience CRA as both a
teacher and a learner.
Teaching through a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA)
sequence of instruction supports students’ learning and
understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. The
CRA sequencing of instruction is evidenced to be an effective
instructional practice (Gersten et al, 2009; NMP, 2008;
Riccomini & Witzel, 2010; Witzel 2005). Structuring consistent
models and language across the representations is a key part
of the planning and implementation process. The PaTTAN
Mathematics Initiative has created structures that will increase
teachers’ ability to immediately implement the concreterepresentational-abstract sequence of instruction as a method
of making more mathematics accessible to more students.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2389
June 30, 2015
CRA Math- Multiplication/Division
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainer- Tim Miller
Description: This professional development opportunity will
support teachers’ learning and implementation of the ConcreteRepresentational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a
research-based instructional practice, for the topics of
multiplication and division. Teachers will experience CRA as
both a teacher and a learner.
Teaching through a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA)
sequence of instruction supports students’ learning and
understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. The
CRA sequencing of instruction is evidenced to be an effective
instructional practice (Gersten et al, 2009; NMP, 2008;
Riccomini & Witzel, 2010; Witzel 2005). Structuring consistent
models and language across the representations is a key part
of the planning and implementation process. The PaTTAN
Mathematics Initiative has created structures that will increase
teachers’ ability to immediately implement the concreterepresentational-abstract sequence of instruction as a method
of making more mathematics accessible to more students.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2390
July 2, 2015
(tentative date)
Using iTunes U in the Classroom
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainers- Apple Employees
Description: Teacher will learn how to access course that have
already been developed and shared on iTunes U. In addition,
instruction will be given on how teachers can create their own
course for students on iTunes U.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2391
July 6, 2015
CRA Math- Fractions
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainer- Tim Miller
Description: This professional development opportunity will
support teachers’ learning and implementation of the ConcreteRepresentational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a
research-based instructional practice, for the topic of fractions.
Teachers will experience CRA as both a teacher and a learner.
Teaching through a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA)
sequence of instruction supports students’ learning and
understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. The
CRA sequencing of instruction is evidenced to be an effective
instructional practice (Gersten et al, 2009; NMP, 2008;
Riccomini & Witzel, 2010; Witzel 2005). Structuring consistent
models and language across the representations is a key part
of the planning and implementation process. The PaTTAN
Mathematics Initiative has created structures that will increase
teachers’ ability to immediately implement the concreterepresentational-abstract sequence of instruction as a method
of making more mathematics accessible to more students.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2392
July 7, 2015
CRA Math- Integers and Equations
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainer- Tim Miller
Description: This professional development opportunity will
support teachers’ learning and implementation of the ConcreteRepresentational-Abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction, a
research-based instructional practice, for the topics of integers
and equations. Teachers will experience CRA as both a
teacher and a learner.
Teaching through a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA)
sequence of instruction supports students’ learning and
understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. The
CRA sequencing of instruction is evidenced to be an effective
instructional practice (Gersten et al, 2009; NMP, 2008;
Riccomini & Witzel, 2010; Witzel 2005). Structuring consistent
models and language across the representations is a key part
of the planning and implementation process. The PaTTAN
Mathematics Initiative has created structures that will increase
teachers’ ability to immediately implement the concreterepresentational-abstract sequence of instruction as a method
of making more mathematics accessible to more students.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2393
July 28, 2015
Using Technology in the Classroom
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainers- Tom McClain and Tim Miller
Description: Participants will be introduced to technology
programs they can use in their classrooms to promote
classroom engagement. All programs are free but an
upgraded version can be purchased for classroom use.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2394
August 3-4,
2015
Text Dependent Analysis- Day 1 & Day 2
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainers- Tim Miller, Donna Waleski and LaTisha
Hockensmith
Description: Beginning in 2015, students will need to complete
two Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) questions on their PSSA.
TDAs are new to the assessment. These questions will total
19% of ELA scores. Our goal with this training is to help
teachers define TDA and to explore how we can help students
with the TDAs. The agenda will include:
DAY 1:
• Understanding Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Questions
• Analyzing a Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) Question
• Developing TDAs
DAY 2:
• Analyzing the State TDA Scoring Guidelines
• Scoring Student Work Using the State TDA Scoring
Guidelines
• Analyzing student Work to Diagnose Student Strengths
and Needs Related to TDA
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2395
August 5, 2015
eMetric and PVAAS for Administrators
8:30-4:00
President’s Room, TIU McVeytown Office
Trainer- Tim Miller
Description: This workshop will provide administrators with time
to review their data to make informed curriculum decisions.
Participants will look at both the PSSA/Keystone data from
eMetric and PVAAS.
http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11/cw/showcourse.asp?2396
Date
Course
June 1819, 2015
June 2223, 2015
June 2226, 2015
Special Education for
Regular Educators I
Working with Students
Who Have Autism 1
Discovering Our Past
through a Historical
Archaeology Field School I
Discovering Our Past
through a Historical
Archaeology Field School
II
Special Education for
Regular Educators I
Working with Students
Who Have Autism 2
The Lost Art of Charcoal
Making
Differentiated Instruction
for Everyone
Kid Fitness
June 2226, 2015
June 2526, 2015
July 910, 2015
July 1112, 2015
July 7-8,
2015
July 1314, 2015
July 1516, 2015
July 2021, 2015
Type I Diabetes in the
Classroom
Dealing with Diversity in
the School and Workplace
Credit
Hours/Act
48
1/30
Instructor
Cost
$100.00
1/30
Dayton
Tweedy
Mary Myers
2/30
Paul Fagley
$180.00
2/30
Paul Fagley
$180.00
1/30
$100.00
1/30
Dayton
Tweedy
Mary Myers
1/30
Paul Fagley
$100.00
1/30
Kim Brown
$125.00
1/30
JoAnn
Sunderland
JoAnn
Sunderland
Tish
Hockensmith
$100.00
1/30
1/30
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$125.00
July 2223, 2015
July 2324, 2015
August
5-6,
2015
TBA
Healthy Foods for Healthy
Living
Managing Crisis Situations
in the School Setting
Helping Students with
Aspergers Syndrome be
Successful
Writer’s Workshop:
Teaching and Supporting
Students to Become
Effective Writers
1/30
1/30
1/30
1/30
JoAnn
Sunderland
Tish
Hockensmith
Mary Myers
$100.00
Heather
Border
$125.00
$125.00
$100.00
PDE Credits can be used towards Level II certification as well as
towards a Masters Equivalency.
One PDE Credit is equivalent to 30 Act 48 hours which can be used
towards your 180 state mandated professional development hours.
To Register: Go to http://www.solutionwhere.com/tiu11 and click on
Course Catalog or email Connie Flaherty at cflaherty@tiu11.org