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Experiencing turnover with PBIS team members who have never been formally trained in Tier 1? New administration who were not a part of your initial training? Looking to add new members to your core team?

This refresher day is for you!

This training is designed to continue to improve your internal capacity to support the systems and practices that have been established at Tier 1.

During this training, we will be reviewing rationales behind the key foundational components to an effective PBIS program. Attendees should be new administrators or core team members who were not a part of the initial training process. The training will focus on the "why" behind many of the existing practices your PBIS programs are utilizing. In addition, new trauma informed practices will be reviewed. The goal of this training is to provide a strong foundational understanding behind PBIS and your role in supporting your team.
Target Audience:

New administration within the past 2 years

New core-team members within the past 2 years

Administration/core-team members who have never received formal Tier 1 training

Topics to be Discussed: When: First Offering

In-person

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, 453 Maple Street, Grove City, PA 16127

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This Safety-Care™ recertification course is a one-day training that provides a complete overview of the initial Safety-Care™ training curriculum. Participants must demonstrate competency in all areas of the Safety-Care™ curriculum and will be tested for proficiency through the demonstrated competencies and a written test. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will maintain their certification for one full year. The one-day recertification course is required annually.
Prerequisite: Two-day initial training must be completed prior to this course.
All sessions are held at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV. Registration begins May 1, 2023.

August 8, 2023

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

September 12, 2023

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

October 19, 2023

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

November 14, 2023

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

December 15, 2023

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

January 23, 2024

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

February 16, 2024

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

March 14, 2024

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

April 19, 2024

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

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May 9, 2024

8:30am-3:30pm

$65 per person

6 Act 48 hours awarded

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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This Safety-Care™ recertification course is a one-day training that provides a complete overview of the initial Safety-Care™ training curriculum. Participants must demonstrate competency in all areas of the Safety-Care™ curriculum and will be tested for proficiency through the demonstrated competencies and a written test.

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Customize your learning...

What can be customized?
Delivery model: virtual or in person Session length: 30 minutes or longer Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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What can be customized? Delivery model: virtual or in person Session length: 30 minutes or longer Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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MTSS Academics
2023 - 2024 Professional Learning Options

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Transition staffing is a process to help the family, LEA and student with an IEP review what they want to do after high school, where they are in the transition process, and determining action steps to help them get there in their remaining year(s). Staffing is a process to support the student's goals in the areas of post-secondary education, employment, and independent living.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Transition staffing is a process to help the family, LEA and student with an IEP review what they want to do after high school, where they are in the transition process, and determining action steps to help them get there in their remaining year(s).

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Do you have new teachers who need to be trained to use Heggerty?

Do you have experienced teachers who need a refresher for using Heggerty?

Have you purchased new Heggerty manuals and realize that changes have been made?

Do you need support with fidelity of implementation?

If you answered "yes" to any of the questions above, we can help!

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Learner Objectives:

Transition assessments are an important component of the transition planning process. Transition assessments assist the student in exploring their preferences, interests, needs and strengths to aide in writing their postsecondary transition plan. This training will provide information regarding transition assessment compliance, definition, examples, and resources.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. A child who is phonemically aware is able to isolate sounds, manipulate the sounds, blend and segment the sounds into spoken and written words.

Phonemic awareness is central in learning to read and spell. (Ehri, 1984)

Phonemic awareness is the most potent predictor of success in learning to read. (Stanovich, 1986)

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Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. A child who is phonemically aware is able to isolate sounds, manipulate the sounds, blend and segment the sounds into spoken and written words.

Phonemic awareness is central in learning to read and spell. (Ehri, 1984)

Phonemic awareness is the most potent predictor of success in learning to read. (Stanovich, 1986)

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Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. A child who is phonemically aware is able to isolate sounds, manipulate the sounds, blend and segment the sounds into spoken and written words. Phonemic awareness is central in learning to read and spell.

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Customize your learning...

What can be customized?
Professional Learning and Ongoing Support
Delivery model: virtual or in person Session length: 30 minutes or longer Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how we learn. UDL provides the opportunity for all students to access, participate in, and progress in the general education curriculum by reducing barriers to instruction. An overview of UDL, considerations for implementation, and lesson planning suggestions are parts of this learning opportunity.

Co-Teaching

Co-teaching is an instructional delivery approach in which two or more certified professionals with different knowledge, skills, and talents have joint responsibility, accountability, and mutual ownership for designing, delivering, monitoring, and evaluating instruction for a diverse group of learners. Co-Teaching involves partners who co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess their students. We will learn about the five different models for co-teaching and how teams can be supported through the process.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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What can be customized? Professional Learning and Ongoing Support Delivery model: virtual or in person Session length: 30 minutes or longer Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how we learn.

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The Framework for Access & Belonging is the newly renovated Supplementary Aids and Services (SaS) Consideration Toolkit and keeps the purpose of the toolkit unchanged.

FAB is a structured method to analyze the instructional, physical, and social environment of a general education classroom from the perspective of an individual student with a disability. The intended outcome of using the FAB Process is for the team to identify specific obstacles or instructional barriers that may interfere with meaningful access and belonging within an educational environment. Once barriers are identified, the team will select tools, strategies, and/or resources to reduce and/or eliminate these barriers to enhance participation and learning for the student with a disability in the general education classroom.

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The Framework for Access & Belonging is the newly renovated Supplementary Aids and Services (SaS) Consideration Toolkit and keeps the purpose of the toolkit unchanged. FAB is a structured method to analyze the instructional, physical, and social environment of a general education classroom from the perspective of an individual student with a disability.

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NWEA MAP Growth For Educators Using NWEA MAP Growth

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For Educators Using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency

Join for Advancement in Professional Development and Act 48 credit hours!

Step by Step

How to:

Assign the test

Tips and tricks when administering the test

Dive into reviewing the data

Drive small and whole group instruction based on student need

Assigning progress monitoring

2023 - 2024 School Year When: First Thursday of every month starting Thursday, September 7th, 2023 All Sessions will be held virtually What Time: 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Who: Educators using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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For Educators Using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Join for Advancement in Professional Development and Act 48 credit hours! How to: Assign the test Tips and tricks when administering the test Dive into reviewing the data Drive small and whole group instruction based on student need Assigning progress monitoring 2023 - 2024 School Year When: First Thursday of every month starting Thursday, September 7th, 2023 All Sessions will be held virtually What Time: 3:00 p.m.

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Connect with other professionals in the field.

Join Today!

Looking for support, interventions, and new ideas to utilize in your position? This Professional Learning Community (PLC) will meet each month to dive into a topic related to reading. Time will be given to connect with other professionals in the field to share expertise that will help us all continue to improve student outcomes in reading.

Dates and Topics for 2023-2024 School Year
October 9, 2023 November 13, 2023 December 11, 2023
Session Topic: Beginning Phonics
January 8, 2024
Session Topic: Advanced Phonics
February 12, 2024 March 11, 2024
Session Topic: Comprehension
April 8, 2024
Session Topic: Writing

For more information, contact:

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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Connect with other professionals in the field. Looking for support, interventions, and new ideas to utilize in your position? This Professional Learning Community (PLC) will meet each month to dive into a topic related to reading. Time will be given to connect with other professionals in the field to share expertise that will help us all continue to improve student outcomes in reading.

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LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write.

This professional learning experience:

Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills.

Provides the "why" and "how" of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional.

It also empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning. This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components:

LETRS Online Learning Platform

LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual

LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional In-Person Learning Sessions

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Unit 1 The Challenge of Learning to Read
October 11, 2023

Why reading is difficult * The connection between language and literacy * What the brain does when a person is reading * The skills that support proficient reading * How children learn to read and spell * Major types of reading difficulties * How to use assessment for prevention and early intervention * Using assessment to differentiate instruction
Unit 2 The Speech Sounds of English
November 8, 2023

Phonology related to reading and spelling * How phonological skills develop * The importance of phonemic awareness * The consonant phonemes of the English language * The vowel phonemes of the English language * Dialects, language differences, and allophonic variation * How phonological skills should be taught * Which phonological skills should be assessed * Administer the PAST: A Summary Activity
Unit 3 Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
January 10, 2024

The role of the strands of the Reading Rope in word recognition * The role of phonics in reading instruction * Compare code-emphasis instruction with meaning-emphasis instruction * Explore phoneme-grapheme correspondence system of English * Classify phonics elements * Understand some basic patterns of position-based spelling in English

Unit 4 Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition
February 7, 2024

Advanced word study * Position-based spelling correspondences and other orthographic conventions * Phoneme-grapheme mapping * The six syllable types and how they should be taught * Distinguish syllables from morphemes * Suffix rules * Spelling screeners and how to interpret the results * Best practices for teaching spelling * Relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension * Building word, sentence, and passage reading fluency * Interpret phonological, phonics, spelling, and fluency data * Aligning practices with scientific evidence

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LETRS is an acronym for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. LETRS, Volume 2, is the second year of the professional course of study for instructors of reading, spelling, and related language skills. Volume 2 focuses on developing language comprehension. It is designed to bring deeper insights and knowledge to reading instruction, provide answers that instructional materials cannot, and allow teachers to reach, through explicit, scientifically based methods, students who might otherwise fail.

Intended Audience:

K- 6 General and Special Education Teachers

Reading Specialists

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Special Education Compliance
2023 - 2024 Professional Learning Options

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Writing IEPs The Educational Benefit Review process

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The Speech Therapist Professional Learning Community is an interactive and collaborative learning series. It is designed to support Speech Language Pathologists. Participants will be given opportunities to network and share therapy resources.

The format for 2023-24 will be alternating weekdays and full day in order to accommodate Speech Therapists' caseload demands.

Please bring your therapy ideas, case studies and questions to the group!

Meeting Dates:

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 8, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker TDB

Friday, April 15, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

All networking meetings will be held in person at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV.

Hosted by Assistive Technology Department

For scheduling questions, please contact:

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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During these 3 sessions participants will learn the basics of soldering and reverse engineering in order to build switches, explore creating adaptable items, 3D printing and/or adapt various toys/devices. All necessary supplies will be provided. For the Workshop session, participants are also welcome to bring their own toys or devices they would like to learn to adapt.

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2023-2024 Professional Learning Options

Professional Learning Options

Classroom Management

The use of effective teaching principles and classroom management strategies can lead to the reduction of a large number of behavioral and supervision issues. This comprehensive classroom management training will allow participants to explore five evidence-based practices of classroom management and how they can be used to design an effective classroom management plan for both in-person and virtual settings. Practical strategies, tips, and basic procedures that teachers can use to promote appropriate student behavior will be shared throughout the training. Individuals will explore various tools and procedures that can be utilized to support student behavior in the classroom and throughout the school.

Supporting Student Behavior on the Bus

SUPPORTING STUDENT BEHAVIOR IN THE CAFETERIA

Does your data show that the cafeteria is a hotspot for problem behavior? Our cafeteria behavior management training will help provide staff with the tools to implement effective procedures, routines and interventions to address problem behavior in the cafeteria. This training would be beneficial for administrators, cafeteria monitors, and paraprofessionals.

FBA Overview, Positive Behavior Support Plans & Writing Behavior Goals

Professional Learning Your Way!

Customize your learning...

What can be customized?

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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Experiencing turnover with PBIS team members who have never been formally trained in Tier 1? New administration who were not a part of your initial training? Looking to add new members to your core team?

This refresher day is for you!

This training is designed to continue to improve your internal capacity to support the systems and practices that have been established at Tier 1.

During this training, we will be reviewing rationales behind the key foundational components to an effective PBIS program. Attendees should be new administrators or core team members who were not a part of the initial training process. The training will focus on the "why" behind many of the existing practices your PBIS programs are utilizing. In addition, new trauma informed practices will be reviewed. The goal of this training is to provide a strong foundational understanding behind PBIS and your role in supporting your team.
Target Audience:

New administration within the past 2 years

New core-team members within the past 2 years

Administration/core-team members who have never received formal Tier 1 training

Topics to be Discussed: When: First Offering

In-person

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, 453 Maple Street, Grove City, PA 16127

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Are you looking for a chance to network and collaborate with local SWPBIS coaches and team members? Do you feel like you are struggling to keep your program fresh and engaging for staff and students? Or is your program thriving with successful Tier 1 implementation and you have so many great ideas to share with others? If you said yes to any of the above questions, then coaches day is just right for you!

This year coaches day is divided into primary schools (K-6th) and secondary schools (7th-12th) in order to better meet the needs of each team in their implementation of PBIS. Research has shown that coaching is a cornerstone of implementation fidelity. This event is an opportunity for coaches and teams to engage with role-alike peers in professional learning and resource sharing.

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The goal of the Behavior Support PLC aims to provide teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with other professionals in similar roles. A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is an intricate recipe that never turns out the same each time it's prepared. The ingredients in any successful PLC are learning, collaboration, and results.

Join us for a learning community that will consist of a four-part series that is designed to explore supports for students with emotional and behavioral needs.

Details

October 4, 2023

9:00am - 3:00 pm
December 7, 2023
9:00am - 3:00pm
February 8, 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm
April 9, 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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2023-2024 Professional Learning Opportunities

Supporting Social Skills for Students with Autism

Many individuals with autism may be motivated to have meaningful interactions with others; however, they may need systematic teaching to have successful social outcomes. Social skills training is essential in helping students to explicitly learn appropriate social behaviors. This session will explore various social skills curriculums that are designed to support students that are considered intermediate to advanced learners. Participants will be able to view a variety of curriculums and discuss the skills targeted throughout the curriculums.

Autism 101

Professional Learning Your Way!

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING...

What can be customized?

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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2023-2024 Professional Learning Opportunities Many individuals with autism may be motivated to have meaningful interactions with others; however, they may need systematic teaching to have successful social outcomes. Social skills training is essential in helping students to explicitly learn appropriate social behaviors.

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RENEW is a structured career-to-work transition planning and individualized process for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. RENEW has increased high school completion, employment and post-secondary education participation rates for students. During this overview participants will learn how to implement these strategies with transition-aged students. We will look at the maps used with students. These graphics help the student to understand who they are, set goals, and determine what they need to be successful.
Outcomes

Improved educational outcomes

Increased graduation rates

Increased post-secondary education participation

Increased employment rates

Improved functioning in the school and the community

Reductions in behavior problems in school and in the community

High youth satisfaction rates

Increased youth self-determination and self-efficacy skills

This session will be held at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV.

The intended audience is general education teachers, special education teachers, administration, and school counselors.

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Customize your learning...

What can be customized?
Delivery model: virtual or in person Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer

Yellow Ribbon's Be A Link!® is an adult gatekeeper training program that provides participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to appropriate help resources. It teaches simple, effective tools of help between those in need and help resources. It emphasizes the important role parents, school personnel and other trusted adults can play in helping at-risk young people.

This professional learning community (PLC) is designed for School Social Workers who are interested in connecting with MIU IV and other district social workers to discuss and collaborate with one another on topics related to advocating for students within the school setting.

Additional Information

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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What can be customized? Delivery model: virtual or in person Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer Yellow Ribbon's Be A Link!® is an adult gatekeeper training program that provides participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to appropriate help resources.

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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training is a requirement in Pennsylvania for all school employees who have direct contact with children. In this Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance 3 hour training session we will review the elements of child abuse, including the legal definitions and categories, and indicators of abuse. The training provides an overview of mandated reporting obligations, including how to make a report, protections for those who report, and liabilities for failing to report. This training is approved by the PA Department of Education, PA Department of Human Services, and State Acts 126 & 31.

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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training is a requirement in Pennsylvania for all school employees who have direct contact with children. In this Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance 3 hour training session we will review the elements of child abuse, including the legal definitions and categories, and indicators of abuse.

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Yellow Ribbon's Be A Link!® is an adult gatekeeper training program that provides participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to appropriate help resources. It teaches simple, effective tools of help between those in need and help resources. It emphasizes the important role parents, school personnel and other trusted adults can play in helping at-risk young people.

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Yellow Ribbon's Be A Link!® is an adult gatekeeper training program that provides participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to appropriate help resources. It teaches simple, effective tools of help between those in need and help resources.

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This professional learning community (PLC) is designed for School Social Workers who are interested in connecting with MIU IV and other district social workers to discuss and collaborate with one another on topics related to advocating for students within the school setting.

What to expect....

Participate in collaborative dialogue with other social workers

Make better and more informed decisions about your practice

Swap stories, experiences, and ideas

Find inspirating and thought-provoking conversations with expert perspective at each networking meeting

Bring your questions and innovative ideas to share!

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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training is a requirement in Pennsylvania for all school employees who have direct contact with children. In this Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance 3 hour training session we will review the elements of child abuse, including the legal definitions and categories, and indicators of abuse. The training provides an overview of mandated reporting obligations, including how to make a report, protections for those who report, and liabilities for failing to report. This training is approved by the PA Department of Education, PA Department of Human Services, and State Acts 126 & 31.

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Under the Supervision of the Director of Special Education, secretaries keep legal special education records, maintain accurate data, compile various reports and documents and assist in many other areas. We will review compliance requirements and best practices for documentation as well as special education terminology.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Description

The goal of the Behavior Support PLC aims to provide teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with other professionals in similar roles. A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is an intricate recipe that never turns out the same each time it's prepared. The ingredients in any successful PLC are learning, collaboration, and results.

Join us for a learning community that will consist of a four-part series that is designed to explore supports for students with emotional and behavioral needs.

Details

October 4, 2023

9:00am - 3:00 pm
December 7, 2023
9:00am - 3:00pm
February 8, 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm
April 9, 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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The goal of the Behavior Support PLC aims to provide teachers with an opportunity to collaborate with other professionals in similar roles. A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is an intricate recipe that never turns out the same each time it's prepared. The ingredients in any successful PLC are learning, collaboration, and results.

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NWEA MAP Growth For Educators Using NWEA MAP Growth

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For Educators Using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency

Join for Advancement in Professional Development and Act 48 credit hours!

Step by Step

How to:

Assign the test

Tips and tricks when administering the test

Dive into reviewing the data

Drive small and whole group instruction based on student need

Assigning progress monitoring

2023 - 2024 School Year When: First Thursday of every month starting Thursday, September 7th, 2023 All Sessions will be held virtually What Time: 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Who: Educators using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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For Educators Using NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Join for Advancement in Professional Development and Act 48 credit hours! How to: Assign the test Tips and tricks when administering the test Dive into reviewing the data Drive small and whole group instruction based on student need Assigning progress monitoring 2023 - 2024 School Year When: First Thursday of every month starting Thursday, September 7th, 2023 All Sessions will be held virtually What Time: 3:00 p.m.

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Connect with other professionals in the field.

Join Today!

Looking for support, interventions, and new ideas to utilize in your position? This Professional Learning Community (PLC) will meet each month to dive into a topic related to reading. Time will be given to connect with other professionals in the field to share expertise that will help us all continue to improve student outcomes in reading.

Dates and Topics for 2023-2024 School Year
October 9, 2023 November 13, 2023 December 11, 2023
Session Topic: Beginning Phonics
January 8, 2024
Session Topic: Advanced Phonics
February 12, 2024 March 11, 2024
Session Topic: Comprehension
April 8, 2024
Session Topic: Writing

For more information, contact:

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

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Connect with other professionals in the field. Looking for support, interventions, and new ideas to utilize in your position? This Professional Learning Community (PLC) will meet each month to dive into a topic related to reading. Time will be given to connect with other professionals in the field to share expertise that will help us all continue to improve student outcomes in reading.

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This professional learning community (PLC) is designed for School Social Workers who are interested in connecting with MIU IV and other district social workers to discuss and collaborate with one another on topics related to advocating for students within the school setting.

What to expect....

Participate in collaborative dialogue with other social workers

Make better and more informed decisions about your practice

Swap stories, experiences, and ideas

Find inspirating and thought-provoking conversations with expert perspective at each networking meeting

Bring your questions and innovative ideas to share!

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This professional learning community (PLC) is designed for School Social Workers who are interested in connecting with MIU IV and other district social workers to discuss and collaborate with one another on topics related to advocating for students within the school setting. What to expect....

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The Speech Therapist Professional Learning Community is an interactive and collaborative learning series. It is designed to support Speech Language Pathologists. Participants will be given opportunities to network and share therapy resources.

The format for 2023-24 will be alternating weekdays and full day in order to accommodate Speech Therapists' caseload demands.

Please bring your therapy ideas, case studies and questions to the group!

Meeting Dates:

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 8, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker TDB

Friday, April 15, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

All networking meetings will be held in person at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV.

Hosted by Assistive Technology Department

For scheduling questions, please contact:

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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The Speech Therapist Professional Learning Community is an interactive and collaborative learning series. It is designed to support Speech Language Pathologists. Participants will be given opportunities to network and share therapy resources. The format for 2023-24 will be alternating weekdays and full day in order to accommodate Speech Therapists' caseload demands.

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Are you looking for a chance to network and collaborate with local SWPBIS coaches and team members? Do you feel like you are struggling to keep your program fresh and engaging for staff and students? Or is your program thriving with successful Tier 1 implementation and you have so many great ideas to share with others? If you said yes to any of the above questions, then coaches day is just right for you!

This year coaches day is divided into primary schools (K-6th) and secondary schools (7th-12th) in order to better meet the needs of each team in their implementation of PBIS. Research has shown that coaching is a cornerstone of implementation fidelity. This event is an opportunity for coaches and teams to engage with role-alike peers in professional learning and resource sharing.

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SWPBIS Regional Coaches Days - 2023 - 2024 by Richael Fertig | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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Work Group

Secondary transition coordinators will have the opportunity to ask questions, network, and share resources with their peers. We will learn about state and local trends and initiatives in order to improve secondary transition practices in our districts.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Secondary transition coordinators will have the opportunity to ask questions, network, and share resources with their peers. We will learn about state and local trends and initiatives in order to improve secondary transition practices in our districts.

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Our transition council is a network of parents, educators, and community service providers working together to help students with special needs in their transition from school to adult life. We discuss activities, resources, and other topics to promote effective transition planning.

December 6, 2023 1:00PM - 3:00PM

In-person at MIU IV with a virtual option

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April 24, 2024 1:00PM - 3:00PM

In-person at MIU IV with a virtual option

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Our transition council is a network of parents, educators, and community service providers working together to help students with special needs in their transition from school to adult life. We discuss activities, resources, and other topics to promote effective transition planning.

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Work Group

Secondary transition coordinators will have the opportunity to ask questions, network, and share resources with their peers. We will learn about state and local trends and initiatives in order to improve secondary transition practices in our districts.

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Secondary transition coordinators will have the opportunity to ask questions, network, and share resources with their peers. We will learn about state and local trends and initiatives in order to improve secondary transition practices in our districts.

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Our transition council is a network of parents, educators, and community service providers working together to help students with special needs in their transition from school to adult life. We discuss activities, resources, and other topics to promote effective transition planning.

December 6, 2023 1:00PM - 3:00PM

In-person at MIU IV with a virtual option

_____________________________________________________

April 24, 2024 1:00PM - 3:00PM

In-person at MIU IV with a virtual option

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solution to evolving challenges.

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Our transition council is a network of parents, educators, and community service providers working together to help students with special needs in their transition from school to adult life. We discuss activities, resources, and other topics to promote effective transition planning.

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. This approach offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it, and show what they know.

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning that helps give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. This approach offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it, and show what they know.

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Brain Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States

Every 9 seconds someone in the US sustains a brain injury.

More than 3.6 million people sustain an ABI (acquired brain injury) each year.

At least 2.8 million people sustain a TBI (traumatic brain injury) each year.

Each year approximately 26,000 children in PA sustain traumatic brain injury (mild, moderate, or severe).

22,000 of those are concussions.

Approximately 70% of students who've sustained a concussion should recover within 4 weeks

The BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, &

Students) Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program

assists Pennsylvania schools in creating appropriate

educational plans for students following acquired brain

injury (ABI). ABIs are brain injuries that occur after birth

and include both traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and

non-traumatic brain injuries (non-TBI). ABIs can cause cognitive,

physical, social-emotional, and behavioral impairments that impact

classroom performance and learning.

The BrainSTEPS Program was created in 2007 by the PA

Department of Health. BrainSTEPS is funded jointly through the

Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania

Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education and

implemented by the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania.

Anyone can make a referral:

1. Go to www.brainsteps.net

2. Click on Make a Student Referral and fill out the required information.

3. Click submit.

4. Once the MIU IV BrainSTEPS team receives the referral the school will be contacted to discuss the case.

5. There will be a one-time fee of $400. The BrainSTEPS team will follow the student until graduation.

For more information about the MIU IV BrainSTEPS Program

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV

Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.

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BrainSTEPS - March is Brain Injury Awareness Month by Bryda Drumm

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The day will include a segment dedicated to engaging with STEAM activities available in the MIU IV STEAM lending library. During these activities, students will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of tools and resources encompassing science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). This hands-on experience aims to foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills among students.

The class will be organized into small groups to ensure personalized attention and effective interaction with the tools. Each group will be led to various rooms where different STEAM activities are set up. This setup allows for a dynamic and immersive learning experience, enabling students to explore and experiment with different STEAM concepts in a structured yet engaging manner.

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The Weekly Update #4 - February 21st, 2024 by Linda Delvaux | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more