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RIU6 Act 48 Activities and Continuing

Professional Education Summer Schedule

Workshops and Courses Catalog

2014

270 Mayfield Road ? Clarion, PA 16214 ? 800-672-7123 or 814-226-7103

RIU6 Act 48 Activities and Continuing Professional Education Summer Schedule

Table of Contents

Registration Policies & Procedures ............................................................................................................... 3 Interactive Math Notebooks for Elementary School .................................................................................... 4 Growing Schools, Growing Teachers, Growing Students.............................................................................. 4 Preventative Classroom Management ......................................................................................................... 5 Preventative Classroom Management (Repeat)........................................................................................... 5 Computers in Your Classroom ...................................................................................................................... 6 PowerPoint Fold'ems .................................................................................................................................... 6 Digital Storytelling......................................................................................................................................... 6 Classroom Management Strategies .............................................................................................................. 7 Digital Storytelling with Movie Maker .......................................................................................................... 7 Inquiry Based Learning 1............................................................................................................................... 7 Inquiry Based Learning 2............................................................................................................................... 8 Pennsylvania Petroleum: Past, Present and Future...................................................................................... 8 Crossing the Curriculum................................................................................................................................ 9 Crossing the Curriculum (Repeat) ................................................................................................................. 9 Classroom Success: A Fine Motor and Visual Perceptual Approach............................................................. 9 Classroom Success: A Fine Motor and Visual Perceptual Approach (Repeat)............................................ 10 Helping Everyone Achieve Respect and ASVAB Career Exploration........................................................... 10 Heritage Outreach Program........................................................................................................................ 11 Making Elementary Math Fun with Excel ................................................................................................... 11 Powerful Tools and Tips for Teaching Digital Citizenship to Students........................................................ 11 Edmodo ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Defiant Children .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Character Development Program (see program flyer on pg. 14 for additional details)............................................................................................................................. 12 iPads in Education (see program flyer on pg. 16 for additional details)..................................................... 13 Schoolwires User Group Workshop ............................................................................................................ 15 Reading with Meaning ................................................................................................................................ 15 Making Fluency Fun! ................................................................................................................................... 15 Writer's Workshop for Young Authors ....................................................................................................... 17 Mother Goose on the Loose ....................................................................................................................... 17

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RIU6 Act 48 Activities and Continuing Professional Education Summer Schedule

The Science of Water .................................................................................................................................. 17 50 Ways to Use Discovery Education.......................................................................................................... 18 Reading Mastery Signature Edition K-1 ...................................................................................................... 18 Reading Mastery Signature Edition 2-5 ...................................................................................................... 19 Corrective Reading Decoding...................................................................................................................... 19 Connecting Math Concepts......................................................................................................................... 19 Junk Drawer Robotics ................................................................................................................................. 20 Effective Tech Ideas? Come & Get 'Em!..................................................................................................... 20 Paper, Slide, Action!.................................................................................................................................... 21

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RIU6 Act 48 Activities and Continuing Professional Education Summer Schedule

Registration Policies & Procedures

Registration: To register, go to and click on "Workshops & Courses." If you have difficulty registering, contact Bonnie Hoffman at bhoffman@ or (814) 297-5121 for assistance. All registrations must be completed online; no registrations will be accepted by phone, paper, or email.

Registration Deadline: The registration deadline is two weeks prior to the start of the activity. At that point, the activity will no longer be listed online and based on attendance, any cancellation decisions will be made and communicated via email to registrants and presenters.

Late Registration: Contact Bonnie Hoffman at bhoffman@ or (814) 297-5121 for assistance. Late registrations, including walk-ins, may or may not be accepted, depending upon registration numbers, availability of materials, etc. If accepted, an additional late registration fee of $10.00 will be added to the cost of the activity.

Payment: Payment for RIU6 Summer Courses is required by a credit card through the My Learning Plan system at the time of registration. The full payment will be charged to your account once it is confirmed that the workshop will take place. Contact Bonnie Hoffman at bhoffman@ or (814) 297-5121 if additional payment method is needed ? these will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Participant Responsibilities: District participants are responsible for ensuring the activity meets the requirements of their district's Act 48 professional education plan and that any district policies and procedures for pre-approval have been followed.

Act 48 Hours: The provisions of Act 48 apply to all educators holding Pennsylvania public school certificates, including substitutes. You may check your Act 48 status at: . Additional information regarding Act 48 requirements may be found on the PDE website at: .

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credits: CPE courses are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for graduate level credit and may be used to satisfy the following:

Level II Certification - all 24 credits may be CPE credits Letter of Equivalency for Master's Degree - a maximum of 18 of the 36 required credits may be

CPE credits Act 48 requirements - one CPE credit equals 30 hours

Each credit requires 14 hours of in-class time and 16 hours of out-of-class time (to complete assignments). Districts or school-related organizations may submit CPE course proposals (up to three credits) to RIU6, and upon approval, may then offer those classes for CPE credit.

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RIU6 Act 48 Activities and Continuing Professional Education Summer Schedule

Workshops & Courses

Interactive Math Notebooks for Elementary School

Target Audience: K-6 Teachers, Substitutes, and Paraeducators Date(s): June 9, 2014 Time(s): 9:00 a.m. ? 12:00 p.m. Location: RIU6: Professional Library Instructor(s): Mary Beth Yahner Fee: $50.00 Act 48 Hour(s): 3 Description: Elementary teachers, substitutes and paraprofessionals will learn how to notebook and use anchor charts to help students reference the Pennsylvania Core Standards.

Growing Schools, Growing Teachers, Growing Students

Target Audience: K-6 Teachers (General and Special Education; Math, Science & ELA), Substitutes, and Paraeducators (Participants must have an active, individual school user PVAAS account.) Date(s): June 9, 2014 Time(s): 8:30 a.m. ? 3:30 p.m. (1 hr. lunch on your own) Location: RIU6: Computer Lab Instructor(s): Karen Henrichs and Conrad Warner Fee: $75.00 Act 48 Hour(s): 6 Description: What's the value of growth data? In this session, participants will learn how PVAAS relates to school effectiveness and teacher effectiveness. Specifically, participants will . . .

School Effectiveness ? Review the concept of growth related to all performance levels ? Use PVAAS data to assess effectiveness of instructional programs ? Use PVAAS projections for planning to ensure the right students are placed in the right courses ? Create and view custom diagnostic reports ? Learn how to use PVAAS data in student and parent conferences

Teacher Effectiveness ? Learn how PVAAS data will be used in the summative evaluation process ? Review scatterplot graphs to comprehend the utility of growth data as a measure of effectiveness ? View Teacher Effectiveness sample reports ? Learn how to read the TE reports and determine the implications of the data

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