Berks County IU
Common Professional Learning Opportunities
October 9, 2023
Welcome to Berks County Intermediate Unit Common In-Service 2023 Information and Registration.
Find your department and use the link to register via Frontline.
All sessions will run 8:00-3:00 (unless otherwise indicated) with an hour lunch on your own. Locations are listed in the descriptions. All participants will receive 6 Act 48 hours.
ART
Join your fellow Art teachers at Albright College for a day of sharing and learning.
Music
Join your fellow music teachers for a day of sharing and learning, at Muhlenberg Junior High School.
English language development
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing at Oley Valley Middle School. Dr. Andrea Kolb from WiTf will present in the morning and will speak to the definition of immigrant, refugee, undocumented and asylum seekers as it relates to our students and how to support them in our classrooms. She will provide resources and strategies that support the families in our communities as well. We will spend the afternoon networking and collaborating with the information shared in the morning session.
Gifted Education
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing at BCIU's Main Office. Margaret Foster will be leading the day for this network group on the topic: "Gifted, Stressed, and Struggling: Can emotional regulation show us the path forward?"
For more information click here.
School librarians
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing at Reading Public Museum. Meet Ryan Rydzewski and Gregg Behr, authors of When You Wonder You Learn; Mr. Roger's Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious Caring Kids. Ryan and Greg will lead you through a morning of activities relevant to school librarians, the afternoon you will have an opportunity to explore two brand-new literature exhibits at the museum and put your learning to work!
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing at Rock Hollow Woods. Check out the details for the day here.
Health & Physical Education
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing at Wilson West Middle School. We know physical education is changing to a more lifestyle approach and health classes are gearing more towards skills-based learning. By connecting with others in our content area, we will collaborate, hear from experts in our field and expand our 'teacher toolboxes' to best serve our students and communities. We encourage all health & PE teachers K-12 to join our sessions, as we will also have Michelle Carter from SHAPE America (our health & PE professional association) as our keynote speaker.
mental health conference
Join your colleagues at the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences for a high-quality professional learning and networking experience focused on student mental health for Berks County school nurses, school physicians, school counselors, social workers, and school-based mental health professionals.
Technology & Engineering
Join your colleagues for a day of learning and sharing. Two tours will happen; one from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (Glen-Gery, Shoemakersville Campus) and one from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (Materion, Shoemakersville Campus).
Teaching Safety Skills to reduce the risk of sexual abuse
In this training, participants will learn about tools and resources designed for teaching students with disabilities about sexuality education. We will also help participants make connections with community resources and community outreach opportunities.