June 23, 2021
Jenny Lent
2021 IU1 Virtual Summer Institute
August 3rd and 4th
For additional information and to register, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/iu1summerinstitute/home
Washington County Schools only - grant from Commissioners
Free registration for the Summer Institute 2021
3-days of Free PD by December 31, 2021
All staff have access to EVOLVE for FREE until March 2022
OWL Camera in lending library!
Registration for Act 13 Educator Effectiveness trainings
Full explanations on calculations for Act 13 specifically for attendance can be found here as well as challenge multiplier
Phase 2 Comprehensive Plans are due November 30
Must have a 28 day review and board approval
ATSI Plans must be board approved and are due June 30, 2021
TSI designated school who are Title 1 buildings must submit a school improvement plan
June 10 - Act 138 Guidance re: Certification for Temporary Nurses Aides
Local Assessment Uploads begin June 7 in PIMS
LEAs are encouraged to report sufficient assessment data to facilitate meaningful analysis. Assessment data may be reported for the 2017-18 through 2020-21 school years. Data for each school year is reported in a data set specific to that school year (2017-18 data is reported in the C6 Local Assess Analytics 2017-18 data set). Data for multiple administrations of the same assessment within a school year may be reported.
PIMS Manuals and Calendar has been updated with this information
The Student Local Assessment Subtest Template for Reporting and Analytics Template Verification report can be found in the PIMSReports MyPDESuite application at eScholar Framework for Cognos > Verify > Validation Reports > Template Verification.
No Accuracy Certification Statement is required for this data set.
The PIMS Manual and Elementary-Secondary Data Collection Calendar can be found on the PIMS webpage at http://www.education.pa.gov > Data and Reporting> PIMS.
Open office hours for questions
June 8, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
June 15, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
June 22, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
The Zoom Webinar contact information is the same for each session:
https://zoom.us/j/93212661339?pwd=aDVuaDNGZHBUWVpKd0Q2ZmhMWVhsUT09
Passcode: 332964938
Craig Hummel - Craig is currently on leave; all questions can be directed to Jenny
Jo Beth McKee
There’s nothing intuitive about the act of reading: Learning to decode intricate symbolic systems quickly and accurately is a hard-won skill. But even the next level of reading strategies—the stopping and starting, the gaps in comprehension that sometimes open up as we read, and must be plugged, the questions and predictions—are skills that must be taught and mastered. ~ Sarah Gonser, Edutopia May 26, 2021
Dave Dunham
Rob Baier
2021 PCTM Annual Conference: Equity in Math
The 2021 PCTM Conference Registration is officially LIVE!. Here are some specifics:
It’s on August 5, 2021
It is only $30 to attend
It is fully virtual.
If someone is on vacation, no worries! Every session will be recorded and offered to all who registered (so definitely register!)
You do not have to be a current PCTM member!
Act 48 Credits are available for each session attended.
With registration, you get a complimentary PCTM membership for a year and access to the PCTM Magazine!
To register, click the link below:
Alyssa Moore
PA Science Standards Update!
Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to 22 Pa. Code Chapter 4
The State Board of Education has announced its intention to adopt proposed amendments to 22 Pa. Code Chapter 4 that seek to update the state's academic standards in Science and Technology and Environment and Ecology and make other technical revisions to the Chapter. The proposed rulemaking will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on Saturday, June 5, 2021, for a 30-day public comment period. Comments on the proposed rulemaking may be submitted to the Board in writing at ra-stateboardofed@pa.gov or State Board of Education, 333 Market Street, 1st Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126.
The June 5, 2021, issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin containing language of the Board's proposed amendments to 22 Pa. Code Chapter 4 and background on the proposal can be found here: Pennsylvania Bulletin (pacodeandbulletin.gov)
Additional information related to the proposal can be found on the Department of Education's website here: Science Standards (pa.gov)
7-12 CS certification and Praxis exam
Full reimbursement is available for exam registration and CS add-on certification filing fees. This temporary reimbursement program is open to any PA educators. Priority is given to PDE PAsmart and PaTTAN Praxis-Prep pathway participants, but all educators are encouraged to fill out this Google Form to request reimbursement.
Additional Praxis preparation study materials are available in our CSinPA Teacher toolkit (also available in CSinPA Schoology course).
4th Annual PA CSforALL Summit- June 21-25, 2021- Click here to learn more and to register!
Pennsylvania PBS- Connectivity to Learning Impact Report (February-May 2021)
Check out the report to see a varitey of projects highlighted such as Remake Learning Days, Family Night Engineering, and Datacasting!
1_PAPBS_Connectivity to Learning_Report_6-14-2021.pdfFederal Grant Partnership Opportunity- EIR (Education, Research, and Innovation) - The Museum of Science in Boston is seeking district partners to implement their Integrated Engineering and Computer Science Curriculum. Districts interested in partnering would receive units and materials as well as professional learning and support.
The grant is due July 7, and although it is a rather quick turnaround, they will need letters of support soon. If you are interested, please send your letter of support to Alyssa Moore at alyssa.moore@iu1.org by Friday, July 2, 2021.
EIR Information for Districts (4).pdfSarah Durzo
Innovation grants were awarded - stay tuned for a potential Round 2 sometime later this summer!