Lead & Learn 2024 - Facilitator Application
Riverview Intermediate Unit #6 is excited to be hosting Lead & Learn for a third year of teacher-led professional learning sessions! We are looking for teachers willing to lead a 2.5 hour professional development session for other teachers. Topics & content are not limited and can include a favorite lesson, mini-book study, instructional strategies, resources, and more! Facilitators will be paid $250 for preparation and facilitation.
This year, there will be Lead & Learn sessions in the morning and afternoon on three Thursdays: June 13, June 20, & June 27. The application to lead a session is due March 29, 2023. Please submit just one application. The link to apply is here: https://forms.gle/FfwDndWibLr2XrWN8
Email Ben Brobst (bbrobst@riu6.org) with any questions.
Comprehensive Planning, School Improvement, and Educator Effectiveness
Website with Plan Requirements- 28 day public review is NOT a requirement or school improvement but may be used as a way to gather stakeholder feedback.
Slides (Feb. 9, 2024) Note: slide #3 trainings, slide #17 due dates
Remake Learning Days 2024
SAVE THE DATE: May 2 - May 22, 2024
WOW!! We have 120 school & community events on the Northwest PA event calendar! Take a SNEAK PEEK here of events in your area -- soon we will have promotional materials to share with schools. Please be sure to encourage families (and take your own) to participate in some joyful learning and fun opportunities this spring!
DiscoverED: A Statewide Design Challenge
On May 7th, DiscoverED kicks off the Remake Learning Days festival across Pennsylvania. First and Second Grade Classrooms will participate in a STEM design challenge of building a catapult and all participating students will earn a digital badge for their career readiness portfolio as part of the Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge. Here's the highlights:
1) Schools will receive ALL materials and supplies FREE of charge for students to plan, create, and iterate a catapult design.
2) Classrooms will virtually connect with another PA class to experience how STEAM and maker pedagogies are thriving in different spaced from their own.
The following schools have signed up to participate: Clarion, C-L, North Clarion, Redbank Valley, Brockway, Brookville, DuBois, DuBois Catholic, Franklin, and Forest
- Video of past DiscoverED events can be found here.
PDE Updates for HPE and Dual Enrollment
Highlights on the HPE school profile, added on the question documents. Multiple schools were listed or a contact for that school could not be found. Any school engaged in Dual Credit Grant, money should be flowing shortly. Can be used retroactively to 2022.Grant sunsets in June 2024. Recommendation to work with the institution of Higher Ed to prepurchase seats.
SEL Training Options
Here are Social Emotional Learning Trainings offerings to choose from. If interested, please fill out a professional development request. Any questions, please email kfarbo@riu6.org
Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge Webinar
Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge Webinar on April 16th, 2024, at 11 am. During the webinar, we will explore the details of the challenge and discuss how you can best leverage this opportunity for the benefit of your students.
Here is the link to register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdeivqD0pG903ZcrmFckTW56Z7hL-psnY
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Source of Strength
Sources of Strength is an evidence-based program that involves peer leaders to enhance protective factors associated with reducing suicide at the school population level by engaging youth as peer leaders and school staff as adult allies. OMHSAS has provided this program for free for PA schools through a grant where Youth Move provides the training and a stipend for messaging campaign materials and training.
Here is the link: https://youthmovepa.wildapricot.org/Sources-of-Strength
Training would be dependent on the individual school. YouthMove will do an MOU. They can contact ympa@youthmovepa.org to set that up and have the initial conversation.
C.O.R.E. of Youth
Description: A youth-driven organization that we are launching in the area. Our mission is to empower students to increase their self-advocacy skills and leadership skills while reducing isolation among youth with and without disabilities.
