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 * || Professional Development Update from the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit  July 2014  || || ||

 The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, a regional educational service agency, provides dynamic, visionary leadership and effective, efficient services for constituent school districts, schools and students. ||
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 * = **Our Mission** ||

**Seminar Series** Knowledge to Practice: Applying Critical Components of the Framework for Teaching       The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit invites new and novice teachers to join us for four sessions of focused discussion on critical components found within the Danielson Framework for Teaching. All sessions held from 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
 * **New Teacher**

Click ** here ** for more information. || ||  || Student Assistance K-12 3-Day Certification Training July 21, 28, and 31, 2014 8:30 am to 3:30 pm   SAP Leadership Training    August 1, 2014 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
 * = **Student Assistance Program (SAP) Training Opportunities** ||
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The MCIU also offers on-site individualized team SAP maintenance sessions, as well as customized training opportunities for groups of 10 or more participants.

Click ** here ** for additional information. ||

philosophy for teaching reading and spelling. The teaching plan is based on continuous assessment of the students' needs. WRS is successful with students who have a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, as well as those who are reading below grade level because of word-level deficits. Click ** here ** for more information or to register. || ||  || The programs include administration certifications, Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility, Autism Spectrum Disorders endorsement certificate and others.
 * **Wilson Certification**    The Wilson Reading System (WRS) is a highly-structured multisensory language    program based on Orton-Gillingham principles and[[image:https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/G6TUFXbT1Q7-CW6PPN-kCnNHkLzCDnzfd2thvxCrihBY6WcurSeGk7nGLCLmj_zVyZ3v7nuX71uPu75bF7Q1fmgTKlgZO40kEn4DGPX8hGZEAJY=s0-d-e1-ft#http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs103/1102418485019/img/458.jpg width="62" height="80" align="center"]]
 * = **Higher Education Partnerships** ||
 * One of the ways the MCIU delivers quality professional development offerings is through partnerships with higher education institutes including Drexel, LaSalle and St. Joseph's universities.

Click ** here ** for more information or to register. ||

Info & Registration You can access all workshop, CPE course and event information by viewing the online catalog at    www.mciu.org/register For complete online registration instructions simply visit www.mciu.org/registerinfo For other MCIU news, programs/services and events, visit www.mciu.org || ||  ||
 * Professional Development
 * = **Questions?** ||
 *  Do you need a specific workshop or have ideas for other professional development offerings?

Contact Lois Winton at lwinton@mciu.org 610-755-9315 ||

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|| || ||  || ||  The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Advanced Placement® Summer Institute has been endorsed by the College Board. The APSI is designed to engage both novice and experienced AP teachers. Through the APSI, participants will work with veteran, College Board certified instructors to: * Review recent updates in AP programs and exams Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics Summer Institute July 28, 29, 30, and 31, 2014 - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm August 1, 2014 - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
 * || **Advanced Placement Summer Institute 2014 - Register Now!** ||
 * Reflect on instructional delivery practices that impact student learning in an AP environment
 * Examine course design options that best fit their settings

Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB Summer Institute August 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2014 - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm August 15, 2014 - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

For more information and/or to register visit www.mciu.org/APSI. Questions? Contact Lois Winton at lwinton@mciu.org  or 610-755-9315.

College Board®, AP, Advanced Placement®, Advanced Placement Program®, AP Vertical Teams®, Pre-AP® and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used with permission.

|| ** Click here to view a comprehensive PDF schedule of courses.** MCIU CPE courses are PDE approved and can be used towards Level II certification. CPE courses provide practical skills and information that promote professional growth. Course offerings are open to all school personnel from Montgomery County and surrounding areas. Below are just a few CPE offerings.
 * Continuing Professional Education (CPE) To view all CPE courses or to register, CLICK HERE  ||

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Girls Are Equal, Too: Gender Equity in Education/Mary Martha Associates <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 7 through July 11, 2014 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Effective Inclusion Strategies for Students with Disabilities/Becky Rotondo <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 21 through July 25, 2014 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Focusing on Students: Affective Education/Mary Martha Associates <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 28 through August 1, 2014 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Achievement Gap, Literacy Learning, and African American Students/Dr. Philena M. Myers <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">August 4 through August 8, 2014 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm  ||

|| **Training &** **Consulting Summer Institute 2014**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Special Education Workshops** ||

Sixteen trainings will be offered July 8 through July 25, providing practical and relevant information to keep staff up to date on current topics, including Autism, Formative Assessment, Reading, Executive Functioning and more.

All sessions align to the Danielson Framework and are at **no cost to MCIU member districts**.

To view Summer Institute courses or to register, ** CLICK HERE **.


 * Additional Professional Development Opportunities:**

How to Use Effective Feedback to Improve Student Learning July 8, 2014 - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Seeing is Believing! Video-Modeling for Individuals with Autism July 10, 2014 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Understanding Head Injuries and How They Impact Student Learning July 22, 2014 - 8:30 am to 11:30 am

Inclusive Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders July 25, 2014 - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Student Assistance (SAP) K-12, 3-Day Certification Training July 21, 28, and 31, 2014 - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

SAP Leadership Training August 1, 2014 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

An Introduction to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fifth Edition (WISC-V) November 4, 2014 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

To view all Special Education workshops or to register,
 * CLICK HERE **. ||

|| **Six cutting-edge summer academies will be offered to help you become a technology guru!**
 * **MCIU Summer Tech Academies** ||

Google Apps Academy August 6 and 7, 2014 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Google Apps is a free and dynamic suite of web based tools that schools all across the country are using to collaborate in real time. This two-day academy is a great opportunity for anyone in education to become an expert in using Google Apps in their job area.

Support Staff Tech Academy August 13 or 20, 2014 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm This one-day academy focuses on helping employees from all areas of support staff to utilize tech tools that will help them perform their roles even more efficiently and effectively. //Choose whichever date best suits your schedule.//

Smart Board Train the Trainer July 15, 16, and 17, 2014 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Moodle Academy July 16, 17, and 18, 2014 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Smart Board Camp July 23 and 24, 2014 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Multi-Media Literacy Academy July 30 and 31, 2014 - 8:30 to 3:30 pm

For more information, click here. or contact Jackie Krail at 610-755-9352 or jkrail@mciu.org.

|| Airplay and Chromecast - Beaming iDevices to the Big Screen July 8, 2014 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
 * Technology Workshops To view all technology workshops or to reg**ister**, CLICK HERE  ||

Microsoft OneNote: The Ultimate Classroom Tool July 9, 2014 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Excel for Data Quality Checking - Session 1 July 10, 2014 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Excel for Data Quality Checking - Session 2 July 10, 2014 - 1:00 am to 4:00 pm

Perk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0 July 15, 2015 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm

The Latest & Greatest Tech Tools for Increasing Efficiency July 28, 2014 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Connect with Your Students Using Edmodo August 4, 2014 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

|| PVAAS, the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System, offers an objective, more accurate way to measure student growth and the influence Pennsylvania's public school districts and schools have on students' educational experiences. PVAAS Ready, Set, Grow - for Admin Teams October 8, 2014 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
 * **Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS) Training Opportunities** ||

PVAAS Day Ready, Set, Grow - for Admin Teams October 21, 2014 - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm

PVAAS AM Session - Teacher Specific Reporting: Professional Growth, Not Gotcha November 18, 2014 - 8:30 am to 11:30 am

PVAAS PM Session - Teacher Specific Reporting: Professional Growth, Not Gotcha November 18, 2014 - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

PVAAS AM Session - Teacher Specific Reporting: Professional Growth, Not Gotcha December 16, 2014 - 8:30 am to 11:30 am

PVAAS PM Session - Teacher Specific Reporting: Professional Growth, Not Gotcha December 16, 2014 - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm  || || ||