Current Webinars

The PA Department of Education with the Chester County Intermediate Unit are pleased to offer these upcoming webinars. Webinars are free of charge to all Pennsylvania Educators.

2012-13 PIMS Graduate, Dropout, and Cohort Collection

Michele Hiester - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This Webinar is being provided to help prepare the LEA PIMS data submitters for the Graduate, Dropout, and Cohort Collection. The focus will be on the data elements that need to be submitted to PIMS via the 2012-13 Student template to ensure your Graduate, Dropout, and Cohort Graduation Rate data is...

Target Audience: PIMS Data Submitters

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
June 19, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 149 / 175
July 16, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 167 / 175
August 13, 2013 1:30pm - 3:30pm 175 / 175

2012-13 PIMS Graduate, Dropout, and Cohort Collection for NonGraduating LEAs

Michele Hiester - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This Webinar is being provided for LEAs that do not graduate students but submit data that may impact other LEAs cohort Graduation Rates. The focus will be on the data elements that need to be submitted to PIMS via the 2012-13 Student template to ensure the Graduate, Dropout, and Cohort Graduation Rate...

Target Audience: PIMS Data Submitters

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
June 20, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 169 / 175
July 17, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 175 / 175
August 14, 2013 1:30pm - 3:30pm 175 / 175

2013 Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory Pilot

Maryanne Olley - PA Department of Education

Description: This webinar will review the Kindergarten Entry Inventory reliability assignment given after module 2.

Target Audience: 2013 Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory pilot participants not meeting 75% reliability

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
August 19, 2013 9:00am - 11:00am 124 / 125
August 19, 2013 1:00pm - 3:00pm 125 / 125

Introduction to the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory

Maryanne Olley - PA Department of Education

Description: This webinar will provide an introduction to the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory. The Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory is in its third pilot year. This webinar will provide the history, purpose and overview of the Kindergarten Entry Inventory.

Target Audience: 2013 Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory pilot participants

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
June 3, 2013 9:30am - 11:30am 4 / 10

Introduction to the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory

Maryanne Olley - PA Department of Education

Description: This webinar will provide a deeper review of the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory. Participants will practice with sample scenarios and scoring. A reliability assignment will be given as homework at the end of the webinar.

Target Audience: 2013 Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory pilot participants

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 15, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 175 / 175
July 15, 2013 2:00pm - 4:00pm 175 / 175
July 16, 2013 1:00pm - 3:00pm 174 / 175
July 17, 2013 1:00pm - 3:00pm 175 / 175
July 18, 2013 12:00pm - 2:00pm 175 / 175
July 18, 2013 3:30pm - 5:30pm 175 / 175
July 19, 2013 9:00am - 11:00am 175 / 175
July 19, 2013 12:30pm - 2:30pm 175 / 175

PA ECE Healthy & Green Mini-Grants, Technical Assistance Webinar

Maryanne Olley - PA Department of Education

Description: This webinar is being held to provide technical assistance to eligible Keystone STARS participants who are interested in applying for the PA ECE Healthy & Green Mini-Grants Program. \r\nThe mini-grants program is a competitive process. Early learning programs have a chance to be awarded up to $5,000...

Target Audience: Keystone STARS programs, Regional Key staff, OCDEL staff, Keystone STARS Technical Assistance staff, DPW certification representatives

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
June 12, 2013 1:00pm - 3:00pm 79 / 100

PIMS Child Accounting - Running Reports Efficiently

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the Child Accounting validation reports that are available in PIMS Reports.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
August 8, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 183 / 200

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar (CS only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from charter schools

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 11, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 196 / 200

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar (PRRI and APS only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from PRRIs and APSs

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 23, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 99 / 100

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar for Beginners (CTC and IU only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from CTCs and IUs (beginners)

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 10, 2013 1:00pm - 3:00pm 123 / 125

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar for Beginners (SD only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from school districts (beginners)

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 9, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 194 / 200

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar for Veterans (CTC and IU only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentaton. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from CTCs and IUs (veterans)

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
August 6, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 123 / 125

PIMS Child Accounting Question and Answer Webinar for Veterans (SD only)

Kathy Tendler - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This session will not have a formal presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions related to Child Accounting - particularly regarding the PIMS School Calendar and Student Calendar Fact templates.

Target Audience: Child Accounting personnel from school districts (veterans)

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 24, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm 193 / 200

PIMS Question and Answer Webinar Sessions for ALL Collections

PIMS Team - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: No formal presentation is planned for this session. Representatives from PDE, the Help Desk and the PIMS team will be available to answer your questions regarding the 2011-12 PIMS Collection submissions. Preference will be granted to questions that apply to multiple LEAs. Have your PIMS Manuals handy....

Target Audience: PIMS Administrators or any LEA staff who has a question pertaining to PIMS data submission.

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
June 13, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm 179 / 200

Service Delivery Plan WebinarAct 48 credit is available for this session

Lysandra M. Lopez-Medina - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This is a statewide webinar to discuss the updated PA Migrant Service Delivery Plan (SDP) ***Migrant Staff Only***\r\n\r\n

Target Audience: All MEP Field Staff

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
May 23, 2013 10:00am - 11:30am 97 / 100

Teacher Effectiveness - Phase III Information

Carolyn Dumaresq - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites all school districts, charter schools, intermediate units and career and technical centers to join us in the Phase III continued development and implementation of a new teacher effectiveness system in the 2012-13 school year.

Registration...

Target Audience: School Districts, Charter Schools, Intermediate Units and Career and Technical Centers

TIMS Applicant Question and Answer Session

Barb Seifert - Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality

Description: This question and answer session is for those who have questions about using the online Teacher Information Management System (TIMS). No presentation is planned. The session is not recorded. This session is offered at least once a month.

Target Audience: Applicants applying for Pennsylvania certification using TIMS.

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
May 22, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm 198 / 200
June 12, 2013 9:30am - 10:30pm 197 / 200
June 25, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm 200 / 200
July 24, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm 200 / 200
August 15, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm 200 / 200

TIMS Certifying Officer Question and Answer Session

Barb Seifert - Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality

Description: This question and answer session is for those who have questions about using the online Teacher Information Management System (TIMS). No presentation is planned. The session is not recorded. This session is offered once a month. Pre-registration is required to reserve a seat. If you are unable to...

Target Audience: PreK-12 Certifying Officers, Superintendents/Chief School Administrators and IHE Certifying Officers using TIMS.

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 31, 2013 9:30am - 10:30am 198 / 200

TIMS Emergency Permit Training for PK-12 Certifying Officers

Barb Seifert - Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality

Description: All TIMS PK-12 Certifying Officers and Chief School Administrators are encouraged to attend this one hour training session covering the tips and techniques required to request emergency permits. Day-to-Day Substitute and Long-term Substitute approval demonstrations are planned. Time is allocated for...

Target Audience: TIMS PK-12 Certifying Officers and Chief School Administrators who are involved with emergency permits.

Available Sessions
Date Time Seats
Avail / Total
July 10, 2013 9:30am - 11:00am 198 / 200
July 18, 2013 9:30am - 11:00am 199 / 200

Where in PA?

4th grade classrooms - Classrooms in PA

Description: This project is designed for 4th grade students studying PA geography and history. Using Bb Collaborate, students are able to meet other students while learning about different parts of the state! Prior to the webinar each classroom will create a presentation with clues about their city or town. The...

Target Audience: 4th grade classrooms

For more information, contact: PDE Webinars Support Team : pdewebinars@cciu.org : 484.237.5168