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.

2010 Act183 E-Fund Guidelines and Application for Continuation Applicants

Suzanne Tallman - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: Webinar for previously funded applicants to review the 2010 Act183 E-Fund Guidelines and Application.

Target Audience: Technology Coordinators, IU Technology Directors

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
September 14, 2010	1:00pm - 2:00pm	39 / 50

2010-11 PATI Technology Phase

Ed Coughlin - The Metiri Group

Description: Every year the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) gathers technology-related data through a variety of surveys that comprise the Pennsylvania Technology Inventory (PATI). The Webinars being offered are intended to provide instructions that will aid in the completion of PATI, as well as provide...

Target Audience: IU, LEA (District) and School Technology Directors / Coordinators

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
October 19, 2010	1:00pm - 3:00pm	190 / 190
October 20, 2010	10:30am - 12:30pm	187 / 190

Arts Chat

Jamie Kasper - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: Arts Chat is held on the third Wednesday of every month at 4:00 PM. Hosted by the Department's Division of Standards and Curriculum, each session features updates on arts education and information about classroom practice from teachers in the field. Three Act 48 hours will be awarded for each set of...

Target Audience: Administrator,Curriculum coordinators,Arts educators,Teaching artists,Arts partners,

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
September 15, 2010	4:00pm - 5:30pm	24 / 30
October 20, 2010	4:00pm - 5:30pm	25 / 30
November 17, 2010	4:00pm - 5:30pm	25 / 30
December 15, 2010	4:00pm - 5:30pm	25 / 30

Language and Literacy • Birth-Age 8

Lyneice Parker-Hunter - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: To share with the migrant staff that works directly with migrant students the latest research in literacy development. Research has indicated that the road to college and career readiness begins at birth. Research also demonstrates that learning begins at birth and that high-quality early learning...

Target Audience: Migrant Student Support Specialists

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
October 4, 2010	10:00am - 11:00am	75 / 80

October 1 Student Data Webinar

Michele Hiester - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This webinar is being provided to help prepare the LEA PIMS data submitters for the Elementary/Secondary October 1 Enrollment Data Collection, which is also the official collection of Low Income and Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The focus will be on the data elements that need to be submitted to...

Target Audience: PIMS data submitters

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
September 22, 2010	9:30am - 11:30am	98 / 200
October 5, 2010	1:30pm - 3:30pm	174 / 200
October 7, 2010	9:30am - 11:30am	189 / 200

OME-Binational Conference / Forum: What to Expect?

Carmen M. Medina - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This webinar will go over expectations of PA Migrant Education staff, as representatives of the State, during the OME Conference and Binational Forum to be held at the Philadelphia Sheraton Center City the week of November 14

Target Audience: All Migrant Education Staff participating in the conference/forum

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
October 26, 2010	1:30pm - 3:00pm	110 / 110

SAS content area workgroups introduction webinar

Division of Standards and Curriculum - Pennsylvania Department of Education

Description: This webinar will serve as the introduction for workgroup members assigned to vet lesson plans for the Standards-Aligned System. Participation is by invitation only.

Target Audience: SAS

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
September 13, 2010	3:00pm - 4:00pm	123 / 125

Student Support Specialist Webinar on Needs Assessments and Priority for Service

Vaughn Murray, , CSIU - Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit

Description: This webinar will go over 2010-11 changes to the Needs Assessment and review Needs Assessment and Priority for Service determinations.

Target Audience: Migrant Education Student Support Specialist and those who fill out Needs Assessments

Available Sessions
Date	Time	Seats Avail / Total
September 13, 2010	10:30am - 12:00pm	45 / 80

Where in PA?

4th grade classrooms - Classrooms in PA

Description: This project is designed for 4th grade students studying PA geography and history. Using Elluminate, 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 other...

Target Audience: 4th grade classrooms