http://www.pdewebinars.org 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. en-us pdewebinars@cciu.org http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=9 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 2 webinars. http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=51 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. http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=52 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 opportunities for questions and answers. Actual data collection for the Technology Phase of PATI will occur between October 25, 2010 and January 28, 2011 http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=53 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 programs help children arrive in kindergarten ready to succeed in school and life. This research is the result of collaborations from the Reading Institute, the US Department of education and the National Institute for Literacy. This shared information will increase awareness of Best Practices to be used with the migrant Preschool anf In-Home students to increase their literacy skills. http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=54 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 PIMS via the October 1 Student Snapshot template. http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=55 This webinar will go over 2010-11 changes to the Needs Assessment and review Needs Assessment and Priority for Service determinations. http://www.pdewebinars.org/viewwebinar.php?id=56 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