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The CSIU publishes a series of newsletters designed to help keep you up to date on all the exciting information from the field of education. The CSIU newsletters cover a wide variety of education-related field areas such as Literacy & English Language Arts, Math, STEM, Autism, Career Readiness, and much more. Please help us keep you up to date by subscribing to our newsletters, or if you are already a subscriber, feel free to explore the archives on the Newsletter and Events that can be accessed through the navigation panel of the Profesional Development Page.

The CSIU offers a unique variety of personal and professional development opportunities designed to meet your learning needs. Please visit CSIU's Events Calendar to register for the most current offerings.

The CSIU is excited to Partner with TEQ OTIS for Educators to provide subscribing with to access an array of dynamic content. Through this partnership, the CSIU and TEQ are able to offer members access to on-demand professional development targeting a variety of educational and technological subject areas. Current members can access the catalog by logging in below. If you are not currently a member and are interested in subscribing or learning more about the collection, please contact Dr. Anthony Serafini, Director of Professional Development.

The CSIU supports local education agencies by facilitating a collection of job-alike groups for professionals working within education field areas. Job-alike meeting groups provide a collaborative experience in which education professionals reflect on experiences, share knowledge, and build opportunities to better their professional practice. The networking sessions will combine resources, information sharing, discussion, and action planning around relevant K-12 topics.  

Please refer to the Job-alike group meeting page for additional details regarding these opportunities and to connect with your group.

The CSIU's Professional Development Department offers a collection of customizable supports and training services to address districts' individualized needs. To assist in planning efforts the CSIU has identified  a broad collection of cornerstones that target areas such as:

• Instructional Technology
• Career Readiness
• Curriculum Development
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• STEM Education
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Virtual/Online Learning
• Data Analysis
• Leadership/Administrative Development
• School Improvement

To request support, or to learn more about what the CSIU has to offer, please visit the Curriculum Services Page or contact Dr. Anthony Serafini, Director of Professional Development.

The CSIU provides special education consultation and support at no cost to area school districts and CTCs through IDEA funding. Our educational consultants are available to provide technical assistance and professional support for the following initiative areas covered under IDEA.

• Assistive Technology & Inclusive Practices
• Autism Support
• Behavior Support
• Intensive Interagency Coordination
• Paraeducator Training
• Secondary Transition
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports - MTSS (Literacy,
• Mathematics, and Behavior)
• Literacy Academic Support
• Mathematics Academic Support

To request support, or to learn more about what the CSIU has to offer, please visit the TAC Professional Development Page or contact Dr. Anthony Serafini, Director of Professional Development.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) provides guidance and support on a number of education initiative areas. Intermediate Units such as the CSIU, play a vital role in making sure districts are up to date on the most current information and practices from the field. The CSIU serves as regional support to state-mandated training programs under the direction of the PDE. 

The CSIU's Professional Development Department offers technical assistance and training to assist districts in meeting the learning needs of staff. To request support, to learn more about what the CSIU has to offer, please contact Dr. Anthony Serafini, Director of Professional Development.

The Guest Teacher and Education Major Programs offered by the CSIU are valuable supports to our regional school districts and technical education centers. These interactive training sessions provide a pathway for interested applicants to gain the skills needed to serve as substitute educational staff within the school setting. Please visit the CSIU Guest Teacher & Education Majors Page for more details on becoming a qualified substitute. 

Please visit the CSIU's Educator Evaluation site for the most up-to-date information and resources to support you along your professional journey. 

Everyone is busy today and that’s why microlearning makes so much sense. It’s a type of learning that offers training in quick bursts of 4 to 10 minutes.

Did you know that microlearning is included among your EAP training benefits!

Your EAP Training Center has more than 10,000 online personal & professional development trainings in multiple user-friendly formats. They cover work and life skills, leadership, technology, health & wellness, and more. Many are in microlearning video formats of 10 minutes or less – you’ll be surprised how much you can learn in multiple short sessions over a few weeks. Or if you prefer a single session, you can go deeper on key topics in eLearning courses of 30 minutes or more.

Learning has never been so easy! And remember, these are free and available to your family members too!

To start exploring, just login to www.theEAP.com/Educators-EAP and click on The Training Center, and then on “New and Improved Trainings!”

Center for Schools and Communities (CSC) provides professional development opportunities, technical assistance and consultation to LEAs and community organizations in areas such as afterschool programming, social and emotional learning, school safety, parenting education, supports for children experiencing homelessness and in foster care, migrant education and multilingual education.

Please link to www.centerforschoolsandcommunities.org