Orientation+Session

=Mandatory Orientation=

All teachers enrolling in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Teacher Induction Program for the 2012-13 school year, are required to participate in one mandatory, face-to-face orientation session.

The orientation session will be held at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit offices, located in The Waterfront complex in Homestead. The street address is 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120. Click [|here]for driving directions.

Orientation sessions will be held on the following dates and times. You must select, register for, and attend ONE session.
 * Monday, September 17, 2012 - 4:30 to 7:00 PM
 * Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 4:30 to 7:00 PM
 * Monday, November 12, 2012 - 4:30 to 7:00 PM
 * Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 4:30 to 7:00 PM
 * Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 4:30 to 7:00 PM


 * //Here is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that was used during the October orientation session://**

**Important clarification on Level II Requirements (from CSPG #7 - Level II Certification - Educational and Service Requirements):**
Educators who have been issued a Level I Iinstructional certificate after Spetember 22, 2007. must complete 6 specific credit hours as a part of the 24 semester hour post-baccalaureate credits. Therefore, effective September 1, 2011, individuals applying for Level II conversion must have earned at least six post-baccalaureate credits of collegiate study in the area of **Inclusive Classrooms** and/or in the area of **Standards Aligned Systems (SAS).** Acceptable coursework in the area of **Inclusive Classrooms** includes the following topic areas:
 * Providing effective instruction to students with mild to severe disabilities
 * Research-proven strategies adn methods to help special needs learners gain meaningful access to elementary and/or secondary curriculum content
 * Assessing the success of instruction with special learners and improvement of outcomes for all students
 * Methods of motivation and classroom management in settings with speciail needs learners

Acceptable coursework in **Standards Aligned Systems (SAS)** includes the following topic areas: underlying its six components curriculum frameworks
 * Understanding the national movement for core academic standards, understaning Pennsylvania's Standards Aligned System (SAS) and the research base
 * Use of diagnostics and formative assessment
 * Use of Pennsylvania's Ed Portal as an ongoing, job-embedded resource for educators
 * A requirement to conduct a professional development activity or awareness session in the educator's own school district on Pennsylvania's SAS and