Continuing Education

 

Our Continuing Education Department provides a wide variety of professional development opportunities to assist area administrators, teachers, and paraprofessional in updating information and implementing new skills. We will continue to enhance our face-to-face staff development opportunities with some alternative offerings in an effort to better serve the vast geographic region of our counties and to help the educational community stay abreast of educational trends and issues. Our efforts hope to include a combination of new opportunities for learning integrating face-to-face, blended and online learning offerings. Check back for new staff development news and workshops.

 

Classroom Monitor Training

Act 33 of 2023 has renewed the Classroom Monitor permit for 2023-2026. All permits issued previously expired June 30, 2023. LEAs may request this permit in TIMS. The new permit will expire June 30, 2026.

A Classroom Monitor permit allows a paraeducator to deliver learning assignments that are preplanned by a professional employee or temporary professional employee. A classroom monitor may not plan lessons or create or grade student work.

Eligible for Classroom Monitor Permit:

• Be at least 25 years old;

• Have completed at least 60 semester hours or equivalent courses at an accredited college or university in this commonwealth, OR have at least three years of school entity experience as a paraprofessional and be currently employed in a school;

• Meet background check and clearance requirements under the School Code and Child Protection Service Law;

• Complete classroom management training developed by an intermediate unit (IU) and approved by PDE in accordance with 24 P.S. § 12-1218

  • MIU IV has a course (google classroom) for interested and eligible participants

  • To register for the course, click here.

CPE Credit Courses
A comprehensive program of PA-approved credit courses on a variety of topics. Courses are offered in Fall, Winter /Spring and Summer sessions. Courses are also designed to meet the needs of individual school districts. For additional information about MIU IV's CPE Graduate Level Credit Courses, click HERE.

eLearning Center
Area teachers can work at home on their Act 48 requirements through MIU IV’s eLearning Center. Online instructor-led inservice courses are approved by the PA Department of Education. All courses are interactive and media rich with audio, graphics, text, simulations, activities and exercises. New courses are added on an ongoing basis.

Guest Teacher Training
A great 2 day opportunity for those with a bachelor’s degree to train to become a day-to-day substitute teacher in area schools. The workshop assists participants in obtaining an Emergency Day-to-Day Substitute Certificate. All necessary forms required by the State are provided.

Noncredit Technology Courses
State-of-the-art technology and multimedia workshops are offered for teachers, administrators, and support staff. Workshops address job skills as well as using technology effectively in the classroom. A brochure is available online.

Mentor Teacher
A one day workshop for new or veteran mentors which provides processes and strategies to help mentor new teachers.

Teacher Induction
This program is designed to address the educational needs of teachers who are new to the profession or returning to education full-time and meets the state regulations for teacher induction as part of the certification requirement. Courses are designed to enlighten the beginning teacher's awareness of skills, strategies, activities and information based on what current research suggests as needs for first year teachers. Inductees are required to complete two courses and an action plan.