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Welcome to the IU13’s professional learning offerings from the Educational Technology and Teaching and Learning Collaborative teams!

Discover tailored professional learning opportunities, easily filtered by category below or explore our calendar on Frontline for a wide variety of sessions designed to elevate your skills.  

For more information or to initiate collaboration, please contact our Educational Technology team or our Teaching and Learning Collaborative team.

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Tech Media Integrators Collaborative

Instructional Technology/ IS

November 17, 2026
8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Monthly meetings will provide school district technology and media staff with a forum for training and sharing in the uses of technology and media in curriculum and instruction. These collaborative meetings will focus on participant needs and initiatives.

Principals’ Collaborative – November

Leadership/ IS

November 18, 2026
9:00 am to 11:30 am

Lead, Connect, and Thrive with the Principals' Collaborative! School leadership comes with big challenges, but you don't have to face them alone. Join fellow Principals from Lancaster and Lebanon Counties to build meaningful connections, exchange innovative ideas, and strengthen your leadership community. What to Expect: ✔ Stay ahead of local...
Lead, Connect, and Thrive with the Principals' Collaborative! School leadership comes with big challenges, but you don't have to face them alone. Join fellow Principals from Lancaster and Lebanon Counties to build meaningful connections, exchange innovative ideas, and strengthen your leadership community. What to Expect: ✔ Stay ahead of local and state initiatives ✔ Share and explore best practices in education ✔ Collaborate on common challenges and leave with actionable strategies ✔ Engage in monthly topics directly relevant to your role as a principal ✔ Participate in Professional Development Be part of a supportive network that fosters growth, learning, and success. Meetings are led by former Principals who have been in your shoes, offering guidance, insight, and practical strategies from real-world experience. Please note: In person meeting time begins at 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Act 48 and Act 45 Credits are available Click here to review the 2026-2027 Principals Flyer
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PA Student-Centered Learning Fall Book Study

Instructional Technology/ IS

November 18, 2026 Series
6:45 pm to 7:30 pm

Virtual

Join educators from across the state for a free virtual book study of Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning by Fisher, Frey, Ortega and Hattie. Across four Zoom sessions, you will explore practical ways to build student ownership, strengthen engagement, and support greater independence in your classroom. Connect with colleagues,...
Join educators from across the state for a free virtual book study of Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning by Fisher, Frey, Ortega and Hattie. Across four Zoom sessions, you will explore practical ways to build student ownership, strengthen engagement, and support greater independence in your classroom. Connect with colleagues, reflect on your practice, and walk away with strategies you can use right away. This experience is designed to be manageable, relevant, and easy to apply in any classroom setting. This book study is structured as a series of four interactive Zoom sessions. Participants will be awarded 8 Act 48 hours upon completion of the series and the final evaluation form.
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Leadership Collaborative

Curriculum and Instruction/ IS

November 18, 2026
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Lead, learn, and collaborate with other educators across the region through the IU13 Leadership Collaborative. If you are a teacher leader, department head, or administrator, this experience is designed to support your growth as a leader while connecting you with others in similar roles. Each session brings participants together for...
Lead, learn, and collaborate with other educators across the region through the IU13 Leadership Collaborative. If you are a teacher leader, department head, or administrator, this experience is designed to support your growth as a leader while connecting you with others in similar roles. Each session brings participants together for shared learning, followed by time to engage in content-specific groups to apply ideas, exchange strategies, and problem-solve with peers. Why join? * Strengthen your leadership practice through focused, relevant professional learning * Learn with and from others facing similar challenges in their roles * Build meaningful connections with educators across schools and districts * Share and refine ideas for supporting teaching and learning * Apply your learning within your content area through job-alike collaboration
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Classroom Routines & Procedures: Fostering a Student-Centered Learning Environment

Instructional Technology/ IS

November 19, 2026
8:30 am to 3:00 pm

This workshop focuses on classroom strategies for a student-centered learning environment. Participants will explore how well crafted and executed routines and procedures can help to shift from a teacher-centered approach to one that empowers learners. Educators will share experiences, reflect on their unique classroom management style, and leave with practical...
This workshop focuses on classroom strategies for a student-centered learning environment. Participants will explore how well crafted and executed routines and procedures can help to shift from a teacher-centered approach to one that empowers learners. Educators will share experiences, reflect on their unique classroom management style, and leave with practical resources and techniques to foster active participation and self-directed learning.
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Hands on History: Using Manipulatives in the Social Studies Classroom

Social Studies/ IS

December 1, 2026
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Think manipulatives are just for the math classrooms? Think again! In this interactive session, we'll explore how physical "stuff"-from hexagonal connection tiles to clipping tools-can turn abstract historical concepts into concrete understanding. Come ready to play, build, and leave with a toolkit of tactile strategies that increase engagement and access...
Think manipulatives are just for the math classrooms? Think again! In this interactive session, we'll explore how physical "stuff"-from hexagonal connection tiles to clipping tools-can turn abstract historical concepts into concrete understanding. Come ready to play, build, and leave with a toolkit of tactile strategies that increase engagement and access for every student in your room. Lunch on your own
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Problem-Based Mathematics: Planning Engaging Units

Mathematics/ IS

December 3, 2026 Series
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

"Show students the magic in math through real-world problem-solving." Math comes to life when it's seen as a tool for understanding the world. This learning experience, facilitated by coaches from New Tech Network, draws on their nationally recognized expertise in supporting schools with high-quality, problem-based, student-centered learning. You'll learn to...
"Show students the magic in math through real-world problem-solving." Math comes to life when it's seen as a tool for understanding the world. This learning experience, facilitated by coaches from New Tech Network, draws on their nationally recognized expertise in supporting schools with high-quality, problem-based, student-centered learning. You'll learn to design open-ended problems that spark critical thinking, plan lessons that build problem-solving skills, and foster collaboration that makes math learning more meaningful. This cohort is designed for practicing educators who are ready to put their learning into action. Participants will create problem-based units, implement them with students between cohort sessions, and return to collaborate, reflect, and problem-solve with colleagues around implementation. Eligibility: At this time, registration is open only to current educators working within the IU13 footprint. Cohort Dates: October 7, 2026 | October 8, 2026 | October 21, 2026 | November 19, 2026 | December 3, 2026 | February 9, 2027 Cost: Fully funded by the Lancaster County STEM Alliance Lunch on your own
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Virtual Teacher Collaborative

Instructional Technology/ IS

December 3, 2026
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Virtual

Quarterly meetings will provide school district virtual educators with a forum to collaborate and share best practices for teaching in a solely online environment. These collaborative meetings will focus on participant needs and professional development supporting K-12 online learning.

Gifted Education Network Meeting – December

Gifted and Enrichment Services/ IS

December 3, 2026
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

These half-day job-alike gatherings will be facilitated by IU13 and open to any staff invested in supporting the academic growth of gifted/advanced learners and complying with Chapter 16 regulations. A key component of each meeting will be time set aside for collaboration with grade-level, job-alike colleagues. District/school staff will also...
These half-day job-alike gatherings will be facilitated by IU13 and open to any staff invested in supporting the academic growth of gifted/advanced learners and complying with Chapter 16 regulations. A key component of each meeting will be time set aside for collaboration with grade-level, job-alike colleagues. District/school staff will also have the option to plan as a team during a portion of the meeting. Communication for the Gifted Network will primarily take place through Schoology, and anyone interested may join this Group for updates, resources, and discussions. The access code is FBGZM-ZHCMD. Registration will be required for each meeting for planning and Act 48 purposes. There is NO COST for IU13 district and nonpublic school staff to participate in network meetings.
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From Pressure to Progress: Guiding Gifted Students

Gifted and Enrichment Services/ IS

December 3, 2026
8:30 am to 11:30 am

Explore the roots of perfectionism in gifted learners and discover strategies to shift from pressure and fear to progress and healthy striving. Our time together will cover how to recognize the difference between healthy striving and unhealthy perfectionism in gifted students. We will then identify underlying causes of perfectionistic behaviors,...
Explore the roots of perfectionism in gifted learners and discover strategies to shift from pressure and fear to progress and healthy striving. Our time together will cover how to recognize the difference between healthy striving and unhealthy perfectionism in gifted students. We will then identify underlying causes of perfectionistic behaviors, including asynchronous development and fixed mindset patterns and then apply evidence-based cognitive, behavioral, and emotional strategies to help students reframe failure and manage perfectionistic anxiety.
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