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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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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.

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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IU13 School Climate Network – Session #3: Teaching & Learning

Curriculum and Instruction/ IS

December 8, 2026
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

This session explores how instructional practices and social-emotional skills intersect to foster an environment where success is expected for everyone. We will discuss the varied ways students demonstrate knowledge and how independent thinking is encouraged within the classroom. Time will be provided for school teams to determine how these climate...
This session explores how instructional practices and social-emotional skills intersect to foster an environment where success is expected for everyone. We will discuss the varied ways students demonstrate knowledge and how independent thinking is encouraged within the classroom. Time will be provided for school teams to determine how these climate dimensions can be better integrated into their curriculum and instruction.
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Performance Tasks That Matter: Designing Inspiring and Engaging Performance Tasks for a Student-Centered Classroom

Instructional Technology/ IS

December 10, 2026
8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Research highlights the critical role of performance tasks in fostering deeper learning and assessing complex understanding. Yet, many tasks fall short of engaging and inspiring students. In this workshop, we will learn how to design performance tasks and assessments rooted in the GRASPS framework while ensuring they are relevant, meaningful,...
Research highlights the critical role of performance tasks in fostering deeper learning and assessing complex understanding. Yet, many tasks fall short of engaging and inspiring students. In this workshop, we will learn how to design performance tasks and assessments rooted in the GRASPS framework while ensuring they are relevant, meaningful, and aligned with research-based best practices. Explore strategies to create tasks that captivate students, encourage critical thinking, and connect to real-world applications. Leave with an understanding of what makes a task effective and a ready-to-implement task tailored to your classroom.
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IU13 AI Academy: Cohort 3

Instructional Technology/ IS

December 10, 2026 Series
8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Join our 3-Day Professional Learning Experience where we empower educational leaders to master and guide AI integration in K-12 settings with our comprehensive AI Academy. This transformative program turns district educators into AI innovation leaders through an intensive workshops covering generative AI fundamentals, classroom applications, and strategic implementation. Participants will:...
Join our 3-Day Professional Learning Experience where we empower educational leaders to master and guide AI integration in K-12 settings with our comprehensive AI Academy. This transformative program turns district educators into AI innovation leaders through an intensive workshops covering generative AI fundamentals, classroom applications, and strategic implementation. Participants will: * Master AI tools, ethics, and opportunities * Receive and develop faculty meeting-ready presentation materials * Engage in 6 half-day sessions combining professional learning and collaborative planning Districts will benefit from: * Actionable resources * A strategic framework for leading AI adoption ACT 45 / ACT 48 Hours are available for this cohort. Please reach out to Keith Royer @ Keith_Royer@iu13.org for more details. Limited cohorts are available for three-person teams. Don't miss this opportunity to lead the future of education with AI Cost: IU13 District Team Pricing: $2,000.00 covers registration for a team of up to 3 participants from the same district Non IU13 District Members - $2,500.00 covers registration for a team of up to 3 participants from the same district Lunch on your own
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Internal AI Training (INTERNAL IU13 ONLY)

Instructional Technology/ IS

December 21, 2026
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

This hands-on workshop is designed to explore the basics of AI, how it works, and its current landscape. We'll dive into key data privacy practices, emphasizing how to protect sensitive information while staying aligned with organizational policies. Must bring a device.

Unmasking Potential: Leading Change in Gifted Education – An Act 45 Course (asynchronous)

Leadership/ IS

December 30, 2026 Series
11:55 pm to 11:55 pm

End

This asynchronous Act 45 course is designed for school leaders to move beyond "compliance counting" and redefine giftedness through the lens of Chapter 16. The program shifts the focus from high achievement to high potential, specifically addressing the systemic barriers that mask giftedness in underrepresented populations, including Multilingual Learners (MLLs),...
This asynchronous Act 45 course is designed for school leaders to move beyond "compliance counting" and redefine giftedness through the lens of Chapter 16. The program shifts the focus from high achievement to high potential, specifically addressing the systemic barriers that mask giftedness in underrepresented populations, including Multilingual Learners (MLLs), students from low SES backgrounds, and Twice-Exceptional (2E) learners. Participants will audit their own district's data and policies to transition from a "gatekeeper" mentality to a "talent-scouting" leadership model. No Cost
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LLVS Advisors’ Collaborative

Instructional Technology/ IS

January 7, 2027
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

As a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Virtual Solutions, it is important that those participating in the role of Advisor/Mentor to students meet on a regular basis to share ideas, challenges, updates, etc. *Please note this meeting is not eligible for ACT 48 credit.

IU13 Enriched Virtual Forum

Instructional Technology/ IS

January 7, 2027
9:00 am to 11:30 am

Monthly meetings of the Enriched Virtual Forum (EVF) will discuss topics to support district virtual academies and develop high quality course content to enrich current district virtual programs. These collaborative meetings will focus on participant needs and professional development supporting K-12 virtual learning and online course development.

Librarians’ Collaborative

Instructional Technology/ IS

January 12, 2027
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

These POC collaborative meetings are for Lancaster and Lebanon County library stakeholders, including AccessPA member libraries, for the purpose of providing pertinent information concerning technology tools, ethical and legal issues, and professional development opportunities. In addition, time will be devoted for new learning and exploration for the integration of IMS...
These POC collaborative meetings are for Lancaster and Lebanon County library stakeholders, including AccessPA member libraries, for the purpose of providing pertinent information concerning technology tools, ethical and legal issues, and professional development opportunities. In addition, time will be devoted for new learning and exploration for the integration of IMS and other tools/strategies supporting all content area curricula.
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