Professional Development Courses
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PEI License Renewal Credit Class Half Price Awards – Up to $1000 Available
- Apply now! PEIF is offering half price scholarships for educators attending PEI Professional Development Classes. These scholarships are intended to help classroom teachers expand their professional skills and knowledge in areas of ethics, classroom management, dyslexia, leadership, financial literacy, and stem.
- To apply for a scholarship, please submit a paragraph to info@peiowa.org describing the workshop that you wish to attend and the direct benefits that you expect this opportunity to bring to you and your students.
- Scholarship awards will be applied directly to the Professional Development class specified in the application (limit one per person).
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January 2020
Ethical Educators with Terry Gladfelter & Bryan Stearns – January 31/Feb 1
With the increase in litigation and risk, it is important for educators to know the legal and ethical boundaries while working with students. The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE), the Department of Education (DOE), Professional Educators of Iowa (PEI), and individual school districts all have polices that need to be understood in order to keep oneself from litigation. Case studies and interactive solutions makes this a course offered in…
Find out more »February 2020
Breaking the Code: Fundamentals of Multi-Sensory, Structured Literacy Instruction with Elizabeth Hoksbergen
Instructor: Elizabeth Hoksbergen February 21/22 (Fri/Sat) 8:00 am – 4:30 pm $40 PEI member, $60 non-member · 1 licensure renewal credit. This course will analyze phonological processing, phonemic awareness, orthographic processing, rapid naming (word retrieval abilities), and morphological awareness as well as their critical connection to the acquisition of language and literacy skills. Moreover, course coverage will illuminate the essential elements fundamental to multi-sensory, structured literacy curricula: phonology, sound-symbol association, syllable instruction, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Emphasis during the course will include…
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Ethical Educators with Terry Gladfelter & Bryan Stearns – March 27/28
Instructors: Terry Gladfelter & Bryan Stearns March 27/28 (Fri/Sat) 8:00 am – 4:30 pm $40 PEI member, $100 non-member · 1 licensure renewal credit. With the increase in litigation and risk, it is important for educators to know the legal and ethical boundaries while working with students. The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE), the Department of Education (DOE), Professional Educators of Iowa (PEI), and individual school districts all have polices that…
Find out more »April 2020
A Comprehensive Framework for Facilitating Fluency Development in Reading, Spelling, Writing, and Mathematics with Elizabeth Hoksbergen
Instructor: Elizabeth Hoksbergen April 3/4 (Fri/Sat) $40 PEI member, $60 non-member · 1 licensure renewal credit. Helping students move from accuracy to automaticity across the spectrum of literacy and math skills can be a daunting, discouraging process. How do we facilitate automatic, fluent reading, spelling, writing, and math skills in students who struggle with word recognition, decoding, word retrieval, rapid naming, processing speed, math fact retrieval, and recall of procedural steps? Is it even possible for these individuals to reach automaticity? By…
Find out more »June 2020
Ethical Educators with Terry Gladfelter & Bryan Stearns – June 11/12
With the increase in litigation and risk, it is important for educators to know the legal and ethical boundaries while working with students. The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE), the Department of Education (DOE), Professional Educators of Iowa (PEI), and individual school districts all have polices that need to be understood in order to keep oneself from litigation. Case studies and interactive solutions makes this a course offered in…
Find out more »Financial Planning for Teachers with Mike Johnson
Instructor: Mike Johnson June 15/16 (Mon/Tues) 8:00 am – 4:30 pm $40 PEI member, $60 non-member · 1 licensure renewal credit. Many educators view financial planning as a very personal matter – and it is! Mike Johnson, as a former educator at Southeast Polk, understands this through the lens of a teacher and now as a financial planner. His expertise will provide financial knowledge that is practical for those who are entering education to those thinking about retirement. Consider this…
Find out more »A Plan to Manage Your Classroom with Bryan Stearns
Instructor: Bryan Stearns June 25/26 (Thurs/Fri) $40 PEI member, $60 non-member · 1 licensure renewal credit. This course is designed to further develop a teacher’s classroom management skills. Topics will include student expectations, positive reinforcement, character education and organizational techniques. This course will also focus on the importance of knowing your students and developing management skills for the diverse classroom. Students will be asked to examine their current practices and to develop or revise their individual Classroom Management Plan (CMP) for use…
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