Celebrating a New School Year

The AIU’s upcoming trainings and events can be viewed on our online calendar, which can be accessed from the AIU homepage.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is a great opportunity to recognize the amazing work done by the AIU’s Family and Immigrant Connections program, which serves families from across the world. Through a variety of activities and home visits, AIU employees support these parents as they build a strong educational foundation for their children.

Melody Devenney, AIU English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, wrote a children’s book that spent a week as an Amazon No. 1 New Release in the ESL category – "Filled Perfectly and Wrapped in Culture, A Story of Family, Food and Friends." The book, which is centered around an ESL classroom, became the No. 1 new release in Amazon's ESL category within six days of hitting the market. Melody has worked with the AIU for five years and currently teaches in the West Jefferson Hills School District with the book's illustrator, art teacher Alexandra (Aly) Crouse Bowser. The author is donating her portion of the book’s proceeds to create Devenney's Cultural Awareness Fund for English Language Learners, a scholarship that will be annually awarded to at least one ESL student. She awarded the first $1,500 scholarship in May 2022. Learn more about Melody and what inspired her to write the book.

• Attend 30-minute power sessions from fellow educators, curriculum providers and community organizations looking to partner with you to improve student engagement.
• Explore innovative resources to enhance student learning in your classroom at our vendor fair.
• Collaborate and network with peer social studies educators.

CPE Credits Can Fulfill Requirements for Act 48, Level II Certification and Master's Equivalency

All AIU CPE Courses are:
Approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Offered in an asynchronous format through Canvas
Facilitated by qualified instructors

Instructional Coaches' Network

Join a network of fellow instructional coaches for free monthly professional learning workshops specific to the needs of instructional coaches, on topics determined by the network group and supported by Pennsylvania Department of Education initiatives. The network is open to all coaches in the AIU, including literacy coaches, math coaches, technology coaches and instructional coaches. The next meeting is Oct. 13. Learn more.

JANUARY 2023
1/10:  ELA Symposium for Grades 6-8; In Person, Free

Note: Some free training opportunities are only open to educators in AIU member districts.