8 Courses
Past Webinars
Understanding Autism: Supporting Student Behavior with Compassion and Strategy
- LIVE:
06/26/2025Passed - 1.5 Hours
About this session: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Join us for an insightful session designed to deepen your understanding of autism and the behaviors commonly associated with the diagnosis. This session will explore the "why" behind behaviors, offering practical tools and compassionate strategies for regular and special educators. Learn how to create supportive environments, respond effectively to challenging behaviors, and foster meaningful connections with students on the autism spectrum. Whether you're new to working with autistic students or looking to enhance your current approach, this session will equip you with valuable knowledge and real-world techniques.
Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar on June 26, 2025 from 7:00-8:30 PM will earn 1.5 Act 48 hours or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Pamela Watts, MA
Past Webinars
Apps-olutely Engaged! Free Apps to Engage Students in Learning
This course has already passed and is NOT currently accepting new enrollments. The course will re-open for Summer 2025 session enrollment in early Spring 2025.
- LIVE (03/19/25)
- 1.5 Hours
About this session: 7-8:30 PM
Keeping kids engaged in a screen-filled world can be tough, but there are free resources available to help. This hands-on, interactive session will introduce six apps that bring game-based learning into the classroom. Participants will experience both the student and educator sides of Quizizz, Blooket, Gimkit, and Quizalize as they explore the variety of uses each has to offer. Whether you are an early career teacher looking to explore ed tech options, an experienced educator browsing new ways to keep your students engaged, or a support professional looking for a deeper understanding of the apps your students may encounter, this course is for you. Come ready to be that gamer and the game show host for this fun and participant-driven session. Leave with new ideas and a wealth of additional resources to take a deeper dive into any of the apps explored during the session.
Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar on March 19th will earn 1.5 Act 48 hours or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Dr. Gina Laura Gullo, Ed.D.
Past Webinars
AI in Education Today: Moving Forward After All the Hype Settles
- LIVE: 08/05/2025
- 1.5 Hours
LIVE session: August 5, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM
As AI use and platforms expand and proliferate in our world at breakneck speeds, come explore the cutting-edge role of artificial intelligence (AI) in today's schools in this thought-provoking presentation. Drawing from the work of experts such as AJ Juliani, Ethan Mollick, and many more, the session explores how AI is already substantially impacting society and the workplace and how AI can be utilized to help revolutionize and augment teaching and learning. Participants will come away with immediately actionable information, strategies, and a myriad of “take-away” AI tools and resources that educators can immediately actualize into their practice and will engage in thinking about and integrating AI in four key aspects of education:
- Legal/Policy
- Academic Dishonesty, Cheating, Plagiarism, & Attribution
- Tools to Reduce Educator Workload, Increase Efficiency, & Productivity
- Making AI Student Facing
Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar on August 5, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM will earn 1.5 Act 48 hours or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Dr. Chris M. Clayton Sr., NBCT, Ph.D.
Past Webinars
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Classroom Today: What Is It and What Does It Look Like in the Classroom?
- LIVE:
- 1.5 Hours
About this session: July 8, 2025 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM
In this session, participants will explore Social Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches, including a comprehensive model of SEL to integrate into everyday content instruction, no matter what subject or grade level they teach. Content draws on experts and authors in the field such as Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Dominique Smith, Marilee Sprenger, Jeffrey Benson, and more. Participants will come away with a toolbox of strategies for addressing essential competencies and real-world examples highlighting the many opportunities for social and emotional learning within the K–12 academic curriculum as well as approaches, strategies, techniques, and resources for educators to operationalize SEL more effectively in their classrooms.
Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar on July 8, 2025 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM will earn 1.5 Act 48 hours or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Dr. Chris M. Clayton Sr., NBCT, Ph.D
Past Webinars
Effective Classroom Management for Today’s Teacher: What Does the Research Tell Us Works?
- LIVE:
- 1.5 Hours
Course LIVE Sesssion: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 7:00-8:30 PM
Effective Classroom Management for Today's Teacher
What Does the Research Tell Us Works?
Course Description: This contemporary session is for both elementary and secondary teachers and it introduces participants to Harry Wong’s work on classroom “procedures” and Robert Marzano’s work on the most effective research-based classroom management strategies. It encourages educators to examine and reflect upon their own practices in terms of Marzano’s descriptions and categories. Participants will walk away with an enhanced understanding of where their own practice is strongest and learn from the strategies, techniques, and examples of other teachers. Attendees will leave with numerous resources and strategies to improve their own craft and technique immediately within the confines of their own classroom.Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM will earn 1.5 Act 48 hours or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Dr. Chris M. Clayton Sr., NBCT, Ph.D.
Collaborating, Communicating, and Connecting to Build Strong School Teams
- LIVE: 12/11/2025
- 1.5 Hours
LIVE Session: Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Course Description: This engaging session is designed for special education teachers, paraeducators, general education teachers, related service providers, and school leaders. Together, we’ll explore practical strategies to strengthen collaboration, improve communication, and foster meaningful connections across roles. Participants will learn how to build trust, clarify responsibilities, and align goals to support inclusive practices and student success. Through real-world examples and team-based activities, this training will empower school teams to work more effectively, resolve challenges collaboratively, and create a positive, unified school culture.
Presenter: Pamela Watts, MA
Learning Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
Past Webinars
Your AI Assistant: Using AI in Planning & Preparation
- 1.5 Hours
- LIVE Session:
About this session: July 29, 2025 from 10-11:30 AM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not only a tool for students but can offer educators assistance in their instructional planning. In this hands-on, interactive session, you will explore ways to use your AI of choice so that you have more time to refine your plans and be the best teacher you can be. With a few targeted AI prompts, you can have your AI assistant search the web for lesson plan ideas, report on the latest evidence-based strategies to address students’ needs, suggest customized assessment items that align with state standards and assessment benchmarks, and more. Come to this session ready to use your preferred AI platform.
Parts of this session may be recorded for use in a future PEARL course. By enrolling, you consent to be recorded and understand that the recording may be viewed by others.
Instructor: Dr. Gina Laura Gullo, Ed.D.
Past Webinars
Educator Evaluation: Navigating the Policy
- LIVE:
- 1 Hour
LIVE Session: July 31, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Take a deep dive into the policy behind Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System to understand better how evaluations are conducted. This session will cover the rating components for tenured and non-tenured educators, classroom teachers and non-teaching professionals, as well as those with and without state assessment data. Additionally, an overview of formal observations and the calculation of performance ratings will be included. Resources will be shared to help participants find answers to common questions and access more detailed information on the topics addressed.
Learning Hours: Those who attend and participate in the webinar will earn 1 Act 48 hour or a certificate of completion that may be submitted for possible Chapter 14 hours.
Instructor: Mike Bogdan, MA, NBCT
