"Christians need each other in community and fellowship to grow, flourish, and find fullfillment."
—James Drexler, Covenant College
With a purpose to enable schools in their mission and to promote learning that effectively prepares students for life, the ACSI Northeast Regional Office provides the following professional development activities that are specifically designed for its member schools: distance learning webinars, mini-PDS webinar events of one or two hours in length, or a full-day event for a school staff.
Northeast Training Center
In line with a strategic ACSI core belief, the ACSI Northeast Region Training Center exists to provide in-depth and relevant instruction for the development and growth of Christian educators and schools. The training center is located in the ACSI Northeast Regional Office in Lancaster, PA, and offers a year-round program that is designed for teachers, school leaders, and development personnel.
Upcoming training events:
February 13–17, 2012 This event has been canceled.
School Advancement Training
Instructor: Mr. Simon Jeynes and Dr. Paula Schwartz, Consultants for Independent School Management
March 8–9, 2012
The Case for Intelligent Design from a Scientific Perspective
Instructor: Dr. Michael J. Behe, Professor of Biochemistry, Lehigh University
April 19–20, 2012
Developing a Worldview Approach to Biblical Integration
Instructor: Dr. Marti MacCullough, Distinguished Professor, Center for University Studies, Philadelphia Biblical University
Northeast Training Center Flyer
Northeast Training Center Registration Form
For more information, please contact the regional office at 717.285.3022 or by email.
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Economic Summit 2012
Date: March 29, 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
Save the date for Economic Summit 2012 to be held on March 29 at the Eden Resort in Lancaster, PA. This event is intentionally designed to inform and equip school leadership to confront the challenging economic issues of the day and to position their school to thrive in its operation. This will be a one-day event, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. For more details, visit Economic Summit: Lancaster, PA.
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Schedule a Staff Development Event
At an affordable price for member schools, the ACSI Northeast Regional Office is interested to organize and deliver a high-level staff development event for ACSI member schools, with either a full-day or a half-day design. Topics may include those listed below or a specific area of request by the interested school. Scheduled presenters will be experts in the content area.
Additional Topics:
- Authentic Student Assessment for the Classroom Teacher (K–12)
- Best Practices in the Teaching of Math (9–12)
- Best Practices in the Teaching of Reading (K–8)
- Bullying and Conflict Resolution (K–8)
- Multiple Intelligences (K–12)
- Writing Across the Curriculum (K–12)
Please contact the Regional Associate Director to schedule an event for your school.
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2012 August Staff Development Programs
Planning efforts are underway to serve the professional development needs of member schools that are interested to schedule one-day training events in August 2012. Current plans will include the option for schools to schedule an all-day event on any date between August 13–31.
On a first-come, first-served basis and as their schedules permit, the following presenters are available for an on-site event during those dates.
- Dr. Elizabeth Ackerman
Topics: Effective Classroom Management; Differentiated Instruction
- Dr. Ken Coley
Topic: The Teacher as Leader
- Dr. James Drexler
Topics: Developing a Professional Learning Community; Spiritual Warfare and Christian Schooling
- Dr. Kathy Hopkins
Topics: Mediated Learning in the Classroom; Accommodating the Special Learner in the Regular Classroom; The Intelligence Dilemma; Finding the Skylights; Teaching Hard to Leran in a What to Learn World
- Dr. Marti MacCullough
Topics: Critical Thinking; Worldview Integration
- Dr. Milt Uecker
Topics: Using Children's Literature to Facilitate Language and Thinking in Young Children; Using Children's Literature Across the Elementary Curriculum; From Mission to Mission Accomplished; Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum; Biblical Integration; Understanding the Learner; Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)
To schedule one or more presenter and for further details, contact the Regional Associate Director at 717.285.3022 or by email.
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