Courses Dates and Times

Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit

Curriculum Services

147 Poplar Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061

PHONE: 724-774-7800 FAX: 724-774-4751

  • Spring 2014

Continuing Professional Education Courses

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Course Application / Refund Policy
  • ACT 48
  • Level II Certification (you need 24 credits)
  • Master’s Equivalency (18 of 36 credits can be from the IU)
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  • Course Cancelled - Full Refund
  • Withdraw, in writing prior to the registration deadline – Refund minus $20.00 processing fee
  • Withdraw, in writing after the registration deadline – No refund.

Requirements for Credit / Transcript Request
  • Attend all class sessions for the entire class period
  • Participation in class and completion of all course work
  • Payment of tuition and all associated course fees
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  • If you need a transcript from a previous course, send the following to the above address:
  • $5.00 per transcript requested
  • Name, address, course title, SS#, phone number, approximate date you took the course

You may make payments with cash, credit cards, certified checks, or money orders.

A $10.00 processing fee will be assessed for all late registrations.

Registration Instructions on the Back Page

“Apps" & iPads in the K-12 Classroom
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rick Roth
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 4/4/2014End: 4/25/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/21/2014
Friday, April 4th through Friday, April 25th, 2014
21st Century Educator Essentials
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rick Roth
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 4/7/2014End: 4/28/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/24/2014
Monday, April 7th through Monday, April 28th, 2014
A Closer Look at Learning Disabilities: A Refresher Course For All Educators
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Kathleen Himes
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 2/10/2014End: 3/7/2014
Reg. Deadline: 1/27/2014
Monday, February 10, 2014 through Friday, March 7, 2014
A New Look at Working With Students With Autism
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rhonda & Michael Bielawski
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 5/9/2014End: 5/30/2014
Reg. Deadline: 4/25/2014
Friday, May 9, 2014 through Friday, May 30, 2014
A+ Ideas For Every Student’s Success
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Colleen Anzio
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 4/22/2014End: 5/21/2014
Reg. Deadline: 4/8/2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 through Wednesday, May 21, 2014
A-Z Guide on Positive Discipline- Solutions for classroom behavior problems.
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Colleen Anzio
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/20/2014End: 4/21/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/6/2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014 through Monday, April 21, 2014
Achieving Excellence- 14 Things That Matter Most
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Colleen Anzio
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 2/22/2014End: 3/21/2014
Reg. Deadline: 2/8/2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014 through Friday, March 21, 2014
Active and Engaging Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom!
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Colleen Anzio
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/22/2014End: 4/22/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/8/2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014 through Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Addressing Learning Disabilities in Education: Inclusive Practices
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rhonda & Michael Bielawski
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 4/17/2014End: 5/8/2014
Reg. Deadline: 4/3/2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014 through Thursday, May 8, 2014
ADHD in Education: Inclusive Practices
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rhonda & Michael Bielawski
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/4/2014End: 3/25/2014
Reg. Deadline: 2/18/2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 through Tuesday, March 25, 2014
American Sign Language (ASL#1)
Facilitator: Jeannine McCoy
Location: 147 Poplar Drive Monaca, PA 16061 724-774-7800; Conference Room 105
Credits/Hours: 1 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $115.00 / Start: 3/4/2014End: 3/14/2014
Reg. Deadline: 2/18/2014
Tuesday, March 4th, Thursday, March 6th, Tuesday, March 11th, and Friday, March 14th, 2014 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm
American Sign Language II (ASL #2)
Facilitator: Jeannine McCoy
Location: 147 Poplar Drive Monaca, PA 16061 724-774-7800; Conference Room 105
Credits/Hours: 1 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $115.00 / Start: 4/1/2014End: 4/10/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/18/2014
Tuesday, April 1st, Thursday, April 3rd, Tuesday, April 8th, and Thursday, April 10th, 2014 from 4:30pm to 8:00pm
Are Your Students Tuned In? Strategies for Engaging Every Student
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Kathleen Himes
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/31/2014End: 4/25/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/17/2014
Monday, March 31, 2014 through Friday, April 25, 2014
Art of Interaction
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Colleen Anzio
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 2/19/2014End: 3/19/2014
Reg. Deadline: 2/5/2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 through Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Autism in Education: Inclusive Practices
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Rhonda & Michael Bielawski
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 10 of 10
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/26/2014End: 4/16/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/12/2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 through Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Break the Ice: Icebreakers for All Ages
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Kathleen Himes
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 3/3/2014End: 3/31/2014
Reg. Deadline: 2/17/2014
Monday, March 3, 2014 through Monday, March 31, 2014
Building Bridges: Working With (Difficult) Parents
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Kathleen Himes
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 3 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 12 of 12
Cost: $345.00 / Start: 4/7/2014End: 5/2/2014
Reg. Deadline: 3/24/2014
Monday, April 7, 2014 through Friday, May 2, 2014
Working With Children Who Are Grieving
This is an on-line course.
Facilitator: Phil Jamison
Location: This is an on-line course.
Credits/Hours: 1 Credit(s)
Seats Available: 20 of 20
Cost: $115.00 / Start: 1/20/2014End: 2/14/2014
Reg. Deadline: 1/6/2014
Monday, January 20, 2014 through Friday, February 14, 2014

I Need to Withdraw from a Class – What do I do?

PARTICIPANTS ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND:

If you must withdraw from a course before the registration deadline, you will receive a full refund minus a $20.00 processing fee. Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your written request and a $20.00 check to: Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit, Attention: Curriculum Services, 147 Poplar Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061.

In your written request, please be sure to include your name, phone number, address and title of the course from which you must withdraw. Participants eligible for a refund will have their original check returned within 5 business days from the date of receipt.

PARTICIPANTS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND:

If you must withdraw from a course after the registration deadline, you will not receive a refund. However, participants wishing to avoid this fee may transfer to another class within the same semester. All requests must be in writing.

I’ve Lost My Transcripts – What do I do?

If you misplaced your transcript or need additional copies please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your written request and a $5.00 processing fee to: Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit, Attention: Curriculum Services, 147 Poplar Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061.

In your written request, please be sure to include your current name, name at the time you took the course, if different, phone number, address at the time you took the course, social security number and the approximate title and date you took the course. Your request will be mailed within 5 business days from the date of receipt.

How Do I Register For Courses?

FIRST TIME USERS:

If you have not registered online for a CPE Course or an ACT 48 workshop at the BVIU before, follow these steps:

  1. Go to
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the website and click the link for the BVIU COURSE REGISTRATION SITE
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the website – don’t enter anything into the fields listed - select course/workshop/meeting – click “view All” at the bottom of the page.
  4. Courses/Workshop/Meetings are listed alphabetically, find the course/workshop/meeting you need– look to the far right of the course and click “Details”
  5. Scroll to the top of the page and click “Register for Course”
  6. Complete each of the fields listed on the screen.
  7. Special Notes: Your email address will become your username and you may choose any password you’d like.
  8. Click “Register” at the bottom of the page.
  9. You will receive two separate email messages:
  10. one indicating you have been registered for the course/workshop/meeting and asking you to choose your payment (with cash, credit cards, certified checks or money orders) to the BVIU
  11. one indicating you are registered to use the BVIU Online Course Registration Site and reminding you of your username and password.

VETERAN USERS:

If you have used this site before, follow these steps:

  1. Go to
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the website and click the link for the BVIU COURSE REGISTRATION SITE
  3. Once you are on the BVIU Course Registration Site, click LOGIN in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  4. Enter your username: (your email address)
  5. Enter your password: (if you don’t remember, it was emailed to you or you can call Pat Dixon at 724-774-7800 for assistance)
  6. You should now see your name in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the website – don’t enter anything into the fields listed -select course/workshop/meeting – click “view All” at the bottom of the page.
  8. Courses/Workshops/Meetings are listed alphabetically, find the course/workshop/meeting you need– look to the far right of the course and click “Details”
  9. Scroll to the top of the page and click “Register for Course”
  10. You will receive an email indicating you have been registered for the course/workshop/meeting and asking you to send your payment (with cash, credit cards, certified checks or money orders) to the BVIU.