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Here's where you can stay updated on all the events, opportunities and student/staff achievements here at the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21. From our own team creating videos and social media content, to CLIU 21 being featured in local news, it's all right here!
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HCL Podcast S3E5: The Intricacies of IU21's Transportation Department
FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE CLASSROOM: CLIU21 Board Member Resigns so She Can Work with Children
Adaptive Bicycle and Stroller Day 2025
Moravian University Students Visits CLIU Headquarters
Local Legislator Visits Early Learning Center
MDSB Students Celebrate Winter Break with a Party!
CLIU21 and LCTI Come Together for Toy Adaptation Day 2024
Congratulations to Cole for Graduating from CCEA!
Students Donate to Local Children's Hospital
CLIU Holiday Basket Raffle Ticket Pull 2024
Twelve Days of IU21 Christmas - CLIU December Board Video
Welcome to the Grand Opening of Tigers Cafe Coffee!
Former Student Stops in at Transportation Holiday Party!
HCL Podcast S3E4 The Work Life of an Itinerant Teacher
The life of an itinerant teacher is not typical in the world of education. Where most people stay in one classroom or one building, these people travel from school to school to educate children across their region. In this episode of the HCL Podcast, we talk to two itinerant teachers in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program about the challenges, the benefits, and expectations of their position.
This podcast can be streamed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music, and more! Just type in the search bar “Helping Children Learn” and you will find it. You can also find this video podcast with closed captioning on our Facebook and YouTube page.
This podcast can be streamed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music, and more! Just type in the search bar “Helping Children Learn” and you will find it. You can also find this video podcast with closed captioning on our Facebook and YouTube page.
We did Thanksgiving Dinner Early at the LB Morris School!
Alburtis Elementary Showing CLIU Students What Inclusion is All About
Bringing Early Intervention Services Together - CLIU November Board Video
Local Legislators Visit CLIU21's Whitehall-Coplay Early Learning Center
MDSF Celebrate Veterans Day at Southern Lehigh!
Tune in to the November episode of the HCL Podcast!
Panther Valley MDSB Class Has Halloween Hoedown!
Alburtis Elementary is Using Inclusion to Help Animals in Need!
Want to Lead a School District From the Very Top? Join the IU21 Superintendent Letter Program
Get Certified to be Physics Teacher!
Video of the Month: Teaching the Whole Child
Representative Zach Mako Hosts 2024 Special Needs Fair
Get Certified in Secondary Math!
Join the IU21 Transportation Team with Walk-in Interviews!
Start Your Career in Speech and Language!
Tune in to the October episode of the HCL Podcast!
Happy Birthday to our Facility Dog LLASie!!!
For Deaf Awareness Month, We Ask Our Students What They Love About Their Teachers and Interpreters!
Meet Our Annie Sullivan Award Winners!
Good Luck Cathy! CLIU21 Asst. Director Participates in Ironman Triathlon
Take the Next Step and Become a Principal!
For Deaf Awareness Month, Check Out a Ling 6 Speech Test!
Join CLIU21 as an Instructional Assistant in the Classroom!
The Newest Season of the HCL Podcast is Launched!
Here are Some Tips For Your Child as They Get on the Bus!
Dos and Don'ts on First Day of School Announcements!
CLIU21 Theme of the Year: Beyond All Limits!
At the beginning of every school year, CLIU21 chooses a theme to follow our mission statement of Helping Children Learn. For 2024 - 2025, we are going Beyond All Limits!
As we get ready for the first day of school lift off, see how we are going to the moon for our students and their families!
As we get ready for the first day of school lift off, see how we are going to the moon for our students and their families!
We're Getting Ready to Go Back to School!
The Lehighton Area School District is Looking For Their Next Superintendent!
Congratulations on Retirement, Diane! 34 Years of Occupational Therapy Greatness!!!!
Our G-Club Girls Love Camping!
Annual CLSNCF Golf Tournament Raises over $15,000
Year End Remarks from Exec. Director Dr. Gregory Koons
Congratulations Project SEARCH Graduates!
VACANCY: Superintendent of Palmerton Area School District
Congratulations to Our School-Based Graduates!
First Graduation Ceremony of the Year!
Happy Retirement, Linda!
Paintings and More by our Budding Artists!
Fly, Butterfly! Fly!
A Golfing Tradition More Helpful Than Any Other
Helping Children Learn Podcast S2E8 No Place For Hate: Fighting Bullying and Promoting Inclusivity
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy National Administrative Professionals Day!
Happy National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day!
April CLIU Board Video: Inclusion is a Staple in Parkland SD Schools
For the CLIU21 April Board Meeting, we are highlighting our MDSF students learning inside Parkland School District buildings. Students at Veterans Memorial Elementary and Orefield Middle School show an amazing display of patience and kindness as they work to include our special needs students in as many activities as possible!
At Veterans Elementary, their students worked with our students to help them enjoy a cardboard games carnival! At Orefield Middle School, 8th grade students are part of a buddy program where they read to our students to help them prepare for a presentation!
At Veterans Elementary, their students worked with our students to help them enjoy a cardboard games carnival! At Orefield Middle School, 8th grade students are part of a buddy program where they read to our students to help them prepare for a presentation!
Celebrating Autism Awareness Month with a Friendly Reminder
CLIU21 Hosts the 2024 Academic Competition
Check out the April Episode of the Helping Children Learn Podcast!
Gabe the Weatherman Giving Out April Fools Day Jokes!
It wasn't the Easter Bunny, but a REAL Bunny Visiting Panther Valley!
The Easter Bunny Paid a Visit!
Kids Get a New Set of Wheels During Adaptive Stroller and Bicycle Day
When physically limited children needs a bulky wheelchair to get around, it limits how quickly their family can get them out the door and where they can go.
CLIU21 works with Variety - the Children's Charity of Pittsburgh and BLACKBURN'S Home Medical Equipment & Supplies to get these kids into adaptive strollers and bicycles. Watch how these amazing pieces of equipment, at no cost to the receiving families, makes their lives a little easier!
CLIU21 works with Variety - the Children's Charity of Pittsburgh and BLACKBURN'S Home Medical Equipment & Supplies to get these kids into adaptive strollers and bicycles. Watch how these amazing pieces of equipment, at no cost to the receiving families, makes their lives a little easier!
Watch and Listen to the March Episode of the HCL Podcast!
Since the pandemic, student mental health issues have gotten significantly worse. Anxiety, depression and suicide among kids has risen so fast, mental and behavioral health professionals are working tirelessly to work this problem from new angles.
On the March episode of the HCL Podcast, we speak with the supervisor of CLIU's Behavioral Health program Jason Savenelli as well as outpatient case worker Colleen Schenkenberger. We go over the state of student mental health and what's being done to combat the issue.
This podcast can be streamed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music, and more! Just type in the search bar “Helping Children Learn” and you will find it. For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, we have a video podcast with closed captioning here on YouTube and on our Facebook page.
On the March episode of the HCL Podcast, we speak with the supervisor of CLIU's Behavioral Health program Jason Savenelli as well as outpatient case worker Colleen Schenkenberger. We go over the state of student mental health and what's being done to combat the issue.
This podcast can be streamed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Amazon Music, and more! Just type in the search bar “Helping Children Learn” and you will find it. For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, we have a video podcast with closed captioning here on YouTube and on our Facebook page.
Guest Teacher Applications are Open!
IU21 Exec. Director Dr. Koons Reads to Early Intervention Students!
Adaptive Stroller and Bicycle Receives Plenty of Media Attention!
We're Celeberating National SRO/SPO Appreciation Day!
Salisbury High School Starts Special Needs Bocce Ball Team
Having special needs students involved in sports is a rewarding experience for everyone! Salisbury High School has just joined the Special Olympics Unified Bocce Ball League! The season just ended, but it's easy to see all the potential this new program has.
Watch what this sport means to our players and coaches as they experience athletic competition! Even the uniform itself gives the students a sense of pride and belonging.
Watch what this sport means to our players and coaches as they experience athletic competition! Even the uniform itself gives the students a sense of pride and belonging.
Look How Our Panther Valley Students Are Celebrating Groundhog Day!
Check Out the February Edition of the HCL Podcast!
Work Based Learning Got Some Visitors!
Superintendents and Legislators Meet to Discuss Key Issues
Helping Children Learn While Keeping Children Safe
Moravian University Students Visit IU21!
CLAS Students, Staff Come Together to Help Clothing Drive for the Homeless
One of CLIU21's instructional aides, Stacey Green and her daughter Illy, donate warm clothing to the less fortunate during the holiday season. It's called Illy's Warm Drive, and they mainly organize donations out of their home garage.
But this year she received some help for the first time in four years. And it was from her students at the Carbon Learning Achievement School. Watch how her students come together and help their educator!
But this year she received some help for the first time in four years. And it was from her students at the Carbon Learning Achievement School. Watch how her students come together and help their educator!
Another Ugly Sweater Party at Northwestern High School!
2023 Holiday Basket Raffle LIVE Drawing
Turning Our Buses Into Sleighs!
Santa and his Elf Came Early This Year!
Our Guest Teacher Program Continues to Grow!
Transportation Has a Special Visitor!
We're Putting on Our Best Ugly Sweater!
Listen to December's HCL Podcast!
Our kiddos are giving back for Thanksgiving!
WORDS HAVE POWER: See the Benefits of Visualizing and Journaling Student Progress
As educators, it's important to count your students' progress and small victories even if they're outnumbered by challenging days. In those tough times, some of the best success can be found.
Margie Rivera, an early intervention teacher in Carbon County, decided to pin her students' good behavior and functional use of language on a board. She's calling it "Words Have Power." This is such a powerful use of journaling and visualization so teachers can see the impact they're making in the classroom.
Margie Rivera, an early intervention teacher in Carbon County, decided to pin her students' good behavior and functional use of language on a board. She's calling it "Words Have Power." This is such a powerful use of journaling and visualization so teachers can see the impact they're making in the classroom.
Thank You to Our Legislators For Visiting!
Look at the MDSB Thanksgiving Lunch!
Listen to the November Episode of CLIU's HCL Podcast!
CLIU Hosts Employee Family Trunk-or-Treat!
Happy Halloween From Everyone at CLIU21!
October is ADHD Awareness Month!
Thank you Miers Insurance for the Donation!
Catasauqua Fire Department Visits Our MDSB Classroom!
Breakfast With Grace! How Our Youngest Life Skills Students Learn Their Morning Routine
Every morning in the halls of the LB Morris School in Jim Thorpe, you can find Grace taking breakfast for her whole class from the cafeteria to their classroom. With her big bow and big smile, she's constantly waving and saying hello to people while she pushes her cart. It might not seem like much, but Grace and her classmates are developing a morning routine as part of their life skills class in an effort to become more independent.
It's also their time to feel like part of the LB Morris community. Our IU teachers and staff are so grateful for everyone at LB Morris for making our students feel welcome, accepted and included!
It's also their time to feel like part of the LB Morris community. Our IU teachers and staff are so grateful for everyone at LB Morris for making our students feel welcome, accepted and included!
TEAMING UP: Emmaus Football Players Connect with Special Needs Students
During high school football season, Fridays are game days! But way before kickoff, Emmaus High School football players spend time before lunch with our CLIU life skills students. They hang out and draw, play board games, throw cornhole bags, even go over game tape and practice film!
This is an opportunity for everyone to learn. It's a wonderful moment of inclusion for our life skills kids, but it also shows our football players how much they have in common with our IU students. We appreciate all the football players who spend time to make genuine connections with our students.
This is an opportunity for everyone to learn. It's a wonderful moment of inclusion for our life skills kids, but it also shows our football players how much they have in common with our IU students. We appreciate all the football players who spend time to make genuine connections with our students.
Celebrating Unity Day at CLAS for National Bullying Prevention Month!
Check Out Our STEM Saturday Opportunities!
Our Ironman Competitor Finished the Race!
Girl Power at the 5K!
Our MDSF Classroom at Salisbury High School Made the News!
Happy 1st Birthday to our Furry Friend!!!
CLIU's '22-'23 Annie Sullivan Award Winner: School Psychologist Emily Zappulla
Congratulations to school psychologist Emily Zappulla for winning CLIU21's 2022-2023 Annie Sullivan Award!
As a school psychologist in special education, Emily Zappulla helps students become better learners. She also helps teachers become better teachers. She specializes in things like student assessments and behavior plans, but her outstanding ability to improvise and support teachers in moments of need is what really makes her deserving of an Annie Sullivan Award. Everyone she works with says her flexibility and willingness to help other educators is second-to-none when a good plan falls apart.
It is clear Emily Zappulla understands and fulfills the CLIU21 mission statement of Helping Children Learn!
As a school psychologist in special education, Emily Zappulla helps students become better learners. She also helps teachers become better teachers. She specializes in things like student assessments and behavior plans, but her outstanding ability to improvise and support teachers in moments of need is what really makes her deserving of an Annie Sullivan Award. Everyone she works with says her flexibility and willingness to help other educators is second-to-none when a good plan falls apart.
It is clear Emily Zappulla understands and fulfills the CLIU21 mission statement of Helping Children Learn!
Check Out the New CLIU Podcast!
We're Growing Together at CLIU's Opening Day! Highlights of the Big Day!
Opening Day at CLIU21 is always an exciting time! It's the start to our school year and it's the one time the whole IU can be together! This year is extra special as we got to meet our newest executive director! Dr. Gregory Koons has taken over for Dr. Elaine Eib, and this was his chance to address the entire IU21 family as we follow this year's theme of Growing Together!
We welcome Dr. Koons to IU21 and we're so excited to see what's in store for the 2023-2024 school year!
We welcome Dr. Koons to IU21 and we're so excited to see what's in store for the 2023-2024 school year!
...And That's a Wrap for Opening Day 2024!
Our Teachers Are Going In to the New School Year Tech-Ready!
Our teachers are becoming mini electricians! Our assistive tech dept kicked off MDSF Summer Camp by showing how to make electronics more accessible for children with limited hand and foot use. Watch our teachers get the soldering irons out and making adjustments!
It's all a part of getting ready for the 2023-2024 school year. Are you ready for Opening Day?!?!
It's all a part of getting ready for the 2023-2024 school year. Are you ready for Opening Day?!?!
We're Getting Ready for the New School Year!
CLIU Summer Cornhole Tournament was a Hit!
Dancing, Playing, and Movements with Maia!
Keeping our students moving, who struggle with mobility, is so important to their day! It's a great form of stimulation. So our social worker Maia started holding dance classes where MDSF srudents and typical kindergartners all played together!
Her classes are called Movements with Maia, and this one is extra special because it's the largest dance party she's ever held!!! Watch how these Ms. Mara's students from Veterans Memorial Elementary come together to celebrate movement and IU inclusion!
Her classes are called Movements with Maia, and this one is extra special because it's the largest dance party she's ever held!!! Watch how these Ms. Mara's students from Veterans Memorial Elementary come together to celebrate movement and IU inclusion!
One of Our Students Made the News Again!
G Club Enjoys Camp Mosey Wood!
30th Annual CLSNCF Golf Tournament Photo Gallery
Special Needs Golf Tournament Raises Over $20k for Foundation
What's better than a perfect day on the links while supporting a golfing tradition more helpful than any other? The 30th annual Carbon Lehigh Specials Needs Childrens Foundation Golf Tournament had over 100 golfers and we raised more than $20,000! The opportunities and experiences this golf tournament provides for special needs children is incredible.
We are so thankful and grateful to everyone who came out yesterday, and for those who have been part of this at any part in the last three decades!
We are so thankful and grateful to everyone who came out yesterday, and for those who have been part of this at any part in the last three decades!
Special Needs Teacher Starts Soap Business With Her Students!
Ask any special needs teacher and they will tell you they are always trying to get their students involved in something fun! Ashley Nagy from CLIU21's MDSF room at Salisbury high School is getting her kids into the soap making business!
It's a great way to exercise their motor, social and emotional skills. And the kids love it! With the help of some assistive technology, Ashley and her team makes a bunch of scented bars that have meaning beyond the label!
It's a great way to exercise their motor, social and emotional skills. And the kids love it! With the help of some assistive technology, Ashley and her team makes a bunch of scented bars that have meaning beyond the label!
Time to Work! ProjectSEARCH and VIP Students Graduate From Work-Based Learning Programs
Thanks to ProjectSEARCH and VIP, more special needs students are ;earning how to be productive members of society by learning how to hold a job! Watching these students get a sense of self-worth as they contribute to a company is a big deal for their confidence and their social/emotional growth!
Senior projects are a rite of passage when graduating high school. For one of our students at CCTI, he decided he wanted to build something. So he and his teachers landed on a concrete seat for an already existing chess table at the local Dimmick Memorial Library in downtown Jim Thorpe.
Traven was there for every step of the way! From mixing the cement to delivering the finished product! Check out how Traven worked alongside his carpentry teacher and classmates!
Traven was there for every step of the way! From mixing the cement to delivering the finished product! Check out how Traven worked alongside his carpentry teacher and classmates!
Two Students Graduate From CLAS!
Ride Your Bike to Support Inclusion!
There's still time to golf in our incredible tournament!
Congratulations to our CCEA graduate Sierra!
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Therapy COWS Come to Salisbury High
You've heard of therapy dogs roaming the halls of schools and hospitals bringing comfort and joy to everyone. But have you ever seen a therapy cow?!
Horns & Hooves Mobile Mini Moos brought two of their micro cows, Hank and Waylen, to hang out with our special needs students at Salisbury High School! Thank you Patrick and Shea for such an awesome experience!
We Need Parent Support for our Early Intervention Survey
The CLIU21 Early Intervention program helps students with special needs transition into kindergarten with as many tools as possible. As educators, we do our best for your child. but we need feedback and input from you to make as much of an impact as possible.
We are urging parents to help us help them by completing the 2023 Early Intervention Family Survey. The survey can be done online, it only takes 5-10 minutes, all of your responses are completely anonymous and it's offered in both English and Spanish!
English EI Survey: https://eita.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4ZV0lVwtTdd3CK
Spanish EI Survey: https://eita.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2isQIfDiJBvTQvc
We are urging parents to help us help them by completing the 2023 Early Intervention Family Survey. The survey can be done online, it only takes 5-10 minutes, all of your responses are completely anonymous and it's offered in both English and Spanish!
English EI Survey: https://eita.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4ZV0lVwtTdd3CK
Spanish EI Survey: https://eita.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2isQIfDiJBvTQvc
DEAF CAN! There's Nothing our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids Can't Do!
Our deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students at Schnecksville Elementary are incredible! They're smart, bright, and creative. But their best quality is resilience! They go over or around any obstacle in front of them.
Our Schnecksville Sharks want everyone to know there are no limitations when you are are deaf! Do not measure them by what they can't do... See everything our DEAF students CAN do!
Our Schnecksville Sharks want everyone to know there are no limitations when you are are deaf! Do not measure them by what they can't do... See everything our DEAF students CAN do!
CLIU21 Board Appoints New Executive Director!
Special Beauty Pageant Showcases Talent and Confidence!
The 2023 Pennsylvania Miss Amazing event was electric!!! Last weekend, over 40 girls came together to show their talents, interests, and dresses! It was a beautiful day letting these ladies strut their stuff in front of a crowd of supportive friends, families, educators and volunteers.
Congratulation to all the girls who came out and shined their light!
Congratulation to all the girls who came out and shined their light!
DHH Student Signs National Anthem (With Some Help) at Baseball Game!
CLIU Welcomes Our Local Legislators for LLAS Tour
Decisions about your child's education and their school district are often made by our legislators in Harrisburg. So we invited Pennsylvania state representatives and senators to our Lehigh Learning Achievement School to give them some insight on what services intermediate units provide.
We really appreciate our lawmakers for lending us their time and their attention. They were truly interested in learning more so they can make better informed policy at the capitol.
Thank you to Representatives Doyle Heffley, Jeanne McNeil, Ryan Mackenzie and Peter Schweyer as well as members from the office of Representative Zach Mako and Senator Nick Miller.
We really appreciate our lawmakers for lending us their time and their attention. They were truly interested in learning more so they can make better informed policy at the capitol.
Thank you to Representatives Doyle Heffley, Jeanne McNeil, Ryan Mackenzie and Peter Schweyer as well as members from the office of Representative Zach Mako and Senator Nick Miller.
BRINGING JOURNALISM BACK: IU21, School Teachers Start Coalition to Reinvigorate Student Journalism
Local journalism is so important to our communities who rely on the information they see, hear and read. CLIU is proud to promote student journalism throughout our region, and we're so excited to be part of the Keystone Student Journalism Coalition! With events like the Saving Journalism Summit, we are working hard to encourage more students to give news reporting a try or at least take an interest in it.
We cannot thank our participating news outlets enough for sending their esteemed journalists to educate our students: The Morning Call The Washington Post, 69News WFMZ, NBC10 Philadelphia, WNEP, LehighValleyNews.com, and The Student Press Council.
And a huge thank you to our wonderful partners Kutztown University and Jostens for being our sponsors!
We cannot thank our participating news outlets enough for sending their esteemed journalists to educate our students: The Morning Call The Washington Post, 69News WFMZ, NBC10 Philadelphia, WNEP, LehighValleyNews.com, and The Student Press Council.
And a huge thank you to our wonderful partners Kutztown University and Jostens for being our sponsors!
Here's Your Chance to Join the World of Education. Apply for the Guest Teacher Program Today!
Are you looking to change careers and have always thought about teaching? Maybe you're not ready to retire? You can become a classroom teacher through the CLIU Guest Teacher Program! The best part? You get to decide your own schedule!
In this video, we introduce you to three different Guest Teachers. They all joined the program for different reasons, but they all have the same love for teaching and the opportunity to do it at their convenience.
Click this link to apply for the CLIU Guest Teacher Program: https://www.cliu.org/Page/125
In this video, we introduce you to three different Guest Teachers. They all joined the program for different reasons, but they all have the same love for teaching and the opportunity to do it at their convenience.
Click this link to apply for the CLIU Guest Teacher Program: https://www.cliu.org/Page/125
Esports Are Growing! Students Realize the Potential at DeSales University
E-sports, as a formalized club and program, are making their way into high schools all over the country. With inter-scholastic leagues and competition like EPSEL at the grade school level, e-sports is quickly becoming a varsity program at colleges and universities like DeSales University!
High school students toured the campus and realized the possibilites in and around e-sports. In college, e-sports teams provide personal growth like traditional scholar-athletes enjoy. And even if you don't go pro, there are job opportunities in multiple career paths as the gaming industry continues to grow.
High school students toured the campus and realized the possibilites in and around e-sports. In college, e-sports teams provide personal growth like traditional scholar-athletes enjoy. And even if you don't go pro, there are job opportunities in multiple career paths as the gaming industry continues to grow.
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Therapy Dog Visits MDS-F Room!
Maka (therapy dog) and Ana (Maka's mommy) made a visit to our MDS-F room at Parkland High School! Certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, Maka and Ana usually visit Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest Hospital to bring comfort to patients. But today was Maka's first ever classroom visit!
Everyone had a great time, and we're grateful to Ana for bringing Maka to our IU21 classroom!
E-Sports Are Growing! Students Realize the Potential at DeSales University
E-sports, as a formalized club and program, are making their way into high schools all over the country. With inter-scholastic leagues and competition like EPSEL at the grade school level, e-sports is quickly becoming a varsity program at colleges and universities like @DeSalesUniversityBulldogs!
High school students toured the campus and realized the possibilites in and around e-sports. In college, e-sports teams provide personal growth like traditional scholar-athletes enjoy. And even if you don't go pro, there are job opportunities in multiple career paths as the gaming industry continues to grow.
High school students toured the campus and realized the possibilites in and around e-sports. In college, e-sports teams provide personal growth like traditional scholar-athletes enjoy. And even if you don't go pro, there are job opportunities in multiple career paths as the gaming industry continues to grow.
Working Pooch is Welcomed to the CLIU21 Family!
Officially not all employees at CLIU21 are human! We would like to introduce everyone to our newest working dog, LLAsie (pronounced Lassie)! Her name's spelling is a play on words for the building she works in: Lehigh Learning Achievement School (known as LLAS).
LLASie is not a service dog for one particular student. She is a facility dog who will roam the halls and classrooms at LLAS to help calm and sooth each and every student! This canine's effect on our children is already incredibly evident.
We are incredibly grateful for the Carbon Lehigh Special Needs Children's Foundation for funding LLASie and her care! The foundation really is staying true to their mission.
LLASie is not a service dog for one particular student. She is a facility dog who will roam the halls and classrooms at LLAS to help calm and sooth each and every student! This canine's effect on our children is already incredibly evident.
We are incredibly grateful for the Carbon Lehigh Special Needs Children's Foundation for funding LLASie and her care! The foundation really is staying true to their mission.
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STEM Saturdays: Electrician for a Day
Our students for this STEM Saturday were experimenting with electricity! Students were learning what conducts electric and what insulates it. We tested snap circuits, used copper taping with coin batteries, and much more!
LB Morris Students Go on Virtual Field Trip at LV Zoo!
Happy National SRO Day!
Kutztown Business Owners Donate Free Haircuts to LLAS Students
Sometimes there's nothing better than a fresh haircut to feel better about yourself. Students at Lehigh Learning and Achievement School in Orefield received free haircuts from two Kutztown businesses: New.Vision.Salon and City Cuts Barbershop.
A simple haircut went a long way for our students and their confidence. Not only was it a good day for the kids, but the business owners say giving back to the community made for quite the heart-warming and soul-fulfilling day. We cannot thank you enough for your time and positive energy!
A simple haircut went a long way for our students and their confidence. Not only was it a good day for the kids, but the business owners say giving back to the community made for quite the heart-warming and soul-fulfilling day. We cannot thank you enough for your time and positive energy!
MDS-F Student's Journey is highlighted on PBS39
Carbon County Environmental Center Brings Animals Into the Classroom
CLIU Staff Tours CCTI
Check Out Our New Transition Services Newsletter
Congratulations to E-Sports Champions Parkland High School Varsity and JV
Amid Dr. Eib's Retirement, CLIU21 Seeking Executive Director Applicants
Check Out the New CLIU21 Podcast "Understanding the IU"
Moravian University Students Visit CLIU21 Central Office
Mother and Daughter Continue to Grow Holiday Clothing/Food Drive
It’s not every day a fifth grade student wants to help those in need. But that was the reality for mother Stacey Green when her daughter Iliana came to her with this idea. So they started a warm clothing drive which was grown over the years called Ilie’s Warm Drive.
This is their third year collecting clothing and supporting groups in Carbon and Monroe County who help the homeless and less fortunate. And this is their biggest year yet. It started small in 2019, and has grown into quite the operation. See how Stacey and Iliana are making our community a better place!
This is their third year collecting clothing and supporting groups in Carbon and Monroe County who help the homeless and less fortunate. And this is their biggest year yet. It started small in 2019, and has grown into quite the operation. See how Stacey and Iliana are making our community a better place!
CLIU Appreciation Letter Reading 2: Keeping Consistency in the DHH Room
This is our 2nd CLIU Appreciation Letter Readings. It's where an IU21 educator reads a letter from a student or parent they've impacted. We take you to Parkland High School's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Classroom with Mrs. Christine Bloch and her story with student Nathan Moya.
Christine recently took a job with CLIU21 after many years with IU20. Moya has been working with Mrs. Bloch for a couple years now,. When she switched jobs, he and his family decided to follow her for his final year in high school. Nathan says he owes a lot of his success to her because of the consistency in which she has helped him grow.
Christine recently took a job with CLIU21 after many years with IU20. Moya has been working with Mrs. Bloch for a couple years now,. When she switched jobs, he and his family decided to follow her for his final year in high school. Nathan says he owes a lot of his success to her because of the consistency in which she has helped him grow.
CLIU Classroom Caroling
As we approach the holiday break for school, we bring you some of our favorite CLIU students giving us the best carols!
Featured is our Project SEARCH students at Lehigh Valley-Muhlenberg Hospital, our emotional support students at Towamensing Elementary, and our MDS-Functional students from Lehighton Elementary!
We all wish you happy holidays and a happy new year!
Featured is our Project SEARCH students at Lehigh Valley-Muhlenberg Hospital, our emotional support students at Towamensing Elementary, and our MDS-Functional students from Lehighton Elementary!
We all wish you happy holidays and a happy new year!
Santa's CLIU Elves Make Accessible Toys for Children
As a child, opening up a gift for the holidays is an all-time enjoyable moment! But not every special needs child can use some of our favorite toys. That's where the Santa's CLIU Elves come in to make these toys accessible.
For Toy Adaptation Day 2022, we replaced hard to use switches with larger external switches easily tapped or bopped to make a battery-powered toy work! Students from Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe Area High School, Carbon Learning and Achievement School and the CLIU work-based learning program came together. 3D printed switches were wired and soldered into these toys so anyone can use them regardless of their physical disability!
A truly wonderful display of teamwork, altruism and technical skill among a wide array of students. 50 special needs children are receiving a gift they can play with.
For Toy Adaptation Day 2022, we replaced hard to use switches with larger external switches easily tapped or bopped to make a battery-powered toy work! Students from Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe Area High School, Carbon Learning and Achievement School and the CLIU work-based learning program came together. 3D printed switches were wired and soldered into these toys so anyone can use them regardless of their physical disability!
A truly wonderful display of teamwork, altruism and technical skill among a wide array of students. 50 special needs children are receiving a gift they can play with.
As a child, opening up a gift for the holidays is an all-time enjoyable moment! But not every special needs child can use some of our favorite toys. That's where the Santa's CLIU Elves come in to make these toys accessible.
For Toy Adaptation Day 2022, we replaced hard to use switches with larger external switches easily tapped or bopped to make a battery-powered toy work! Students from Lehigh Career Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe Area High School, Carbon Learning and Achievement School and the CLIU work-based learning program came together. 3D printed switches were wired and soldered into these toys so anyone can use them regardless of their physical disability!
A truly wonderful display of teamwork, altruism and technical skill among a wide array of students. 50 special needs children are receiving a gift they can play with.
For Toy Adaptation Day 2022, we replaced hard to use switches with larger external switches easily tapped or bopped to make a battery-powered toy work! Students from Lehigh Career Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe Area High School, Carbon Learning and Achievement School and the CLIU work-based learning program came together. 3D printed switches were wired and soldered into these toys so anyone can use them regardless of their physical disability!
A truly wonderful display of teamwork, altruism and technical skill among a wide array of students. 50 special needs children are receiving a gift they can play with.
CLIU Appreciation Letter Reading 1: The Making of Gabe the Weatherman
Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday break, CLIU21 is starting a video series which will go all year round. It's called the CLIU Appreciation Letter Readings. It's where an IU21 educator reads a letter from a student or parent they've impacted. The goal is show our educators they are recognized and appreciated for oftentimes thankless work.
Our inaugural letter reading goes to Russell Watkins' MDSB team at Panther Valley High School. It comes from a mother and father of a student we've showcased many times before: Gabe "The Weatherman" Watterson.
Our inaugural letter reading goes to Russell Watkins' MDSB team at Panther Valley High School. It comes from a mother and father of a student we've showcased many times before: Gabe "The Weatherman" Watterson.
Support Professional Valerie Borman Retires After 25 Year IU21 Career
American Education Week 2022 - Substitute Appreciation Day
American Education Week 2022 - Educator for a Day: The First and Last People a Student Sees
The theme for Thursday during American Education Week is Educator for a Day, but we're dedicating this day to our IU21 transportation staff. Even though our drivers and driver aides don't teach in a classroom, their impact on students is greater than getting from point A to point B. The truth is they are the first and last people a special needs child sees in the school day.
Nadine (driver) and Cheryl (aide) are educators in their own way every single day. They teach children how to respect one another, work with others, and how to regulate their emotions.
Nadine (driver) and Cheryl (aide) are educators in their own way every single day. They teach children how to respect one another, work with others, and how to regulate their emotions.
American Education Week 2022 - Support Professionals Day: The Heart of a Special Needs Classroom
For Support Professionals Day during American Education Week, our CLIU teachers are giving thanks and appreciation to their classroom paraprofessionals. There are times when a teacher needs to rely on their instructional aides or emotional support interventionists to get through the day's lesson plan.
We take you to Caitlin Helen's emotional support classroom at Towamensing Elementary in Carbon County. In her class, she lets her IAs and ESIs be themselves while trusting in them to do their job without constant oversight. In turn, she feels like she's getting the best version of them as they help her manage the classroom.
We take you to Caitlin Helen's emotional support classroom at Towamensing Elementary in Carbon County. In her class, she lets her IAs and ESIs be themselves while trusting in them to do their job without constant oversight. In turn, she feels like she's getting the best version of them as they help her manage the classroom.