THIS COURSE TAKES PLACE ON 3/2 and 3/5

COURSE #: 2019-54

PARTICIPANTS:  Teachers, Administrators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists

DESCRIPTION:  

Topics

This workshop provides an overview of federal and state laws and regulations regarding
special education. Participants will engage in discussions, small and large group activities and
an optional extension activity to demonstrate knowledge of laws and regulations. Participants
will understand how to access various elements of the regulations to support the provision of
special education services to students with special needs. In addition, strategies that may be
applicable to inclusion practice will be introduced, presented and discussed.

WORKSHOP LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will:
• Know the history of the establishment of special education law and regulations at
the state and federal levels
• Know how to access sections of state and federal law and how to cite them
• Demonstrate ability to compare topics relevant to special education from federal
and state special education laws and regulation
• Identify how certain court cases have set precedent within special education that
remain applicable to special education practice
• Take a position with topics of state and federal law or regulation and state the
impact of that position to their current or future practice as educators

ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS: (6 hours)
Assignments as follow-up to each of the sessions will be posted in the g-drive folder.
(i.e. Session 1 Assignment, Session 2 Assignment and Session 3 Assignment). After each of the
workshop sessions participants will complete the assignment, post the responses in the g-drive
folder and then do at least two follow up responses to the posts of other participants. Each
assignment will count towards two hours of dedicated time.

WORKSHOP MATERIALS
• Support Materials compiled by instructor and available on Google docs

RENEWING A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
This workshop is designed to assist participants in meeting the requirements for
renewing a professional license. The goals of this workshop align with the Massachusetts
Department of Education Regulations for Educator Licensure (603 CMR 7.00).
http://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/advance-extend-renew-license.html
Regardless of when an educator is expected to renew their professional license, if
employed the educator must obtain final approval of their individual professional
development plan by their supervisor; the educator must have a minimum of 10 PDPs in
a topic area to use the PDPs towards license renewal. Because the requirement for
licensure requires at least 15 PDPs related to training in strategies for effective schooling
for students with disabilities and the instruction of students with diverse learning styles,
this workshop is designed to allow the participant to gain up the 15 PDP requirement via
9 hours of workshop time and 3 online assignments at 2 hours each for a total of 15
hours.

PRESENTER:  Allan Blume

COST:  $275 DISTRICT Member – $300 NON-DISTRICT Membr

METHOD OF PAYMENT:  Check , Purchase Order, Money Order or Cash

Please make check payable to SMEC. Mail payment and completed form to SMEC, 25 Russells Mills Rd Dartmouth MA 02748.
We do not accept charge cards. All payments must be mailed to SMEC.

REGISTRATION:

Requests for withdrawals and refunds must be made prior to deadline 03/01/19. All cancellations subject to a $50 administration fee.

Questions email Sherri Tetrault at [email protected] or call 508-9985599 ex 130.

We must be informed at the time of registration if you have any ADA needs or require special accommodations of any kind

Method of Payment: Check , Purchase Order, Money Order or Cash
Please make check payable to SMEC.
Mail payment and completed form to SMEC, 25 Russells Mills Rd, Dartmouth MA 02748.
We do not accept charge cards.

LOCATION: 27 Russells Mill Rd Dartmouth MA 02748

ABOUT ALLAN BLUME: Allan Blume is a former Associate Professor of Practice in Special Education at Simmons College. Allan’s primary areas of instruction and expertise are the laws, regulations and processes of special education as well as state and federal requirements for the provision of special education services. Prior to Simmons, Allan worked for 18 years as a special-education teacher in public schools and educational collaboratives in Massachusetts. He consults on federal and state special-education regulations, transition services and other education topics with universities, public and private schools and collaboratives, both in the United States and internationally.