Title: Supporting Special Education for Students to be Successful Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Date/Times: Begins when you register 04/08/23 and ends 05/08/23 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2023-11 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] One way to support students with special needs is to uncover their strengths. This course offers participants an opportunity to learn; 1) who the SPED students are in your classroom and school, 2) how to find out their strengths, and 3) how to use mindfulness and SEL strategies to minimize stress in the classroom for SPED students. The course final will [...]

Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Begins when you register 04/24/23 and ends 05/22/23 Location: Asynchronous learning Course Description: The content is self-paced and delivered in a .pdf document which includes videos, readings, and reflections. An online mentor communicates with each course participant by phone at the beginning of the course to confirm the timeline for course completion and to answer any questions. The online mentor also reads and responds to all reflections at the end of the course. Course cost: $150 and two required books.  Requests for withdrawals and refunds must be made prior [...]

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Laurie Sullivan Participants: Teachers Date/Times: 04/24/23,04/29/2023,05/03/23,05/15/2023,05/20/23,05/30/23,06/03/23,06/08/23,06/13/2023,06/17/23,06/20/23,06/22/23 Location: Virtual Course #: 2023-15 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 508-998-5599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: The RETELL initiative (Rethinking Equity in the Teaching of English Language Learners) represents a commitment to address the persistent gap in academic proficiency experienced by ELL students. At the heart of this initiative are training and licensure requirements for the Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, which core academic teachers of ELLs and principals/assistant principals and supervisors/directors who supervise or evaluate such teachers must obtain. The purpose of this course is to prepare the Commonwealth’s teachers with [...]