Reducing Anxiety in Students
VIRTUALCOURSE #: 2020-15 PARTICIPANTS: K-12 Classroom Teachers, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Guidance Counselors, Department Heads DESCRIPTION: With up to one in three children struggling with anxiety in this country, overwhelmed adults require a new approach as well as a practical and easy-to-implement toolkit of strategies that work. In the time of COVID19, and the subsequent societal changes, anxiety has become ever-present in students of all ages. Through the use of case studies, humorous stories, and examples of everyday challenging situations, participants will learn easy to implement preventive tools, strategies, and interventions for reducing anxiety, increasing self-regulation, accurate thinking, and self- monitoring in [...]
Preparing for the new normal: Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety in Students
VIRTUALCOURSE #: 2020-17 PARTICIPANTS: K-12 Classroom Teachers, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Guidance Counselors, Department Heads DESCRIPTION: Preparing for the new normal: Practical Strategies for Reducing Anxiety in Students With up to one in three children struggling with anxiety in this country, overwhelmed adults require a new approach as well as a practical and easy-to-implement toolkit of strategies that work. In the time of COVID19, and the subsequent societal changes, anxiety has become ever-present in students of all ages. Through the use of case studies, humorous stories, and examples of everyday challenging situations, participants will learn easy to implement preventive tools, strategies, and interventions for reducing anxiety, increasing [...]
Effective schooling for students with disabilities and instruction of students with diverse learning styles. (Including the Federal and State Laws and Regulations)
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ON 3/18, 3/22, 3/25 COURSE #: 2021-02 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This workshop is designed to assist participants in meeting the requirements for renewing a professional license with particular focus on the requirements for instruction and participation of students with special needs. This workshop provides an overview of federal and state special education laws and regulations. Other topics include; the general educator’s and related service providers roles and responsibilities with special education, District Curriculum Accommodation Plan, portions of the Individualized Education Program, specially designed instruction, inclusion, and collaboration. WORKSHOP LEARNING OUTCOMES Participants will [...]
IEP Writing Strategies
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ON 4/8, 4/29, 5/6 PARTICIPANTS: Special Educators, Related Service Providers, Administrators DESCRIPTION: Focus - This workshop presents suggestions, ideas and strategies for writing effective IEPs. Included in the workshop: Student strengths and key evaluation summary statement, Impact of the disability statement, accommodations/modification/specially designed instruction, determining goal focus areas, writing effective current performance levels observable and measurable goals and objectives/benchmarks, service delivery grid. Models and templates will be used to guide participants with concepts they can use in their own IEP writing practice. Outcomes - Participants will learn and immediately apply useable strategies, templates and approaches to IEP development [...]
Effective schooling for students with disabilities and instruction of students with diverse learning styles. (Including the Federal and State Laws and Regulations)
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ON 7/22/21,7/27/21,7/29/21 TIME 8:30-10:30 Virtual COURSE #: 2021-02 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This workshop is designed to assist participants in meeting the requirements for renewing a professional license with particular focus on the requirements for instruction and participation of students with special needs. This workshop provides an overview of federal and state special education laws and regulations. Other topics include; the general educator’s and related service providers roles and responsibilities with special education, District Curriculum Accommodation Plan, portions of the Individualized Education Program, specially designed instruction, inclusion, and collaboration. WORKSHOP LEARNING [...]
Effective schooling for students with disabilities and instruction of students with diverse learning styles. (Including the Federal and State Laws and Regulations)
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ON 7/22/21,7/27/21,7/29/21 TIME 8:30-10:30 Virtual COURSE #: 2021-02 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This workshop is designed to assist participants in meeting the requirements for renewing a professional license with particular focus on the requirements for instruction and participation of students with special needs. This workshop provides an overview of federal and state special education laws and regulations. Other topics include; the general educator’s and related service providers roles and responsibilities with special education, District Curriculum Accommodation Plan, portions of the Individualized Education Program, specially designed instruction, inclusion, and collaboration. WORKSHOP LEARNING [...]
Scaffolding Content with English Learners and All Learners Using 2 Graphic Organizers
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ONLINE TIME -Starts July 12- ONLINE SELF PACED COURSE #: 2021-18 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This online 15 PDP ESL course involves 4 (approximately 2-hour) weekly self-paced modules. After finishing the 4 weekly modules, participants will have an additional week to complete the other 7 hours of the course by developing a Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Lesson Plan to synthesize learning from the reading and modules. This 15 hour course fulfills the requirement that all educators must have 15 PDPs related to English as a Second Language when they recertify every 5 [...]
Scaffolding Content with English Learners and All Learners Using 2 Graphic Organizers
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ONLINE TIME -Starts July 12- ONLINE SELF PACED COURSE #: 2021-18 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This online 15 PDP ESL course involves 4 (approximately 2-hour) weekly self-paced modules. After finishing the 4 weekly modules, participants will have an additional week to complete the other 7 hours of the course by developing a Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Lesson Plan to synthesize learning from the reading and modules. This 15 hour course fulfills the requirement that all educators must have 15 PDPs related to English as a Second Language when they recertify every 5 [...]
Scaffolding Content with English Learners and All Learners Using 2 Graphic Organizers
VIRTUALTHIS EVENT OCCURS ONLINE TIME -Starts July 12- ONLINE SELF PACED COURSE #: 2021-18 PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, Administrators, Special Educators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists DESCRIPTION: This online 15 PDP ESL course involves 4 (approximately 2-hour) weekly self-paced modules. After finishing the 4 weekly modules, participants will have an additional week to complete the other 7 hours of the course by developing a Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Lesson Plan to synthesize learning from the reading and modules. This 15 hour course fulfills the requirement that all educators must have 15 PDPs related to English as a Second Language when they recertify every 5 [...]