Enjoy these wonderful topics by clicking on the Youtube link to watch one of our previously recorded sessions and/or click on the title of the training to access the Google Slides presentation. Google Slides are available for each topic. A brief description of each training is available under each topic.
Most students with an IEP receive accommodations. Accommodations may impact the student's learning environment, instruction, and/or assessment. Join us to learn about what type of accommodations students can receive, learn about the different levels of support, and how to best support students within their learning environment.
What are the expectations of the student during the various parts of their day? What are the consequences for positive and negative behaviors? How will be student be encouraged to pay attention, complete work, and stay engaged within the lesson? Students need to know and understand the answers to these questions before they are able to learn. Join us in learning about effective classroom management techniques, functions of behavior, and 10 behavioral management strategies that are designed to help students be successful.
Formative, observational, standardized, summative; these types of data are used when discussing a student's strengths and challenges. As a paraprofessional, you may be asked to collect data on a student. Join us to learn more about the type of data that is collected, discover how data is utilized to drive decisions, and learn more about Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP).
As a paraprofessional, you may be asked to work within a general education setting, a program, or as a one-to-one for a student. Within all of these settings, curriculums vary based on student needs. Learning experiences, Reading Mastery, Bridges, Connecting Math Concepts, and Reading Horizons are just a few examples of some of the curriculums that are used within CCSD59. Join us to learn more about the general education and special education curriculums that our students are using, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of direct instruction.
Planning, organizing, reacting, self-control are all executive functioning skills that are needed on a daily basis. Students use executive functioning skills all day long, however, what can you do to better assist students who struggle with some of these skills? Join us to learn more about executive functioning skills and strategies to assist students with deficits in executive functioning.
There are 13 eligibility categories for students receiving special education services. During this professional development, we will be discussing the following disabilities in depth: Specific Learning Disability, Autism, Other Health Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Speech or Language Impairment, and Emotional Disability. Join us to learn more about these disabilities, as well as how to use person first language when speaking about these students.
What is the criteria to receive services for the eligibility of autism? What is the difference between an educational or a medical diagnosis of autism? During this presentation we will discussing the eligibility criteria for ASD, specifically looking at the ASD triangle. We will take a deep dive into the topics of: social communication, social interactions, and behavior and sensory processing and discussing how to support these needs within the classroom.
Structure, routine, visuals supports, and behavior supports are all needed when working with students with autism. We will be discussing various strategies, along with providing examples and tools to support students within our classrooms and during remote instruction.
Why is the use of visuals so important? We will be explaining the importance of using visual supports within the classroom, reinforcement of visual supports, providing examples of visual supports, and looking at the hierarchy of support when using visual supports.