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Education Service Center Region 20
Education Service Center Region 20
These are self-paced options to build content and instructional pedagogical knowledge and skills. These courses provide educators with flexible, meaningful learning that fits into their busy schedules Click the images below to access all course options.
TEA Learn
TEA Learn
These are self-paced options to build content and instructional pedagogical knowledge and skills. These courses provide educators with flexible, meaningful learning that fits into their busy schedules Click the images below to access all course options.
Behavior
The highlighted self-paced courses recommended below are based on behavior and are designed to provide additional support and practical strategies for strengthening classroom practices. Behavior work focuses on aligning expectations, using proactive management strategies, analyzing behavior data, and collaborating on routines, reinforcement, and interventions that support all learners.
This course will offer practical solutions to foster increases in positive behaviors and decreases in problem behaviors. You will explore how to apply these strategies to everyday situations in an applicable and proactive way.
6 Credit Hours
This webinar provides information on communication as it relates to behavior: how and why we communicate and how to investigate all of the components that go into reducing challenging behavior and supporting the development of appropriate behavior.
.5 Credit Hours
This course is dedicated to ensuring a high quality and evidence-based education for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This training will examine behavior management through the lenses of connection/relationship, communication, and choices.
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on classroom organization, schedules, and positive behavior supports, the three key themes from Quality Indicator III: Classroom Climate in Texas SPED Support's Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.
1 Credit Hours
In this course, we will build your understanding and knowledge of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS).
4 Credit Hours
SPED Topics
The highlighted self-paced online courses are designed to empower educators with the knowledge, tools, and strategies needed to effectively support students with diverse learning needs. Grounded in evidence-based practices, the course explores key areas of special education including instructional planning, differentiation, IEP implementation, classroom accommodations, and inclusive teaching strategies.
In this course, you will understand key components of the IEP—PLAAFP, Goals/Objectives, and Progress Monitoring—apply the Quality & Rigor Rubric to evaluate them, and create rigorous, high-quality examples.
6 Credit Hours
This course explores the key themes from Quality Indicator I: Alignment with State Standards in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.
1 Credit Hours
This course explores the key themes from Quality Indicator IV: Differentiated Instruction in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.
1 Credit Hours
Upon course completion, you will:
Know how to write appropriate measurable postsecondary goals.
Understand the role appropriate measurable postsecondary goals play in transition planning.
Identify strategies students can use to demonstrate self-determination skills in developing appropriate measurable postsecondary goals for their individualized education programs (IEP).
Understand the federal and state requirements related to the development of appropriate measurable postsecondary goals.
Understand State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 13 data collection guidance for appropriate measurable postsecondary goals.
4 Credit Hours
The learning objectives for this training are:
Define the three principles of UDL.
Give examples of how these principles are operationalized.
Utilize a self-assessment tool to analyze a lesson or unit for its fidelity to the principles of UDL.
Create a universally designed lesson or unit using a UDL template.
State your professional view about whether UDL can meet the needs of all students, including those with complex access needs.
3 Credit Hours
This course covers the following 5 modules:
Roles and Responsibilities
Planning
Training
Inclusive Settings
Building Relationship
2.5 Credit Hours
This course will help you:
understand how cognitive differences can negatively impact memory and self-regulation
recognize and describe students who have difficulty with executive functions
identify how trouble with executive function can negatively impact academic performance
learn classroom strategies to improve student attention, recall, memory recall, emotional self-regulation, time management, and focus
6 Credit Hours
This course familiarizes participants with the two basic education laws regarding confidentiality, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). The course focuses on confidentiality for students who receive special education services and includes information on when and with whom educational information can and cannot be shared, as well as which situations do and do not require parental consent for sharing of educational information.
1.5 Credit Hours
Resource Documents
Co-Teaching Arrangements: What to Look for
Co-Teaching Arrangements: What to Look for
This resource provides an overview of six co-teaching models, outlining their benefits and classroom applications to support collaboration, differentiation, and student engagement as part of ongoing professional development. Click here to access the PDF.
This FAQ explains how Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs align with special education in Texas, covering ARD committee roles, teacher certification, course adaptations, and work-based learning. It emphasizes equitable access, appropriate accommodations, and supporting students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. Click here to access the PDF.
This quick reference guide from Texas SPED Support lists commonly used acronyms across three areas of special education—disability categories; programs, services, and providers; and key legal/administrative terms—serving as a handy tool for educators, families, and specialists to quickly understand terminology related to special education in Texas. Click here to access the PDF.
Resource Videos
This video clearly defines and differentiates between accommodations and modifications in the educational setting, offering practical examples for each. Educators and instructional leaders will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to effectively implement these strategies to meet the diverse needs of students, fostering an inclusive learning environment. Click here to access the website.
ARD 101
ARD 101
This resource is currently being updated to align with the revision of new rules and statutes adopted in the 24-25 school year. This virtual workshop will review the requirements of an ARD committee meeting, including membership, participation, and components. Participants will gain an understanding of the different types of ARD committee meetings and the processes for mutual agreement. Learn best practices of a compliant ARD committee meeting and process. Click here to access the website.
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