Upcoming Live Professional Development hosted by the LIU

GENERAL SESSIONS

There are presently no General Sessions scheduled for the remainder of the 2020-2021 School Year. Should you require the support of any of the LIU professional development staff, please reach out to either Jessica Jacobs (jjacobs@liu18.org) or Rich Mackrell (rmackrell@liu18.org).

2021-2022 School Year Workshops

Youth Mental Health First Aid (info flyer)

• Dates/Times (these are repeat events):

  • • In order to receive a certificate, one of the following days must be attended in full.

      • • Day 1: October 20, 2021 from 8:00AM to 3:30PM

        • Day 2: February 22, 2022 from 8:00AM to 3:30PM

        • Day 3: May 18, 2022 from 8:00AM to 3:30PM

• Description: Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to youth who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. This workshop is appropriate for all school staff and personnel. Each class is limited to the first 15 registered participants.

• Registration: Available via MyLearningPlan (click here to register - October 20 / February 22 / May 18)

• Questions: Please contact either Cara Devine (cdevine@liu18.org) or Tina Gelso (tgelso@liu18.org)

LIU18 Assistive Technology (AT) Training Series

• Dates/Times:

  • • Day 1: November 17, 2021 from 8:00AM to 3:00PM

    • Day 2: January 6, 2022 from 8:00AM to 3:00PM

• Description: This professional development opportunity is a two (2) day training series for Special Education teachers, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists in our local school districts. This training series is designed to assist local school districts in building internal capacity when considering and implementing assistive technology for its students. Participants must attend both training days to receive credit.

  • • Topics To be Covered:

      • • AT Overview and Considerations for IEP’s

        • Determining the need for AT

        • Demystifying AT

        • Monitoring the Effectiveness of AT

• Registration: Available via MyLearningPlan (click here to register)

• Questions: Please contact either Kelly McAndrew (kmcandrew@liu18.org) or Tina Gelso (tgelso@liu18.org)

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 101 SERIES FOR REGIONAL SCHOOLS

Google Classroom for Beginners

• Click here to view the archived video recording.

Google Meet for Beginners

• Click here to view the archived video recording. You can also visit here for more info on Google Meets.

Zoom for Beginners

• Click here to view the archived video recording.

Using Google Sites to organize your Virtual Classroom

• Click here to view the resources website and here for the archived video recording.

Screencastify and Loom for Beginners

• Click here to view the archived video recording.

Padlet 101

• Click here to view the archived video recording.