Professional Development

In order to verify your attendance and receive CEU's, you may be asked to register for the training in an online system called PD Express.  

• To register in PDExpress please review the links below

•  PD Express

• PD Express Instructions

For questions regarding PD Express you can ask your building administrator or call teaching and learning at x7575

Below is the Student Support Services Professional Development calendar.  The calendar is a work in porgress and is updated as details are confirmed. Please note the tabs for different grade levels at the bottom of the spreadsheet. If you have any questions, please connect with your building principal and/or your special education administrator. 

• Student Support Services PD Calendar and Schedule 

Below are White Bear Lake developed trainings to support special education staff:

• Confidentiality Training 

• Roles and Responsibilities

• De-Escalation Training 

• Restrictive Procedures

• Body Mechanics, Transfers and Benefits of Standing 

• The video series below was created in SpEd Forms 1.0. If you are using SpEd Forms version 2.0, the main home screen in SpEd Forms will look different from what you see in the videos, but once you are navigating within the SpEd Forms documents, these videos will still provide you with the appropriate guidance. 

  • Video Series: Special Education Google Site, Templates in SpEd Forms, Centennial Decision & More 

• Due Process Tips (WBL) 

• SpEd Forms 2.0

• SpEd Forms 2.0 Confidential Signature

• 3-1 Model Overview for SLP's 

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lesson Planning

• Behavior Support & Resources

• Chromebook Accessibility 

• Everything Seesaw 

• FBA & BIP Training (2023) 

• FBA (Adapted from 916 and MDE) 

• Google Classroom  

• MKV and Unaccompanied Youth Information 

• State Medical Review Team (SMRT) 

• Speech-Language Service Delivery Models 

• Synergy Resources for Teacher Vue 

• Third Party Billing Resource Guidance  

• Closed Captioning 

  • Closed captioning: Overview, Reasons and Standards 

  • Closed Captioning 

  • Closed Captioning: How to Add and Edit Automatic Captions in YouTube

  • Uploading Google Meet Recordings to YouTube for Captioning

  • How to Add Captions with a Script in YouTube

  • Digital Tools Accessibility