Being a special educator has always been a hard job. A year of remote and hybrid learning has pushed some staff to the breaking point and next year’s recovery plans will further tax staff. This session will share practical and impactful strategies to make the work of special educators, school psychs and related service staff easier, more rewarding and more impactful. Handout link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hBd_cPVFLXaXt3HYk-811fUEXNK4B5oq/view?usp=sharing
Sasha Long shows us how to solve classroom challenges when students can't do or won't do their tasks using positive reinforcement and executive functioning skills building. It is a simple process of teaching executive functioning skills when students can't do the work and providing positive reinforcement when students won't do the work. Realizing that the only behavior we have complete control over is our own. Resources link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d1qD4GlMWZGpp2h9LzxFq9KMbecwB4xM?usp=sharing
enCORE offers a blended approach of hands-on learning, technology-facilitated lessons, and individualized, technology-delivered instruction across English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Based on evidence-based practices (EBP) and the most current research on addressing the academic needs for this complex student population, lesson plans are scripted, providing teachers with a step-by-step guide for using systematic instruction, constant time delay, system of least prompts, and technology-aided instruction. *Incentives offered during the presentation are no longer available.
We have been through one rough year, and as we return to school, it is important to understand that nothing will be quite the same. Some of our students and our colleagues have suffered greatly during this period and it is important to learn both the lasting effects of Covid and how to mitigate them. Dr. Malcolm Smith is an authority on peer victimization, incivility and anger in the classroom and the workplace. Handout Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Q4uHT20C50va_99Yh1YA78dYkpp4gCU/view?usp=sharing
Bring Special Olympics to your classroom! These fun engaging activities highlight inclusion and are made for all grade levels! From here you can access all lessons, social media activities and videos via Google Classroom or the Microsoft Educator Center. Comprised of monthly “packages” that keep the educator & student top of mind, the Unified Classroom is a seamless way to ensure that the core themes of Special Olympics are embedded into your current classroom setting.
KDE's Balanced Assessment Learning Modules
Module 1: Comprehensive, Balanced Systems of Assessment
Module 2: Understanding Formative Assessment
Module 3: Clarifying and Sharing Learning Goals and Success Criteria
Module 4: Eliciting Evidence of Student Learning,
Module 5: Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning