For General Education Teachers

*up to 3 hours of PD

This 3 part foundational series on the academic journeys of the MTSS pyramid, through tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3. 

Each module will provide you the central ideas behind each tier of instruction--the various routes a student may take to reach their learning goals. 

*1.5 hours of PD/EILA

This session covers basic confidentiality guidelines for students with disabilities - what specific protections do our exceptional students have that we should be mindful of in our everyday interactions?  

This training is appropriate for teachers, instructional assistants, and other support staff working with students with exceptional needs across all grade levels and settings. 

*1 hour PD/EILA

This overview focuses on the why, what, and how of addressing our current Kentucky
Early Childhood standards and Kentucky Academic Standards through play-based learning opportunities.

*3 hours PD/EILA; CEUs pending approval by KY Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

This workshop is designed for ALL teachers collaborating with SLPs within the classroom and throughout the IEP process.  Margo shares specific models of collaboration & standards-aligned activities to support communication needs. 

Email merissa.waddey@nkces.org for additional information.

*1.5 hours PD/EILA

In this module, dive into strategies that general education teachers can use to support all learners in elementary classrooms, including students with disabilities, students in RTI, and students who test in the 0-25th percentile.

*2 hours of PD/EILA

This training focuses on the understanding and resources that general education teachers need to support students in their classroom with disabilities. This learning has been divided into several “days” to give you time to process and plan for you own classroom. 

*1 hour of PD 

This training introduces the 16 Elements of Explicit Instruction and takes a deeper dive into teaching skills followed by using Retrieval Practice.  This evidence-based session is based on the work of Dr. Anita Archer and Dr. Charles Hughes to support effective and efficient teaching practices.

*2 hours of PD/EILA

In this training, we've applied the 16 principles of Explicit Instruction and shared examples specific to students who are exhibiting acting out behaviors we want to decrease