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PIF Onboarding Training (Days 1 & 2)
Session 1 -
Understanding Students with Disabilities (SPED Dept)
FAQ’s with Lead PIFs
Prompting Hierarchy & Strategies (Behavioral Support Services Dept)
Session 2 -
De-escalation Strategies (Behavioral Support Services Dept)
Meeting the Needs of Students (Nursing & Wellness)
Special Education Services/OT & PT (Sr. Physical Therapist)
Fall 2024 Welcome Back Paraeducators
This training is for all paraeducators, we will provide a general overview of upcoming Professional Development Opportunities, resources to support students you serve, and time to collaborate with your colleagues as we all prepare for the 2024-2025 school year.
Proactive Strategies to Reduce Student Stress and Emotional Regulation - Overview:
Join us in learning about the brain centers that are related to our emotions, proactive strategies related to reducing student stress, and promoting emotional regulation. This presentation will review the stress escalation cycle and the benefits of relationship building, task simplification, visual supports, structured breaks, movement breaks and emotional management strategies.
Youth Advocacy LGBTQIA+ Staff Training Refresher - Overview:
We will review terminology, Ed Code, best practices and resources for supporting LGBTQIA+ youth.
Becoming an A+ Staff: Sharpen Your Mindset and Skills - Overview:
Focus on finding your why, shifting your mindset, building classroom culture, excelling when the unplanned occurs, and building rapport with even the most challenging students.
Ethnic Studies For All - Overview:
Ethnic Studies For All - Overview:
Our school communities are beautifully diverse and have powerful stories of resilience and strength. In this session, participants will learn about ethnic studies in our district and how to center and celebrate the diversity, resilience, and strength of our school communities.
Assessment Services- Testing Accommodations and Information - Overview:
Assessment Services- Testing Accommodations and Information - Overview:
Assessment Services will provide insight to the accessibility world and assessments.
Evidence-Based Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Overview:
Evidence-Based Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Overview:
Learn about supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing Evidence Based Practices (EBPs). Participants will take a guided journey through the CAPTAIN (California Autism Professional Training and Information Network) website. We will explore the resources availabl
Learn about supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing Evidence Based Practices (EBPs). Participants will take a guided journey through the CAPTAIN (California Autism Professional Training and Information Network) website. We will explore the resources availabl
for professional development and growth, adding more strategies to your tool box.
for professional development and growth, adding more strategies to your tool box.
Nursing and Wellness Toileting Diapering Skin Care - Overview:
Training module- toileting, diapering, and skin care for students with special needs
Collaborative Partnerships - Overview:
Collaborative Teacher-Paraeducator Partnerships
Filling Your Cup: Comprehensive Self-Care Strategies for the Educator - Overview:
This session will allow educators to take a moment to reflect on their own well-being. We will practice 4 strategies for recognizing and managing stress by identifying internal and external expectations, practicing evidence-based meditation, and designing a boundary to communicate with our team.
Resources:
Loving Kindness Meditation: https://www.healthiergeneration.org/app/resources/1212
Boundary Setting Tool: https://www.healthiergeneration.org/app/resources/1065
Culturally Rooted, Healing, Centered, and Justice Oriented Strategies - Overview
Develop awareness of our SDUSD Ethnic Studies Framework, strategies in providing rich culturally and community responsive educational experiences rooted in self-reflection, critical consciousness, and justice oriented action.
Resources:
Black & African American Stories
Emotional Regulation - Overview:
The Presentation “Considerations for Emotional Regulation” provides background in the brain centers that are related to our emotions and provides proactive strategies related to reducing student stress and promoting emotional regulation. This presentation will review the stress escalation cycle and the benefits of relationship building, task simplification, visual supports, structured breaks, movement breaks and emotional management strategies.
Effective Communication Strategies for the Classroom
Handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N_iL8H7_b2prqInPEtw1Ij341qOq6FT6
Mental Health Related Services Department
How to Effectively Work With Any Student in Any Classroom - Overview
Learn the key principles to effectively work with students who demonstrate behavioral challenges. Focus on mindset, communication strategies, strength-based interventions, diffusing situations, and much more!
Fostering Individual and Collective Well-Being Through Healthy Boundaries and Effective Feedback - Overview
Understand components of an effective boundary, reflect on individual challenges, identify how boundaries support our values and relationships. Deep dive into asset-based and impact focused models of feedback to grow together and celebrate success!
Engaging and Supporting Our Struggling Readers; Supporting Our Learners For Agency and Independence - Overview
Effective literacy strategies that engage and support our struggling readers.
Special Education Related Services: Occupational Therapy
Emotional Regulation - Overview
The Presentation “Considerations for Emotional Regulation” provides background in the brain centers that are related to our emotions and provides proactive strategies related to reducing student stress and promoting emotional regulation. This presentation will review the stress escalation cycle and the benefits of relationship building, task simplification, visual supports, structured breaks, movement breaks and emotional management strategies.
Understanding Disabilities Series - Overview
Focus Specific Learning Disabilities and Speech and Language. Need more strategies to support our students with Specific Learning Disabilities and Speech and Language services? Join us as we take a deep dive into both these disabilities.
Deeper Dive: Understanding Disabilities Series - Overview
Focus on students with Autism and students with ADHD. Have you ever wondered how a student who qualifies under ADHD or Autism experiences school? Do you feel you need more strategies and understanding in how to best support our students? Then this session is for you.
Restorative Practices - Overview
Creating a Culture of Care: In this session, participants will practice Mindfulness Activities and Affective Statements, allowing participants to deepen their understanding of how to incorporate proactive, preventative measures in their daily roles.
Trauma Informed Care - Overview
Increase awareness of resources offered by CYT, to develop a general understanding on the definition of trauma, how it impacts the brain and how trauma informed practices facilitate resilience.
Executive Functioning - Overview
In this session, you will learn about what executive functioning skills are, how they may impact students, and how adults can support students who have these challenges.
Learn to Speak AAC: Using Core Language With Your Students - Overview
Learn how to incorporate core language into your students’ school day. This engaging session will include fun, hands-on activities to build your comfort and confidence with using a variety of AAC supports with your students. It takes a village to build our student’s communication skills and you, as paraprofessionals are a critical part of this village. We hope you are able to join us!
Nursing & Wellness: Toileting/diapering, seizure observation and care, and gastric tube feeding and care - Overview
Training guidelines and be able to ask questions and get answers to common issues of skin care/toileting, managing students with seizures and g-tube feeding and care.
Inclusion, Engagement, & Independence - Overview:
Prompting: Moving Toward Independence
Meet the Para Support Team - Overview:
Introductions of Lead PIF's, Role of Lead PIF, PIF Onboard Training Days 1 & 2, Site Outreach Days 3, 4, & 5, Questions & Additional Thoughts
IEP Review - Overview:
Meet the Lead PIF Team. What is an individualized Education Plan or Program (IEP)? What qualifies a student from the age of 3-22 to receive IEP services? Information included in an Individualized Education Plan or Program (IEP). Sample IEPs Interactive Activity. Difference between IEP and 504 Plan. Questions and Comments
Para Norms - Overview:
Introductions of Lead PIFs. Collaboration, Advocacy, Student Supports, and Professionalism. Questions
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