Professional Development Courses
The New Special Education Teacher Institute
This new and innovative PD course is designed to support the rapid development of the skills needed of new special education teachers to meet the needs of their students with IEPs — both legally and educationally. The Institute spans a nine month time period and supports each teacher throughout the entirety of the academic year (September-May). This super practical, hands-on, and resource-intensive PD course also comes with a free subscription for each teacher to Spedster’s full suite of IDL online learning tools which provide assessment, instruction, data, and progress monitoring for students in the areas of Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Well-Being/Behavior. Topics to be covered in detail include: (1) Writing legally and educationally sound IEP’s; (2) Progress monitoring IEP goals; (3) Writing deep and meaningful PLAAFP’s; (4) Basic legal requirements of the IEP process; (5) Creating and implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and High Leverage Practices (HLPs) in the resource and inclusive classroom; (6) Creating Equitable and Inclusive learning environments; (7) Creating IEP-driven lesson plans; (8) How to implement IEPs in a legal and educationally meaningful way; and much, much more!
Cost: $249 Per Participant
Dates: (Every 2nd Monday of the month beginning in September)
9/9/24, 10/14/24, 11/11/24, 12/9/24, 1/13/25, 2/10/25, 3/10/25, 4/14/25, 5/12/25 (dates can be customized per district needs)
CEUs: A certificate of completion will be provided with acknowledgement of the completion of 11 Hours of professional development.
This Institute is conveniently offered once per month (virtually via live webinar) and each session lasts one hour and 15 minutes. A video recording of each live session will be available to each participant.
The New Special Education Director/Coordinator Learning Institute
This learning institute is primarily focused on supporting the new or early career special education director and coordinator. Similar to our other institutes, this PD series will focus heavily on everyday, practical issues that special education directors must work through on a regular basis.. We will focus on a number of essential topics including, but not limited to: (1) budgeting; (2) district and state-level legal compliance and reporting; (3) legal elements of the IEP process; (4) best legal and educational practices for discipline; (5) equity regulations compliance; (6) creating a district-wide special education strategic plan; (7) understanding the core requirements of the Endrew F. case; (8) common legal mistakes made by district representatives in the special education process; and much, much more!
Cost: $249 Per Participant
Dates: (Every 1st Tuesday of the month beginning in September) 9/3/24, 10/1/24, 11/5/24, 12/3/24, 1/7/25, 2/4/25, 3/4/25, 4/1/25, 5/6/25(dates can be customized per district needs)
CEUs: A certificate of completion will be provided with acknowledgement of the completion of 11 Hours of professional development.
This Institute is conveniently offered once per month (virtually via live webinar) and each session lasts one hour and 15 minutes. A video recording of each live session will be available to each participant.
Principled Special Education Leadership by the Principal Learning Institute
At the end of the day, the buck most often stops with the principal. When it comes to student decisions, allocating resources, and ensuring that every child receives a FAPE in his or her LRE, the principal has the ultimate responsibility. Unfortunately, although principals have all of this responsibility, they often have NONE of the training. To ensure the proper management and implementation of the IEP process at the building level, principals must be given both the legal and educational knowledge to confidently and appropriately guide this process. In this highly engaging and dynamic institute, principals will be given practical tools, knowledge, and resources to navigate the tricky and challenging waters of special education.
Cost: $249 Per Participant
Dates: (Every 4th Wednesday of the month beginning in September) 9/25/24, 10/23/24, 11/20/24, 12/18/24, 1/22/25, 2/26/25, 3/26/25, 4/23/25, 5/28/25 (dates can be customized per district needs)
CEUs: A certificate of completion will be provided with acknowledgement of the completion of 11 Hours of professional development.
This Institute is conveniently offered once per month (virtually via live webinar) and each session lasts one hour and 15 minutes. A video recording of each live session will be available to each participant.
Writing Legally Compliant and Educationally Meaningful IEPs Learning Institute (for Teachers and Administrators)
This learning institute will provide participants with the legal and educational knowledge to write truly in-depth, individualized, and meaningful IEPs. A major focus will be placed on the development of each of the substantive and core components of the IEP along with how to ensure internal consistency of the entire document. Participants will be give ample opportunity to create, practice, and develop IEPs from scratch!
Cost: $249 Per Participant
Dates: (Every 3rd Thursday of the month beginning in September) 9/19/24, 10/17/24, *11/21/24, *12/19/24, 1/16/25, 2/20/25, 3/20/25, 4/17/25, 5/15/25 (dates can be customized per district needs)
*date revision due to holiday
CEUs: A certificate of completion will be provided with acknowledgement of the completion of 11 Hours of professional development.
This Institute is conveniently offered once per month (virtually via live webinar) and each session lasts one hour and 15 minutes. A video recording of each live session will be available to each participant.