Topics Related to Exceptional Children

There are many things that interpreters do as “just part of the job” but is it documented appropriately? This training will review the IEP process and how interpreting as a related service should look like on an IEP and who / when they should have it added. 0.4 PS CEUs will be awarded.

Key use of vocabulary and appropriate use of fingerspelling are two areas on the EIPA that on average are scored low throughout the state. This workshop will focus and teach the didactic approach as it relates to educational interpreting while giving participants opportunity to use hands on experiences to practice. 0.6 PS CEUs will be awarded.

This institute is designed to provide strategies for supervising and supporting services for exceptional children and is most appropriate for district- and school-level administrators. Content will include authoritative sources for regulations, state statutes and policies, procedural priorities, dispute resolution strategies, and frameworks necessary to support evidence-based instruction.

Description of Webinar: Working with Students with Usher Syndrome 
Ask the Experts; Connecting with Resources; Q & A
 

Description of Webinar: What is Usher Syndrome?
Population Estimates; Types of Usher Syndrome; Q & A
 

The successive process of special education evaluations, including IDEA’s mandates, will be reviewed, grounded in principles connected to educational equity (fairness and inclusivity). High Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities, specifically Collaboration and Assessment, will be introduced and connected to fair and inclusive special education evaluation planning and implementation. Analysis of the information that leads to the referral will be discussed as the basis for sound evaluation planning. Participants will review the requirements to adhere to with every evaluation.

The successive process of special education evaluations, including IDEA’s mandates, will be reviewed, grounded in principles connected to educational equity (fairness and inclusivity). High Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities, specifically Collaboration and Assessment, will be introduced and connected to fair and inclusive special education evaluation planning and implementation. Analysis of the information that leads to the referral will be discussed as the basis for sound evaluation planning. Participants will review the requirements to adhere to with every evaluation.

This one-day professional learning specializes in collaboration to provide an understanding of the Mathematic Extended Content Standards. This professional learning is directed towards teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities. Professionals will collaborate to analyze, decode, plan, and create mathematical activities based on the Extended Content Standards. 

This training will be held in Mocksville, NC on February 20, 2025 from 8:30 - 3:30 with an hour lunch on your own.

This one-day professional learning specializes in collaboration to provide an understanding of the Mathematic Extended Content Standards. This professional learning is directed towards teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities. Professionals will collaborate to analyze, decode, plan, and create mathematical activities based on the Extended Content Standards. This training will be held in Mocksville, NC on February 20, 2025 from 8:30 - 3:30 with an hour lunch on your own.

Please share with your PK teachers and join us for a collaborative two-part micro-PD series, Early Literacy Support for Young Exceptional Learners, conducted by the Office of Early Learning and OEC's Early Childhood Exceptional Children Section.