Topics Related to Professional Development
October 26, 2023, All day
This session is part of the second year series of professional development provided to EC Directors who were previously accepted into the New Directors' Leadership Institute. This is the second of four face-to-face sessions to be held throughout the 2023-24 school year.
October 10, 2023, 9am - 12pm
Virtual Event
February 21, 2024 - February 22, 2024, All day
Spring Foundations of Autism: Instructional Practices
November 3, 2023, 9am - 4pm
Meeting a student’s unique mealtime needs is a complex process often requiring specialized interprofessional evaluation, intervention, and progress monitoring. Students who require support for mealtime participation have needs that vary in type, resources required, intensity, and duration. Using MTSS as an organizing framework, this full-day course will equip school leaders in establishing and sustaining individualized programming while adhering to multiple requirements under USDA, IDEA, Section 504, state law, and local policies.
October 17, 2023, All day
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. The professional learning will be held October 17, 2023 in Hickory from 8:30 until 3:30 with an hour lunch. Registration is limited to 30 participants. Please use the link below:
November 15, 2023 - November 16, 2023, All day
EMI is a four-day offering in which three days are devoted to participants learning Evidence-Based Practices in Mathematics specific to the Components of Number Sense, assessing students with significant disabilities on these skills, and how to deliver instruction based on those assessment results. The fourth day integrates understanding the extended content standards and connecting the standards to the newly learned mathematical concepts.
November 1, 2023 - November 2, 2023, All day
EMI is a four-day offering in which three days are devoted to participants learning Evidence-Based Practices in Mathematics specific to the Components of Number Sense, assessing students with significant disabilities on these skills, and how to deliver instruction based on those assessment results. The fourth day integrates understanding the extended content standards and connecting the standards to the newly learned mathematical concepts.
March 6, 2024 - March 7, 2024, All day
Foundations of Communication is a course developed in an inter-disciplinary approach between consultants at DPI in the areas of Speech and Language Pathology, Autism and Significant Cognitive Disabilities. This two-day course is an in-depth dive into language development and strategies for providers to encourage and teach communication to students who are learning to communicate.
January 8, 2024 - January 9, 2024, All day
Foundations of Communication is a course developed in an inter-disciplinary approach between consultants at DPI in the areas of Speech and Language Pathology, Autism and Significant Cognitive Disabilities. This two-day course is an in-depth dive into language development and strategies for providers to encourage and teach communication to students who are learning to communicate.
November 8, 2023 - November 9, 2023, All day
Foundations of Communication is a course developed in an inter-disciplinary approach between consultants at DPI in the areas of Speech and Language Pathology, Autism and Significant Cognitive Disabilities. This two-day course is an in-depth dive into language development and strategies for providers to encourage and teach communication to students who are learning to communicate.