Topics Related to Professional Development
March 21, 2025, 9am - 1pm
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.
March 15, 2025, 9am - 4pm
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.
March 10, 2025, 9am - 4pm
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.
February 12, 2025, 9am - 4pm
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.
February 6, 2025, 9am - 4pm
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.
February 20, 2025, 8:30am - 3:30pm
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.
February 20, 2025, 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. This training will be held in Mocksville, NC on February 20, 2025 from 8:30 - 3:30 with an hour lunch on your own.
February 7, 2025, 9am - 4pm
NOTE: This professional learning offering was formerly known as Integrated IEPs & Embedded Intervention.Collaboration is a long-established best practice in education and other practice settings, supported by IDEA, High Leverage Practices, literature and evidence from occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, physical therapy, and psychological services disciplines. This session will explore prerequisites and key features of collaborative practice for developing and implementing effective IEPs.
February 19, 2025, 8:30am - 4pm
Note: Registration has closed as the course has reached its maximum capacity.
February 18, 2025, 8:30am - 4pm
Note: Registration has closed as the course has reached its maximum capacity.