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3 credits Instructor: This is a general hands-on training on the use of Kurzweil. Kurzweil turns text into a variety of life-like voices. Users can bookmark, make notes, skim or summarize text to aid mastery of concepts and details. They can modify reading speed, pitch, and emphasis to suit specific preferences and purposes. They can edit or create documents assisted by an audible dictionary, thesaurus or prioritized spell checker, and archive them using a simple file management dialog.
3 credits Instructor: This is a hands on session to address specific building and curriculum questions/needs. You will be in your testing centers where you can work on items you have developed. Please be sure to have taken Time to practice using Kurzweil and to have developed some items for this session.
303 CSE Meetings: What's a Regular Education Teacher To Do Instructors: Pupil Services Staff 2 Credits
Federal and State regulations require that a regular education teacher of a student with a disability attend their committee on Special Education meetings, have access to their individual Education Plans and participate in the development of the IEP. Training and information are needed to help teachers participate effectively in this process. This session will prepare regular education teachers for CSE meetings---the information that should be brought to the meeting and the questions that might be asked. The parts of the regulations that relate to the regular education teacher will be summarized and explained. Sample forms will be provided to help teachers prepare for meetings. Common problems that may occur in CSEs and ways to facilitate productive CSE meetings will be discussed.
304 The Special Education Consultant Teacher: Models of Service Delivery Instructor: Karen Peper, Campbell House Associates 2 Credits
Consultant teacher (CT services are provided to many K-12 students with disabilities in the district). Examples of CT models, respective staff roles and the most common issues that occur when providing this service will be discussed. Participants will be given a packet of sample lessons and resources. This session is highly recommended for any teacher involved in consultant teaching this or next year. It will be presented by a local expert.
Instructors: Pupil Services Staff
Staff responsible for developing mandated individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students with disabilities will receive training tailored to meet their experience, assignment and student caseload. Interactive instruction will be based on actual IEPs of the participants' students
Instructors: Pupil Services Staff
Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act must be followed in many settings including schools. In order to develop and implement a 504 plan for an eligible student, school staff must understand the requirements, process and possible accommodations that students may receive. This interactive workshop will provide school staff with information to develop actual 504 plans. Participants are encouraged to bring information to develop a specific plan. Participants will be provided with samples of model plans, a resource packet and access to various reference texts.
307 IEPDIRECT Refresher Training Instructors: Deb Balcanoff and Robert Kelly
Synopsis: Special Education Teachers will
learn how to navigate the IEPDIRECT student management system for purposes
of:
1. Developing legally defensible IEP's for the
annual review meeting upcoming for 2008-2009
2. Ensuring proper data input for state
reporting purposes
3. Review of process and procedures for special
education compliance
Sessions designed to accommodate K-12 special education teachers schedules
Special education teachers are required to
email Beth Burt to identify which training session they will attend.
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