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Description: As part of Virginia’s Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative, demonstration sites across the Commonwealth provide opportunities for co-teaching teams and school/district administrators to observe high-quality co-taught instruction in inclusive settings. Visitors have the opportunity to observe model lessons, followed by scheduled time to engage in discussion with the site’s co-teaching team and school administrator regarding implementation practices, instructional planning, and...
Description: Presented by: Geoffrey Weber Learn about ways to make coding instruction differentiated and accessible to students by selecting or adapting materials that can work with screen readers or AAC supports, incorporate visual block based coding, robots, or gamification, and utilize multi-sensory learning with tactile / manipulative activities so that coding instruction is inclusive!
Description: The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) sponsored a 3-Part Turn-Around Training Series on Specially Designed Instruction by Anne Beninghof. We encourage Virginia school divisions to utilize TTAC Online professional learning as a part of their division-wide professional learning plans. In the event that you are interested in large-scale usage (over 500 users) of a particular module for your school and/or division, please contact ttaconli@gmu.edu in advance, so that we may accommodate...
Description: Presented by: Geoffrey Weber and Matthew Newton The authors explore ways in which AI can be leveraged to empower students with disabilities and foster inclusive learning environments. You will gain insights into cutting-edge AI applications, best practices, and examples that demonstrate the impact of AI on student success. The authors also consider the ethics and responsibilities of educators using AI regarding fairness, transparency, privacy and data security.
Description: Presented by: Lorna Bell Frizzelle, Meghan Hyatt, Hunter Matusevich & Lauren Whitlock Hey Kids! Did you know that Dragons Love Tacos? In this recorded webinar, we explore assistive technology via thematic units. You will have the opportunity to learn how to develop lessons that include hands-on learning for our youngest and most complex learners across all content areas. To conclude the session, you will be guided through making their very own adapted book, Dragons...
Description: New Video: Introducing the Office of Special Education Program's Assistive Technology Guidance and the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (2:46 mins.) IDEA: Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Children With Disabilities Under the IDEA (Jan. 22, 2024) - The Office of Educational Technology and the Office of Special Education Programs are pleased to share the guidance in support of children with disabilities who need assistive technology (AT) devices and services for meaningful...
Description: Each self-paced professional learning session is offered at no cost to Virginia public school educators and provides 3-5 hours of professional learning. These sessions guide educators in learning about specific HLPs through videos that model exemplar teacher behaviors. Educators may enroll in any of the following professional learning sessions described below: Enroll in School Leaders, Administrators, and Instructional Coaches: Strategies for Teacher Retention & Support...
Date(s):
7/14/2026 - 7/16/2026
Description: Creating Connections to Shining Stars is a collaborative effort between Virginia's Part C, Early Intervention and Part B, Early Childhood Special Education programs. The conference will focus on promoting and supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices in inclusive settings for infants, toddlers, and young children, both with and without disabilities. Share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues. The Call for Proposals is now open! Proposals are due January 9, 2026!...
Description: VDOE's Assistive Technology Network has a newly updated Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) section of their website. What is AAC? When to consider? Assessment Information Gathering Current Communication Skills Access Direct Selection Indirect Selection Decision Making Trials Develop a Plan Prompting Data Collection Tool Selection and Funding Implementation Planning and Support Training Device Set-up Customization Vocabulary Selection And more!
Description: Based on the work of the CEEDAR Center and Council for Exceptional Children, the GMU TTAC Team has created High Leverage Practice Crosswalks in the areas of Prosocial Behavior, Math, Literacy and Transition to support stakeholders in developing personalized professional learning and targeted support, with the goal of bridging research into “practical” classroom practice to improve performance outcomes. The HLP Crosswalks are dynamic documents that will be periodically updated with...
Date(s):
6/15/2022 - 6/30/2029
Description: Registration for Effective & High-Leverage Practices for Paraeducators - In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Resource & Research Center and the CEEDAR Center, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is excited to provide paraeducators with a learning program focused on your unique role as a paraeducator and how that aligns with specific HLPs. In this FREE on-demand, eLearning program designed for paraeducators, you will be introduced to four areas...
Description: VDOE's Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) webpage - With the passage of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) in the 2022 General Assembly, Virginia is taking the lead nationwide to improve early literacy outcomes for Virginia’s young learners. Through the VLA, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will support school divisions through a multi-year effort with tools, resources, technical assistance and funding.
Description: Collaboration HLP Pillars: Rubric - HLP 1 Collaborate with Professionals to Increase Student Success, Rubric - HLP 3 Collaborate with Families to Support Student Learning and Secure Needed Services Embedded HLPs Rubric - HLP 2 Lead Effective Meetings with Professionals & Families DATA-Driven Planning HLP Pillar: Rubric - HLP 6 Use Assessment Data, Analyze Instructional Practices and Make Necessary, Adjustments that Improve Student Outcomes Embedded HLPs: Rubric - HLP 4: Use Multiple Sources...
Description: Collaboration HLP Pillars: HLP Highlight Tool - HLP 1: Collaborate with Professionals to Increase Student Success, HLP Highlight Tool - HLP 3: Collaborate with Families to Support Student Learning and Secure Needed Services Embedded HLPs HLP Highlight Tool - HLP 2: Organize and Facilitate Effective Meetings with Professionals and Families Data-Driven Planning HLP Pillar: HLP Highlight Tool - HLP 6: Use Student Assessment Data, Analyze Instructional Practices, and Make Necessary Adjustments that...
Description: Artificial Intelligence in Special Education - What Families Need to Know - Artificial intelligence is showing up more and more in schools, and many families are wondering what that means for their child’s special education services. Used responsibly, AI can help teachers organize information and support instruction, but it should never replace people or override family rights. Decisions about eligibility, services, goals, placement, and accommodations must always be made by the...
Date(s):
2/18/2026 6:00 PM ET, 2/25/2026 6:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Foundational Skills of ReadingWednesday, February 18, 2026 | 6:00 pmThe workshop is intended for parents and caregivers of children in preschool through grade 12. In this workshop, participants will learn evidence-based information about children’s reading development, including the skills needed to learn to read and how reading skills typically develop.Register for Early Warning Signs of Reading ChallengesWednesday, February 25, 2026 | 6:00 pmThe workshop is...
Date(s):
2/10/2026 6:30 PM ET, 2/24/2026 6:30 PM ET
Description: Register for the Understanding the IEP Process Anatomy of an IEPTuesday, February 10, 2026 | 6:30 pm- Understand each section of the IEP- Learn what goals, services, and supports mean- See how the IEP works as a whole planThe Ins and Outs of IEP MeetingsTuesday, February 24, 2026 | 6:30 pm- What happens during an IEP meeting- Who is at the table and why- How families can prepare and participateOne registration covers both sessions.Hosted by Kids, Kin n’ Caregivers, Inc. Presented by...
Description: This module will help users to better understand the benefits of student-centered transition planning, identify ways to involve students in collecting assessment information and developing goals, and be able to prepare students to actively participate in their own IEP meetings (est. completion time: 2 hours).
Description: This module explores recommended practices in transition assessment. Various types and approaches for assessment, relate assessment to the transition process, and provide opportunities for applying these research-based ideas are provided.
Description: The Invitation to Participating Agency Indicator 13 Requirement details the essental elements to for compliance with Indicator 13.
Description: Training resources to develop and implement interagency collaboration strategies and best practices to improve transition outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Description: Download this one-pager on identity and self-awareness, a tool to help you reflect on key details that will help others get to know you better.
Description: The ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Transition Curriculum can be infused into existing coursework programs to teach all middle and secondary students the self-determination skills needed to be successful in adult life.
Description: GO 4 IT…NOW! is a mnemonic writing strategy that encourages students to increase the content and quality of their writing. GO 4 IT…NOW! can be used to support students with all types of writing activities, including transition-related writing activities. Take a look at this resource to receive step-by-step how-to instructions and see examples directly from expert Dr. Moira Konrad (Ohio State University).
Description: This module features the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model, which outlines the six steps required to effectively implement any instructional strategy and emphasizes the time and effort required to do so (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).
Description: Transition Assessment Matrix - These simple tools allow you to capture transition-related services and activities happening in the classroom, during community-based instruction, in a career/technical education classroom/program, and throughout a student’s school year. Authentic assessments can help inform transition and Transition IEP decision-making.
Description: Transition Series is our annual event designed to educate and empower families and individuals with disabilities as they transition from school-provided services to community-based services for adults.
Description: Strengths Based Approach to Transition Planning - Understanding the strengths and abilities of students with disabilities is an essential component of effective transition planning. A strengths-based approach to transition planning is a collaborative process that encourages students, families, educators, and others to consistently draw and share their knowledge of student strengths, skills, and capabilities. Focusing on strengths that students already possess can lead to increased...
Description: An IEP in Virginia must clearly document how progress toward each goal will be measured and how often parents will receive progress reports. Check out the Measurable Goals Fact Sheet to learn more!
Description: If you’re interested in following disability- or special education-related legislation, you can track bills using Virginia’s Legislative Information System (LIS). The system is free and open to the public. LIS allows you to view bill language, meeting calendars, the Governor’s proposed budget and budget amendments, the Code of Virginia, state regulations, and more. You can also see which committees your Delegate and Senator serve on.
Description: Virginia schools are beginning mid-year reading screenings for students in kindergarten through third grade using the Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLSS). Testing takes place January 5–30, 2026, with scores finalized by February 13. All students in grades K–2 are screened at mid-year. In grade 3, only students who were identified as high risk in the fall are required to be screened. These short screenings help teachers understand how students are progressing in...
Date(s):
1/24/2026 11:00 AM ET - 1/24/2026 2:00 PM ET, 1/31/2026 10:00 AM ET - 1/31/2026 2:00 PM ET, 2/7/2026 12:30 PM ET - 2/7/2026 3:30 PM ET
Description: Our team is always on-the-go & ready to connect with you! Find us at these upcoming events for free resources and answers to your questions. Saturday, January 24th (11am-2pm): Stafford Health & Wellness FairColonial Forge High School - 550 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA 22554 Saturday, January 31 (10 am - 2 pm): Virginia Adaptive Sports FestivalHenrico Sports & Events Center - 1 All Star Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA 23059Saturday, February 7 (12:30 - 3:30 pm): SEPTA Summer...
Description: This is the recording of Part 1 of a 3-Part Turn-Around Training on Specially Designed Instruction, by Anne M. Beninghof, Education Consultant & Trainer, that was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This series was designed to provide information, strategies and materials to enable professionals to provide their own training sessions on specially designed instruction (SDI). We encourage Virginia school divisions to utilize TTAC Online professional learning as a...
Description: This is the recording of Part 2 of a 3-Part Turn-Around Training on Specially Designed Instruction, by Anne M. Beninghof, Education Consultant & Trainer, that was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This series was designed to provide information, strategies and materials to enable professionals to provide their own training sessions on specially designed instruction (SDI). We encourage Virginia school divisions to utilize TTAC Online professional learning as a...
Description: This is the recording of Part 3 of a 3-Part Turn-Around Training on Specially Designed Instruction, by Anne M. Beninghof, Education Consultant & Trainer, that was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This series was designed to provide information, strategies and materials to enable professionals to provide their own training sessions on specially designed instruction (SDI). We encourage Virginia school divisions to utilize TTAC Online professional learning as a...
Description: The Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans: Effective Development and Implementation module series is designed to expand on the Virginia Department of Education’s Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans: Guidelines for Effective Development and Implementation document. The series will empowers educators by deepening their understanding of function-based supports that promotes positive behaviors, builds academic and behavior-related...
Description: CEBIS develops, disseminates, and offers free downloadable behavior resources, such as fact sheets, one-page practice guides, and infographics for stakeholders, including teachers, administrators, and families/community members throughout Virginia.
Description: Teaching Social Behaviors: What Teachers Need to Know is an online and interactive course that focuses on social behavior. This course will: Define social behaviors. Describe the importance of teaching social behaviors. Identify resources for learning more about supporting the behavior development of all students, including students with disabilities.
Description: The VDOE's Discipline and Students with Disabilities video supplements information found in the The Virginia Family's Guide to Special Education. This concise and engaging video is designed to help families better understand the discipline process while being engaged in their child's education.
Description: The Communication and Collaboration course includes: Lesson 1 provides an overview of basic communication skills. Lesson 2 looks at the process of collaborative problem solving. Lesson three examines ways to tell your story and elevate the family voice.
Description: This Tier 2 Behavior Instruction Evidence-Based Practices video provides an introduction to recommended Tier 2 practices, including self-monitoring strategies (e.g., check in/check out, check & connect), small group social skills, and academic accommodations and supports. High School examples will be shared.
Description: Families as Partners Training Videos are a Formed Families Forward initiative to support a variety of school-identified efforts to deepen and demonstrate authentic familiy engagement in multi tiered systems of supports (MTSS).
Description: The Supporting Families with PBIS at Home practice brief provides recommendations for families and caregivers on how to use PBIS to continue to support their students’ social and emotional growth and minimize behavioral disruptions in the home.
Description: Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Classrom within a PBIS Framework is a practice brief that describes the "top ten" intervention strategies effective educators implement to support all students, including students with disabilities, in their classrooms.
Description: Integrating Behavior Support and Team Technology (ibestt) guides describe evidence-based strategies educators can use to provide function-based positive behavior interventions and supports
Description: The National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) Behavior Strategies to Support Intensifying Intervention provides a menu of positive behavior support strategies, organized by antecedent modification, self-management, and reinforcement strategies, along with approaches for intensification.
Description: This Teaching Social Behaviors Practice Brief focuses on planning to teach social behaviors, how to teach social behaviors for students with disabilities, and how to support access to the general education curriculum.
Description: Behavior Support on Intensive Intervention - NCII, through a collaboration with the University of Connecticut and the National Center on Leadership in Intensive Intervention and with support from the CEEDAR Center and PBIS Center, developed course content focused on enhancing educators’ skills in behavior support for intensive intervention.
Date(s):
2/26/2026 3:00 PM ET - 2/26/2026 5:00 PM ET
Description: Registration-Training and Reliability Session for Indicator 7: Early Childhood Outcomes The Virginia Department of Education will provide a Training and Reliability Session for Indicator 7: Early Childhood Outcomes. The session will be February 26, 2026 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. It is designed for team members who participate in the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process to rate children at entry into and exit from early childhood special education services. This may include early childhood...
Date(s):
3/3/2026 11:00 AM ET - 3/3/2026 12:00 PM ET
Description: This webinar, presented by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Education, will provide information about the transition from Early Intervention Services (Part C) to Early Childhood Special Education (Part B). The webinar will discuss regulations, decisions that are to be determined locally, program eligibility criteria, as well as tips for how the two systems can collaborate to support families. The webinar is March 3 from...