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Description: The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) sponsored a 3-Part Turn-Around Training Series on Specially Designed Instruction by Anne Beninghof.
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...
Date(s):
3/25/2024 - 5/6/2024
Description: Register for Supported Employment - More than just earning a paycheck, paid work during high school is a key predictor of postsecondary success, but many students with disabilities need support to access competitive integrated employment. Featuring strategies, resources, and success stories from specialists in the field, this course will show you how to match your students’ strengths with appropriate work experiences, find employment opportunities for your students, and facilitate the...
Description: This series of webshops showcases products created by real co-teachers of Virginia, whose classrooms have been selected as demonstration sites for the Virginia Department of Education’s Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative. The teams have received professional development in a number of instructional practices designed to engage students in the learning process. They have found these techniques critical to their students’ success. In webshops 1 through 4, in videos and/or...
Description: Presented by: Holly Love, Kristy Hill and Melanie Derry This session explores the new AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Tab on the VDOE Assistive Technology Network website. The presenters take participants through the process from consideration to implementation of AAC systems to support students with communication needs.
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...
Description: These videos were created by the Virginia NTACT:C Interagency State Team. The Taxonomy for Transition Programming provides teachers and school personnel with a framework for organizing the five components of secondary transition planning: Student-focused planning Family involvement Student development Program structure Interagency collaboration Kohler, P. D., Gothberg, J. E., Fowler, C., and Coyle, J. (2016). Taxonomy for transition programming 2.0: A model for planning, organizing, and...
Date(s):
7/16/2024 - 7/18/2024
Description: Registration Open! Creating Connections to Shining Stars 2024: 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. Keynote Speaker: Eric Litwin Happiness Simplified! Eric has been...
Description: The T/TAC at Virginia Tech and the Virginia Assistive Technology Network hosted a hybrid panel discussion around the transition process for students with disabilities that use assistive technology from secondary to employment and community-based settings. Attendees had the opportunity to submit questions for panelists to respond to. Panelists included institutional representatives from: The Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitation Services (DARS) The Virginia Department for the...
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 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 the most current...
Date(s):
4/30/2024
Description: Complete the TBI Team Training - Cohort 14 Application by Friday, May 3, 2024. - The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is seeking applications from school divisions for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Team Training Cohort 14. Team members will receive intensive professional development this summer and continuous support that will focus on improving the school division’s or region’s capacity to provide programming and support services for students with TBI....
Date(s):
6/15/2023 - 6/1/2024
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: Hosted by the T/TAC at Virginia Tech & TechKnowledgy (VDOE's AT Network), this recording is from a hybrid panel discussion around the transition process for students with disabilities that use assistive technology from secondary to post-secondary institutions (primarily 2 and 4-year colleges). Attendees had the opportunity to submit questions for panelists to respond to. Panelists included institutional representatives from: Virginia Tech (including a current student that uses AT)...
Description: The 2022 Virginia Assistive Technology, Tools, and Strategies (VATTS) Resources will guide the IEP team through the consideration and documentation process. These resources replace the previous versions of the AT Consideration and Resource Guide. VATTS: Consideration and Assessment Guidance Document (PDF) - Guidance for school divisions in the consideration and assessment of AT, including planning and implementing those services for students with disabilities. VATTS: Consideration...
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. Updates from VDOE **NEW April 2024** Virginia Literacy Updates **NEW...
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: This guide designed to support professionals and families in understanding assistive technology (AT) and identifying possible AT tools for students from preschool through high school. (Updated 9/2023) “I have severe dyslexia and it's hard for me to read and write. In the eighth grade, I could not write down a single word. The first time I used a program with voice recognition, I wrote a whole short story. Using AT means I can do things myself and I don't have to depend on someone else to...
Description: Understood Explains - Listen as their experts unpack IEPs this season. Learn everything from IEP basics to specific tips for managing behavior and academics. Understood Explains covers one important topic each season related to learning and thinking differences.
Date(s):
4/25/2024 3:30 PM ET - 4/25/2024 4:30 PM ET, 5/16/2024 3:30 PM ET - 5/16/2024 4:30 PM ET
Description: Workshop Session Overview Part 1: Introduction to Progress Monitoring What? This session will cover: The essential components of the progress monitoring process Progress Monitoring Tool Selection Progress Monitoring Planning Collecting, Graphing, and Analyzing Progress Monitoring Data The role of progress monitoring within the data-based individualization (DBI) process. When? April 25, 2024 at 3:30-4:30 pm ET Who? The session is ideal for special educators or interventionists...
Description: Four-Part Self-Paced Course Collection: DBI 101: Getting Started with Intensive Intervention - This four-part course collection provides a guide to available NCII self-paced learning courses for those who are newer to learning about intensive intervention and the data-based individualization (DBI) process. The collection begins with an overview and introduction to intensive intervention and then dives deeper into courses focused on the DBI process and key components of the DBI process...
Description: Three-Part Self-Paced Course Collection: Academic Progress Monitoring - This three-part course provides a guide to available NCII self-paced learning courses that focus on academic progress monitoring. The collection begins with an overview of progress monitoring and the role of progress monitoring within the DBI process. The second module focuses defining two types of academic progress monitoring measures (general outcome measures and mastery measures) and considerations for identifying a...
Date(s):
5/2/2024 4:00 PM ET - 5/2/2024 5:00 PM ET
Description: Register Today! Upcoming Webinar on Readiness to Implement DBI - How can school and district leaders establish the conditions needed for educators to successfully implement data-based individualization (DBI) for students with the most intensive needs? To help put the pieces in place for the next school year, join our free webinar, Planning for Success: Building Readiness to Implement Data-Based Individualization, May 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET to learn how supporting the readiness of educators...
Date(s):
4/30/2024 3:00 PM ET - 4/30/2024 4:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Supporting Students with Disabilities Access to and Progress in the General Curriculum - Have you ever wondered, what does meaningful access and progress in general education really look like for students with disabilities? Is providing additional technology cheating? Can students with disabilities also access general education interventions and supports? Who is responsible for promoting access and progress in general curriculum? Join the PROGRESS Center for a free...
Date(s):
4/23/2024
Description: Applications are due by April 30, 2024 - The Center on Transition Innovations at VCU and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) are thrilled to announce the launch of the first cohort of the Statewide Transition Leaders Academy (STLA). The Statewide Transition Leaders Academy (STLA) is a unique program that aims to enhance special education leadership and implementation in secondary transition. It offers comprehensive professional development and technical assistance to transition...
Date(s):
6/5/2024 2:00 PM ET - 6/5/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Cultivating Creativity: Leveraging Process Art + Play to Prioritize Agency, Flow and Belonging - In this inspiring presentation, Shannon Merenstein and Bar Rucci, co-founders of The Creativity Project, and Dahlia Rao, Director of Hatch Partners in Play, will show you exactly how to move along the continuum to open-ended art and play experiences that truly nurture creativity, belonging, agency, and flow. You will learn the incredible benefits of open-ended material exploration...
Date(s):
8/7/2024 2:00 PM ET - 8/7/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Nurturing Play and Creativity in Young Children Through Everyday Conversation - This webinar, presented by Rebecca Rolland, Ed.D., will offer specific, concrete strategies for nurturing children’s play and creativity through everyday conversational prompts, scaffolds, and questions. Rebecca, the author of The Art of Talking with Children, lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and an oral language specialist, will reveal why play is a key aspect of learning and...
Date(s):
5/1/2024 2:00 PM ET - 5/1/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Co-Regulation or Compliance? Supporting teachers’ use of co-regulation strategies with children - In this paradigm-shifting webinar, experienced early childhood coach and trainer Prerna Richards will shed light on how you can play a pivotal role in shaping the emotional well-being of both teachers and students. This webinar will explore the transformative power of co-regulation, emphasizing its significance over traditional compliance-based approaches. By understanding...
Date(s):
5/8/2024 2:00 PM ET - 5/8/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Designing Nature-Rich Spaces That Support Community Connection and Change - In this webinar, you will: Understand the features and benefits of nature-rich outdoor classrooms for fostering community and a sense of belonging. Learn how programs around the world have applied a clear set of design principles to create outdoor spaces that each uniquely reflect and support their communities. Consider Four Attainable Steps to tackle existing challenges and barriers to implementing a...
Date(s):
8/8/2024 2:00 PM ET - 8/8/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for A Calm Brain is a Thinking Brain: Designing calm, engaging early learning environments - In this insightful webinar, you will learn the original Brain-SET Environments Formula™ that integrates an understanding of brain development with foundations of early childhood environmental design and why it is important to harmonize the 3 levels of the brain, Survival, Emotions, and Thinking (S.E.T.) to ensure calm thinking and playful learning. As Katheryn explores...
Date(s):
6/12/2024 2:00 PM ET - 6/12/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Building Blocks for Supporting all Children in Inclusive Settings - Are you wondering how to support children with disabilities in your early childhood setting? Or maybe you are thinking about how to meaningfully include children with disabilities in the routines and activities in your program? Join us as we explain how The Building Blocks Framework helps teachers, teams, and providers assess, plan, and implement strategies to ensure that all our environments, activities, and...
Date(s):
5/1/2024, 11/19/2024 - 11/20/2024
Description: TechKnowledgy 2024: Call for Proposals Form - The Virginia Department of Education’s Assistive Technology Network is planning the 2024 TechKnowledgy Conference in Harrisonburg, VA on the campus of James Madison University this November 19-20. The TK24 planning committee invites all interested persons to submit proposals to share their knowledge and innovations during the conference's 75-minute breakout sessions on Tuesday, November 19. Through this conference, we seek for...
Description: Self-Care Exercises and Activities- The topics provided cover ways to maintain your physical health, decrease stress, increase relaxation and equanimity, and deal with challenging emotional situations (including work situations). We invite you to find the ones that are applicable to your life and situation.
Description: The 3 R’s for Teacher Self-Care: Reflect. Release. Recharge Consider these prompts for your daily reflection: What has been a challenge for you today? What is one win or a joyful moment that you had today? Think about one person that helped you out today and send them a thank you email or text expressing your gratitude.
Description: Prioritizing your Mental Health with Summer Self-Care - Pause for a moment. Take a breath. You’ve made it to the end of a school year unlike any before. You’ve dealt with new developments, mastered new technologies, and likely found your students to be more resilient than you’ve ever imagined. You deserve this summer to rest, recover, and find new ways to further your craft as a valued educator. No matter how you are feeling, as an educator and as a person, this summer is a...
Description: 3 Self-Compassion Exercises - Self-compassion involves treating the self with care and concern when considering personal inadequacies, mistakes, failures, and painful life situations. This product contains 3 different self-compassion tools. Each tool is structured in the same way, consisting of abackground section, a goal description, advice for using the exercise and suggested readings.
Description: Here are some strategies to relax and reset this summer: Focus YouTube: One Minute Pinky-Thumb Breathing Sheetali (Rolled Tongue Breathing) YouTube: Colour Breathing Square Breathing for Stress Reduction Muscle Relaxation Progressive Muscle Relaxation Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation Mindfulness Mindfulness podcasts Guided Meditations and Scripts from UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Description: Month of the Military Child - “Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a day in April set aside for everyone around the Nation to show their support for military-connected students. VDOE encourages the entire school community – teachers, principals, students, parents, bus drivers, etc. – to wear purple on April 17, 2024, to show support for our military students and appreciation for their strength and sacrifices. Purple represents the blending of the colors of the five...
Description: This notice is to let you know of a strategy to use Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) funds to support students with disabilities. Any age-eligible student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) qualifies for VPI. This means that VPI funds can be used not only to support children with IEPs in inclusive VPI classrooms but may also be used to support instructional experiences in Early Childhood Special Education classrooms with age-eligible children. To promote maximum inclusion and the...
Description: This article discusses how a University of Virginia professor shaped Virginia’s Literacy Act. The new laws address teacher training, screening for reading risk, the provision of evidence-based curricula, funding for intervention services and other aspects of effective literacy instruction.
Description: VLA Implementation Playbook - The Virginia Department of Education is excited to collaborate with school divisions as they work diligently to implement the Virginia Literacy Act over the next six months. To assist school divisions in creating a vision for what literacy instruction looks like in every classroom, the Department of Education has created a playbook. This document will act as a framework for decision making and help provide a roadmap for a successful 2024-2025 school year. This...
Date(s):
5/8/2024 6:00 PM ET - 5/8/2024 6:00 PM ET, 5/15/2024 8:00 PM ET - 5/15/2024 8:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities - The purpose of this training is to assist families in understanding the following: What are some of the keys to your child's academic success? What decisions will you need to make regarding your child's educational path? At what point will you be making these decisions? In this training, we refer to these as critical decision points. What information will you need so that you can make the most...
Date(s):
4/25/2024 5:00 PM ET - 4/25/2024 7:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Disability Benefits: Social Security and VA's Medicaid Waivers - Families with special needs children need to have an understanding of government benefits available to them as part of planning a future for their loved one. These benefits can help supplement a person’s income, qualify a person for extra help, and help them receive healthcare and community supports. Navigating the world of disability benefits can be tricky, time consuming and overwhelming. This workshop will...
Date(s):
5/7/2024 6:30 PM ET - 5/7/2024 7:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 or Thursday, May 16, 2023, 6:30pm-7:30pm - Are you a student with a disability in middle or high school? Join us for this workshop to hear about getting a job in the community after you leave school. Maybe you want to work at Target, in a grocery store, or an office. Maybe you want to learn how to become a plumber. Having a disability shouldn't stop you from getting a job and earning a paycheck. You may just need a little extra help and we'll talk about how...
Date(s):
4/24/2024 6:00 PM ET - 4/24/2024 7:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Planning for the Future: Financial and Decision-Making Options - Planning for the future is important for all parents, but for parents of children with disabilities, it is vital. This workshop will offer information to help learn about options and tools for making these important decisions. Topics covered will be Age of Majority, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Supported Decision-Making, Special Needs Trusts, ABLE Accounts, and Letters of Intent. Presented by PEATC in partnership...
Date(s):
5/2/2024 6:30 PM ET - 5/2/2024 7:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Webinar Connecting the Dots: Early Childhood Hearing Loss - Do you know hearing loss can happen at any age and at any stage? Signs and symptoms can be easily overlooked, and it’s important children continue to receive hearing monitoring even if they pass their newborn hearing screen. Knowing what to look for helps families act early in getting connected to services and support. We’re Connecting the Dots with parent-advocate and award-winning author Valerie James Abbott...
Date(s):
5/9/2024 6:30 PM ET - 5/9/2024 8:00 PM ET
Description: Register for Webinar: Empowering Beginnings: Unlocking Early Services and Supports - Every child develops at their own pace and developmental milestones are like a road map for a child’s development, progressing in a typical way – from their first smile to rolling over to saying their first words. If your child is not meeting milestones or you have concerns, what can you do? There are services and supports available to help you and your child thrive. We’re unlocking this...
Date(s):
5/8/2024 11:00 AM ET - 5/8/2024 12:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Webinar: Anatomy of an IEP for Military Families - Like a biology lesson, this presentation dissects the IEP, examines the parts individually, discusses the function of each section, and how the parts come together to create an effective document. You will learn constructive and practical tips to help create an IEP that supports the student’s access to a free and appropriate public education and gain an understanding on how to manage special education when moving to a new...
Date(s):
5/2/2024 8:30 AM ET - 5/2/2024 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Strengthening Educator Retention by Cultivating a Culture of Wellness - In a time where educator burnout and turnover are on the rise, it is imperative that we come together to reshape the future of education. Join us for a transformative event dedicated to revolutionizing the landscape of education by prioritizing the well-being of all of our educators. This can pave the way for enhanced job satisfaction, retention, and ultimately, more conducive learning environments for our...
Date(s):
5/6/2024 2:30 PM ET - 5/6/2024 4:30 PM ET
Description: For: Region 4 Dyslexia Advisors By: GMU TTAC and VA Literacy Partnerships Learn: Classroom practices which generally occur before and after implementing scientifically-based literacy instruction will be articulated, to provide clarity of key instructional components and look-fors as classroom practices transform during implementation of the VLA. The “why” of these changes will be demystified and explained through connections to research. Based on this understanding, teams are invited...