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Description: Deaf 101 is a free online short course designed to provide basic knowledge and tools necessary to communicate effectively with deaf individuals, especially in educational and professional settings. The course is broken down into two modules: the first describes the spectrum of deaf identity and answers common questions about deaf people; the second provides participants with quick tips and strategies to communicate effectively with deaf people. You can take the course all at once or in...
Description: Self-Paced Course: Think Like a Behaviorist: Behavior 101 is designed to address common misperceptions about behavior and children with ASD. Participants will learn about the importance of understanding behavior, the functions of behavior, the basic principles of ABA, common myths about ABA, and the ABCs (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence). Learn how to think like a behaviorist in this first part of a series on behavior 101. This course is designed for any professional who supports young...
Description: Register for Together we go far: Teaming with paraprofessionals to support learners with autism - Special education is a team endeavor, and paraprofessionals are essential to this team. Most paraprofessionals receive their training on the job, and often by the special education teacher. Unfortunately, most special education teachers were not taught how to supervise, coach, and collaborate with paraprofessionals during their training. This presentation aims to provide special education teachers...
Description: Register for Together we go far: Partnering with families to support caregiver-mediated intervention - Our goal in education is to improve autistic students’ lives, not just within the classroom but across their homes, community, and future employment settings. To that end, it is essential to partner with families to learn about their priorities, values, and needs. Through this partnership, schools can support families and assist them in implementing feasible and meaningful...
Description: Register for IEP University (IEPU), Jan. 13 - Feb. 3, 2025 - The IEP process can be difficult and stressful. Everyone comes to the IEP table with thoughts of their personal responsibilities, perspectives, and individual concerns. IEP meetings can be places of high anxiety and there are occasions when conflict may erupt as a result of managing emotions while simultaneously following policy and procedures. PEATC, in collaboration with VDOE, has developed IEP University (IEPU) to help provide...
Description: In April 2024, the VDOE provided a webinar on using VPI funding in ECSE Classrooms. For access to the recording, please contact valeads@gmu.edu. You may find the three helpful documents on the VDOE’s VPI Webpage. VPI Guidelines give a full VPI program overview. VPI Eligibility Guide gives specific guidance on determining and documenting eligibility. And finally, FAQ-VPI Funding for ECSE Classrooms answers many common questions related to using VPI funds to support students in...
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12/3/2024 9:00 AM ET - 12/3/2024 3:30 PM ET, 2/7/2025 9:00 AM ET - 2/7/2025 3:30 PM ET, 3/12/2025 9:00 AM ET - 3/12/2025 3:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Inclusion Palooza - Teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, administrators, get ready for three days of action-packed, hands-on learning about inclusive practices. This series will take you on a journey through the disability rights movement, then launch you into the future of special education. Opening Act: Special Education History Inclusive Teaching Strategies Adapted Sports Headliner: Keynote: Paula Kluth, Make-and-Take Classroom Tools Encore: Inclusion...
Date(s):
1/13/2025 - 2/3/2025
Description: Register for Building Strong Parent Advocates: Jan. 13-Feb. 3, 2025 - PEATC, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education, invites families to join us for our online training course, Building Strong Parent Advocates. Families of children receiving special education services find themselves in a world filled with complicated policies, confusing acronyms and terms, and piles of paperwork. Often families find themselves looking for information and background knowledge to help them...
Date(s):
1/13/2025 - 8/8/2025
Description: A learning community is a place for individuals to learn new knowledge and skills through collaboration. This community will meet online to share experiences supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other related disabilities. Participants will meet regularly, share expertise, and work collaboratively specifically to promote positive behaviors for students with ASD. Series Topics and Dates: Antecedent-Based Interventions -- January 13 to February 7, 2025 Systematic...
Date(s):
1/28/2025 4:00 PM ET - 1/28/2025 5:30 PM ET
Description: Register for Sensory AccessABILITIES: The Unconference 2025 - This Mini Unconference will be an UNconventional one-and-a-half-hour professional development to navigate the possibilities of the UNtapped potential of our students with vision loss, hearing loss, and combined vision and hearing loss through our unique expertise and collective experience. Come with questions, spark ideas, expand rigor, and create connections to leave a lasting impact on our students. Hilary...
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1/29/2025 6:30 PM ET - 1/29/2025, 2/12/2025 6:30 PM ET - 2/12/2025, 2/26/2025 6:30 PM ET - 2/26/2025, 3/12/2025 6:30 PM ET - 3/12/2025, 3/26/2025 6:30 PM ET - 3/26/2025
Description: Register for one or more of the Special Education Virtual Workshop Series - Winter 2025- PEATC presents this virtual workshop series for parents and professionals who want to learn more about special education in Virginia. Choose which of these informative workshops you’d like to attend! (Wednesdays) January 29 – From Referral to Eligibility February 12 – Anatomy of an IEP February 26 – Measurable IEP Goals March 12 – Ins and Outs of IEP Meetings...
Date(s):
2/7/2025 8:00 AM ET - 3/14/2025 11:45 AM ET
Description: Registration for Early Childhood Academy - Winter 2025 - A FREE self-paced online course for families of young children (birth through age six) with disabilities & developmental delays. You are your child’s first and most important teacher and you help set a strong foundation for lifelong learning and success! In this 5-week online program, families of children with disabilities learn about supporting their child’s early learning and development and preparing them for...
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2/11/2025 9:30 AM ET - 2/11/2025 3:30 PM ET, 2/12/2025 9:30 AM ET - 2/12/2025 3:30 PM ET, 2/13/2025 9:30 AM ET - 2/13/2025 3:30 PM ET, 3/25/2025 9:30 AM ET - 3/25/2025 3:30 PM ET, 3/26/2025 9:30 AM ET - 3/26/2025 3:30 PM ET, 4/15/2025 9:30 AM ET - 4/15/2025 3:30 PM ET, 4/16/2025 9:30 AM ET - 4/16/2025 3:30 PM ET, 4/30/2025 9:30 AM ET - 4/30/2025 3:30 PM ET
Description: The VCU-ACE 2025 Communication Workshop sessions are coming to a location near you! "From Theory to Practice: Empowering Educators to Support Autistic Students Using AAC" is an interactive workshop builds upon theoretical foundations by providing hands-on practice with evidence-based strategies that effectively support autistic students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). See Registration link for details! 2/11/2025: Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg...
Date(s):
2/20/2025 3:00 PM ET - 2/20/2025 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 20, 2025 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):
3/12/2025 - 3/15/2025
Description: Each year at the CEC Convention & Expo, thousands of special education professionals from around the world come together to learn, share, grow, and connect. With hundreds of sessions on just about every topic in the field, the CEC Convention & Expo is THE professional development event for special educators to find research, tips, and strategies you can actually apply to supporting students with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC 2025 Convention & Expo will feature...
Date(s):
3/12/2025 9:00 AM ET - 3/12/2025 5:00 PM ET, 3/13/2025 9:00 AM ET - 3/13/2025 5:00 PM ET, 3/26/2025 9:00 AM ET - 3/26/2025 5:00 PM ET
Description: The Division of Early Childhood Care and Education at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will offer the School-based Preschool Programs Technical Assistance Sessions. The purpose of this series is to deliver targeted technical assistance and professional development to leaders in school-based early childhood programs. This includes: School division leaders who act as the program administrator for Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) programs; School division leaders or local agency...
Date(s):
5/13/2025 - 5/15/2025
Description: The 2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute will be held Tuesday, May 13 through Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Friday Conference Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Celebrating 25 years this year, the Inclusion Institute is a premier educational experience focused on evidence-informed inclusive practices. The theme is Honoring Our 25 Year History: Reflecting, Celebrating, and Advancing. The keynote speaker is Jordyn Zimmerman, an educator and disability advocate. She uses her personal...