Low Incidence Disabilities Workshops & Webinars

5/23/22 - Active Learning Book Study In this session we will be looking through Lilli Nielsen's book Early Learning Step by Step. (12 pm - 3 pm virtual and onsite sessions)

6/8/22 - Active Learning Supervisor's Roundtable (9 - 11 am)

6/29/22 - Social Skills and Strategies for Teaching (8:30-3:30)

6/30/22 - Roles of Teachers and Paraprofessionals: Working Cooperatively and Effectively (8:30-3:30)

7/21-21/22 - Low Incidence Disabilities (LID) Conference

Visually Impaired/Orientation & Mobility Services Workshops & Webinars

Literacy for Littles series: 1/26, 2/23, 3/24, 4/21, & 5/19. Check out this Smore for more information

Lunch & Learn: Applying what you learned at Camp Wisdom ECC Day (this session is for those who attended the Camp Wisdom ECC Day 4/19; 2 options: May 31st or June 28th)

Assistive Technology

5/24/22 - Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes Dr. Willkomm will show participants how to use everyday materials to create assistive technology materials. (8:30 am - 3:30 pm onsite session)

The Texas Complex Access Network (TX CAN) website is the go-to for resources and professional development for educators working with students with significant cognitive disabilities.

The Document Library contains free downloadable implementation guides, templates, rubrics, fidelity checklists, and more. The library allows you to filter by topic or course alignment to quickly find what you need. Topics include: Administration, Behavior, Classroom Climate, Communication, Inclusion, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Instruction, Teaming, and Transition.

Continue your education with TX CAN’s Teaching Literacy to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. You’ll work through the training using a case study student as you participate in upload assignments and knowledge checks. This facilitated course provides educators with numerous strategies for teaching literary skills. The course offers 18 hours of CPE credit.

The Texas Complex Access Network (TX CAN) offers resources to support you in providing authentic inclusion for students.

TX CAN’s Inclusionary Coaching Guide will help you lead campus and district teams towards inclusive education for students with significant cognitive disabilities and complex access needs. This resource is divided into three phases where you’ll find outlined steps that can be individualized to fit your team’s needs.

Learn more about inclusive practices through TX CAN’s Inclusion Series! This seven-course series focuses on the core elements of inclusive education with best practices for students with complex access needs. Receive a badge for each course completed and an Inclusion Series badge after completing all seven! The trainings included in the series are:

1. Fundamentals of Inclusive Education
2. Presuming Competence
3. Transitioning a Student from a Self-Contained to a General Education Classroom
4. Supports for Participation
5. Universal Design for Learning
6. Accessible Instructional Materials for Students with Complex Access Needs
7. Creating and Sustaining Peer Networks

TX CAN is constantly developing new resources to grow your professional toolkit! Visit txcan.tea.texas.gov to stay on top of new research and best practices, or reach out to me, your regional TX CAN contact, for support!

After completing the A Step Towards IEP Quality and Rigor course from the Texas Complex Access Network or any of Active Learning Online courses from ActiveLearningSpace.org, teachers in the Region 10 ESC area can request coaching. Please fill out the form below if you would like more information:

A Step Towards IEP Quality and Rigor coaching or Active Learning Coaching

Baylor University is recruiting adolescents and adults to participate in a study evaluating the effectiveness of vocational skills instruction delivered via videoconferencing technology (e.g., Zoom). To participate in this study, participants must be 13 years or older and have a diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability.

There will be meetings via videoconference with each participant for 1-2 visits per week for up to 8 weeks to teach vocational skills. Participants can participate from any location they choose; they do not need to visit Baylor’s campus to participate. If needed, necessary technology can be provided. There is no charge for participating in this program.

For more information contact Vocational_support@baylor.edu.

Special Populations

Region 10 Education Service Center

Email: cathryn.king@region10.org
Website: https://www.region10.org/programs/low-incidence-disabilities-lid/overview/
Location: 904 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1590