December 14th - Effective Practices Series: Designing & Supporting Instruction (zoom session)

December 15th - Online Work Time: Supporting educators with online coursework (hybrid session)

January 12th - Online Work Time: Supporting educators with online coursework (hybrid session)

January 26th - Effective Practices Series: IEPs & Instruction (zoom session)

January 31st - STAAR Alternate 2 Assessment Training (AM or PM) (hybrid sessions)

February 13th - Effective Practices Series: Teamwork & Transition (zoom session)

February 14th - T-TESS for LID: What to look for during evaluations in special education (in-person)

February 14th - Digital Coaching: Digital coaching with video and videoconferencing (in-person)

February 15th - Online Work Time: Supporting educators with online coursework (hybrid session)

March 6th - STAAR Alternate 2 Assessment Training (hybrid session)

March 8th - Effective Practices Series: Classroom Organization, Schedules, and Positive Behavior Supports (zoom session)

March 20th - Thinking Inside the Boxes (in-person)

March 25th - Effective Practices Series: Supporting Communication (in-person)

April 10th - IEP Quality and Rigor (in-person)

February 1st & 2nd - Active Learning Principles (zoom session)

February 9th - Active Learning Supervisors Roundtable (hybrid session)

June 3rd - Active Learning Supervisors Roundtable (hybrid session)

Jan. 26th, Feb. 16, Mar. 22, Apr. 19, & May 16 - AT Book Study: Comprehensive Literacy for All

February 16th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology

February 23rd - Unlocking Success: Strategies for Task Engagement, Functional Communication, and AT Integration in the Classroom

April 19th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology

January 25th - Regional VI Teacher Meeting

February 22nd - Technology Olympics

March 4th - Orientation and Mobility Strategies for Individuals who are Deafblind

FINDING THE RIGHT INFORMATION, resource, or person, to meet your specific needs or those

of someone in your family, can be both challenging and frustrating.

We want to help!

Connecting the Dots Expo is open to all students with disabilities and their families, regardless

of where the student attends school! Please join us to learn more about the resources available

to support you!

North: December 9th at Sherman High School

Central: February 10th at Sachse High School

South: March 23rd at Global High School in Waxahachie

West: April 13th at Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center

For questions, please contact Amy Reeves (Amy.Reeves@region10.org)

Possible topics for breakout sessions include (but are not limited to):

• setting up learning stations
• collaborative classroom teams
• inclusion for students with complex needs
• classroom and campus community building

Each ESC in Texas has a limited number of spots for teachers at the TX CAN Institute on June 11-12, 2024. Teachers will have their hotel and registration paid by TX CAN and will receive a kit of instructional materials for their classroom after the event.

In order to attend this exclusive event, teachers should:

1. notify their TX CAN representative (cathryn.king@region10.org)

2. complete the 5 1-hour Effective Practices courses by March 1st (either online or through the ESC)

3. have a coaching session on one of the course topics by April 1st

4. Register for their hotel (link will be sent after completing steps 1-3)

5. Attend the Institute

Here is a list of currently available self-paced courses related to working with students with significant cognitive disabilities and complex access needs:

• 3 C's of Behavior Management: Connection, Communication, & Choices
• Accessible Instructional Materials for Students with Complex Access Needs
• Building an Authentic Academic Response
• Building a Foundation for Supporting Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
• Beyond Time and Money
• Classroom Organization, Schedules, and Positive Behavior Supports (Effective Practices)
• Coaching and Team Meeting Basics for Inclusive Education
• Creating and Sustaining Peer Networks
• Designing and Supporting Instruction (Effective Practices)
• Evidence Based Practices for the Education of Students with Down Syndrome
• Fundamentals of Inclusive Education
• IEPs and Instruction (Effective Practices)
• Presuming Competence
• A Step Towards IEP Quality and Rigor
• Supporting Communication (Effective Practices)
• Supports for Participation
• Teamwork and Transitions (Effective Practices)
• Transitioning a Student from a Self-Contained to a General Education Classroom
• Universal Design for Learning

Coaching is available to educators who complete the Building a Foundation, IEP Quality and Rigor, or Effective Practices Series courses. To sign up or get more information about this free support: complete this coaching request form to schedule a brief pre-coaching meeting with me. If you need support to sign up or complete the course, please email me at cathryn.king@region10.org or register to attend any of the Online Work Time sessions.

Low Incidence Disabilities/Assistive Technology Consultant

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