OCTOBER 2025 SEDOL

DATE: October 16th, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Smita Chatlani, Academic Specialist

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Participants will learn practical and creative strategies to support executive functioning skills—such as organization, planning, self-regulation, and working memory—for students with disabilities across both high- and low-incidence populations. Educators will gain tools to better understand these critical skills and apply interventions that foster independence and success in diverse learners.

DATE: October 21st, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Jessica Trudeau, Instructional Technology Coach

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Tired of digital clutter? Join our session, Google Organization Skills for Educators, and learn to effortlessly manage your Google Workspace. Discover quick, high-impact strategies to tame your Gmail, strategically organize your Drive, and leverage Calendar for peak efficiency. Get organized, stay focused, and win back time for your students!

DATE: October 22nd, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Julie Sweeney-Grana, SEDOL Audiologist

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: This presentation will review and define an auditory processing disorder, focus on the referral process, the types of tests administered, the interpretation of those test results and how auditory processing disorders can be managed by a variety of related service providers.

DATE: October 28th, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Jessica Trudeau, Instructional Technology Coach

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Learn the essentials of Canva to create engaging visuals, classroom resources, and professional presentations. This hands-on session will guide educators through the basics of Canva’s tools and templates, giving you the confidence to design with ease and support teaching and learning.

DATE: October 30th, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Samantha Haney, Sector Supervisor

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Explore the foundations of Structured Teaching and how visual supports, routines, and organized learning environments can increase independence and success for students. This session is designed for both new and experienced teachers, as well as support staff—including related service providers and paraprofessionals—who help create and maintain effective classroom environments.

DATE: November 4th, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Lyn Edwards, SEDOL Speech Language Pathologist

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Learn the fundamentals of Discrete Trial Training (DTT), a cornerstone of evidence-based instruction for students with autism. This session, based on STAR Autism Support practices, will provide hands-on strategies for breaking down skills into manageable steps, delivering clear prompts, and reinforcing learning. Designed for both new and experienced educators, as well as support staff, this training equips teams to build consistency and confidence in implementing DTT in the classroom.

DATE: November 6th, 2025

TIME: 4:00 - 5:00 PM

LOCATION: SEDOL Administration Building, Bay Room (or participate virtually)

COST: Free for SEDOL employees, $50 for member districts

PRESENTERS: Smita Chatlani, Academic Specialist

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: You've done your screeners, now what? This dynamic session will show you how to move beyond simply administering assessments and start using your EasyCBM data strategically. Learn practical, high-impact techniques to interpret reports, identify student needs, and quickly translate insights into targeted, effective instructional plans. Stop guessing and start teaching with precision! You'll leave with actionable strategies you can implement the very next day.

4 Cornerstones of a Successful Paraprofessional (11/11)

Pre-Vocational Training (11/13) *anticipated

Parent University: PUNS Night with Community Alternatives Unlimited (11/18)

Switch Adapting Clinic (11/20)

If you are a SEDOL employee who wishes to participate in an external professional learning opportunity that requires payment, please complete form 307A prior to the event and form 307C after the event.

🆓 💻 Supporting Specials: PE, Art and Music for All by STAR Autism Support (10/8)

🆓 💻 AAC and Literacy: Supporting Emergent Literacy Learners by tobii dynavox (10/9)

🆓 💻 Diverse Learners, Diverse Approaches: Supporting Multilingual Students with Learning Disabilities by Illinois SLD Support Project (11/20)

🆓 👤 Leading with Head, Heart and Hands: Foundations of Clinical Supervision and Professional Practice in School Social Work by Dr. Thomas Golebiewski (10/8)

💲 👤 Making Vocational Assessment Meaningful: Practical Tools and Strategies by ICTW (10/14)

💲 👤 Big Behaviors in Small Containers: 50 Trauma-informed Play Therapy Interventions for Disorders of Dysregulation by PESI (10/27)

🆓 👤 Dyslexia Basics: Simulation and Presentation presented in partnership with Everyone Reading Illinois, Warren Township Youth & Family Services, & Warren Special Recreation Association (11/12)

This year, we are excited to begin implementing the new Launch Pre-K curriculum by TeachTown in our Early Childhood LASSO classrooms at Millburn Elementary, led by Stephanie Nyre and Ashley Passarella, and in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Early Childhood classroom at John Powers Center led by Michelle Clark. Our exceptional staff have just completed their second professional development session and will continue to receive ongoing coaching and support throughout the year to ensure successful implementation for our students.

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