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September 7, 2022 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.): The Virtual Lunch and Learn sessions will be offered from 11:30-1:30 and will focus on critical topics for ARD managers and evaluation personnel. Attendees may participate live or asynchronously. To receive credit for the webinar, participants will be asked to complete a short quiz or activity during or following each session.

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September 13, 2022 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.): This train-the-trainer session is designed to educate special education teachers on best practices for working with students with intellectual/developmental disabilities with co-occurring mental illness, or dual diagnosis. After the training, teachers will have the necessary materials and skill set to educate additional educators in their respective school districts.

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September 16, 2022 (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.): The Speech Pathology Webinar Series has been well received across all regions of Texas by the community of speech pathologists and other school staff. The purpose of the webinar series is to provide high level learning opportunities to the speech pathologist in the public schools of Texas. These webinars are interactive and have proved to be an excellent source of continuing education for many. Due to the increasing participation as evidenced by growing audiences, we continue this successful endeavor by collaborating with “ALL” twenty Education Service Centers (ESCs) across Texas. We remain dedicated in providing you more outstanding topics and speakers each year. 2.5 TSHA CEUs offered for this course.

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September 19, 2022 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.): The Angry Smile course is designed for anyone who lives, works, or interacts with a passive aggressive person and wants to better understand and manage the often- troubling dynamics. This 1-day training takes an in-depth look at the roots of passive aggressive behavior, exploring masked anger at five distinct and increasingly pathological levels. The course features the Passive Aggressive Conflict Cycle™ as well as eight specific skills that professionals (and anyone interacting with a passive aggressive person) can use to respond effectively to the troubling behavior. The Angry Smile course also trains participants in a six-step process for confronting and changing passive aggressive behaviors in the long-term, using extensive discussion, video examples, and role play.

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September 21, 2022 (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.): School psychologists have knowledge of individual differences, abilities, disabilities, and other diverse characteristics and the impact they have on development and learning.

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September 23, 2022 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.): Grab your lunch and join us for the ECSE (Early Childhood Special Education) evaluator Lunch and Learn meeting. This informal virtual session provides evaluation staff who work with our youngest learners an opportunity to collaborate, network and discuss hot topics regarding ECSE evaluations. Join us for the opportunity to learn and grow with your peers.

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Cycle 12 SLP Master’s Degree Information Meeting

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

4:30-7:00 pm

Attendance at one of the information meetings is a mandatory part of the application process. September 7th will be the last information meeting for the Cycle 12 application window.

Application window will be open August 15th, 2022 through October 15th, 2022. Cycle 12 classes begin May 2023!

For questions or additional information, please contact Pam Sepulvado, pam.sepulvado@region10.org

Earn up to 48 CEUs and an endorsement by TSLAT and the Texas Education Agency.

Be part of a statewide virtual Professional Learning Community.

This program is free and open to any employee of a school in Texas:

• Special Education Teachers
• General Education Teachers
• Paraeducators
• Campus and District Specialists
• SLPs
• OTs
• PTs
• LSSPs
• Administrators

Learn about the identified evidence-based practices (EBPs) for students with autism, why EBPs should be used, and how to select an EBP.

Dive deep into at least 8 high-yield EBPs:

• Reinforcement
• Differential Reinforcement
• Prompting
• Visual Supports
• Task Analysis
• Antecedent Based Interventions
• Modeling
• Video Modeling

The design of this program takes learning further than receiving information. Participants will implement the strategies they learn with their current students resulting in actual experience and practice. Each participant will receive one on one coaching from a TSLAT network member from their region or from TSLAT staff and will submit artifacts of EBP implementation (photos or video clips).

Program starts October 1st, 2022 and ends June 1st, 2023. Complete one module per month for 8 months.

Take yourself from good to GREAT by joining the Autism Circuit Academy this year!

Application deadline is September 15th, 2022.

Apply HERE TODAY!

For more information, visit the Autism Circuit Academy page on www.txautism.net

Contact: Blaine Campbell at Blaine.Campbell@esc13.txed.net

The Early Childhood Texas website offers Texans information and resources in the following areas:

• Health & Development: child development (including resources for children with special needs), nutrition, health tips and healthcare

• Parenting: child safety, parenting tips and supports, at-home learning activities

• Child Care & Education: child care and after school programs, prekindergarten, Head Start and Early Childhood Special Education

• Eligibility Programs: state sponsored programs and assistance opportunities for Texas families

Click here to access the website

SPEDTex has created a Special Education Acronym Quick Reference Guide to serve as a resource for both parents and educators to assist in determining the meaning behind the most commonly used acronyms in Special Education. This resource is available in both English and Spanish.

• Special Education Acronym Poster - English
• Special Education Acronym Poster - Spanish

If you would like to receive additional acronym posters, please email: sarah.untersee@region10.org or gracie.whitley@region10.org

Working with students who display challenging behavior can be a complex issue for families and schools. The intent of this guide is to provide educators, administrative staff, and support staff with information, guidance, and helpful resources that simplify and clarify what to do prior to, during, and after a behavior event. The guide also contains a categorized resource list to easily access more specific information about a particular topic, as well as an appendix of useful templates from the Texas Behavior Support Initiative (TBSI) course. You can find this guide on the TEA Special Education Guidance webpage or access it directly here.

Do you have a technical assistance request that requires a call or web chat? Please complete the form below to request technical assistance and/or professional development(PD) from the Region 10 Special Populations team. A team member will be in touch with you soon following the submission of your request.

Email: special.pops@region10.org
Website: https://www.region10.org/programs/special-education-services/overview/
Location: 904 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1700
Twitter: @R10sped