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LID Updates

October 2024

LID UpdatesOctober 2024

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Low Incidence Disabilities

  • October 11th - STAAR Alt 2 to STAAR (in-person)
  • October 16th - Looking at the STAAR Alt 2 Participation Requirements (virtual)
  • November 19th - Classroom Organization, Schedules, & Positive Behavior Supports (virtual)
  • November 21st - Sensory Spaces (in-person)
  • December 2nd - Literacy Based Sensory Boxes (in-person)
  • December 17th - TEKS Alignment Documents (virtual)
  • January 21st - IEPs and Instruction (virtual)
  • February 11th - Supporting Communication (virtual)
  • March 4th - Empowering Educators: Elevating Instruction for Students with Complex Needs (in-person)
  • March 18th - Stations and Rotations (virtual)
  • March 26th - Thinking Inside the Boxes (in-person)
  • April 15th - Designing and Supporting Instruction (virtual)
  • May 8th - Lightbox Activities (virtual)

Active Learning Trainings

  • October 4th - Active Learning Supervisors Roundtable (hybrid session)
  • October 29th - Principles of Active Learning 9 (in-person)
  • December 13th - Aligning to the TEKS for Active Learning (virtual)
  • January 15th - Are You Blind? Book Study (in-person)
  • February 21st - Active Learning Supervisors Roundtable (hybrid session)
  • March 21st - Communication Strategies for Active Learning (virtual)
  • June 2nd - Active Learning Supervisors Roundtable (hybrid session)
  • June 13th - Roles for Adults in Active Learning (virtual)

Assistive Technology

  • November 13th - Adapting Early Literacy for all Communication Needs (in-person)
  • November 15th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology (in-person)
  • December 6th - Beginning With The End in Mind: Harness Technology for Students with Visual Impairments (in-person)
  • January 14th - 5 W's of AT (virtual)
  • February 14th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology (in-person)
  • March 3rd - Empowering Educators: Elevating Instruction Through Technology (in-person)
  • April 25th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology (in-person)
  • May 19th - AT Show & Tell: Teacher Play Day (in-person)

Visual Impairments/Orientation & Mobility & Deafblind

  • October 10th - Sports Extravaganza and the ECC
  • October 24th - Digital Book/Video Library (virtual)
  • November 5th - Deafblind Roundtable (virtual)
  • November 21st - What's In Your Evaluation Toolkit? (virtual)
  • December 5th - Infants & CVI (virtual)
  • January 9th - Infants & the ECC (virtual)
  • January 21th - VI Supervisors Roundtable (in-person)
  • January 22nd - VI & O&M Regional Meeting (in-person)
  • February 3rd - Transition Fair for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (in-person)
  • February 13th - Lightboxes for the New Millennium (virtual)
  • February 18th - Braille Challenge (in-person)
  • March 25th - Essential Tools of the Trade for Teachers of Students who are Deafblind
  • May 7th - Educational Personnel for Students with Deaf-Blindness

Training from Texas SPED Support with Free Coaching Available

  • Rubric of Effective Practices
    • Supporting Communication
    • Classroom Organization, Schedules, & Positive Behavior Supports
    • Teamwork and Transitions
    • Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Instruction
    • Designing and Supporting Instruction
  • A Step Toward IEP Quality and Rigor for Students with Complex Access Needs

A Few Online Training Resources

CLI Engage Online Learning

Texas Sped Support

Texas A&M AgriLife Learn

Tobii Dynavox Learning Hub

TSBVI Online Learning

Updates from TEA Updates from TEA

STAAR Alternate 2 Science Vertical Alignment Document
This includes updates relating to the 2022 Pre-K Guidelines, 2021 Science TEKS, and 2020 Biology TEKS
STAAR Alternate 2 Participation Requirements Form
Language on page 3 has been added to clarify high school STAAR Alt 2 PEIMS course code use and when students who meet the participation requirements would take the EOC assessment.
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Catie King

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

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