LID Updates
October 2024
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
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.
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
Catie King
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