January 23rd - 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 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)

February 27th - Effective Practices Series - 5 courses in 1 day (in-person)

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

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

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

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

April 3rd - Active Learning Functional Scheme Assessment (zoom session)

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

Jan. 26th, Feb. 16, Mar. 22, Apr. 19, & May 16 - Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read & Write (hybrid)

February 16th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology (in-person)

February 23rd - Unlocking Success: Strategies for Task Engagement, Functional Communication, and AT Integration in the Classroom (Karen Kangas presenting) (in-person)

April 19th - Seriously Wild about Assistive Technology (in-person)

January 25th - Regional VI Teacher Meeting

February 22nd - Technology Olympics (email Alexa.Poynor@region10.org for volunteer opportunities) (in-person)

March 4th - Orientation and Mobility Strategies for Individuals who are Deafblind (in-person)

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!

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

Texas SPED Support currently has 21 self-paced courses available related to working with students with significant cognitive disabilities and complex access needs, including the updated STAAR Alternate 2 Before, During and After the Assessment course.

Seven of these courses offer free coaching or support after completing the online portion. The courses with coaching available are:

• Building a Foundation for Supporting Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
  
• Classroom Organization, Schedules, and Positive Behavior Supports (Effective Practices)
  
• Designing and Supporting Instruction (Effective Practices)
  
• IEPs and Instruction (Effective Practices)
  
• A Step Towards IEP Quality and Rigor
  
• Supporting Communication (Effective Practices)
• Teamwork and Transitions (Effective Practices)

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 signing up or completing any of the courses, 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