Description:
This virtual training, Regulate, Don’t Distract: Sensory Tools in Action, is designed to support educators in understanding how to use sensory tools intentionally and effectively to support student behavior and regulation.

This session will provide a brief overview of sensory processing and the purpose of sensory tools, followed by an in-depth look at ten specific sensory tools that can be used to support student behavior based on the function of behavior. Participants will learn how to match tools to student needs, use sensory supports appropriately for regulation, and avoid common misuses that lead to distraction rather than support.

Opportunities will be provided for discussion, examples, and application to real classroom situations.

 

2 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.

Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.

The Autism Helper’s: Executive Functions Masterclass

 

This workshop teaches the importance of building executive functioning skills and how to build

those skills within a wide range of learners. Attendees will learn the entire process from assessment and

goal identification to instructional strategies and data collection. Walk away with a toolbox of strategies to teach essential skills such as flexibility, emotional control, sustained attention, and so much more!

Executive Functions are the skills needed to accomplish goal directed behavior and are critical for every

day success. The skills of planning, organization, shifting and sustaining attention, impulse control, and

more are key to everything from making friends to having a job to completing a math test. In this session,

learn how to identify the skill deficits that your students are struggling with under the area of executive

functioning skills. Learn how to approach teaching and developing these skills with the same rigor and

systematic planning that we give to other areas of need. Identify ways to setup an environment that

promotes independence and problem solving. Finally, learn how to track progress and fade assistance.

Audience Objectives:

– Learner will be able to identify executive functioning skills and how these skills impact daily

living.

– Learner will identify and write goals for executive functioning deficits.

– Learner will be able to create activities, programs, and interventions to improve and build a

range of executive functioning skills.

– Learner will be able to create an environment that promotes independence and problem solving.

– Learner will be able to collect data on executive functioning skills.

This virtual session is scheduled from 9:00-12:00. Participants will receive a 3 hour PD certificate. Contact erica.price@ckec.org with questions.

Target Audience: K-12 Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Administrators

Transform your classroom into a hub of curiosity, collaboration, and higher-order thinking! This full-day, in-person workshop will immerse you in the power of Making Thinking Visible (MTV)—a research-based approach proven to boost cognitive engagement and student achievement. Discover the six powers of visible thinking and experience multiple classroom-ready routines that ignite meaningful classroom discourse, stretch students’ reasoning, and make learning stick. You’ll leave inspired, equipped, and ready to design lessons where every student’s thinking is seen, valued, and deepened.

Each participant will also receive a free copy of The Power of Making Thinking Visible by Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church.

For more information, contact lindsey.ellis@ckec.org

 

Target Audience: MSD Teachers, Behavior Interventionists, Behavior Coaches, Special Education Instructional Coaches, Paraeducators

This session is designed to assist teachers in the MSD classroom on creating and running stations. It will introduce participants to the purpose and power of using stations in Moderate/Severe Disabilities (MSD) classrooms. Educators will learn why small-group and independent work systems increase engagement, improve skill acquisition, and support differentiated instruction. The training will guide participants through how to get started with stations—beginning small with teacher-led, para-led, and independent stations—and will explore examples of the types of stations that can be used across content areas. Participants will leave with practical tools, clear structures, and simple starting points to begin implementing stations effectively in their own classrooms.

This is an in-person session. Participants will receive a 6-hour PD certificate.

Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.

Target Audience: MSD Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Special Education Administrators

This session will prepare educators to support students as they transition from one school building to another—a process that can be challenging, especially for students with disabilities who rely on predictability and routine. Participants will explore why change can be difficult, learn best practices for easing transitions, and collaborate on planning strategies with receiving school staff. Discover how to smoothly transition your learners to a new classroom and school environment by using evidence-based practices and supports. In this session, we will discuss creating schedules to help transition, planning between teachers at different buildings, and how to help support your low-incidence learners.

This is a virtual session. Participants will receive a 2-hour PD certificate.

Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.

Target Audience: NEW Special Education Teachers, Related Service Personnel

Using Kentucky’s IEP Guidance document as a primary reference, this session aims to equip NEW special education teachers with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to effectively develop, implement, and monitor individualized education programs for students with disabilities, ensuring that they receive the support they need to succeed academically and beyond.

6 PD hours will be provided for the training

Contact cari.sherrets@ckec.org with questions.

 

Target Audience: Special Education Teachers and General Education Teachers who Co-Teach

Specially Designed Instruction is a key element of providing special education services. SDI and Co-teaching together will assist in closing achievement gaps and connect your students with disabilities to success.  This session will highlight the why’s and what’s, as well as connect you to tools for implementation within your school environment. 

CO-TEACHING TEAMS RECOMMENDED NOT REQUIRED

Harrodsburg location

6 EILA Hours will be provided for the training.

Contact cari.sherrets@ckec.org with questions.

Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators

This REPEAT 6-hour training focuses on best practices for co-planning in co-teaching environments. Educators will receive resources to support intentional planning of grade-level content and specially designed instruction aligned with state standards and student IEP goals. Co-teaching teams are encouraged to attend together!!

Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions. 

 

 

 

Target Audience: District and School Administrators, CIOs, Digital Literacy Coaches, Teachers, Paraeducators, SROs

Project iGuardian™ is presented by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the primary investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  In this session, Project iGuardian will inform educators about the risks that children face in the online environment. This engaging presentation will cover tactics used by adult predators online, the growing crime of sextortion, the information devices give away about you and your child, and the newest apps, online games, and social networks children are using. There will also be example scenarios based on local investigations to help attendees better understand how children can be victimized online.

District and School teams are encouraged to attend together.  Time will be devoted to team discussions and questions for the presenter.   

Harrodsburg Campus

3 hours of EILA credit will be available.

Contact mark.helton@ckec.org with questions.

Target Audience: CKEC and Statewide Crisis Response Team members

This day is for all CKEC Crisis Response Team leads and other team members who wish to join. The first half of the day will be focused on strategies, table-top exercises, rehearsals, and networking.  The afternoon will be set aside for teams to plan.  CKEC Regional Crisis Response Team members are encouraged to bring others from their district/school teams to this meeting.

Lexington Campus-CKEC Training Center

6 hours of EILA.

Contact mark.helton@ckec.org with questions.