This interactive session is designed to equip principals with foundational knowledge on the legal and educational requirements for students with disabilities.
Key Topics:
- The Legal Framework of Special Education
- The Role of the Principal in Special Education
- Do’s and Don’ts of Supporting Students with Disabilities
- Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
By the end of this session, principals will have a clearer understanding of their legal obligations and best practices for supporting students with disabilities.
Target Audience: Special education teachers, Related Service providers, Directors of Sped
Celebrate February by “falling in love” with collaboration! This interactive professional learning session is designed for special education teachers and related service providers to strengthen teamwork, streamline communication, and enhance student outcomes. Participants will explore creative strategies for co-planning, co-teaching, shared data collection, and IEP meetings—all through a playful Valentine’s Day theme. Through hands-on activities, role-plays, and case studies, teams will leave with practical tools and a “heartfelt” plan to boost collaboration in their schools.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- Identify roles and responsibilities of SETs and RSPs and how they complement each other.
- Apply practical collaboration strategies for co-planning, co-teaching, and shared data collection.
- Address common barriers to collaboration and implement actionable solutions.
- Develop a personalized collaboration action plan to enhance teamwork and student success.
Contact kim.hinton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: Special Education Teachers, Special Education Admin, ARC Facilitators
This interactive professional learning session equips educators, ARC/IEP team members, and administrators with practical strategies to strengthen parental involvement in special education. Participants will explore Special Education Indicator 8, examine barriers to meaningful family engagement, and practice communication and collaboration techniques that ensure parents are active partners in the ARC/IEP process. Through hands-on activities, role-plays, and actionable planning, attendees will leave with concrete strategies to foster stronger school-family partnerships and improve outcomes for students with disabilities.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand Indicator 8 and its impact on schools and families.
- Identify and overcome common barriers to parent participation.
- Apply effective communication and facilitation strategies in ARC/IEP meetings.
- Develop actionable steps to enhance parent engagement in your school or district.
Contact kim.hinton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches
This two-hour virtual training is intended for educators who work with students in a co-teaching setting. Participants will learn strategies for differentiating instruction for students on a variety of achievement levels. There will be an emphasis on differentiation within math stations.
Please contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, Math Interventionists, and Administrators
Join us for an energizing, six-hour in-person, professional development focusing on creating vibrant learning experiences for all students across all least restrictive environments (LRE). Together, we’ll explore what vibrant learning is, how it can come alive in daily routines, and how rich tasks and project-based learning can spark engagement, equity, and joy in every classroom. Leave with practical strategies and fresh ideas to transform learning so that every student can experience vibrant learning!
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, Math Interventionists, and Administrators
This powerful, two-hour virtual session will focus on productive struggle in mathematics for all learners. Learn how to support students as they grapple with meaningful tasks, use purposeful questioning to spark thinking, and turn mistakes into opportunities for growth. Together, we’ll explore strategies for fostering a growth mindset, facilitating rich discussions, and building a classroom culture where every student is empowered to engage in productive struggle and develop deep conceptual understanding.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, Math Interventionists, and Administrators
This engaging, six-hour in-person, professional development on Routines for Reasoning is inspired by the work of Grace Kelemanik, Amy Lucenta, and Susan Janssen Creighton. Participants will receive a copy of the book with this training. We will explore powerful, ready-to-use routines that seamlessly weave the Standards for Mathematical Practice into daily instruction, helping all students engage more deeply while developing essential habits of mathematical thinking. As the authors remind us, “Teaching students to think and reason is perhaps the greatest challenge we face as math educators”—and these routines offer clear, practical pathways to make it happen.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators
An engaging hands-on professional development session for educators teaching math in grades 4-8. We will focus on helping learners in upper elementary and middle school—especially students with disabilities—develop deep, conceptual understanding of math through the intentional use of manipulatives. This training explores strategies from Mastering Math Manipulatives by Sara Delano Moore and Kimberly Rimbey. Participants will receive a copy of the book, a set of manipulatives, and other manipulative-related resources. Discover how to turn abstract math into concrete learning experiences that support all students in building confidence and competence in math.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators
Come to a six-hour face-to-face session for a dynamic training on Math Fluency for All Learners, inspired by Figuring Out Fluency by John SanGiovanni, Jennifer Bay-Williams, and Rosalba McFadden. Discover how fluency is more than just memorizing facts or a set of strategies—it’s about equity, access, and empowering every student to develop a flexible repertoire of reasoning skills. Walk away with practical approaches to help your students become confident, nimble, and versatile mathematical thinkers.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Math Interventionists
This two-hour virtual professional learning opportunity will explore the ideas of being a “rough draft” mathematician. Participants will work through what a rough draft math framework looks like and how to encourage productive struggle and conceptual thinking when working with students with disabilities on math tasks. Inspired by the work of Amanda Jansen.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
