Want students to work independently — without constant prompting?
Task boxes and structured work systems are powerful tools for building student independence, engagement, and skill generalization.
In this interactive, in-person workshop, participants will explore structured work systems and learn how to design task boxes that support life skills, academics, and functional learning. Teachers will walk through implementation steps, visual supports, finished systems, and progress monitoring strategies.
You’ll leave knowing how to:
✔ Create task boxes that teach real skills
✔ Structure independent work systems
✔ Differentiate for all learners
✔ Reduce prompt dependency
✔ Track student progress
Perfect for special educators, MSD classrooms, and paraprofessionals.
👉 Come ready to build, design, and take ideas back to your classroom! Participants will leave with 6 hours of PD credit. Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.
You’re invited to our first CKEC + Apple EDU Summit! Throughout the Summit you will get to experience hands-on learning designed to strengthen instructional impact across classrooms.
We’ll dive into hands-on learning with iPad to explore how it:
- Supports Multilingual Learners
- Boosts literacy growth
- Personalizes learning for every student through built-in accessibility features
We will provide you with an iPad and LogiTech Crayon to use throughout the Summit.
9:00-9:10 Intros and Welcome
9:10-10:00 Multi Lingual Learner support on iPad
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-11:30 Literacy support on iPad
Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.
Join us for this two-hour virtual training that explores the power hidden inside words! ✨ In this session, we’ll take a closer look at morphology—the study of word parts like prefixes, suffixes, and roots—and how these pieces help students unlock the meaning of complex words. 🧩 When students learn to break words apart, they become stronger readers, writers, and vocabulary learners. 📚✏️
Participants will discover how morphology supports decoding, vocabulary growth, and reading comprehension. The training will include easy-to-use strategies to integrate morphology instruction into your classroom. 🎯 Designed for educators working with students in fifth grade and beyond, this session will help teachers give students the tools they need to crack the code of unfamiliar words. 🔑
Walk away with practical ideas to help students build confidence, expand vocabulary, and strengthen literacy skills across all subjects! 🚀
Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.
Indicator 13: Aligning Transition Planning to Postsecondary Outcomes
Indicator 13 is more than a monitoring requirement — it is a quality indicator for postsecondary readiness.
This session helps teams examine how age-appropriate assessment, measurable postsecondary goals, annual goals, transition services, and course of study work together as a coherent system. Participants will explore how transition planning connects to graduation pathways, career readiness, and long-term student outcomes.
Outcomes include:
- Clear understanding of federal and state Indicator 13 requirements
- Improved alignment between assessment, goals, and services
- Reduced compliance risk through proactive documentation practices
- Stronger student-centered transition planning
Teams will leave prepared to strengthen transition quality across their district.
Virtual, 9-11am
Contact: kim.hinton@ckec.org
Join fellow Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs) for a year of collaborative learning and connection! This cadre provides a dedicated space to stay current on assessment updates, share effective practices, and problem-solve common challenges together. Whether you’re navigating assessment requirements, or looking for practical solutions from colleagues who understand your role, this group offers the support and resources you need. We will meet in person to kick off the cadre and follow up with virtual meetings throughout the year. Come ready to learn, share, and build your network of assessment leaders across the region.
Please contact tabor.placido@ckec.org with any questions.
📚Join us for an engaging three-hour hands-on learning session focused on helping students who use AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) actively participate in literacy instruction. This session will focus on practical strategies for supporting students who use AAC as they develop reading, writing, and communication skills.✨
Participants will learn strategies for modeling language on AAC devices, creating interactive shared reading experiences, and designing activities that encourage students to communicate during literacy instruction. 🗣️📖 The session will also highlight ways to support both emergent and conventional readers while making literacy lessons more engaging and accessible.
Teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies, activity ideas, and classroom implementation tips that help students use their AAC systems to comment, ask questions, share ideas, and participate more fully in literacy learning. 🎯 Whether you work with beginning communicators or more advanced AAC users, this training will provide tools to help students build confidence, communication, and literacy skills. 🚀
For questions, contact erica.price@ckec.org
When students escalate, adult reactions can either calm the situation or make it worse. This training helps educators recognize the stages of behavioral escalation and respond in ways that prevent situations from intensifying. Participants will explore how adult responses influence student behavior and learn practical de escalation strategies. Educators will leave with tools to reduce power struggles and support students in returning to a calm, ready to learn state.
6 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.
Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.
The behaviors we pay attention to are often the behaviors that grow. This training explores how reinforcement shapes student behavior and how intentional use of reinforcement can increase positive behaviors in the classroom. Participants will learn how to identify meaningful reinforcers and use reinforcement strategically to strengthen desired behaviors. Educators will leave with practical strategies for improving behavior and classroom climate.
3 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.
Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.
All behavior communicates something. Our job is to figure out what the student is trying to say. This training focuses on understanding the message behind student behavior. Participants will explore how behavior serves a purpose and how Antecedent Behavior Consequence (ABC) data can help identify patterns and triggers. Educators will learn practical ways to observe, document, and analyze behavior in order to guide more effective responses and interventions.
2 PD/EILA Hours will be provided for the training.
Contact: trae.jones@ckec.org with questions.
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.