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 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, 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, Math Interventionists, and Administrators
Boost your students’ success with the DESMOS calculator with our two hour virtual professional development exploring the three Desmos calculators available on the KSA. Learn practical tips and tricks, get a clear overview of each calculator’s features, and discover what’s available—and what’s not—on the test. Walk away confident in supporting your students to use Desmos effectively and efficiently.
Contact maryruth.hertweck@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: Special Education Teachers, Related Service Providers, General Education Teachers
Step into the world of the IEP Remix, where compliance meets creativity! In this high-energy, interactive session, participants will learn how to seamlessly embed IEP goals, accommodations, and progress monitoring into everyday instruction. Through hands-on activities, micro-teaching, and collaborative lesson redesign, teachers will leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use tools to align instruction with student goals while maintaining compliance.
Key Takeaways:
- Identify natural opportunities to embed IEP goals into lessons
- Apply accommodations and modifications dynamically
- Collect meaningful progress data efficiently
- Collaboratively redesign lessons for maximum instructional impact
Why Attend:
This session transforms IEP compliance from a checklist into actionable, instructionally meaningful practices, giving teachers the confidence to drive student progress while staying aligned with state requirements.
Contact Kim.Hinton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: 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.
Contact cari.sherrets@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: New special education teachers within the first 3 years of teaching
A year-long professional learning community designed to equip new special education teachers with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to serve students with disabilities while meeting compliance requirements and fostering inclusive, engaging learning environments.
Format:
- 6- 2-hour sessions held virtually
- 3 – full-day sessions held in-person (September, December, May)
- Register for all cadre dates at once
In person: 9/4/25, 12/4/25, 5/7/26
Virtual: 10/2/25, 11/6/25, 1/8/26, 2/5/26, 3/5/26, 4/2/26
Contact kim.hinton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: General Ed Teachers, Special Ed Teachers, Behavior Interventionists, Behavior Coaches, Special Education Instructional Coaches
Classroom Environment As a Tool
The way the learning environment is set up is one of the most valuable tools you have. This can drastically impact the success of academic instruction and lead to decreases in negative behavior and anxiety as well as increases in student independence. In this session, learn how to take a proactive approach and build your toolbox of strategies. These antecedent interventions will help you create an optimal learning environment based on student needs. We will also explore how to support teams in utilizing these strategies with efficacy.
Three hours of PD or EILA credit will be awarded for participation in each virtual session. For questions, contact erica.price@ckec.org
Target Audience: 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 Hours PD/EILA Credit
Contact cari.sherrets@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: Special Education Administrators, School Psychologists, Principals, ARC Chairs
Do you understand what data you consider when conducting an MDR? What does “relationship to the disabling condition” mean? Do you review evaluation data? How much consideration do you give to data outside the school setting that is provided by the parents? Get answers to these questions and more. Hear the analyses provided by court decisions. Ask questions to an attorney who is highly experienced in special education matters.
Target Audience: School-Based Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
Occupational therapists, this session is for you! Primitive reflexes emerge in utero and should be integrated no later than 2 years of age. Unfortunately, studies show that approximately 75% of school-aged children with learning disabilities have retained primitive reflexes, which are becoming more common and strongly impact how students function. This 5-hour session provides occupational therapists with a screening process to identify each of these retained primitive reflexes: MORO, Tonic Labyrinthine Neck Reflex, Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex, Spinal Galant, and Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex. Kim also provides compensation techniques and treatment strategies to help integrate each reflex covered. This course is packed with videos, examples, interactive activities, and strategies to help school-aged children reach their full potential. Five hours of EILA or PD credit will be awarded for participation in this virtual session, and Kim is AOTA Approved Provider!
For questions, contact claire.johnson@ckec.org.
