Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Math Interventionists
Jen York-Barr said, “The person doing the talking is often the person doing the learning.” This in-person session will focus on incorporating the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Effective Mathematical Teaching Practices and the High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities to promote engagement and achievement through posing purposeful questions and mathematical discourse in the classroom. Educators will receive a free copy of Marian Small’s book, Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction.
Contact jane.goatley@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Math Interventionists
This six-hour face-to-face make-and-take training is intended for educators desiring to learn more about the specially designed instruction strategy where students work with math manipulatives in the concrete, move to the semi-concrete, and then to the abstract. Teachers learn how to embed the use of the CSA strategy in math lessons and will receive free manipulatives to take back to the classroom. Please contact jane.goatley@ckec.org with any questions.
Target Audience: General Education, Special Education, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators
The Math SDI Toolkitis a set of resources designed by the math consultants of the KY Special Education Cooperative Network. The purpose of the Toolkit is to improve the quality and selection of specially designed instruction while strengthening the connection across IEP goals, progress monitoring and KY Academic Standards. This 3-hour session face-to-face training is for those who will be using the toolkit to support students. It will include deepening understanding of SDI and application of the toolkit. (virtual)
2 Hours PD/EILA Credit
Contact jane.goatley@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: General Education Teachers working with students with IEPs, Co-Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Resource Teachers
This is a virtual session, participants will understand what a language field guide is, the steps necessary to set up language field guides in the classroom and be able to create a model field note for students. The training will give cover example activities to complete with students and implementation into the classroom setting. Upon completion, participants will be provided with a 3-hour PD certificate. For additional questions, contact kasie.lakarosky@ckec.org.
Target Audience: General Education Teachers working with students with IEP’s, Co-Teachers, Interventionists, Instructional Coaches, Resource Teachers
Do you have students that are reading below grade level? Are. you looking for additional tools and strategies to use with your students? Then this training is for you! In this virtual session we will be looking into a a variety of accommodations and strategies to assist students that are reading below grade level. Come out and join us to learn a variety of methods to help move your students forward. Upon completion, participants will receive 3 hours of PD credit. If you have any questions, please contact kasie.lakarosky@ckec.org.
Target Audience: General Education Teachers working with students with IEPs, Co-Teachers, Interventional Coaches, Resource Teachers
Are you looking for training to help improve your vocabulary routine? This virtual training is for educators to further develop a routine for intentionally selecting appropriate vocabulary and to acquire steps for effective planning and delivery of explicit instruction. Participants will also have access to a toolbox of strategies. During this session, we explore ways to leverage reading tasks to impact student learning. Examples of the routine, ways implement, and building student independence will be shared.
Upon completion, participants will receive 2 hours of PD credit.
Kasie Lakarosky (kasie.lakarosky@ckec.org)
Target Audience: General Education Teachers working with students with IEP’s, Co-Teachers, Interventionist, Instructional Coaches, Resource Teachers
Phonological Awareness is critical for our students to learn to read. Come and join us for this PA for ALL session to prepare students to read. During the session, participants will practice and receive information on explicit instruction strategies, explore hands-on activities to instruct in phonological and phonemic awareness, determine accommodations and modifications to meet the needs of ALL of our learners, and so much more. If you have any questions, contact Kasie at kasie.lakarosky@ckec.org
Target Audience: General Education Teachers working with students with IEP’s, Co-Teachers, Interventionist, Instructional Coaches, Resource Teachers
Reciprocal teaching is a scaffolded discussion technique that incorporates four strategies: predict, question, clarify, and summarize. Reciprocal teaching can be used at any grade level with any reading material. Does this sound like something you want to use in your classroom? Join us for this virtual session. If you have any questions, contact kasie.lakarosky@ckec.org
Target Audience: MSD teachers, ACCs, special ed facilitators, instructional coaches
This in-person professional development training is designed to equip special educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively integrate instruction on alternate assessment literacy targets with the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). In addition to exploring strategies for teaching literacy to students with complex support needs, this training will focus on creating meaningful and measurable IEP goals that align with standards. The goal of this training is to help MSD teachers streamline their workload, while ensuring that high-quality instruction in literacy standards is happening! 6 hours of PD credit will be awarded for this session.
Target Audience: general education, special education, instructional coaches, and administrators
This is part one of a two-part virtual training that will support teachers in providing students with opportunities to engage in the standards for mathematical practice. Alignment with the math Kentucky Academic Standards will be discussed along with evidence-based instructional routines that support student understanding. There will be discussion around differentiation for students with disabilities around the grade-level content standard. Contact jane.goatley@ckec.org with any questions.
