Teacher Audience: Multilingual Learner Teachers and Administrators, All Teachers, Support Staff, School and District Level Administrators
The CKEC Multilingual Learner Teacher Network will be a time to work with other EL/ML teachers, specialists, admin, and other educators in the region. Through participant input, training and workshop opportunities will be developed based on the needs, trends, and ongoing issues that face schools and districts across our region and the state. The network will provide open chair time for members to share success stories. There will also be time to vet specific issues in a supportive and constructive manner.
There will be two in-person sessions: September 8, 2025 and March 2, 2026
There will be one virtual session on October 20, 2025 from 4:00-5:00 pm ET
EILA credit will be awarded each day.
Contact mark.helton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Grades 7-12; Co-Teaching Teams; Interventionists
Are you looking for tools to help you gauge where your students are and how they are progressing with respect to essential skills in the Algebra classroom? If so, then this training is for you! Project AAIMS (Algebra Assessment and Instruction: Meeting Standards) is a project funded by the US Department of Education with the purpose of developing algebra assessment tools that can be used for monitoring the progress of students with and without disabilities as they learn algebra. Outcomes of this training include:
- Develop an understanding of progress monitoring
- Know how to administer, score, and use data from three (3) different measures
- Understand the relative merits and weaknesses of each of the measures
- Consider issues related to implementing algebra progress monitoring.
These measures are designed to be administered in person, not in a virtual setting.
To ensure fidelity, participants of this training may use the probes with their classes ONLY. They may NOT share the probes with others or train other teachers to use them. Participants will be asked to sign a User Agreement prior to the training.
At the completion of the training, participants will be given a link to a Google Folder containing the measures.
$125 fee for Non-Member Districts
Contact mark.helton@ckec.org with questions.
NOTE: This training requires a PO Number when you register.
Target Audience: Any School or District Crisis Response Team Member
This 2-day workshop develops the knowledge and skills required to provide immediate mental health crisis interventions to the students, staff, and school community members who have been simultaneously exposed to an acute traumatic stressor. The PREPaRE model emphasizes:
- preventing and preparing for crises
- reaffirming physical health and welfare, and perceptions of safety and security
- evaluating psychological trauma risk
- providing interventions
- responding to mental health needs
- examining the effectiveness of crisis preparedness
NOTE: Registration Deadline is Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET.
13 Hours of EILA will be available. Participants must commit to attending both days and allow for some preparation time prior to the training.
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.
Target Audience: Special Education Teachers, Behavior Interventionists, Educational Diagnostics, General Education Teachers
Equip yourself with the knowledge and the tools to create an emotionally regulated and supportive classroom environment! This full-day, in-person training is designed to help educators understand the critical connection between emotional regulation and de-escalation strategies. Participants will explore practical, evidence-based techniques to proactively support students in managing their emotions while effectively responding to challenging behaviors. For more information, please contact maggie.hartlage@ckec.org.
6 Hours EILA/PD Credit
Target Audience: teachers, facilitators, ARC chairs, PLC leaders, school/district administrators, instructional coaches
11/13/2025, 11/14/2025, 12/8/2025, 12/9/2025
The goal of the Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar is to develop the collective identity and capacity of organization members as collaborators and inquirers. School-wide improvements in student learning accrue in schools whose work cultures are collaborative. In such cultures, professionals learn to talk about the hard-to-talk-about details of learning, teaching, assessment, and the cumulative effects of their work with students. The Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar presents a productive, practical set of ideas and tools for developing collaborative groups to become effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around student learning. The work of the Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar is to develop the resources and capacities of the organization and of individuals to cohesively respond to the changing needs of students and society. EILA will be applied for each day.
$500 Fee for Member and Non-Member Districts. Registration is currently only open to CKEC member districts. You must include a PO number when you register to be considered registered for the training.
Contact mark.helton@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: Special Education Teachers, 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 support your students with disabilities on their path to success. This session will highlight the why and how of SDI and Co-Teaching, while providing you with actionable tools to integrate these practices effectively within your school environment. Co-teaching teams are recommended but not required.
Contact cari.sherrets@ckec.org with questions.
6 EILA Hours will be provided.
Target Audience: All teachers of mathematics, mathematics co-teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, curriculum coordinators
Effective instruction and learning experiences for students are deeply rooted in knowledge of content standards. It is especially important for teachers to deeply know their standards in order to address gaps in learning. This in-person session is ideal for mathematics teachers at all levels (and those who support them) as it will provide clarity around the Kentucky Academic Standards for Mathematics. Participants will learn how to break down mathematics standards and determine what mastery of a standard looks like. We will utilize a protocol to review assignments and determine congruence to the standards, as well as examine how to construct authentic assessments connected to a standard. Throughout the day, participants will learn how to move from standards to develop deep mathematical understanding through best instructional practices. In addition to these tools and strategies, participants will leave with a folder of resources to help implement this work. 6 hours of EILA credit will be provided
Contact holly.lawrence@ckec.org with questions.
Target Audience: LBD teachers working in a self-contained setting, MSD teachers, Paraprofessionals working in resource classrooms
In this in-person session, participants will delve into the effective implementation of task boxes and structured work systems within self-contained special education classrooms. Task boxes and structured work systems are powerful tools to promote student independence, skill acquisition and maintenance, and engagement among students with diverse learning needs. Participants will learn how to set up a task box system for success using a variety of student supports, as well as how to take data and monitor task box success in an independent work structure. Additionally, participants will create several task boxes based around the needs of students in their classroom. Due to the make-and-take design of this session, participation is limited to 30 people. 6 hours PD credit
Contact claire.johnson@ckec.org with questions.
