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FDLRS Fall 2018 Professional Development Opportunities

FDLRS is funded by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Public Schools and Community Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B funds and state funds.Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting our office at (863) 535-6486. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling Florida Relay Service @ 1-800-955-8771.

FDLRS Sunrise is excited to present a variety of free Professional Learning opportunities. Unless noted, each of these courses will satisfy the requirement that all teachers have 20 hours of ESE in-service (F.S. 1002.20, formerly referred to as Senate Bill 1108) to renew their certificate.

Course Facilitator(s) Date/Time Location

Developmentally Appropriate Practices (SWD) (10 points)

Participants will learn instructional strategies appropriate for use with children from birth to 5 years of age.

Deborah Quaintance

Aug. 6 1:00pm–4:00pm

Ridge Technical College

Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (SWD) (10 points)

Participants will learn how to optimize teaching and learning using strategies that allow all students to access the curiculum based on their individual learning styles.

Course Runs Aug. 6 – Sep 28

Jillian Traurig

OrientationAug. 6

4:30pm–6:00pm

Virtual, Online Access

Required

The Responsive Classroom: Universally Designed and Differentiated (20points)

Explore the strategies and tools used in classrooms focused not only on academics, but also on building expert learners and fostering growth mindsets. Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction, participants will learn how to engage their students by clarifying learning goals and creating strong KUDs for all curriculum areas. This course will also cover fairness, flexible grouping and creating respectful tasks for all learners.

Course Runs Aug. 6 – Sep 28

Jillian Traurig

OrientationAug. 6

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

Apps & Extensions to SupportUDL(SWD) (20points)

Participants will learn various websites, online apps, and Google extension tools to assist students with disabilities/struggling learners in the areas of reading and behavior while incorporating the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

Matt Cobble,Krista Elder

Aug. 7 8:00am– 4:00pm

Auburndale Recreation

Hall

How to Register

Please note: FDLRS Professional Development courses are not listed on the Polk County School District’s NetConnect system, but on a separate system called GoSignMeUp.

1. View FDLRS Sunrise courses at: FDLRSSunrise.GoSignMeUp.com

2. Browse for your course by Name, by Topic, or by Date

3. Click the course title for more details, or the black ‘Register’ button to sign up

4. Click the shopping cart icon above the words ‘Browse Courses’

5. Click ‘Complete My Registration’ in the pop-up box

6. Create an Account if you have not, or Login if you have

7. Review your registration details and click ‘Proceed to the Next Step’

8. Your registration is complete! Print your confirmation, if you like, and we will see you in your course!

For questions, contact the Facilitator for the course.

(863) 535-6486




Classroom Management Strategies (SWD) (10 points)Participants will learn various strategies and best practices for managing

their classrooms effectively.

Stephanie Brooks

Aug. 7 8:00am–12:00pm

Auburndale Women’s Club

Inclusive Practices for Early Childhood (SWD) (10 points)Participants are provided with an introduction to the basic principles

of inclusive education while exploring the following topics: Approaches to Learning, Language, Communication and Emerging Literacy, Physical, Emotional, Cognitive and Social Development.

Deborah Quaintance

Aug. 7 1:00pm– 4:00pm


UDL Using Google G-Suite (SWD) (10 points)Participants will learn tools available through the Google G-Suite of applications

to assist students with disabilities/struggling learners in the areas of reading and behavior while incorporating the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

Matt Cobble, Krista Elder

Aug. 7 1:00pm– 5:00pm

Auburndale Recreation Hall

DifferentiatingReadingInstructionforGiftedLearners (10 points)

This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge about using the guidelines for differentiation and strategies that support differentiation to improve instruction for all students, especially students with persistent or significant reading difficulties. Emphasis is on the instructional design principles and teacher delivery methods that can be applied at appropriate levels of intensity and duration to increase the explicitness and intensity of language arts instruction in order to achieve optimal results for students who are challenged by learning to read or reading to learn. Conspicuous strategies, strategically integrated skills, and judicious review, delivered with appropriate pacing and precise monitoring, are all part of carefully scaffolded instruction to ensure that each learner is able to comprehend increasingly complex text. This course will focus on implementing these strategies with students who are gifted.

Course Runs Aug. 8 – Sep. 28This course does not qualify for ESE/SWD in-service credit.

Deborah Quaintance

OrientationAug. 8

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

Teacher’sGuidetoADHD(SWD) (20points)This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate

knowledge about assistive technology devices and services and the process of helping students with disabilities select, obtain, and use assistive technology. Content includes information about the impact of identified areas of disability including: vision, auditory, physical, communication, intellectual, and cognitive processing and how assistive technology devices and services provide support.

Course Runs Aug. 8 – Sep. 28

Stephanie Brooks

OrientationAug. 8

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required




Tough Kid Toolbox (SWD) (10 points)Learn strategies for working effectively with students identified as

having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiance, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and/or Conduct Disorder. Participate in a variety of positive reinforcement and reductive techniques. This course is designed for elementary educators (grades K-5).


Stephanie Brooks

OrientationAug. 8

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

Collaborative Teaching (SWD) (10 points)Learn practical information and strategies to support the collaborative

teaching process. Focus will include structures, tools, and proceses for collaborativly planning and implementing instruction that can maximize learning for students with and without disabilities, in inclusive classrooms.


Bonnie Dupuis, Latisha Harrell

OrientationAug. 8

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

DifferentiatingInstructioninthe InclusiveClassroom(SWD) (20points)

Learn practical information and strategies to support the collaborative teaching process. Focus will include structures, tools, and proceses for collaborativly planning and implementing instruction that can maximize learning for students with and without disabilities, in inclusive classrooms.



OrientationAug. 9

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

Disability Awareness & Etiquette (10 points)Gain knowledge of disabilities and instructional strategies and practices

through a variety of hands-on activities and simulation. Participants will also learn how to be sensitive to the distinct needs of students with identified disabilities, and foster appropriate interaction within the school community.

Course Runs Aug. 9 – Sep. 28This course does not qualify for ESE/SWD in-service credit.

Jillian Traurig, Bonnie Dupuis

OrientationAug. 9

4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

LessonPix (SWD) (10 points)Learn to utilize LessonPix to create visual supports to help differentiate

instruction and to support struggling learners and students with identified disabilities in the areas of comprehension, communication, behavior, organization, and participation in school and home routines. The class is open to All K-3 general education, ESE, and Elementary ESOL teachers.

Krista Elder, Matt Cobble

Aug. 14 8:00am–12:00pm


LessonPix (SWD) (10 points)Learn to utilize LessonPix to create visual supports to help differentiate

instruction and to support struggling learners and students with identified disabilities in the areas of comprehension, communication, behavior, organization, and participation in school and home routines. The class is open to All K-3 general education, ESE, and Elementary ESOL teachers.


Aug. 14 1:00pm–5:00pm





Grading Fair Practices (SWD) (10 points)Participants will learn how to strategically assess academic performance

of students with disabilities and assign grades accordingly, and how Florida Statutes impact how teachers assign grades.

Jillian TraurigAug. 15 8:00am–12:00pm


Matrix of Services (10 points)This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge

about the Matrix of Services. Content and activities examine the requirements for matrix completion and provide the opportunity to accurately complete a matrix for students with disabilities. The course identifies how student educational needs and services impact the matrix funding document.

This course does not qualify for ESE/SWD in-service credit.

Patricia Horne, Anastasia

Sands

Aug. 15 1:00pm–5:00pm


ExplicitReading(SWD) (20points)This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate

knowledge about using the guidelines for differentiation and strategies that support differentiation to improve instruction for all students, especially students with persistent or significant reading difficulties. Emphasis is on the instructional design principles and teacher delivery methods that can be applied to increase the explicitness and intensity of language arts instruction in order to achieve optimal results for students who are challenged by learning to read or reading to learn.


Jillian Traurig

OrientationAug. 20 4:30pm–6:00pm


Required

Collaborative Teaching (SWD) (10 points)Learn practical information and strategies to support the collaborative

teaching process. Focus will include structures, tools, and proceses for collaborativly planning and implementing instruction that can maximize learning for students with and without disabilities, in inclusive classrooms.


Aug. 21 8:00am–12:00pm


Best Practices in Inclusive Education (not for points)Best Practices for Inclusive Education (BPIE) is a school-level self-

assessment tool and process to identify and prioritize areas of need for inclusive practices that enable all students with disabilities to achieve their highest potential. The BPIE is based on work by experts in the field, best practice literature, and peer-reviewed research. When implemented with fidelity, the BPIE leads to the development of school improvement goals that increase effective inclusive practices in all schools.

This webinar is for administrators only.


Aug. 21 1:30pm–2:30pm


Required








Aug. 21 3:00pm–4:00pm


Required

Webb’s Content Complexity Levels & Universal Design for Learning (SWD) (10 points)

Since 2004, the state of Florida has relied on Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Model of Cognitive Complexity to address the rigor needed for students to master each state standard. Participants will learn how to interpret the expectation for each of these levels, discover how to effectively utilize the DOK ratings within a UDL environment and create appropriate correlated assessments for diverse learners. Both low/no tech and high tech strategies will be explored.

Jillian TraurigAug. 22 8:00am–12:00pm


AccessibleFormsUsingWord(SWD) (20points)Learn how to navigate Microsoft Word to create and edit documents

using universal design principles. This session will also provide a host of scaffolding ideas and tips to create accessible documents and assessments to meet the needs of struggling readers and writers and those identified with a disability that can be used to support the MTSS/RTI model.


Aug. 23 8:00am–4:00pm


QualityIndividualizedEducationPlan (20points)Participants will learn how to write quality Individualized Educational

Plans that include state standards, meets compliance requirements and meets individual student needs.


Patricia Horne, Anastasia

Sands

Aug. 28 8:00am–4:00pm


UsingTechnologytoAnalyzeStudentData(SWD) (20points)Participants will use Excel to create spreadsheets, which can be used

to analyze and utilize ESE student data. Learn to create charts and graphs that can easily show your student’s progress.


Sep 5 8:00am–4:00pm

Auburndale Historic Depot





Sep. 6 9:00am–10:00am


Required








Sep. 6 11:00am–12:00pm


Required





Sep. 6 3:00pm–4:00pm


Required

The Responsive Classroom: Universally DesignedandDifferentiated (20points)

Explore the strategies and tools used in classrooms focused not only on academics, but also on building expert learners and fostering growth mindsets. Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction, participants will learn how to engage their students by clarifying learning goals and creating strong KUDs for all curriculum areas. This course will also cover fairness, flexible grouping and creating respectful tasks for all learners.

Jillian TraurigSep 11

8:00am–4:00pm


Microsoft Online Tools for Student Engagement (SWD) (10 points)

Participants will learn tools available through Microsoft Online to assist students with disabilities/struggling learners in the areas of reading and behavior while incorporating the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.


Sep 12 8:00am–12:00pm


AssistiveTechnology101(SWD) (20points)Learn how assistive technology can be incorporated into daily

instruction to help struggling students and those identified with a disability. Participants will explore both high and low tech solutions.


Sep 18 8:00am–4:00pm


Gifted Student Engagement and Motivation (10 points)Participants will learn and implement a variety of strategies shown to

increase student engagement and motivation for students who are gifted. Participants will use the latest research to develop an action plan for use with students.


Emily Mistretta, Deborah

Quaintance

Sep 18 8:00am–12:00pm









Sep. 18 9:00am–10:00am


Required





Sep. 18 11:00am–12:00pm


Required





Sep. 18 2:00pm–3:00pm


Required

Project Based Learning for Gifted Students (10 points)Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain

knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.


Emily Mistretta, Deborah

Quaintance

Sep 20 8:00am–12:00pm


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