special education professional development catalog

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Region One Education Service Center

Office of School Improvement, Compliance, and

Accountability

Special Education Programs

Dr. Lisa Conner, Administrator

Ms. Kelly Solis, Director

Professional Development Opportunities

for

Special Educators and Service Providers


Special Education Staff Directory

Summer 2011

Name Email Information Phone

Kelly Solis, Director

[email protected]

956-984-6206

Ruth H. Solis, Coordinator

[email protected] 956-984-6164

Margie Barrera [email protected] 956-984-6255

Debbie Buchanan [email protected] 956-98406202

Nancy Escobar [email protected] 956-984-0000

Judy Hollinger [email protected] 956-9846244

Marguerite Hornéy [email protected] 956-984-6264

Todd Larson [email protected] 956-984-6203

Juanita Lovejoy [email protected] 956-984-6215

Terri McGinnis [email protected] 956-984-6228

Twinkle Morgan [email protected] 956-984-6165

Vicki Payne Rainwater [email protected] 956-984-6129

Jannette Reyes [email protected] 956-984-6175

Lilly Ruiz [email protected] 956-984-6176

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Professional Development Opportunities General Areas

for

Summer 2011

Early Childhood Outcomes

Evaluation

Instruction

Multicultural and Diverse

Learners

Positive Behavioral

Interventions and Supports

Secondary Transition

Assistive Technology


State Performance Plan

Monitoring Priority: FAPE/Least Restrictive Environment

SPP 1: Graduation Rates

SPP 2: Dropout Rates

SPP 3: Adequate Yearly Progress

SPP 4: Suspension and Expulsion Rates

SPP 5: Least Restrictive Environment

SPP 6: Least Restrictive Environment E Pre-school

SPP 7: Early Childhood Outcomes

SPP 8: Parental Involvement and Partnerships

Monitoring Priority: Disproportionate Representation

SPP 9: Disproportionate Representation in Special Education

SPP 10: Disproportionate Representation by Disability Category

Monitoring Priority: Child Find

SPP 11: Timelines

Monitoring Priority: Effective Transition

SPP 12: Early Childhood Transition

SPP 13: Secondary Transition

SPP 14: Post-Secondary Outcomes


Workshop Title: Accessible Instructional Materials


Workshop Description:

Workshop Information:

Workshop Number Workshop Date Workshop Site Presenter

34370 June 7, 2011 ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy

34371 June 8, 2011 Laredo – Staybridge

Suites

M. Hornéy

Please, register at www.esc1.net/staffdevelopment

Workshop Contact: Marguerite Hornéy

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 956-984-6264

This presentation will equip participants with an awareness of: the barriers presented by

“traditional” print instructional materials; an understanding of the importance of flexible and

accessible learning resources; pertinent Special Education and Civil Rights legislation;

Copyright Law; national, state, and local systems of materials acquisition and classroom use.

Participants will engage in hands-on activities with accessible instructional materials.

Fee Information: FREE

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Workshop Title: Introduction to Boardmaker




Workshop Number

Workshop Date Workshop Site Presenter

34367

June 3, 2011 (half day) ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy





This beginner class will offer a detailed tour of Boardmaker Software Family v6 with a focus

on the basic, foundational tools needed to create and modify printed activities! Learn to

efficiently use the essential features of the Tool Bar and Symbol Finder. Some

specific skills that will be covered are draw and spray buttons, search for symbols, applying

text, translating symbol labels, importing pictures, Symbolate, using Templates, and the use of

right click menus.





Workshop Title: Creating On-screen Activities with Boardmaker Plus




Workshop Number


34369 June 3, 2011 (half day)

ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy





Do you want to create onscreen activities using Boardmaker Plus? This class will explore the

most basic programming skills along with a review of Version 6 features in Boardmaker Plus.

Learn how to program a button to speak, play a sound or song, link to a main board, use

movable buttons and more!


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Workshop Title: Bookshare




Workshop Number


34375 June 28, 2011 (half

day)

ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy





Bookshare®

is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities, thanks to an award from

the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). They

provide accessible books and periodicals for individuals with print disabilities. Through hands-

on labs, participants will learn how to determine student eligibility, register and manage

students, conduct a book search, experience the download process, and end with the same

reading experience that students have, promoting knowledge on how to use Bookshare in the

classroom.





Workshop Title: Supporting Transitions of AT Users




Workshop Number


33884

June 24, 2011 San Benito CISD-

Board Room

M. Hornéy

M. Barrera





This training will focus on planning for students who use assistive technology (AT) as they

move to new placement settings. We begin with the assumption that IEP teams have already

determined that a student with a disability requires AT and that the student has been using that

AT in the current educational setting. Although the principles of AT transition included in this

session are related directly to the transition planning that is a requirement for students 16 and

older in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), the

processes and strategies discussed are generally appropriate for transition of AT users at any

age.





Workshop Title: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic




Workshop Number


34376 June 28, 2011 ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy





Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D) provides accessible (auditory) materials to

individuals with visual and learning disabilities free of charge. Through hands-on labs,

participants will learn how to determine student eligibility, register and manage students,

conduct a book search, experience the download process, and end with the same reading

experience that students have, promoting knowledge on how to use RFB&D audio recordings

in the classroom.


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Workshop Title: Writing with Symbols 2000 – Advanced (Reading & Writing)





Technology

34380

August 1, 2011 ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy





These sessions will assist users of Writing With Symbols 2000 to create accessible instructional

and testing materials for students being assessed against alternate achievement standards

(TAKS-Alt.). Be sure to bring the TAKS-Alt. documents you will need for creating activities

such as reading and writing assessment tasks, cueing and prompting documents, etc.





Workshop Title: Writing with Symbols 2000: Science and Social Studies




Workshop Number


34381

August 8, 2011 ESC 1 – AT Lab M. Hornéy



Email: mhorné[email protected]


This is Writing with Symbols Advanced for Science and Social Studies. These sessions

will assist users of Writing With Symbols 2000 to create accessible instructional and

testing materials for students being assessed against alternate achievement standards

(TAKS-Alt.). Be sure to bring the TAKS-Alt. documents you will need for creating

activities such as science and social studies assessment tasks, cueing and prompting.

documents, etc.



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Workshop Title: Computer Generated Tactile Graphics




Workshop Number


34397 August 11, 2011

8:30 – 12:00

AT Lab – Region

One Edinburg, Tx

Pat Van Geem,

TSBVI


Workshop Contact: Twinkle Morgan



This workshop will be conducted by Pat VanGeem from TSBVI. Participants will learn to

use Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 drawing tools to produce vector line drawings. These

drawings are then embossed on either a Tiger embosser or through an encapsulated paper

device such as PIAF or Tactile Image Enhancers for the production of tactile graphics. How

to make maps, Cartesian coordinate planes for math and other tactile graphic illustrations

will be demonstrated.




Workshop Title: Discovering the Hero in Every Child – Different Children, Different Needs

SPP: 7 Early Childhood Outcomes: Social-Emotional Outcomes



Workshop Number


33984

June 22, 2011 Region One ESC Jeanine Fitzgerald


Workshop Contact: Juanita Lovejoy



This workshop will explore the unique pattern of influence upon a child’s behavior and

development with particular detail on the inherited temperament. Several effective strategies

to teach and discipline young children will be shared.

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Workshop Title: Some Good, Not So Bad, and Awesomely Wonderful: Taking a Second Look at

Inclusion in the Early Childhood Classroom




Workshop Number


34154

June 21, 2011 Region One ESC J. Lovejoy

31455

June 21, 2011 Region One ESC D. Ruiz





This session will provide ideas and strategies for providing curricular supports for children

with disabilities in the early childhood setting. The classroom climate, issues with behavior

and the use of authentic classroom assessment will be discussed.





Workshop Title: Read It Again




Workshop Number


34262

June 7, 2011 Region One ESC J. Lovejoy





This session will provide training on an early literacy supplemental curriculum for struggling

readers. Read It Again is a new evidence-based supplemental curriculum resource for fostering

children’s skills in the four elements of early literacy development. Learn how to implement

storybook lessons using differentiated supports for diverse learners and monitoring children’s

growth. Use Read It Again-PreK to support Tier 1 and 2 of the RtI framework.





Workshop Title: Essential of Cross-Battery Assessment Book Study

SPP 9: Disproportionate Representation



Workshop Number


34407 June 20, 2011 Region One ESC

Edinburg/Sal del Ray

Room

D. Buchanan

34410 June 30, 2011 Region One ESC-

Brownsville/Blue Room

D. Buchanan

34411 June 21, 2011 Region One ESC

Edinburg /Sal del Ray

Room

D. Buchanan

34423 June 23, 2011 Staybridge Suites/Laredo

D. Buchanan


Workshop Contact: Debbie Buchanan



This is a small book study and CD practice session which will cover the administration,

scoring, interpretation, and reporting of an integrated assessment approach using the Essentials

of Cross-Battery Assessment book by Flanagan, Ortiz, and Alfonso. These books were given to

the evaluation personnel previously and should be brought to the session. The session will

include hands-on practice with the CD-ROM covering Cross-Battery Data Management, The

Learning Disability Assistant, and the Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix. Participants

should bring a lap top that is fully charged. This session is aligned, also, to SPP 10.


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Workshop Title: Teaching Literacy to Students with Significant Disabilities




Workshop Number


32507 June 21-23, 2011 ECHO Hotel and

Conference Center,

Edinburg

T. Larson/M. Hornéy


Workshop Contact: Todd Larson



During this session, strategies and activities for reading/literacy for Low Incidence

Students will be presented.


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Workshop Title: Adapted PE for Students with Disabilities



Workshop Number


34157 June 8-9, 2011 First United Methodist

Church, 4200 N.

McColl Rd., McAllen

R. Foederer





During this session, participants will get valuable strategies, activities, and assessment

practices to better meet the needs of students with disabilities in the P.E. classroom.





Workshop Title: One Size Does Not Fit All for Secondary ELAR Lesson Planning ?!?!




Workshop Number

Workshop Date Workshop Site Presenters

34233 June 15-16, 2011 Holiday Inn Express

1921 S. 10th Street

McAllen, Texas

E. Zambrano/V.

Rainwater


Workshop Contacts: Vicki Rainwater and Eunice Zambrano

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Phone Number: 956-984-6129; 956-984-6192

This training will provide a clear alignment between curriculum, instruction, and assessment

based on grade–level ELA TEKS for students who meet the participation requirements and

receive instruction on modified ELA TEKS. Instructors, both general and special education,

must consider the progression of word usage, sentence structure, vocabulary, and content

throughout the grades including scaffolds as lessons are collaboratively planned. The focus of

this two–day training collaboratively developed between Region One Education Service

Center Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and Special Education is designed to help

meet the needs of students on a modified ELA TEKS curriculum especially those at the

secondary level. This workshop also supports SPP5: Least Restrict Environment.






Workshop Title: One Size Does Not Fit All for Secondary Science Lesson Planning?!?!




Workshop Number

Workshop Date Workshop Site Presenters

34234 June 13–14, 2011 Holiday Inn Express

1921 South 10th

Street

McAllen, TX 78503

J. Reynolds/V.

Rainwater


Workshop Contacts: Julie Reynolds; Vicki Rainwater


Phone Numbers: 956-984–6247; 956-984-6129


based on grade–level Science TEKS for students who meet the participation requirements and

receive instruction on modified Science TEKS. Instructors, both general and special education,



this two–day training collaboratively developed between Region One Education Service Center

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and Special Education is designed to help meet the

needs of students on a modified Science TEKS curriculum especially those at the secondary

level. This workshop also supports SPP5: Least Restrict Environment.






Workshop Title: One Size Does Not Fit All for Secondary Mathematics Lesson Planning?!?!




Workshop Number Workshop Date Workshop Site

Presenters

34236 June 20–21, 2011 Region One ESC

J. Guerra/V.

Rainwater


Workshop Contacts: Judy Guerra/Vicki Rainwater

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]

Phone Number: 956-984-6156; 956-984-6129


based on grade–level Math TEKS for students who meet the participation requirements and

receive instruction on modified Math TEKS. Instructors, both general and special education,



this two–day training collaboratively developed between Region One Education Service Center

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and Special Education is designed to help meet the

needs of students on a modified Math TEKS curriculum especially those at the secondary

level. This workshop also supports SPP5: Least Restrict Environment.






Workshop Title: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Significant Disabilities




Workshop Number


34260 June 15-16, 2011 ECHO Motel and

Conference Center

1903 S. Closner Blvd.

Edinburg, Tx

T. Larson

34261 July 27-28, 2011 Staybridge Suites

7010 Bob Bullock Lp.

Laredo, TX

T. Larson





In this session, participants will receive strategies and activities for teaching mathematics to the

Low Incidence Students.





Workshop Title: One Size Does Not Fit All for Secondary Social Studies Lesson Planning?!?!




Workshop Number


34294 August 9-10, 2011

Region One ESC L. Graves/V. Rainwater


Workshop Contacts: Linda Graves/ Vicki Rainwater

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]

Phone Number: 956-984-6224; 956-984-6129


based on grade–level Social Studies TEKS for students who meet the participation

requirements and receive instruction on modified Social Studies TEKS. Instructors, both

general and special education, must consider the progression of word usage, sentence structure,

vocabulary, and content throughout the grades including scaffolds as lessons are

collaboratively planned. The focus of this two–day training collaboratively developed between

Region One Education Service Center Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and Special

Education is designed to help meet the needs of students on a modified Social Studies TEKS

curriculum especially those at the secondary level. This session also addresses SPP 5 Least

Restrictive Environment.






Workshop Title: TEKS – Based IEPs for Students Tested Against Grade Level or Modified

Academic Achievement Standards





34307 June 7–8, 2011 San Martin de Porres

Laredo, TX

N. Escobedo/R.

Solis

34258 June 22–23, 2011 Region One ESC V. Rainwater/M.

Barrera

34255 June 29–30, 2011 Best Western Casa

Villa Harlingen, TX

J. Lovejoy/M.

Hornéy


Workshop Contact: Nancy Escobedo; Vicki Rainwater; Juanita Lovejoy

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Phone Number: 956-795-0000; 956-984-6129; 956-984-6215

These 2 days of TEKS-based IEP workshop is intended to meet several objectives:

(1) Understand why grade–level content standards are required for students identified as

eligible for special education services

(2) Understand why IEPs must be aligned with content standards

(3) Learn the process for writing TEKS-based IEP goals

(4) Initiate the process for alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment

(5) Generate ideas for creating access to the state standards for core curriculum content

(6) Awareness of progress monitoring of students.







Workshop Title: TEKS-Based IEPs for Students Assessed by Alternate Assessment

Standards




Workshop Number


34310 August 3-4, 2011 Region One ESC-

Edinburg

M. Hornéy/ T. Larson

34311 August 10-11, 2011 Staybridge Suites


Laredo, TX.

M. Hornéy/ T. Larson





Participants will be learning a process to write IEP for students with significant cognitive

disabilities, who are assessed by alternate achievement standards that aligned to the Texas

Essential Knowledge and Skills by prerequisite skills.





Workshop Title: Tactual Symbol Systems: An Introduction




Workshop Number


34394

June 29, 2011 Region One ESC-

Cameron Rm

Texas School for the

Blind Staff


Workshop Contact: Twinkle Morgan



Tactual Symbol Systems: An Introduction - Children born with visual and multiple impairments or deaf blindness

face many challenges in developing a communication system and language. Typically these students need more

tangible forms of communication such as object symbols or tactual symbols before they can advance to more

standard forms of communication such as print, Braille, sign language or speech. This workshop will provide an

introduction to tactual symbols. Participants will learn why the use of these symbols is recommended, how to

determine when the student is ready for using them, and how to incorporate them throughout the student’s

instructional day. The lecture portion of the day will include video examples of these symbols being used. The last

portion of this day will include a make-and-take so that participants can begin to create these symbols for the

student. A working lunch will be provided for participants and their Special Education Directors to discuss the

possibility of follow up sessions for students using tactual symbols system during the 2011-2012 school year.





Workshop Title: DI and Learning in a Academically Diverse Social Studies Classroom




Workshop Number


34414 `June 16, 2011 San Martin De Porres

Church, Laredo, TX.

N. Escobdeo/ R. Ochoa


Workshop Contact: Nancy Escobedo



Participants will gain a better understanding of the importance of differentiating instruction and

learning in a diverse social studies classroom through an overview of the six (6) levels of

differentiation of instruction. Participants will become acquainted, also, with numerous

effective and easy research-based differentiation activities/strategies.





Workshop Title: DI and Learning in an Academically Diverse Science Classroom




Workshop Number


34419 June 22, 2011 Staybridge Suites,

Laredo, TX

N. Escobedo/L. Link


Workshop Contacts: Nancy Escobedo; Laura Link

Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]


Participants will gain a better understanding of the importance of differentiating instruction and

learning in a diverse science classroom through an overview of the six (6) levels of

differentiation of instruction. Participants will become acquainted, also, with numerous

effective and easy research-based differentiation activities/strategies.






Workshop Title: Facilitated IEPs

SPP 11: Child Find



Workshop Number



Laredo, TX

N. Escobedo


Workshop Contact: Nancy Escobedo



This training focuses on the importance of the role of IEP facilitators and facilitation skills

useful to every member of the IEP team. Participants will learn about group process

facilitation research and best practice for group discussion, communication skills, critical

process strategies and decision-making for dealing effectively with challenging situations in

IEP meetings.





Workshop Title: RtI: What’s Culture Got to Do with It? Pathways to Cultural Proficiency and

Family School Partnerships

SPP 9: Disproportionate Representation



Workshop Number




Laredo, TX.

J. Reyes

34418 June 8, 2011 Region One ESC-

Edinburg

J. Reyes


Workshop Contact: Jannette Reyes



Do you have students who are hard to motivate? Do you want better working relationships

with your co-workers and the family members of your students? Come learn how the basic

principles of culture can help you better understand the how and the why people act the way

they do. . . Who knows, you might just learn a bit about YOURSELF in the process! It is the

intent of this training to help educators understand the diversity among cultures and how those

differences impact the teaching and learning cycle. You will discover an important principle;

culture is NOT tied to race or ethnicity. Culture affects how we communicate and process

information. Culture also affects our actions and reactions. This session is opened to educators

Grades, PK-12. This session is also aligned to SPP 4, 8, and 10.


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Workshop Title: C.A.M.P. for Autism




Workshop Number


33576 June 14-16, 2011 `Region One ESC

T. McGinnis


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This three (3) day session will provide information to participants concerning who are children

with autism spectrum disorders, how do they learn, and how should classroom be set up to

support their learning.





Workshop Title: Creating BIPS and IEPs to Address Student Behaviors

SPP 4: Suspensions and Expulsions




34231 June 10, 2011 Region One ESC J. Hollinger/ T.

McGinnis


Workshop Contact: Judy Hollinger; Terri McGinnis

Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]


This workshop will look at developing effective and appropriate BIPs and IEPs to address

student behaviors.






Workshop Title: Classroom 360





34431 August 8-12, 2011 Region One ESC T. Gonzalez/ C.

Coleman


Workshop Contacts: Debbie Buchanan; Terri McGinnis


Phone Number: 956-984- 6202; 956-984-6241

Classroom 360 is a dynamic and intensive five (5) day training in research-based strategies to address the critical

areas of instruction for students with Autism. Participants will gain knowledge in providing quality services to

students with Autism. In addition, participants will receive a wide range of teaching materials to support their

work in classrooms. The 360 trainers bring years of training and experience in the areas of ABA, Structure

Teaching, Communication, Positive Behavior supports, and instructional technology, which supports and enhances

student learning. The focus of Classroom 360 is to address the needs of students with moderate to severe Autism

receiving instruction in elementary classrooms. The training will cover the following topics: Autism Supplement

& Structured Teaching Strategies, Communication and Positive Behavior Support, ABA in the Classroom,

Teaching Reading and Math, and Computer-generated teaching materials.

Fee Information: $695/ participant. Fee will be waived for the Teacher Representative

of EACH Autism Assessment Team.





Workshop Assignments

Workshop Number

Dates and Location

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