Instructional | KEDC Special Education Cooperative

This series of training and coaching support is meant to provide new (0-2 years’ experience) LBD teachers activities that are grounded in research-based practices to increase teacher skill-sets and administrator understanding of indicators of high quality teaching and learning for students with Learning and/or Behavioral Disabilities (LBD).

New LBD Teacher Boot-Camp is a learning series that will focus on supporting special education teachers for the 99% and bringing rigorous academic instruction for all students.  The goal of the series is to build the instructional capacity of KEDC’s Special Education teachers to increase academic achievement for students with learning/behavior disabilities. 

The series will include training in explicit instruction, co-teaching, working with paraprofessionals, applied behavior analysis (PBIS, classroom management, de-escalation strategies), social/emotional learning instruction, accommodations and modifications, IEP development, progress monitoring, functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plan development, continuous classroom improvement, evidence-based reading and math instruction in the resource setting.  

Literacy Strategies for SwD Cadre - Vocabulary Instruction

For Special Education Teachers though We welcome all educational partners!

Gather, learn, & share ideas for SLD in Reading & Writing using Recipe for Reading and The Writing Revolution Books

We will have PLC Discussions & learn from others in the field. 

All meetings are @ KEDC/Ashland 9-3:00 ~ Lunch is on your own - Books and materials are free while supplies last!

Scheduled dates for cadre:

• March 6
• April 24

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop—anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.

Since its development in 1983, ASIST has received regular updates to reflect improvements in knowledge and practice, and over 1,000,000 people have taken the workshop. Studies show that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings in those at risk and is a cost-effective way to help address the problem of suicide. This training is provided in partnership with Pathways, Inc.

EILA Credit Available.

The Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment is a set of guidelines for school administrators to use in responding to a reported student threat of violence including those with disabilities. School teams will be trained to use a decision tree process of evaluating threats and determining appropriate interventions to resolve the conflict or problem that precipitated the threat.  In 2002, Professor Dewey Cornell of the University of Virginia led a team of educators and researchers to develop a practical and effective set of guidelines for schools to use in responding to threats of violence. The resulting model was described in the 2006 manual, Guidelines for Responding to Student Threats of Violence. After years of development and research, this model, the Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines (VSTAG), was formally recognized as an evidence-based program by the federal government's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices in 2013. Over the past 17 years, VSTAG has been widely disseminated in the United States and Canada. No other model of threat assessment has demonstrated effectiveness in controlled studies published in peer-reviewed journals.

**School Teams are required. Recommended team members include the Principal and/or Assistant Principal, School Counselor, School Psychologist, SRO, and the Director of Special Education or Special Education teacher leader at the school.**

This meeting will provide an opportunity for teachers of Deaf/Hard of Hearing students from the KEDC Special Education region to come together to discuss current topics, trends, and resources related to their area of expertise.  For more information please contact KSD Outreach Consultant for the KEDC region, Tina Spurlock at tina.spurlock@ksd.kyschools.us 

Literacy Strategies for SwD Cadre 2018~2019 - Reading Fluency

For Special Education Teachers though We welcome all educational partners!

Gather, learn, & share ideas for SLD in Reading & Writing using Recipe for Reading and The Writing Revolution Books

We will have PLC Discussions & learn from others in the field. 

All meetings are @ KEDC/Ashland 9-3:00 ~ Lunch is on your own - Books and materials are free while supplies last!

Scheduled dates for cadre:

• April 24

This session will provide the updated step-by-step guide of the process for developing an Individual Education Program using the IEP Guidance Document produced by the Kentucky Department of Education. Teachers will be provided the knowledge and skills to design meaningful, individualized programming for students in special education. This session will emphasize the role of determining current baseline using student performance data, developing measurable, observable goals, determining evidence based SDI & SAS and using appropriate tools for monitoring progress on successful student outcomes.

This training is at the KEDC Ashland Office.

Who can register for the training:

• New Teachers
• Service Providers
• Administrators who need a detailed step-by-step training of how to develop IEP for students with disabilities. 

This meeting will provide an opportunity for School Psychologists from the KEDC and KVEC Special Education Cooperative regions to come together to receive enrichment, networking and growth opportunities.  They will also discuss current topics, trends, and resources related to their area of expertise.

For more information please contact jenny.hogg@kedc.org

Summer 2019:  3-Hour Conceptual Training Sessions

These sessions are designed to give teachers an introduction to conceptually teaching mathematics concepts from elementary to early middle school students.  All materials will be provided in the trainings.  All the trainings are free to KEDC Special Ed member districts.

Conceptual Strategies for Teaching Multiplication/Division

Three hour training introduces strategies to build understanding of multiplication and division using appropriate grade-level standards and manipulatives.

Summer 2019:  3-Hour Conceptual Training Sessions

These sessions are designed to give teachers an introduction to conceptually teaching mathematics concepts from elementary to early middle school students.  All materials will be provided in the trainings.  All the trainings are free to KEDC Special Ed member districts.

Conceptual Strategies for Algebra Concepts

Three hour training introduces strategies for introducing integers and basic algebra concepts.  Appropriate grade-level standards and manipulatives such as integer/algebra tiles are used.

Summer 2019:  3-Hour Conceptual Training Sessions

These sessions are designed to give teachers an introduction to conceptually teaching mathematics concepts from elementary to early middle school students.  All materials will be provided in the trainings.  All the trainings are free to KEDC Special Ed member districts.

Conceptual Strategies for Teaching Multiplication/Division

Three hour training introduces strategies to build understanding of multiplication and division using appropriate grade-level standards and manipulatives.

Summer 2019:  3-Hour Conceptual Training Sessions

These sessions are designed to give teachers an introduction to conceptually teaching mathematics concepts from elementary to early middle school students.  All materials will be provided in the trainings.  All the trainings are free to KEDC Special Ed member districts.

Conceptual Strategies for Algebra Concepts

Three hour training introduces strategies for introducing integers and basic algebra concepts.  Appropriate grade-level standards and manipulatives such as integer/algebra tiles are used.

Literacy Strategies for SwD Cadre 2018~2019 - Interventions

For Special Education Teachers though We welcome all educational partners!

Gather, learn, & share ideas for SLD in Reading & Writing using Recipe for Reading and The Writing Revolution Books

We will have PLC Discussions & learn from others in the field. 

All meetings are @ KEDC/Ashland 9-3:00 ~ Lunch is on your own - Books and materials are free while supplies last!

Summer 2019:  3-Hour Conceptual Training Sessions

These sessions are designed to give teachers an introduction to conceptually teaching mathematics concepts from elementary to early middle school students.  All materials will be provided in the trainings.  All the trainings are free to KEDC Special Ed member districts.

Conceptual Strategies for Algebra Concepts

Three hour training introduces strategies for introducing integers and basic algebra concepts.  Appropriate grade-level standards and manipulatives such as integer/algebra tiles are used.