Instructional | KEDC Special Education Cooperative

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.

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 session is intended for NEW teachers with little to no experience with alternate assessment. During this time participants will be introduced to the components of alternate assessment including process, calendar, Administration Guide Components, Participation Guidelines, Alternate Assessment Accountability Folder requirements, etc.  Following the training, participants will be prepared to take required qualifying quiz on KDE website.

Please bring your Alternate Assessment Administration Guide and a copy of the Alternate K-PREP Content Statements for each grade you teach.  The guide and alternate assessment standards can be found on KDE's website under Alternate Assessment.

This session is designed for special education teachers to discuss the basics of the psycho-educational report (or the integrated report), including the common assessments, how to interpret and apply the results, and how to use the data to support the need for accommodations and SDI/SAS. The intended outcome of the session is to support teachers in their understanding of student academic and adaptive behavior evaluation data to identify supporting evidence for participation in the alternate assessment.

Interventions for Severe Problem Behaviors for Elementary Students with ASD

Target Audience: Kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers of students with autism

Interventions for Severe Problem Behaviors

Shared core deficits in the areas of communication and social skill can often lead students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to demonstrate problem behaviors in the school settings. This session is designed for general and special education teachers of students in Kindergarten through the early primary grades (K through 3rd grades) who work with these students who demonstrate significant behaviors of concern. Teachers will be provided evidence based practices designed to appropriately identify behaviors of concern, the environmental factors affecting behavior, and strategies for intervention.

Goals for this session:

• develop an understanding of why the problem behavior is occurring

• increase knowledge of key evidence based practices for behavior intervention (reinforcement, antecedent based interventions, and functional communication training)

• design individualized intervention plans to address behaviors of concern

The Transition Cadre at KEDC is designed to improve post-secondary transition outcomes for students ages 14-21.  Bringing together adults who work in schools with this demographic of students will provide an opportunity for sharing updates, supports, and networking. The day’s events will include learning activities, discussion, and collaboration in order to support growth in post-secondary transition services. For more information, please contact Jenny Hogg at jenny.hogg@kedc.org

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