PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners

by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 25, 2019 | autism, Behavior, Classroom Management, disabilties, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, learning, pararpros, SEL, Social-Emotional Learning, special education, Strategies, teaching

This module describes how teachers can help students stay on task by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategies discussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting, and self-reinforcement.

Tools for Teachers: Professional Development Modules

by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 10, 2019 | instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Reading, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, Writing

The Tools for Teachers professional development modules are open educational resources designed to meet the needs of teachers, schools, and districts working to make the key instructional shifts in the CCSS for ELA & Literacy a reality for teachers and students.

DCMP Online Workshops

by Oran Tkatchov | Aug 14, 2019 | ACVREP, assistive technology, Deaf, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Salary Grade Advancement, Social-Emotional Learning, special education, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, UDL, Uncategorized

The DCMP has created a list of online workshops that are available for continuing education credit. Certain workshops have been approved for RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) and ACVREP (Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals) credit.

The Open Hands, Open Access (OHOA): Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules

by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 29, 2019 | deaf-blind, disabilties, IDEA, IEP/MET, Itinerant Teacher, learning, special education, Strategies

The Open Hands, Open Access (OHOA): Deaf-Blind Intervener Learning Modules are a national resource designed to increase awareness, knowledge, and skills related to intervention for students (ages 3 through 21) who are deaf-blind and being served in educational settings.

ASLConnect from Gallaudet

by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 29, 2019 | ASL, Deaf, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching

ASLConnect contains many free online videos and tutorials for those learning ASL.

Content Engagement Toolkit: Interventions to Promote the Literacy Achievement for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Webinar

by Oran Tkatchov | Dec 18, 2018 | Classroom Management, Deaf, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Math, Reading, science, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching

This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) reviews some student engagement strategies as well as some assessment ideas for helping students engage with texts and content.

Vocabulary: Teaching Words to Build Comprehension Webinar

by Oran Tkatchov | Dec 18, 2018 | Deaf, disabilties, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, pararpros, Reading, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching

This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) discusses ways to teach vocabulary. Handouts and transcripts are included.

Word Analysis Toolkit: Interventions to Promote the Literacy Achievement for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Webinar

by Oran Tkatchov | Dec 18, 2018 | assessment, Deaf, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, Reading, special education, Strategies, teaching, testing

This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) discusses ways to assess and instruct word knowledge and reading.

Webinar- Tips and Aids for Helping Students be Successful on the AzMERIT ELA Test

by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 7, 2018 | assessment, AzMERIT, instruction, Reading, Strategies, testing, Writing

This webinar from the Arizona Department of Education provides support tools and sample items to assist teachers when helping students pass the AzMERIT ELA test.

Universal Design for Learning Webinars

by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 22, 2018 | AT, special education, Strategies, UDL

This webpage contains an archive of 30 minute captioned webinars on the topic of UDL.