Announcing the Great Arizona Teach-In Job Fair

Attention all college students, career changers, experienced educators, and paraprofessionals!

Find an education job in Arizona!

Renaissance Glendale Phoenix Hotel and Spa

Saturday, May 3, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Register online at www.teachinaz.com.

Over 100 statewide districts and charter schools seeking applicants!  Get in on this “one stop” experience

• Interviewing
• Fingerprinting
• Certification
• Networking

For more information, please visit www.teachinaz.com.

Aiming to have the best assistive technology services in the West? These intensive one-day trainings will help you round up the resources and skills you need! Providing quality assistive technology services is one way to make sure all of your students can access Arizona’s Common Core Standards. Registration for each of the one-day trainings is $60.00 and includes your grub (a boxed lunch). Trainings will be held in Phoenix at the Arizona Department of Education’s new location at 3300 N. Central Avenue. Registration is now open on the ADE homepage calendar, so skedaddle on over there and sign up!

January 14, 2014
iPads in Special Education
Tony Vincent
8:30 – 4:00
iPads are finding their way into the hands of excited teachers and students since thousands of useful software applications in the App Store and superb accessibility options make these devices popular. Bring your own iPad to get hands-on time with Tony Vincent as he guides you through using some of the best apps for teaching and learning the Common Core Standards. Tony will share sample activities across various subject areas and grade levels, and you’ll learn how iPads can personalize learning and engage all students. Special education and apps can certainly go  hand-in-hand!

March 11, 2014
AAC for Students with Complex Communication Needs
Caroline Musselwhite
8:30 – 4:00
This one-day workshop will focus on the use of assistive technology, including AAC devices, mobile devices, and apps to improve students’ communication and access to the curriculum based on the Common Core Standards. Participants will identify the components of communicative competence, including linguistic, social, and strategic skills, and use a rubric to select and implement appropriate strategies and technologies. Participants will review both apps designed for speech-language therapy/assistive technology and generic apps that can be creatively applied to intervention with a wide range of communication goals.

April 29, 2014
Assistive Technology: Consideration, Evaluation, and Assessment
Penny Reed
8:30 – 4:00
Are you confused about your responsibility to provide assistive technology  devices and services? Are you frustrated with delays in obtaining AT
assessments from sources outside of your district or with the cost of those assessments? Are you looking for an efficient, effective way to determine a student’s need for assistive technology? Then this workshop is for you! This workshop will present a team-based model for completing assistive technology considerations and assessment.

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Training Outcomes:

During this two-day workshop, participants will:

• Become more familiar with Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards (AZCCRS), including shifts required in ELA and Math
• Identify the components of an AZCCRS-aligned IEP
• Be prepared to develop and write AZCCRS IEP goals and benchmarks aligned to the student’s PLAAFP
• Become familiar with readily available resources, tools, and evidenced-based strategies to support students with disabilities to access the ACCRS

Day One

Participants will be able to:

• Identify pedagogical shifts in ELA and Mathematics in Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards
• Describe the importance of access to AZCCRS for students with disabilities
• Define the role of the special education specialist in implementing AZCCRS for students with disabilities
• Define Universal Design for Learning and state how UDL supports students with disabilities
• Identify areas of need and recommend appropriate standards for sample students

Day Two

Participants will be able to:

• Describe a process for developing and writing AZCCRS IEP goals and benchmarks aligned to the student’s PLAAFP
• Describe how to identify entry points to standards
• Generate standards-based goals for sample students with IEPs
• Identify readily available resources, instructional strategies, and evidenced-based strategies to support students with disabilities
• Develop an action plan to build capacity within your school/district

A laptop or iPad will be needed on day two.

Presenters: WestEd Center for Prevention & Early Intervention

Choose the location for your session:

Casa Grande – Holiday Inn Casa Grande, 777 N. Pinal Ave., Casa Grande, AZ 85112

8:30 am–3:30 pm, Tuesday, January 28, 2014
8:00 am–3:00 pm, Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Phoenix – Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe, 1600 S. 52nd St., Tempe, AZ  85281

8:30 am–3:30 pm, Thursday, January 30, 2014
8:00 am–3:00 pm, Friday, January 31, 2014

Breakfast and lunch provided each day at all locations.

Registration Fee: $175 covers the two-day attendance.

Registration Deadline:

Casa Grande and Phoenix—January 13, 2014

Please visit the Event Registration page – http://www.ade.az.gov/onlineregistration/EventLocationSelection.asp?EventID=3321&EventDate=11/21/2013.

To be added to a list of interested participants for our next round of training, please provide your contact information here.

On February 21, 2013, ADE/ESS offered a webinar called IEPs and the Common Core State Standards Webinar.  This webinar provided a brief introduction to the process of aligning IEPs to the Common Core State Standards.  Click on the links below to access the information from that webinar.

Download the presentation handout.

View the archived webinar here.

View questions asked during the webinar here.

This 3-part workshop will include three, 2-hour presentations from agency professionals who will focus on (1) Assessing Executive Functioning and Implications for the Common Core, (2) TBI-Youth Depression, Grief and Suicide Prevention, and (3) Secondary Transition: From School to Adult Services in Vocational Rehabilitation and Adult Programs. The format for the sessions will be short-format lecture with open discussion, ongoing question and answer sessions throughout, and include interactive opportunities to review relevant assessments and resources. All materials for this training will be provided.

PREREQUISITE: TBI 101: Can’t You See Me? or TBI: The Invisible Disability

Traumatic Brain Injury Page on the Special Education web site.

Register for this training here.

Please contact Jeannette Zemeida if you have any questions about this program.

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This behavior workshop will include an overview of brain-behavior relationships, the importance of executive functions, and signs/symptoms of brain injury and neurological impairments as observable behaviors. Focus will be on executive functioning, behavior management and determining students’ strengths and assets using a hypothesis testing approach to assess and create appropriate interventions and strategies for use in the classroom and community. The format will be lecture with open discussion, situation study and one case study with an emphasis on strengthening team interactions. Materials will be provided.

PREREQUISITE: TBI 101: Can’t You See Me? or TBI: The Invisible Disability

Traumatic Brain Injury Page on the Special Education web site.

Register for this training here.

Please contact Jeannette Zemeida if you have any questions about this program.

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Back to Traumatic Brain Injury page.

This overview workshop will include basic information on acquired brain injuries including types, incidence, prevalence, and leading causes. Based on understanding brain-behavior relationships, we will review signs and symptoms of brain injury and discuss impacts in the classroom. Focus will be on formal and informal assessments to identify assets/deficits due to injury and appropriate academic strategies to support the student in the classroom and community. The adult education format will be lecture, dialogue, video, small/large group discussions and includes a case study of a student with TBI. All training materials provided.

Traumatic Brain Injury Page on the Special Education web site.

Register for this training here.

Please contact Jeannette Zemeida if you have any questions about this program.

Back to ESS Calendar.
Back to Traumatic Brain Injury page.