Calling all new special education teachers as we dive into all things special education to ensure you are confident and comfortable as you begin your teaching journey. This course is an exploration of fundamentals for new teachers or teachers who are new to special education.
The New Teacher Cohort will include one full-day face-to-face training session in Austin and four half-day Zoom sessions throughout the remainder of the fall semester.
This course also includes a two-day Standards Based IEP Process Training. This course will be available with the use of a discount code. Please select one of the following options to attend these face-to-face sessions.
September 8th and 15th in La Grange
October 10th and 31st in Marble Falls
November 3rd and 10th in Austin
Join us to discover practical tips and tools to thrive in your first year, including data collection methods, co-teaching techniques, mastering education lingo, implementing Universal Design for Learning to meet the needs of all students, creating effective accommodations and modifications, setting up an organized and structured classroom, balancing your teaching and case manager duties. You'll leave feeling confident and prepared to rock your first year as an educator.
This course includes in-classroom coaching, check-ins, and office hours.
This course will include the TEA Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Training. The focus is developing present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) based on student data, drafting annual goals (academic and/or functional) and objectives, if appropriate, and collecting data for reporting progress.
Participants must attend all sessions to receive credit.