ESC-20 Special Education News
January 2021
ESC-20 Special Education Support Services is here to provide resources and professional development to help educators serve students with disabilities in-person or online.
Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia is a two-year curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children. Take Flight builds on the success of the three previous dyslexia intervention programs developed by the staff at Scottish Rite: Alphabetic Phonics, the Dyslexia Training Program and TSRH Literacy Program.
Register NOW for an Informational Meeting:
We will be hosting a Q & A Meeting: January 7, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ECSE Building Blocks Series Returns January 2021!
Building Blocks: ECSE 101
January 12, 2021 & March 14, 2021
Register for Session #65073
Building Blocks: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO/SPP7) for Teachers and Administrators
January 20, 2021
Register for Session #66898
Building Blocks: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) in the Preschool Classroom
January 21, 2021
Register for Session #66899
New Year's Special for PLAAFP & IEP Webinar Training
How to write Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) Statements
January 13, 2021 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Session #74763 OR
January 27, 2021 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Session #74767
How to write Individual Education Program (IEP) Goals
January 20, 2021 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Session #74765 OR
February 10, 2021 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Session #74768
Project Core: AAC in the Low Incidence Disabilities Classroom
Day 1 - 1/14/2021: Project CORE: Getting Started with AAC in the Classroom
Day 2 - 1/21/2021: Project CORE: Using AAC in the Classroom
Day 3 - 1/27/2021: Project CORE: Integrating AAC into Reading and Writing Instruction
$150
Register for Session #64245
STAAR Alternate 2 Update and Implementation Practice
New and Early Career Evaluation Personnel Training Webinar Series
January 21, February 16, & March 18, 2021
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
FREE
Register for Session #67220
Transdisciplinary Play-based Assessment-2 (TPBA-2)
January 25, January 27, January 29, February 2, & February 4, 2021 (Must attend all 5 dates)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$150
Register for Session #74548
PRC: Words for Life for IPAD
January 25, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
FREE
Register for Session #67129
PREPaRE Workshop 1, Third Edition, Comprehensive School Safety Planning: Prevention Through Recovery- Webinar
January 26, 2021
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$75
Register for Session #67248
Deaf Education: Itinerant Tools of the Trade
January 26, 2021
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$25
Register for Session #65019
Developing Structured Work Tasks to Promote Student Independence
January 26, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$75
Register for Session #67026
WEBINAR: How to Make Your Language Assessment and Intervention More Relevant, Evidence Based, and Fun—Virtually or In Person
January 26 & 27, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
$100
Register for Session #67071
Special Education 101
In this session, participants will be introduced to requirements and processes around special education, key terminology, and information about providing instruction to students receiving special education services in various educational settings.
January 27, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
$25
Register for Session #65020
Simply STEM: Making STEM Learning Accessible to ALL Young Learners
January 28, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$75
Register for Session #73630
What Campus Administrators Need to Know About Speech-Language Professionals Serving Students on Your Campus
Campus administrators will gain valuable insight in maximizing the skills of Speech-Language Professionals, a greater understanding of the scope of their work and ability to clearly communicate their roles to key stakeholders. This session clarifies the proper utilization of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), SLP Assistants, and SLP Interns to address a range of student needs.
February 1, 2021
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
$75
Register for Session #71180
Build Behavior Basics! Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Young Children
This session will provide an in depth look at the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Young Children. This session will take place on site at ESC- 20 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on the following dates:
February 2, 2021
March 17, 2021
April 14, 2021
$150
Register for Session #66893
Working Through the 7-Step IEP Process
Learn and work through the 7-Step Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process to develop meaningful IEPs. As part of the 7-step process, we will cover present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, goal writing, progress monitoring, and assessment. Examples will be used to navigate through the process.
February 3, 2021
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$25.00
Register for Session #65021
*VIRTUAL* Tech for Tots: Tackling Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom
February 3 & 4, 2021
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$75
Register for Session #66900
ESC-20 Liaisons will be offering 10 virtual Self-Assessment training sessions between January and March and Self-Assessment office hours for additional support. Dates and details are contained in the newsletter below.
For more information or questions contact:
Amy M. Strauch, M.A. LSSP
Coordinator III, Special Education Support Services
Email: amy.strauch@esc20.net
Website: https://www.esc20.net/page/ProgramPage.SpecialEducation
Location: Education Service Center Rgn 20, Hines, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 2103705440