Are you looking for professional development that fits your needs and schedule? Do you need to meet with experts in the field but have limited time? Is a face to face experience with other educators important to your growth and development?
The Educator’s Toolbox Four half day morning sessions • Topics that inform your practice • Built with a focus on teachers and administrators interest • Leaves you the afternoon to focus on your summer!
Toolbox Session 1:
Toolbox Session 2:
Sped Law 101
SpEd Accommodations and Modifications
In today’s education world, understanding special education law is every educator’s responsibility. This session will provide participants with information about special education laws and regulation.
This session provides an overview of special education accommodations and modifications: What is the difference between accommodations and modifications? What are the roles of the special and regular educator in providing accommodations and modifications? How can you work better in your classroom?
Tuesday, August 16th 8:30 to 12:00 Thomas Nuttall, Partner Nuttall, MacAvoy, & Joyce, P.C.
Thursday, August 18th 8:30 to 12:00 Allan Blume
Toolbox Session 3: Behavioral Health: Issues & Strategies Tuesday, August 23rd
8:30 to 12:00
Toolbox Session 4:
Co-Teaching: Building relationships that last Thursday, August 25th 8:30 to 12:00
Dr. Craig Murphy, William James College The hot topic in schools today is the behavioral health of our students. In this session, Dr. Craig Murphy from William James College will review the issues confronting our students and how to best help them. Dr. Murphy will explore with participants issues that school professionals face and strategies that educators can use to help improve the behavioral health of our students.
Developing effective co-teaching relationships between the regular educator, special education teacher and the paraprofessional is key to the success of our students. This session reviews the different types of co-teaching environments and explores ways to build effective teaming opportunities.
$275 for BICO member districts & $325 for non member districts BICO Member Districts are: Attleboro, Bellingham, Blackstone-Millville, Easton, Foxborough, Franklin, King Philip, Mansfield, Milford, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Swansea, Tri-County, Walpole and Wrentham.
Register on SMARTPD: https://app.smartedu.net/bico/pd/default.cfm
Satisfies 15 Special Education PDPs for recertification Location: Bi-County Collaborative Office, 397 East Central St. Franklin Ma
Time:
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Dates:
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Thursday, August 18, 2016 Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Thursday, August 25, 2016
Please contact Bi-County Professional Development at
[email protected] or call 508-520-1998 extension 13 for more information!