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NCDPI EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION

Professional Learning & Resources Aligned to LEASA

NCDPI EXCEPTIONALCHILDREN DIVISIONProfessional Learning & Resources Aligned to LEASA

Connecting Professional Learning to the Local Improvement Plans Impacting Students with Disabilities

This resource outlines NCDPI EC Division-sponsored professional learning opportunities designed to build capacity in local exceptional children programs and staff. The level of support for each of course/resource is categorized as Universal, Tailored, or Customized; this organization allows PSUs to partner with NCDPI to achieve improvement plan goals for EC programs and student with disabilities.


The site will be updated frequently--let us know if you have ideas for making it more effective and user-friendly!


This resource is focused on professional learning offerings. DPI listservs can be accessed here.

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

  • Reflect on the areas of need identified in your PSU's EC improvement plan
  • Review the list of professional learning offerings below to see if any match identified areas of need
  • Investigate additional information about the professional learning offering by clicking on the hyperlinked title to view details about the PL opportunity
  • Request additional information or register staff members of your PSU to participate in a relevant PL opportunity by utilizing the "LEA Professional Development Request Form" located at the bottom of this page

CORE ELEMENT 1: COMPLIANCE

CORE ELEMENT 2: FISCAL

CORE ELEMENT 3: IEP DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION & OUTCOMES

EC Division- Professional Learning Opportunities & Resources

UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


Alternate Assessment Decisions

APE Website

Child Outcomes Modules Self-Paced e-modules

Classifiers for Educational Interpreters: Why do I need them?

Deep Dive into Dyslexia: The Science of Reading and Expert Teaching

Durable Medical Equipment & Letters of Medical Necessity in School-based Practice

EC Preschool LRE Data Webinar

EC Process and ECATS

Effective Mathematics Instruction for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Embedded Interventions

Evaluating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Using an Occupation-Based Perspective

Extended Content Standards

Fingerspelling for Educational Interpreters

Foundations for Early Learning- Emotional Social Development Self-Paced e-Modules

Foundations for Early Learning- Emotional Social Development Train the Trainer

Framework for Literacy for Significant Disabilities

HB 317 Data Collection for Deaf & HH Students: How-To-Webinar

High Leverage Practices

IEP Self-paced Modules

Implementing an Instructional Model for Evaluation in the Identification of Specific Learning Disability

Integrated IEP Development

Interpreting from Voice to Sign Register & Non-Manual Markers (NMM) for Educational Interpreters

Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom

Movement-Based Instruction

Occupational Course of Study (OCS) Considerations Document

Occupational Course of Study (OCS) FAQ

Overview of School-based Practices for Related Service Providers

Parent Counseling and Training as a Related Service under IDEA

Physical Therapy and the NC Standard Course of Study

Post-Secondary Transition Series for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Practical Strategies for Testing Students with Visual Impairments

PT Role in Augmentative Communication

School-based Medicaid Programs

School Nurses as a Related Service Provider

Secondary Transition for Students with Visual Impairment

Specially Designed Instruction Within a MTSS

Spoken Language Facilitation Course

Standards Aligned Literacy for Significant

Supporting Remote Learning for Early Childhood (COVID related)

Testing Accommodations for Students with Visual Impairments

The Expanded Core Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairment: An Educational Requirement

Tracking Typical Language Development

Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA-2) Training (Introductory)

Transitioning Students with Visual Impairments from One Level to the Next – PreK through High School

Understanding and Applying the Mathematics Extended Content Standards


TAILORED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


Beginner Cued Speech for Professionals Who Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Intermediate Cued Speech for Professionals Who Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Meeting Students' Unique Mealtime Needs

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Autism Spectrum Disorders

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Deaf-Blindness

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Emotional Disabilities

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Specific Learning Disabilities

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Vision Impairments

Transition Leads Training



CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

CORE ELEMENT 4: PROBLEM SOLVING FOR IMPROVEMENT

EC Division- Professional Learning Opportunities & Resources

UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


All Leaders Understand, Support, and Collaborate

Alternative to Suspension

An Introduction to Child and Family Teams

Autism Support Team Meetings

Co-Teaching: Calling All Administrators

Co-Teaching for Teachers: Going Beyond the Basics

Durable Medical Equipment & Letters of Medical Necessity in School-based Practice

Everything You Wanted to Know About American Printing House for the Blind Quota Funds

Fall Regional EC Preschool Coordinators Meeting

Foundations SE Tier II Train-the-Trainer

IEP Self-paced Modules

Implementing an Instructional Model for Evaluation in the Identification of Specific Learning Disability

Manifestation Determination

OT Advocacy Toolbox: School Mental Health

Overview of Occupational Therapy Involvement in School Mental Health

Pediatric Physical Therapy Assessment for School-aged Children

Sensory Processing and Behavior

Specially Designed Instruction Within a MTSS

Spring Regional EC Preschool Coordinators Meeting

Supporting Students with Emotional Disorders

Understanding Specific Learning Disabilities in Math

Updating the Child Find & Transition Calculator


TAILORED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


Better Brain Better Behavior

Contracting for Related Service Providers

Ethics for the Speech-Language Pathologist

New Behavior Support Training

PPM Coaching Series: Coaches Webinars

PPM Coaching Series: Practice-based Coaching around the TPOT

PPM Coaching Series: TPOT Training



CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

CORE ELEMENT 5: RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTION & PRACTICES

EC Division- Professional Learning Opportunities & Resources

UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


Adolescent Literacy Overview

All Leaders Understand, Support, and Collaborate

Alternative to Suspension

Autism Support Team Meetings

Child Outcomes Modules Self-Paced e-modules

Clinical Education for Related Service Providers in NC Public Schools

Co-Teaching: Calling All Administrators

Co-Teaching for Teachers: Going Beyond the Basics

Coaching Basics

Deep Dive into Dyslexia: The Science of Reading and Expert Teaching

Demystifying Dyslexia

Digital Tools to Support Literacy in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Educational Relevance for Related Service Providers

Effective Mathematics Instruction for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Embedded Interventions

Ethics for School-Based Occupational Therapy Practitioners

Evaluating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Using an Occupation-Based Perspective

Everything You Wanted to Know about American Printing House for the Blind Quota Funds

Foundations for Early Learning- Emotional Social Development Self-Paced e-Modules

Foundations for Early Learning- Emotional Social Development Train the Trainer

Foundations of Mathematics

Foundations SE Tier II Train-the-Trainer

Framework for Literacy for Significant Disabilities

High Leverage Practices

Implementation Science: Improving Related Service Programs and Practices

Language Development and Communication Train the Trainer Modules

Learning Disabilities in the General Education Classroom

Mental Health First Aid

Movement-Based Instruction

Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Overview of Occupational Therapy Involvement in School Mental Health

Pediatric Physical Therapy Assessment for School-aged Children

Reading Research to Classroom Practice

Restorative Practices

School-based Occupational Therapy

School-based PT Website

Secondary Transition for Students with Visual Impairment

Sensory Processing and Behavior

Study Skills and the Occupation of Learning

Supporting Remote Learning for Early Childhood (COVID related)

Supporting Students with ASD in the Elementary General Education Setting

Supporting Students with ASD in the Secondary General Education Setting

Supporting Students with Emotional Disorders

Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA-2) Training (Introductory)

Understanding and Applying the Mathematics Extended Content Standards

Understanding Specific Learning Disabilities in Math

Wellness and Renewal for Educators



TAILORED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING


An Equity-Based Approach to Special Education Evaluations and Reporting

An Instructional Approach to SLD Evaluation and Identification - Application through Data Mapping

Beginner Cued Speech for Professionals Who Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Better Brain Better Behavior

Classroom Management for Intensive Behaviors

Current Evidence-based Practices in Speech-Language Pathology

Ethics for the Speech-Language Pathologist

FBA/BIP Train the Trainer

Foundations of Communication

Intermediate Cued Speech for Professionals Who Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Language Processing Disorders

Meeting Students' Unique Mealtime Needs

New EC Preschool Coordinators Orientation

PPM Coaching Series: Coaches Webinars

PPM Coaching Series: Mindful Coaching Training

PPM Coaching Series: Practice-based Coaching around the TPOT

PPM Coaching Series: TPOT Training

School-based Service Delivery Models for the Speech-Language Pathologist

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Autism Spectrum Disorders

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Deaf-Blindness

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Emotional Disabilities

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Specific Learning Disabilities

Secondary Transition Webinar PowerPoint Notes- Vision Impairments

See-the-Sound Visual Phonics

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Social Language Skills

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Post-Secondary Transition

The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in the North Carolina Educational Standards

Transition Leads Training



CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

CORE ELEMENT 6: COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION

LEA Professional Learning Request Form
Click this link to submit a brief survey to describe the request for professional learning.

Updates:

This page was most recently updated on:

8/23/2021