Professional Learning & Development Opportunities
Tech talk webinar series | Leading the way through technology
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Tech talk webinar series | Leading the way through technology
Date: September 16, October 21, November 18, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Every 3rd Monday of the Month
AALRR is excited to announce the launch of our virtual Tech Talk Webinar Series. We understand that technology has changed drastically over the past decade with smart phones, social media and apps for every need and want. Educational institutions have been transformed into networked institutions to deliver interactive learning to students. Today's schools need the best technologies to enhance learning and boost productivity while complying with the law, protecting privacy, and promoting safety and security.
Join us as our team of experienced attorneys lead the way through technology. They will share issues to watch for and best practices. You do not want to miss these informative sessions! Registration is free.
Upcoming Topics:
September 16, 2024 | Updates in AI Law
October 21, 2024 | Technology & Site Safety
November 18, 2024 | Deepfakes & AI
Registration Link: Click here to register
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Implementation for the School Team
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Implementation for the School Team
Date: September 17, 2024; October 15, 2024; November 12, 2024; December 17, 2024; January 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presented by The Diagnostic Center of Central California:
Effective communication is a fundamental human need, and it is important to provide students with the tools and strategies they need to communicate independently and spontaneously. In order to support students who use AAC to be successful communicators, it is important to consider various factors such as the student's communication abilities, preferences, and needs. An AAC Implementation Plan can be a powerful tool for supporting students who use AAC to communicate effectively. By involving the student and their communication partners in the process, and by breaking down activities into smaller steps and identifying specific communication strategies, you can help ensure that the student is able to communicate independently and spontaneously across a variety of settings and activities.
Note: Participants must attend all sessions to receive their certificate of attendance at the end of the series.
Registration Link: Click here to register.
Supporting Literacy for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Supporting Literacy for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Presented by The Diagnostic Center of Central California:
Literacy is important for all individuals. Literacy skills are crucial for overall academic success, independent living, social participation, and employment opportunities. Individuals with intellectual disabilities have unique strengths, potential, and challenges. Due to challenges with cognitive processing, memory, attention, and language development, acquiring literacy skills is often more difficult. However, with appropriate support, accommodations, and evidence-based instructional methods, many individuals with intellectual disabilities can develop functional literacy skills. Developing functional literacy can enhance self-esteem and quality of life for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Registration Link: Click here to register.
tech tuesday
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tech tuesday
Date: Various
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Presented by The Diagnostic Center of Central California:
Assistive technology (AT) in the classroom helps to ensure students with disabilities have the same opportunity for education as students who do not have disabilities. AT helps schools and teachers deliver on the promise of educational equity. Exploring how students with learning disabilities and other impairments use assistive technology in virtual and physical classrooms illuminates its vital role. AT can help improve a child's participation, well-being, confidence and self-esteem by improving a child's functioning and opportunities for play and social interaction, and give children a level of autonomy and self-determination to direct their own care and ambitions.
The Diagnostic Center, Central California will be hosting a series of learning opportunities which focus on assistive technology to support individuals in the areas of organization, engagement, learning, reading, writing, mathematics, and communication each month for the 2024-2025 school year.
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| September 24, 2024 | AT to Support Organization and Learning |
| October 22, 2024 | AT to Support Augmentative and Alternative Communication/Communicative Competence |
| November 19, 2024 | AT to Support Reading Disorders/Dyslexia |
| January 21, 2025 | AT to Support Writing/Dysgraphia |
| February 18, 2025 | AT to Support Literacy for Complex Communication |
| March 18, 2025 | AT to Support Math/Dyscalculia |
| April 22, 2025 | AT to Support Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| May 20, 2025 | AT to Support Transition |
Assistive Technology to Support Students with Executive Function Challenges
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Assistive Technology to Support Students with Executive Function Challenges
Date: October 2, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presented by The Diagnostic Center of Central California:
Assistive technology can play a valuable role in supporting executive functioning skills for individuals with various conditions or disabilities. Executive functioning refers to the higher-order cognitive abilities that allow us to plan, organize, initiate, and monitor complex goal-directed behaviors. Some key executive functions include working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and planning/organization.
Assistive technology can aid with executive functioning, for example:
- Task Management and Organization
- Working Memory Support
- Attention and Focus
- Planning and Problem-Solving
- Self-Monitoring and Feedback
- Adaptive Learning and Instruction
It's important to note that the specific assistive technology tools and strategies should be tailored to the individual's needs, preferences, and the specific executive functioning challenges they face. Additionally, proper training and support in using the technology effectively are crucial for maximizing its benefits.
Registration Link: Click here to register.
School-Age Stuttering: A Practical Approach
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School-Age Stuttering: A Practical Approach
Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
School-age children who stutter can face many challenges, both in and out ofthe classroom. Common problems include negative emotional reactions, such as embarrassment and anxiety; difficulties reading aloud in class or participating in group discussions; and limitations while interacting with peers. Unfortunately, many speech-language pathologists report that they are not confident in their ability to help children deal with these consequences of stuttering. Clinicians also report uncertainty about meeting eligibility criteria, generalizing gains made in the therapy room to real-world situations, and dealing with problems like bullying. The purpose ofthis workshop is to provide clinicians with applicable,
practical strategies for helping school-age children and adolescents who stutter overcome the problems associated with stuttering. The presentation will include: specific guidelines for conducting comprehensive evaluations that support treatmentrecommendations and goal-writing; detailed instructions for how to prepare children fortherapy to ensure success; and video examples of numerous treatment strategies and activities designed to help children improve theirfluency,reduce their negative reactions to stuttering, educate
others about stuttering, and communicate effectively across speaking situations. Participants will come away from the workshop feeling more confident in their ability to help children who stutter and more knowledgeable about how to approach stuttering assessment and treatment in the school setting and beyond.
others about stuttering, and communicate effectively across speaking situations. Participants will come away from the workshop feeling more confident in their ability to help children who stutter and more knowledgeable about how to approach stuttering assessment and treatment in the school setting and beyond.
At the conclusion ofthis session the participants will be able to:
- Select and implement several appropriate treatment strategies for helping school-age children and adolescents who stutter speak more easily and communicate more effectively
- Help students identify, understand, and overcome affective and cognitive reactions to stuttering
- Describe several ways to effectively involve families, teachers, and others in the treatment plan
Registration Link: Click here to register.
2024-2025 CCLA Virtual Mathematics workshops
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2024-2025 CCLA Virtual Mathematics workshops
Throughline: High-quality instruction with acceleration in mind. Learning acceleration is successful when it focuses on meaningful lesson design for whole group instruction and practice (structures) so that students can demonstrate their understanding through scaffolding that accelerates learning to meet success criteria and build student independence.
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Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Date: December 5, 2024
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Date: February 27, 2025
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Date: April 3, 2025
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Title: Fostering Engagement and Belonging while Unveiling Student Assets
Learning Intention:
Participants will grasp the significance of fostering inclusivity within the math classroom through nurturing positive relationships and embracing asset-based thinking to accelerate learning.
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Title: Utilizing Learning Progressions to Accelerate Student Learning
Learning Intention:
Participants will explore and engage in resources around the Learning Acceleration Design process to support clarity of learning intentions that bridge current content knowledge with grade level content.
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Title: Leveraging Evidence-Based Strategies to Accelerate Student Learning
Learning Intention:
Participants will investigate evidence-based strategies and consider their application within the classroom.
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Title: Designing Scaffolds for Learning Acceleration
Learning Intention:
Participants will explore various scaffolding strategies to accelerate learning in a math classroom.
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Registration Link: Click here to register.
2024-2025 CCLA Virtual literacy workshops
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2024-2025 CCLA Virtual literacy workshops
Throughline: High-quality instruction with acceleration in mind. Learning acceleration is successful when it focuses on meaningful lesson design for whole group instruction and practice (structures) so that students can demonstrate their understanding through scaffolding that accelerates learning to meet success criteria and build student independence.
| Date: September 5, 2024 Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm |
Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Date: January 23, 2025
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Title: Boosting Engagement: Creating a Classroom Where Everyone Belongs!
Learning Intention:
Participants will:
- learn the elements of belonging. (Fisher adapted from EW Carter)
- explore engagement as a continuum and be introduced to strategies to boost engagement.
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Title: Leveraging What Students CAN DO to Bridge Their Learning
Learning Intention:
Participants will:
- learn how to use student data to identify student needs and inform instruction in order to accelerate student learning in priority content areas.
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Title: Ignite your Reading Comprehension Lessons!
Learning Intention:
Participants will:
- explore how to ignite, chunk, chew, and review reading comprehension lessons.
- leave with instructional streategies to accelerate reading comprehension that can be used in their classroom tomorrow!
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Title: Empowering Choice: Refining Scaffolds in Lesson Design
Learning Intention:
Participants will
- learn the concepts and benefits of scaffolding in lesson design, focusing on accelerating learning.
- learn to design lessons that offer students choices in the types of scaffolds that promote engagement and self- directed learning
- consider cues for fading scaffolds (gradual release to independence).
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Registration Link: Click here to register.
