Handouts

LEARNING THE SEEING EYE GPS APP

Presenter: Kim Casey, CEO Sendero Group

This conference will provide parent, practitioner and researcher perspectives on the power and challenge of creating a true parent/professional partnership through family coaching. Blending family perspectives with professional experiences will provide a road map to continuing the journey to providing high quality home visits. 1) Resource: This document is a description of the breakout sessions for the training. 2) Coaching Visual: This visual provides examples of different coaching strategies and how they may look in practice. 3) Resource: This document is the references and resources list for Session 1. 4) Resource: This document has the resources for Session 2. 5) Resource: This document is a Coach/Service Coordination Crosswalk for Session 3. 6) Activity: This document is an activity for adult learning styles for Session 3. 7) Activity: This document is an activity for adult learning styles for Session 3. 8) PowerPoint Presentation: This document has the slides to be followed for Session 4. 9) Resource keynote session: This one page article provides parent perspectives in order to help strengthen the Parent-Professional Partnership. 10)Resource keynote session: This 3 page document provides excerpts from the keynote speaker’s book as a means of simple guidance and support in building the parent-professional partnership. 11)Resource keynote session: This one page document provides a list of books and websites from our keynote speaker. 12)Resource keynote session: This one page tool is designed as a resource for parents creating by the keynote speaker and her family. 13)Resource keynote session: This is a one page tool to support parents in planning for their child’s IEP/IFSP meeting 14)PowerPoint Presentation: This document has the slides to be followed for Session 2.

Presenter: Janice Fialka, LMSW, ACSW;Juliann Woods, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Writing Toolkit Genre Follow Up 3.7.18

Presenter: Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro

Through this training series, administrators who serve as Local Education Agency (LEA) representatives will become equipped with tools to lead compliant and best practice secondary transition programs to meet the needs of students of transition-age. In addition, administrators will review their current practices related to secondary transition and determine ways in which to enhance programming for successful post-secondary goals for all students.

Presenter: Hillary Mangis

This training will introduce and review resources for professionals working with families of infants and toddlers with hearing loss, dual-sensory impairment and children with complex needs. Communication in young children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or Deaf-Blind is one skill that we can help them to cultivate in order to have the most positive outcomes later in life. Developing routines and strategies in order to enhance communication is one way that professionals, caregivers and families can decrease risk and promote positive later outcomes. There will be opportunities for discussion, examples of strategies utilized with families, and direct connections with the Guide By Your Side, Deaf Hard of Hearing Guide Program. 1) Resource handout: ASL stages of development from birth to age 6 and Guide to the ASL Development Observation Record. 2) Resource handout: Early Intervention Communication Plan for young children who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind. 3) Powerpoint presentation: This document has the slides to be followed by attendees during the webinar.

Presenter: Mary Ann Stefko

Advanced Essentialization Winter Series - Complex Math Concepts

Presenter: Sharon Leonard

his session will provide participants with an understanding of the Pennsylvania Post School Outcome Survey (PaPOS) and the requirements for implementation. The purpose of PaPOS is to determine, for the state as a whole, the extent to which students are achieving transition outcomes as stated in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). This is a required training for LEAs.

Presenter: Hillary Mangis

In this session, participants continue to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to improve writing instruction for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Phases of genre-specific writing instruction, such as learning about genre, evaluating genre, and writing genre, will be discussed. Because students who are knowledgeable about text structure, recall and write text better than others who aren’t, this session will highlight the importance of making text structure for the genres of narrative, informational/explanatory, and opinion/argumentative writing visually explicit.

Presenter: Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro

State-Required Reclassification, Monitoring and Re-Designation of English Learners - This session will focus on the interpretation and implementation of the PDE State-Required Reclassification, Monitoring and Re-Designation of English Learners (ELs) for the 2017-2018 school year. Participants will also examine how this document will impact the instruction and assessment of English learners. Targeting Progress Monitoring of Language Use for English Learners - This session will focus on effective progress monitoring strategies for English learners, as related to language use. Participants will be able to apply these best practices to their school context. Connecting WIDA Tools to Collecting Evidence for Language Use - This session will demonstrate how to utilize WIDA Tools while collecting evidence for language use in the classroom. Participants will examine the WIDA Tools, as they consider how to embed them into their instruction and assessment practices. 1. Handout posted is the PowerPoint presentation for Part I of the webinar, 1/31/18 2. Handout is the PowerPoint presentation for Part II, 2/7/18 2a. Supporting informational material for Part II, 2/7/18 3. Handout is the PowerPoint for Part III: Connecting WIDA Tools to Collecting Evidence of Language Use, 3/8/18

Presenter: Ana Sainz de la Pena

AEC Advanced Essentialization Winter Series - Making AEC Meaningful 1-17-18

Presenter: Sharon Leonard