- Setting the Stage for Success Behavior Symposium
This symposium focuses on those classroom behaviors that are essential for teaching and learning to take place. Along with break out sessions on the 5 Evidence Based Practices of Classroom Management, our featured keynote will be author and speaker Dr. Adam Saenz. Dr. Saenz's address will focus on the relationship that we have with self and with students.
- 2023 Distinguished Speaker Summer Series
Join this 4-part summer series to hear from some of the most distinguished speakers in our field in the areas of student evaluation, child find, interventions and services, ARD supports, and special education and related services law! As a result of this speaker series, participants will be able to:
- Identify the key elements of performing thorough assessments, conducting data analysis, and exploring all suspected areas of disability.
- Use data to document student needs from present levels of academic and functional performance to least restrictive environment considerations.
- Synthesize information gathered in the assessment process in order to produce well-organized evaluation reports in less time.
- Review multiple sources of data to identify dyslexia, design intervention strategies, and measure progress.
- Learn up-to-date legislative information and current legal cases affecting special education and related services.
This speaker series is funded through state and/or federal grants.
Day 1 (6/7/2023) - Dr. Andrea Ogonosky, "Dyslexia: Using Multiple Sources for Identification, Interventions, and Measuring Progress"
Day 2 (6/14/2023) - Dr. Ellen Kester, CCC-SLP, "Speed Up Your Evaluation Writing and Still Write Great Reports!"
Day 3 (6/28/2023) - Dr. Derek Ihori, "From the Assessment Report to the Offer of FAPE: Data, Decisions, and Documentation"
Day 4 (6/29/2023) - Heather Rutland, Esq., "Legal & Legislative Updates"
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Participants can register one of two ways:
- Combo Pricing - register for all four (4) workshops with one low price of $100!
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- A la carte Pricing - select the workshop(s) you want to attend at $35 per session.
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- Child Nutrition Summer Workshop June 14, 2023 - Day 1
Join fellow child nutrition professionals at this annual event to attend training sessions related to managing compliant school nutrition programs. Receive updates and guidance on operating the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and After School Care Programs to comply with federal and state guidelines. Professional standards credits will be provided to help meet annual training requirements. Participants may choose from a variety of interactive training sessions and select either two 3-hour sessions on the first day, June 14, 2023.
- Child Nutrition Summer Workshop June 15, 2023 - Day 2
Join fellow child nutrition professionals at this annual event to attend training sessions related to managing compliant school nutrition programs. Receive updates and guidance on operating the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and After School Care Programs to comply with federal and state guidelines. Professional standards credits will be provided to help meet annual training requirements. Participants may choose from a variety of interactive training sessions and select two 3-hour sessions on the second day, June 15, 2023.
- Fine Arts-Conference-2 Day
Participants in this conference will participate in sessions with presenters who will share insights, tips, tricks, techniques and practices specifically for the Fine Arts classrooms. These sessions will also give participants opportunities for networking, interactions, and discussions.
- Region 4 Dyslexia Conference
This annual conference features various sessions in relation to dyslexia, including research, response to intervention, assessment, accommodations, legal issues, and much more. The goal of the conference is to bring current and practical information to a diverse audience of teachers, reading specialists, interventionists, speech language pathologists, diagnosticians, administrators, and others.
- Signing Exact English (SEE) Skillshop
This week-long workshop for adult learners is designed to meet the needs of beginning as well as advanced users of Signing Exact English. Participants will improve their expressive and receptive signing skills, sign vocabulary, visual features of sign language, and song and storytelling techniques. All skill levels will be addressed through intensive work in level-matched small groups. Recent research findings on the effectiveness of Signing Exact English will also be presented. Session materials and costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.
- STEAM Academy
Explore the power of S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) as it applies to real-world connections, creativity through collaboration, and innovation through art and engineering. This conference incorporates workshop-style sessions organized by grade bands and identified by STEAM strands, allowing you to personalize your conference experience. Discover innovative ways to make instructional connections that transform engaged students to empowered learners.
*Region 4 STEAM location Leonard E. Merrell Center, 6301 South Stadium Lane, Katy, Texas 77494
- Instructional Technology Leadership Academy
The
Instructional Technology Leadership Academy (ITLA) provides a unique
opportunity for new or existing professionals and teams to build their capacity
as leaders who support technology-enhanced instruction. Participants will engage in learning to further develop personal skill sets within our work of supporting technology-enhanced instruction.
- Online Early Childhood Special Education Inclusion Conference for Preschoolers and Kindergartners with Disabilities
This multi-day conference is designed to support teachers who are working with young children with disabilities. Conference sessions will cover a variety of topics including; utilizing best practices to support inclusion, specially designed instruction, language and communication, literacy, math, improving social and behavioral skills, and much, much more. Participants will gain information, strategies, and materials that will support service delivery to young children with disabilities in various classroom settings. This session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants. You must be in attendance to receive the conference materials.
As a result of this session, participants will be able to
1. Identify best practices to support inclusion in early childhood settings.
2. Identify evidence-based components of specially designed instruction.
3. Identify best practices for supporting language, communication, literacy, and math in early childhood settings.
4. Identify strategies to support social and behavioral skills in early childhood settings.
- Region 4 Science Conference
Join other science educators for a one-day science conference to explore K-12 instructional strategies, assessment, and technology applications in science. Participate in research-based student learning strategies that integrate inquiry investigation with hands-on activities, collaborative and cooperative methods, and the 5E instructional model.
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