Events & Training Opportunities
The staff development activities being offered this year are a rich mixture of methods, strategies and new ideas and tools to address the many areas of concern and provide the information that is needed for you to help achieve positive outcomes for our students. Descriptive brochures and registration forms for each training will be distributed to district personnel, administrators, special education contact personnel, agencies and parents currently on our mailing lists.
In addition to the Special Education Staff Development Opportunities 2009-2010, there is also the option for district directed and requested activities. A district may call the SELPA office and arrange a topic specific workshop to address an identified area of concern for that site or district. Please also visit the video training library, On-Site Presentations, Hot Topics and Take-Out Menu for list of additional topics.
To download registration flyers:
Special Education Staff Development Opportunities 2009-2010
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To be added to our mailing list:
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December - 2009
Participants will receive a full day of training in powerful strategies for eliciting good behavior from all students and providing effective responses to students who present as challenging and disruptive, followed by two days of physical crisis response training. Some of the training involves vigorous physical activity—therefore, participants must be physically fit. Districts are required to enroll site-based teams only, with a minimum of at least three people per site. Certified personnel are required to recertify annually. In order to certify, participants must attend all 3 days
Location: Downtown Child Development Center, 1130 17th Street – CDC Gym, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Audience: Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, DIS/Related Service Provider Administrators
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is November 19, 2009.
When a student is identified as having problem behavior in the classroom, the IEP team must consider strategies and supports to address that behavior. During this workshop, development of goals and objectives to address problem behavior/s will be discussed. The focus will be on educative and proactive approaches.
Time: 1:00 – 1:30 Registration, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Workshop
Location: Muroc Unified School District , 17100 Foothill Ave (Staff Dev. Room), North Edwards, CA
Audience:Special Education Teachers, Administrators (EAST REGION)
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is November 23, 2009.
Some of the topics to be discussed:
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 1A
Audience:New Teachers, Resource Specialists, Speech Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is November 17, 2009.
Participants in this workshop will review the Student Study Team Process. Appropriate participation by Special Education personnel in general and Speech-Language Pathologists in particular will be reviewed. Accommodation strategies and classroom-based activities to support development of speech and language skills in classrooms will be discussed. Resource materials will be shared.
Time: 1:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience: Speech & Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is November 23, 2009.
This afternoon session will present new technology and devices designed to provide individuals with communication disabilities a voice and a way to live more fulfilled, integrated and independent lives.
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Speech –Language Pathologists, Special Education Teachers, Agencies & Other Interested Individuals
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is November 30, 2009
January - 2010
The population of school-aged children with pragmatic deficits continues to grow. This seminar will define the principles of effective pragmatic language treatment and best practice intervention strategies encompassing the many unique facets within the school setting.
Time: 12:30 p.m – 1:00 p.m. registrations, 1:00 am - 4:00 pm workshop
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Conference Room 1B
Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists & Administrators
Deadline to register is January 6, 2010.
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
All English Learner students must be assessed annually with the California English Language Development Test or an alternate proficiency test to determine their English proficiency level. This determination plays a key role in educational decision-making for English Learner students with disabilities. This workshop will examine issues surrounding this critical assessment area. Participants will:
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Conference Room 1B
Audience: Spec. Ed. Teachers, Administrators, DIS/Related Service Providers
Contact: Deadline to register is January 8, 2010. Please call Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
This training is intended as a team response refresher program. If your staff has been trained more than one year ago, the Crisis Prevention Institute recommends training to renew and refresh skills. If your staff has changes, and individuals who were initially trained as a team have left or changed assignments, this is a good time to build the group understanding of the current team. Districts are encouraged to send the same group that was trained as a team initially whenever possible.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Child Development Center 1130 17th Street Downtown, (CDC Gym), Bakersfield, CA 93301,
Audience: Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, DIS/ Related Service Providers, Administrators
Contact: Deadline to register is January 4, 2010 . Please call Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
This all-day workshop will describe best practices in interpreting for assessment, IEP team meetings, and parent-teacher conferences. The following topics will be addressed: legal foundations; ethical practices and confidentiality; Special Education terminology; and practice issues. Resources will be provided.
Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Conference Room 1B
Audience: Interpreters/Translators for Special Education
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is January 11, 2010. Please call Marilyn Hurst at 661.636.4812
This session will review the eligibility criteria for a language disorder, particularly for those students who are acquiring English as a second language. Best practices in the provision of public school services for these students will be discussed.
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Speech & Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is January 11, 2010. Please call Marilyn Hurst at 661.636.4812
February - 2010
In order for all students to be successful, schools provide a continuum of supports and services to address the needs of students with challenging behavior. During this workshop, a three-tiered model of behavioral support, including universal, targeted, and intensive interventions, will be discussed.
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 1A
Audience:Parents
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is January 22, 2010. Please call Karlyn Farber at 661.636.4810
A careful and complete assessment drives the decision-making process for special education students. This presentation by KCSOS Assessment Team Speech and Language Pathologists will highlight: the rationale for using various measures; assessment batteries; and new instruments as well as new editions of “old favorites.”
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Speech Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is February 15, 2010.
March - 2010
The California Preschool Learning Foundations, released in 2008, are designed to promote understanding of preschool children’s learning and to guide instructional practice in high quality programs. The Foundations are for all children, including those who have disabilities. This workshop will provide an overview of the Foundations with particular attention to providing accommodations and adaptations for children with special needs.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:School Nurses, School Psychologists & Speech Language Pathologists. Early Childhood Special Education Teachers
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is February 25, 2010.
This afternoon session will present new technology and devices designed to provide individuals with communication disabilities a voice and a way to live more fulfilled, integrated and independent lives.
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Speech –Language Pathologists, Special Education Teachers, Agencies & Other Interested Individuals
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 1, 2010
This workshop will provide an overview of Applied Behavior Analysis including terminology, the ABA paradigm, and some educational approaches and applications of ABA in the classroom.
The workshop will be offered in Bakersfield and in four regions of Kern County. This allows staff to attend a presentation in an after-school, "close to home" format, minimizing travel and the need for substitute teachers, without missing an entire school day. The session will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Presentations will take place at the following locations & a desired site should be selected in the registration box
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Audience: Special education teachers, school psychologists, administrators, related services providers
Contact: Deadline to register is February 28, 2010 . Please call Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
Many districts are implementing Response to Intervention systems as a way to provide early intervening services to students in General Education. Speech and Language Pathologists can participate in meaningful ways at all levels of RtI. This 2-hour presentation will review several models of RtI and discuss the SLP’s participation at the earliest level. Activities and resources will be shared.
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Speech Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 1, 2010
This evening session will provide information on the principles of inclusion as defined in the law. It will also examine and discuss a continuum of inclusion delivery service models used in the educational system.
Time: 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Registration, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Workshop
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 1B
Audience:Parents, Other Interested Agencies
Deadline to register is March 9, 2010.
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
Members of the KCSOS Special Education Assessment Team will present best practices in the assessment of young children with disabilities. This full-day workshop will provide information critical to School Nurses, School Psychologists, and Speech-Language Pathologists as they participate in the assessment process for little ones. Eligibility issues, interviews, standardized instruments and alternate assessment means will be discussed.
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:School Nurses, Psychologists & Speech Language Pathologists.
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 8, 2010
Managing a preschool classroom can be challenging. This workshop will cover classroom management basics including: teacher preparation and organization; room arrangement; classroom routines, procedures, and rules; and curriculum. The focus will be on how each of these elements affects classroom behavior.
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:SDC Teachers, Administrators
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 15, 2010
April - 2010
Early childhood routines and experiences begin the process of creating readers. This workshop will describe the foundations of literacy and discuss strategies and activities that early childhood professionals can use to facilitate the students’ emergent literacy development. Focus will be on the Bridges to Literacy, which includes: Relationships to print, Responsiveness to print, Repetition of print, Modeling and Motivation, Oral Language, and Experiences in the World.
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Early Childhood Professionals
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 29, 2010
Many districts are implementing Response to Intervention systems as a way to provide early intervening services to students in General Education. Speech and Language Pathologists can participate in meaningful ways at all levels of RtI. This 2-hour presentation will review several models of RtI and discuss the SLP’s participation at the earliest level. Activities and resources will be shared.
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience: Speech Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 2, 2010
Participants in this afternoon session will learn strategies that facilitate effective, efficient collaboration. The benefits of a collaborative model of service delivery in early childhood programs will be discussed. Activities and classroom supports for young children with language deficits will be presented.
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience: Speech Language Pathologists
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 2, 2010
This workshop will review the legal basis for considering the assistive technology needs of all students with disabilities. Quality indicators for consideration of a student’s needs will be presented. A framework to facilitate this process will be shared.
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 1B
Audience:Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Related Services Providers
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is March 23, 2010.
This training is intended as a team response refresher program. If your staff has been trained more than one year ago, the Crisis Prevention Institute recommends training to renew and refresh skills. If your staff has changes, and individuals who were initially trained as a team have left or changed assignments, this is a good time to build the group understanding of the current team. Districts are encouraged to send the same group that was trained as a team initially whenever possible.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Child Development Center 1130 17th Street Downtown, (CDC Gym), Bakersfield, CA 93301
Audience: Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessionals, DIS/ Related Service Providers, Administrators
Contact: Deadline to register is March 30, 2010 . Please call Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886
This presentation is designed to provide preschool personnel with tools for addressing the behavioral needs of young children. Developmentally appropriate practices will be highlighted, as well as how to teach rules, procedures and routines. Addressing common problems such as tantrums, biting, and hitting will also be discussed.
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:Administrators, SDC Teachers
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 12, 2010
This session will provide a framework for evaluating preschool programs. Important considerations for selecting programs for young children with disabilities will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to review several preschool curricula.
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 318
Audience:SDC Teachers, Administrators
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 16, 2010
May - 2010
Sharing, getting along with others, taking turns, and following directions are just some of the important social skills young children need to learn. This workshop will focus on environmental strategies that support positive interaction and social skill development.
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, 318
Audience: Special & General Education Preschool Teachers, Head Start, Administrators, Support Providers
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 16, 2010
This training will cover the processes that are in place to assist students with disabilities as they transition from early education settings to preschool and kindergarten, from middle school to high school, and from high school to post-secondary settings and services.
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th Street - CITY CENTER, Bakersfield, CA 93301, Room 1B
Audience:Parents
Contact: Maria Madrigal at 661.636.4886 Deadline to register is April 16, 2010. Please call Vickie Shufton at 661.636.4814
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