September 27 - September 28

Special Education Directors are faced yearly with numerous requirements in the areas of budget and data. Please join budget and data specialists from the GaDOE Division for Special Education Services and Supports for this two-day interactive workshop designed to support your work for students with disabilities. The team will provide you with the information and tools you need to get the job done effectively and efficiently in all the key areas impacting budget and data submission. Some of the topics will include Maintenance of Effort (MOE), Equitable Services, Allowability, FTE, Student Class, and Student Record, among others.

September 27 - November 1

Please join us for the Fall Data Collection Open Office Hours

Our goal is to assist data collections coordinators to prepare for and get comfortable with the October data collections. Each week will begin with a topic of discussion from the most frequently asked questions of the prior week, followed by a Q&A.

September 27

This technical assistance webinar will address the most common reasons applications are not funded or fully funded. Any stakeholder interested in the grant application process may attend one or both of the sessions to ask questions.

September 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies to Support Memory, Attention and Self-Regulation

Utilizing cognitive and metacognitive strategies to support memory, attention and self-regulation is a high leverage practice that has evidence to support student success, particularly with struggling learners. This session will discuss the process of implementing these strategies at the secondary level. Resources and tools to support implementation will be discussed as well. Goals: To define cognitive and metacognitive strategies and to model how these strategies are used. To locate resources and tools that support high leverage practices at the secondary level.

September 27 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Members of the Division of Special Education Services and Supports will provide content to support both general education and special education teachers in addressing challenging behaviors within the classroom. During this professional learning, participants will explore the science of behavior, reviewing developmental norms, static and alterable variables, the function of behavior, and avoiding a power struggle. Participants will be exposed to research on the power of relationship-building and empowerment. Furthermore, participants will dive into Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) and High Leverage Practices (HLP) for Behavior.

Seats are limited.