General Course Information: All Special Education PD Series courses must offer a minimum of 67.5 PDPs to educators participating in and completing any Institute. Participants must attend and satisfactorily complete the entire Institute including the Institute project to be eligible for PDPs. There is no partial application of PDPs. There is no difference in work expectations for participants receiving PDPs and those receiving college credits. The course provider will also offer the option for individuals to receive three or more college credits from an affiliated Institution of Higher Education (IHE). Individual participants must pay for any costs for graduate credits. As always, individuals should always review their individual license requirements for their individual license renewals through the Office of Educator Licensure.
Vendors are listed next to the courses they offer through this professional development series. Please contact the individual vendors listed to find out more about their course.
ASL-1. ASL Educational Interpreters: Roles & Ethics; Language, Cognitive, and Social Development; and Mentoring Within the Field
ASL-2. Grades K-12 Presenting Math and Science Content in ASL
ASL-3. Intensive ASL Training
ASL-4. Teaching Literacy Skills to Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and use ASL
A-5. The Foundations and Characteristics of Autism
A-6. Working with Students with Autism for General and Special Educators
IP-7. Designing PD for Inclusive Practice: A Blended Learning Approach — offered by EDC
IP-8. Supporting Positive Behavior in an Inclusive Classroom — offered by Fitchburg State — Sections are full.
IP-D. Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia (4 sections) — offered by Crafting Minds — Sections are full.
RB-10. Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Service in Educational Settings — offered by PASS
RB-11. Occupational and Physical Therapy: Advanced Practice through Evidence and Collaboration — offered by PASS
RB-12. Paraeducators in the Life of the School and Community — offered by Teachers21
SE-14. Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Tier One Instruction — offered by Teachers21
SE-15. Supportive School Discipline: Using Restorative Practices and Trauma Sensitive Classrooms to Create a Supportive Learning Environment for all Students — offered by Walker
T-17. Assistive Technology and UDL: Tools and Strategies for ALL Students — offered by TEC
T-18. STEM Education: Supporting the Unique Needs of Students with Visual Impairments — offered by UMASS Boston
EC-2. Early Identification and Supports for Young Children with Autism — offered by AANE, The Autism/Asperger Network
EC-4. Partnering with Families of Young Children with Disabilities Transitioning into Public PreK or K — offered by the Collaborative for Educational Services
EC-5. Promoting Positive, Healthy Early Childhood Education with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Parent Engagement and Support, Best Practices, and Effective Approaches — offered by The Learning Center for the Deaf
Last Updated: October 17, 2019
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