1st Educator Network Day!
Calling all student services team members! You have 4 Educator Network Days this school year; October 11, January 10, February 28, and April 24. Your attendance at the Student Services designated professional development opportunities is required.
Please see the options below:
| ROLE | TOPIC | LOCATION | TIME | PRESENTER(S): |
| Elementary Learning Specialists(Choose 1) | I/DD Services and Central Oregon Disability Support Network | Bend High, Robert D. Maxwell Building (Perseverance Hall) | 1:45-2:45 | Shanna Nunes and Dianna Hansen |
| Elementary Learning Specialists(Choose 1) | Wayfinder for Interventionists | North Star Music Room | 2:00-3:15 | Jennifer Hauth |
| School Psychologists & Speech-Language Pathologists | ASD Collaboration and Coordination | Environmental Center | 1:00-3:00 | Jill McKae & Shannon Watters |
| Middle and High Learning Specialist | I/DD Services and Central Oregon Disability Support Network | Bend High, Robert D. Maxwell Building(Perseverance Hall) | 3:00-4:00 | Shanna Nunes and Dianna Hansen |
For future reference, please review the School Improvement Wednesday Calendars for this school year:
Learning Specialist SIW 23-24 Calendar
School Psych SIW 23-24 Calendar
Professional Development for Inclusion Educational Assistants
Last week we announced that we are partnering with The National Resource Center for Paraeducators, NRCP, to provide monthly professional development opportunities for all Inclusion Educational Assistants. These trainings are designed to help deepen the understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Please read more about these trainings HERE. If you have not received an official email invitation for a Canvas course hosted by Utah State University, please contact Krista Hought and Stephanie Smith.
From Margie Blackmore
As your Transition Network Facilitator (TNF) at the High Desert Education Service District (HDESD). I support districts, teachers, families, and students (14-21 years old) in the area of transition. My work includes transition programming (programs and students), person-centered planning, transition planning in the IEP (new 23-24 Transition Handbook), community agency collaboration, student summits, resource events, etc.
In collaboration with agency partners, I want to share about Deschutes County Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services. If you have students receiving Intellectual/Developmental Disability (I/DD) Services (you will not if the parent did not sign a release), you will be receiving a list including the student, their I/DD service coordinator, and contact information this week. If you are interested in learning more about I/DD services be sure to attend this week’s Educator Network Day. Shanna Nunes, Deschutes County I/DD Eligibility and Quality Assurance Specialist will be presenting on I/DD services.
If you or a student’s family member are unfamiliar with DD services and need more information:
- Deschutes County Transition Tri-Fold Deschutes County I/DD Services Brochure and How to Access Services
- Reach out to your Transition Network Facilitator at the HDESD, [email protected]
- Watch Community Partners & Agency Videos – General information not specific to Deschutes County
How you as a teacher can collaborate with I/DD coordinators
DD Services Coordinators can:
- Can assist with problem-solving and connecting the student/families with resources for – behavior, mental health, safety, legal involvement
- Can assist with resources for support at home and in the community.
- Can assist with Person-Centered, IEP, and transition planning
- Can assist with resources for funding sources for assistive technology and software
Most importantly, please reach out if you have any questions. I would love to better support your team, please let me know how we can best connect and collaborate.
From Colleen Funderburg
Professional Development for Inclusion Educational Assistants
We are very excited to share that we are partnering with The National Resource Center for Paraeducators, NRCP, to provide monthly professional development opportunities for all Inclusion Educational Assistants. These trainings are designed to help deepen the understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Please read more about these trainings HERE. For additional questions please contact Krista Hought and Stephanie Smith.
Hope you are having a great start to your October! The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California Berkeley creates a monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators. You can access it here or even subscribe to their monthly calendars.
From Dean Richards
SECONDARY Teachers:
There is a professional development day that is designed for middle school teachers but may be of interest to high school teachers who are teaching students well below current grade level expectations in Language Arts. This professional learning class would be appropriate for teachers teaching in co-taught or in credit recovery situations. Special Education teachers may also benefit from this professional development. A Mathematics course is planned for late October, details to come.
Language Arts: October 16th from 8:00 to 4:00 in the Wall Street Lab (basement of the Education Center)
Topics to be discussed:
- Increase understanding of the role of foundational skills in reading
- Strategies for teaching multisyllabic words
- Strategies for improving word and world knowledge
- Comprehension strategies
To attend this professional development, please email Dean Richards with a request to attend.