Virtual
November 22nd, 2024 - 8:30 am
Join Sheri Roberge and Suzy Merideth for an engaging session that will unlock the full potential of SEIS! We’ll explore how to effectively write an IEP using the system features, navigate the user-friendly dashboard/homepage, and how to manage late or rescheduled meetings with ease. You’ll gain valuable insights into affirming, amendments, and the Initial CALPADS Affirm process.
We’ll also discuss interim placements and demonstrate the convenient E-Signature feature, ensuring your processes are streamlined. Plus, you won’t want to miss our in-depth look at the Service Tracker! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and make your workflow more efficient.
November 22, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
This is a virtual training. The link to participate will be sent one day prior to event.
Virtual
December 3rd, 2024 - 3:30 pm
In this series of virtual trainings, Sheri Roberge, ("Ace of SEIS"), and John Fischer, ("FAPE Guy"), will provide a page by page interactive presentation about writing effective, legal, and error free IEPs. Typically, one page will be covered during each episode. This Episode covers the Services page. The link to participate will be sent the morning of the training.
Virtual Via Zoom
December 11th, 2024 - 1:30 pm
Assistive Technology Consideration (New!)Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Assistive technology must be considered for all students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP). What does this mean for professionals supporting students in special education? What assistive technology should be considered? This training will describe the process of assistive technology consideration, examine commonly available assistive technology and explore how to effectively implement assistive technology.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
Virtual Via Zoom
December 12th, 2024 - 1:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
The focus of this training will be on how to provide effective consultation to teachers within the school setting. It is often difficult to find ways to provide feedback, recommendations and supports for busy and stressed teachers. Honing your consultation skills is an art and can result in more collaborative and fruitful consultative relationships with the school staff that need support. Evidence-based interventions for consultation will be reviewed. There will be ample time for discussion and problem solving related to consultation barriers within the school setting.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
December 17th, 2024 - 8:30 am
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Intended Audience
This training is intended for intermediate to advanced school-based practitioners who conduct autism assessments. The primary focus is to sharpen and expand assessors' ability to operationalize and collect observational data as part of a comprehensive assessment. This training will build capacity to identify and document obvious and subtle social and behavioral features of autism.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
December 17th, 2024 - 9:00 am
Virtual
December 18th, 2024 - 3:30 pm
In this series of virtual trainings, Sheri Roberge, ("Ace of SEIS"), and John Fischer, ("FAPE Guy"), will provide a page by page interactive presentation about writing effective, legal, and error free IEPs. Typically, one page will be covered during each episode. This Episode covers the Ed Settings page. The link to participate will be sent the morning of the training.
Technology Middle School / Library 7165 Burton Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
January 6th, 2025 - 8:30 am
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in the Classroom: Creating an Environment with Universal Communication Access Supports (New!)Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Many teachers and support providers work with students who use AAC and rely on the District Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to support implementation. But communication happens all day, every day, not just in the speech room. What happens when the SLP is not around? How do you create an inclusive classroom and school environment that supports students with a range of communication access needs? This session is designed to get the classroom team on the same page by building a shared understanding of communication modalities and universal classroom supports for AAC users. We highly recommend that classroom teams and service providers attend together. Attendees will leave with resources and practical strategies that can be implemented immediately!
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Roseland School District: 1691 Burbank Aveneue, Santa Rosa
January 6th, 2025 - 12:30 pm
Sonoma SELPA proudly offers this training providing the basic tools to help school personnel learn the best practices for interpretation and translation in a school setting.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
January 8th, 2025 - 9:00 am
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Executive Functioning (EF) refers to a set of processes that have to do with managing oneself and one's resources to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for neurologically based skills involving mental control and self-regulation. It is now commonly believed that executive functions are essential for purposeful, goal directed behaviors and actions, and there is substantial evidence that academic achievement and appropriate executive function skills are correlated.
In this beginning level training, educators will gain a fundamental understanding of executive functioning and its impact on student learning and development.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
January 8th, 2025 - 1:00 pm
Executive Functioning Academy - Part 2: Assessment & Analysis
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Executive Functioning (EF) refers to a set of processes that have to do with managing oneself and one's resources to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for neurologically based skills involving mental control and self-regulation. It is now commonly believed that executive functions are essential for purposeful, goal directed behaviors and actions, and there is substantial evidence that academic achievement and appropriate executive function skills are correlated.
In this intermediate level training, educators will learn about the assessment and analysis of executive functioning skills.
It is recommended that participants have a fundamental understanding of EF to participate in this training. Participants are encouraged to take EF Academy Part 1 if they are early career practitioners, or if their understanding of executive functioning is at a beginner level.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
January 9th, 2025 - 1:00 pm
This training is offered by the Sonoma SELPA to provide the basic tools to help school personnel learn the best practices for working with an interpreter in IEP meetings and assessments.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
January 21st, 2025 - 9:00 am
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 - TLC
January 27th, 2025 - 8:30 am
Join us for a day of professional learning as we explore various special education topics with an emphasis on supporting the General Education administrator's role.
*Lunch will be provided
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
January 28th, 2025 - 8:30 am
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Comprehensive psycho-educational assessments are the cornerstone of any well-developed Individual Education Plans (IEP) and are essential for program planning. However, conducting assessments that are legally defensible and meaningful for students with significant needs can be especially challenging. Often, students with significant needs have difficulty participating in formal assessment measures and may even be deemed "untestable". This training will include strategies for how to gain relevant and meaningful information through a combination of formal and informal measures and the use of dynamic assessment.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
February 6th, 2025 - 9:00 am
Virtual
February 12th, 2025 - 1:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Dynamic assessment, you have heard about it but want to learn how to implement it in your practice This training will provide participants with guidelines for how to conduct dynamic assessment.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
February 19th, 2025 - 9:00 am
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
March 26th, 2025 - 9:00 am
Virtual
April 8th, 2025 - 1:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
There has been a steady increase in the number of students who are refusing to attend school. Chronic absenteeism and frequent tardies are significant problems that not only plague schools, but families as well. This training will help provide information on how to identify the reason(s) behind the student's school refusal (whether in person or while engaged in remote learning), and outline evidence-based practice interventions to help students return to class. Case examples will be offered to illustrate the various methods and intervention strategies. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their own case examples.
Participants Will
Virtual
April 9th, 2025 - 12:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Sessions
George is having a hard time making friends. In conversations, he sometimes interrupts or changes the topic abruptly. He doesn't pick up on nonverbal cues and often misinterprets his classmates' intentions or feelings. In the classroom, he struggles to follow rules. He always seems to be in trouble. His classmates sometimes tease him. As part of an interprofessional team we are often asked to evaluate and intervene with students who, like George, struggle with social communication. This training will address what social communication is, how we assess it and evidence-based strategies for intervening. The training will focus on students who are in late elementary through high school.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
April 22nd, 2025 - 9:00 am
Virtual
April 29th, 2025 - 12:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
Sessions
George is having a hard time making friends. In conversations, he sometimes interrupts or changes the topic abruptly. He doesn't pick up on nonverbal cues and often misinterprets his classmates' intentions or feelings. In the classroom, he struggles to follow rules. He always seems to be in trouble. His classmates sometimes tease him. As part of an interprofessional team we are often asked to evaluate and intervene with students who, like George, struggle with social communication. This training will address what social communication is, how we assess it and evidence-based strategies for intervening. The training will focus on students who are in late elementary through high school.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
Virtual
April 30th, 2025 - 1:30 pm
Presenter(s)
Intended Audience
It is recommended that participants have a fundamental understanding of UDL to participate in this training. Participants are encouraged to take "Introduction to Universal Design For Learning (UDL)" prior to this training.
Universal design for learning (UDL) helps create inclusive and accessible learning environments for all students. By providing multiple means for action, expression and engagement, UDL allows for different learning styles and abilities to be accommodated. This leads to increased student engagement, motivation, and success in the classroom. This training takes a deep dive into understanding the three pillars of UDL (engagement, action & expression, and assessment). You will also learn how to create choice boards in each of those three pillars and have access to an extensive Padlet that contains ready to use resources for teachers to include on their choice boards.
Participants Will
A Certificate of Completion is available for virtual trainings, in-person trainings, Special Training Opportunities and Technical Assistance Projects. This may be used to document professional development hours or applied towards the credential requirements for Education Specialist Level II non-university activities.
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
May 21st, 2025 - 9:00 am
SCOE: 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 or Virtual
June 17th, 2025 - 9:00 am