National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a National Celebration that offers leaders in business, labor, education, and other critical partners a chance to express their support for Apprenticeship.
NAW also gives apprenticeship sponsors the opportunity to showcase their programs, facilities and apprentices in their community. The weekly events highlight the benefits of Apprenticeship in preparing a highly-skilled workforce to meet the talent needs of employers across diverse industries.
Learn more:
U.S. Department of Labor to Mark Sixth Annual Apprenticeship Week
OCALICON is the nation’s premier autism and disabilities conference where thousands of people from around the world come together to learn, network, and share research, best practices, and resources to support the life-long needs of individuals with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder and sensory and low-incidence disabilities. This year’s event is totally online.
Registration
These virtual, interactive sessions are designed for administrators, curriculum directors, special education directors, and superintendents.
Understanding the importance of literacy as the foundation for learning is the focus these interactive virtual sessions, sponsored by the State Support Team Region 1. Participants will investigate the complex nature of building and advancing literacy skills across all disciplines. This network will explore the practices that address the six essential domains of adolescent literacy instruction. Those which include:
- Disciplinary literacy
- Vocabulary
- Discussion
- Digital literacy
- Multiple texts
- Writing to learn
Administrators will learn instructional strategies that can be implemented the following day as well as develop understanding for guiding principles that will assist in the professional growth of participants. This network will build a solid theoretical framework of adolescent literacy, disciplinary literacy and provide a set of resources for developing and implementing literacy plans.
Contact Ginna Fall, M.Ed. with questions.
Event Flyer
Download the event flyer for full details.
Event Dates & Registration
(Prior registration is required)
Participants must individually register for each session. Click the date of the session you wish to attend below to be taken to the registration form. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the login information for that specific meeting. For registration questions contact Lisa Jenkins.
| October 15, 2020 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Closed |
| November 11, 2020 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Closed |
| January 19, 2021 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Register for this session |
| March 17, 2021 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Register for this session |
| May 19, 2021 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Register for this session |
Participants from the 2019-20 New Special Education Administrators Network will build upon the foundation from the first year of the cohort in this second year support program. During this second year, participants will continue to build on foundational knowledge of the law, which can contribute to the disposition and skills necessary to build special education instructional leaders, resulting in improved outcomes for students with disabilities.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- reflect and evaluate current district special education policies, processes, and practices
- learn how to work in district teams as strong collaborative leaders
- identify areas of strength
- complete a gap analysis to align program improvement efforts with overall school improvement, completing a draft three-year improvement plan
- continue to build relationships and grow together to support school improvement
- receive coaching
Please Note
- Event is open only to 2019/20 Special Education Administrator Network Year 1 participants.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Event questions may be directed to Laura Low, M.Ed.
Network Event Dates
| November 11, 2020 | March 10, 2021 |
| December 9, 2020 | May 12, 2021 |
| January 13, 2021 |
Event Flyer
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Registration
Email Jill Barnhisel or call 419.720.899, ext. 152 to register for New Special Education Administrator Network: Year 2 of 2. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to the date of each event.
These meetings are designed to inform preschool supervisors of early childhood updates, and disseminate new information in order to meet Federal IDEA requirements and indicators as they related to Preschool Special Education (i.e. Indicators 6, 7, and 12) and support the use of standards, curriculum, and assessments for all learners.
Opportunities to network and participate in topic-specific work groups will be provided. School Improvement will be the focus of the year, providing PD and resources around the 5-step Process, TBTs in preschool, and developing school improvement leaders at the preschool level.
Following this Professional Learning Opportunity, participants will:
- understand the foundation of federal and state requirements: special education, licensing, SUTQ, and school improvement
- review their current school improvement practices and align them to early childhood state initiatives
- identify the role their position plays in overall school improvement
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
Contact Heather Gaskins, M.F.C.S. with questions.
Network Event Dates & Registration
| November 11, 2020 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration Closed |
| January 14, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Zoom Registration Form |
| March 18, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Zoom Registration Form |
This Professional Learning opportunity is for teachers and administrators wishing to learn how to use Ohio’s new Alternate Assessment Participation Decision-Making Tool (AAPDMT). Participants will learn the status of Ohio’s current Alternate Assessment practices and nationwide rankings, and how to use the AAPDMT with fidelity to improve equity and outcomes for all students while supporting the state’s move toward Federal accountability.
Participants will:
- learn how to use the AAPDMT to determine which students should be taking the Alternate Assessment
- develop an action plan to immediately implement and use this tool in their buildings and districts
Please contact Aaron Weisbrod with questions about this event.
Session Dates
| November 10, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 13, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 18, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| December 1, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Flyer
Download the event flyer for more information.
Registration
This professional learning opportunity is available by invitation only. Please register through the Ohio Department of Education’s OH | ID Portal, or call 419.720.8999 ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel with registration questions.
This Professional Learning opportunity is for teachers and administrators wishing to learn how to use Ohio’s new Alternate Assessment Participation Decision-Making Tool (AAPDMT). Participants will learn the status of Ohio’s current Alternate Assessment practices and nationwide rankings, and how to use the AAPDMT with fidelity to improve equity and outcomes for all students while supporting the state’s move toward Federal accountability.
Participants will:
- learn how to use the AAPDMT to determine which students should be taking the Alternate Assessment
- develop an action plan to immediately implement and use this tool in their buildings and districts
Please contact Aaron Weisbrod with questions about this event.
Session Dates
| November 10, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 13, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 18, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| December 1, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Flyer
Download the event flyer for more information.
Registration
This professional learning opportunity is available by invitation only. Please register through the Ohio Department of Education’s OH | ID Portal, or call 419.720.8999 ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel with registration questions.
This Professional Learning opportunity is for teachers and administrators wishing to learn how to use Ohio’s new Alternate Assessment Participation Decision-Making Tool (AAPDMT). Participants will learn the status of Ohio’s current Alternate Assessment practices and nationwide rankings, and how to use the AAPDMT with fidelity to improve equity and outcomes for all students while supporting the state’s move toward Federal accountability.
Participants will:
- learn how to use the AAPDMT to determine which students should be taking the Alternate Assessment
- develop an action plan to immediately implement and use this tool in their buildings and districts
Please contact Aaron Weisbrod with questions about this event.
Session Dates
| November 10, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 12, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| November 13, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
| November 18, 2020 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
| December 1, 2020 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Flyer
Download the event flyer for more information.
Registration
This professional learning opportunity is available by invitation only. Please register through the Ohio Department of Education’s OH | ID Portal, or call 419.720.8999 ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel with registration questions.
The 2020-21 school year looks a lot different than any other school year and SST 1 wants to support your PBIS efforts, regardless of your phase of implementation or educational delivery method. Join us for these open house style meetings, individually or with your team to share resources, get your questions answered, receive resources to implement PBIS, and network with other schools.
Feel free to drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:15 p.m.
Contact Tamie Cruz, M.A. with questions.
The 37th Annual Ohio Association of County Boards [OCAB] Convention will take place as a virtual, al la carte learning experience in 2020.
Conference material has been divided into a series of dates to provide flexibility for attendees.
Week 1: November 17 – 19, 2020
Week 2: December 1 – 3, 2020
Week 3: December 8 – 10, 2020
Available Professional Development Tracks
- Abuse prevention
- Equity and inclusion
- Leadership
- Pandemic lessons
- Personal development
- Remote best practices
- Policy
- SSA
Register for your preferred courses by visiting the OACB website.
