Register now for the 2018 Ohio TESOL Conference, “Breaking through Language Barriers: Success Across Content.” The keynote speaker is President and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Dr. Frederic Bertley.
The conference is sponsored by Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages in conjunction with the Lau Resource Center at the Ohio Department of Education. Conference sessions will interest educators, administrators and curriculum specialists of K-12 schools and districts, adult education, colleges, and universities. Conference details and registration are available here.
The conference will offer more than 100 sessions addressing important issues of our profession. New features of the conference include:
- Happy Hour Networking event on Friday, Oct. 12 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Columbus Crossing Borders Project exhibit with Breathe Free documentary on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders from across the country in Baltimore, Maryland for a three-day professional development conference that explores the latest issues and challenges influencing CTE today. Our annual Advance CTE Fall Meeting draws state CTE leaders from nearly every state. This year, you can expect to:
- Network with leaders from across the country and share CTE best practices from secondary, postsecondary and workforce development systems
- Learn how leading states are committing to a vision of high-quality CTE and how they are ensuring all programs of study meet these standards of excellence
- Engage with national experts about the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) and work with your peers to prepare for implementation
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each district or community school to submit a justification when it expects to test more than 1 percent of its students using the Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD). If your district expects to test more than 1 percent of its students using the alternate assessment, you must submit the online justification between Nov. 5 and Dec. 10, 2018. Find samples here of this year’s justification form and an optional school-level form.
Access information for the webinar is available here. Each session will allow for a limited number of participants. Please plan to participate in groups to allow for the most participants possible. A recording will be made available on the Department’s website for those unable to attend the webinar.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each district or community school to submit a justification when it expects to test more than 1 percent of its students using the Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD). If your district expects to test more than 1 percent of its students using the alternate assessment, you must submit the online justification between Nov. 5 and Dec. 10, 2018. Find samples here of this year’s justification form and an optional school-level form.
Access information for the webinar is available here. Each session will allow for a limited number of participants. Please plan to participate in groups to allow for the most participants possible. A recording will be made available on the Department’s website for those unable to attend the webinar.
Spend the day with school social workers and other professionals as they convene to share knowledge on the topic of safe kids and safe schools. This conference will address risk assessment, prevention and intervention strategies.
Speakers include Dr. Dan Flannery (Multi-Level Approaches to School Based Violence Prevention: What Can Social Workers Do?); Caryl Yoo and Allison Craig (Suicide Prevention & Response: A Comprehensive Program Model); and Kevin Lorson (The Whole Child: Schools at the Intersection of Education and Health).
Paraprofessionals are frequently the school staff with the most contact with students who are blind or visually impaired. The Paraprofessional Instructional Support Techniques is a one-day, hands-on inservice for paraprofessionals with all levels of experience whose role is to support students who are braille users in the preschool to grade 12 school setting. The day will focus on topics and techniques related to both support of students in curricular and extracurricular activities. Ohio paraprofessionals will have the opportunity to network, problem solve, and sharpen their skills through a variety of activities.
The session will be presented by Shelley Mack, TVI and Braille Consultant for the AT&AEM Center.
