Calendar of Events

The Career Technical Education (CTE) Connect and Communication Network is a year-long professional learning activity for CTE administrator and educator teams to collaborate with teams from other career tech centers, experience coaching designed to support increased partnerships among districts, and provide opportunities to update or create required documents such as policies and procedures manuals and student success plans.

Session 1: September 29, 2020
Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-in information will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event.
Special Education – Participants will explore the history of IDEA and learn about how educator mindset impacts student performance.

Session 2: November 17, 2020
Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-in information will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event.
Teams will explore how academic, CTE and Special Education can partner and support each other in increasing student achievement.  Participants will practice examining barriers to student learning and brainstorming ways to remove those barriers.

Session 3: January 26, 2021
Participants will learn about Graduation Plans and why Career Tech Education should be part of the discussion as students first create their plan in 9th grade.  Team members will brainstorm how to be included in graduation planning and how to include parents in that planning.

Session 4: March 2, 2021
This session will be celebration day, a time for you to showcase a positive outcome connected to your 8-step action plan, special populations, partnerships, or student achievement.  It will also be a time to learn from other about their successes and lessons learned through their action research.

The 2020-2021 series will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 29, November 17, January 26, and March 2. The first two sessions will be held virtually.  The last two sessions are scheduled to be held at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West in Toledo.  Lunch is not provided. Contact hours [20] are available to participants for complete series attendance.

Team Composition

All teams should include at least one administrator (e.g., CTE superintendent, director, special education leader) and CTE teachers, VOSE or special education intervention specialists, academic teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, admissions office supervisors, and 504 coordinators.  Teams are encouraged to attend all four sessions of this series.

Registration

To register your team for this series, contact State Support Team Region 1 via email Jill Barnhisel or call 800-346-8495 or 419-720-8999, extension 152.

Questions

Questions regarding this series should be emailed to Lisa Hite.

UPDATE: This Professional Learning opportunity has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Please reach out to Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. if you have specific questions or need additional support.

Universal Design for Learning is a framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL helps educators identify and remove barriers in the curriculum to ensure all students learn the material.

Academic teachers, Career Tech teachers, and Administration are encouraged to attend this PD series. Participants will practice using technology as a learning tool for the lab or classroom. During sessions 2 – 4, teachers will have time to revise their lessons by adding UDL components. Cohort members will:

• identify the 3 core components of UDL
• identify barriers in their lessons that create learning gaps for students
• implement UDL components in a minimum of 3 lessons

Please Note:

• The October and December sessions will meet virtually. If it is safe to do so, the last three sessions will be held in-person.

Please contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. with questions.

Upcoming Event Dates

Registration

Call 419.720.8999 ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel to register for Universal Design for Learning and CTE: Year 1.

UPDATE: This Professional Learning opportunity has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Please reach out to Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. if you have specific questions or need additional support.

Universal Design for Learning is a framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL helps educators identify and remove barriers in the curriculum to ensure all students learn the material.

Participants from the 2019-20 UDL and CTE Cohort will expand their knowledge in the areas of means of engagement, expression, and representation. Cohort members will explore using document cameras and other assistive technology as a support tool for their lab or classroom, and how to add more kinesthetic activities into daily lessons. During each session, participants will receive and give feedback on ways to improve the lesson. Cohort members will:

• increase their usage of UDL strategies
• identify barriers in their lessons that create learning gaps for students
• identify sources for adaptive technology for students

Please Note:

• This workshop is open only to participants in the 2nd year of the UDL/CTE Cohort.
• The October and December sessions will meet virtually. If it is safe to do so, the last three sessions will be held in-person.

Please contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. with questions.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

The Career Technical Education (CTE) Connect and Communication Network is a year-long professional learning activity for CTE administrator and educator teams to collaborate with teams from other career tech centers, experience coaching designed to support increased partnerships among districts, and provide opportunities to update or create required documents such as policies and procedures manuals and student success plans.

Session 1: September 29, 2020
Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-in information will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event.
Special Education – Participants will explore the history of IDEA and learn about how educator mindset impacts student performance.

Session 2: November 17, 2020
Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-in information will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event.
Teams will explore how academic, CTE and Special Education can partner and support each other in increasing student achievement.  Participants will practice examining barriers to student learning and brainstorming ways to remove those barriers.

Session 3: January 26, 2021
Participants will learn about Graduation Plans and why Career Tech Education should be part of the discussion as students first create their plan in 9th grade.  Team members will brainstorm how to be included in graduation planning and how to include parents in that planning.

Session 4: March 2, 2021
This session will be celebration day, a time for you to showcase a positive outcome connected to your 8-step action plan, special populations, partnerships, or student achievement.  It will also be a time to learn from other about their successes and lessons learned through their action research.

The 2020-2021 series will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 29, November 17, January 26, and March 2. The first two sessions will be held virtually.  The last two sessions are scheduled to be held at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West in Toledo.  Lunch is not provided. Contact hours [20] are available to participants for complete series attendance.

Team Composition

All teams should include at least one administrator (e.g., CTE superintendent, director, special education leader) and CTE teachers, VOSE or special education intervention specialists, academic teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, admissions office supervisors, and 504 coordinators.  Teams are encouraged to attend all four sessions of this series.

Registration

To register your team for this series, contact State Support Team Region 1 via email Jill Barnhisel or call 800-346-8495 or 419-720-8999, extension 152.

Questions

Questions regarding this series should be emailed to Lisa Hite.

Hosted by: OCALI in partnership with State Support Team Region 16

Presenters: Lisa Arthur – State Support Team Region 16 & Ron Rogers – OCALI

This webinar will address specific strategies for supporting students with significant cognitive disabilities within inclusive educational settings.

Registration

Click here to be directed to the registration link on GoToWebinar.

UPDATE: This Professional Learning opportunity has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Please reach out to Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. if you have specific questions or need additional support.

Universal Design for Learning is a framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL helps educators identify and remove barriers in the curriculum to ensure all students learn the material.

Academic teachers, Career Tech teachers, and Administration are encouraged to attend this PD series. Participants will practice using technology as a learning tool for the lab or classroom. During sessions 2 – 4, teachers will have time to revise their lessons by adding UDL components. Cohort members will:

• identify the 3 core components of UDL
• identify barriers in their lessons that create learning gaps for students
• implement UDL components in a minimum of 3 lessons

Please Note:

• The October and December sessions will meet virtually. If it is safe to do so, the last three sessions will be held in-person.

Please contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. with questions.

Upcoming Event Dates

Registration

Call 419.720.8999 ext. 152 or email Jill Barnhisel to register for Universal Design for Learning and CTE: Year 1.

UPDATE: This Professional Learning opportunity has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Please reach out to Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. if you have specific questions or need additional support.

Universal Design for Learning is a framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL helps educators identify and remove barriers in the curriculum to ensure all students learn the material.

Participants from the 2019-20 UDL and CTE Cohort will expand their knowledge in the areas of means of engagement, expression, and representation. Cohort members will explore using document cameras and other assistive technology as a support tool for their lab or classroom, and how to add more kinesthetic activities into daily lessons. During each session, participants will receive and give feedback on ways to improve the lesson. Cohort members will:

• increase their usage of UDL strategies
• identify barriers in their lessons that create learning gaps for students
• identify sources for adaptive technology for students

Please Note:

• This workshop is open only to participants in the 2nd year of the UDL/CTE Cohort.
• The October and December sessions will meet virtually. If it is safe to do so, the last three sessions will be held in-person.

Please contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed. or Nicole Herbert, M.Ed. with questions.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

The Career Technical Education (CTE) Connect and Communication Network is a year-long professional learning activity for CTE administrator and educator teams to collaborate with teams from other career tech centers, experience coaching designed to support increased partnerships among districts, and provide opportunities to update or create required documents such as policies and procedures manuals and student success plans.

Session Details:

Session 1: Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-on information  will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event

September 29, 2020 – Special Education – Participants will explore the history of IDEA and learn about how educator mindset impacts student performance.

Session 2: Virtual Zoom Session – Zoom log-in information will be sent out to registered participants prior to the date of the event

November 17, 2020 – Teams will explore how academic, CT and Special Education can partner and support each other in increasing student achievement.  Participants will practice looking at barriers to students learning and brainstorming ways to remove those barriers.

Session 3:  Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West – Conference Center

January 26, 2021 – Participants will learn about Graduation Plans and why Career Tech Education should be part of the discussion as students create their initial plan in 9th grade.  Team members will brainstorm how to be included in graduation planning and how to include parents in that planning.

Session 4:  Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West – Conference Center

March 2, 2021 – This session will be celebration day, a time for you to showcase a positive outcome connected to your 8-step action plan, special populations, partnerships, or student achievement.  It will also be a time to learn from other about their successes and lessons learned through their action research.

The 2020-2021 series will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 29, November 17, January 26, and March 2. The first two sessions will be held virtual.  The last two sessions are scheduled to be held at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West in Toledo.  Lunch is not provided. Contact hours [20] are available to participants for complete series attendance.

Team Composition

All teams should include at least one administrator (e.g., CTE superintendent, director, special education leader) and CTE teachers, VOSE or special education intervention specialists, academic teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, admissions office supervisors, and 504 coordinators.  Teams are encouraged to attend all four sessions of this series.

Registration

To register your team for this series, contact State Support Team Region 1 via email Jill Barnhisel or call 800-346-8495 or 419-720-8999, extension 152.

Questions

Questions regarding this series should be emailed to Lisa Hite.

Hosted by: OCALI in Partnership with State Support Team Region 10

Presenters: Sue Seelig – State Support Team Region 10 & Ron Rogers – OCALI

Administrators at the district and building level can help build and sustain a sense of a learning community where teachers and students feel safe to take risks with their teaching and learning. This webinar will explore the following ways administrators can support UDL implementation:

• Create a safe and supportive environment for their educators to take risks and extend their teaching practice
• Encourage and facilitate team collaboration
• Share information about UDL with all stakeholders
• Support the purchase of flexible instructional materials
• Work with district support staff to ensure all teachers and students receive the services needed in the classroom.

Registration link

Click here to be directed to the registration link on GoToWebinar.