News and Updates

June Webinars
June 11th – Classroom Management: The Basics of Behavior Part 2
June 17th – Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
June 18th – Mentoring: Your Tour Guide Towards Transitioning
June 24th – Behavior Functions and Replacement
June 27th – Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
May Webinars
May 21st – Classroom Management: The Basics of Behavior Part 1
April Webinars
April 28th – Understanding Behaviors: As Easy as ABC Part 2
March Webinars
March 24th – Understanding Behaviors: As Easy as ABC Part 1
February Webinars
February 24th – Classroom Strategies: Transitions Part 1
February 25th – Classroom Strategies: Transitions Part 2
January Webinars
January 27th – Effective Collaboration Between Paraprofessionals and Teachers
December Webipalooza
December 5th – Classroom Management
December 9th – Crisis Management and De-Esalation
December 10th – Intro to AAC in the Classroom
December 11th – Supporting Students Who Stutter in the Classroom Setting
December 12th – Typical Language Development K-2
December 16th – ABC’s of Behavior
December 19th – Mentoring: Your Tour Guide Towards Transitioning

Busy the day of our webinar? Maybe it was not a good time for you? Don’t worry! If you missed any of our webinars, you can check out our Technology page and catch them at your convenience!

FLDOE Free Resources for Families & Teachers

FLDOE Free Resources for Families; Teachers – As Florida continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and while students are at home during their summer break, the Florida Department of Education has compiled a list of free resources, offered by state and federal agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations to help school districts, colleges, educators and families to combat the “summer slide” and prepare for the re-opening of schools in fall 2020.

All About Adolescent Literacy

All About Adolescent Literacy – All About Adolescent Literacy (AdLit.org) is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation’s capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation.

Florida Department of Education Parent Survey Exceptional Student Education

Florida Department of Education Parent Survey Exceptional Student Education – The Florida Department of Education is working with school districts to gather information on how well parents think their child’s school is partnering with parents of students with disabilities, and would like to include your input. Your responses will help guide efforts to improve services and results for children and families. This survey is for parents of students with individual educational plans (IEP) receiving special education services during the 2023-24 school year. All information provided will remain confidential.

You may submit one online survey for each child receiving services. To access the survey, please refer to the survey code on your invite cover letter or the box on the bottom left-hand corner of your paper survey.

To access the survey online, please use the link below.
FLDOE Parent Survey

You can complete this survey between March 1 and June 30.

Project CORE

Project Core – Project Core is a comprehensive implementation program for the delivery of Universal Core vocabulary instruction and augmentative communication supports using the multi-tiered system for augmenting language (mSAL).

Smithsonian Learning Lab

Smithsonian Learning Lab – The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a major rethinking of how the digital resources from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, 9 major research centers, the National Zoo, and more, can be used together, for learning. The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access created the Smithsonian Learning Lab to inspire the discovery and creative use of its rich digital materials—more than a million images, recordings, and texts. It is easy to find something of interest because search results display pictures rather than lists. Whether you’ve found what you were looking for or just discovered something new, it’s easy to personalize it. Add your own notes and tags, incorporate discussion questions, and save and share. The Learning Lab makes it simple.

Kahn Academy

Kahn Academy – Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We’ve also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.

Family Care Council Florida (FCCF)

Family Care Council Florida (FCCF) – The mission of the Family Care Council Florida (FCCF) is to advocate, educate, and empower individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, partnering with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), to bring quality services to individuals for dignity and choice.