OPI Special Education Trainings

  September 9-December 1, 4:00-6:00 via ZOOM Register Here RUs available Credit Available when attending ALL 12 Sessions. Make Up sessions available through Region I Training Description Being a teacher of literacy—whether teaching beginning reading skills or the advanced skills of using reading to enhance learning of content—is complex andrequires considerable knowledge and skill. This comprehensive, 12-part training spanning the 2021-2022 school year will empower teachers to understand thewhat, why, and how of evidence-based reading instruction in foundational reading skills so that they can better meet the varied needs of the students they serve.Training will be delivered in small, two-hour segments approximately twice/month, allowing educators time to process the information and implement practicesinto their own classrooms. Participants will learn the basics of reading at any age and how to strengthen instruction in reading foundations through structuredand fast-paced routines ...

  October 21, Thursday - Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow MT 8:30-3:30 Tami BeBee-Schwartz will share on DI in Reading and Writing Direct and Explicit Instruction for Writing and Reading registration link found here We will dig deeply into the instructional strategies that are the cornerstone of direct and explicit instruction. Additionally, we will analyze how those strategies can be incorporated into any curriculum to increase student engagement and success rate. Examples of direct and explicit instruction will be provided for math and writing. Participants are encouraged to bring their teacher presentation books (curriculum) to apply notes and strategies as time will be provided for lesson planning/prepping.