OPI Special Education Trainings

Presenter - Shawna Heiser    Miles City Sleep Inn, March 10th & 11th Functions of Behaviors, Accommodations for students with Behavior Needs, SEL, and Teacher Self-Care and more.  REGISTER HERE MARCH 10  ABC Data, Data Management, Progress Monitoring, Supporting Para Educators and more.  REGISTER HERE MARCH 11 Learning Objectives: After attending this session, participants will Identify why difficult behaviors are occurring, and what to do to change the inappropriate behaviors. Gain knowledge about neurodiversity in students and trauma responses to every day school demands. Gain knowledge about regular education or 504 accommodations in the classroom and how to properly implement them for our students. Get information on what positive behavioral interventions can be most effectively utilized with students with trauma or differing disabilities.

Presenter - Stephanie Lester REGISTRATION is open on the WMCSPDRegistration page. Virtual sessions   4pm to 6pm March 2, March 3, 2022 T hese sessions  will forever change the way you look at opportunities to guide children in your classroom! Both you and your students will be winners when you implement the principles of guidance.  Effectively guiding children is a BIG part of every educator’s day! The principles of guidance will be presented along with practical classroom management strategies that create and sustain a positive classroom environment. The functions of behavior, strategies, and action steps to addressing inappropriate behaviors will be shared. Real life scenarios will be discussed and practical applications shared. Come prepared to leave excited and ready to implement the principles of guidance!

Presenter -  Dr Laurie Swineford Thompson REGISTRATION is open on the WMCSPDRegistration page. Virtual Sessions Jan 27 & Feb 3, 2022 - 2 part training  (sessions are 1pm to 4pm) Young children with language delays are at risk for persistent developmental and behavioral difficulties. Outcomes for young children with language delays are variable and can be  associated with increased risk for persistent language problems, learning disability, and poor  academic achievement as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Reports have indicated that approximately half of children in speech-language clinics or classrooms for children with language problems have an associated behavioral or emotional disorder. This presentation will focus on the assessment of social-emotional development in children with language delays and autism spectrum disorder as well as the emerging evidence supporting effectiveness of interventions. 

Register Here. Presenter: Stacy York Gr K-12  Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 14, 2021 (each session is a prerequisite to the next  8 OPI renewal units ) Social Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices have been important and critical topics in education, especially during this last season of teaching. We know that Educators need practical understanding and skills that they can use immediately in their classrooms.  This series will be more targeted and go deeper into the skills needed for social emotional development, based in brain science and neurodevelopment. Educators will participate in 4 two-hour sessions and have two specific lessons in each session, for a total of 8 lessons. Each lesson will be adapted to K-4 and 5-12 levels. The lessons are as follows: November 9, 2021 -  4pm to 6 pm Lesson 1: Blueprints: How Does My Past Impact My Teaching?  and  Lesson 2: Relationship: How Do I Build It and Why Is It Important?  November 16, 2021 - 4pm to...

Register Here. This two-part workshop will include sessions for teachers and school leaders that will include "Celebrate the Cerebrum" (October 11) an overview of the integration of cognitive science on the "teaching and learning process, and "Sending Out an SOS for SEL", a session (October 12) designed to bring social emotional learning into the daily procedures of lesson planning. This session will also feature the LEAP model for overcoming poverty/achievement gaps. Resources for participants include: "Rich Brain/Poor Brain" and "Brain Tips". This workshop is in two parts and participants will be registered for both dates. Resources will be mailed to the participants following the workshop. The workshop will be presented virtually. Log-in information will be provided prior to the workshop. Presenter: Dr. Linda Karges-Bone is the author of 34 books. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of South Carolina in Curriculum and I...