Episodes
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Preparing for Your Child's Special Education Case Conference
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Case conferences can be confusing and stressful for parents. This session helps parents identify issues of concern, organize documents, prepare information, and communicate effectively during the case conference. This class will help parents become their child's best advocate and build positive relationships with school personnel
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
IN*SOURCE: A Parent Center & the Parent Support Volunteer Program
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
A Parent Training and Information Center (or PTI) is a terrific information resource for parents of children with disabilities. Every state has at least one PTI. In Indiana, the PTI is the Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs or IN*SOURCE. This webinar will provide information about IN*SOURCE and the services we provide to parents and families of children with special education needs and to professionals in the disability community.
The second part of our webinar will focus on our parent support volunteer program, what it is, and how you can join other parents who support our efforts of helping families throughout the state.
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
The Individualized Education Program
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
An individualized education program (IEP) is a written document, developed by the case conference committee, that describes how a student will access the general education curriculum and the special education and related services needed to participate in the educational environment. This presentation will provide an overview of the components of the IEP and emphasizes parent involvement in the development of the IEP for their child.
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Improving Post Secondary Outcomes Using Transition Portfolios
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Participants will learn about the new requirement for all students with an IEP beginning with the class of 2023 to have a transition portfolio. Information will be provided about the format, expectations, and desired outcomes for transition portfolios. Participants will be able to understand how portfolios will be developed, what a portfolio will look like for different individuals, and how the portfolio will be a part of the transition planning process.
Guest Speaker Michelle Oja is an Education Specialist for the Indiana Department of Education within the Office of Special Education. She is the Education Specialist overseeing transition planning (Indicator 13), pre-employment services, graduation pathways, Career and Technical Education, and Choice Schools. She graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester with her bachelor’s degree in English and Inclusive Education and her master’s degree in Adolescent Education. Michelle recently moved from Virginia to Indiana. Before coming to the IDOE, she was a special education teacher working with high school and middle school students for the past ten years.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
The Case for Presuming Competence in Students with Disabilities
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Ashley Quick, A Project SUCCESS team member and former special education teacher, makes the case for presuming competence in every student, regardless of the presence of a disability. The assumptions we make about students’ abilities impact the quality of outcomes achieved throughout those students’ lives.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
This training is designed to help parents feel more comfortable in the role of advocating for their child at school. Participants will learn what advocacy means, how to improve their advocacy skills, learn to use six skills for effective advocacy, and learn the importance of being organized and using clear and effective communication.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Educación Especial 101
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Esta sesión proporciona una descripción breve del proceso de educación especial, con énfasis en el papel del padre en el proceso, las opciones de resolución de conflictos para los padres, y la importancia de la construcción de relaciones buenas entre los padres y la escuela.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Helping Children with Behavioral Issues
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
In this podcast I speak with Heather Meyer, LMHC and certified Nurtured Heart Approach trainer about children with difficult behaviors, behavior plans, and how the nurtured heart approach can help these very special children by using a very straight forward and common sense approach.
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Preparing for Your Student's Special Education Case Conference
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Case conferences can be confusing and stressful for parents. This webinar helps parents identify issues of concern, use Article 7 to review how the law impacts those issues, organize documents, prepare information, and communicate effectively during the case conference. This class will help parents become their child's best advocate and build positive relationships with school personnel.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Understanding the Certificate of Completion with Amy Howie
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
The last few years, schools have transitioned to a more rigorous course of study for students earning a Certificate of Completion. During this session, parents will learn about the course requirements, the content and standards that will be taught and the outcomes they should expect. We will answer the following key questions:
- Who should be earning a Certificate of Completion/Alternate Diploma?
- What does it mean for your child to earn a Certificate of Completion/Alternate Diploma?
- What are the requirements for the Certificate of Completion/Alternate Diploma?
About the speaker:
Amy Howie is a Special Education Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Public Consulting Group and Director of Project SUCCESS in Indiana. Amy is dedicated to being an enthusiastic and dynamic leader, fostering a lifelong love of learning. Prior to coming to PCG, Amy was a special education teacher and administrator for 18 years, including experience at elementary and secondary levels and covering a range of disability areas and instructional settings including elementary, secondary and vocational education. For the past six years, Amy has been the director of Project SUCCESS, a resource center funded by the IDOE that focuses on professional learning for teachers to support higher academic and post school outcomes for students with significant disabilities. Amy has a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision K-12 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education