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While the work of meeting the needs of children with special needs is complex, there are some areas of challenge that are encountered regularly. This session will explore some of these areas including: • FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education) • Placement • Behavior • Transition
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Participants will engage in meaningful learning opportunities and examine practices in schools and classrooms for the purpose of developing student-focused strategies to close the achievement gap and increase student academic success. Examples of 2019 LWEA Equity for All Conference topics include the following: Understanding the Diverse Cultures of our
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WEA's National Board Home Stretch is focused on supporting National Board candidates as they are making final revisions to components just before submission. Participants Eligible to Attend: 2018-19 candidates working on their National Board Certification for submission in spring, 2019.
This National Board Home Stretch is a
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WEAs National Board Renewal Feedback & Support provides NBCTs an opportunity to share and get feedback on one or two drafts of their Professional Growth Experience (PGE) requirements to renew their NB Certificate. NBCTs will participate in a structured feedback protocol process with other candidates to examine PGE evidence, alignment
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Understanding the Federal and State laws for providing special education programs in our public schools is imperative to ensure the compliant delivery of services to qualified students. This course provides an overview of the rules and regulations required for providing special education services. Based on WAC 392-172A and specific court
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This course will introduce educators to the 16 Essential Characteristics for Success. Educators will walk away with strategies and tools for integrating habits of mind in their daily classroom routine. Participants are asked to bring two (2) upcoming lessons to work on embedding the habits into your own current practice
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This course provides an overview of the rules and regulations required for providing special education services. Based on WAC 392-172A and specific court cases, instruction provides participants with the tools needed to provide compliant services. Participants will: - Gain awareness of the definition of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? At the WEA Teacher Certification 101 Training you will: * Learn about recent policy changes affecting teacher certification, including timelines * Explore the National Board Certification process and support
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Participants will develop an understanding about: -The impact of traumatic experiences on students and their classroom behaviors. -Strategies and approaches used to mitigate this impact and improve educational outcomes. -The importance of incorporating self-care techniques for students and educators. Cost: $10.00 for Puget
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Do you have questions about Washington state teacher certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options? At the WEA Teacher Certification 101 Training you will: * Learn about recent policy changes affecting teacher certification, including timelines * Explore the National Board Certification process and support
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This training is designed to empower certificated staff, para-educators, and other school staff to address student agitation and escalating behavior and to calm and refocus the behavior back to student learning. The training is open to Rainier UniServ members, and a $20 good faith check must be sent to the
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Education Staff Associates (ESA) include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, SLPs, OT/PT’s and nurses. ESAs have complex and different certification and continuing education requirements, with many changes in recent years. Do you have questions about Washington state ESA certification and continuing education requirements, state policy updates, or support options
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Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) are job-embedded professional learning experiences for educators to renew their certificates and earn clock hours. PGPs are built from the work you are already doing. Certificated educators can complete one PGP per year (25 clock hours); they can renew their certificates with 4 PGPs every 5
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WEA Fourth Corner and WEA-Retired are pleased to present a pre-retirement seminar for members who are planning for retirement for refundable $25. Spouses/significant others for an additional $15. How prepared are you? What decisions will you have to make? What paperwork should you have in order, now and then
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A joint training for members of Spokane EA and WEA-Eastern UniServ Council: Education Staff Associates (ESA) include school counselors, psychologists, social workers, SLPs, OT/PT’s and nurses. ESAs have complex and different certification and continuing education requirements, with many changes in recent years. This course is
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This course offers an in-depth look at autism characteristics in areas such as social reciprocity, shared attention, and perspective taking. Attendees learn how these deficits translate into academic, social, motor, communication and adaptive difficulties in schools and communities. This course provides an overview of the various behavioral, developmental and structured
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