Supporting Students with Disabilities in Virtual Environments (SSDVE)

The purpose of this initiative is to provide training and technical assistance to educators supporting students with disabilities in virtual (hybrid, blended, fully online, etc.) environments.

Specific areas of focus include:

Planning and Designing for Learning in Virtual Environments

Evidence-based, trauma-informed instructional and intervention practices
Universal Design for Learning
Digital tools and platforms

Assessing Learners in Virtual Environments

Evidence-based practices for progress monitoring
Digital tools to support formative and summative assessments

Multi-disciplinary, Cross-grade, Cross-curricular Collaborative Practices

Resources and strategies to support multi-disciplinary, cross-grade, and cross-curricular planning
Digital tools and platforms to support collaboration between related service providers, educators, and families

Engaging and Empowering Parents/Adults in the Home

Family and student centered practices in support of transitioning students between face-to-face and virtual school environments
Best-practices for conducting virtual IEP meetings
Strategies for empowering parents/adults to support students’ learning

SSDVE Presents | Monthly Webinars

The "SSDVE Presents:" series offers educators, service providers, and parents resources and supports for navigating education in virtual environments. Please see below under "Events" for links to register for upcoming SSDVE events being offered by PaTTAN.

Monthly SSDVE Presents webinar are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 3:00PM - 4:00PM, registration is required.

SSDVE Schoology

Join the SSDVE Schoology course to access recordings and materials from SSDVE events, open discussion forums, and announcements of relevant news and opportunities.

To join: feel free to share the access code (3PT2-2TM9-F4X84) and instructions (accessible PDF) with others.
For support: access quick how-to videos or contact bestpracticesonline@pattan.net.