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.

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.

• Videos
• Resources
• Consultants

Videos

Resource Sharing from the Autism Initiative Season | PaTTANpod [S2E27] 00:13:00 minutes

SSDVE Presents: Progress Monitoring minutes

SSDVE Presents: Empowering Family, Educators and Critical Stakeholders in Virtual/Hybrid Learning minutes

SSDVE Presents: Supporting Students and Teachers During COVID minutes

SSDVE Presents: Student Engagement in Virtual Learning minutes

SSDVE Presents: End of School Year Planning and Social Emotional Learning minutes

SSDVE Presents: Spring IEP Season minutes

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Resources

Digital Eye Strain: Symptoms and Solutions After using digital media all day, are your students making comments related to their vision? This publication describes some of the symptoms of, and solutions for, digital eye strain.

Enhancing School Engagement and Attendance for Students with Disabilities This resource provides information for educators, families, caregivers, and other stakeholders about removing barriers interfering with attendance, as well as strategies to improve school engagement and attendance for students with disabilities.

Family Q&A on Evaluation/Reevaluation During COVID-19 The purpose of this document is to answer several frequently asked questions that families of students with disabilities have had during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Also available in Spanish.

Family Q&A on Evaluation/Reevaluation During COVID-19 (Spanish) The purpose of this document is to answer several frequently asked questions that families of students with disabilities have had during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Also available in English.

Health and Safety Plans in Pennsylvania Schools: What Families Need to Know The purpose of this document is to provide basic information about the Health and Safety Plans that LEAs are required to develop prior to the reopening of schools.

Also available in Spanish.

Health and Safety Plans in Pennsylvania Schools: What Families Need to Know (Spanish) The purpose of this document is to provide basic information about the Health and Safety Plans that LEAs are required to develop prior to the reopening of schools.

Also available in English.

Hearing Accessibility: Event Planning Checklist All meetings and training events, live or virtual, must have captions and use microphones for auditory information. This checklist will help you ensure hearing accessibility when planning your live and virtual events.

Helping Your Child Learn at Home Using an Online Learning Platform This publication provides a checklist for families who are using an online learning platform to teach their child at home.

Also available in Spanish.

Helping Your Child Learn at Home: What to Do When You Don’t Have Access to the Internet This publication provides a checklist for families who are teaching their child at home and do not have access to the internet.

Also available in Spanish.

Helping Your Child Learn at Home: What to Do When You Don’t Have Access to the Internet (Spanish) This publication provides a checklist for families who are teaching their child at home and do not have access to the internet.

Also available in English.

Lessons Learned From Virtual Learning During COVID-19: Tips for Educators Families and educators were asked to provide tips based on their experience with virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also available in Spanish.

Lessons Learned From Virtual Learning During COVID-19: Tips for Educators (Spanish) Families and educators were asked to provide tips based on their experience with virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also available in English.

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Consultants

- Office Lead

- State Lead

Sara Frey PaTTAN - CENTRAL