Videos

This webinar will review parts of the IEP with a focus on developing IEPs for students with reading and/or writing disabilities. Particular attention will be paid to the present levels of academic achievement, goals and objectives, supplementary aids and services and program modifications, and educational placement.

Deaf-Blind Liaisons serve as the point person for families and staff for LEAs who provide services to a student with deaf-blindness. This webinar will define the role of the liaison, provide foundational information on deaf-blindness and its impact on learning, as well as direct the liaison to the supports and resources which may support teams. Deaf-Blind Liaisons serve as the point person for families and staff for LEAs who provide services to a student with deaf-blindness. This webinar will define the role of the liaison, provide foundational information on deaf-blindness and its impact on learning, as well as direct the liaison to the supports and resources which may support teams.

Various grade-level teams who participated in the session, Secondary Formative Assessment: Questioning and Discussion Techniques, will prepare and share a brief presentations describing and explaining their implementation experience and outcomes.

This session will emphasize the continuous improvement process required to implement and sustain a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) in reading and writing with fidelity. Specifically, the National Center on Improving Literacy’s “MTSS-R Checklist” and a system of distributed leadership will be discussed. The presentation will also demonstrate how the elements from the “MTSS-R Checklist” can be used by school leaders and leadership teams to evaluate MTSS implementation and develop comprehensive action plans to support a robust, schoolwide MTSS system. Overall, this session will feature a systems-level approach and showcase resources that can be accessed for immediate application in school settings.

Schools in Pennsylvania are working to increase the graduation rate and decrease the dropout rate for students with disabilities by utilizing a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). This recorded presentation examines the phases for identifying students with disabilities who are off-track for graduation. The five phases include: 1) establishing a local leadership team and an Early Warning System (EWS), 2) analyzing attendance, behavior, and course performance data, 3) identifying target areas for interventions for students who are off-track, 4) developing an action plan, and 5) implementing and monitoring an evaluation plan.

In this presentation, Mary Anne Wolf will provide an overview of how the human brain learned to read and how this body of information can inform our understanding of reading development, dyslexia, and teaching. Participants will hear an emphasis on the implications of this view for interventions with struggling readers and will discuss how children are changing as the result of immersion in digital media.

A positive school climate helps increase educator perseverance and retention. In alignment with Pennsylvania’s dedication to attracting, preparing, and retaining practitioners in education, specifically in special education, Dr. Alison Mellott joins PaTTANpod to discuss school and personal strategies to build positive environments and increase educators perseverance.

For more information about the Governor’s STEM Competition, please visit https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/STEM/Pages/default.aspx

This webinar provides guidance when using essentialized examples and alternate eligible content within instruction as well as ways to write meaningful goals and collect data to inform instructional practice.

Participants will be provided with potential strategies and examples to support instruction of ELA/Reading aligned to the PA Alternate Eligible Content.