Videos

This session will provide an over view of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Order of Selection Criteria. The criteria are reviewed along with a description of the newly named "waiting list."

Each year, parents of school-aged students with disabilities in approximately one-fifth of Pennsylvania's Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are surveyed to determine the extent to which they feel their child’s school facilitated parent involvement. The results of the annual survey are reported to the Federal Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and to the public as part of Pennsylvania’s Annual Performance Report. Parent involvement is a federally required indicator of compliance and performance (Indicator #8) that is part of all State Performance Plans. This video, Parent Involvement Survey: Your Participation Matters, is a family-friendly overview of the parent survey that Pennsylvania uses to address Indicator 8. Presented by a parent for parents of children with disabilities, this video highlights the following: the intent of Indicator 8; how the parent survey is administered; what the parent survey looks like; and why parents receiving the parent survey are encouraged to respond to the request for information. Districts are encouraged to share this video with the parent of children with disabilities prior to their LEAs involvement in the survey cycle for Indicator 8.

Family member support is integral to a youth transitioning from high school to adult life. Matters such as customized employment, entitlement vs eligibility, and exploring the option of a two or four year college, are just a few of the topics that may be explored during the transition process. During this webinar, PaTTAN consultants will introduce available resources such as the Family 1-Pager Guides and Planning for the Future Checklist to LEAs and discuss strategies for sharing them with parents and family members in supporting youth in preparing for post-secondary education, employment, and independent living.

Is your school or district thinking about partnering with a mental health provider to provide school-based mental health services and professional development at the Tier-1 classroom, building, and district level? Would you like to learn more about how School-Based Mental Health Providers and educators are partnering to implement a comprehensive array of services, while at the same time meeting and exceeding the PA Legislative requirements associated with Act 71, Act 44, and Act 18? If so, check out this behavior byte that highlights this partnership, situated within an MTSS framework in K-12 and Intermediate Unit Community-Based Schools.

There is more to STEM than building robots... problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking and more are crucial skills obtained by engaging in STEM activities. Judd Pittman discusses how STEM leads to employment and what the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is doing to address these 21st century skills.

Participants will receive an overview of disproportionality including its definition, process of identification, and practices to respond to instances of disproportionality. We will also review significant disproportionality and PDE's dashboard that allows LEAs to review their data.

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of complex neurological developmental disabilities characterized by problems with communication, social interaction, and patterns of interest and behavior.

PaTTAN Behavior Initiative consultants provide a quick list of tips to consider as educators engage in providing virtual learning experiences These include: using virtual backgrounds, opportunities to respond, engagement strategies and virtual incentives.

Find out PaTTAN’s most recent offering – PaTTANpod – a podcast series for educators. Bringing PD to you!