Teacher Toolkit Webinar Series

Our Teacher Toolkit webinar series is ideal for both new and experienced teachers who are looking to fine-tune their implementation of best practices to support students with disabilities. Each session is approximately 90 minutes.

Session Titles and Objectives

Session I: How to…Cultivate an Inclusive Mindset to Support Students with Disabilities 

  • Identify the main drivers of maintaining high expectations for students with disabilities. 

  • Understand inclusion as a service delivery method for students with disabilities.  

Session II: How to…Understand and Respond to Challenging Behavior in Students with Disabilities

  • Understand and describe potential functions of student behavior.​ 

  • Identify strategies to proactively support student behavior. 

  • Review methods for responding to challenging student behavior.​ 

Session III: How to…Support Communication in Students with Significant Disabilities 

  • Describe the importance of teaching communication skills to students as a way of increasing independence and access to academics. ​ 

  • Identify strategies and best practices for increasing student communication skills.​ 

  • Understand student behavior as a form of communication. 

Session IV: How to…Unlock Accessibility with Universal Design for Learning 

  • Understand the three principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)​. ​

  • Describe how implementing elements of UDL can increase access to general education content and settings for students with disabilities.

  • Identify environmental factors of a universally designed classroom, including lighting options, flexible workspaces, and overall classroom accessibility.​​

Session V: How to…Use Explicit Instruction to Teach Students with Significant Disabilities  

  • Identify key elements in implementing the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.  

  • Consider levels of prompting and support to determine how to provide appropriate levels of assistance while still encouraging independence.  

  • Describe how standards can be unpacked to increase access to academic content for students with disabilities​. 

Contact us at Project_Success@pcgus.com for more information.