Target Audience: Partnerships are expected to attend together. 

Seminole county K-12 General Education and Exceptional Student Education Teachers who partner together in serving students with disabilities in an inclusive service delivery model (Support Facilitation, Co-Teaching). 

Related service providers including SLPs, OT, etc and Instructional Support (Coaches). 

Administrators and/or school based leaders supporting teachers in collaborative partnerships are highly encouraged to attend to learn how to support effective collaborative teaching partnerships and to increase student engagement and achievement.  

Course Objective: Teacher partnerships will have the opportunity to:  

• Get to know one another

• Understand what each other brings and needs when teaching collaboratively 

• How to plan together

• How to deliver instruction together (the Five Collaborative Teaching Approaches)   

Course Description: Teacher partnerships will have time to get to know one another and learn how to plan and implement the five collaborative teaching approaches.  These approaches will be modeled and taught as well as how to implement Specially Designed Instruction within the approaches. 

Collaborative Teaching in Elementary/Secondary Schools: Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!, by Wendy W. Murawski will be provided to all participants. 

Implementation Activity: Teacher partnerships are required to submit pre- and post- Student Engagement Data and complete a Collaborative Teaching peer observation prior to receiving 12 ESE Certificate Renewal Requirement Points/Inservice credits.  This will be discussed during the professional learning session. 

Follow Up Method: Email communication and coaching throughout the implementation period, as well as on-site coaching (per partnerships request) will be available.

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: Rosemarie.Bedesem@FDLRSAction.org, Allison.Kanji@FDLRSAction.org, Kimberly.Riley@FDLRSAction.org 

Target Audience: Osceola County Teachers, Grades 6-12, of students working towards Florida Standards Access Points

Course Objectives:  This professional development provides educators the opportunity to discuss and share effective classroom practices. Teachers will be empowered to create a specialized learning environment to support students with intensive academic, behavioral and communication needs. 

Course Description:

• Explore structures to maximize student independence utilizing visual clarity and organization for individualized learning activities. 

• Identify and understand how visual supports can be used in the classroom 

• Identify assistive technology supports and accessibility techniques to maximize learning. 

• Explore educational technology that supports content areas 

• Identify websites that support the teaching of students with significant disabilities and their parent/guardian/caregiver

Points: 3 in-service points

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: wendi.melton-harper@fdlrsaction.org 

Target Audience: Osceola County Teachers, Grades K-5, of students working towards Florida Standards Access Points

Course Objectives:  This professional development provides educators the opportunity to discuss and share effective classroom practices. Teachers will be empowered to create a specialized learning environment to support students with intensive academic, behavioral and communication needs. 

Course Description:

• Explore structures to maximize student independence utilizing visual clarity and organization for individualized learning activities. 

• Identify and understand how visual supports can be used in the classroom 

• Identify assistive technology supports and accessibility techniques to maximize learning. 

• Explore educational technology that supports content areas 

• Identify websites that support the teaching of students with significant disabilities and their parent/guardian/caregiver

Points: 3 in-service points

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: wendi.melton-harper@fdlrsaction.org 

Target Audience: Partnerships are expected to attend together. 

Seminole county K-12 General Education and Exceptional Student Education Teachers who partner together in serving students with disabilities in an inclusive service delivery model (Support Facilitation, Co-Teaching). 

Related service providers including SLPs, OT, etc and Instructional Support (Coaches). 

Administrators and/or school based leaders supporting teachers in collaborative partnerships are highly encouraged to attend to learn how to support effective collaborative teaching partnerships and to increase student engagement and achievement.  

Course Objective: Teacher partnerships will have the opportunity to:  

• Get to know one another

• Understand what each other brings and needs when teaching collaboratively 

• How to plan together

• How to deliver instruction together (the Five Collaborative Teaching Approaches)   

Course Description: Teacher partnerships will have time to get to know one another and learn how to plan and implement the five collaborative teaching approaches.  These approaches will be modeled and taught as well as how to implement Specially Designed Instruction within the approaches. 

Collaborative Teaching in Elementary/Secondary Schools: Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!, by Wendy W. Murawski will be provided to all participants. 

Implementation Activity: Teacher partnerships are required to submit pre- and post- Student Engagement Data and complete a Collaborative Teaching peer observation prior to receiving 12 ESE Certificate Renewal Requirement Points/Inservice credits.  This will be discussed during the professional learning session. 

Follow Up Method: Email communication and coaching throughout the implementation period, as well as on-site coaching (per partnerships request) will be available.

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: Rosemarie.Bedesem@FDLRSAction.org, Allison.Kanji@FDLRSAction.org, Kimberly.Riley@FDLRSAction.org 

Target Audience: K-12 teachers of record and administrators who are implementing a Peers as Partners in Learning course

serving students with disabilities at their school site. 

Course Objective: Participants will understand concepts as related to the text by applying them to their teaching practices as Peers as Partners in Learning teacher of record focusing on including students with disabilities.

Course Description: This cohort will meet for a total of 3 virtual 60 minute meetings discussing the text assignment and its application as a Peers as Partners in Learning teacher of record or administrator. 

Course Text: End of Average by Todd Rose will be provided to all participants. 

Implementation Activity: Reading and participation in 3 virtual sessions for a total of 6 inservice credits. 

Follow Up Method: Email communication and coaching throughout the implementation period.

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: Rosemarie.Bedesem@FDLRSaction.org  

Target Audience: Partnerships are expected to attend together. 

Seminole county K-12 General Education and Exceptional Student Education Teachers who partner together in serving students with disabilities in an inclusive service delivery model (Support Facilitation, Co-Teaching). 

Related service providers including SLPs, OT, etc and Instructional Support (Coaches). 

Administrators and/or school based leaders supporting teachers in collaborative partnerships are highly encouraged to attend to learn how to support effective collaborative teaching partnerships and to increase student engagement and achievement.  

Course Objective: Teacher partnerships will have the opportunity to:  

• Get to know one another

• Understand what each other brings and needs when teaching collaboratively 

• How to plan together

• How to deliver instruction together (the Five Collaborative Teaching Approaches)   

Course Description: Teacher partnerships will have time to get to know one another and learn how to plan and implement the five collaborative teaching approaches.  These approaches will be modeled and taught as well as how to implement Specially Designed Instruction within the approaches. 

Collaborative Teaching in Elementary/Secondary Schools: Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!, by Wendy W. Murawski will be provided to all participants. 

Implementation Activity: Teacher partnerships are required to submit pre- and post- Student Engagement Data and complete a Collaborative Teaching peer observation prior to receiving 12 ESE Certificate Renewal Requirement Points/Inservice credits.  This will be discussed during the professional learning session. 

Follow Up Method: Email communication and coaching throughout the implementation period, as well as on-site coaching (per partnerships request) will be available.

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: Rosemarie.Bedesem@FDLRSAction.org, Allison.Kanji@FDLRSAction.org, Kimberly.Riley@FDLRSAction.org