
Professional Development - Registration
FDLRS/FIN Crown Local Professional Development Registration Site
Serving: Clay , Duval and Nassau School Districts
MultiSensory Literacy October 06 2023
Points: 8
Presenter: Call & Take
With each sense that is engaged in learning, the brain is given additional opportunities to encode "integrate" information. Teachers will learn that students who think and learn differently benefit from a variety of approaches, including multisensory approaches. Teachers will participate in a variety of literacy activities that engage multiple senses, and incorporate the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Assistive Technology (AT).
8pts with required follow-up
8pts with required follow-up
Audience: All Teachers
Place: John Love Elementary
Advantages of Visual Supports - Vitrual 3:30-6:30 October 23 2023
Points: 6
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Call
Advantages of Visual Supports- Part 2 of a 7-part series of Autism in the Classroom. In this training teachers will learn the research behind this Evidence based practice. We will learn how visual supports help alleviate stress and anxiety by providing predictability, provides opportunities for increased receptive and expressive language and communication, and increases engagement for students with autism. Finally, we will discuss the benefits of using visual supports to address challenging behavior and increase adaptive skills.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
Audience: All teachers serving students on the autism spectrum.
Place: Virtual
Poor Students Rich Teaching -8:30am to 3:30pm October 26 2023
Points: 6
Presenter: FDLRS Staff
Based on the book by Eric Jensen, teachers will understand the urgency of poverty in the United States and how poverty affects education, student engagement, and academic achievement.
They will learn how creating a positive school culture and a growth mindset for students can be beneficial in overcoming adversity and gain powerful mindsets in the classroom setting to bring change.
Participants work to build effective teacher-student relationships, and help students see achievement as a reachable target.
Course Requirements to receive credit for taking this course (points or certificate of completion)
1. Complete all follow-up activities
6 ESE Recertification Points
They will learn how creating a positive school culture and a growth mindset for students can be beneficial in overcoming adversity and gain powerful mindsets in the classroom setting to bring change.
Participants work to build effective teacher-student relationships, and help students see achievement as a reachable target.
Course Requirements to receive credit for taking this course (points or certificate of completion)
1. Complete all follow-up activities
6 ESE Recertification Points
Audience: ESE/General Education Teachers
Place: FDLRS Crown - 1531 Winthrop St
What to Know About Evidence-based Practices - Vitrual 3:30-6:30 November 13 2023
Points: 6
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Call
What to Know about Evidence Based Practices- Part 3 of a 7-part series of Autism in the Classroom. In this course you will learn 28 EBPs for students with autism identified by the National Clearinghouse of Autism and Practice (NCEAP). We will go into detail on 4 of the EBPs (Ayres Sensory Integration, Functional Communication Training, Reinforcement, and Visual Supports).
6 ESE points with required follow up.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
Audience: All teachers serving students on the autism spectrum.
Place: Virtual
Sensory and Autism - Virtual 3:30-6:30 December 11 2023
Points: 6
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Call
Sensory and Autism- Part 4 of a 7-part series on Autism in the Classroom. This training focuses on the importance of addressing sensory needs in students with autism. We will learn strategies to address each of the seven sensory systems as well as determining the difference between sensory responses and behavior responses.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
Audience: All teachers serving students on the autism spectrum.
Place: Vitrual
Adaptive Books - Virtual 3:30-6:30 January 22 2024
Points: 6
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Call
Adaptive Books- Part 6 in a 7-part series on Autism in the Classroom. In this course we will learn how to increase literacy experience and engagement for students with autism by adapting texts. The Literacy Bill of Rights states that ALL students should have opportunities to read and write with accessible and appropriate texts, interact with others while reading/writing, and live and learn in environments that maintain the expectations and attitudes that all individuals are literacy learners.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
Audience: All teachers serving students on the autism spectrum.
Place: Virtual
Show Me with a Social Narrative - Virtual 3:30-6:30 February 12 2024
Points: 6
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Call
Show me with a Social Narrative- Part 7 in a 7-part series on Autism in the Classroom. This training demonstrates the importance of using social narratives to help students with autism understand social demands, interactions, and communication through social stories/narratives. A social narrative is an illustration that describe social situations for learners with ASD, explain the feelings and thoughts of others in the social situation, describe appropriate behavior expectations, individualized based upon the needs of the learner, so they can understand social norms and how to communicate with others appropriately.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
6 ESE points with required follow up.
Audience: All teachers serving students on the autism spectrum.
Place: Vitrual