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Student Services Leadership Institute for NEW and ASPIRING Directors and Assistant Superintendents
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ACCEPT Collaborative is pleased to offer a NEW Student Services Leadership Institute (SSLI), a practitioner-informed, application-focused program, designed specifically for current and aspiring districtwide Directors and Assistant Directors of Student Services or Special Education.
ADOS 2 Training
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In just two days, learn the potential uses of the ADOS-2 as part of a diagnostic evaluation for autism. You’ll have the opportunity to practice scoring while observing the instructor administer the ADOS-2 to a child with autism. The workshop focuses primarily on Modules 1 through 4, and attendees are given materials to study later to complete training in the Toddler Module.
The Role of the SLP in Central Auditory Processing Disorders
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Defining Central Auditory Processing Disorders is often a challenge for the Speech Language Pathologist as it is recognized to be in the domain of our Audiologist colleagues. It is, however, relevant to the SLP as it pertains to language processing skills, working memory, processing time and auditory comprehension.
Partnering with Families of Neurodivergent Students: Practical Strategies for Educators
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While educators don’t need to have all the answers, their role in welcoming and supporting families of neurodivergent students is critical, as proactive communication, collaboration, and empathy can build essential trust for families often navigating the stress of advocacy and misunderstood behaviors.
Oracy and Academic Talk for Multilingual Learners: Structured Speaking Across Proficiency Levels
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Building on prior listening skills, this session empowers educators to foster equitable participation for multilingual learners by designing scaffolded oral language routines aligned with WIDA proficiency levels.
Collaborative Transition Planning
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This workshop will cover strategies to help schools guide SPED families and students through transition planning, to help the student prepare for life after school. Participants will learn about the mindset and needs of families at this time and how to encourage ongoing discussions about the student’s future goals. We’ll also cover key parts of transition planning that parents will need to know, and share resources to help them engage in the process.
AI Ethics, Literacy, Policy & Security Part 2: Advanced Leadership & Implementation
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This is part two of a two-part series, which aims to equip Massachusetts K–12 school and district leaders to evaluate, govern, procure, and communicate about AI in ways that protect students, support staff, and meet community and School Committee expectations. Part two will convert those foundations into durable systems for governance, privacy, procurement, instructional integrity, and continuous improvement.
Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement Course
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The Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement course is designed to help equip teachers to address the needs of a multilingual and multicultural student population by training teachers in research-proven practices for working with English Learners (ELs).
Teaching, Smarter Not Harder: Supporting Today’s Youth Through Intentional Learning Environment Design
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This course helps teachers reframe classroom challenges through a skill-development lens and provides practical, teacher-controlled strategies for designing learning environments that support today’s learners, without adding new programs or workload.
Providing Reading Intervention for Students PreK-3
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This graduate course will provide a scaffolded opportunity to learn more from foundational documents and key components of literacy as well as supplemental scholarly literature, tools, and activities that help to strengthen pedagogical practices and target interventions based on real live data.
Providing Reading Intervention for Students Grades 4-9
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This graduate course will provide a scaffolded opportunity to learn more from foundational documents and key components of literacy as well as supplemental scholarly literature, tools, and activities that help to strengthen pedagogical practices and target interventions based on real live data.
Science of Reading
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This course provides a strong foundation in the best practices of literacy instruction. Essential areas of reading instruction are addressed: understanding the science of reading, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension.
Literacy Foundations for English Learners
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This course serves as a foundation in the methods, materials and approaches for teaching foundational literacy to English learners in grades PK-4. Educators will be provided a scaffolded opportunity to learn more from foundational documents and key components of the Mass Literacy site as well as supplemental scholarly literature, tools, and activities that help to strengthen pedagogical practices and accelerate the outcomes of all English Learners.
Executive Functioning:Â Helping All Students Become Successful
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Unlock the potential of your students by understanding and improving executive functioning skills with our insightful workshop. Designed for educators, coaches, and school psychologists, this workshop delves into the critical role executive functioning plays in student achievement and provides actionable strategies to support and enhance these essential cognitive skills.
Executive Functioning and Reading Comprehension
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This graduate course explores the critical connection between executive functioning skills and reading comprehension. Participants will examine how cognitive processes such as working memory, attention, self-regulation, and flexible thinking influence a student’s ability to construct meaning from text.Â
Fading Support
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Focused on the process of fading supports for students receiving special education services, this workshop will explore why and how to fade both academic and behavioral supports in order to reduce learned helplessness, strengthen executive functioning skills, and move students toward greater independence in authentic learning environments. The session will address legal considerations related to fading support and will examine the progression from intensive supports to more generalized, consultative models that promote skill transfer and real-life application.
Safety Care Training
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Safety-Care training for schools offers prevention-focused crisis management for K-12 staff, teaching de-escalation, physical safety, and behavioral support skills to reduce restraints and injuries, aligning with PBIS/MTSS frameworks to create safer, more positive environments for students with challenging behaviors. It emphasizes verbal and non-verbal strategies, physical management techniques (like the Small Person Stability Hold for younger kids), and proactive classroom structures, making it suitable for teachers, aides, administrators, and even transportation staff.Â
Transition Planning
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This workshop is designed to support educators, administrators, related service providers, and transition specialists in developing high-quality transition plans. Participants will deepen their understanding of state and federal requirements with a focus on effective transition planning.Â