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Virginia Department of Education’s TTACs provide professional development and support designed to assist schools in addressing accountability and improvement goals for students with disabilities.
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Teaching Schwa: The Most Common Vowel Sound in the English Language, February 2023
One Size Does Not Fit All, December 2022
Magnifying Morphological Awareness in Reading Instruction, November 2022
Foundations of Teaching High-Leverage Practices HLPs), October 2022
Student Participation in IEP Meetings: Strategies to Increase Student Involvement, September 2022
Grow from SOLO collaborative Instructional Leadership, May 2022
What's My Line? Elevating Sentence Writing through Structured Literacy , March 2022
Embedding Sensory Connections into Everyday Routines, February 2022
Compassionate Family Engagement, December 2021
Vocabulary: The Solution to Math Success, November 2021
New Social-Emotional Standards to Guide the New School Year, October 2021
Hold on Tight: Accelerate Math Learning, September 2021
When We Know Better, We Do Better: What the Science of Reading Is Telling Us, May 2021
Effective School Administrators = Successful Students and Schools, April 2021
HLPs in Action: From Lift off to Locating the Landing Zone: Families and Educators as Co-Pilots, March 2021
HLPs in Action: Building a Strong Sensory Foundation to Create a Supportive Learning Environment, February 2021
School to Work Transition: If it's Broke, Fix it, December 2020
Teacher Mentoring in Challenging Times, November 2020
HLPs in Action: Literacy Legislation Meets High Leverage Practices, October 2020
HLPs in Action: Student Involvement in IEP Goal Development, September 2020
Upcoming Events
ONGOING
The TTAC at JMU is offering virtual get-togethers to assistant administrators who are responsible for leading special education efforts. If interested in participating, email region_5_ttac@jmu.edu
In collaboration with the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence (VCU-ACE), this CoLA supports autism specialist in Regions 4 and 5. This network of autism specialists meets face-to-face for professional learning in the fall and spring and monthly for "Coffee Chats." It also provides remote discussions for networking and virtual resource sharing on topics relevant to stakeholders. For more information, email Lorna Frizzelle at frizzelm@jmu.edu.
IPOP supports increasing access and the quality of inclusive practices for preschoolers through technical assistance and support at the division level. If you would like more information on how to apply for IPOP or more information on increasing inclusive practices in Early Childhood contact Meg Druga (drugamk@jmu.edu).
Join this community of practice focused on learning, sharing, and networking with educators who are interested in instructional practices that relate to the Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning (VESOL). Four to five 1-hour long virtual meetings per year, access to a shared resources/activities folder. Contact Jesse Rodriguez (rodri3jm@jmu.edu) to join.
Your TTAC at JMU in collaboration with the Center on Transition Innovations (CTI) offer resources and professional learning opportunities around secondary transition planning and services via a community of practice for division transition coordinators. Contact Jill Shifflett (shiffljm@jmu.edu) for more information.
The Region 5 Co-Teaching Network is designed to connect co-teachers to resources, events, and each other. The network is open to all co-teachers in region 5 schools. Email Jill Shifflett (shiffljm@jmu.edu) to join.
This CoP supports educators who participate in the VDOE's Multi-sensory Structured Literacy / Orton-Gillingham training. The CoP meets twice a year to explore and share literacy practices and resources related to structured literacy and the OG approach. Contact Jen MacRae (macraejm@jmu.edu) for more information.
This CoP supports division-level Dyslexia Advisors. The CoP meets twice a year to explore and share resources to best meet the needs of students with dyslexia. Contact Jen MacRae (macraejm@jmu.edu) for more information.
What is new on Online Training? Click to discover topics in assistive technology, literacy, High Leverage Practices (HLPs), co-teaching, and supporting military families.
VDOE’s Professional Learning Program empowers educators to explore new instructional practices and the flexibility to achieve more—all at their own pace. Virtual Virginia offers online professional learning opportunities for all Virginia public school educators at no cost. https://vdoelearning.catalog.instructure.com/
Location
Region 5 TTAC
James Madison University
Memorial Hall 7350
395 South High Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807