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1. ONLINE: Mondays with FACE - Virtual Community Cafe 2024-2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/caregivers, community members.

Dates: 9/9/2024 to 6/9/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4877

Presented in English and in Spanish

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Workshop Description:

All sessions will have breakout rooms offered exclusively in Spanish. Please contact us to get a hold of flyers for additional workshops offered in Spanish to share with families! Join us for an informal meeting for caregivers of children with disabilities:
Interested in learning more about special education?
Looking to connect with other parents of children with disabilities?
Looking for resources or referrals? Workshops?
Have questions about your child's IEP?
Then these meetings are for you!

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2. ONLINE: Nassau County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle- 2024-2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Nassau County Department of Health

Dates: 9/11/2024 to 6/11/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0770

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

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3. ONLINE: Suffolk County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle - 2024-2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Nassau County Department of Health

Dates: 10/9/2024 to 6/11/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8320

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

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4. ONLINE: Spanish Series for Families 2024-2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Spanish speaking Parents, other caregivers and teachers of preschool and early elementary age children. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/17/2024 to 6/4/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3347

Exclusively in Spanish

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Workshop Titles:

- 10/17/2024: What is an Individualized Education Program
- 11/14/2024: Transitioning From Early Intervention (EI) to the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
- 12/02/2024: Agency 101: Navigating Adult Services
- 01/09/2025: Training of the Parent Member of the CPSE/CSE
- 01/16/2025: Training of the Parent Member of the CPSE/CSE
- 02/06/2025: What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- 03/06/2025: Training of the Parent Member of the CPSE/CSE
- 03/13/2025: Training of the Parent Member of the CPSE/CSE
- 04/03/2025: Transitioning From Committee on Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten
- 05/01/2025: Transitioning From Early Intervention (EI) to the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
- 06/04/2025: Agency 101: Navigating Adult Services

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5. Online: Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring Introduction- November 25, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 11/25/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8643

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Workshop Description:

TThe purpose of this interactive workshop is to provide participants with an overview of what progress monitoring for academics is and how to implement this practice with individual students. Content is applicable to work with all general education students within a tiered model of academic support (e.g., MTSS, RTI) and students receiving special education services. The content covers the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the importance and core features of progress monitoring, as well as modeling and practice with feedback on implementing progress monitoring. Participants are given an opportunity for independent work with support from the presenters.

At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
- Describe the purpose of progress monitoring
- Define progress monitoring
- Identify the steps for implementing progress monitoring at the individual student level

Please note, this workshop contains a second part in the format of independent work that will be provided during the listed session.

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6. ONLINE: Creating the Individualized Education Program (IEP)- December 4, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role as chairpersons or directors of special education. As always, all stakeholders are welcome!

Dates: 12/4/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5524

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Workshop Description:

Do you want to know how to write a Quality IEP? How to align all parts of the IEP so that it is developed in a way to support students with disabilities to make progress toward general education? Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.

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7. Online: Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning- December 4, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 12/4/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1541

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Workshop Description:

Explicit instruction helps us support and meaningfully engage ALL students. It has quite an impact on diverse groups of students across all grade levels, in general and special education classrooms who are learning both academic and non-academic concepts. For all students, including students with disabilities and English Learners, it provides an approach that integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and can be used in pre teaching and reteaching content and skills. For students with disabilities, it is also an important component of Specially Designed Instruction.

We will spend time in the areas below (and more!):
- breaking down concepts and skills to logically sequence lessons and craft clear objectives
- providing students with necessary schema and background knowledge, on which to build new understandings
- planning for guided and supported practice through modeling, demonstrating, thinking aloud, active engagement, scaffolding, and fading supports
- being responsive to student needs through formative assessment and providing informative and actionable feedback
- building independence and generalization within lessons and through periodic review, practice, and application

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8. ONLINE: Transition in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Overview - December 5, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student’s IEP. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 12/5/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8058

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the transition planning process and the components within a transition-focused IEP. Attendees will deepen their understanding of best practices and evidence-based strategies related to quality transition services and planning.

Participants will: - Identify key components of high-quality Transition IEPs and understand the transition planning process.
- Identify key elements of the Present Levels of Performance; transition needs and course of study; the Coordinated Set of Activities; and the components needed to develop and write measurable postsecondary goals
- Identify the components needed to develop and write measurable annual goals that support each of the measurable postsecondary goals
- Ensure student participation in the development of a transition IEP and parent involvement in the transition planning process
- Describe the role of agencies and promote interagency collaboration
- Be able to directly apply and implement these practices to ensure student success with postsecondary goals

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9. Online: What Is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)? For Families of School-Age Students- December 6, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, family members, and caregivers. Additionally, if interested, related service personnel, CSE Chairpersons and administrators may attend to better understand the role of the parent/guardian in the development in IEPs. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 12/6/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0941

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Workshop Description:

The purpose of this interactive workshop is for families/parents and caregivers to gain a foundational understanding of the Committee on Special Education (CSE) process and the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development process, including the roles and responsibilities of the CSE, the various components of the IEP, and the transition planning process. Please bring your child's IEP if they have one, we will have blank copies available as well. We will go through every line on the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute!!

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10. In-Person: Nassau Transition Consortium- December 09, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons

Dates: 12/9/2024

Location: Bellmore-Merrick

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu or Grace Hussey at GHussey@msd.k12.ny.us.

Workshop Description:

The Nassau Transition Consortium is a Professional Learning Community made up of Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons. Members of the consortium come together on a monthly basis to discuss common goals, needs, interests, and/or questions in order to improve professional transition practices on Long Island.

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11. ONLINE: Creating a Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environment- December 9, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Pupil Support Personnel, School Leadership, District Leadership and Administration, Directors of Special Education. Please note, everyone is welcome..

Dates: 12/9/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6803

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Workshop Description:

When students feel like they belong at school, they have fewer absences, fewer disciplinary infractions, higher graduation rates, as well as increased engagement, self-esteem, and attitudes. Join this interactive workshop to understand how affirming learning environments improve student outcomes and develop strategies for creating welcoming and affirming learning environments where students can better succeed.

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12. Online: Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners- December 11, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: School districts that have received disproportionality notifications and are designated for support in the Regional Resource Plan. In the context of this training package, "disproportionality” includes any of the following compliance indicators:





• SPP Indicator 9: Disproportionate Representation in Special Education by Race/Ethnicity





• SPP Indicator 10: Disproportionate Classification in Special Education by Race/Ethnicity <

Dates: 12/11/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom7682

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Workshop Description:

With the increased numbers of English Language Learners disproportionately identified as students with disabilities, this workshop series provides an overview of policies and practices that address the issue. District leaders and staff will engage in the review of core concepts to support foundational understanding with opportunity to put theory into practice in reviewing concepts of language difference and disability, the identification process, and more.

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13. Online: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- December 12, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 12/12/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4200a

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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14. ONLINE: Transition Assessment for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities- December 13, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student’s IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 12/13/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4428

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Workshop Description:

This workshop addresses transition assessments for students with significant disabilities.

Participants will:
- Learn research that supports transition assessment for students with significant disabilities
- Review transition assessments for students with significant disabilities
- Learn how to write transition assessment results for students with significant disabilities for transition planning

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15. ONLINE: Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for Administrators - December 13, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: This is primarily intended for administrators but, please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 12/13/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3462

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Workshop Description:

How do you support special and general education teachers to improve outcomes for students with disabilities? Do you know how specially designed instruction puts the "special" into "special education?"

The Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for Administrators workshop is intended to further develop administrators' knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.

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16. ONLINE: Overview of the Transition in the IEP Series: Case Study Application- December 16, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Special education administrators, special education and general education teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, school psychologists, school counselors, agency/community service providers or case managers, and families. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 12/16/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6452

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Workshop Description:

Participants will:
- Identify and understand key components of high-quality Transition IEPs and understand the transition planning process
- Utilize available case study to apply concepts
- Utilize optional IEP mapping templates to use in tandem with their own active student IEP
- Be able to directly apply and implement today's concepts into practice with an increased understanding

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17. Online: Identifying and Intensifying Intervention: What to Do and How to Do It- December 16, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.supported by the science of reading. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 12/16/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2099

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop highlights the essential skills necessary to consider all students' needs as they relate to instructional practices. Instructors will be guided on how to utilize ongoing data collection to intensify reading instruction using evidence-based strategies. Participants will be exposed to skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based learning deficits and will determine which interventions should be applied for each. Facilitators will discuss how this practice can be applied across all academic areas.

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18. ONLINE: Long Island Regional Partnership Center's Academic Community Cafe- December 18, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Previous Workshop Participants. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome

Dates: 12/18/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4421

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Description:

Office Hours- Informal setting for participants of previous workshops to attend and have additional needs addressed.

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19. IN-PERSON: Suffolk County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle- January 8, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Special Education Providers and Programs, Suffolk County Department of Health

Dates: 1/8/2025

Location: Suffolk County Department of Health--DSCSN 3500 Su

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.



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20. ONLINE: Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading- January 8, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.supported by the science of reading. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 1/8/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2935

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Workshop Description:

This workshop was developed to help participants gain a greater understanding of what the science of reading has determined to be the foundational skills that are needed in order to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices and the impact they have on reading proficiency, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective. Participants will also gain context for the importance of equity in reading instruction in order to address barriers. We will take a look at some ineffective practices and why those may not be working, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective.

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21. ONLINE: New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Essential Information for Families of Students with Disabilities-

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Families, students, teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, professionals, school counselors, agency/community service providers, or case managers. All are welcome!

Dates: 1/10/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1990

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Workshop Description:

The purpose of this interactive workshop is to educate families of students with disabilities on the essential information regarding NYSAA including, what NYSAA is, what the test entails, and how it will impact a student's postsecondary planning and opportunities.

Families will:
- review the state assessment options.
- identify the purpose and structure of NYSAA.
- become familiar with the process for determining whether a student is eligible for NYSAA.
- explore student exit options and how a NYSAA designation impacts students' postsecondary planning, including graduation.

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22. In-Person: Nassau Transition Consortium- January 14, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons

Dates: 1/14/2025

Location: Massapequa

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu or Grace Hussey at GHussey@msd.k12.ny.us.

Workshop Description:

The Nassau Transition Consortium is a Professional Learning Community made up of Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons. Members of the consortium come together on a monthly basis to discuss common goals, needs, interests, and/or questions in order to improve professional transition practices on Long Island.

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23. ONLINE: Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Families- February 7, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents of children, Pre-K-12, and any other appropriate related professionals. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 2/7/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0042

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Workshop Description:

This condensed, interactive workshop is intended to provide participants with an overview of student involvement in the IEP process. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote their child's participation in IEP development and CSE meetings. Materials and resources to promote self determination and student involvement will be reviewed. It is never too early for students to join their CSE meetings!!

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24. In-Person: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- February 13, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 2/13/2025

Location: TBD

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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25. In-Person: Nassau Transition Consortium- February 27, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons

Dates: 2/27/2025

Location: Lynbrook

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu or Grace Hussey at GHussey@msd.k12.ny.us.

Workshop Description:

The Nassau Transition Consortium is a Professional Learning Community made up of Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons. Members of the consortium come together on a monthly basis to discuss common goals, needs, interests, and/or questions in order to improve professional transition practices on Long Island.

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26. ONLINE: Special Education Mediation for Families and Professionals- March 7, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, caregivers and professionals interested in learning more about effective dispute resolution strategies. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 3/7/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5943

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- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:
How can we work together to resolve educational disputes for students with disabilities and school teams?

Come join our interactive regional training on Special Education Mediation to learn about:
* Timely resolutions at no cost to families, school districts and their taxpayers
* NYSED's Special Education Mediation Process as mandated by IDEA
* In New York State, special education mediation was used less than 1% of the time when addressing conflict resolution. For the mediations held, 90% of the meetings resulted in the parties coming to agreement.

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27. IN-PERSON: Nassau County CPSE Chairperson Collegial Circle- March 12, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Please note that this is for CPSE Chairpersons Only.

Dates: 3/12/2025

Location: LIU Post- Lower Level of the Library (Incubator)

Important Housekeeping Items:

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

Please note that this is for CPSE Chairpersons Only.

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28. In-Person: Nassau Transition Consortium- March 19, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons

Dates: 3/19/2025

Location: Massapequa

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu or Grace Hussey at GHussey@msd.k12.ny.us.

Workshop Description:

The Nassau Transition Consortium is a Professional Learning Community made up of Nassau County High School Transition Coordinators and transition liaisons. Members of the consortium come together on a monthly basis to discuss common goals, needs, interests, and/or questions in order to improve professional transition practices on Long Island.

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29. ONLINE: Specially Designed Instruction (SDI): A Guide for Families and Caregivers - April 4, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: This workshop is beneficial for all families and caregivers of students with disabilities. This workshop would also be beneficial to those new to the field or those looking for foundational information regarding specially designed instruction. All are welcome!

Dates: 4/4/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8879

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

This workshop is intended to develop participants' basic understanding of SDI. SDI means adapting what is taught and/or the manner in which instruction is provided to meet the student's unique needs. SDI provides students with different avenues to acquire content knowledge; process information, construct meaning, and/or make sense of ideas. Through SDI, teaching and materials are adapted so that each student can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability. Join us to learn more!!

Participants will:
Understand the concepts of SDI
Understand both federal and state regulation around SDI
Be able to examine what SDI might look like in the classroom and in the home
Understand your value as an engaged and meaningful partner in the special education process and education of your child

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30. In-Person: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- April 10, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 4/10/2025

Location: TBD

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING FOR THIS OFFERING!

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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31. ONLINE: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents; How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development- May 9, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 5/9/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8893

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

It is never too early to start promoting your child's vocabulary development! In this workshop on "Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents: How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development,” you will learn what you can easily do at home to strengthen your child's vocabulary knowledge. This workshop will teach you simple techniques that you can implement at home that will support and meaningfully engage all learners in developing their vocabulary, leading to stronger verbal, reading, and writing skills. Participants will be able to demonstrate the importance of vocabulary instruction for their children in the elementary grades by being able to incorporate explicit vocabulary instruction in their home.

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32. In-Person: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- June 5, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, everyone is welcome.

Dates: 6/5/2025

Location: TBD

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING FOR THIS OFFERING!

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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33. ONLINE: Positive Solutions for Families- June 6, 2025

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, other caregivers and teachers of preschool and early elementary age children. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 6/6/2025

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4054

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

Positive Solutions for Families is an evidence-based, parent training series for families of early childhood age children and professionals working with those families. Each session will provide information on how to promote children's social and emotional skills, understand their challenging behaviors, and use positive approaches to help children learn appropriate behavior at home, school or in community settings. Parents and professionals will gain general information on key strategies that may be used with all children at the early childhood stage of development including:
● The importance of building positive relationships with children
● The importance of play on building those positive relationships
● Understanding how to make expectations clear for children
● Learning how to teach problem-solving skills
● Identifying the meaning of challenging behavior
● Identifying supports for use with children during daily routines

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