Educator Resources
Webinar Archive
This page contains recorded webinars and materials covering a variety of topics.
The webinars listed below are divided into two options: Webinars 101 - for teachers and administrators who are new to Project Success or new to working with students with significant cognitive disabilities; Webinars 102 - for teachers and administrators who have attended Project Success professional development opportunities and are familiar with working with alternate standards (Content Connectors in Indiana) to support learning for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Webinars 101
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Participants will be able to access a master list of resources, which are age-appropriate and aligned to the alternate standards, Content Connectors in Indiana, in addition to identifying best practices when selecting curriculum aligned to alternate achievement standards.
Fall Data Review for Students with Significant Disabilities (01:01:39)
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Facilitators will discuss collecting and analyzing data to assist teachers of students with significant intellectual disabilities. The session provides practical strategies for using data to inform instruction and interventions for students, particularly during this period when many students are learning online.
Guide to the Alternate Standards, or Content Connectors in Indiana (01:03:53)
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The session includes information about the Indiana alternate standards, known as Content Connectors. This session presents best practices for aligning instruction to the Content Connectors for students with significant intellectual disabilities.
Lesson Plan Development Aligned to Content Connectors (36:44)
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The session provides information around identifying best practices for lesson plan development using UDL principles and unpacking critical alternate standards (content connectors in Indiana). Participants will be able to create a lesson plan that includes access skills aligned to alternate standards as well as be able to identify and locate resources for lesson plan development.
No Mode of Communication Explained (20:44)
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This webinar features resources from the PATINS Project, Project Success, and the Indiana Department of Education to support learners with complex communication needs. Offering practical tools and resources to support learners, as well as best practices when interacting with students using AAC, Core Vocabulary, and supporting students with complex communication needs during daily academic instruction.
Webinars 102
Developing a Virtual Learning Plan (57:18)
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This session includes strategies for developing and implementing a virtual learning plan for students with significant intellectual disabilities.
IEP Goal Writing Aligned to the Alternate Standards, or Content Connectors in Indiana (44:38)
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Presentation: IEP Goal Writing Aligned to the Alternate Standards, or Content Connectors, Webinar
Project Success walks educators through the process of writing an IEP Goal aligned to a grade-level Content Connector. This webinar discusses best practices for the IEP process, as well as the steps for writing measurable IEP goals. Easy to implement tools and resources are shared throughout the webinar, as well as examples. This webinar was prepared and delivered during the 2020 school year.
Fall Data Review for Students with Significant Disabilities Webinar
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Participants attending this webinar will identify best practices for collect data for students with significant intellectual disabilities and will review tools and resources to collect student data and determine instructional next steps in both in-person and virtual instruction.
Instructional Strategies for Students with Significant Disabilities (30:35)
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Presentation: Instructional Strategies for Students with Significant Disabilities
This Project Success webinar shares techniques and strategies providing access to general education curriculum for students with significant disabilities. Highlighting specific reading and writing expression strategies to implement into the classroom including tips on general literacy, tactile books, guided group practice, and ideas to make writing meaningful.
Unpacking the Alternate Standards (Content Connectors in Indiana) (15:42)
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Participants will be able to identify best practices to unpack the Critical Alternate Standards by aligning embedded skills, functional application, and available curriculum.
Writing Standards - Aligned IEP Goals (2017) (39:31)
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Project Success walks educators through the process of writing an IEP Goal aligned to a grade-level Alternate Standard (Content Connector in Indiana). This webinar discusses best practices for the IEP process, as well as the steps for writing measurable IEP goals. Easy to implement tools and resources are shared throughout the webinar, as well as examples. This webinar was prepared and delivered during the 2017 school year.
Paraprofessional Webinars
The paraprofessional webinars listed below are a series of recordings specifically aimed to help paraprofessionals in their role supporting teachers and students in the classroom.
Understanding Culture & Bias (54:48)
This Project Success webinar is designed to provide paraprofessionals with a deeper understanding of culture, cultural identity, and explicit vs. implicit bias. Self-reflection around these topics, as well as knowledge of how these influence student behavior and student-teacher/para interventions, provides a foundation for culturally responsive practices in the classroom.
Effective Paraprofessional-Teacher Communication & Collaboration (39:46)
This second session is designed to support effective communication between paraprofessionals and teachers. Topics include different modes of communication, exploration of communication styles, and practical tools to help facilitate communication.
The third webinar in the series is designed to present the building blocks for inclusive mindset with regard to students with significant disabilities: High Expectations, Least Dangerous Assumption, and Presumed Competence.