Instructor: Pamela Watts, MA

LIVE Webinar: 3/11/2026 7:00-8:30 PM

Learning Hours: 1.5 hours

Course Description: Developing an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that truly meets a student’s needs requires more than filling out forms—it requires understanding the legal framework, team collaboration, and a commitment to meaningful outcomes. This session provides educators with a clear, practical overview of the laws that govern special education, including IDEA, Chapter 14, Section 504, and the role of FAPE. Participants will walk through each step of IEP development—from pre-referral through implementation—with a focus on compliance, defensibility, and compassion. Real-world examples, recent hearing officer decisions, and case studies will illustrate how to balance legal requirements with individualized support and family collaboration. 

Instructor: Dr. Chris M. Clayton Sr., NBCT, PhD

LIVE Webinar: 3/19/2026 7:00-8:30 PM

Learning Hours: 1.5 hours

Course Description: In this session, participants will explore Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) approaches, including a comprehensive model of SEL to integrate into everyday content instruction, no matter what subject or grade level they teach. Research draws on experts and authors in the field such as Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Dominique Smith, Marilee Sprenger, Jeffrey Benson, and more. Participants will come away with a toolbox of strategies for addressing essential competencies and real-world examples highlighting the many opportunities for social and emotional learning within the K–12 academic curriculum as well as approaches, strategies, techniques, and resources for educators to operationalize SEL more effectively in their classrooms. 

Instructor: Mike Bogdan, MA, NBCT

LIVE Webinar: 3/24/2026 7:00-8:00 PM

Learning Hours: 1 hour

Course Description: You found a great authentic resource! Now what? And is it the right one? Discover best practices for selecting and integrating these materials in the world language classroom as well as pitfalls to avoid. Enhance student engagement, language acquisition, and cultural awareness through comprehension and analytical tasks based on target language oral and visual texts.