Professional Learning and Coaching

The following resources lend support to providing training, guidance, and/or technical assistance.

Description	Type	Length	Certificate
Access to the General Education Curriculum/Literacy Access for ALL This FREE, 10-part video series containing over 70 coaching videos and hundreds of resources explores strategies grounded in research that are designed to ensure ALL learners have access to the general curriculum.
Achievement vs Learning A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron conversation with Melissa Emler from Wisconsin‘s "UDL Forward" Part 1
An Interview with Colleen Cornish A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron conversation with Colleen Cornish, State Support Team Region 9 in Ohio regarding a recent world-wide book study by the Ohio Universal Design for Learning Collaborative.
AT&AEM Census Instructional Video Instructional Video to support Ohio LEAs in completing the annual Federal Quota(FQ) Census through the AT&AEM Center FQ Census Portal.
AT&AEM Federal Quota Video Short Instructional video about the history, intent and processes related to the FQ services in Ohio.
AT&AEM OCALICONLINE Federal Quota Video Annual Instructional video about FQ registration and any new processes for the current census year (2022).
Back to School Theme 2 A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion on what we can do to make the start of school positive for all our learners. We must capture their hearts to capture their minds.
Back to School Theme 3 A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron looking closely at executive functions such as goal setting, planning and strategy, and several others.
BEST On-Demand Tips and Tricks On-demand video sessions were created to support educators who need immediate assistance related to braille software and technologies, braille math or creating accessible educational materials. The on-demand videos are typically short (5-15 minutes each) and provide quick and immediate answers.
BEST TA Request Portal An online portal to submit questions to the BEST Technical Assistance (TA) Consultants any time of day. Braille Technology and Literacy Consultant experts will be in touch with you by email or phone. Common inquiries include braille transcribing, braille production, support with braille equipment, or certification questions.
BEST Trainings Training sessions focused on braille literacy, braille instruction, braille materials, and braille technology for educators who serve students who are blind and visually impaired in school districts. All trainings are free as well as training materials and software provided to participants and their districts.
Challenging Behavior Expect Success Online Webinar Series Every person is unique and has different strengths, talents, and skills. When addressing challenging behaviors for people with complex needs, it is essential to individualize the process in order to develop effective intervention plans. This 14-part webinar series is based in positive behavior intervention supports (PBIS), functional behavior assessment (FBA), and behavior intervention planning. The series explores the belief system and a systematic process essential to understanding and addressing challenging behavior. It also includes team-based strategies that focus on matching evidence-based interventions to a target behavior, after in-depth exploration of the individual’s strengths and challenges. This series is ideal for anyone supporting school-age children, adolescents, and adults. Inclusive of the components of PBIS, this training can support educational teams working with students in need of Tier 3 support.
Checklists A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron covering strategies, discussion, and ideas you can implement tomorrow using the strength of checklists.
Clear Goals A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about the importance of Clear Goals, relating them to the Thought Bubbles from an earlier episode.
Designing for the Least Restrictive Environment in General Education Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is a critical principle of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). School districts and families often struggle with WHERE and HOW to ensure LRE. What does the law really say? How can we use the UDL framework to reduce barriers and ensure that the general education classroom is the least restrictive environment? This presentation offers an engaging discussion that will stretch our thinking, allow for collaboration, and improve outcomes for each and every learner!
Empowering Student Voice A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about empowering student voice.
Expert Learners Through the Lens: How do Kids Know What Helps Them Learn A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion on Expert Learners.
FQ Census Registration Portal Webportal for the Federal Quota (FQ) annual registration of blind students in Ohio.
Inclusive Practices That Support Learners With Complex Needs Are Individual Education Programs (IEPs) driving the changes that we want for our learners who are eligible for special education? Or have they become a boilerplate document that teams complete, but don’t use to full capacity within the classroom? The intent of the federal law IDEA is “ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.”
Introduction to the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council also known as OLAC.
LEGO Braille Bricks Distribution of free Lego Braille Bricks to qualifying teachers of the blind for the purpose of supporting braille literacy.
Lisa Hite a Career Technical Education spends some time talking to Barb and Ron about UDL A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron talk with Lisa Hite Career Technical Education (CTE) about the importance of UDL in technical education/high school.
MTSS and the 3 tiers A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and why clear goals are extremely important, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3.
On-Demand Training Professional Development The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness at OCALI supports districts through on-demand group training to meet identified needs for supporting students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired
Promoting Access for People who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, or Visually Impaired Promoting Access for People who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, or Visually Impaired is a free, virtual training that offers 2.5 hours of continuing education credits and will get you started with tools and strategies for communicating and connecting with people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired.
Rethinking the Design and Implementation of Individualized Education Programs Through a UDL Lens Are Individual Education Programs (IEPs) driving the changes that we want for our learners who are eligible for special education? Or have they become a boilerplate document that teams complete, but don’t use to full capacity within the classroom? The intent of the federal law IDEA is “ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.”
Technical Assistance/Consultation The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness assists families and educators with individualized information and training for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired.
The Language We Use When Implementing Universal Design for Learning A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about how a conversation moves quickly to what a UDL Classroom starts to look and sound like during the implementation process. Items such as communication, tone of voice and even facial expressions.
The Leader‘s Role in Supporting UDL Learn about key leadership practices that support and sustain the use of the UDL framework to ensure that all learners are purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, and strategic and goal directed.
Touching upon the Twitter #UDLchat A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion about the #UDLchat which occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening at 9:00pm Eastern Time on Twitter.
Transition from IDEA Part C to Part B & IAA training Hybrid training and facilitation of development of Interagency Agreements between Early Intervention, LEAs and Head Start programs.
UDL Thinking A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron sharing UDL is all about intentional design.
Using Practice Profiles to Monitor Universal Design for Learning Implementation In this webinar presenters will describe a practice profile and will apply a practice profile to a current implementation, monitoring, approach.
Using UDL to Leverage Co-Planning Do you regularly collaborate with co-teachers or other school staff to proactively plan to support the learning of all of your students in the general education classroom? If you are a general education teacher, intervention specialist, ESL teacher, speech-language pathologist, OT/PT, title teacher or another collaborative teacher, then this webinar is for you. Join us as we discuss how to use UDL to leverage co-planning. Bring your best ideas as we discuss how to make these partnerships work for the benefit of all students.
Weaving the UDL Framework with Specially Designed Instruction: A Beautiful Tapestry with and without disabilities A quick 30 minutes on how Specially Designed Instruction compliments Universal Design for Learning.
Whoa, Wait! We forgot to lay the foundation of UDL! A 10 Minutes with Barb and Ron discussion covering the foundation of UDL.