PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The Berea RTC provides regional and site-specific teacher and administrator professional learning and follow-up in the areas of development, implementation and evaluation of developmentally appropriate, research-based, effective programs for young children served under IDEA.
Please pay attention to the registration method. It differs from training to training.
All available PD will be posted on this page. You may also email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us to be placed on the distribution list for lead teachers.
Online/Self-Paced PD Currently Available
Using Preschool Behavior Data Purposefully
This session provides an overview why we should collect behavior data and how to efficiently collect behavior data so that you can use it purposefully. To complete this professional learning session, you do not need to register. Please DOWNLOAD THE PDF and complete the assignments in order. After you complete and submit the Google form to receive 1 hour of PD credit. ECE-TRIS credit is not available. You will receive a certificate of completion via email.
This session provides an overview why we should collect behavior data and how to efficiently collect behavior data so that you can use it purposefully. To complete this professional learning session, you do not need to register. Please DOWNLOAD THE PDF and complete the assignments in order. After you complete and submit the Google form to receive 1 hour of PD credit. ECE-TRIS credit is not available. You will receive a certificate of completion via email.
Trauma Informed Care
Understanding how trauma impacts performance in the educational setting can change how we interact with our most vulnerable youth. This training will build the participant's fluency in defining trauma, describing how trauma may look in the classroom, discussing how trauma can affect student development and impact learning, and how to assess current school-wide and classroom systems with trauma informed lens. DOWNLOAD THE PDF, complete each step in each module ending with the Google Form in order to receive a certificate for 6 hours of PD credit. TRIS credit is not available. (Please note that this is the same training that was previously available through The Holler.)
Understanding how trauma impacts performance in the educational setting can change how we interact with our most vulnerable youth. This training will build the participant's fluency in defining trauma, describing how trauma may look in the classroom, discussing how trauma can affect student development and impact learning, and how to assess current school-wide and classroom systems with trauma informed lens. DOWNLOAD THE PDF, complete each step in each module ending with the Google Form in order to receive a certificate for 6 hours of PD credit. TRIS credit is not available. (Please note that this is the same training that was previously available through The Holler.)
The following self-paced training is available upon request . * **
- Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning: This session provides an overview of the DIAL-4 as well as information about how to administer and score the assessment. You do not need to register for this training. (1 hour ECE-TRIS credit)
- Administering, Scoring, and Interpreting the ASQ-3: Participants will gain an understanding of the screening process, explain how to administer the ASQ-3, and demonstrate how to score and interpret the results. (2.5 hours ECE-TRIS credit)
- Building a Better IEP: This training will walk through each step of developing an Individualized Education Plan for preschool children. This will include writing the Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance, developing functional IEP goals, and monitoring progress. Expectations for meeting Kentucky Department of Education onitoring expectations as they related to IEP’s will be incorporated into each step. (3 hours ECE-TRIS credit)
* Please email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us with your name, email address and school/agency including your school/site for more information. Make sure to specify the name of the training(s) you are interested in.
** TRIS credit can only be given once within a 5-year period. PD credit is still available.
** TRIS credit can only be given once within a 5-year period. PD credit is still available.
Serving Children with Autism
These recordings, offered in collaboration with the Kentucky Autism Training Center, are from the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Autism Tip of the Month sessions. Watching these recordings will not give you any kind of credit.
Spring Recorded Sessions
Diagnosis and Eligibility
Reinforcement Strategies for Self-Regulation
Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation
Evidence Based Strategies to Support Self-Regulation
Sensory Processing
Reinforcement
Visual Supports, Part 1
Visual Supports, Part 2
Communication, Part 1: Communication is a 2-Way Street
Communication, Part 2: Communication Friendly Classroom
Fall Recorded Sessions
Learning Characteristics, Part 1
Learning Characteristics, Part 2
These recordings, offered in collaboration with the Kentucky Autism Training Center, are from the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Autism Tip of the Month sessions. Watching these recordings will not give you any kind of credit.
Spring Recorded Sessions
Diagnosis and Eligibility
Reinforcement Strategies for Self-Regulation
Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation
Evidence Based Strategies to Support Self-Regulation
Sensory Processing
Reinforcement
Visual Supports, Part 1
Visual Supports, Part 2
Communication, Part 1: Communication is a 2-Way Street
Communication, Part 2: Communication Friendly Classroom
Fall Recorded Sessions
Learning Characteristics, Part 1
Learning Characteristics, Part 2
Upcoming PD Sessions and Meetings
Autism Tip of the Month
In collaboration with the Kentucky Autism Training Center, the Berea RTC will be providing virtual "Autism Tip of the Month" sessions are scheduled for 1:00-2:00 pm on the Fridays listed below. You will receive an email link to join before the session.
Topics will be determined via a survey at https://forms.gle/EcGp5X8vVpf4iZUG6.
In collaboration with the Kentucky Autism Training Center, the Berea RTC will be providing virtual "Autism Tip of the Month" sessions are scheduled for 1:00-2:00 pm on the Fridays listed below. You will receive an email link to join before the session.
- April 14th (Note that this date has been changed from March 24th)
Topics will be determined via a survey at https://forms.gle/EcGp5X8vVpf4iZUG6.
New Preschool Staff Cadre Meetings
On the third Thursday of each month we will address a different topic of importance to new Preschool teachers and staff. The Zoom link will be the same each month.
Register at this link to receive monthly reminders: https://forms.gle/XrpTvZRWWMKPQVqa7
If you would like access to the recording and resources from a particular meeting, please email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us and specify the month you need access to.
April 20, 2023, 3:30 to 4:30 ET
Join the Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83954674066?pwd=THc3Z1UvR0lMZ2ZyTXpQc3QwOW9Tdz09
Upcoming Meetings:
May 18, 2023
On the third Thursday of each month we will address a different topic of importance to new Preschool teachers and staff. The Zoom link will be the same each month.
Register at this link to receive monthly reminders: https://forms.gle/XrpTvZRWWMKPQVqa7
If you would like access to the recording and resources from a particular meeting, please email andrea.ummel@berea.kyschools.us and specify the month you need access to.
April 20, 2023, 3:30 to 4:30 ET
Join the Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83954674066?pwd=THc3Z1UvR0lMZ2ZyTXpQc3QwOW9Tdz09
Upcoming Meetings:
May 18, 2023
For Administrative Staff Only
Leadership Meetings with KDE
Fall Leadership: TBA
Regular Monthly Administrator's Meetings for 2022-2023
Via Zoom. Each month's meeting will alternate between morning and afternoon so that everyone has an opportunity to attend.
Fall Leadership: TBA
Regular Monthly Administrator's Meetings for 2022-2023
Via Zoom. Each month's meeting will alternate between morning and afternoon so that everyone has an opportunity to attend.
- April 12, 1:00 to 2:00 ET
- May 10, 9:00 to 10:00 ET
- June 14, 1:00 to 2:00 ET