Other Updates
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Special Education Directors Welcome Back Webinar - 8/11/21
Dr. Charlie Silva and the SDE SPED staff and SESTA give updates from OSEP and the Special Education staff including upcoming trainings, resources, 2021-2022 due dates, and more. View the recording.
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NEW - Significant Disproportionality
The Equity in Special Education: Disproportionality module series is designed to inform and guide local education agencies (LEAs) as they address disproportionality in their school(s). Access the Significant Disproportionality modules
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NEW - Comprehensive Evaluation
Comprehensive Evaluation, a new topic page on the ITC, provides educators with information about compliance and best practices related to Referral, Consent for Assessment, Evaluation, and Eligibility. Visit the Comprehensive Evaluation topic page.
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2021 SESTA Training Offerings
Idaho SESTA's 2020-21 flyer is now available and outlines this year's statewide trainings, online collections, and other training opportunities. Download the Idaho SESTA 2021-21 School Year Offerings flyer.
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ITC Resource Library
Have you visited our resource database recently? We house nearly 2,000 files across 500 resources.
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Fall Credit Courses
Enrollment for fall courses through Idaho Training Clearinghouse opens Monday, August 23, 2021 and closes Friday, October 15, 2021.
Courses offered
- Assistive Technology in Minutes: New, Cool, and Awesome Solutions for Students with Severe Disabilities (ATM)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- "Don't We Already Do Inclusion?": Creating K-12 Schools for All (DWADI)
- Essential Components for Reading Instruction Part 1 (ECRI1)
- Essential Components for Reading Instruction Part 2 (ECRI2)
- Explicit Instruction (EI)
- Introduction to Creating Accessible Documents (ICAD)
- Teaching Secondary Transition Digital Literacy Skills to Students with Disabilities - College Track (TDLS-C)
- Teaching Secondary Transition Digital Literacy Skills to Students with Disabilities - Employment Track (TDLS-E)
- Twenty-Five Things to Remember about Social Skills, Facilitating Friendships, and Building Positive Self-Esteem (TTRSS)
- Using Systematic Instruction to Improve Outcomes for Students with Severe Disabilities (USI)
Visit the Idaho Training Clearinghouse to enroll and download course syllabi and requirements.
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SESTA Trainings
Behavior 101: Behavior Foundations
This training is being offered both face-to-face and virtually September - October, 2021. This is a beginner-level training that is appropriate for all school staff seeking a foundational understanding of behavior. Learn more and register for Behavior 101.
Specific Learning Disability: Problem-Solving Teams & Referral to Eligibility
The Specific Learning Disability (SLD) training will support teams' understanding of effective intervention practices, progress monitoring and data collection, and the Specific Learning Disability evaluation and eligibility process. This training runs September - October, 2021. Learn more and register for Specific Learning Disability.
Essential Components of the Special Education Process
Essential Components (EC) is a foundational training for special educators and related service providers who are new to the profession, new to the state of Idaho, or would like a refresher on the special education process. This training runs October - November, 2021, Learn more and register for Essential Components.
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New Podcast Series
The Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness (ICYDB) Podcast Series provides training and consultation to service providers and families of children and young adults who have a combined vision and hearing loss. The series is hosted by Dr. Robin Greenfield, and you will hear from some of the best known experts in the field of deaf-blindness. Access the Podcast on the CDHD website.
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