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Special Education

Special Education Professional Development Series RFR is available on COMMBUYS

The Special Education Professional Development Series RFR is available on COMMBUYS (Bid Solicitation: BD-19-1026-DOE02-DOE01-39959).

The bid is seeking one or more Providers to develop and present Special Education Professional Development Institutes across the state. Providers will be expected to develop a highly qualified professional development course utilizing adult learning strategies. Providers will create the curricula, schedule the course/location, and complete the recruitment, registration and enrollment for each Institute. Applications are due by 12:00 PM on August 12, 2019.

DESE is seeking bids for the following courses:

  • ASL-1. ASL Educational Interpreters: Roles & Ethics; Language, Cognitive, and Social Development; and Mentoring Within the Field
  • ASL-2. Grades K–12 Presenting Math and Science Content in ASL
  • ASL-3. Intensive ASL Training
  • ASL-4. Teaching Literacy Skills to Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and use ASL
  • IP-7. Designing PD for Inclusive Practice: A Blended Learning Approach
  • IP-9. Understanding Historically Marginalized Students and Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
  • RB-13. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Evaluation and Eligibility Determination of English Learners (ELs)
  • SE-15. Supportive School Discipline: Using Restorative Practices and Trauma Sensitive Classrooms to Create a Supportive Learning Environment for all Students
  • T-16. Addressing the Communication Needs of Students with Disabilities through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • EC-1. Early Childhood Special Education: Engaging Families in Trauma Informed Care
  • EC-3. Effective and Functional Data Collection and Analysis in Early Childhood Special Education
  • EC-5. Promoting Positive, Healthy Early Childhood Education with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Parent Engagement and Support, Best Practices, and Effective Approaches
  • EC-6. Self-determination in Early Childhood Special Education

This bid is covered under the World Trade Organization.





Last Updated: July 10, 2019



 
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