WSU Spedcamp and MNCEC! Where are you at on April 2nd?

Another GREAT announcement and partnership between MNCEC and WSU SCEC (@WsuScec).  We are working together to bring you a FREE professional development event geared towards practicing and in-service teachers!

WHAT

WHEN

April 2, 2016 - 8:00-3:00

WHERE

Winona State University

Kryzsko Commons

Student Activity Center

West 9th Street 

Winona, MN 55987

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Minne Hall

207 West Howard Street

Winona, MN 55987

 

When you arrive on campus, first go to the Student Activity Center located in Kryzsko Commons. We will start off the day there, and then we will transition as a group to Minne Hall.  

Download the PDF map.

Free Tool of the Week!

CEC NEWS Happy Thursday! Here's your FREE Tool of the Week Are you working on a real-world curriculum? Then you're going to love this week's FREE tool! It's a checklist for pedestrian skills to help you support students who are working on "getting around town" independently. The list will help you track progress and set priorities on skills that range from walking without difficulty, to understanding crossing rules, to walking in a group. For added context, we included suggested lesson topics and possible IEP goals to pair with the noted skills. The checklist and accompanying suggestions come from CEC's book, Getting Around Town: Teaching Community Mobility Skills to Students with Disabilities. This practical book of lesson plans is designed to help you determine what mobility skills to teach, when to teach them, and how, so you can give your students the gift of mobility! CEC's Tool of the Week is a free resource designed to support you in your special education practice. Subscribe and it'll be automatically delivered to your inbox! Get your Tool of the Week.

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MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/ 

Membership

CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators.

Join as a new member 

MISSION

The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota

PURPOSE

The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

Thursday Free Tool of the Week!

CEC NEWS Happy Thursday! Here's your FREE Tool of the Week Take the guess-work out of grading student writing with this week's FREE tool! We have a one-page grading rubric that will help you evaluate student writing fairly and consistently. Sections of the rubric will help you rate a student's mastery of composition, style, sentences, usage, and mechanics. Use it to assign grades, apply it to drafts to guide student revisions, adapt line items for varied skill levels, and incorporate it into peer evaluations. For more great writing tips and tools like this one, check out CEC's Recipe for Writing, an engaging workbook that breaks writing instruction into 18 step-by-step lessons that make writing feel more manageable for everybody. CEC's Tool of the Week is a free resource designed to support you in your special education practice. Subscribe and it'll be automatically delivered to your inbox! Get your Tool of the Week. Not a member of CEC?   Check us out: http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership  MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/  Membership CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators. Join as a new member  MISSION The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota PURPOSE The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

MSU Moorehead sp-edcamp

MNCEC Membership!

I would like to announce our partnership between MNCEC and MSU Moorehead SCEC.  We are working together to bring you a FREE professional development event geared towards practicing and in-service teachers!

What

http://spedcampmncec.weebly.com/sp-edcamp-moorhead-state.html

Where

Lommen Hall - Room 104; 1213 6th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56563https://goo.gl/maps/1gwsnXcgkat

Check us out at: Twitter #MSUMSPEDCAMP 

What is sp-edcamp?

• sp-edcamp is an edcamp with a special education twist. 
• The idea is the same, the conversations are the same.
• The cost is the same...FREE!
• We wanted to include the voice of special education teachers in order to target their needs in professional development and engage preservice teachers to teachers in the field. Through this partnership with the MNCEC State Unit and our SCEC Chapters, we have created, sp-edcamp!

Not a member of CEC?  

Check us out: http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership 

MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/ 

Membership

CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators.

Join as a new member 

MISSION

The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota

PURPOSE

The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

CEC Free Tool of the Week!

CEC NEWS Happy Thursday! Here's your FREE Tool of the Week This week's FREE tool is an information-packed table that describes possible student behaviors and emotions during a crisis episode with corresponding suggestions for response. The table is intended to help you manage and diminish crisis episodes while also providing prompting to learn from the incident once it is over. The table comes from CEC's Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Schools, an book that will help you see the big picture surrounding the issue of restraint and seclusion while equipping you to address violent and aggressive behaviors before they happen, making school a safer place for both you and your students. CEC's Tool of the Week is a free resource designed to support you in your special education practice. Subscribe and it'll be automatically delivered to your inbox! Get your Tool of the Week. Not a member of CEC?   Check us out: http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership  MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/  Membership CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators. Join as a new member  MISSION The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota PURPOSE The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

edcamp BEMIDJI

Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children would like to share with you an excellent Opportunity earn FREE Professional Development

edcamp BEMIDJI

URL: http://edcampbemidji.weebly.com/

WHERE: 

BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY | HAGG-SAUER HALL

FEBRUARY 27, 2016 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Register Here!

WHAT IS EDCAMP?

EdCamp is a FREE "unconference," designed to let teachers take back professional development! Rather than paying expensive presenters, we learn from and teach each other! Come enjoy a day of discussion and networking with PK-16 educators from surrounding communities.  Bring an idea for a session that you would like to lead or come with the anticipation of a full day of learning. A session might explore a technology tool, a discussion about best practices, or a collaborative presentation with multiple facilitators. Check out this video from EdCampMSP, which explains what EdCamp is all about!

Get the Flyer: edcamp BEMIDJI

Earn 7 CEU's!

Not a member of CEC?  

Check us out: http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership 

MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/ 

Membership

CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators.

Join as a new member 

MISSION

The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota

PURPOSE

The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

MISSION

The mission of the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children is to improve the practices and resources of persons working on behalf of individuals with exceptionality in the State of Minnesota

PURPOSE

The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The MNCEC works in accord with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as a state unit. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, and professional development that align with Minnesota and National standards.

 

The Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children (MNCEC) is seeking dynamic submissions for its 2016 live webinar series. MNCEC is soliciting proposals for one-hour webinars that address hot topics identified by MNCEC’s membership as being the most essential to their current professional development needs.

Want to share your story?

To Submit a proposal, Click the image below:

WEBINAR PROPOSAL FORM

These hot topics include, but are not limited to:

• Access to the general education curriculum
• Assessment 
• Linking Accommodations and Modifications to instruction through Assessment
• Behavior management
• College and career ready standards
• Co-teaching (general and special education)
• Early intervention and early childhood education
• Family engagement
• Intensive intervention
• Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
• Post-secondary transition
• Olmstead Plan
• Resources and strategies for students and new special education teachers
• School-based mental health
• Strategies, programs & services for students with disabilities 
• Assistive Technology
• Universal design for learning
• Workforce development, including preparation, recruitment, and retention

All submissions must include the following information about the proposed webinar:

• Presenter information (short professional bio)
• Webinar title
• Webinar description (abstract: 50-100 words)
• Alignment of webinar content with CEC's professional standards
• Learner outcomes (please include 3-4 learning objectives that precisely describe the skills, knowledge and/or behaviors that participants will know or be able to demonstrate after the workshop)
• Target audience
• Evidence to support the content of proposed webinar
• Availability to present during the 2016 Spring/Fall semesters

Selected presenters will be notified of their acceptance and provided with additional information by the MNCEC professional development committee no later than Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016.

To Submit a proposal, Click the link or image below:

• http://goo.gl/forms/KyPcyXGFuP

WEBINAR PROPOSAL FORM

Presentations will be recorded for registered participants.

Not a member of CEC?  

Check us out: http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership 

MNCEC Blog: http://mncecbenefitsyouby.blogspot.com/ 

Membership
CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of more than 27,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. CEC is THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators.

Join as a new member 

January 7th Tool of the Week 2016

CEC NEWS Happy Thursday! Here's your FREE Tool of the Week Coordinating space and time with your co-teacher are crucial elements to conducting effective lessons side-by-side, and this week's tool, from the CEC book Leading the Co-Teaching Dance: Leadership Strategies to Enhance Team Outcomes, gives you the scoop on use of space, noise control, and time management. CEC's Tool of the Week is a free resource designed to support you in your special education practice. Subscribe and it'll be automatically delivered to your inbox! Get your Tool of the Week.

Tool of the Week: Setting SMART Goals

This week’s FREE tool is a nifty mnemonic to help you set SMART goals when transition planning. It comes from CEC’s Building Alliances, which identifies goal setting as the first step when building an action plan for transition. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results focused, and Time bound—and they’ll make an excellent springboard for your transition team action plan! If you’re looking for more great ideas on teambuilding and transition, Building Alliances: A How-to Manual to Support Transitioning Youth provides a step-by-step guide to collaborating with families and other professionals at the school, district, and community levels. With Building Alliances, you and your team can guide your students into social, educational, and employment opportunities post-school. Now that’s SMART!

Get your tool HERE!