Special Education Teacher Playbook

Ongoing Training Opportunity

#302505 | SES-PCG Special Education Teacher Playbook

In partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education-Special Education Services (ALSDE-SES), Public Consulting Group will facilitate a novel, ongoing virtual professional development experience for special educators. This professional development opportunity builds teacher capacity to implement research based, high-impact, and best-practice strategies for improving their craft through tools, resources, and professional learning and coaching designed specifically for special education teachers. CLICK HERE to register! You can also view a shareable flyer reviewing this opportunity here.

Playbook is a virtual learning platform that combines self-paced modules, called Plays, with coaching, mentoring, and collaboration experiences. The first play releases in October, with subsequent plays released monthly. Playbook topics span an array of best-practices for special education teachers, including: using progress monitoring to assess IEP goals, conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment, applying Universal Design for Learning strategies, using positive behavioral strategies, and more!

Through the virtual Playbook platform, special education teachers will complete activities and interact with resources and research designed to hone their implementation of these practices.

The first play is released in October, with additional plays released monthly. The eight plays in Teacher Playbook are:

Play 1 - Build Collaborative Teams of Educators
Play 2 - Implement Classroom Systems and Routines
Play 3 - Applying Universal Design for Learning
Play 4 - Complete a Functional Behavior Assessment
Play 5 - Use Formative Assessment to Improve Achievement
Play 6 - Read Evaluations for Information on Student Performance
Play 7 - Use Progress Monitoring to Assess IEP Goals
Play 8 - Build Relationships with Families

The Special Education Teacher Playbook will kick off with a live Zoom event. Registrants will receive an overview of the platform and have the opportunity to ask questions before starting the plays.

While the first cohort of this Playbook has already begun, enrollment is ongoing! If you missed the initial Kickoff, please find a recording of that meeting here.

Please reach out to cbutler@pcgus.com with any questions.