This virtual session was conducted for veteran volunteer teachers at religious education centers nationwide. There were two iterations of this session - one for teachers supporting lower primary (grades 1-3) and another for teachers in upper primary (grades 4-6). The purpose of these sessions was to recap the themes for their respective grade levels and to help teachers identify ways to support diverse learners in their classrooms - specifically using accommodations and modifications. Teachers also had an opportunity to apply what they had learned from the session by adapting the first day's pre-made lesson plan based on student profiles of a mock class. 

The presentations can be found here:

Supporting Diverse Learners in Lower Primary (Grades 1-3)

Supporting Diverse Learners in Upper Primary (Grades 4-6)

This was an in-person session conducted for Teach Gwinnett candidates in the summer. The purpose of this session was to provide MS and HS teachers with instructional strategies, ideas for embedding accommodations and accessibility, and how to build relationships to support students with disabilities in accessing the general education curriculum. 

All resources from the session are included in the presentation deck for easy access for participants after the session.

The presentation can be found here: One Size Does Not Fit All

This was an in-person full day training for middle and high school IRR teachers new to special education. Teachers ranged in background from being brand new to the field, career changers, new to the school district, or just new to special education. I conducted this training with my colleague who also supports special education teachers. This training consisted of a total 4 main modules on topics new special education teachers would find most beneficial including: classroom management, case management, data collection, and specially designed instruction. 

The presentation can be found here: Special Education New Teacher Bootcamp

This was a virtual training conducted for new volunteer teachers that would be supporting students in grades 1-6 in religious education centers around the nation. This training focused on providing teachers an overview of the curriculum (referred to as Talim in the presentation) as well as an overview of pedagogies they would need as they step into the first day of RE (religious education).

The presentation can be found here: Intro to Talim and First Day of RE Presentation

The link sheet can be found here: Intro to Talim and First Day of RE Link Sheet

This was a virtual session designed specifically for brand new special education teachers. In this presentation, teachers who have already begun teaching were able to get an overview of what specially designed instruction is and they were able to apply their learning to a specific lesson plan.  Teachers were divided into groups and were assigned a character with an IEP for whom they needed to adapt a lesson in which they took into account the character's specific needs and incorpoated specially designed instruction in the lesson plan. 

The presentation can be found here: Specially Designed Instruction Presentation

The resource hub can be found here: Specially Designed Instruction Resource Hub (Restricted to GCPS GSuite Users)

This was a virtual full-day training for middle and high school IRR teachers new to special education. Teachers ranged in background from being brand new to the field, career changers, new to the school district, or just new to special education. I conducted this training with my colleague who also supports special education teachers. This training consisted of a total 6 modules on various topics to support new special education teachers. 

The presentation can be found here: Special Education New Teacher Bootcamp

The agenda and link sheet can be found here: Special Education New Teacher Bootcamp Agenda

This training was conducted for NEW Principals and Heads of Instruction that support religious education centers around the nation. The purpose of this session was to orient members to the roles of the different members of their team, the role of an educational leader, and what will be different in the 2021-2022 academic year. 

The presentation can be found here: Return to Learning 2021

The link sheet used by participants can be found here: Return to Learning 2021 Link Sheet

This was a four-hour module that I conducted for teachers to help them incoprorate critical thinking questions in their lessons. As well as that, I always try to incorporate best practice and other ideas that they can utilize in their classrooms. For this session, I utilized QR codes for the activities, used Legos to make groups, and used brag tags to encourage the participants. Here you will find the presentation that I used for this session: 

Questioning Techniques Presentation

These are then handouts I used: 

Questioning Techniques Session Handouts

These are the color coded station handouts that I used: 

Questioning Techniques Stations

This is the Take  Home Packet that I created for the participants: 

Questioning Techniques Take Home Packet

This was a four-hour module that I conducted for teachers to give them a tool box of different teaching strategies and tools that they can take back to the classroom. The module also consisted of an introduction to developmental profiles of the learner. Duing the stations, teachers were able to see and make specific examples from each grade level that are part of the Primary segment for which this training was for. These were specific examples that I had utilized myself and wanted them to include in their toolbox. Although these activities were based off of a specific grade level, as a group we discussed how each activity could be applied for another grade or content area. Here you will find the presentation that I used for this session: 

Teaching Tools Presentation

These are the directions and supplies for the different stations: 

Teaching Tools Stations

This the Take Home Packet with resources that I created for the participants:

Teaching Tools Take Home Packet

This is a two-hour module that I created as part of pre-service for new teachers. This gave them an overview of what to do to prepare for the first day of REC (Religious Education Classes). This is the presentation I used: 

First Day of REC Presentation