Teaching Practices

What You'll Learn

• What laws cover students with disabilities?
• How does the Department of Education’s new guidance interpret the laws?
• What policies and practices must you change?
• When is it appropriate to use restraint and seclusion?
• What options do you have to discipline special education students?
• Will the guidance be enforced? How?

What You'll Learn

• What are the biggest challenges these students face?
• What specific language can you use?
• How can you help students transition back into a traditional school environment?
• Should you provide differentiated consequences?
• How should you interface with students who have been in juvenile detention?
• What steps can you take to facilitate positive interactions?

What You'll Learn

• What Holocaust disinformation do students often read and hear?
• Why has this become a big issue now, prompting a 2022 UN resolution?
• What misconceptions abound today?
• What do international surveys reveal students fail to understand?
• What does media literacy mean?
• Where can you find primary sources and personal narratives?
• How can you engage students to learn about the Holocaust?

What You'll Learn

• What is the significance of Juneteenth?
• How is Juneteenth commemorated or remembered in the state of Texas?
• How do anti-Critical Race Theory bills affect the teaching of Juneteenth?
• What lessons in American history can you use in your classroom?
• How can you gauge the temperature of your school community?

What You'll Learn

• What specific language can you use?
• What techniques are effective to help students who are homeless?
• Should you provide differentiated consequences for students without homes?
• How should you interface with students who are homeless?
• What techniques can you give students to help them excel?
• How can you overcome frustration and facilitate positive interactions?

What You'll Learn

• What specific language can you use?
• What techniques are effective to help students in foster care?
• Should you provide differentiated consequences for foster youth?
• How should you interface with students who are in foster care?
• What techniques can you give students to help them excel?
• How can you overcome frustration and facilitate positive interactions?

What You'll Learn

• What specific language can you use?
• What refocusing techniques are effective?
• Should you provide differentiated consequences for students with PTSD?
• How should you interface with students who have difficulty paying attention?
• How can you provide an outlet for students to process their traumas?
• What steps can you take to facilitate positive interactions?

What You'll Learn

• Can IEP and Section 504 teams incorporate mitigation measures into plans?
• What documentation should you request to support mitigation measures?
• What does recent research reveal about long-term COVID-19 consequences?
• How should you document decisions regarding mitigation measures?
• What alternatives can you propose for students who cannot safely attend school?

What You'll Learn

• What steps does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require?
• What attributes are associated with the most common disabilities?
• How should you initiate a special education referral?
• What data should you gather?
• What information can parents provide to support child find practices?
• How should you discuss potential referrals with parents?

What You'll Learn

• What exactly does transgender mean?
• What laws protect transgender youth?
• What is a “bathroom bill”?
• What do statistics show about transgender youth and mental health?
• How can you support a transgender student?
• How can you be an advocate for a transgender student around others?
• How can you provide a safe space on campus for transgender youth?
• What administrative dos and don’ts should you follow?

What You'll Learn

• How can you identify students who are contemplating suicide?
• What specific language should you use in talking with these students?
• Should you provide differentiated consequences for suicidal students?
• How can you give an outlet for students to feel more hopeful?
• What steps can you take to facilitate positive interactions?

What You'll Learn

• What challenges do non-binary and trans students face in the classroom?
• How can you build supportive classrooms and schools?
• How can you check your gender biases as a teacher?
• How should you discuss chosen names and pronouns with students?
• What does an inclusive, intersectional curriculum include?
• How should you interact with families of LGBTQ students?
• How can school leaders help non-binary and trans students?
• Where can you find helpful resources?