Upcoming Courses

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Course: PLA Assessment and Evaluation

Inservice Credits: 60  (Check with your district to determine if this course meets the SwD Recertification Requirement.)

Dates: January 9-March 1, 2024

Required Online Group Meeting Dates:  January 9, February 2, and February 29, 2024. Online group meetings will be 5:00-7:00 pm, EST.

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Please note: Information and dates on this syllabus are subject to change.

Requirements for Online Group Meetings:

We will be using Zoom for your online group meetings. Prior to the first group meeting, you will receive an email with a link to your course’s Zoom Link. You will need a computer with high-speed internet connection and a headset with a microphone.

Course Requirements:

In addition to online group meetings, participants read and study online course content, complete required assessment tasks and communicate with the facilitator regularly.  Your syllabus will assist you in pacing your work throughout the course. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive 60 inservice points.

Course Description:  

This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge and skills in identifying the purposes, legal and ethical principles, appropriate formal and informal instruments, and alternate strategies for the assessment and evaluation of students with disabilities. Course emphasis includes interpretation and application of assessment results.

The PLA courses, developed by the Florida Department of Education  Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, are included in the Professional Learning Catalog in all Florida school districts.  If you are not currently employed in education in Florida, it is your responsibility, prior to starting the course, to contact your former school district or private school agency to determine if they are able to submit inservice credits to FDOE for you.

Course Objectives:  http://fl-pda.org/facilitated/

Additional Questions: PDAQuestions@gmail.com

Course:  PLA Components of Secondary Transition

Inservice Credits: 60  

Dates: January 8 - March 27, 2024

Required Online Group Meeting Dates: January 8, January 31, and March 6. Online group meetings will be 5:00-7:00 pm, EST.

View Course Syllabus
Please note: Information and dates on this syllabus are subject to change.

Requirements for Online Group Meetings:

Zoom will be used for all online group meetings. Prior to the first group meeting, you will receive an email with a link to your course’s Zoom room. Zoom does not require any special software.

Course Requirements:

In addition to online group meetings, participants read and study online course content, complete required assessment tasks and communicate with the facilitator regularly.  Your Course Syllabus will assist you in pacing your work throughout the course. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive 60 inservice points.

Course Description:  

This course has been designed to assist educators in identifying the components of effective transition planning and the essential elements that must be in place for an individual with disabilities to successfully transition from school to work or continued education and adult living.  Participants will learn how to identify resources to assist students with post-secondary success that is centered around their strengths, preferences, and interest.   Participants will gain an understanding of the timeline and legislative changes that have resulted in a positive impact on individuals with disabilities related to transition services.  The content and activities in this course will prepare participants to implement best practices to prepare students for transition to post-secondary education, work, and adult living. 

The PLA courses, developed by the Florida Department of Education  Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, are included in the Professional Learning Catalog in all Florida school districts.  If you are not currently employed in education in Florida, it is your responsibility, prior to starting the course, to contact your former school district or private school agency to determine if they are able to submit inservice credits to FDOE for you.

Course Objectives:  http://fl-pda.org/facilitated/
Additional Questions: Contact PDAQuestions@gmail.com

Please read this description carefully before registering.

Course: PLA Differentiating Mathematics Instruction

Dates: January 8 - March 27, 2024

Required Online Group Meeting Dates:  January 9, February 13, and March 12 (5:00-7:00 pm EST) 

View Course Syllabus

Please note: Information and dates on this syllabus are subject to change.

Requirements for Online Group Meetings: We will be using Zoom for your online group meetings. Prior to the first group meeting, you will receive an email with a link to your course’s Zoom room.

Course Requirements: In addition to online group meetings, participants read and study online course content, complete required assessment tasks, and communicate with the facilitator regularly.  Your syllabus will assist you in pacing your work throughout the course. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive 30 inservice points.

Course Description: This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge about how to apply the guidelines of differentiating instruction to mathematics instruction. Emphasis is on evidence-based practices structured by a responsive decision-making framework in order for all students to achieve at the highest possible level. Content includes how to use pre-assessment, continuous assessment, and summative assessments to design and deliver effective lessons for initial instruction in mathematics and how to effectively use flexible small group instruction to respond to individual learner needs.

PLA courses are developed by the Florida Department of Education Bureau of Exceptional Student Education, are included in the Professional Learning Catalog in all Florida school districts.  If you are not currently employed in education in Florida, it is your responsibility, prior to starting the course, to contact your former school district or private school agency to determine if they are able to submit inservice credits to FDOE for you.

Course Objectives: http://fl-pda.org/facilitated/

Additional Questions: PDAQuestions@gmail.com