Upcoming Courses

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Course:  PDA Technology for the Diverse Classroom 

Inservice Credits: 20 (Check with your district to determine if this course meets your specific recertification requirements)

Dates: August 2 - September 20, 2023

Required Online Group Meeting Dates:  August 2, August 16, and August 30, 2023. 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 Meeting link. 

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 20 inservice points.

Course Description: This course has been designed to assist in identifying the components and frameworks of Universal Design for Learning, instructional technology, accessible instructional and educational materials, and assistive technology. The course will address these frameworks and how to use them to support diverse learners in the classroom.

The PDA 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:  PDA Positive Behavior Support (PBS): Understanding Student Behavior

Inservice Credits: 60  (Check with your district to determine if this course meets your recertification requirement.)

Dates: July 12- September 24, 2023

Required Online Group Meeting Dates: July 12, August 8, and September 12. Online group meetings will be 5:30-8:30 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 room. Zoom does not require any special software. 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 assessing and designing behavioral supports and identifying the legal and ethical issues pertaining to behavioral strategies. Activities focus on identifying data collection strategies as well as on identifying and interpreting elements of a functional behavior assessment and functional behavioral plan. Information is included on how to recognize and use various models of positive behavior management.

This course provides information on how to assess, design, and implement and monitor positive behavior supports. It enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge of the components within the positive behavior support process and provides intensive support to teachers to help them address the needs of students with more challenging behaviors.

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

Additional Questions: PDAQuestions@gmail.com

Please read this description carefully before registering.

Course:  PDA Assessment and Evaluation

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

Dates: July 18-September 15, 2023

Required Online Group Meeting Dates:  July 18, August 7, and September 14, 2023. 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:

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 PDA 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