Trainings by Topic
A list of all
formal, professional learning opportunities offered by the Diagnostic Center, Northern California. This is part of the 2024-25 Professional Development Catalog.
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Topic Areas: Assessment | Behavior | Dual Language Learners | Intervention & Instruction | Mental Health
Assessment
- Assessment Professional Learning Opportunities
- Best Practices in Assessment for Speech and Language Pathologists
- Assistive Technology Consideration (New!)
- Math Disabilities and Assessments for Teachers
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 1: Dyslexia Screening
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 2: Dyslexia Assessment
- Understanding Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Psychoeducational Evaluations for Teachers
- In a Galaxy FAR FAR Away - Using the Feifer Assessment of Reading (New!)
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Concussions - Part 1: Identification
- Dynamic Assessment: A guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
- Interdisciplinary Assessment of Girls with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Reframing our Thinking
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 1: The Fundamentals
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 2: Assessment & Analysis
- How to Conduct Meaningful Assessments for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What it is, What it isn't, and What to do About it
- Projective Assessment: Diving Deeper
- Conducting an Interdisciplinary Preschool Assessment
- Strengthening Autism Assessments through Behavioral Observations
Behavior
- Behavior Professional Learning Opportunities
- Creating an Effective Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
- Behavior Supports in the Classroom: How to Implement Reinforcement Strategies
- Behavior Supports for the Whole Class: How to Support All Students Throughout the Day
- Function to Reinforcement: A Deeper Dive into Understanding What to do About Challenging Behavior
Dual Language Learners
Intervention & Instruction
- Intervention & Instruction Learning Opportunities
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in the Classroom: Creating an Environment with Universal Communication Access Supports (New!)
- Social Communication in School-Age Students
- Reading and Writing: What's Language Got to Do with it?
- Integrating Phonemic Awareness into Speech and Language Intervention
- How Paraprofessionals Can Support the Communication of Students Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Language & Literacy Instruction for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
- Dysgraphia and Writing Supports
- Elementary and Middle School Math Screeners and Tier 2 Interventions
- Tips and Tricks on How to Organize Your Caseload
- Elementary Math Instructional Strategies
- Executive Functioning (EF) Academy- Part 5: How Does EF Affect Writing? - For Teachers
- Universal Design For Learning (UDL) - Part 2: Engagement, Representation, and Assessment Choice Boards (New!)
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 3: Dyslexia Interventions
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 4: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Dyslexia (New!)
- Introduction to Universal Design For Learning (UDL)
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 3: Goal Writing
- Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a Hearing Environment
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Concussions - Part 2: Supports
- Writing Measurable Social-Emotional Goals
- Supporting Girls with Autism
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 4: Supports, Strategies and Intervention
- Data Design and Collection in the Classroom
- Strategies for Effective Consultation within the School Setting
- How to Design a Day of Effective Direct Instruction for Students with Significant Learning Needs
- What is the Science of Reading and What is in it For Me?
- Telling Stories in School with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (New!)
Mental Health
- Mental Health Learning Opportunities
- The Impact of Trauma at School: Understanding, Assessment, and Intervention
- Treating Trauma
- Silent Suffering: What to Know and What to do for Students with Internalizing Disorders
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- When They Don't Show Up: Dealing with School Avoidance
- Autism and Mental Health
- Perfectionism: Purfictly Imperfect!
- Creating a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment: Implementing Environmental Social and Emotional Strategies
- Supporting Social and Emotional Needs in the Classroom Through Enhancing the Environment with Tier 1 Strategies for All Students
- Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) Assessment: Examining Your Social-Emotional Data
- Supporting Struggling Students Throughout the Day: Demystifying Tier 2 Social and Emotional Support in the Classroom
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