Special Training Opportunities
Additional training opportunities provided by the Diagnostic Center North (DCN).
Current Events
- Assessment of Dual Language Learners: An Overview
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 and Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - Dyslexia Academy - Part 2: Dyslexia Assessment
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - Elementary Math Instructional Strategies
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - Interventions and Supports for Girls with Autism
Thursday, October 2, 2025 - Write On! - Part 3: Empowering Student Writers: Practical Strategies for Every Classroom (New!)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - Dyslexia Academy - Part 3: Interventions
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - Developing Resilience in Our Youth (New!)
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Silent Suffering: What to Know and What to Do for Students with Internalizing Disorders
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Introduction to Universal Design For Learning (UDL)
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Honoring Every Voice: Understanding Communicator Profiles and Support Strategies (New!)
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - Building a Foundation of Language and Literacy for Emergent Communicators
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, and Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Past Events
- Every Student, Every Day: Collaborative Paths to Inclusive Opportunities (In-Person)
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the Special Education Classroom (New!)
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Interdisciplinary Assessment of Girls with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder: Reframing our Thinking
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Psychosocial Assessment: Emotional Disability (ED) Eligibility and Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) (New!)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Write On! - Part 2: Assessing Written Expression (New!)
Monday, September 15, 2025 - Treating Trauma
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Write On! - Part 1: Understanding, Assessing and Improving Student Writing (New!)
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a Hearing Environment - Part 2
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - When They Don't Show Up: Dealing with School Avoidance
Friday, August 22, 2025 - Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a Hearing Environment - Part 1
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - Dyslexia Academy - Part 1: Reading Difficulties and What to Do Next
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - The Impact of Trauma at School: Understanding, Assessment, and Intervention
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - Tips and Tricks on How to Organize Your Caseload
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - Whole Class, All Day: Dynamic Behavior Strategies Every Teacher Needs
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Dynamic Assessment: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Alternative and Augmentative Communication in the Classroom Basics (New!)
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - Interdisciplinary Assessment of Girls with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Reframing our Thinking
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Quick Links
- Overview of DCN Services
- Assessment Referral Process
- Professional Development Training Catalog
- Request a Training
- Training Calendar
- Special Training Opportunities
- Employment Opportunities
- California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN)
- Positive Environments, Network of Trainers (PENT)
- California Department of Education