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The Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical Assistance Center at Old Dominion University (T-TAC ODU) is part of a statewide network of assistance centers that are designed to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years).

The T-TAC centers throughout the Commonwealth share the same mission which is to increase the capacity of school personnel, service providers, and families to meet the needs of children and youth with disabilities; and to foster the state improvement goals for personnel development.

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April/May/June 2010 - Observation, Inquiry, and Investigation: Action-Based Science
February/March 2010 - A Reason for Math Reasoning
November/December 2009 & January 2010 - Meet the Challenge of Challenging Behavior
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This two-part program was taped in several early childhood classrooms throughout Virginia and highlights effective practices for teaching young children with autism. Part One includes information on structured environments, visual supports including visual schedules, structured activities and sensory processing. Part Two addresses communication and social strategies.
An historical overview of Asperger's Syndrome is provided in this TACtic. Social, sensory, and instructional needs for students with high functioning autism are also reviewed.
This TACtic provides teachers with a basic overview of autism. The overview describes how to structure the classroom and provides quick strategies for immediate use as well as a more in depth look at specific strategies for supporting students with autism. Furthermore, a helpful A.M. checklist is provided to assist teachers with preparing for the instructional day.
Granny is snoring as a child climbs on her lap and falls asleep. Various other animals join them. Lastly the flea joins them and sets off a chain of events. This unit provides ideas for adding props to learning centers and small group activities. Boardmakerâ„¢ pictures are included that support children to retell the story.
Dr. Sharon Raver-Lampman of Old Dominion University discusses Routine-Based Instruction and Routine-Based Monitoring. Routine-Based Instruction is a way teachers can embed individualized instruction into their daily routines. Routine-Based Monitoring is a way for embedding data collection into daily activities and routines. Footage from a local teacher's ECSE classroom is included to demonstrate both Routine-Based Instruction and Monitoring. A packet of written materials with examples is provided with the CD.
This transportation curriculum unit is designed for use in the preschool special education classroom. In this Caldecott Honor Book, bright illustrations show all the cars of a train as it travels day and night through tunnels and across cities. Included in this TACtic packet are suggestions for small group activities, finger plays, songs, related literature, gross motor activities, and learning center props. A list is included of curriculum resources that are available from the T-TAC ODU library and on the Web.
This story about a little girl who goes to the store with her father to buy flowers to plant in the flower box of their city home for her mother's birthday. This literature-based curriculum packet contains suggestions for small group activities, fingerplays, songs, related literature, recipes, gross motor activities, and learning center props. Included is a list of curriculum resources from the T-TAC ODU library as well as resources available on the Web. Pictures using BoardMaker that support the story are also included.
The goal of social stories, as developed by Carol Gray, is to increase positive behav-ioral responses by teaching students appropriate behaviors in various social situations. This video, with Mary Wilds, T-TAC ODU Specialist, provides numerous examples of social stories created by classroom teachers that will inspire viewers to create their own stories for individual students. The accompanying information packet includes several social stories that can be duplicated for teacher use. (2CD set)
This curriculum unit is designed for use in the preschool special education classroom. In this interactive story, children will imitate animals with a variety of body movements. Children enjoy the repetitive text throughout the story while learning body parts and silly animal motions. Included in this TACtic packet are suggestions for small group activities, finger plays, songs, related literature, gross motor activities, and learning center props. A list is included of curriculum resources that are available from the T-TAC ODU library and on the Web.
Tutorial for learning to make your own electronic books.
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Workshops & Conferences
Every Child A Successful Reader: Reading Institute for Elementary Special Education Teachers and Educators Serving Students with Disabilities
How Do I Teach These Kids?
TechKnowledgy 2010
Teaching the Write Way: Instructional Writing Strategies for Students Accessing the Aligned Standrds of Learning
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Every Child A Successful Reader: Reading Institute for Elementary Special Education Teachers and Educators Serving Students with Disabilities
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Friday, December 17th, 2010
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Back by popular demand, Beth Estill and Andrea Payne present this three-part reading strategies workshop with sessions entitled: "Word Study", "Comprehension", and "Looking at Nonfiction". You can receive 30 staff development hours towards re-certification if you attend ALL sessions.
How Do I Teach These Kids?
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Jennifer Grisham-Brown will help participants bridge the gap between best practices in special education and general education. Participants will learn how design a curriculum framework that uses assessment results and ongoing progress monitoring to drive instruction and design learning activities.
TechKnowledgy 2010
November 11th & 12th, 2010
TechKnowledgy 2010 will feature national speakers, practitioner workshops, vendor workshops, interactive sessions, software exploration, and many opportunities to discover innovative applications of assistive and instructional technologies! This conference is designed for general and special educators, related services personnel, assistive technology teams, instructional technology specialists, administrators, family members and others interested in helping students with disabilities achieve success using technology. Registration will open September 1, 2010. Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education's Training and Technical AssistanceCenters and the Hospital Education Program at Children's Hospital in Richmond.
Teaching the Write Way: Instructional Writing Strategies for Students Accessing the Aligned Standrds of Learning
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Friday, January 14th, 2011
WRITING is now an official component of the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP). These sessions will show you how to help your students with intellectual disabilities learn to write and compose. This is a two-part series. Attendance on Day 1 is required to attend Day 2.
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Instruction for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Autism
Behavior Assessment and Intervention & Effective Schoolwide Discipline
Early Transition & Preschool Effective Practices/Programs
Parent Involvement
Reading Professional Development
Standards of Learning (SOL) Enhanced Scope and Sequence Plus
Math Network
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