Two-Day Conference: 2027 Special Education Resource Teacher Conference: High-Impact Strategies for Everyday Challenges (Grades K-12) Presented by Resource Teachers

Special Education Resource Teachers: High-Impact Strategies

Choose from 21 Strategy-Packed Conference Sessions

• Hands-On Options
• Special Education Resource Teacher Resources
• Practical Strategies
… and Much More!

Uniquely Qualified Instructors

Cindy Jones has extensive experience in special education as a resource and general education practitioner, a crisis interventionist, and leader of a school for students with behavior and emotional challenges, an at-risk consultant, and special education behavior specialist. Because of her extensive background, she offers dozens of highly practical and effective strategies that have worked for her and countless resource teacher colleagues. Her lively, practical sessions feature cutting-edge, research-based information, engaging activities, and effective strategies that you can use tomorrow as a resource teacher. 

Karla O'Brien, an exceptional special education resource teacher and national presenter, will share evidence-based practical practices she has used with her own resource students to help them close the gap in their academic skills. Her upbeat personality and passion for improving outcomes for students with disabilities will excite and motivate you to help even the most challenging students achieve better outcomes! Karla's highly informative and inspiring sessions are filled with practical advice and strategies that you can take back to your resource practice and use immediately!

Savanna Flakes is an engaging and enthusiastic international presenter and experienced special education resource teacher. She is an award-winning Nation Board Certified special education teacher, a National Education Technology Standards Certified Teacher and the author of Shaking Up Special Education: Instructional Moves to Increase Student Achievement and I Have Special Needs AND That's Not Why I Am Special. Savanna currently serves as an international education consultant, coaching teachers, modeling effective instructional pedagogy, and providing professional development on inclusion, Co-Teaching, differentiation, classroom management, and universal design for resource teachers across the country and beyond. Savanna is known for her passion and dedication to reaching diverse learners, and her exciting, hands-on, and collaborative sessions for special education resource teachers.

Conference Agenda

Who Should Attend

K-12 Special Education Resource Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Other Specialists and Staff who serve Students with Disabilities

Special Benefits of Attending

Comprehensive Digital Resource Handbook
You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook, specifically designed for this conference. Included in the handbook are resource materials for ALL conference sessions, even those you don't attend. These materials include:

• Timesaving tips and effective procedures for special education resource teachers
• Technology resources for inclusive classrooms and teacher productivity
• Resource teacher-friendly and ready-to-use tools and practices you can use immediately

Semester Credit Option
Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements
Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

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