Upcoming Events
October 14, 2022, 8:00am - 3:30pm
JMU Festival Conference & Student Center, Harrisonburg, VA
FREE! Join your Region 5 Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) and the Center on Transition Innovations (CTI) for a full-day transition conference at James Madison University. This refresher will provide an overview of the transition process, explore transition assessments, discuss post-secondary goals, highlight family and student involvement, and link you with further support and resources.

This conference is limited to the first 100 registrants. Register now to participate.
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November 6 - 8, 2022
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
The I’m Determined Educator Symposium is an annual event designed specifically for educators wanting to increase their knowledge around topics related to self-determination. This workshop-based opportunity brings teachers, transition specialists, service providers, and administrators together to network, learn from others in the field, and share effective practices.
This year focuses on three concepts: Competence, Autonomy, and Relatedness (CAR). Attendees will learn about opportunities to increase levels of CAR for their students. You will hear from experts in the field, including youth leaders, about what these concepts mean to them and easy-to-replicate activities that can be put into practice in your environment.
The Educator Symposium is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education. All costs associated with registration, lodging, and meals are covered. Registration will open Monday, September 12th, 2022.
Resource Roundup

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is announcing a Fall 2022 Journey into Teaching Academy cohort. This is a yearlong professional development initiative for teachers completing their second year of teaching at the end of the 2021-2022 school year (SY) and entering their third year of teaching during the 2022-2023 SY as provisionally licensed special education teachers. The Journey into Teaching Academy has been designed as a program to provide teacher support beyond mentorship in an effort to enhance the retention as well as the overall performance of provisionally licensed special education teachers.
The Learning Center offers on-demand access to a wide variety of video courses and conference presentations. A credential hotspot, learning center, and resource library for school mental health professionals to help you serve your students. Use the dropdown menus to navigate and locate the resources to meet your professional development needs and support your practice.

When family engagement is prioritized, every student is better prepared for success. Research shows that as schools improve parent-teacher communication, classes see the following benefits:
  • Improved test scores, grades, and school attendance
  • Higher levels of self-confidence and motivation in students
  • Families have more positive opinions of their child’s teacher
  • Increased performance of all students in class, not just specific children
  • Heightened teacher morale
https://www.waterford.org/education/parent-engagement-back-to-school/
We have a wide range of materials from books to DVDs to switches and augmentative communication devices available.
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Browse using keywords to search for the author, subject, etc.
Click the blue "Patron Signup" button, complete your registration and start reserving items. Items may be mailed or picked up.
 
For library questions, please contact Yvonne Skingley skinglyx@jmu.edu.
540.568.6746. 
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