Instruction

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Monthly Instructional Guides for Students with Complex Access Needs

Our monthly instructional guides were designed to help special education teachers in self-contained classrooms navigate the school year. Serving students with a variety of complex access needs, these teachers require organization, creativity, and extensive knowledge of curriculum, instructional

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Beyond Time and Money: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Complex Access Needs

Master strategies to teach math to students with significant cognitive disabilities, including embedding specialized instruction in general education.

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Autism, Behavior, Instruction, Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Behavioral Momentum

Behavioral Momentum is an instructional strategy that helps students transition from easy tasks to more challenging tasks, building confidence and engagement by creating a pattern of success.

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Inclusion, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports

Specially Designed Instruction Guide

Guidance on delivery of specially designed instruction to students with disabilities and implementation of supports and services in the IEP.

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Inclusion, Instruction

Chapter 8: Progress Monitoring and Communicating Progress to Families (Educator)

In this Collaboration and Flexible Grouping course, educators will understand the legal requirements to update a student’s plan through progress monitoring data as well as communicating this progress to families.

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Inclusion, Instruction, Assistive Technology, ARD/IEP Supports

Specially Designed Instruction Field User Guides

The SDI Field User Guides are intended to be a bridge between existing student support plans and the instructional content available within the High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) suite of resources from TEA.

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Inclusion, Instruction

Introduction: Collaboration and Flexible Grouping (Educator and Instructional Leader)

This introductory course to Collaboration and Flexible Grouping provides educators and instructional leaders with an overview of the series, covering key topics such as maintaining partnerships, data-driven decision-making, co-teaching, and small group planning.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Creating a Class Schedule

In this video, Ayo Jones discusses creating schedules.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Inclusion, Instruction

Instructional Support Planning Form

This form helps a team specify the student's learning objectives, describe the supports required for the student to participate in classroom activities, and indicate who is responsible for creating/curating those supports. This document aligns with the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with

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Inclusion, ARD/IEP Supports, Instruction

Texas SPED Quick Learns Collection

The Texas SPED Quick Learns is here! Part of the TEA Microlearning Series, this set of 6 videos covers essential topics for supporting students receiving special education services in a collaborative setting.

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