Upcoming Webinars

May 28, 2025

Empowering Excellence: A Toolkit for Supporting Special Educators and Starting the Year Strong

Industry:

K12

Solution:

Online TrainingSpecial EducationStaff Training

Wednesday, May 28, at 2:00 PM (ET) | 11:00 AM (PT)

Searching for effective methods to support and retain your special education teachers? Seeking inspiration to ignite the new school year with powerful strategies and fresh momentum?

Supporting and retaining special education teachers and paraeducators is more critical than ever. This engaging webinar will provide practical strategies to build a strong foundation of support, increase retention, and empower educators working with students with disabilities.

Participants will gain access to a comprehensive Special Education Toolkit filled with ready-to-use resources, templates, and tools designed to ease daily demands. In addition, this session will equip administrators and instructional leaders with targeted approaches to effectively equip special educators in fulfilling compliance and instructional duties, while also attending to their professional well-being.

Attendees will leave with clear, evidence-based practices to enhance educator confidence, strengthen instruction, and create a lasting, supportive professional culture.

Can’t attend live? Register today, and we’ll send you the recording to watch at your convenience!

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees will:

  • Identify at least 3 strategies to proactively support special education teachers.
  • Recognize and articulate the essential elements of SDI (specifically designed instruction) to empower special educators in their planning and delivery.
  • Distinguish key differences between strong and weak IEPs to provide effective, improvement-focused feedback.
  • Determine key components for supporting the well-being of special education teachers.

Presenters

Nicole Barrion

Nicole Barrion, M.Ed.

Lead Special Education Instructional Specialist in Alexandria City Public Schools and Founder of Educational Consulting Group: Teach All, Reach All, LLC

Nicole Barrion has served in the educational field for over 25 years, supporting students, teachers and administrators through engaging and differentiated techniques. As a specialist in inclusive practices within urban, diverse school divisions for the past 15 years, Nicole has helped develop and employ strategic plans to propel schools in creating effective inclusive environments.

She has presented at national conferences to share strategies and tools, including several presentations with the leading international consultant on co-teaching, Dr. Marilyn Friend. She has also authored various online courses for educators, as well as consulted with schools. As the founder of Teach All, Reach All, LLC, Nicole provides consulting services and professional development on co-teaching, specially designed instruction (SDI), and developing well-written IEPs.

She is passionate about working alongside educators and administrators as an instructional coach, ensuring effective implementation of best practices in special education to foster positive outcomes for students with disabilities.

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