Support all learners in any setting with our online special education training courses. Our evidence-based special education training helps prepare both special education and general education teachers, principals, and paraeducators to improve instruction and learning outcomes for all students. Drive student success and district performance by empowering staff to create more supportive and effective schools.
Our online special education training equips teachers, administrators, and paraeducators with skills, instructional strategies, and resources to meet the needs of all learners and help every student reach their highest potential.
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Diverse course options for teachers, paraeducators, and principals
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Prepare paraeducators with the skills they need to successfully and confidently support the needs of all learners, manage challenging behavior, and safely and effectively support students in general education and special education classrooms.
More efficient onboarding
Clearly defined roles and responsibilities
Increased safety and fewer injuries
More effective behavior management
Inclusive educational practices help all students succeed. With our evidence-based strategies and interventions, educators will know how to support both general and special education learners.
Improved understanding of special education and IEP compliance
Improved management of challenging behavior
Expanded differentiated instruction and universal design for learning
An understanding of how to implement trauma-informed practices
Equip teachers and administrators with instructional strategies and interventions to help students with diverse needs succeed. Learn strategies and tools to support students with disabilities like ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and more.
Clear understanding of IDEA, Child Find, FAPE, LRE and Section 504 legal requirements
Valuable evidence-based interventions, like ABA, PECS, Social Stories, and structured teaching
Ensure principals understand their role in special education
Managing a classroom can be difficult, particularly when students exhibit challenging behaviors or have behavioral disabilities. Our evidence-based special education training courses provide best practices and strategies to help educators handle such behavior appropriately and safely.
More effective behavior management to keep everyone safe
Improved awareness of disability-related behavior issues
An understanding of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS)
An understanding of how to use trauma-informed practices
The special education process can be overwhelming for parents and guardians. These courses help primary caregivers understand their rights and those of their child so they are equipped to take an active, collaborative role in their child’s education.
Clear understanding of the referral process and IDEA
Strategies for collaborative IEP meetings
An overview of the basics of gifted education
Improved knowledge on transition planning
Our special education training for teachers is specifically designed with real-life scenarios and resources so that educators can apply what they learn to their own classroom and students.
Expert-designed special education teacher training courses and evidence-based strategies equip every educator to meet the needs of all learners.
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This all-in-one solution includes engaging courses that help you comply with state and federal training requirements. PLUS deliver the professional development you need to impact the safety and success of your teachers, staff, and students.
Special Education Laws
Dyslexia
Restraint and Seclusion
Trauma-Informed Practices
“We’ve received nothing but positive feedback from our paraprofessionals and educators who have taken the courses.”
Karen Andrews
Coordinating Supervisor for the Department of Special Education
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“Flexibility is the greatest value Vector brings. Our staff appreciates the ability to learn on their own schedule, and we’ve seen far greater buy-in than we ever had with mandatory in-person sessions.”
Mark Yarber
Elementary Area Special Education Coordinator
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Special education professional development equips staff with the specialized skills, knowledge, and strategies needed to effectively support the needs of all learners. It focuses on enhancing teachers’ abilities to provide inclusive, individualized instruction and to stay updated on legal requirements, best practices, and new interventions.
Training for special education teachers, paraeducators, and general education teachers is essential as it prepares them to meet the wide-ranging needs of students, ensuring that all learners receive fair and effective instruction. It also helps educators stay informed on legal requirements, inclusion strategies, and evidence-based practices, leading to better student outcomes and a more supportive classroom environment.
Yes. Special education training equips paraeducators with the essential skills to successfully and confidently manage challenging behavior and support the needs of all learners. Topics include roles and responsibilities, assisting and supporting instruction, behavior management and supports, working safely with students with special needs, and more.
Vector Solutions’ Inclusive Instruction & Interventions courses equip administrators, teachers, and paraeducators with skills, instructional strategies, and resources to help every student reach their highest potential. Course topics include ADHD, behavior management, trauma-informed practices, autism spectrum, dyslexia, and more.
Our online courses typically range from 30-60 minutes. We also offer Essentials versions of many of our most popular courses, such as Restraint and Seclusion, ADHD Overview, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Overview, to provide more abbreviated versions that may be more appropriate for paraeducators and other support staff. These courses average 15–20 minutes.
Yes, Vector’s Inclusive Instruction and Interventions courses can be customized for individual districts. Districts can include their own personalized introductions and conclusions to existing courses, add supplementary resources, and create custom courses to reflect district needs.
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