Full course description
Teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and service providers of students with significant cognitive needs who learn through alternate academic achievement standards are invited to attend this two-part webinar series, presented by Jessica Bowman, PhD, University of Minnesota. Both live webinars will be recorded for on-demand viewing through the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years. Two CECHs are available after viewing both below webinars:
Webinar 1: WHY to provide standards-based instruction - Sept. 4 at 12pmCT / 11amMT
Ready to transform your teaching practice with compelling evidence that will change how you view your students' potential? This dynamic webinar will walk participants through the legal imperatives, civil rights foundations, and data-driven reasons why "All Really Means All" when it comes to providing rigorous, grade-level academic content to students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Webinar 2: HOW to provide standards-based instruction - Sept. 18 at 12pmCT / 11amMT
Get your hands on the concrete tools and systematic strategies that actually work for teaching grade-level content to students with significant cognitive disabilities! This webinar will walk you through real classroom examples, from elementary through secondary levels, showing you how to embed standards-based instruction into your students' daily routines while meeting their IEP goals. Participants will leave with practical frameworks, tools, and proven methods for creating educational programs that drive real academic progress for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Questions? Contact:
Alternate Assessment Specialist
Office of Special Education Programs