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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  

SHAN GOFF, CHIEF

CHARLIE CRIST

BUREAU OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND

Commissioner

COMMUNITY SERVICES

September 20, 2002

M E M O R A N D U M #02-93

TO:

Exceptional Student Education Directors

FDLRS Associate Center Directors

FROM:

Shan Goff

SUBJECT

: 2002-03 Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshops for

Meaningful Participation: Planning

Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities

 

We are pleased to announce four regional train-the-trainer workshops for

Meaningful Participation: Planning

Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities.

The

Meaningful Participation

workshop was developed by

the Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities Project and the Florida Inclusion Network. It

is a one-day workshop that provides tools and strategies for designing an effective instructional program for students

with significant cognitive disabilities. While the workshop emphasizes planning instruction in general education

environments, the methods described may be applied across educational settings.

The target audience for the

Meaningful Participation

train-the-trainer workshops includes personnel who provide

training for exceptional student education. Each train-the-trainer workshop will be limited to 30 participants.

Preference will be given to FDLRS Associate Center staff and district staff who provide training in exceptional

student education on a regular basis. Replicable training packets will be provided to all participants. Those who

attend the train-the-trainer workshops will learn how to present the

Meaningful Participation

workshop to teachers

and others who work with students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Persons who wish to attend a train-the-trainer workshop should complete a registration form and send it to the

contact person listed. Participants who need assistance with travel expenses may explore options through their

school district or local FDLRS center, the Florida Inclusion Network, or the Institute for Small and Rural Districts

(if eligible).

If you need further information, please contact Jan McKay, Accommodations and Modifications for Students with

Disabilities Project at the Center for Performance Technology, Florida State University (phone: 850-921-0695;

email: jmckay@cpt.fsu.edu).

SG/lch

Attachment: Workshop Registration Form

cc: District Contacts for Mental Handicaps

District Contacts for Autism

Principals of Exceptional Student Education Center Schools