CTA

Special Education Conference

About the Conference

• September 27-29 in Garden Grove, CA
• Sessions topics include:
• Behavior Management
• Transitions in IEP
• Trauma-Informed Practices
• Co-Teaching and UDL Practices
• Supports in the Classroom
• CTA Retirement
• CTA President Guest Speaker
• Panel of reps from different school districts
• Next conference 2025 - Burlingame, CA

Union Topics

• CTA President
• encourages endorsing board members that will represent us
• CTA Panel
• There must be more language in union contracts regarding SPED teachers and Service Providers (caseload numbers, extra pay, etc.)
• IE Collaboration of Teacher Associations
• CARE (CA Association of Resource Educators)
• Fight for IDEA to be fully funded

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Behavior and Handling Moments of Crisis

Overview

Takeaway 2:

Takeaway 1:

Takeaway 3:

What are the functions of behavior, strategies, targeted approaches, and realizations.

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We cannot control a student’s behavior, and it will take time to unlearn behaviors.

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Behavior is learned, not personal, and is a form of communication.

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Both students and teachers go through the behavior escalation cycle, which affects both parties’ cognition.

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Functions of Behavior

Escalation Cycle

Behavior vs. Cognition

Workshop had a scope and sequence for transition goal work. Each link included a copy of different activities to use.

Book Title. P52

Transition Workshop

Examples