2025 RTC Summer Institute

Registration Link will go live on 1/10/2025 at 8:00 am CST

Summer Institute

To view all training and training links, click the Training Calendar.

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2025-2026 Trainings have been added.

Training Calendar

Statewide Summer RTC Institute for 2024-2025 School Year

June 17 and 18, 2025

Training by District Request

Successful Strategies for promoting Language and LIteracy

Mathematics in Preschool - How to make it fun!

Utilizing Standards in Free Choice Time

Self Paced Training Information and Links

The Unpacking the Pyramid Model - 7 Part Series does not take the place of the in-person Pyramid Model Training for Quality or District Implementation.

Unpacking the Pyramid Model - 7 Part Series

In-Person Pyramid Training is still required for Quality or Pyramid Implementation.

Trauma Informed Care and the Pyramid Model - 3 hours of credit

Introduction to the Pyramid Model

To attend in-person Pyramid Model Tier 1 Training, you must complete the training below and score a minimum of 80% on the quiz.

Self-Paced Training Options

TRAINING LINKS

Paraeducator Autism 101

PD Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFJXW-l7T_ITRj6-ZBc-esTfz6eLukP-/view?usp=sharing

Handout #1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqnUtFJ9BwjxDXNpSX4vB-xkwrLLbmpv/view?usp=sharing

Handout #2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTWR75KvYp-QItFCzR6OropYtXGz7pf4/view?usp=sharing

Quiz (must score 80% or higher to receive certificate)

https://forms.gle/6Wg187SYc5u3gRVJ6

Paraeducator Executive Functioning 

PD Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y07ojVjiP7OlNLMMEpw4g8zElCjzE5cq/view?usp=sharing

Handout #1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GlhTa7O7jxxdNCCKudaeaKdDn8Ns8STa/view?usp=sharing

Quiz (must score 80% or higher to receive certificate)

https://forms.gle/nUpJ4xMR7NnHtWHZ8

Paraeducator Emotional Regulation Training

PD Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OYTjlSLrAIK-CTCqeSTzpDCfN-4Zqzuw/view?usp=sharing

Handout #1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w0yhK87ia_8k-zwyU21ulBvnhIR4LzBU/view?usp=sharing

Quiz (must score 80% or higher to receive certificate)

https://forms.gle/fkCFFBE5kRJ1vYF57

Effective and High-Leverage Practices for Paraeducators

In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Resource & Research Center and the CEEDAR Center, the Council for Exceptional Children is excited to provide paraeducators with a learning program focused on your unique role as a paraeducator and how that aligns with specific HLPs. In this FREE on-demand, eLearning program designed for paraeducators, you will be introduced to four areas of high-leverage practice: Collaboration, Assessment, Social/Emotional/Behavioral, and Instruction.

High Leverage Practices For Inclusive Classrooms - 1 hour of credit

Facilitating Family Involvement with Students Receiving Special Education Services - 2 hours of credit

Building Vocabulary During Child Directed Activities

Building Oral Language through Story Retelling

Phonological Awareness Games and Activities

How to Teach Preschoolers about Friendship

Helping Children Identify Their Emotions - Quiz

Calming Strategies for Preschool

Math Minis (Number Games, Good Math in Good Books, Using Photos to Spart Math Talk, Math Moments and Small Group Math Activities)