Join us for an introduction to the OTF’s amazing resource site, The Teachers’ Gateway to Special Education! Learn how quick and easy it is for educators to find new and effective strategies to implement for specific student needs, diagnoses, and IPRC identifications. Tips and tricks for IEP writing will be included too, as well as an overview of special education processes and terms. Be sure to bring your special education related questions too. Don’t miss our “piloted” tour session to help you lift off your teaching practice with special needs learners!
About your host
Amy Popowich
Amy is a passionate educator, in her 28th year, always keen to take on new initiatives to support students and teachers. She’s honored to have worked in a number of roles teaching K-12, a principal’s assistant, a board consultant, and Special Education Chair. Amy has been delighted to develop various projects at the provincial level to increase teacher practice, like the “The Teachers’ Gateway to Special Education, K-12” and “Survive and Thrive” sites, for the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF), as well as “Classroom Management” professional development for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO). Amy loves developing and instructing Additional Qualification (AQ) courses too, and conversing with colleagues to share best practices to continually raise the bar for education in Ontario.
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