Director's Webinar
Directors Webinar. FLITE STEM and CIDDL & New Jersey’s SPDG–CLSD Partnership
This is a two-part webinar.
First, Dr. Lisa Dieker introduces FLITE STEM Coaching—an innovative virtual coaching model that uses real-time feedback (including biometrics) to help educators strengthen STEM instruction for students with disabilities. She also highlights resources from the national Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL), sharing free tools, podcasts, and communities of practice that support educators in integrating technology into their teaching.
Directors Webinar. Encore Sessions from the 2025 SIGnetwork National Meeting
Join us for December’s Directors Webinar as we replay selected poster and forum sessions from the 2025 SIGnetwork National Meeting. This encore format gives you a second chance to see presentations you may have missed, revisit ideas you’d like to explore more deeply, and continue the conversations sparked during the National Meeting.
Directors Webinar. Leadership, Lessons, and Dissemination in Action
Join colleagues for November’s Directors Webinar featuring state updates, leadership insights, and lessons learned in sustainability. Highlights include Indiana’s SPDG team sharing their dissemination plan in action and reflections from Dr. Sandi Cole on her career in special education leadership.
Directors Webinar. Building Capacity Through Coaching: Maryland’s SPDG Operational Framework
Members of Maryland's SPDG Leadership Team will share insights, processes, and initial outcomes of their implementation of an operational framework for transformational coaching in support of evidence-based math, social-emotional, and specially designed instruction. The presenters will highlight the ongoing professional learning provided to facilitate the implementation of effective coaching processes.
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Directors Webinar. Identifying Sources of Data for Measuring Coach Efforts and Effects
What does coaching look like and sound like in the field? Do our data reflect both the quantity and quality of coach efforts? How can SPDGs collaborate with local leaders to enhance the capacity of coaches to implement evidence-informed coaching practices?
Directors Webinar. Coaching in Early Intervention
This session will highlight the Nebraska statewide effort to strengthen coaching practices in early intervention home-based services. Rachel Schachter, Ph.D. and Sue Bainter will share a multi-level coaching model that includes tools, professional learning communities, and embedded data use to support both coaches and providers. Key takeaways include lessons learned about system-level supports and the intentional use of coaching to improve outcomes for families and children.
Presenters: Rachel Schachter, Ph.D. and Sue Bainter
Fidelity Friday. Curriculum Fidelity
During the May Fidelity Friday we’ll be delving into curriculum fidelity with two new(ish) resources:
SPDG Directors' Webinar. Supporting Instructional Coaching with Project COOL
Join CAST’s Project COOL (COaching On Learning) team to explore a scalable coaching model designed to support the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), High-Leverage Practices (HLPs), and Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) in educational settings. This session will introduce the goals of Project COOL, demonstrate how instructional coaching can advance inclusive teaching practices, and highlight new tools and resources to support your work.