2024 Content Teaching Academy Schedule

When you click on the registration link below for each academy, you’ll be prompted to make an account for the registration system, or sign in if you already have an account. Once you have signed in with your account, you’ll be able to complete your registration and select the specific academy you would like to attend. 

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Adapted Physical Education and Family Life Education (APE/FLE)
June 24-27
The APE academy is a three and one half-day opportunity designed for physical education teachers and health and physical education program supervisors. Participants will enhance their understanding of how to develop effective inclusion strategies for the Physical Education Standards of Learning objectives; enhance learning outcomes; and promote student success for students with disabilities, including their peers.

Augmenting Mathematics and Special Educator Teams (AMSET)
June 26-27
AMSET is a two-day academy designed for secondary mathematics general and special educator school teams working together to enhance student outcomes focusing on improved content understanding, pedagogy, collaboration, co-teaching, and networking.

Best Practices in Inclusive Education (BPIE)
June 24-25
The BPIE is a two-day academy designed to help instructional teams from targeted schools to improve and enhance the performance of students with disabilities in more inclusive school settings.

Co-Teaching Elementary Math/Reading (CTERM)
June 24-25
The CTERM (K-5) is a two-day academy designed for elementary general and special educator co-teaching teams. The focus will be on enhancing student outcomes by improving content understanding, pedagogy, collaboration, co-teaching, and networking.

Intensive Behavior Academy (IBA)
June 26-27
The IBA is a two-day experience designed to support general education and special education teachers in advancing their understanding of behavior and discovering proactive approaches to educating students with behavior support needs. This academy will unlock the mystery behind the “why” of behavior, providing participants with a deeper clarity of the reasons behind prosocial and persistent interfering behaviors. Participants will explore the power of implementing proactive strategies to prevent interfering behavior and promote prosocial behaviors; build capacity for selecting and providing explicit instruction for behavior skills; and leave equipped with methods for collecting and analyzing data to inform decision-making.

Instructional Practices for Teachers of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (IPT)
June 24-25
IPT is a two-day academy designed for teachers teaching an adapted curriculum to students with significant cognitive disabilities. This opportunity will provide teachers with strategies and instructional resources to support their instruction using the Virginia Essentialized Standards of Learning (VESOL).

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Academy (OTPTA)
June 26-27
The OTPT academy is designed for Virginia public school occupational and physical therapists. Information shared will provide attendees with the knowledge and skills to: 1. work collaboratively with colleagues across general and special education teams; 2. enhance practices related to evaluation, goal writing, data collection, and progress monitoring; and 3. develop a plan to increase team capacity and promote individual professional development.

Secondary Transition Academy (STA)
June 24-25
The STA is a two-day experience designed for educators who develop and implement IEPs at the secondary level. Day 1 will address secondary education indicators (1. graduation; 2. dropout, 13. transition IEP compliance; and 14. post-secondary outcomes), including assessment and access to resources. On day 2 participants will tour the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC), a unique resource in Virginia that provides comprehensive transition/vocational assessments.

Sensory Disabilities Education Leaders Academy (SDELA)
June 26-27
The SDELA is a two-day experience designed for educators and administrators working in leadership roles that support special education programs serving children who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, and deafblind (PreK-12). The sessions will focus on strengthening the collaboration among special educators, general educators, and related service providers for the effective delivery of specially designed instruction and related services to students with sensory disabilities.

Speech-Language Pathology Summer Institute (SLPSI)
June 24-25
The SLPSI is a two-day event designed for Virginia public school speech-language pathologists. These sessions will allow participants to: 1. enhance their knowledge of and skills in providing evidence- or research-based therapy and/or instructional practices; 2. improve collaboration with colleagues across general and special education on shared goals for students with disabilities; and 3. clarify their role in the special education process.

Special Education Teacher Support Academy (SETSA)
June 24-27
This four-day academy is designed for early-career (0-3 years) special education teachers in K-12. Teachers will learn about evidence-based strategies to design and deliver instruction, services, and supports that address the unique needs of students. Academy sessions will address essentials of teaching special education including high-leverage practices, specially designed instruction, co-teaching, math and literacy instruction, IEPs, collaboration with professionals and families, creating a positive learning environment, and self-determination. During the academy, teachers will work alongside coaches to discuss and apply concepts. Participants will leave with two books, tri-folds, and a Padlet of resources to guide their work in the classroom. Continued TTAC support opportunities will be available as needed for teachers and coaches throughout the year. A $500 stipend will be paid to participants upon verification of successful completion of this academy.

Unlocking Big Words: Strategies for Decoding Multisyllabic Words (UBW)
June 26-27
UBW is a two-day academy designed to address the needs of middle and high school students who struggle with decoding and determining the meaning of multisyllabic words across the content areas. Participants will learn how to use the principles of syllabication (dividing words into syllables) and morphology (how words are formed) to build struggling readers’ fluency and comprehension.