With requirements under IDEA ’04 and NCLB, ongoing professional development is more important than ever. Keep your staff on the right course …

DirectSTEP™ gives you affordable and convenient online courses that combine the expertise of well-known education attorneys, professional development experts and education professionals — ensuring you receive content that is accurate, authoritative and up to date. DirectSTEP™ gives you self-paced instruction when it best suits your schedule, and allows you to resume the course where you left off — available 24/7 from any computer with Internet access. After successfully completing the final assessment, you can print a personalized course completion certificate.

Courses Available:

Early Intervening Services

• Curricular and Instructional Implications of Emergent Literacy for Diverse Learners
  
  
• Emergent Literacy: Reading Success for All Children

IEPs

• The IEP Meeting: Facilitating and Communicating Effectively
  
  
• Improving Your IEPs: Start with Goals and Objectives

LRE

• Least Restrictive Environment: Making Learning Possible for All Children

Paraeducator Courses

• Collaborating and Communicating with Your Paraeducator as an Instructional Team

Parents' Expectations

• Understanding and Responding to Parents' Expectations for Children with Disabilities

RTI

• Applying RTI Principles of Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation
  
  
• Creating an RTI Model That Works for You
  
  
• The 'I' in RTI: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions

Section 504

• Section 504: Determining Appropriate Eligibility
  
  
• Section 504 Eligible: What Now?

Transition Planning

• Life Beyond Grade 12: Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

Universal Design

• Using Universal Design Principles to Create Curricula and Instruction for All Students

IDEA ’04 DirectSTEP™ Series: What Educators Need to Know

Each of the seven 90-minute courses offers an interactive approach to understanding the changes made by IDEA ’04.

IDEA '04 DirectSTEP™ Series includes:

• IDEA Rules on IEP Process
• IDEA Rules on Discipline
• IDEA Rules on Accountability
• IDEA Rules on Intervention and Overidentification
• IDEA Rules on Procedures and Due Process
• IDEA Rules on Eligibility and Evaluation
• IDEA Rules on Highly Qualified