Instructional Media Center 

Pueblo West office, 719.647.0023 x.120

 

Search for stuff.  Borrow it.  Courier information.  Help.

Parents news, events, and resources

Classes for Continuing Education

 

 

Resources

These links are to .pdf documents. They include websites, images, and lists of materials.

You will need to download the free Adobe Reader in order to view them.   Help.

AAC and Inclusive Education for Students with the Most Severe Disabilities, a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Stephen N. Calculator

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD / ADHD)

Autism

Blog Software Comparison Chart

Child Find flyer

CSAPA – Guidelines for Determining Eligibility

Data-driven Instruction

Developing and Evaluating Interventions

Differentiated instruction

Direct Instruction – Why Education Experts Resist Effective Practices

Driver’s Education resources

Early Childhood

  Colorado Early Childhood Hearing Screening Guidelines and PowerPoint

  Early Childhood Vision Screening overview

  Early Childhood websites

  Effects of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy on Young Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders

  Literacy Development in the Preschool Years

  Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Effective Practices

  The Storm in My Brain: Kids and Mood Disorders

Encore training website

FAPE Rights

Functional Behavioral Assessment - Definitions

Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

Huerfano County Community Resource Guide

IEP goals sheet in Excel

Interventions on the web www.interventioncentral.org

Instructional Interventions for Classroom Disruption

Journals – Online, research-based, free

Language Arts instruction resources

Listservs for school libraries

Literacy resources in English & Spanish

Math instruction resources

Memory strategies

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Best Practice

Paraprofessional resources

Phonemic Awareness

Positive Behavior Support programs (PBS)

  Association for Positive Behavior Support Online  www.apbs.org

  Positive Behavior Support and Functional Assessment

  National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)  www.pbis.org/main.htm

  Positive Behavior Support: Evolution of an Applied Science

  Positive Behavior Support Facilitator’s Guide

  Positive Behavior Support in High Schools

Progress monitoring worksheets by Pickering

Progress monitoring sheet – Fields, Excel or PDF

Psychology resources

Reading instruction resources

Recruitment flyer

Response to Intervention

  A Parent’s Guide to Response-to-Intervention

  Alternative Approaches to the Definition and Identification of Learning Disabilities

  Problem-Solving and Response to Intervention: Focusing on Improved Academic Achievement for All Students

  Response to Intervention: a Primer for Parents

  Response to Intervention: General and Special Education Collaboration

  Response to Instruction in the Identification of Learning Disabilities: a Guide for School Teams

  Responsiveness-to-Intervention: a blueprint for practitioners, policymakers, and parents

  RTI and Reading: Response to Intervention in a Nutshell

Restraint, Seclusion and Timeout guidelines from CDE

Social-emotional curricular materials

Social stories

Spanish language materials, including materials on aspects of Hispanic culture

Speech-Language resources

Study Skills

Transition resources

  Making the Transition from School to Work

  Preparing for Employment: On the Home Front

  Transition Planning: Setting Lifelong Goals

Website Evaluation Skills

Wiki  imc-infoliteracy.pbwiki.com

 

 

 

Continuing Education Classes

The courses listed here were developed by a team of BOCES staff members. They are meant to give BOCES staff and school education staff opportunities to obtain Contact Hour credit for a number of re-certification programs.

Courses require no formal enrollment.  Participants will receive a certificate upon course completion.

For more information, questions, or ideas, please contact:

Educational Coordinator Brad Atchison, Occupational Therapist

South Central BOCES Central Satellite Office

100 West Spruce,

Walsenburg, CO 81089

719.738.1701

atchison-b@scboces.k12.co.us

 

Create a Social Story Using PowerPoint

This course is worth 3 contact hours. This course was designed to teach:

(a) what good Social Stories are and how to use them

(b) how to use a widely-available software program (PowerPoint), and

(c) how to use some fantastic resources available through the BOCES.

Download the Continuing Education Learning Project 1, fill it out and save it on your computer.

Send it and your completed PowerPoint to Educational Coordinator Brad Atchison by attaching both files to an email to atchison-b@scboces.k12.co.us

Here’s an example for you to look at: Circle Time Social Story

 

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Parents’ Events

Special Education Process Meetings

Open meetings for parents to ask questions about 504 supports,  Early Childhood services, and other Special Education processes. More information will be coming soon. Please contact your local BOCES office.

Transition Advisory Boards

Parents in Walsenburg, Trinidad, and surrounding areas are welcome to help guide the transition process of students 14 and older.

Contact Suzanne Ireland at (719) 738-1701 or ireland-s@scboces.k12.co.us for more information.

Parent Advisory Boards

The BOCES would like parents to provide guidance and make recommendations about the Special Education process and the new Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) requirements.

Contact Special Education Secretary Sue Anderson at anderson-s@scboces.k12.co.us or (719) 647-0023 for more information.

 

Parents’ Resources

From Parent to Parent of Colorado:   Where Do I Start? Who Do I Call?

This two-page guide lists many free statewide services for parents of children and adults with disabilities.

Also look at the Parent to Parent website, http://www.p2p-co.org/, for more information.

PEAK Parent Center

PEAK is a non-profit organization  providing free services to Colorado families of children with disabilities. PEAK has regional mentors in place to help families make informed decision about early childhood, education, transition, employment, and more.

Please contact their central office in Colorado Springs at (800) 284-0251 or go to http://www.peakparent.org/.

Special Kids, Special Families

Among other programs and services, this non-profit provides information about professional parenting for foster children. Please call toll-free (866) 447-8983 or go to http://www.sksfcolorado.org/.

 

Home and Community-based Services for Children with Autism Waiver, a PowerPoint presentation from CDE.

 

 

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Courier service by Greg Valerio

The BOCES offers a courier service to its member school districts Monday through Thursday when the schools are in session.

BOCES additionally provides a statewide courier shuttle from CSU-Pueblo to statewide-serviced schools as a weekly service.

Materials going to and from District 70 are transported by the District 70 courier, who picks up and drops of materials at the BOCES on most Mondays and Thursdays when schools are in session.

Monday  (in order of visit)

Eastern satellite office (Ordway)

Ordway Administration building

Ward Middle School

Crowley County High School – Elementary school picks up/ drops off here, too

Manzanola High School – Elementary school picks up/ drops off here, too

Fowler High School – Middle and Elementary schools pick up/ drop off here, too

Tuesday  (in order of visit)

Peakview Elementary School

John Mall High School

Central satellite office (Walsenburg)

Washington Intermediate

Huerfano School District Administration building

La Veta High School

La Veta Middle School

Aguilar school

Hoehne school

Gardner school – deliveries made by local bus garage/ administration agreement

Wednesday  (in order of visit)

Penrose school

Florence High School

Fremont Administration building

Fremont Elementary School – Middle school pick up/ drop off here, too

Cotopaxi school

Westcliffe school

Western satellite office (Florence)

Thursday   (in order of visit)

Southern satellite office (Trinidad)

Trinidad Middle School

Trinidad High School

Primero school

Fisher’s Peak Elementary School

Eckhart Elementary School

Trinidad Administration building

Branson school (if needed)

 

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About the IMC

Phone 719.647.0023, Fax 719.647.0136, Email imc@scboces.k12.co.us.

Borrowing information  

Holds and reserves for items can be placed online by clicking Place Hold/ Reserve in the online catalog and entering your barcode and password (available when first registering with the IMC).

Barcodes look like P 1000 and passwords are Yourlastname. Email if you don’t know them.

Alternately, you can either call, fax, or email to make your request.

Curriculum materials can be checked out to registered general users for a 21-day period. Other resources and materials can be checked out to registered users for a 30-day period.

All materials may be renewed once by email or phone.

Overdue materials which are not returned after third contact will be considered lost and a replacement fee will be billed to the user.

What’s Here

Language and Intelligence Assessment kits; ESL and Literacy materials; Autism resources; Psychology resources; Parent articles; Assistive Technology; CDE videos, training materials; Early Childhood resources; and 1750 Educational videos.

If we don’t have something, we can Interlibrary Loan it from anywhere in the state.

About the IMC 

The Instructional Media Center operates from 8:00 to 4:00, Monday through Thursday, and from 8:00 to 4:00 on Friday. It is a Special Education research center and education resource library available to South Central BOCES member schools. Currently operated by Chris McGrath.    

Telephone: (719) 647-0023 x.120     Fax: (719) 647-0136     Email: imc@scboces.k12.co.us

 

 

revised 11/06/07 REO

 

 

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