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Training Webinars or Recorded Videos
Does your RCN have any training webinars or recorded videos that you are willing to share with others? START is seeking any publicly available training webinars or recorded videos to link on our website in order to make them available to a wider audience. If you have any webinars or videos to share, or questions related to this, please contact Kellie Fitzgerald.
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RCN Application and Contract Forms - Recent and Upcoming Due Dates
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Notice about Data Collection, Goal-Setting and Mid-Year Reporting
The ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis and resulting remote/hybrid teaching and learning environments continue to pose unique challenges to collecting accurate program and student data. As with much this year, flexibility is necessary. Accordingly, START has offered guidance to assist RCN in gathering and submitting beginning of year target student and/or classroom/program data to the best of the RCN’s ability under the prevailing circumstances and conditions in their geographic area. If you have any questions, or need assistance, please contact your START RCN Representative or Jana Benjamin, (616) 331-6482.
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20th Annual START Conference - Registration
- Date: May 3, 2021
- Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
- Format: Zoom Webinar
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2021-2022 Intensive Training Applications
START will be offering its K-12 Intensive Training Series during the 2021-2022 school year. START’s 2021-2022 K-12 IT will be hosted by Kent CAN/Kent ISD in Grand Rapids. Applications to send teams to this training will be available February 3, 2021.
START’s Early Childhood training for 2021-2022 will be offered in the form of two mini-intensive training series of 2-3 modules each, with the same series offered once in the fall and once in the spring. More information about our 2021-2022 Early Childhood trainings, including how to apply to participate, will be available soon.
START will not be holding a 2021-2022 Building Your Future Secondary Transition intensive training series. Instead, we anticipate offering 2-3 standalone trainings focused on transition, to be open statewide. We expect more information about these trainings to be available in the spring.
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What's Happening at START?
- Introducing the Refreshed START Logo
- 20th Annual START Conference: Registration is Open
- Supporting Families at Home with PBIS
- Updated Secondary Peer to Peer Program Playbook
- Classroom Engagement Data Video
- Winter LINKS Box
- Get Moving: Exercise is an Evidence-Based Practice
- New Independence Data Videos
- RCN Reports and Applications: Now Available as Google Documents
- Family and Community Engagement Guidance Document
- Task Analysis Article & Webinar
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Introducing the Refreshed START Logo
Last week we launched a refreshed START logo to kick of the celebration of our 20 year anniversary. Collaboration and partnerships are core values of START, and it is critical to us that our logo represent those values. The work of the START Project is only possible through the dedication and commitment of an entire community of educators, families, and partners working together, collaboratively, to support students. We invite you to read more about the intention behind our refreshed logo. In addition, we invited our partners and trainers to update their materials and resources as well. We have launched a new page on our website outlining our standards, formatting, and logo guidelines.
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A look back at START's logos over the past 20 years
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2020-2021 START Trainings and Events
All START trainings and events will be held virtually through at least June 15, 2021. Please continue to refer to your site's Intensive Training schedule or the START website for the most updated information.
Upcoming Trainings and Events:
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Intensive Training Module Materials: Google Drive
Intensive Training modules materials are available in Google Drive. Module materials and handouts are updated regularly and documents are being added to the Google Drive folders as the modules occur:
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Peer to Peer (P2P) Community of Practice (CoP)
The next P2P CoP meeting will take place on March 25, 2021 from 10:00am-3:00pm (virtual).
Each RCN can have one P2P CoP representative per ISD for multi-county ISDs and up to 4 CoP representatives for single county ISDs. This is not a requirement.
Note: Registration information will be emailed to P2P CoP members and RCN leadership contacts closer to the meeting date.
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How to order Meeting Mechanics Manuals, Secondary Peer to Peer Playbooks, Passports, and Peer to Peer Promotional Products
Visit the START website for pricing and instructions for ordering:
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RCN Google Folders: Sub-Folders
START has recently added sub-folders to your RCN Google Folder. You can find all documents related to your contract in the sub-folder titled "START Contract Information." Google Drive has a built-in search function to assist you with finding files.
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Submitting RCN Standalone Trainings for the START Website- Each RCN should submit at least one RCN-provided stand-alone training per semester using START content delivered by START EPLI trainers. The training will be included in the events listing on the START website, and should be open to the RCN and the broader region, including families and community partners. Events should be submitted here.
- Note: START understands the circumstances and challenges surrounding trainings. This goal can be met through virtual trainings, recordings, webinars, or other training formats.
- The submitted events will be posted here on the START website as they are received. Please share this with your local contacts!
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Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Project is funded by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special
Education to provide training and technical assistance to educators in Michigan that serve students with ASD.
START Project | autismed@gvsu.edu | Phone: (616) 331-6480 | Fax: (616) 331-6486
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