Riverside Learning - Supporting Student Special Needs

Join Riverside Learning for a powerful three-part virtual professional development series designed to equip educators with practical, evidence-based strategies to better support diverse learners in today’s classrooms. Each session is offered independently, allowing participants to register for one workshop or complete the full series for a comprehensive learning experience.

Whether you work in general education, special education, inclusive classrooms, or specialized programs, these interactive virtual sessions provide immediately usable tools, collaborative learning opportunities, and actionable resources to strengthen instruction and student outcomes.

Bridging the Standards

Offered on July 10 and July 20!!!

The Behavior Blueprint

Offered on July 13 and August 3!!!

MCAS Alt. Training

Offered July 17 and July 24!!!

Featured Virtual Professional Development Sessions

Bridging the Standards – Special Education
Learn how to effectively align instruction, curriculum, and specially designed supports with grade-level standards while meeting the diverse needs of students with disabilities across learning settings.

The Behavior Blueprint
Explore proactive behavior supports, classroom systems, and intervention strategies that help educators create positive, structured, and student-centered learning environments.

Mastering the MCAS Alternative Assessment
Gain practical guidance for developing meaningful, standards-based MCAS-Alt portfolios. Participants will deepen their understanding of evidence collection, access skills, data collection, and portfolio development practices that support student success.

Series Highlights

Fully virtual for flexible participation
Register for one session or all three
Practical, classroom-ready strategies and resources
Designed for educators supporting diverse learners
Interactive professional learning experience
PDPs issued in Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

This series is ideal for classroom teachers, special educators, interventionists, administrators, related service providers, and educational support staff seeking high-quality professional learning focused on inclusive and effective instructional practices.

Rubric Alignment and Sample Professional Practice SMART(ER) Goal for Participants

Bridging the Standards

SMARTER Professional Practice Goal #1
By June 2027, I will implement and consistently utilize at least three proactive behavior support strategies learned through professional development and monitor their impact through classroom behavior data, student engagement observations, and reflective practice logs, resulting in a measurable improvement in student participation and reductions in behavioral disruptions.

Aligned Rubric Standards:

Standard II-A: Instruction
Standard II-B: Learning Environment
Standard II-D: Expectations
Standard IV-A: Reflection

The Behavior Blueprint

SMARTER Professional Practice Goal #1
By the end of the 2026–2027 school year, I will improve access to grade-level standards for students with disabilities by designing and implementing differentiated, standards-aligned instructional activities in at least two content areas per quarter, as evidenced by lesson plans, student work samples, and progress monitoring data.

Aligned Rubric Standards:

Standard I-A: Curriculum and Planning
Standard II-A: Instruction
Standard II-B: Learning Environment

MCAS Alt. Training

SMARTER Professional Practice Goal #2
During the 2026–2027 school year, I will increase my effectiveness in assessing students with significant disabilities by utilizing standards-based assessment practices and ongoing progress monitoring strategies learned through professional development, as evidenced by portfolio quality, student growth data, and instructional adjustments documented throughout the year.

Aligned Rubric Standards:

Standard I-B: Assessment
Standard II-A: Instruction
Standard IV-B: Professional Growth

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