Trainings for Youth and Young Adults

PEAK’s workshops are open to families, general educators, special educators, paraprofessionals, administrators, service providers, and interested community members. Our workshops help families feel more confident and positive about their participation on the team that supports their child’s education. Our workshops equip educators with the evidence-based information and knowledge they need to successfully educate students with disabilities. Click on the links below to check out the wide range of PEAK’s workshop topics! You can also learn about upcoming PEAK-sponsored webinars and workshops and find out how to sponsor a workshop in your community!

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The following links to all upcoming PEAK-sponsored workshops and webinars, organized chronologically, which may or may not include the specific workshop.

Find out how to request/sponsor a workshop in your community!

Access to General Education Curricula: What Does It Mean and How Can It Be Achieved?

Research supports high expectations & age-appropriate curriculum for students with disabilities. Join our workshop to learn inclusive practices, IEP goals, assistive tech, teacher training, & curriculum alternatives.

Accommodations and Modifications to Curriculum: Ensuring Meaningful Participation in General Education Classrooms

Join our hands-on workshop to explore accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities. Learn about tools, strategies, IEPs, and Universal Design for Learning.

Advocacy 101

Learn effective advocacy for inclusive education and students' civil rights in this workshop. Discover parent/professional partnerships, assertive strategies, IEP implementation, and more. Make a difference!

The IEP: A Tool For Realizing Possibilities!

Discover the power of a strengths-based IEP in this workshop. Learn to write effective goals, involve families, and create a "What Works Portfolio" for students. Available in English and Spanish.

Friendship Building Strategies

Explore friendships' importance and facilitation strategies in this thought-provoking workshop. Discover real-life strategies to help children develop meaningful, lasting friendships.

The Road to a Good Life - How to Get What You Need

Join our workshop to plan for life after high school with disabilities. Learn about college, careers, independence, and available support services. Contact bschaffner@peakparent.org for more information.

Solving the Mystery of ADA, IDEA and Section 504

Discover ADA, IDEA, and Section 504 in this workshop. Learn eligibility requirements, differences, and how they ensure civil rights for people with disabilities.

Transition from Infant Services to Preschool Services

Prepare for a smooth transition from IFSP to IEP services in this informative workshop. Explore educational options, transition principles, and processes. Don't miss it!

Grade-to-Grade, School-to-School: Planning for Success

Learn effective transition processes from preschool to high school in this workshop. Share key information for building on student strengths.

Transition: Life after High School

Discover the transition process for young people with disabilities in this workshop. Explore IEP goals for adulthood, independent living, employment, self-advocacy, and community resources.

The Why’s and How’s of Behavior

Understand behavior as communication and learn to address negative behavior in this workshop. Explore Functional Behavioral Assessments and Positive Behavior Support strategies in English and Spanish.

All of the workshops topics above are in-person community workshops. PEAK also hosts online webinars throughout year on topics like these and more! Learn about PEAK’s upcoming webinars and workshops. And, access online recordings of past PEAK webinars!

Trainings for Youth and Young Adults

Parent Training and Information (PTI) Project

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