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CR - Preschool Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Year 1 (Charles City, Tripoli, Waterloo & South Tama ONLY)
Cedar Falls CRAEA Oct 1, 2025




This session is open only to Charles City, Tripoli, Waterloo and South Tama

if you are not from one of these schools and plan on attending this cohort, please use this session number: 53923

 

The CRAEA Preschool SDI scale up is a professional development initiative aimed to develop and implement tools and processes to aid teachers in delivering effective specially designed instruction to improve the outcomes for learners with disabilities. 

The Iowa Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) framework empowers early childhood practitioners to diagnose, design, and deliver high-quality specially designed instruction. 

This is a multi-year commitment to the professional learning, coaching supports, and  implementation practices tied to the SDI framework.

Materials

 
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Important Session Information:


Learning Objectives

  1. The participant will understand and be able to utilize the Iowa SDI framework.
  2.  The participant will learn how to implement DEC Recommended Practices.
  3. The participant will develop and implement an action plan that incorporates the DEC Recommended Practices and/or the SDI framework.

Activity

Instructor Led Contact Hours:

Foundations/Introduction to the SDI Framework

1.5

Digging into the DEC Recommended Practices

1.0

Data Analysis and Putting the Pieces Together: RIOT/SCIL

1.5

Collecting and Using Child Strengths, Preferences and Interests

1.5

Purposeful Routines with Visual Supports

5.0

Review & SDI Guiding Principles

1.5

Child Engagement

1.5

Writing Meaningful IEPs

5.0

Peer-Mediated Intervention

5.0

Mid-year Review

1.0

Accommodation, Modifications, and Assistive Technology

1.5

Embedded Learning Opportunities

5.0

Action Planning and Learning Integration

2.5

 

Course Requirements

100% attendance and active participation required.
Assignments will include and not limited to: 

  • Child strengths, preferences and interests matrix
  • Data analysis tool (RIOT/SCIL)
  • Embedded Instructional Practices Checklist
  • ELO matrix aligned with IEP goals
  • Peer-Mediated Intervention
  • Action Plan
  • Coaching Sessions within district teams
  • Coaching and Assessment Activities including Child Assessment, Self Assessment and Team Assessment

Grading Criteria

Pass- Students attend all hours of the course and complete assigned activities.
Fail - Student fails to meet each objectives'' pass descriptors and/or attend all required
learning.

Preschool SDI Year 1 Rubric

This session is open only to Charles City, Tripoli, Waterloo and South Tama

if you are not from one of these schools and plan on attending this cohort, please use this session number: 53923

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Session Notes:


Course ends 5/21/2026 If you want credit and your district will be using a Purchase Order/CC for the registration/materials portion only and you will pay for your credit separately follow these directions: Please select participant only and click register. Complete the registration checkout process. Then go to Change Credit Type Form on the front page to upgrade to License Renewal and pay the difference. To view a screencast (silent) copy and paste this link https://bit.ly/changecredit
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Session ID:
53995
Seats:
3 / 70
Session Fees:
Credit Type & Fee 
Date Time Location
10/1/2025 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cedar Falls Office - Rooms C1 & C2
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, 50613
11/5/2025 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cedar Falls Office - Rooms C1 & C2
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, 50613
12/3/2025 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cedar Falls Office - Rooms C1 & C2
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, 50613
2/4/2026 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cedar Falls Office - Rooms C1 & C2
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, 50613
3/4/2026 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Cedar Falls Office - Rooms C1 & C2
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, 50613
1521 Technology Pkwy, Cedar Falls IA 50613 | Phone (319) 273-8200 | professionallearning@centralriversaea.org
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