Beyond the Score Webinar Offerings (2024)
Recognizing the Warning Signs: Indicators for At-Risk Students
With the increasing issues of violence in the schools, this session will highlight important indicators that can be used by school personnel to provide proactive interventions to at-risk students. This session will review updated behavioral stats and preview a new at-risk screener, “Healthy Minds, Safe Schools” that can lead to early identification of these students.
Date of Webinar: March 8, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Date of Webinar: May 10, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/5058478503479413084
Introduction of the ECAD
Dr. Tammy L. Stephens
Join us virtually with your favorite beverage to learn about the WJ IV Tests of Early Cognitive and Academic Development (ECAD). We will highlight the features and discuss possible uses. Please click on the link below and register:
Date of webinar: March 14, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8152997904757888343
Task Demands Analysis
Carrie Wick, M.A.
Learn how to use task demands analysis on norm-referenced tests to examine the areas in which a student struggles. This data can help you write robust impact statements that explain a student’s strengths and weaknesses.
Date of webinar: March 19, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4608254880184403031
A Basic Overview of Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP)
Dr. Tammy L. Stephens
Thinking of using C-SEP but want to learn a little more about the model? This webinar is intended for the evaluator who has heard of C-SEP but does not have a strong understanding of the model. This webinar will provide a basic overview of C-SEP; highlighting the components of C-SEP and processes associated with its use. If you are curious about what C-SEP involves, be sure to join me for this basic overview.
Date of Webinar: March 27, 2024
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6966958010434683993
Assessing Early Literacy Skills using the BEAS
Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., & Georgene Moon, M.Ed.
This session will discuss the importance of early identification of foundational reading skills. This session will highlight early literacy skills. Additionally, the presenter will highlight a new assessment for measuring early literacy skills in young children.
Date of Webinar: March 29, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/971655355706889306
Integrating Multiple Sources of Data
Carrie Wick, M.A.
Learn how to incorporate informal, curriculum-based, and criterion-referenced data with norm-referenced scores to provide a complete picture of a student’s intellectual functioning.
Date of Webinar: April 4, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4582406461327151452
Coming Soon… A Sneak Peek at the WJ V
Dr. Tammy L. Stephens
The new WJ IV is being updated to a fully digital test battery. This session will provide a brief tentative update for the battery of tests. What to expect, and what to plan for.
Date of Webinar: April 5, 2024 (12-1 pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8664592968585146967
Date of Webinar: May 3, 2024: (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8664592968585146967
But Do They Qualify?
Georgene Moon, M.Ed. & Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D.
What is the difference, or is there a difference between a student with borderline intellectual functioning and a slow learner and do they qualify for Special Ed services? This session will help clarify each of these often difficult to explain terms and will add support to our assessment findings as more and more students that are DNQs fall into these areas.
Date of Webinar: April 12, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4442507900344190037
Slow Learner or SLD??
Edward K. Schultz, Ph.D.
Differentiating SLD from a “Slow Learner” is often difficult. This session will explore policy and practice implications of this process. Entitlements for students who do not qualify will also be discussed.
Date of Webinar: April 17, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3090860664133579863
Introduction of the WMLS III
Dr. Tammy L. Stephens
Join me with your favorite beverage for a virtual presentation highlighting the Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey, Third Edition (WMLS III). We will highlight the features of the test and discuss ways it can fit into various assessments (e.g., dyslexia or dysgraphia evaluations). Please click on the link to register:
Date of Webinar: April 24, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1562288812868492378
Issues in Assessing Bilingual Students: One Size Does Not Fit All
Dr. Pedro Olvera
In this webinar, we will delve into the reasons why traditional assessments often fail to provide accurate evaluations of bilingual learners. You will gain insights into the challenges that bilingual learners face during assessments and learn about best practices that can help ensure more equitable and effective evaluations. We will also explore practical strategies for assessing the language proficiency and academic abilities of bilingual learners in a fair and unbiased way. This webinar to be a valuable resource for improving the assessment process and promoting the success of bilingual learners.
Date of Webinar: April 25, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4221790836696743517
Accommodations for Specific Learning Disabilities
Carrie Wick, M.A.
Learn how to determine which classroom accommodations to recommend for your student based on the data from task-demands analysis on norm-referenced tests and other sources of data.
Date of Webinar: May 8, 2024 (12-1pm CST)
Link to Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3525119378592819804
Qualifying for Other Health Impaired: What We Know
Georgene Moon, M.Ed., & Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D.
This session will be an opportunity for review as well as exploration into Other Health Impaired (OHI) Disabilities. We will cover our more typical OHI disabilities, as well as others that are not so typical, and some that you may not be aware of. We will also touch on which medical professionals are allowed to complete an OHI form and when a health management plan and involvement/IEP participation are required by the school nurse. Open participation to include questions as well as discussion of disabilities that many of us, to include your presenters, may not know about.
Date of Webinar: May 15, 2024
Link to Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6373510902974943831