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Child Safety and Violence Prevention Training
The Child Safety and Violence Prevention training is now available online. Participants may register at anytime during the course period provided they can complete the required four (4) contact hours.

This training will assist teachers in meeting requirements for school professionals, outlined by the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 3319.073 and the ODE requirements for Child Abuse Training. The purpose of this training is to assist participants in learning how to identify child abuse as well as student behavioral health issues (including depression, suicidal thinking, substance abuse and bullying). The program will also describe how to seek appropriate community referrals when needed.

The following four (4) modules will be completed:
1. Mental and Behavioral Health Issues: An Overview
2. Violence Against Children - Bullying and Child Abuse
3. Alcohol and Drug Use - Abuse and Addiction
4. Depression and Suicide: Important Information for Educators

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self Paced 
Location: Online
Intended Audience: K-12 educators Registration fee: $30.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: N/A
Contact Person: Brianne Fox, 419-447-2927 ext. 146, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Instructional Strategies for Gifted Learners - Competencies A, B, C
This Module is called Instructional Strategies for Gifted Learners and it covers Ohio gifted competencies A, B, and C. Those competencies are listed below.

a) The ability to differentiate instruction based on a student’s readiness, knowledge and skill level, including using accelerated content, complexity, depth challenge, creativity and abstractness;
b) The ability to select, adapt or create a variety of differentiated curricula that incorporate advanced, conceptually challenging, in-depth, distinctive and complex content;
c) The ability to provide an extension or replacement of the general education curriculum to modify the learning process through strategies such as curriculum compacting and to select alternative assignments and projects based on individual student needs;

The concepts presented in this module will help you support all types of learners, with an emphasis on your gifted population.

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self-paced 
Location: Online - Self Paced
Intended Audience: General Education teachers who need to meet requirements of serving gifted students Registration fee: $45 per module (3 hours) or $150 for all modules (15 hours or FREE for districts receiving 0.2 gifted services from NCOESC.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available through Ashland University at $572 for 2 graduate credits
Contact Person: Bri Fox, 419-447-2927 x172, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners - Competency D
This Module is called Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners and it covers Ohio gifted competency D. This competency is listed below.

d) The ability to understand the social and emotional needs of students who are gifted and to address the
impact of those needs on student learning

The concepts presented in this module will help you support all types of learners, with an emphasis on your gifted population.

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self-paced 
Location: Online - Self Paced
Intended Audience: General Education teachers who need to meet requirements of serving gifted students Registration fee: $45 per module (3 hours) or $150 for all modules (15 hours) or FREE for districts receiving 0.2 gifted services from NCOESC.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available through Ashland University at $572 for 2 graduate credits
Contact Person: Bri Fox, 419-447-2927 x172, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Data-Driven Decisions for Gifted Learners - Competencies F & G
This Module is called Data-driven Decisions for Gifted Students and it covers Ohio gifted competencies F and G. Those competencies are listed below.

f) The ability to use data from a variety of sources to measure and monitor the growth of students who are gifted

g) The ability to select, use and interpret technically sound formal and informal assessments for the
purpose of academic decision-making

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self-paced 
Location: Online - Self Paced
Intended Audience: General Education teachers who need to meet requirements of serving gifted students Registration fee: $45 per module (3 hours) or $150 for all modules (15 hours) or FREE for districts receiving 0.2 gifted services from NCOESC.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available through Ashland University at $572 for 2 graduate credits
Contact Person: Bri Fox, 419-447-2927 x172, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Characteristics of Under-represented Gifted Populations - Competency E
This Module is called Characteristics of Under-represented Gifted Populations and it covers Ohio gifted competency E. This competency is listed below.

e) The ability to recognize and respond to characteristics and needs of students from traditionally underrepresented populations who are gifted and create safe and culturally responsive learning environments

The concepts presented in this module will help you support all types of learners, with an emphasis on your gifted population.

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self-paced 
Location: Online - Self Paced
Intended Audience: General Education teachers who need to meet requirements of serving gifted students Registration fee: $45 per module (3 hours) or $150 for all modules (15 hours) or FREE for districts receiving 0.2 gifted services from NCOESC.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available through Ashland University at $572 for 2 graduate credits
Contact Person: Bri Fox, 419-447-2927 x172, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Written Education Plan Development - Competency H
Welcome to Module 5 in the Gifted Module Series. This Module is called Written Education Plan Development and it covers Ohio gifted competency H. The competency is listed below.

h) The ability to participate in the development of the Written Education Plan.

Date(s): Self-Paced, Online 
Time: Self-paced 
Location: Online - Self Paced
Intended Audience: General Education teachers who need to meet requirements of serving gifted students Registration fee: $45 per module (3 hours) or $150 for all modules (15 hours) or FREE for districts receiving 0.2 gifted services from NCOESC.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available through Ashland University at $572 for 2 graduate credits
Contact Person: Bri Fox, 419-447-2927 x172, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

VIRTUAL - Dyslexia Learning Management System Course (Grades 4-12) Modules 1-3
Are you an intervention specialist who needs to
complete the Ohio Department of Education's
Introduction to Dyslexia Learning Management
System (LMS) course for grades 4-12? Or, have you
completed it and want an opportunity to engage in
continued learning around these topics? If so, join
our cohort!

MODULE 1-3
* The Science of Reading
* Multi-Tiered System of Support
* Structured Literacy Instruction
MODULE 4-6
* Overview of Dyslexia
* Commitments to Tier 1 Instruction
* Effective Use of Data
MODULE 7-8
* Word Recognition
* Writing
MODULE 9-11
* Language Comprehension
* Reading Fluency
* Rigorous Text for ALL

Date(s): April 16, 2024 April 23, 2024 May 1, 2024 May 15, 2024  
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM 
Location: Virtual Learning
Intended Audience: Are you an intervention specialist who needs to complete the Ohio Department of Education's Introduction to Dyslexia Learning Management System (LMS) course for grades 4-12? Or, have you completed it and want an opportunity to engage in continued learning around these topics? If so, join our cohort! Registration fee: FREE.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: Available at an additional charge.
Contact Person: Brianne Fox, 419-447-2927 ext. 146, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by NCOESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.

Youth Mental Health First Aid: Why Youth Mental Health First Aid?
Youth Mental Health First Aid training will cover common signs/symptoms of mental illness in youth; common signs and symptoms of substance use; how to interact with youth in crisis; and how to connect the youth with help.

Date(s): June 3, 2024  
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
Location: NCOESC Tiffin Campus, 928 W. Market St., Tiffin, Oh 44883
Intended Audience: Superintendents, principals, school counselors, teachers, psychologists, social workers, special education Registration fee: This event is free through a grant in partnership with BGSU.
Registration status: Open
Graduate Credit: N/A
Contact Person: Brianne Fox, 419-447-2927 ext. 146, bfox@ncoesc.org

This event is offered by North Central Ohio ESC .

If this event is offered by NCOESC click here to REGISTER or email professionaldevelopment@ncoesc.net.