Teacher Development and Support
Pre-service Training and New Teacher Support for Los Angeles Unified Classroom Teachers
Training
Description and Audience for Teacher Training Training Academy Professional Development Programs
40-Hour Pre-Service
District Intern Orientation
Teach for America
Foreign Credentialed Teachers
Mandated 40-Hour Pre-Service Orientation for new teachers as a collaboration between LAUSD and United Teachers Los Angeles and included in the Collective Bargaining agreement. The audience includes general education, special education, and substitute teachers.
A specialized training session is conducted for contracted and substitute teachers pursuing teaching positions in Special Education. This session is an introduction to Special Education pedagogy, testing, and services.
Mandated 160-hour or 240-hour District Intern Pre-Service Orientation (CCTC Requirements). The audience includes highly qualified:
24-Hour Foreign Credentialed Teacher Pre-Service Orientation for all teachers new to this country to insure their success. The audience includes credentialed teachers from foreign countries whose expertise is in the shortage fields.
Mandated 16-Hour Pre-Service Orientation for teachers from Teach for America. The audience is alternatively certified single subject, multiple subject, and Special Education Teach for America teachers contracted with LAUSD.
Transition to Teach Program
Mandated 24-Hour Pre-Service Orientation for teachers from the Transition to Teach Program. The audience includes alternatively certified university interns pursuing credentials in the following shortage fields: Math, Science, Special Education
Tailored Special Education
Mandated Special Education training held 2-3 times a year for new LAUSD Special Education teachers (modified Consent Decree). The audience includes provisional and probationary teachers
Provisional Teachers:
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Non-Credentialed Special Education Teachers |
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Credentialed Educators Now Teaching Special Education (CENTSE) |
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Newly Credentialed University Special Education
Teachers |
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Foreign Credentialed Teachers |
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Single Subject English Teachers |
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Single Subject Math Teachers |
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Single Subject Science Teachers |
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Mild/Moderate Education Specialist Teachers |
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Moderate/Severe Education Specialist Teachers |
Topics Included in
Special Education Training
Strategic Plan - Division of Special Ed
Modified Consent Degree
Teaching Students with Autism
IEP and New Policies and Procedures
Second Step
Transition Services
Psychological Services
Equity and Compliance
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