Local Professional Learning Opportunities
Our FDLRS East team is excited to partner with our local districts to provide in-person and online learning opportunities for educators. Our professional learning opportunities are open to Brevard, Odyssey Charter, and Volusia County schools.
Professional Learning Opportunities
For Brevard Teachers, please sign up for the trainings below using Frontline. Search FDLRS followed by the name of the training
Accommodations: Assisting Students with Disabilities
Location: Brevard
Differentiated Instruction
Location: Brevard
FDLRS East is offering a professional learning opportunity for educators from all grade levels and content areas. To learn more about how to sign up for Differentiated Instruction contact Heather Theobald at theobald.heather@brevardschools.org
Dates:
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
An on-line virtual option for 2025 – 2026 will be available at this website:
The title is: Introduction to Differentiated Instruction.
You may self-register and will receive information from the facilitator or coordinator prior to the course closing regarding the orientation.
FLIP IT
FLIP IT® is a strategy that offers a simple, kind, strength-based, commonsense and effective four step process to address children’s day to day challenging behavior. The four steps are embodied in the FLIP mnemonic which stands for F – Feelings, L – Limits, I – Inquiries and P – Prompts. FLIP IT transforms best practice into a strategy that is easy to remember, applicable in a variety of challenging situations and portable.
Dates:
January 28, 2026
Twice Exceptional Gifted with Disabilities
The purpose for the Twice Exceptional Gifted with Disabilities (2e) professional learning is to foster an awareness of students who are gifted with disabilities. In developing an awareness of 2e, participants will understand that students who are twice exceptional pose unique challenges and barriers to identification. These students also require teaching strategies and planning considerations that take into account both their giftedness and area of need. In helping these exceptional students develop their abilities, we open the doors to opportunity and positive impact in our global society.
Dates:
April 7, 2026
Registration is in Frontline. For Volusia teachers, contact Heather Theobald at Theobald.heather@brevardschools.org
Location: Face to face 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM at 2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL 32940
Autism Endorsement Courses 2025 - 2026
This course provides participants with an understanding of how applied behavior analysis principles pertain to individuals with ASD, including implementation associated with teaching various skills and supporting behavior in educational settings. The functional assessment of problem behavior as well as proactive and preventative methods for addressing problem behavior will be addressed. In addition, evidence-based instructional strategies to develop communication, social, self-help, and academic skills will be emphasized and linked to behavioral needs.
September 2 – December 10, 2025
Virtual BPS - Registration is in Frontline VPS - Contact Theobald.heather@brevardschools.org
FDLRS – ASD Nature and Needs, Assessment, and Diagnosis
Participants will be able to identify characteristics associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), demonstrate an understanding of current trends and research-based methodologies used to create appropriate instructional programs for these students, and become familiar with formal and informal assessments used for diagnosis and instructional planning.
January 20 – April 20, 2026
Virtual BPS - Registration is in Frontline VPS–Contact Theobald.heather@brevardschools.org
FDLRS Visible Learning for Mathematics Book Study
This book study will be facilitated and will run from March 6th - May 1st, 2026
All registrants will be sent a book and syllabus (to their school listed in Frontline) prior to the March 6th start date.
There will be three meetings:
Orientation March 6th from 2:30 – 3:30 PM virtual
Midpoint April 10th 2:30 – 3:30 PM virtual
Final May 1st 2:30 – 3:30 PM virtual
About the book
Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12: What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey
Rich tasks, collaborative work, number talks, problem-based learning, direct instruction…with so many possible approaches, how do we know which ones work the best? In Visible Learning for Math, six acclaimed educators assert it’s not about which one—it’s about when—and show you how to design high-impact instruction so all students demonstrate more than a year’s worth of mathematics learning for a year spent in school.
That’s a high bar, but with the amazing K-12 framework here, you choose the right approach at the right time, depending upon where learners are within three phases of learning: surface, deep, and transfer. This results in “visible” learning because the effect is tangible. The framework is forged out of current research in mathematics combined with John Hattie’s synthesis of more than 15 years of education research involving 300 million students.
Executive Functioning: Supporting Students for Lifelong Learning
These three virtual Moodle courses will run from January 9 - March 30, 2026.
There will be a 30-minute orientation on Friday, January 9th from 3:00 - 3:30 PM. The link will be sent to registered participants.
Executive Functioning: Supporting Students for Lifelong Learning
Join us for a research-based professional learning opportunity focusing on supporting students with executive functioning needs.
Participants will:
•Learn the three primary components of executive function.
•Understand how executive functioning skills and deficits impact learning.
•Consider strategies to improve executive functioning skills.
•Participate in a sample case study.
•Develop a student action plan.
Contact Heather Theobald at theobald.heather@brevardschools.org with any questions regarding this professional learning opportunity.
Universal Design for Learning
Location: Brevard
FDLRS East is offering a professional learning opportunity for educators in the understanding of Universal Design for Learning. These trainings will occur at ESF (The School Board Building) at 2700 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera. All trainings are in person from 8:00 am -3:30 pm.
Dates:
January 15th, 2026
BEESS PLA Course Information
The BEESS Portal to Professional Learning Alternatives (PLA) offers a variety of online courses for Florida educators that will increase their ability to respond to the needs of student with disabilities. The courses from the PLA site and the PD Portal site have been combined to create a "one-stop shop" for professional learning related to students with disabilities.
There are a wide variety of online, self-paced independent courses available for SWD credit upon submission of your Certificate of Completion to your district's Office of Professional Learning. These courses are ALWAYS available online.
For questions regarding PLA Courses, please contact our PLA Coordinators.
Current PLA Course Offerings:
To register, please visit the FDLRS Upcoming Courses site.