Alternate Achievement Standards

Ongoing Training Opportunity

AAS Playbook: Online Modules for Teachers of Students with Significant Disabilities

PowerSchool Section #484652: AAS Playbook for K-5 Teachers

PowerSchool Section #484654: AAS Playbook for 6-8 Teachers

PowerSchool Section #484655: AAS Playbook for 9-12 Teachers

The Alternate Achievement Standards (AAS) Playbook is a professional learning platform for teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities. Teachers will complete self-paced modules, known as plays, which include videos, templates, and guidance documents embedded directly into the interactive play. The AAS Playbook consists of eight self-paced plays and four self-paced webinars that explore topics, skills, and strategies relevant to communication, instruction, and behavioral support of students with significant disabilities. In addition, educators can post messages to a community of teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities from across the state and access the resource library. The AAS Playbook is entirely self-paced and available at your convenience. 

What teachers are saying about Playbook:

“I have really enjoyed these Plays! I have just completed my first-year teaching in the self-contained environment. I loved every second of it, but these Plays were essential in my growth. I especially loved the one on progress monitoring. I fully intend to sign up for more opportunities in the future. These Plays should be given to all first-year teachers!”

“This {Play} was very helpful, and I will use the steps and strategies to help train and remind myself and my paraprofessionals of things that we can use.”

Participants can earn a total of 68 hours by completing all eight Plays, and four webinars, and engaging the community features of Playbook. 

The first play is released in October, with additional plays released monthly. The eight plays in the AAS Playbook include: 

• Play 1 - Build a Culture of Inclusive Practices 

• Play 2 - Build Communication Using Core Vocabulary 

• Play 3 - Implement Positive Behavior Support Strategies 

• Play 4 - Establish Roles & Responsibilities for Paraprofessionals 

• Play 5 - Unpack Alternate Standards 

• Play 6 - Collaborate with Related Services 

• Play 7 - Universal Design for Learning 

• Play 8 - Assistive Technology 

Coaching in Playbook is supported by previously recorded webinars. The four webinar topics in the AAS Playbook include:  

• Webinar 1: Supporting Communication in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 

• Webinar 2: Strategies for Supporting Behavior in Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 

• Webinar 3: Unpacking Standards and IEP Goal Writing 

• Webinar 4: Universal Design for Learning 

The AAS Playbook will kick off with a live Zoom event on October 4. Registrants will receive an overview of the platform and can ask questions before starting the plays.  

Registrants should enroll once in the section that best reflects their grade band of instruction. 

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