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Special Education Facilitator Training

Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education

Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A

Face-to-Face format

About this Training

If you have attended our One-Day Improving IEP Teams: Skills for Encouraging Productive Conversations and Resolving Conflict, and you would like to continue your training to effectively facilitate IEP meetings, sign up now! Registrants are required to have attended CDE's One-Day Improving IEP Teams: Skills for Encouraging Productive Conversations and Resolving Conflict training prior to attending this 2-day advanced training.

Skills and knowledge taught in the 12-hour Special Education Facilitator training*:

Conflict 101 - Harnessing the positive power of conflict / understanding common conflict reaction types
Constructing Productive IEP Meetings
Convening Productive IEP Meetings
Facilitating Open Discussions
Using charting effectively
Strategies to use in common situations
Facilitator Challenges

Understanding how bias impacts conflict
The difference between anger, bitterness, and blame
Ending a Facilitated IEP Meeting
Understanding Your Role
Practice, Practice, Practice….
Self-Assessment and Feedback'

Who should attend:

Special Educators, Administrators, and Members of IEP Teams who have previously attended CDE's One-Day Improving IEP Teams: Skills for Encouraging Productive Conversations and Resolving Conflict training.

When:

April 27-28, 2026 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Registration

This training is limited to 40 attendees. Once registration is full, all others will be placed on a waitlist and alerted if space becomes available.

Registrants are required to have attended CDE's One-Day Improving IEP Teams: Skills for Encouraging Productive Conversations and Resolving Conflict training prior to attending this 2-day advanced training.

Event Date and Time

Monday, April 27, 2026 - 12:00am to Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 11:45pm

Location

Daniels Fund
101 Monroe Street, Denver

Certificate

*Attendees must stay for the duration to earn credit hours.

Contact Information

Kat Rains
rains_k@cde.state.co.us

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