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TRAINING AND EVENTS
FOR 2025-2026The 2025-2026 Training Calendar is under development and not yet ready for publication.
Please check back. Thank you for your interest!View the 2024-2025 Training and Events
Click here to view the monthly events calendar.
Note that some events on this page are not posted to the events calendar until approximately 30 to 45 days in advance, when registration typically opens.
Select a link below to jump to disability-specific training opportunities.
Autism Training and Resource Center
AUTISM TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTER
REGIONWIDE AUTISM
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITYRegionwide Autism PLC meetings are held in-person on second Mondays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The purpose of the Regionwide Autism PLC is to foster collegiality among educational professionals specialized in supporting children and youth on the autism spectrum, to share information and resources, and to participate in professional development.
AUTISM PLC MEETING DATES FOR 2025-26
- October 13, 2025
- November 10, 2025
- December 8, 2025
- January 12, 2026
- February 9, 2026
- March 9, 2026
- April 13, 2026
- May 11, 2026
If you play a specialized role in your district leading or providing autism and behavioral services (e.g., autism specialist, BCBA, inclusion specialist) and would like to be included in the Regionwide Autism PLC? Email Darthea Park at dpark@pps.net.
EI/ECSE AUTISM
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITYIn collaboration with Columbia Regional, Clackamas ESD, and NW Regional ESD, the EI/ECSE Autism PLC offers a venue for early childhood professionals to connect, share resources, obtain professional development, and support one another on problems of practice. Early intervention and early childhood professionals in Multnomah, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco counties are welcome to join.
EI/ECSE AUTISM PLC MEETING DATES FOR 2025-26
The PLC will meet virtually from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM on the following dates:
- October 17, 2025
- November 14, 2025
- January 16, 2026
- February 27, 2026
- April 10, 2026
- May 29, 2026
If you would like to join the EI/ECSE Autism PLC and be added to our contact list to receive meeting invitations and periodic updates, send a message to Katie Byerly at kbyerly@pps.net.
SCHOOL-BASED BCBA
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITYColumbia Regional Inclusive Services (CRIS) facilitates a School-Based Board Certified Behavior Analyst Professional Learning Community (SB-BCBA PLC). This group is open to all early childhood and school-based BCBAs employed in Oregon. The SB-BCBA provides members with the opportunity to obtain professional development together, to address shared problems of practice, and to share resources and information. The SB-BCBA PLC is child-centered and solutions-oriented.
SB-BCBA PLC MEETING DATES FOR 2025-26
The PLC will meet from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on the following dates:
- November 17, 2025
- February 23, 2026
- April 20, 2026
If you would like to be added to the email list to receive meeting invitations and periodic updates, or if you have questions about the PLC, please email Hillary Flood at hflood@pps.net.
BLIND AND LOW VISION (BLV)
What to Expect When You Have a Student who is Blind or Low Vision in Your Classroom
September 24, 2025
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Format: In-PersonWorking with Students who are Blind or Low Vision as a Paraeducator in the Classroom
October 8, 2025
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Format: In-PersonTeaching Students with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
October 15, 2025
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Format: In-Person
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (DHH)
Where:
Columbia Regional Inclusive Services (CRIS) at Wilcox
833 NE 74th Avenue
Portland, OR 97213Meet in the portable behind the Wilcox building
When:
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM- September 12, 2025
- October 3, 2025
- November 14, 2025
- December 12, 2025
- January 9, 2026
- February 13, 2026
- March 13, 2026
- April 10, 2026
- May 8, 2026
Who:
Children and families birth-to-age five, Deaf and Hard of HearingFor questions about Play Group, please contact Jennifer Goshman at jgoshman@pps.net
LEARN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
IN-PERSON FAMILY ASL CLASS with Miki & ShayneMARK YOUR CALENDAR!
3rd Thursday of the month- September 18, 2025
- October 16, 2025
- November 20, 2025
- December 18, 2025
- January 15, 2026
- February 19, 2026
- March 19, 2026
- April 16, 2026
- May 21, 2026
Where:
4701 SE Bush Street
Portland, OR 97206When:
5:45 PM - 7:30 PMWho:
Family members and children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the CRIS ProgramWhat:
ASL Classes for Children & Adults- Meet other parents and children
- Socialize
- Dinner will be provided
- Childcare provided for infants & toddlers
Why:
To learn to sign with your child
For questions about Family ASL Class, please contact Miki Smith at mismith@pps.net
CRIS FAMILY ASL COFFEE SOCIAL 2025
Enjoy a morning filled with sign language and connecting with other families and friends!
Where:
Woodstock Cafe
4103 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97202When:
October 18, 2025
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
For questions about the Family ASL Coffee Social, Miki Smith at mismith@pps.net
Power of Touch: Standardized Haptic Communication for Visual & Social Cues
Presented by Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths & Adults
August 18 & 19, 2025
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Format: In-Person
Essential Tools of the Trade for Teachers of Students who are Deafblind: A Guide for Completing Evaluations
Featuring Kaycee Bennett and Rachel Collins, Texas School for the Blind and Texas Deafblind Project
October 1 & 2, 2025 and March 5 & 6, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Format: In-PersonClick here for more information about the Oregon DeafBlind Project
Questions? Contact Darlene Daniels at ddaniels@pps.net
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT
REGIONWIDE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PLC
The AT PLC emphasizes support for students with complex communication and motor needs with low incidence disabilities, with a focus on access (e.g., ability switches, adapted toys, accessing computers and devices) and AAC. SLPs, special education teachers, OTs, and others with specialized expertise and interest in this area are welcome to attend!
AT PLC Meeting Dates for 2025-26
- September 25, 2025
- November 6, 2025
- January 15, 2026
- February 26, 2026
- April 2, 2026
- May 14, 2026
Meeting times are from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Would you like to join the AT PLC or have other questions? Contact Ruth McKee.
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)
The Oregon Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) in partnership with Regional Inclusive Services offers TBI professional development opportunities for school-based and early childhood professionals via the CBIRT events page.
You can also access a treasure trove of recorded TBI presentations via this CBIRT link providing access to recorded webinars featuring experts in the field of brain injury.
The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training TBI Events Portal
