December can be a stressful month for both educators and students: finishing up semester projects, finals, holiday activities as well as cold and flu season. Don’t despair, TAP will start the month with 5 helpful presentations to assist you (and your students) survive the mid-school year stress overload!

December Presentations

• Monday, 12/2 – “December Survival Guide: Closing Out the Year & Setting the Stage for 2025” by David D’ Antonio, TAP Behavior Specialist
• Tuesday, 12/3 – “Transition Program Development” by Juan Portley, Ph.D.TAP Transition Specialist
• Wednesday, 12/4 – “Guiding Principals for Understanding Student Behavior”, by Barbara Piper M.A. TAP Consultant
• Thursday, 12/5 – “The Gifted Individual Education plan: Spotlight on Goals”, by Kate Morris
• Tuesday, 12/10 – “Trauma-Informed Practices to Utilize in Preparation for the Holiday Break” by Lydia Sandoval, TAP Consultant

TAP provides 5 monthly guidance articles which can be found on the CES website at ces.org, under CES + TAP

• Compliance Corner, Guidance on Special Education Compliance / IDEA by Cindy Soo Hoo
• The Reading Room, Tips and Tricks to improve student reading through components of structured literacy by Chris Fox & Jessica Powell
• Teacher Toolbox, Resources to meet the diverse needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other challenges by Margaret Wood
• From Chaos to Calm, Topics focusing on behavior & classroom management to make life enjoyable for both the teacher and student by Rene Rohrer
• Dear Ms. M: Gifted Questions Answered, Information on burning 🔥questions regarding Gifted Education, updates from NMPED by Kate Morris