Special Education New Teacher Academy

Beginning Aug. 13, 2025

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Sourcewell

Increase confidence and capacity in novice educators, special education, and general education, by combining relevant training with growth-focused coaching support.

Date: Beginning Aug. 13, 2025

Time:

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Agenda:

Training dates:

Aug. 13, 2025

Sept. 25, 2025

Nov. 19, 2025

Jan. 28, 2026

March 4, 2026

May 7, 2026

Location:

Sourcewell

Cost:

Free with the use of grant funds

Exclusive to schools in the five-county service area; Lunch is provided

Prerequisites: None

CEUs: Teacher CEU

Learning objectives:

Develop structures in the classroom around rules and procedures, engagement, and social-emotional learning strategies.
Participate in relevant professional development-afternoon PD is special education related.
Collaborate with other regional new teachers

Description:

The Special Education New Teacher Academy is designed to increase confidence and capacity in novice educators by combining relevant training with growth-focused coaching support. These sessions will have collaborative interaction the morning with general educations participants and have specific special education content in the afternoon. Support throughout the year includes six full-day trainings at Sourcewell, four individual in-classroom coaching sessions, Catalyst Whole Group Leadership, and Catalyst Live.

About the leader:

Sourcewell education consultants Heidi Hahn, Julie Benson and Jennifer McLachlan will lead this training.

Hahn, Benson and McLachlan have over 60 years of teaching experience combined. They have perspective from elementary and secondary lenses, special education lens from classroom experience and coaching teachers around the region.

Event Registration

Registration deadline: July 30, 2025

Check-in: 8 a.m.

Questions: education@sourcewell-mn.gov