Upcoming START Trainings and Training Series
2025-2026 Trainings
| Date | Title | Series | Location | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2026 | Early Childhood - Preschool Life Skills (PLS) for All | No | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| 2/25/2026 | Using the CETA 6 - Communication Systems & Supports, Social Interaction & P2P Supports, & the CETA | Yes | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| 3/3/2026 | 25th Anniversary START Speaker Series | Yes | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| 3/5/2026 | Increasing Academic Engagement - Visual Strategies: Considerations for Meaningful Visual Strategies (K-12) | No | Virtual | 8:00 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. |
| 3/5/2026 | Coaching STARTs Here - Module 3 | Yes | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| 3/5/2026 | Increasing Academic Engagement - Visual Strategies: Considerations for Meaningful Visual Strategies (K-12) | No | Virtual | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. |
| 3/6/2026 | Level Up Peer to Peer | No | In-person - Lansing | 9:00 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 3/6/2026 | Early Childhood - Teaching Toilet and Adaptive Skills in Early Childhood | No | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| 3/10/2026 | EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations - Module 4 | Yes | In-person - Grand Rapids | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 3/11/2026 | EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations - Module 5 | Yes | In-person - Grand Rapids | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 3/12/2026 | Behavior Escalation and Scripts Series - Spring Module 1 | Yes | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
| 3/17/2026 | EPLI Advanced Training: FAPE in the LRE - Module 1 | Yes | In-person - Lansing | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 3/18/2026 | EPLI Advanced Training: FAPE in the LRE - Module 2 | Yes | In-person - Lansing | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 3/19/2026 | Behavior Escalation and Scripts Series - Spring Module 2 | Yes | Virtual | 1:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. |
| 4/9/2026 | FAPE in the LRE | No | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| 4/14/2026 | EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations - Module 6 | Yes | In-person - Grand Rapids | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 4/15/2026 | 25th Anniversary START Speaker Series | Yes | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| 4/17/2026 | EPLI Bootcamp: Early Childhood - Foundations 2 | Yes | In-person - Lansing | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 4/24/2026 | Increasing Academic Engagement - Student Engagement: Planning Group and Partnership Activities to Optimize Shared Participation (K-12) | No | Virtual | 8:00 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. |
| 4/24/2026 | Increasing Academic Engagement - Student Engagement: Planning Group and Partnership Activities to Optimize Shared Participation (K-12) | No | Virtual | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. |
| 4/28/2026 | EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations - Module 7 | Yes | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| 5/4/2026 | 25th Annual START Conference | No | Lansing Center | 8:30 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 5/5/2026 | Spring RCN Leadership Day | No | Lansing Center | 9:00 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 5/8/2026 | Building Strong Foundations: An Introduction to the Pyramid Model for Preschool Educators | No | Virtual | 9:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| 5/13/2026 | Peer to Peer Lunch and Learn | No | Virtual | 11:30 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. |
Glossary of Terms
- Training: A professional development opportunity designed to improve the knowledge and/or skills of attendees in a particular topic or practice. A training is at least two hours. While participants may be encouraged to attend all parts of a training, they are not required to do so and will still have a meaningful experience if they do not attend all parts.
- Session: Individual segments within a training, each focusing on a specific topic or key concept.
- Training Series: A collection of multiple trainings or webinars that focuses on the same topic or theme. A training series can be offered as (1) a sequence of trainings or webinars that build upon each other or (2) independent trainings or webinars on the same theme. Participants are required to attend all modules in a training series.
- Module: An organized collection of content presented together as a cohesive training/learning unit, usually on a particular topic in an in-person or virtual format.
- Bootcamp: A collection of modules on a related topic or theme in a condensed, often consecutive timeframe.
- Webinar: A live professional development opportunity or discussion focused on a single topic or practice. Webinars are less than two hours.