All trainings and training series are contingent on the receipt of continued START Project funding from the Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
The 2026-2027 Training and Training Series schedule is subject to change.
Registrations will open on July 31, 2026.
| Date | Title | Training Type | Sessions | Location | Start Time | End Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1/26 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | |
| 12/4/26 | Providing Behavior Support in the Early Childhood Classroom | Training | 1 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | |
| 12/8/26 | Peers Matter: Fostering Social Communication and Friendship for Students Who Use or Would Benefit from AAC | Training | 1 | Virtual | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | |
| 12/15/26 | Instructional Strategies & Academic Engagement (ISAE) Series | Training Series | 4 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | |
| 1/8/27 | Creating a Neuro-Affirming Environment: Strategies for Educators Series | Training Series | 2 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | |
| 1/12/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 8:00 AM | 8:45 AM | |
| 1/12/27 | Behavior Escalation and Scripts Series | Training Series | 2 | Virtual | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | |
| 1/12/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | |
| 1/22/27 | Learning in Groups in the Early Childhood Classroom | Training | 1 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | |
| 2/1/27 | Comprehensive Communication Supports and Strategies Series | Training Series | 2 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | |
| 2/4/27 | FAPE in the LRE | Training | 1 | Virtual | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | |
| 2/5/27 | Teaching Toileting and Adaptive Skills in Early Childhood | Training | 1 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | |
| 2/23/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | |
| 2/23/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 8:00 AM | 8:45 AM | |
| 3/9/27 | Proactive Approaches to Behavior: Script and Strategies for Deescalation | Training | 1 | Grand Rapids | 9:00 AM | 3:30 PM | |
| 3/16/27 | Autism & Pragmatic Language: Bridging Communication Differences | Training | 1 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | |
| 3/19/27 | Learning through Play in the Early Childhood Classroom | Training | 1 | Virtual | 9:00 AM | 11:30 AM | |
| 4/13/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 8:00 AM | 8:45 AM | |
| 4/13/27 | Increasing Academic Engagement | Training | 1 | Virtual | 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | |
| 4/14/27 | Peer to Peer: Start Here | Training | 1 | Virtual | 8:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
- 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.
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