Workshop Title: Motivating Your Resistant and Reluctant Learners

Date: 9-24-2026

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teacher, Social Workers, Counselors, Psychologists

Workshop Description: Are Your Students Checking Out? Are you experiencing an increased number of resistant and reluctant students in your classroom? Do you feel like you are spending too much time trying to regain student interest and improve participation? Are you dealing with more shut-down behaviors, defiant responses, or students who simply refuse to engage? If so, you won't want to miss this seminar presented by Anissa Moore, an outstanding educator with nearly three decades of experience helping schools improve outcomes for unmotivated learners of all ages.

Presenter: Anissa Moore

PDU's: 6

Registration Fee: Free to NWSE Member Districts/ $25 for educators outside of NWSE member districts

Location: Highland Community College Student Conference Center, Room H-210, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, IL 61032

Time: 8:30-3:00

Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MotivatingLearners9-24-26

Misc Notes: Registration is at 8:00 and lunch is included

Workshop Title: Show, Know, Grow- Integrating Supports Into the School Environment

Date: 1-30-26

Audience: Special Education Teachers

Workshop Description: Providing students with a structured and consistent continuum of visual support systems as they develop their skills is a crucial element in scaffolding the potential for progression in learning and independent functioning. Participants will learn about differentiated scheduling and transitioning tools, communication systems, the use of visuals to reinforce and alter routines, the role of language in using visuals, and the physical arrangement of the learning environment for optimal use of visual tools to reduce problem behaviors.

Presenter: Mollie Sample, NWSE Behavior Consultant

PDU's: 6

Registration Fee: Free to NWSE Member Districts/ $15 for educators outside of NWSE member districts

Location: Northwest Special Education Cooperative, Elizabeth, IL

Time: 8:30-3:30

Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/skg1-30-26​

Misc Notes: Registration is at 8:15 and lunch is on your own. Questions? Call Christina Edler, NWSE Supervisor 815-821-2064 or christina.edler@nwseonline.com​