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Courses & Events

Special Education Grants Webinar

Please join Jayhawk Global and the School of Education and Human Sciences for a timely and in-depth webinar on May 13, 2026 at noon Central Time. "Is Special Education Innovation and Support Disappearing? - The past, present and future role of disability-related grants," will examine the shifting landscape of IDEA discretionary grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We will provide an overview of recent grant cancellations affecting IDEA Part D programs, including Community Parent Resource Centers, State Deafblind Projects, Personnel Development, State Personnel Development, and Interpreter Training Programs -impacting universities, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations across the country. Drawing on publicly available data (e.g., reporting from Education Week), we'll review the scope of discontinued grants, funding amounts, and the practical consequences for families, educators, and students with disabilities.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Webinar

CRE Framework: Reimagining Learning

Reimagining Learning Through the CRE Framework is a four-module online course designed for educators and leaders who are ready to innovate, integrate AI with purpose, and build learning environments that support long-term change. Grounded in the University of Kansas' CRE Framework, participants engage in interactive mini-lectures, AI tool explorations, data scenarios, vision-setting activities, and leadership simulations to explore transformation through three core lenses: disrupting traditional practice, elevating student involvement, and starting small to scale big.


This course is an invite-only training for rural Kansas and Missouri school districts who have partnered with CRE. If you are not in a current partnership with KU CRE and would like your school distrct to participate, please contact Megan Turpin at mturpin@ku.edu.


To get started with registration, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently available.

February 28, 2026 to May 30, 2026, Self-paced Online Training

Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute - KU Field Station

The Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute is an immersive four-day professional development experience for middle school and high school science teachers from Kansas and the surrounding area. Hosted by the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas Field Station, the institute is designed to deepen teachers' understanding of Kansas ecosystems through hands-on exploration, Next Generation Science Standards-aligned lessons, and direct interaction with university researchers and subject experts. The institute is grounded in field-based science, curiosity-driven learning, classroom-ready activities, and collaboration with like-minded educators.

Participation in the institute requires an application and acceptance prior to registration, as space is limited. Interested teachers must apply by March 31 at: https://biosurvey.ku.edu/ecosystems-kansas-summer-institute


June 2-5, 2026, KU Field Station