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Everybody Learns: Applications of Assistive Technology to Standards-Based Instruction and Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Delays October 22, 2009 Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: First District RESA, Brooklet GA Presenter: Pat Satterfield Participants will learn how to employ Assistive Technology (AT) to facilitate standards-based instruction of students with moderate, severe and profound disabilities. Participants will explore application programs with specially designed activities, teacher tools for creating customized learning activities, and resources for free or low cost teacher-created materials appropriate for their students and content being addressed. Specific attention will also be given to creating assessment activities that will be appropriate for inclusion in alternate assessment portfolios. By engaging in hands-on practice using selected software, participants will gain a practical understanding of the each tool and its capabilities. A project applying these elements to a standards-based lesson plan will be used for mastery verification.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Mentoring Academy
The ASD Mentoring Academy is a project to build capacity in the school districts served by Southeast GLRS. Teams of educators will receive training on teaching students in the ASD spectrum. Dr. Anne Eldridge of the Early Autism Project is the facilitator. Participants will have the opportunity to observe on-site programs for students with ASD in the District 14 area.
October 28 Lyons Primary School, 9:00am to 3:00pm December 9 Cedarwood GNETS Baxley, GA, 9:00am to 3:00pm January 20 Lyons Primary School, 9:00am to 3:00pm March 24 Cedarwood GNETS Baxley, GA, 9:00am to 3:00pm If you are interested in participating in the project please contact your special educacation director for registration information.
Differentiated Math Strategies November 17-18, 2009 Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: SE GLRS, Claxton, GA Presenter: Dr. Alex Jordan and Dr. Kathy Harrell Registration Fee: None for District 14 teachers. Participants will explore differentiated math strategies based on Singapore Math that can be used to improve math performance in the elementary grades. Day 1 will focus on key components of Singapore Math, number sense and place value concepts, and manipulatives that can be made for use in the classroom. Day 2 will focus on branching, mental math, and problem solving using model drawing.
Click here to register for Day 1, November 17: Sorry! Day 1 is full. Click here to register for Day 2, November 18: http://tinyurl.com/yjympu2 ASD Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training
Date: December 2-3, 2009 Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Location: Southeast GLRS, Claxton
Presenter: Irene Denmark
Reg. Fee: None for District 14 Teachers
This is a two-day participative workshop on crisis prevention and intervention methods to provide staff with the skills to handle almost any violent crisis with minimal anxiety and maximal confidence.
Click here to register: http://tinyurl.com/yduzgku
"Just tell me what to do!" Algebra Progress Monitoring Training
Date: December 7, 2009 Location: Southeast GLRS, Claxton, GA Presenter: Dr. Alex Jordan, Dr. Kathy Harrell Registration Fee: None for District 14 teachers
Are you frustrated with existing options for monitoring your students' progress in algebra? This Algebra Progress Monitoring training will introduce four new options for tracking students' progress. You will learn how to administer and score these measures, as well as how to interpret the data from the measures.
Objectives · To develop/expand one’s understanding of progress monitoring · To be able to administer, score, and use data from the algebra progress monitoring measures · To develop a general understanding of the empirical evidence supporting each of the measures · To develop a plan for using one or more of the measures
This training is appropriate for anyone teaching pre-algebra or algebra skills to struggling learners. Teachers will receive a copy of the measures and a spread sheet program for easy collection of progress monitoring data. The measures can be used as a quick warm-up activity and provide valuable data about the skill level of your students. Click here to register: http://tinyurl.com/ydezqp3
Moving on Up! Three Rivers Regional Transition Council
Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm Location: Tattnall County Board of Education
A regional transition council is a group of individuals from a multi-county region who meet to address the transition of individuals with disabilities from high school to employment, post secondary education, and or independent living. The council is comprised of a cross-section of the community, including individuals with disabilities, their families, employers, educators and agency representatives. All council members have an equal voice and a proportionate responsibility for the work of the council. Councils take on projects to facilitate the transition of individuals with disabilities in their area. Regional projects are found to be more successful and to benefit a larger number of individuals with disabilities than would local projects. Both the composition of the council and the projects the council undertakes are unique to the area in which the council is located. The work of a regional transition council benefits not only individuals with disabilities and their families, but employers through providing a diverse work force, and the community through the addition of productive citizens to the tax rolls. For more information please contact Alex Jordan: drajordan@bellsouth.net
Scheduling for the Least Restrictive Environment
January 12, 2010
Southeast GLRS Claxton
Time: 8:30 am to 12:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:00, program begins at 9:00. Administrators and anyone who is involved with constructing a school schedule will learn how to maximize your staff to schedule students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
Click here to Register: http://tinyurl.com/km7f4n
Winter GAA Consortium
January 13, 2010
Southeast GLRS Claxton
8:30 am to 3:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:00, program begins at 9:00.
Teachers of students with GAAs will be provided valuable information before submitting the portfolios.
Click here to Register: http://tinyurl.com/l8hjh9
Winter Assistive Technology Consortium
January 21, 2010
Southeast GLRS Claxton
8:30 am to 3:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:00, program begins at 9:00.
Pat Satterfield of Dunamas will present new and innovative AT devices. Participants are asked to bring system wide or school wide AT Plans or ideas. The goal of the AT Consortium is to give participants ideas and information to take back to their school systems to update or develop a school or system wide AT plan. Information from the Bulloch County School System AT Plan will be shared.
Click here to register: http://tinyurl.com/n8ygay
Winter PBS Consortium
Date: February 16, 2010
Southeast GLRS Claxton
8:30 am to 3:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:00, program begins at 9:00.
Presenters: Dr. Eric Landers, Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
Winter Autism Spectrum Disorder Consortium
Using Specialized Interest to improve academics, communication and social interactions. Date: February 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 am to 3:00pm Registration 8:30 to 9:00, program begins at 9:00.
Location: First District RESA Brooklet, GA
Presenter: G. Richmond Mancil, Ph.D. Executive Director, Kentucky Autism Training Center College of Education and Human Development University of Louisville Louisville, KY
This workshop provides a positive conceptualization of specialized interests (also specialized interests, obsessions, and circumscribed interests) for individuals on the autism spectrum. No longer should it be thought to be a hindrance to have a restricted interest. Restricted interests may be used to improve all areas of life for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this workshop, case examples will be used to demonstrate how to use restricted interests and preferences with individuals on the autism spectrum from infants and toddlers to adolescents and college students. Emphasis will be placed on using the restricted interests to improve academics, communication, and social interaction. In addition, the participants will leave with the knowledge and skill set to use restricted interests in planning for transitions, careers, and college/ post secondary work for individuals with ASD. All practitioners involved in the life of individuals with ASD will find this workshop a refreshing approach to working with this population. For more information about Dr. Mancil and his work please click: American Sign Language I
Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Reg. Fee: $60.00
Location: GLRS Annex (old Pre-k wing at Claxton Middle School)
Instructor: Bonnie Thompson
Course Description: Are you interested in learning sign language? Have you ever met anyone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Are you interested in learning about Deaf Culture or in learning the American Sign Language alphabet? Is there a deaf child at your school whom you would like to communicate with? --- This course will offer professionals an orientation into socializing and working with deaf individuals. This course looks at the audiological vs. cultural perspective, historical content for Deafness/Deaf individuals as well as gives participants hands on practice in learning American Sign Language. This is the first of three courses in American Sign Language.
Click here to register: http://tinyurl.com/ykhxaws
American Sign Language III Dates: February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00pm
Reg. Fee: None. Participant must bring the Signing Naturally Level 1
Student DVD and Workbook.
Location: GLRS Annex (old Pre-k wing at Claxton Middle School)
Instructor: Bonnie Thompson
This is the third of three courses in American Sign Language. You must have completed ASL I and ASL II to attend this course.
Click here to register: http://tinyurl.com/yjcs5fs
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