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Start Date: July 5, 2023 End Date: August 15, 2023
Location: Google Classroom
This course is designed to be self-paced and you will work independently on these assignments.
The learning intentions of this course are to define trauma and develop an understanding of how trauma impacts the brain and impacts students in school. Participants will also learn to identify and determine the next steps in responding and reacting to trauma as well as to apply the knowledge to their practice as an educator.
Module 1: Defining Trauma
Module 2: Impact of Trauma on the Brain
Module 3: Impact of Trauma in School
Module 4: Next Steps
Module 5: Reflection & Feedback
Audience: All Educators
Presenter: Jennifer Stanton
Date: July 10, 2023 *New Date* Time: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
What is differentiated instruction? Differentiated instruction (or differentiation) is a teaching method that involves tailoring lessons to individual student needs. Typically, differentiated instruction is provided at the classroom level. This session will provide teachers with ideas, strategies, and methods for differentiating their instruction to meet the needs of all learners. Teachers will spend some time working on an upcoming lesson to develop differentiated instruction.
Audience: Educators
Presenter: Kelly Cave
Date: July 11, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description: Participants will learn strategies to support planning and data collection.
Presenter: Kelly Cave
Audience: PK-12 Special Education Teachers & TAs
Date: July 11, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description: Participants Will Review and Practice The IEP Process.
Presenter: Kelly Cave
Audience: Special Education Teachers & TAs
Date: July 12, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description:
Presenters: Kelly Cave & MaryBeth Napolitano
Audience: K-12 Educators
Date: July 13, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
This session will focus on classroom management through a lens of social, emotional, and behavioral expectations. Participants will leave with knowledge about how the social, emotional, and behavioral expectations that we set for students can impact the classroom dynamic and environment.
Audience: Educators
Presenter: MaryBeth Napolitano & Kelly Cave
Date: July 25, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description: Do you find yourself spending a lot of time and money searching on Teacher’s Pay Teachers for just the right resource? Do you wish you could save that time and money you are spending, but still find high-quality resources for free? Canva may be just what you need! Canva is a free design tool that will allow you to create custom worksheets, websites, presentations and so much more! Learn how this tool can be a jumping-off point to create eye-catching materials, with quality information that applies directly to your students’ needs. Together we will also take time to start creating your own resources that you can begin during the busy back-to-school season to help start your year off on the right foot!
Presenter: Kristin Spinelli, MORIC
Audience: PK-12 Educators
Date: July 25, 2023 Time: 12:00-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description: Are you looking for a fun and easy way to help engage your students with their writing? How, about a way to allow your students to become published authors? Book Creator may be just the tool for you! Book Creator is a web-based tool that allows students to write and publish their own digital books. With this tool, you will be able to bring back the love of writing within your students and let their creativity shine!
Presenter: Kristin Spinelli, MORIC
Audience: PK-12 Educators
Date: July 31, 2023 *New Date* Time: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Bridge Room
Description: Are your students spending too much time being spectators? This session will introduce teachers to engagement strategies that work. The session will cover the meaning behind engagement as well as strategies for discussion, formative assessment and active learning strategies to involve students in the process of learning. This session will review the gradual release process as well as teacher talk vs. student talk.
Presenter: Kelly Cave
Audience: K-12 Educators
Date: August 21, 22, 23 & 24, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Location: The Gateway Center, 420 E. German St. 2nd Floor Herkimer, NY
Room: Progress Room
Description: Project Based Learning is built to support you as we shift into new structures that better meet the standards. At the elementary level, PBL helps us shift some of our content from the "silos" of instruction by blending ELA, Math, Science, etc. together, saving time in the school day. At the secondary level, it provides the real-world context that our students crave. In both cases, PBL engages, enhances learning, focuses attention, and helps students to better manage time and responsibilities. Join us as we take you through the structures and models of PBL so that you can walk away with a foundation for your own PBL experience mostly planned. *Please note: there is a cost of $325 involved with this four-day workshop.
Presenters: Jody Popple & Jonathan Cornue
Audience: K-12 Educators
The TIM Academy Autism Training
The TIM Academy Autism Training
Date: August 14, 15, 16, & 17, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Location: WEB Building, Special Programs Wing, 352 Gros Blvd., Herkimer, NY
Description: The Timothy School/TIM Academy has been providing this training to professionals in the application of Structured Teaching for over 20 years. This intensive program provides practical hands-on experience for educators, therapists, and parents working with children on the autism spectrum. The Timothy School/TIM Academy advocates the use of evidence based methods including: Structured Teaching, ABA, and Functional Communication Systems. This workshop encourages professionals to understand and assess the characteristics of autism for each student and then develop instructional strategies to support and promote learning. Additionally, participants will receive an overview of Structured Teaching strategies and the opportunity to experience these strategies in action by working directly with students of different ages and developmental levels in a demonstration classroom.
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe and understand the characteristics of autism
- Explain classroom assessment
- Demonstrate the components of structured teaching
- Understand how to work with families of students on the autism spectrum
- Explain the generalization of skills and community based instruction
- Describe behavior management strategies related to autism
- Learn how to match behavioral strategies to functions of behavior
- Conceptualize challenging behaviors from ABA Framework
Day 1: Characteristics and Assessments
Day 2: Elements of Structured Teaching Including a Parent Panel
Day 3: Functional Skills and Community Outings
Day 4: (½ Day) Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
To read more about the TIM Academy, visit their website: https://timacademy.org/
The maximum enrollment for this training is 20 individuals to ensure quality participation and hands-on learning. Contact Ruth Leavitt (rleavitt@herkimer-boces.org) for more information and registration information.
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