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Starting Strong Institutes: Connecting Schools with Early Learning Providers
 August 9-10, 2010
The second annual “Starting Strong” institute will focus on informing practice in four key components necessary for P-3 early care and education efforts: leadership, instructional practice, community coalitions and collaboration and family partnerships. Attendees will hear from national experts and P-3 partnerships in Washington and participate in facilitated work group sessions focused on helping teams plan how they will put what they are learning into practice. If you were able to attend last year’s institute, there will be new information to continue the discussions. If you weren’t able to attend, please join us!
Institute goals are to:
- Broaden understanding of research, model elements and best practices in aligned early care and education birth through age eight (P-3)
- Promote cross sector partnerships, learning and collaborative planning among early childhood, elementary and community members for children
- Continue to improve planning and practice of participating teams by providing current research, national and local models and facilitated time to work together to define how they will use what they learn
- Sustain momentum in the state among district staff, early learning advocates and policy-members as they continue to build will to work toward aligned system of early care and education in Washington
Speakers
- Ruby Takanishi, President of the Foundation for Child Development
- Kristie Kauerz, Project Director, PreK-3rd Education
- Erin Jones, Assistant Superintendent, Student Achievement, OSPI
- Bette Hyde, Director, Department of Early Learning (DEL)
- Randy Dorn, Superintendent of Public Instruction, OSPI
- Nina Auerbach, Director, Thrive by Five Washington
Who Should Attend
Early childhood providers, teachers, K-3 staff, K-12 administrators, policy makers, parents, local advocates and partners. Teams are encouraged!
Date: August 9-10, 2010
Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm, Registration & breakfast 7:30-8:20am
Location: Marriott Hotel SeaTac
Fee: $100 individual ($85 per person when participants register in teams of 3 or more). Team members must register and pay together to receive the team rate.
Clock Hours/Credit: clock hours and STARS, CDA and Para Competency credits available.
Lodging: $127.00 per night single or double. Reserve rooms online or call 206-241-2000 or 1-800-314-0925 to register by phone. Must register on or before July 7, 2010 to get group rate. (Use group code psepsea when registering).
Parking: $12 per day for overnight parking, $6 per day for daily parking
Miscellaneous: Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Partners
For more information, contact Barb Johnson at 425-917-7716, 253-778-7716, or bjohnson@psesd.org.
Register Now!
Summer Academy: Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities
August 16-19, 2010 at Puget Sound ESD
What does it take to teach students with severe disabilities? It takes drive, energy, and the knowledge and commitment to systematically apply evidenced-based practices to ensure students learn. Learn best practices in educating students with severe disabilities, including specific strategies on how to address challenges and promote positive behaviors. Don’t miss this opportunity for four days of in-depth learning, reflection, and collaboration.
Participants will choose one of the five focus areas of the academy:
- Basic Instructional Strategies - New or relatively new to the field? Want some time to step back and rethink your curriculum and instructional approaches? In this strand, a systematic instructional model will be the framework used to provide participants with assessment and intervention strategies and procedures that are responsive to the instructional needs of students with significant developmental disabilities. Register Now!
- Communication Breakdown - How to Change the Playing Field - We know that all children communicate, some more clearly than others. Learn how to use various strategies for children with severe disabilities to increase their functional communication in your classroom. This workshop will examine augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems that address both receptive and expressive language delays and disorders. Communication systems that will be addressed are low-tech systems such as visual schedules, choice boards, story boards, and first/then strips. We will also address higher technological needs such as understanding appropriate symbol selection, literacy and AAC devices, as well as learning how to incorporate AAC strategies throughout the school day. Register Now!
- Transition Planning and Implementation for a Post-Secondary World - Providing transition services for students with severe disabilities can be very challenging. The training will include many real life examples of successful transition planning and implementation. This strand will include all aspects of transition planning and implementation and will focus on: assessing students with severe disabilities; transition planning including Personnel Centered Planning; writing transition IEPs; providing job readiness skills, work experiences and job coaching; agency connections including benefits planning; and assistive technology. Register Now!
- Structured Teaching - Structured teaching is an instructional intervention philosophy and methodology developed by the University of North Carolina’s Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children). Originally designed for people with autism, structured teaching has proven to be an effective instructional approach for a variety of students with significant developmental disabilities. Register Now!
- Challenging Behaviors - Challenging behaviors for students with severe disabilities can be one of the most difficult issues teachers need to address. This specific population poses unique challenges. This strand will focus on the principles of Positive Behavior Support (i.e., person-centered, quality of life, nonaversive) to develop effective supports for learners with significant disabilities and challenging behavior. Specific strategies for assessment and intervention to promote positive behaviors will be presented in this course. Finally, this workshop will provide examples and strategies for monitoring the effectiveness of an intervention. Register Now!
Audience: Administrators, teachers, paraeducators, school psychologists and counselors.
For more information, contact Mimi Keller at 425-917-7824, 253-778-7824, mkeller@psesd.org.
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