Tuesday, January 20th 2015 1. Extinguishing Behavior Fires Presented by Deb Brown Location: Room 2 Extinction, you hear about it but what is it really? The term means to go away, but behaviorally is it that easy? This workshop defines extinction, the power of extinction and the fallout if it used incorrectly. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include staff and family members supporting students of all ages and instructional levels who demonstrate various challenging behaviors. 2. Time to Play Presented by Tina Hopson Location: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 When younger students lack peer play skills, this can lead to behavior problems during social activities. Learn the skills that younger students need to successfully play with peers and how to teach those skills to your young learners. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include Staff and family who provide social skills support to students 2-10 years old. 3. Self -Management Strategies for students Presented by Shannon Breslin & Becky Duke Learn strategies for teaching students to manage their own behavior. Techniques for students of various academic and social competency levels will be presented and practiced. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include Staff and family supporting students who may potentially be able to learn self-awareness and management strategies to keep themselves on track behaviorally and academically using visuals and/or routines. 4. CANCELLED: Aggressive Response Management (ARM) REFRESHER Presented by Dave Pfanenstiel & Gabe Velez A 2-hour refresher offered to people who have already been ARM trained. This talk will review proactive strategies designed to reduce or eliminate behavioral excesses, as well as reactive strategies designed to reduce an immediate threat. Additionally, time will be spent reviewing hands on evasion and restraint procedures. Wear appropriate clothing to practice. **Attendees should have been previously ARM trained and are only looking to brush up on skills. *cancelled due to lack of enrollment and need will be offered at a later date
Tuesday, February 17th 2015 1. DI (Direct Instruction) Part 1 of 2 Presented by Deb Brown & Iva Farris Location: Room 2 Direct Instruction is the most researched and successful Curriculum and instructional technology with over 30 years of data to support its success. Learn how to implement this technology and curriculum through clear group instruction and learn to interpret student responses for more effective teaching and learning. Participants will be given basic information regarding Direct Instruction, learn & demonstrate several types of signals, identify & practice the 4 phases of instruction, practice instructional sequences with corrects & errors and using several types of DI programs. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently or desiring to implement direct instruction for 1:1, small and/or large groups. 2. Why Did He do that? Presented by Shannon Breslin & Diana Stewart Location: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 Learn effective strategies to determine why students do what they do. The skills taught will help you effectively determine functions of common student behaviors. You can change problem behaviors and increase the behaviors that help your students be more successful and improve their self-confidence. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include Staff and family providing behavior support to students of all ages and instructional levels. 3. Teaching Verbal Behavior Presented by Stacey Parks & Gabe Velez This training looks at teaching verbal skills through the principles of Behavior Analysis. This workshop will define some of the basic elements of language (requesting, labeling, conversation skills etc.) and how to start and build onto a language program. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include Staff and family teaching students who are non-verbal or have minimal functional language skills. 4. Teaching Independent Skills Using Visual Supports Presented by: Tina Hopson & Becky Duke Learn some fun and creative ways to teach students independence in self-help, academics, play, group and daily living activities. It is recommended but not required attendees bring their Tasks Galore books if they own them. Copies will be available on site for attendees to use as well. You can find information on these books through amazon.com or http://www.tasksgalore.com/. Information will not be limited to this resource. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested attendees include Staff and family supporting students who may potentially learn best through visual supports and highly structured environments.
Tuesday, March 17th 1. DI (Direct Instruction) Part 2 Presented by Deb Brown & Iva Farris Location: Room 2 Part 2 of February Training- Direct Instruction is the most researched and successful Curriculum and instructional technology with over 30 years of data to support its success. Learn how to implement this technology and curriculum through clear group instruction and learn to interpret student responses for more effective teaching and learning. Participants will be given basic information regarding Direct Instruction, learn & demonstrate several types of signals, identify & practice the 4 phases of instruction, practice instructional sequences with corrects & errors and using several types of DI programs. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently or preparing to implement direct instruction for 1:1, small and/or large groups. 2. Writing Behavior Goals & Data Collection for IEP s Presented by: Shannon Breslin & Diana Stewart Location: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 What are the basics to writing an effective behavior goal? This training will provide the basic legalities for goal writing as well as ideas for measurable objectives, constructive and teacher friendly strategies based on student needs in an effort to increase positive behavior and effectively measure progress. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently writing and implementing behavior support goals for students. 3. Successful Prompting Towards Independence Presented by: Stacey Parks & Becky Duke Many students require cues and prompts in order to learn new academic, communication and life skills. Learn more about various prompts, when and how to use them, and how to successfully remove those prompts so the student can do the work on his/her own. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff and family currently working with students who require intense prompting and/or are looking to more effectively fade prompting. 4. Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning Presented: Dave Pfanenstiel & Tina Hopson Trainers will provide exposure to various programming ideas, resourceful websites, useful applications, fun educational games and helpful tips for using common technology in the classrooms including but not limited to computers, tablets, smart boards etc. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently using or having access to technology and want to more effectively use it for enrichment of the educational environment.
April 21, 2015 1. DI (Direct Instruction) Part 1 of 2 Presented by Deb Brown & Shannon Breslin Location: Room 2 Direct Instruction is the most researched and successful Curriculum and instructional technology with over 30 years of data to support its success. Learn how to implement this technology and curriculum through clear group instruction and learn to interpret student responses for more effective teaching and learning. Participants will be given basic information regarding Direct Instruction, learn & demonstrate several types of signals, identify & practice the 4 phases of instruction, practice instructional sequences with corrects & errors and using several types of DI programs. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently or desiring to implement direct instruction for 1:1, small and/or large groups. 2. Picture Communication Part 1 of 2 Presented by: Stacey Parks & Tina Hopson This training will go over picture communication and the basic steps of utilizing a picture communication system with students. Picture communication is an alternative communication system intended for use with children with autism and other communication deficits. This training will be beneficial for classes who have students with communication delays who may need alternative methods of communication and will help staff become familiar with the different steps utilized with picture communication systems. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently or desiring to implement picture communication systems with students and are willing to attend May 5 th Part 2 session. 3. Video Modeling Presented by: Dave Pfanenstiel & Iva Farris Video modeling has proven to be an effective tool to teach a wide variety of skills including self-help communication, appropriate behavior, as well as a variety of social and play skills. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience include Staff and families who have access to video recording technology and teaching students who have consistent imitation skills and basic attending skills. 4. Reinforcement, Beyond Good Job and M&M s Presented by: Diana Stewart & Becky Duke Location: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 Reinforcement is a cornerstone in behavior analysis and is one of the most powerful interventions in a teacher s toolbox. Learn more about motivation, what makes something reinforcing, how to select powerful reinforcers, and how to maximize the effectiveness of reinforcement. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience include Staff and family currently providing support for students at various ages and learning levels.
DATE CHANGE: May 5, 2015 1. DI Part 2 Presented by: Deb Brown & Shannon Cernich Location: Room 2 Part 2 of April Training: Direct Instruction is the most researched and successful Curriculum and instructional technology with over 30 years of data to support its success. Learn how to implement this technology and curriculum through clear group instruction and learn to interpret student responses for more effective teaching and learning. Participants will be given basic information regarding Direct Instruction, learn & demonstrate several types of signals, identify & practice the 4 phases of instruction, practice instructional sequences with corrects & errors and using several types of DI programs. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience includes Staff currently or desiring to implement direct instruction for 1:1, small and/or large groups. 2. Dealing with Bullying & Teasing Presented by: Iva Farris & Becky Duke Location: Conference Rooms 5 & 6 Bullying & teasing can threaten students physical and emotional safety at school and can negatively impact their ability to learn. This session will review the common types of bullying, how to teach students at different learning levels and staff about bullying, how to empower students with the skills to positively respond to bullying behavior and how to avoid becoming a bully. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience include Staff and family working with students who are facing bullying and have the ability to learn proactive and reactive strategies. 3. Picture Communication Part 2 of 2 Presented by: Stacey Parks & Tina Hopson This training will go over picture communication and the basic steps of utilizing a picture communication system with students. Picture communication is an alternative communication system intended for use with children with autism and other communication deficits. This training will be beneficial for classes who have students with communication delays who may need alternative methods of communication and will help staff become familiar with the different steps utilized with picture communication systems. **Though all may benefit and are welcome, suggested audience include Staff currently implementing or desiring to implement picture communication systems with students and attended the April part 1. 4. ARM (Aggressive Response Management) Refresher Course Presented by: Dave Pfanenstiel & Gabe Velez Heading into many transitions & changes it is reasonable to anticipate a spike in aggressive behavior from students. Brushing up on appropriate response skills is an excellent strategy for setting staff & students up for success & keeping the educational environment safe. This is a 2-hour refresher reviewing proactive strategies designed to reduce or eliminate behavioral excesses, & appropriate reactive strategies to keep staff & students safe. **Attendees should have been previously ARM trained and are only seeking to brush up on skills.