CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS» Workshop http://www.coe.uga.edu/events Sat, 05 Oct 2013 16:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 October 5-6, 2013: Clinical Training in the Lidcombe Program http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-5-6-2013-clinical-training-in-the-lidcombe-program/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-5-6-2013-clinical-training-in-the-lidcombe-program/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:10:39 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2287 Continue reading →]]> Description:  The Lidcombe Program is a behavioral intervention, developed to treat stuttering in preschool aged children. After training, speech-language pathologists will be prepared to teach parents to administer appropriate feedback about fluency and stuttering to their children in their everyday-speaking environment and to monitor treatment goals and progress.

Studies have shown that this is an efficacious and effective evidence-based treatment for stuttering.  The Lidcombe Program has been adjusted for school-aged children and special populations.

LPTC Members – North America:

  • Melissa Bruce, M.S., Clinic Director, University of Houston, has developed training programs for graduate students based on the LP, and has implemented and supervised this program for over 10 years.
  • Barry Guitar, Ph.D. has been treating  preschool children with the LP for 10 years and has given many clinical workshops and data-based  presentations on the LP.  He has also practiced “Distance Lidcombe” for families in remote areas.
  • Christina Lattermann, Ph.D. has implemented the Lidcombe Program in Germany, provided many clinical workshops and is supervising colleagues who are working with the LP. She is currently writing a book on the LP in German.
  • Martin Nevdahl, M.S. received his education at the University of Washington. A frequent contributor to seminars on stuttering, he coordinates the research collaboration between the UW Speech and Hearing Sciences Department and the Australian Stuttering Research Centre in Sydney,  Australia.
  • Rosalee C. Shenker, Ph.D., Executive Director, Montreal Fluency Centre, has been treating children with the LP for over 15 years.  She has collaborated on several publications on the LP.

This workshop will be presented by at least one LPTC member.

Registration Fees: (includes treatment guide, handouts, refreshment breaks, lunch and parking pass each day)

  • 2 Day Basic Training workshop – Early Bird Discount – on or before August 30, 2013: $400 USD
  • 2 Day Basic Training workshop – August 31, 2013 or later: $500 USD
  • Group Rate: $460 USD – applies if 4 or more participants from the same facility register by mail at the same time and pay all together.

This course is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEU’s (Professional area, Intermediate level).

Location: River’s Crossing, Athens, Georgia

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day

Register Now!  Registration is limited to the first 40 participants.

Deadline to Register: September 20, 2013

Brochure for More Information!

Registration Form (use this form in order to receive the group rate)

]]> http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-5-6-2013-clinical-training-in-the-lidcombe-program/feed/ 0 October 17-19, 2013: The Paragraph Writing Strategy Workshop http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-17-19-2013-the-paragraph-writing-strategy-workshop/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-17-19-2013-the-paragraph-writing-strategy-workshop/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:08:00 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2199 Continue reading →]]> Description: The Paragraph Writing Strategy is targeted towards students in grades 4 through 12 who struggle with written expression as basic as the development of soundly written paragraphs of different types (e.g. narrative, compare and contrast, etc.).

This three-day workshop will introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instruction Model® and will prepare them to implement research-based interventions to help students acquire strategies for writing and editing a variety of types of paragraphs for effective written communication. It is a strategy for organizing ideas related to a topic, planning the point of view and verb tense to be used in the paragraph, planning the sequence in which ideas will be expressed, and writing a variety of topic, detail, and conclusion sentences.

The third day of the workshop will involve participants preparing and creating student “cue cards” and folders, aligning the strategy’s skills with the CCSS relevant to their grade level, and further readying implementation with the goal of participants being able to begin the strategy with their students directly after the workshop is completed.

Please note:  Participants in this workshop ideally would have already received professional development in the SIM® Sentence Writing Strategy, the precursor to the Paragraph Writing Strategy, in order to provide students with the minimum sentence writing skill prerequisites needed to successfully write paragraphs.  The Sentence Writing Strategy Workshop is scheduled for September 26-27, 2013 at River’s Crossing in Athens.

Cost: $375: Registration fee includes instructor’s and student lessons manuals (Intructor’s Manual features a systematic sequence of instructional procedures; the Student Lessons Manual features exercises that correspond to the instructional procedures), packets of training materials, a copy of the CD Paragraph Writing Strategy Student lessons, as well as supplemental handouts and PowerPoints sent electronically following the workshop to support teacher implementation.

Successful completion of this workshop will provide 2 PLU’s for eligible participants.

Instructor: Kathy Boyle-Gast, Communication Sciences & Special Education, SIM® Professional Developer

Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus

Register Now!  Registration Deadline: October 9, 2013

Workshop Flyer

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]]> http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/october-17-19-2013-the-paragraph-writing-strategy-workshop/feed/ 0 November 7-8, 2013: Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and Summarizing AND The Inference Strategy Workshop http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/november-7-8-2013-fundamentals-of-paraphrasing-and-summarizing-and-the-inference-strategy-workshop/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/november-7-8-2013-fundamentals-of-paraphrasing-and-summarizing-and-the-inference-strategy-workshop/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:05:44 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2203 Continue reading →]]> Description:  The Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and Summarizing Strategy Workshop is designed to systematically teach the fundamental skills students need to be able to identify and paraphrase main ideas and details.  Fundamentals contains lessons on paraphrasing words, phrases, and sentences, as well as lessons on identifying main ideas and details in paragraphs and short essays. Specific instruction includes paraphrasing passages where main ideas are not clear, as well as generalizing to Standardized tests.

The Inference Strategy Workshop is a set of procedures readers can use to comprehend written passages and to answer inferential questions (questions that are not answered directly in the text). Many students, especially low achievers, need such instruction because they do not know how to locate clues in their reading material that will help them make inferences. Research results showed that students who learned The Inference Strategy  improved their ability to make inferences and to identify different types of questions being asked. Students performed significantly better on tests—including standardized reading assessments—after learning the strategy.

Cost: $275 (includes parking passes, refreshment breaks, instructor’s manuals, packets of training materials, as well as supplemental handouts and PowerPoint presentations sent electronically following the workshop to augment instruction.)

Instructor: Kathy Boyle-Gast, Communication Sciences & Special Education, SIM® Professional Developer

Location: River’s Crossing, 850 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30605

Registration opening soon!

Click here to see all upcoming Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Workshops!

]]> http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/november-7-8-2013-fundamentals-of-paraphrasing-and-summarizing-and-the-inference-strategy-workshop/feed/ 0 January 23-24, 2014: Fundamentals of the Theme Writing Strategy Workshop http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/january-23-24-2014-fundamentals-of-the-theme-writing-strategy-workshop/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/january-23-24-2014-fundamentals-of-the-theme-writing-strategy-workshop/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:05:18 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2206 Continue reading →]]> Description:  This two-day workshop will introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instructional Model® (SIM) and will prepare them to implement the FUNDAMENTALS IN THE THEME WRITING STRATEGY. This research-based intervention helps students acquire strategies for writing and editing a theme by using a basic structure and framework to plan and write effectively. With incremental instruction (including learning sheets to accompany direct instruction) students are taught how to gather information, organize it using a diagram, and write a theme with a structure that includes an introduction, body, conclusion, and connecting paragraphs with appropriate transitions.

This strategy is designed and found to be most appropriate for students in grades 6 through 12 (although some have taught the strategy successfully to 4th graders). Students who can write complete sentences and well-organized paragraphs respond most successfully to instruction in the Theme Writing Strategy.

Instructor: Kathy Boyle-Gast, Communication Sciences & Special Education, SIM® Professional Developer

Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus

Cost: $275 (includes refreshment breaks, parking pass, instructor’s manuals, packets of training materials, as well as supplemental handouts and PowerPoint presentations sent electronically following the workshop to augment instruction.)

Successful completion of this workshop will provide 1 PLU for eligible participants.

Registration opening soon!

Click here to see all upcoming Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Workshops!

]]> http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/january-23-24-2014-fundamentals-of-the-theme-writing-strategy-workshop/feed/ 0 February 12-13, 2014: Professional Development Schools (PDS) Workshop http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/february-12-13-2014-professional-development-schools-pds-workshop/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/february-12-13-2014-professional-development-schools-pds-workshop/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:03:18 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2409 Continue reading →]]>

Professional Development Schools (PDS) Workshop:

Forming Sustainable School District and University/College Partnerships

Description: Are you interested in learning more about the potential benefits of strong school-university partnerships? Or are you interested in forming or strengthening a Professional Development School (PDS) partnership between your school district and your local college or university? The University of Georgia, College of Education and the Clarke County School District formed a partnership in 2009, which has grown to include seven active Professional Development School sites. College of Education courses are taught on-site at the schools and university faculty work with school-based teachers and administrators on a variety of initiatives. In this 2-day workshop, faculty and administrative representatives from the University of Georgia College of Education and Clarke County School District will lead participant teams through Professional Development School (PDS) school visits (preK through 12th grade) and working sessions on how to build sustainable partnerships, create a model that serves both institutions, and maximize the benefits of PDSs for all stakeholders. Participant teams are encouraged to include both school district members (principals, teachers, administrators) and university pre-service teacher faculty and administrators.

Presented by:  University of Georgia College of Education Office of School Engagement and Clarke County School District (CCSD)

Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center, Athens, GA

Cost:  $200 on or before December 20, 2013; After December 20, 2013: $225
(Registration fee includes workshop materials, refreshment breaks, four meals and van transportation to schools. Hotel cost not included.)

Time: Workshop begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 and closes at 4:00 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2014

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Registration Opening Soon!

For more information about the workshop: contact Erica Gilbertson, Project Manager, University of Georgia College of Education Office of School Engagement, ericag@uga.edu or Dr. Janna Dresden, Director, University of Georgia College of Education Office of School Engagement, jdresden@uga.edu

]]> http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/february-12-13-2014-professional-development-schools-pds-workshop/feed/ 0 February 17-18, 2014: Content Enhancement: Unit Organizer, Concept Mastery and Framing Routines http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/february-17-18-2014-content-enhancement-unit-organizer-concept-mastery-and-framing-routines/ http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/2013/07/02/february-17-18-2014-content-enhancement-unit-organizer-concept-mastery-and-framing-routines/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:00:44 +0000 mbaer http://www.coe.uga.edu/events/?p=2209 Continue reading →]]> Description:   Teachers face a tremendous challenge to meet the diverse needs of learners in classes that demand the presentation of a massive amount of course content. In particular, students whose reading and written expression skills are not up to grade level will struggle immensely in content area classes.  This workshop will introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instructional Model® (SIM®) Content Enhancement principles and will teach three specific Content Enhancement Routines:

UNIT ORGANIZER ROUTINE – Teachers use the Unit Organizer Routine to plan units; introduce and maintain the big ideas in units; and show how units, critical information, and conceptsare related.

CONCEPT MASTERY ROUTINE – Teachers use the Concept Mastery Routine to define, summarize, and explain a major concept and where it fits within a larger body of knowledge.

FRAMING ROUTINE – Teachers use the Framing Routine to transform abstract main ideas and key topics into a concrete representation that helps students think about and talk about the key topic and essential related information.

These Routines will prepare them to implement these research-based interventions to help students acquire the critical components of the vast amount of content presented in the general education curriculum.  The routines are designed for collaborative use between the teacher and students during group instruction to help a teacher provide instruction more sensitive to the learning needs of individuals in the group.

Cost: $275 (includes refreshment breaks, instructor’s manuals, packets of training materials, as well as supplemental handouts and PowerPoint presentations sent electronically following the workshop to augment instruction.)

Successful completion of  both workshops will provide 1 PLU for eligible participants.

Instructor: Kathy Boyle-Gast, Communication Sciences & Special Education, SIM® Professional Developer

Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus

Registration opening soon!

Click here to see all upcoming Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Workshops!

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