ProfessionalDevelopment

Professional Development - 2010-2011

Training	Date	Brochure/Description	Registration
Suicide Prevention Training PowerPoint Presentation
Cancelled Implementing RtI with Fidelity and Integrity - the MUST Components Cancelled	Cancelled 9/10/2010 South Holland Community Center Cancelled	Cancelled Implementing RtI with Fidelity and Integrity - the MUST Components Cancelled	Cancelled Ends 9/3/2010 Cancelled
Word - Introduction	9/14/2010 Academy for Learning	Word Syllabus	Ends 9/13/2010
SLD Entitlement and the State Mandate	9/17/2010 South Holland Community Center	For this workshop, participants will: ü Learn essential aspects of the ISBE procedures and criteria for determining eligibility and entitlement within an RtI framework ü Learn how the procedures and criteria are applied to the IEP process, using case examples at the elementary and high school levels ü Understand how to document information on IEP forms ü Analyze their current system for documenting determinant factors and exclusionary and inclusionary criteria ü Review resources and plan next steps for implementation	Ends 9/10/2010
Word - Intermediate	9/21/2010 Academy for Learning	Word Syllabus	Ends 9/20/2010
An Introduction to Michelle Garcia Winner's: Social Thinking Model using Social Thinking Vocabulary	9/24/2010 ECHO School Gymnasium	This training will provide an overview of Social Thinking with a focus on the concepts and vocabulary. Participants will gain practical information about the principles of Social Thinking and will learn about resources available to support the integration of these principles into classroom practices and home life.	Ends 9/17/2010
Word - Advanced	9/28/2010 Academy for Learning	Word Syllabus	Ends 9/27/2010
Cancelled Problem Solving at each Tier: We've Got the Data, Now What? Cancelled	Cancelled 10/1/2010 South Holland Community Center Cancelled	Cancelled Problem Solving is now the comprehensive SLD evaluation! Documentation of this process at each tier is now required by the Illinois State Board of Education for SLD entitlement. This workshop will focus on the procedures for problem solving at each tier. It will include agendas for teams and forms to help facilitate the process. Each step of the problem solving process will be examined and team practice time will be included. The problem solving process (the team thinking and behaviors) at each tier drives the entire RtI model. Cancelled	Cancelled Ends 9/24/2010 Cancelled
Excel - Introduction	10/5/2010 Academy for Learning	Excel Syllabus	Ends 10/4/2010
Using the Internet for Resources and Curriculum Planning	10/6/2010 Academy for Learning	Coming Soon
Outlook Training	10/14/2010 Academy for Learning	Outlook Syllabus	Ends 10/12/2010
SMART Goals	10/18/2010 South Holland Community Center	Are your goals SMART? This workshop will examine the SMART thinking principles as applied to the development of IEP goal pages. Specific topics reviewed will include the development of present levels of academic and functional performance and goals which meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This interactive workshop will provide participants with opportunities to practice knowledge and skills learned in the session. Participants must bring one IEP of a student to work on during the session.	Ends 10/11/2010
Excel - Intermediate	10/19/2010 Academy for Learning	Excel Syllabus	Ends 10/18/2010
Excel - Advanced	10/26/2010 Academy for Learning	Excel Syllabus	Ends 10/25/2010
Use of Digital Tools	10/27/2010 Academy for Learning	You’ve got an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and don’t want to use it as a $2000 chalkboard. See how educators are using IWBs, inexpensive Flip video cameras and Web 2.0 tools to engage students and provide exciting ways for them to demonstrate their learning.	Ends 10/18/2010
SMART Goals	11/1/2010 South Holland Community Center	Are your goals SMART? This workshop will examine the SMART thinking principles as applied to the development of IEP goal pages. Specific topics reviewed will include the development of present levels of academic and functional performance and goals which meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This interactive workshop will provide participants with opportunities to practice knowledge and skills learned in the session. Participants must bring one IEP of a student to work on during the session.	Ends 10/25/2010
PowerPoint - Introduction	11/2/2010 Academy for Learning	PowerPoint Syllabus	Ends 11/1/2010
PowerPoint - Intermediate	11/9/2010 Academy for Learning	PowerPoint Syllabus	Ends 11/8/2010
PowerPoint - Advanced	11/16/2010 Academy for Learning	PowerPoint Syllabus	Ends 11/15/2010

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