Volunteer Rachel Flynn helps Kelly McCowan of Scituate on the bike, while Kelly's mother, Sue, stands ready to lend a hand.
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Sensory Tool Kit Workshop - Helena - Oct. 18 & 19, 2012 - 0 views
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Open to all who work and live with preschool & elementary age children. A unique hands-on, highly participatory FUN workshop! Demonstrates sensory integration and sensory processing to enhance the environment by making it "sensory safe" for students, parents, and teachers. Attendees will experience what it is like to have sensory challenges and learn how to use chair balls in classrooms and homes by participating during the hands-on lab work. The Sensory Tool Kit™ workshop reviews current research to support evidence-based practice and education. Diana will introduce the new Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) and Quick Tips®, promoting team collaboration and partnerships between schools and clinics. Course Objectives
Participants will: Be introduced to sensory integration and sensory processing in a user-friendly format Be introduced to the SPM and Quick Tips® Learn to identify their own sensory needs as adults Identify how student behaviors may relate to sensory integration and Sensory Processing Disorders Learn the concepts behind activities and use the Tool Chest™ handbook including chair balls, during the mock classroom demonstration and lab work. Where/When:
October 18 & 19, 2012
815 Front Street
Helena, MT
An Ooey Gooey Day Workshop - Billings - Sept. 29, 2012 - 0 views
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What if today was a child's only day? Lisa shares her powerful story of her first day at school - and how that ONE DAY defined the rest of her life. Get ready to laugh and learn with hands-on and ooey-gooey sensory activities, crowd-pleasing finger plays and silly rhymes, and tie it all together with WHY these experiences are so critical to early learning. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll get your hands dirty! Come and get ready to have some fun. When:
Saturday, September 29, 2012
9am - 4pm Mountain Where:
College of Technology - Great Room
Billings, MT Contact:
Sarah Peterson, Child Care Education and Support, DEAP
406-234-6034 | speterson@deapmt.org
Level 2 Gifted & Talented Training - Workshops - Multiple Dates - 0 views
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November 5, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Designing and Implementing Services for Gifted Students?(Program Planning)
Course Description: School teams, comprised of teachers, administrators, counselors, specialists, academic coaches or anyone working with programming options for gifted students, will be presented with the OPI Framework for Gifted Education Programs and a Gifted Program Planning Template. This is a working session, at the end of which, the teams will have a firm grasp of the state framework and will use the template to construct a gifted program that fits their district and population. Time will be provided to work on individual program plans.
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November 12: 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Practical Strategies for Meeting the Needs of High Ability Students
Course description: This course will focus on the Identification of Advanced Learners. Topics will include: Working from a collaborative written philosophy; using formative assessment--observing student behaviors, pre-assessment, etc. to modify instruction; using summative assessment--making formal identification of students for services. This will be a hands-on workshop with time for discussion and application of content to specific settings and situations.
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November 19: 8:30AM to 4:30PM</
iPads 101: Intro to iPads - Billings - Jan. 24, 2013 - 0 views
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Click here to register for this workshop What: We've all heard the hype about iPads and how this mobile device will change the way we use technology, but what does that mean for education? If you are looking for an interactive, hands-on workshop that will help you realize the power of this device and how it can be used in a K-12 classroom, then this is the one for you. During this workshop you will have the opportunity to discover the countless ways you can use this device to change the way you "do" education. Learn the basics of working with your iPad, research all of the available apps and find out which ones are right for your classroom, and find out how other schools are implementing iPads within their classrooms. You will also be introduced to the many accessories you can add to your iPad to extend its functionality. Don't have an iPad yet, no worries, we will have several iPads available for you to use during the workshop. Lunch is on your own. When/Where: January 24, 2013 8:00 am - 5:00pm Mountain Cost: $100 (free for MSUB students)
Assistive Technology Conference - Orlando, FL - ATIA 2013 - January 30 - February 2, 2013 - 0 views
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You will be prompted enter your coupon code. Enter the code: APD3 Online at: https://s3.goeshow.com/atia/orlando/2013/attendee_registration.cfm E-mail: Download registration form from: http://www.atia.org/downloadREG13 , complete and email to registration@atia.org Mail: Download registration form from: http://www.atia.org/downloadREG13, complete and mail to: ATIA - Registration, 8324 Solutions Center, Chicago, IL 60677-8003 Fax: Download registration form from: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001mVd0KwrVyK4Np5fsq
iPads in the Classroom: Transforming Learning Experiences with Mobile Devices - Billing... - 0 views
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We have all heard the hype about iPads and how this mobile device will change the way we use technology, but what does that mean for education? If you are looking for an interactive, hands-on workshop that will help you realize the power of this device and how it can be used in a K-12 classroom, then this is the one for you. During this workshop you will have the opportunity to discover the countless ways you can use this device to change the way you "do" education. Learn the basics of working with your iPad, research all of the available apps and find out which ones are right for your classroom, and find out how other schools are implementing iPads within their classrooms. You will also be introduced to the many accessories you can add to your iPad to extend its functionality. Don't have an iPad yet, no worries, we will have several iPads available for you to use during the workshop. When:
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
9:00am - 4:00pm Mountain Where:
Montana State University - Billings
College of Education Room 122
Billings MT 59101 Cost:
$25.00 (Lunch is on your own)
Differentiation: Moving Away from One Size Fits All - Webinar - March 15, 2012 - 0 views
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Giving students a personalized learning experience can be crucial to improving education, and the use of technology can make it easier and less time-consuming for teachers to accomplish this. Students learn best in different ways and technology can give them an opportunity to access information in the way that best suits them-through text, video, or hands-on learning, for example. Automated data collection can also help teachers gather information about how students learn and then they can adjust their teaching based on that data to address students' strengths and weaknesses. When:
Thursday, March 15, 2012
12:00pm - 1:00pm Mountain
Life Transitions from Pre-School to Adulthood - Billings - Aug. 2-3, 2012 - 0 views
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Families and educators need continued assistance with resources that teach life skills to assist individuals with autism as they negotiate important transitions in their lives. This two day conference will provide information and hands-on experience that will help you assist children and young adults on the spectrum to discover their unique interests and abilities. Fostering self-identity that will prepare individuals with autism for lifelong inclusion in the community that will maximize their independence, productivity, and enjoyment. Successful early transitions will help pave the way for future transitions. Some individuals on the spectrum will pursue higher education and competitive employment opportunities while others are more limited. Beyond their varied abilities and interests, limited social skills for nearly all individuals with autism make it difficult for them to adjust to new school environments, different living arrangements, college and the workplace. With proper support and services from teachers, mentors, co-workers and job coaches who understand these special needs, we believe all individuals can be supported to lead happier, more productive and independent lives. In addition to information about transitions, educators and family members attending this year's conference will be able to participate in activities often used in therapy and successful educational environments. This will give you a unique opportunity to experience life from the perspective of a person on the spectrum and give you skills to help calm, teach, and care. Where:
MSU-B Main Campus
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT When:
August 2 & 3, 2012 Register:
Call 406-896-5890 to register for this event.
Family Fishing Fun - Bozeman - Multiple Dates in June 2012 - 0 views
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Tuesday evenings at the CMB, we'll learn all about fish, inside and out, with aweseome hands-on activities. Wednesday evenings on the water, we'll fish with local experts at area fishing holes. Locations announced at Tuesday's session, depending on where the fish are biting! Who:
Children ages 5-12 and at least one adult. When:
6:00-8:00pm
Tuesdays, June 12, 19 & 26
Wednesdays, June 13, 20 & 27 Where:
Children's Museum of Bozeman
202 S. Willson Ave
Bozeman, MT Registration
Call 406-522-9087 to register. $35 per child/adult pair; children's tackel, rod, reel, and t-shirt included!
Program helps disabled learn to ride bikes - The Boston Globe - 0 views
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It wasn’t easy, but Dianne Sullivan was determined to keep her promise to her son. So last week, in a steamy school gymnasium in Scituate, the Woodbury, Minn., resident didn’t whoop it up, scream, or shed a tear when Thomas, 12, rode a two-wheeled bicycle independently for the first time. She held it in, just as he’d asked her to.
CSEFEL:New Resources to Help Promote Social Emotional Development - 0 views
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These easy-to-use guides were created especially for teachers/caregivers and parents to provide hands-on ways to embed social emotional skill building activities into everyday routines. Each book nook is comprised of ideas and activities designed around popular children’s books such as Big Al, Hands are Not for Hitting, On Monday When it Rained and My Many Colored Days. Examples of suggested activities include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different feelings, playing games around what to do with hands instead of hitting and fun music and movement activities to express emotions.
The OHMI Trust - One-Handed Musical Instrument Trust - 0 views
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The OHMI Trust's objective is to remove the barriers to music-making faced by the physically disabled. There is currently no orchestral instrument that can be played without two fully functioning hands and arms, denying unlimited participation in musical life to those with congenital disabilities and amputees, as well as the millions who may have been injured, suffered a stroke or developed arthritis. The primary obstacle is the absence of suitable instruments.
Gifted & Talented Level 2 training: Identification-Characteristics that Indicate Studen... - 0 views
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This course will focus on the Identification of Advanced Learners. Topics will include: Working from a collaborative written philosophy; using formative assessment--observing student behaviors, pre-assessment, etc. to modify instruction; using summative assessment--making formal identification of students for services. This will be a hands-on workshop with time for discussion and application of content to specific settings and situations. Free to all MSUB students in the College of Education. Lunch is on your own. When/Where:
MSU - Billings College of Education Room 122
Monday, March 4, 2013
8:30am - 4:00pm Mountain
"iPads in the Classroom: Transforming Learning Experiences with Mobile Devices" - Billi... - 0 views
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We have all heard the hype about iPads and how this mobile device will change the way we use technology, but what does that mean for education? If you are looking for an interactive, hands-on workshop that will help you realize the power of this device and how it can be used in a K-12 classroom, then this is the one for you. During this workshop you will have the opportunity to discover the countless ways you can use this device to change the way you "do" education. Learn the basics of working with your iPad, research all of the available apps and find out which ones are right for your classroom, and find out how other schools are implementing iPads within their classrooms. You will also be introduced to the many accessories you can add to your iPad to extend its functionality. Don't have an iPad yet, no worries, we will have several iPads available for you to use during the workshop. When/Where:
Nov. 15, 2012
MSUB College of Education Builing RM 122 - 9:00AM to 4:30PM (Check-in begins at 8:30AM)
Billings, MT Contact:
John Keener, MRESA3 Project Coordinator
Montana Center for Inclusive Education
Montana State University
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
john.keener@msubillings.edu
(406)-657-1743
Digital Tools that Support Common Core Standards - Billings - Aug. 14-15, 2013 - 0 views
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Technology and digital citizenship are becoming even more important as state's begin implementing the CCSS. This interactive, hands-on workshop will share resources and demonstrate through model lessons, how to efficiently use resources and technology to support CCSS. Attendees will participate in lessons demonstrating the teaching of digital citizenship, English Language Arts, and Math, all aligned to CCSS and integrating technology throughout. The purpose and the goals of the CCSS will also be re-viewed. Jeff Crews and Dean Phillips of Beyond the Chalk. Beyond the Chalk was co-founded by Jeff and Dean who believe in the power of education and the need to continuously provide transformational learning experiences for our teachers and students. Technology, when used effectively as a tool by teachers and students, can facilitate the change from the traditional form of education to a 21st century paradigm. Beyond the Chalk is committed to providing a set of rich and diverse professional development experiences for all educators. These experiences focus on the integration of technology across grade levels, con-tent domains, and skills levels. College credit pending. Lunch on own. Must bring computer or tablet device.
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August 14-15, 2013
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Mountain (both days)
Where:
https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=1500+University+Dr,+Billings,+Mt+59101&gl=us&panel=1&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=0,45.796901,-108.522204&cid=0,0,6236348915423598268&hq=Montana+Sta
Using Google Tools to Engage the 21st Century Learner - Billings - Aug. 12-13, 2013 - 0 views
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Teachers time is becoming a very precious commodity. Learn how to use digital tools to enhance,engage, and become more efficient. This interactive hands-on workshop will focus on using free digital services and tools provided by Google to engage students and develop a more efficient teacher work-flow. Learn how to leverage these tools in a scenario based workshop to engage, communicate, and collaborate with students, parents, and your community. Learn from Google Certified Teachers, who are also Montana Educators. Jeff Crews and Dean Phillips of Beyond the Chalk. Beyond the Chalk was co-founded by Jeff and Dean who believe in the power of education and the need to continuously provide transformational learning experiences for our teachers and students. Technology, when used effectively as a tool by teachers and students, can facilitate the change from the traditional form of education to a 21st century paradigm. Beyond the Chalk is committed to providing a set of rich and diverse professional development experiences for all educators. These experiences focus on the integration of technology across grade levels, content domains, and skills levels. College credit is pending. Lunch is own. Must bring computer.
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August 12-13, 2013
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain (both days)
Where:
https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=1500+University+Dr,+Billings,+Mt+59101&gl=us&panel=1&fb=1&dirflg=d&geocode=0,45.796901,-108.522204&cid=0,0,6236348915423598268&hq=Montana+State+University+Bil
iPads in the Classroom, Transforming Learning Experiences - Billings - Sept. 25-26, 2013 - 0 views
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We have all heard the hype about iPads and how this mobile device will change the way that we use technology, but what does that mean for education? If you are looking for an interactive, hands-on workshop that will help you realize the power of this device and how it can be used in a K-12 classroom, then this is the one for you. This workshop is designed to introduce educators to using the iPad as a tool to enhance their teaching and thus improve student learning. This course looks at iPad basic operations as well as advance configurations and use as a teaching tool integrated into existing content. During this workshop you will have the opportunity to discover the countless ways you can use this device to change the way you "do" education. This workshop will assist you in learning the basics of working with your iPad, how to research apps to determine which ones are right for your classroom, and introduce the many accessories that can be added to your iPad to extend its functionality. This workshop is for the beginner to the old pro.
When:
September 25-26, 2013
Where:
Montana State University
College of Education, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT 59101
Cost:
Free of charge
Parent Advice - Talking About "Sexting" - Common Sense Media - 0 views
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Nearly one-sixth of teens who own cell phones have received nude or nearly nude images via text message from someone they know, according to a recent survey on "sexting" from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. When people take sexually revealing pictures of themselves and send them as text message attachments, it's called "sexting." Recently the practice has been increasing exponentially. There are many examples of teens taking revealing photos or videos of themselves and having those images end up in the wrong hands. A parent handout providing advice about talking with your teen about sexting is available on the Common Sense Media
Advanced iPad Workshop: The iPad as a Classroom Production Tool - Billings - Jan. 25, 2013 - 0 views
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Click here to register for this workshop What: Do you have a basic understanding of the iPad and now want more? Are you looking for innovative ways to use your iPad in your classroom? Do you want to learn how to create, edit, produce, and publish with your iPad? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this is the workshop for you. Join us for the day as we explore how to use several different apps to turn your iPad into a powerful classroom production tool for you and your students. Throughout the day you will be engaged in a hands-on approach, while learning new strategies for implementing mobile technologies into classroom instruction. Instructors will use practical scenarios to connect workshop experiences to classroom realities. Don't have an iPad yet, no worries, we will have several iPads available for you to use during the workshop. Lunch is on your own. When/Where: January 25, 2013 8:00 am - 5:00pm Mountain Cost: $100 (free for MSUB students)
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Learning in Hand is an educator's resources for mobile learning. It was started in 2002 as part of Tony Vincent's classroom website. At first focusing on Palm handhelds, Learning in Hand now covers podcasting, iPods, iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and netbooks. Thursday:
75 Quick on-the-spot Techniques for Children with Emotional & Behavioral Problems with Dr. Steve Olivas. Thursday:
Improving Social Skills & Decreasing Disruptive Classroom Behavior with Kids with Aspergers Syndrome with Melissa Genaux.
When/Where:
February 6-8, 2013
Hilton Garden Inn
3720 North Reserve Street
Missoula, MT Contact:
Conference Coordinator
Nancy Marks
WM-CSPD Coordinator
Missoula, MT
nmarks@mcps.k12.mt.us