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Announcing:

"Possibilities and Potential"

A Workshop for Educators

of Exceptional Learners

Wednesday & Thursday, May 2-3, 2012

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

Tifton, Georgia

Featuring: Dr. Schwarz and Dr. Golden

Register Today

Universal Design for Learning, Differentiation, and Curricular Adaptations

Universal design is providing access to curriculum for all learners through use of multiple means of representation, action and expression. Differentiation is use of educational strategy, technology, materials, sequences and procedures to support successful learning for all students in a classroom. Curricular adaptations are individualized strategies to help a learner who needs further educational support to participate meaningfully in the classroom. In this immediately useable session, definitions, universal planning processes and outstanding examples of student supports will be provided and applied to participants’ classroom, teaching and learning situations.

Dr. Schwarz

Wednesday, May 2nd

Dr. Schwarz is a dynamic and engaging professor, author, motivational speaker and leader in Education (Inclusive Education, Special Education, General Education, Educational Leadership) and Human Services. He is a professor at National-Louis University, Chicago. ’s company is Creative Culture Consulting LLC. He is the author of From Disability to Possibility, You’re Welcome (with a Kluth), Just Give Him the Whale (with a Kluth) and Pedro’s Whale (with a Kluth).

You can learn more about at his website and view his current professional biography.

Just Give Him the Whale

Considering the fascinations, passions and interest areas of learners with Autism and other attributes, powerful new ways of viewing these areas as positive teaching tools that calm, motivate and improve learning will be illustrated. Using authentic student examples, participants will discover how to make the most of fascinations, passions and interest areas to help learners they support. Areas included will be learning standards-based academic content, developing social connections, minimizing anxiety, boosting literacy learning and mathematics skills, expanding communication skills and much more!

Special Educator's Toolkit

Overwhelmed special educators: Reduce your stress and support student success with this practical toolkit for whole-classroom organization. A lifesaver for special educators in any K–12 setting: help teachers expertly manage everything, from schedules and paperwork to student supports and behavior plans.

Based on her popular book, The Special Educator’s Toolkit, Dr. Golden, a seasoned special educator, administrator, and psychologist with almost 30 years of experience, developed this teacher-friendly toolkit and training from her popular OMAC (Organization and Management of All Classrooms) system—an innovative approach to creating effective classrooms for students with all types of disabilities. Based on researched best practice, special educators will get step-by-step, ready-to-use guidance on managing six key aspects of their daily work:.

Dr. Golden

Thursday, May 3rd

Dr. Golden is a school psychologist and the principal of an educational and therapeutic program serving students with severe emotional and behavioral needs and autism. In the past, she has served as a special education supervisor in metro Atlanta school system, supervising the county-wide Autism and Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders programs.

During her 29 years in special education, Dr. Golden spent 13 years in the classroom where she was twice elected Teacher of the Year. She has worked as a psychologist in a large metro Atlanta school system and in a special center that served students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders.

Learn more about Dr. Golden at her website.

Organized Management of All Classrooms

1.Environment.

2.Communication

3. Teaching Methods and Materials

4.Behavioral Systems

5. Data and Paperwork

6. Staff and Home Supports

For each of these critical areas, special educators will discover dozens of proven strategies, vivid examples, and clever tips and tricks to help them make immediate improvements in their own classroom. This is the ultimate guide for every special educator, from the first-year teacher setting up a new classroom to the seasoned veteran who wants a guide to current best practices.

Teachers will come away empowered and motivated to get and stay organized—and they’ll see the positive results year after year in their classrooms.

Daily Schedule

8:30am-9:15am

Check-in and

On-site Registration

9:30am-12:00 Noon

Morning Session

12:00 Noon-1:15pm

Lunch - On Your Own

1:30pm-4:00pm

Afternoon Session

This workshop is geared toward educators, however parents, caregivers, students, and professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend.

UGA Tifton Campus

Conference Center

15 RDC RoadTifton, Georgia

For more information or to register,

please click here to visit the

Exceptional Ed Events

website

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Registration

Pre-registration Price

$119.00 per person (until April 27th)

On-site Registration Price

$129.00 per person

Special Group Rate:

Buy 3, 4th FREE!

Pre-Registration is

Strongly Encouraged

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P.O. Box 4105 Suwanee, GA 30024 United States