This workshop is Not,eligible for Professional Development Funds.

Target Audience: Administrators, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, & Paraprofessionals

Please note that this course has two offerings. Please select only ONE.

This half-day training is geared for the school professional that is a member of the school team responsible for conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) and writing effective Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP). Participants will review the pillars of Positive Behavior Support, discuss their current systems for FBAs and BIPs, use data collection tools, review the steps for FBAs and the essential features of an effective proactive Behavior Intervention Plan.

This workshop is FREE of charge; however, online registration is mandatory in order to reserve your seat.

.3 SB-CEUs and 3 School Social Work CEs will be offered, pending approval.

This workshop will refresh/familiarize you with ROSES procedures and the State Web Site. Attendance is MANDATORY for ROSES users. Note: If you are a "non-ROSES" PSA, you do not need to attend.

The Training
This multimedia interactive HALF-DAY training will provide an overview of the fast-growing approach to creating a culture of social competence in schools today, School Wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS). This awareness level training will demonstrate the differences between traditional approaches and SW-PBS to reduce challenging behavior in schools. The essential features of implementing SW-PBS will be reviewed and discussed.

Target Audience
This training is geared toward administrators who are considering sending a school-based team to the three-day SW-PBS Implementation Training, staff new to school that has adopted SW-PBS, and/or interested educators and parents.

Course Objectives
Participants will:
1. Understand the philosophy of Positive Behavior Support in a school setting
2. Learn about the differences between traditional and the PBS approach to reducing challenging behavior in schools.
3. Learn about the PBS Continuum of support, and
4. Learn about the essential features necessary to implement SW-PBS in their building or program

.3 SB-CEUs approved
Social Work CEs pending approval

This training will be offered at no charge, however, online registration is MANDATORY in order to attend.

Presented by Macomb Intermediate School District and Macomb/St. Clair Psychological Association (MSCPA), in conjunction with Oakland Schools.

A SERIES OF FIVE PRESENTATIONS:

1. The Neuropsychology of Written Language Disorders
Date: October 9, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: MACOMB ISD

The Presenter: Dr. Steven Feifer

The Workshop:
Join Dr. Feifer in exploring various cognitive constructs necessary for the organization and production of written language. Discussion will include the pitfalls of over-relying on curriculum-based measurement data to identify & remediate written language disorders in children. Learn about the neural architecture of language development in children & key brain regions responsible for the organization and production of written language. Discuss how to develop a brain-based educational model of assessing written language disorders by identifying the various subtypes of language and non-language based dysgraphias, as well as remediation strategies for each.

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2. Paradigm Shift II: Combining RTI with Cognitive Hypothesis Testing for Effective Classroom Instruction
Date: November 6, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: OAKLAND SCHOOLS

The Presenter: Dr. James Hale

The Workshop:
Come learn about the limitations of current theories and practices in the field of assessment of children in schools. IDEA (2004) will be reviewed in terms of developing better assessment and intervention strategies, and a cognitive hypothesis-testing model for intervention development will be reviewed.  Specific applications regarding learning disabled children will be discussed, particularly that of linking assessment to intervention.

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BONUS WORKSHOP!! Rescheduled event from 08-09 Series:
Meeting the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities in Mathematics Classrooms
Date: December 4, 2009
LOCATION: OAKLAND SCHOOLS

The Presenter: Dr. Asha K. Jitendra

The Workshop:
This session will provide participants with an overview of the needs of students with learning disabilities and research on mathematics for these students. Specifically, findings and recommendations regarding effective instructional practices from the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008) will be presented. In addition, the session will emphasize how teachers working with students with learning challenges can incorporate principles of effective instruction to facilitate and develop students’ mathematical proficiency.

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3. Effective Interventions for Youth w/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Date: January 22, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: MACOMB ISD

The Presenter: Dr. Michael Bloomquist

The Workshop:
This workshop provides up-to-date information on the characteristics of youth with disruptive behavior disorders and effective interventions. There will be a description of the attributes, developmental course, and associated risk factors commonly seen in children with disruptive behavior disorders. Biological, parent/family, social/peer, and contextual causes and correlates will also be reviewed. The major emphasis of the workshop is the delineation of developmentally focused, evidence-based interventions that focus on reducing risks and promoting protective factors in child, parent/family, social/peer, & contextual life domains.

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4. True Formative Evaluation with CBA-ID: Getting Beyond Progress Monitoring
Date: March 26, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: OAKLAND SCHOOLS

The Presenter: Dr. Matt Burns

The Workshop:
This interactive workshop will demonstrate effective formative evaluation and resulting interventions. Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to discuss the essential attributes of formative evaluation, identify the four phases of instruction and appropriate assessments to inform each one, implement curriculum-based assessment for instructional design, use data to enhance student learning, and implement these practices into daily practice.

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5. Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents: What School Psychologists and Educators Need to Know
Date: April 30, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: MACOMB ISD

The Presenter: Dr. Peg Dawson

The Workshop:
Parents report that 60 percent of children under the age of 18 complain of tiredness and sleepiness during the day and 15 percent of children admit to falling asleep in school. School psychologists are as likely to run into children with sleep problems as they are children with any other kind of learning or psychological disorder, and yet sleep and sleep disorders receive scant attention in the training of school psychologists. This workshop will present participants with an overview of normal sleep patterns in childhood and adolescence and an introduction to common sleep disorders that these age groups experience. What research says about the impact of sleep on learning and behavior, the kinds of sleep problems common to children with behavioral disorders (such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders) will also be reviewed. Finally, critical issues in the “school start time” debate will be presented.

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Please note that all workshops run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and a continental breakfast will be offered.

Lunch is "on your own".

.5 SB-CEUs for each presentation are pending approval.

Please note that these presentations are being offered as a series ONLY.
The cost of this series package is $100.00, whether participants attend all or only a few presentations.

Brochures will be mailed out to districts in Macomb County in August.

For those outside Macomb County requesting a brochure & registration form, please email Monika DeLuca at mdeluca@misd.net.

The MISD will provide, upon request with advance notice, appropriate auxiliary aids and services as necessary to afford a qualified individual with a disability equal opportunity to participate in the services, programs and activities conducted by the district. For information regarding workshops or online registration please contact Lynn Brown at 586-228-3492.