Participants will receive an overview of problematic behaviors and a structure/system of positive behavior supports for the purpose of increasing student learning and behavior success.

This session will focus on visual materials, strategies and classroom adaptations that aid in teaching early childhood students who have difficulty understanding and using language as well as difficulty with others.

Participants will become familiar with the process of assessing social skills and creating a plan which facilitates increasing student social skills involving interactions with peers and adults.

Going through the ECERS assessment and becoming aware of how to encourage best practices.

How food experiences enhance learning in the ExCITE classroom. Books and food experiences. Multicultural food ideas.

Learning more about the Arabic and Sudanese culture and how to implement them into the program.

(This session is repeated on 11/4.) The Positive Behavior (PBS) model developed by the Center for the Social and Emotional foundations for early learning will be presented. Specific focus will be on both classroom and individual behavioral interventions, which promote positive behaviors in the classroom.

(This is a repeat of the 10/13 session.) The Positive Behavior (PBS) model developed by the Center for the Social and Emotional foundations for early learning will be presented. Specific focus will be on both classroom and individual behavioral interventions, which promote positive behaviors in the classroom.

Going through a new educational resource on art and sharing ideas. This session is repeated on 1/25/2010.

Going through a new educational resource on art and sharing ideas. This is a repeat of the 11/23/09 session.

Field trip ideas and incorporating other ideas in the House Area.

Learning more about the Mexican Culture and how to incorporate it into the classroom.

Learning more about the Vietnamese culture and how to implement it into the classroom.

Learning about culture and ethnicity especially the African American culture.

Implementations of Visual Behavior Supports: Improving Social Interactions Skills for Preschoolers This session will outline the use of visual behavior supports in an early childhood classroom. The session will involve sharing visual supports, instructional strategies and the data that shows the effectiveness of their use in a classroom during the 2008-2009 school year.

Learning more about the Native American Culture and how to incorporate it into the classroom.

This session will provide a short overview of Board Maker followed by a work session where teachers can receive support on creating materials for their classroom. This is a session for novice and experienced Board Maker users.

This district flex session will provide an update about measurable IEPs, graphing/charting tables, assessments and team planning.

This district flex session will provide an update about measurable IEPs, graphing/charting tables, assessments and team planning.