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FYI Newsletter September 3, 2007
Quick Scan:
- Co-Teaching 1.0 Workshops
- Co-Teaching 2.0 Workshops
- Transition IEP: New Regulations and Rules Workshops
- City's Council for Community Accessibility Seeks Nominees
- Library Corner
Co-Teaching 1.0 Workshops
The Indiana Department of xEducation xin conjunction with the Indiana Institute's Center on Education and xLifelong Leaning, will host a series of workshops focusing on basic co-teaching principles and strategies in October and November 2007.
Attendees will learn:
· How communication and collaboration skills can be maximized to improve student outcomes;
· How and when various co-teaching models match student, curricular, and adult needs; and
· How school and classroom environments can support collaborative learning and teaching.
General and special educators who plan to co-teach, teachers in the beginning stages of a co-teaching relationship, and practitioners who need more specific information on "what co-teaching really is" and need the "how tos" are encouraged to attend along with co-teaching partner(s), grade or content level, or leadership teams.
Training dates and locations inlcude:
October 10, 2007
Greenwood, Indiana
Valle Vista Golf Club and Conference Center
755 Main Street
October 25, 2007
Columbia City, Indiana
Marshall Community Center
107 North Walnut Street
November 8, 2007
Jasper, IN
Southern Indiana Education Service Center
1102 Tree Lane Drive
There is no registration fee associated with these workshops. If you attend a Beginning Regional Workshop, you will be eligible to enroll in the Collaboration and Co-Teaching Summer Camp, to be held in June/July of 2008 and receive three hours of graduate credit through full attendance and project requirements. More information will be forthcoming to those eligible. For questions or to register, contact Trish Merida at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail pmerida@indiana.edu.
Co-Teaching 2.0 Workshops
For educators who are interested in furthering and extending co-teaching practices, mark your calendars and plan to attend, the Indiana Department of Education and the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning's Co-Teaching 2.0 workshops.
If you have attended a basic level co-teaching workshop in the past year, practiced fully shared teaching collaborations for extended periods of time, served as a model for quality co-teaching practices within your school, are interested in building and extending co-teaching capacity, or want to take your co-teaching to the next level, these workshop opportunities are for you.
Training dates and locations are:
October 11, 2007
Greenwood, Indiana
Valle Vista Golf Club and Conference Center
755 Main Street
October 26, 2007
Columbia City, Indiana
Marshall Community Center
107 North Walnut Street
November 9, 2007
Jasper, IN
Southern Indiana Education Service Center
1102 Tree Lane Drive
There is no registration fee associated with these workshops. If you attend a Beginning Regional Workshop, you will be eligible to enroll in the Collaboration and Co-Teaching Summer Camp, to be held in June/July of 2008 and receive three hours of graduate credit through full attendance and project requirements. More information will be forthcoming to those eligible. For questions or to register, contact Trish Merida at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail pmerida@indiana.edu.
Transition IEP: New Regulations and Rules Workshops
Parents and educators, the Institute's Center on Community Living and Careers, in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Education, Division of Exceptional Learners, will host a series of regional workshops focusing on the new regulations and rules for transition services for young adults based on IDEIA and the proposed Article 7. Monitoring expectations of the Transition IEP will also be addressed.
Workshop dates and locations:
Thursday, October 11
Holiday Inn Airport
Evansville, IN
Tuesday, October 23
Pike Township Training Center
Indianapolis, IN
Wednesday, October 24
Holiday Inn Select - City Center
Lafayette, IN
Thursday, October 25
Strongbow Inn
Valparaiso, IN
Tuesday, October 30
Holiday Inn Lakeview
Clarksville, IN
Wednesday, October 31
Holiday Inn
Richmond, IN
Thursday, November 1
Landmark Conference Center
Ft. Wayne, IN
Friday, November 2
Valle Vista Golf Club
Greenwood, IN
Thursday, November 8
The Mayfields Ballroom
Bloomington, IN
There is no registration fee associated with these trainings. For content questions, contact Nancy Zemaitis at (317) 232-0570 or e-mail zemaitis@doe.state.in.us or Teresa Grossi at (812) 855-6508 or tgrossi@indiana.edu. To register, contact Susan Harris at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail skharis@indiana.edu.
City's Council for Community Accessibility Seeks Nominees
The City of Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility (CCA) is soliciting nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The group recognizes individuals, businesses and organizations that make the community more accessible for people with disabilities.
The CCA advocates on behalf of people with disabilities, promotes awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities, and works to develop solutions to problems of accessibility in the community.
· Award categories include:
· Kristin Willison Volunteer Service Award
· Business Service Award
· Professional and Community Service Award
· Housing Service Award
· Self-Advocacy Award
· Mayor's Award
Nomination forms are available in the Community and Family Resources Department in City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Suite 260. Forms also are available online at http://www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd. Nominations must be returned by September 21, 2007.
For information about award nominations or the CCA, contact Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator, at (812) 349-3471 or e-mail brennerc@bloomington.in.gov.
Library Corner
New Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by Indiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR) at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the library at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.
Abeel, S. (2004). My thirteenth winter: A memoir. New York: Scholastic.
Banks, M., & Kaschak, E. (Eds.). (2003). Women with visible and invisible disabilities: Multiple intersections, multiple issues, multiple therapies. New York: Haworth Press.
Hans, A. (2003). Women, disability, and identity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Henderson, L., & Winram, P. (2007). Building life skill portfolios. Verona, WI: IEP Resources.
Poindexter, A. (2006). Self-directed instructional courses: Young people with mental retardation/intellectual disabilities [electronic resource]. Detroit: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed.
Riley, C. (2006). Disability and business: Best practices and strategies for inclusion. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England.
Wehmeyer, M., & Field, S. (2007). Self-determination: Instructional and assessment strategies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Welner, S., & Haseltine, F. (Eds.). (2004). Welner's guide to the care of women with disabilities. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.