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FYI Newsletter May 14, 2007

Quick Scan:

  • Early Childhood Summer Institute 1 - How to Assess School Readiness in Children and Families: Preparing for Kindergarten
  • Early Childhood Summer Institute 2 - The Universal Design of Early Education
  • Summer Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Summer Camp for Teachers
  • Indiana Reading and Information Services
  • COPSL Faculty Fellow Awards
  • Library Corner

 

 

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Early Childhood Summer Institute 1- How to Assess School Readiness in Children and Families: Preparing for Kindergarten

The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University's Early Childhood Center will host a week-long opportunity to look systematically at choosing and conducting kindergarten readiness assessments. This learning opportunity, scheduled for June 18-22, 2007, is design ed for administrators and professionals who are involved in decision-making about kindergarten assessment.

How to Assess School Readiness in Children and Families: Preparing for Kindergarten will provide attendees with the ability to:

· Acquire the knowledge and skills to identify the characteristics that are xindicators/predictors of school readiness;

· Learn the criteria for choosing the most appropriate assessment tools to inform xessential decisions about children;

· Obtain knowledge about developing policies and practices for conducting xkindergarten readiness assessment; and

· Acquire skills in order to use the assessment results of individual children toxinform xdecisions related to program scope, sequence, and support.

Registration fee is $200.00 per person. Three hours of graduate or undergraduate credit will be available for an additional fee. CEU will also be available for an additional fee. This week-long Summer Institute will be held at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Bloomington. For more information, or to download a registration form, visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/ecc/documents/SI-1-2007-AssessmentRegistration_000.pdf.

 

Early Childhood Summer Institute 2 - The Universal Design of Early Education

The Early Childhood Center will offer practitioners and administrators of early childhood and kindergarten programs, a week-long opportunity, July 30-August 3, 2007, to focus on the universal design of early education that promotes school readiness for all children and their families.

With the application of a new checklist developed by the Center, practitioners will understand how the universal design of strategies that support school readiness impacts their current practice.

Getting ALL children Ready for School: The Universal Design of Early Education will focus on:

· The characteristics and qualities of ready children, ready families, and ready xschools;

· The principles of universal design and its application to early education; and

· Strategies for getting all children ready for school.

Registration fee is $200.00 per person. Three hours of graduate or undergraduate credit will be available for an additional fee. CEU will also be available for an additional fee. This week- long Summer Institute will be held at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Bloomington. For more information contact Jackie at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail dutkowsk@indiana.edu. To download a registration form, visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/ecc/documents/SI-2-2007-UDregistration_000.pdf.

 

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Summer Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University's Indiana Resource Center for Autism will offer a five-day Summer Institute on Educating and Supporting Individuals Across the Autism Spectrum from June 11-15, 2007.

Topics to be addressed include:

· Introduction to autism spectrum disorders;
· The role of movement disorders;
· Person-centered planning;
· Functional behavioral assessments;
· Communication programming;
· Visual supports;
· Social skills assessment and programming; and
· Instructional strategies.

Registration is $350.00 per person. Three Indiana University graduate credits will be offered with enrollment on the first day of course. Graduate credit fees are determined by Indiana University. All sessions will be held at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community in Bloomington. For content questions, contact Cathy Pratt at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail prattc@indiana.edu. For questions regarding registration, contact Diana Stille at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail dstille@indiana.edu. Visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fconference.html to download a registration form.


 

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Summer Camp for Teachers

Educators, mark your calendars for xeither June 18-21 or June 25-28, and plan to attend the IndianaxInstitute on Disability and Community's Center on Education andxLifelong Learning's Summer Camp for Teachers! All sessions willxbe held in Bloomington at Bloomington High School North. Teachers, administrators, and school teams at all grade levels are encouraged to attend.

Camp participants can choose from three available strands. They include:

· Classroom climate and discipline;
· Differentiated instruction; or
· Collaboration and co-teaching (Note: not offered during the June 18-21 session).

Registration fee is $225.00 per person. Three Indiana University graduate credits will be offered (credit fees are in addition to camp enrollment fees). For content or credit questions, contact Carrie Chapman at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail cechapma@indiana.edu. For questions pertaining to registration, contact Kay Moore at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail moorel@indiana.edu. Visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cell/ to learn more about the work of the Center.

Workshop for Families on Current Educational Practices: Join Dixie Patterson, Family Coordinator of the Institute's Center on Education and Lifelong Learning and Julie Havill-Weems, Family Coordinator, Indiana State Improvement Grant, for a free summer workshop for families, scheduled for Monday, June 18, 2007, at Bloomington High School North.

Perhaps you have heard about Differentiated Instruction, Collaboration and Co-teaching, and School-wide Positive Behavior Supports. This workshop will provide a brief overview of these practices and help participants understand why and how students might benefit from them.

During this workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to meet other families, learn how to plan for meetings, share some ideas with a group of educators, and look over resources (books, videos, check suggest ed websites on the computer).

To register, contact Kay Moore at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail moorel@indiana.edu. The registration deadline is Monday, June 11, 2007. Register early, the workshop is limited to 25 participants. Lunch will be provided at no cost. Childcare will be available for children 12 and under. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

 

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Indiana Reading and Information Services

IRIS, Indiana Reading and Information Services, is a not-for-profit communications link provided by WFYI Public Broadcasting, as a free service for those who are unable to read conventional print material due to a visual, physical, or learning impairment.

IRIS broadcasts 24 hours a day with volunteers reading local and national newspapers, magazines, Great Books, weekly retail and grocery advertising, obituaries, and other material for all age groups.

Any person who is print impaired may apply to receive the IRIS broadcast service. Once approved, a special radio receiver is sent to the applicant. This receiver can be retained at no cost as long as it is needed. The IRIS Broadcast reaches 45 miles beyond Indianapolis.

IRIS users can also get the news toll-free through the Nina Mason Pulliam Statewide DIAL-UP, which brings listeners news and information from the pages of The Indianapolis Star and nearly 20 other newspapers. Streaming audio is available through our Web site. Visit http://www.wfyi.org/iris for updates.

 

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COPSL Faculty Fellow Awards

The Office of Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning (COPSL) at Indiana University, Bloomington has awarded COPSL Faculty Fellows to the Institute's Phil Stafford, Director, Center on Aging and Community along with Inta Carpenter, Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology.

Stafford and Carpenter are two of six COPSL Faculty Fellow recipients for 2007-2008. COPSL Faculty Fellows are part of a learning community that explore issues related to service-learning and community-based research and serve as a resource for other instructors considering adopting a service-learning pedagogy or developing a community-based research design.

 

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Library Corner

New Items: The following new materials may be borrow ed 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 and visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.

Huebner, D., & Matthews, B. (2006). What to do when you worry too much: A kid's guide to overcoming anxiety. Washington, D.C.: Magination Press.

McNamara, B. E. (2007). Learning disabilities: Bridging the gap between research and classroom practice.

Schnurbush, B., & Pillo, C. (2007). Striped shirts and flowered pants: A story about Alzheimer's disease for young children. Washington, D.C.: Magination Press.