Throughout 2008, NAASLN will present 6 internet-based
seminars in your office, with topics that impact your
student or client population. As
dates are finalized, they will be posted below.
To
learn more go to
FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions). Still have questions? Please call
888-5NAASLN (888-562-2756) and leave a message, we will call
you back. Or send an E-mail to
info@naasln.org.
To
view information on previous Webinars go to the
Webinar Archives.
UPCOMING
WEBINARS
Date/Time: June 24, 4:00 ET:
Asperger’s Syndrome and the Adult Education Class,
Presenter:
Bevan Gibson,
MS SpEd, is a current board
member of the National Association for Adults with Special Learning
Needs. She serves as the Director of the Southern Illinois Professional
Development Center and is a state trainer for special learning needs in
Illinois. In addition, she is a leader in the state’s adult education
special learning needs endeavors.
Description: With an increasing number of
students with Asperger’s Syndrome in adult education classrooms, we need
to understand more about Asperger’s and what we can do as an instructor
to assist these students in our programs.
In this
webinar you will learn about the characteristics of Aspergers:
►poor
affect
►poor
socialization skills
►obsession
on complex topics
►difficulty
understanding non-verbal cues
►sensory
overload
Discuss how
these and comorbid conditions (depression, ADHD) manifest them selves in
the classroom and learn interventions that you can use to assist your
student in having a successful and positive learning experience.
Date/Time:
July 22, 4:00 ET
Managing an Adult ESOL
Class with Multiple Skill Levels —Curriculum, techniques,
materials, and resources that work.
Presenter: Robin
Lovrien Schwarz, M. Sp. Ed: LD has been an ESOL teacher with 40 years
experience and a specialist in LD. Ms. Schwarz is currently a consultant
to numerous school districts around the country. She has participated in
numerous state and national initiatives on adult ESOL, has authored
numerous articles and book chapters, and is currently doing contract
writing for the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).
Description: One of the greatest challenges
facing many ESOL teachers is a class where students have many different
skill levels. In this "Webinar," Robin Lovrien Schwarz will teach you
three different approaches to managing such a class. After each
approach is discussed online, you will have the opportunity to create
materials and plans for your own class and get feedback on design and
implementation. Handouts will be available to download, and unlike in
a one-time, live session, you will get to ask those questions you think
of the next day!
Time/Date: August 19, 4:00 ET
GED Testing
Accommodations and Adaptations: What’s the
difference? AND How do we level the playing field for adults with
special learning needs?
Presenter: Conni
Leading, GED Testing Accommodations Manager & Chief Examiner for
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools in Groveport, Ohio, brings
28 years of professional and personal experience to her position. As a
mother of two sons with special learning needs, she has developed a
unique understanding of the emotional and physical aspects of learning
with accommodations and adaptations, and because of this serves as a
strong advocate for the needs of special students.
Description: Adults
with special learning needs taking the GED fall into two categories: (1)
Those adults with documented ADA disabilities, who require
accommodations such as extended time, supervised breaks, scribes,
audiocassettes. (2) Those adults, for whom teachers have identified
learning needs requiring adaptations or modifications such as
magnifiers, colored overlays, straight edges, rooms without fluorescent
lighting, etc. These latter adaptations do not require prior approval by
the GED state offices.