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2013 Archives |
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May 8, 2013: 3:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (12 noon – 2:00 pm PT,
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT, 2:00-4:00 pm CT) PLEASE CHECK
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May 9, 2013: 3:00 – 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (4:00–6:00 pm MT,
5:00-7:00pm CT, 6:00-8:00pm ET)
Designing a Student Success Course
Description: First impressions are critical! Students have been
entering into adult education programs with little or no new academic
skills or new insight about learning since they walked out of school.
Research on persistence, along with new research on the science of
learning, tells us that WE MUST START our adult education services
differently. As we look to redesign service delivery based on
research-based practices, creating an up-front Student Success Course is
essential to engaging students and preparing them for a successful
education experience that can maximize goal attainment.
Join this conversational webinar to understand the key components for a
Student Success Course and how forty-five programs are prototyping ways
to ensure increases in learner persistence and outcomes.
Pre-readings will be required to maximize participation. Please register
in time to receive and review these materials.
A community of practice will be created for individuals/programs that
would like to begin developing and implementing this primary step in
redesigning service delivery.
Presenter: Dr. Laura Weisel has 30+ years experience in
community, workforce, and institutional-based adult basic, literacy,
ESOL, special education, and mental health service delivery. She has
held significant administrative positions at the local, state and
national level, and created a model leadership academy for emerging
leaders. In addition to conducting cutting-edge research, Dr. Weisel
hosts a Transforming Learning Courses along with organizational
consulting.
Dr. Weisel holds degrees in Early and Middle Childhood Education,
Reading, Special Education, Adult Learning, Neuro and Cognitive
Psychology, and Research. She currently is an Executive Partner and the
Clinical Director of the TLP Group devoting her time to research,
products to support system redesigning, courses, and advocacy.
As author of PowerPath to Education and Employment, a transformational
learning system, Dr. Weisel works with national, state, and local
initiatives moving programs to implement holistic services, achieve
client-driven outcomes, meet state and federal laws, and empower persons
with specific learning needs to maximize lifelong learning and
employment potential.
As a Past-President of the National Association for Adults With Special
Learning Needs and a prominent conference presenter, Dr. Weisel works to
increase national awareness of those at-risk youth and adults that are
being left behind along with the systemic service delivery changes that
can be instituted to dramatically change their lives. She is currently
conducting ongoing persistence and impact research in six states with
all levels of learners and workers.
Fees for this special 2-hour session:
2013 Members: $35.00 (2012 members make sure that you have
renewed your membership to continue to get your Members Only discount.)
Nonmembers: $70.00 (Special offer – This fee includes a
complimentary introductory membership in NAASLN, a $35.00 value, making
you eligible for our discounted member’s rate on all 2013 webinars plus
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1:00-2:00pm PT, 2:00 – 3:00pm MT, 3:00 – 4:00pm CT, 4:00 – 5: pm ET
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A Multisensorial Technique for Learning Information on Diagrams, Charts
and Visual Information AND Relating that Information to “Wordy”
Questions
Description: Students often have to learn a great deal of
information from charts, diagrams or other visual presentations. Not
only do many have difficulty learning the information, but often they
must answer questions about the visual information through questions
that have no pictures. Students with learning issues especially often
have difficulty making the transfer. (Example: The EMT student who
passes all his practical, hands-on test and can’t pass the state
boards.)
Dyslexia Research Institute has worked with students in developing a
multisensorial study strategy that activates visual, auditory and
kinesthetic senses which strengthens their memory and retention of the
material and how to apply this visual information to the “wordy”
questions.
Participants in the webinar will not only watch the technique but will
have an opportunity to also work through the technique themselves.
The goals of the workshop are for participants to:
1) Learn a multisensorial memory strategy using VAAmKT for learning
visual information;
2) Apply this strategy to science diagrams, mapping skills, flow charts
and other visual mediums; and
3) Learn a test taking strategy to help answer wordy questions relating
to the visual information.
A portion of the workshop will be presented on YouTube and participants
will be sent the link to the workshop. After it is viewed, a question
and answer session will be held on the webinar.
Presenter: Robyn A. Rennick, Program Director for Dyslexia Research
Institute in Tallahassee, FL, has worked in the field of dyslexia/ADHD
for 29 years first as a teacher then as a principal and teacher trainer.
She is a Director and Teacher/Trainer in The Hardman Technique; has
developed The Dyslexia Research Institute Literacy and Life Skills
Program (DRILLS), which addressed the literacy and life skills needs of
adults who have dyslexia and ADHD, as well as developed a DVD called The
Multisensorial Study Strategies Tool Kit, which contains 10 hour long
workshops utilized by disabled students and their tutors at the college
or post secondary level. She is past-president of both NAASLN and The
Coalition of McKay Scholarship Schools, which is a state coalition of
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February 21, 2013 - 12:30-2:00pm PT,
1:30-3:00pm MT, 2:30-4:00pm CT, 3:30-5:00pm ET
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Are Visual Processing Difficulties Keeping Your Adult Students from
Succeeding?
Description: Did
you know that more than half of the adults who struggle with reading
suffer from difficulties associated with Irlen Syndrome? The syndrome is
characterized by problems with light sensitivity, glare, contrast, print
clarity, print stability, attention and concentration, resulting from
the brain’s inability to correctly process visual information. The
ability to identify the syndrome is essential for educators, as the
symptoms are not identified by standard educational, medical,
psychological, or ophthalmological tests.
In this webinar (1) you will learn to recognize the symptoms of Irlen
Syndrome and get introduced to the research-based Irlen Method and its
revolutionary color-based technology that can improve the brain’s
ability to process the visual information it receives; (2) you will
leave with an understanding of the mind-body-learning connection; and
(3) you will find out what you can do via modifications and classroom
accommodations to help your students overcome the problems associated
with Irlen Syndrome and their barriers to literacy.
Presenter: Helen L. Irlen, MA, LMFT, Executive Director Irlen
Institute International HQ, PPS Credentialed School Psychologist,
Educational Therapist, Adult Learning Disability Specialist, Board
Certified Professional Counselor, Licensed Therapist. Ms Irlen is an
internationally recognized educator, researcher, therapist, scholar and
expert in the area of visual-perceptual processing problems. She is the
author of READING BY THE COLORS: A Piece of the Puzzle, and IRLEN
REVOLUTION: A Guide to Changing Your Perception and Your Life.
Presenter: Sandra Tosta, PhD, holds a Bachelor of Science in
Human Development from Cornell University and a PhD in Educational
Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has
expertise in both quantitative and qualitative primary research in both
corporate and academic settings. As a senior researcher at the
Hypothesis Group for nearly a decade, she focused on research related to
children and education. She has authored a variety of papers on Irlen
Syndrome and related topics and contributed a chapter on parenting in a
multimedia society in Marc Bornstein’s Handbook of Parenting: Volume 5.
She currently serves as head of research for the Perceptual Development
Corporation at the Irlen Institute International Headquarters.
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2012 Archives |
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November 15, 2012 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING
RECORDED SESSIONS - PLEASE CHECK BACK
Common Core Standards: The Path to College and Career Readiness –
Cornerstone of the Kentucky Adult Education Program
Description: With the national education emphasis on college and
career readiness, Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) has embraced the
Common Core State Standards as the cornerstone of its plan to equip
students to reach this goal. KYAE’s three-year professional development
plan is based on the Standards-in Action Innovations for Standards-Based
Education, an initiative of the Office of Vocational and Adult
Education. This webinar will briefly explain why KYAE has adopted the
Common Core State Standards, give an overview of the standards and
present KYAE’s plan for implementing these standards in all Kentucky
adult education programs.
Presenter: Gayle Box, Associate, Curriculum and Instructional
Support, Kentucky Adult Education, Council on Postsecondary Education.
After a successful career as a choral director in Texas, Gayle Box came
to Kentucky in 2002 where she began her career in adult education. Prior
to joining KYAE’s Curriculum and Instruction Unit in 2007, Gayle spent
five years as a lead adult education instructor for a local program in
eastern Kentucky. The majority of her work with KYAE has been in the
area of professional development and content standards. Gayle was a
state lead for Kentucky on the Standards-in-Action project and is a
participant on the Mathematics panel for Promoting College and Career
Ready Standards in Adult Basic Education, initiatives of the Office of
Vocational and Adult Education. She currently serves as adult education
representative to the state Committee for Mathematics Achievement. Her
degrees are in education from Texas State University.
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October 15, 2012 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING RECORDED SESSIONS -
PLEASE CHECK BACK
Teaching Strategies for Adult Students with Learning Disabilities
Description: This webinar will include instructional strategies for
teachers and tutors of adults with learning disabilities in the areas of
reading, writing, and math. It will include an overview of strategies
based on students’ strengths and focus on incorporating manipulatives,
assistive technology, and other approaches that help students retain
what they are learning.
Presenter: Patti White, M.Ed., is the Disabilities Project Manager
for the Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center, and provides various
disabilities-related training and individual consultation for adult
education and literacy programs in Arkansas. She assisted in the
development of the nationwide Bridges to Practice learning disabilities
training project, sponsored by the National Institute for Literacy. In
addition, Ms. White has presented at numerous national conferences,
including the Learning Disabilities Association of America, the
Commission on Adult Basic Education, the Assistive Technology Industry
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September 24, 2012 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING RECORDED SESSIONS - PLEASE CHECK BACK
Applying Principles of Universal Design in ABE Classrooms
Description: Universal Design is both a process and a proactive
approach to service delivery that focuses on providing access to all
learners regardless of challenges or barriers. The presenter will review
the principles of Universal Design, provide examples of applications in
instructional settings including ABE classrooms, and share resources for
further study.
Presenter: Sharon Reynolds, Ed.D., is the Associate
Director of the Edward Stevens Center for the Study and Development of
Literacy and Language and Director of the Central/Southeast Adult Basic
and Literacy Education (ABLE) Resource Center at Ohio University. The
Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center provides technical assistance,
professional development, and resources to ABLE practitioners across
Ohio. Dr. Reynolds has a wide range of educational experience, including
teaching, tutoring adults, curriculum development, and teacher training.
She has presented at numerous state and national conferences on topics
related to serving adults with special learning needs. Dr. Reynolds has
served on the executive board and continues to be an active and involved
member of the National Association for Adults with Special Learning
Needs (NAASLN).
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August 22, 2012 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING RECORDED SESSIONS - PLEASE CHECK BACK
Spelling or Speling: Why is it so hard? Richard Cooper, Ph.D.
Description: Poor spellers often become reluctant writers. The
embarrassment of spelling mistakes is strong enough to develop the habit
of not writing. Not writing means that the person’s spelling skills
never improve. How does one break the vicious cycle of not writing and
poor spelling? This webinar will demonstrate techniques that the
presenter, himself a poor speller, uses to ameliorate his spelling and
writing skills.
In this webinar you will learn about techniques such as stacking, sets,
sequences, word patterns, mnemonics that can change a person’s self
image from a non-speller to an improving speller.
Presenter: Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and Founder of the
Center for Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning
specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as
an adult educator, providing staff development training nation wide on
the subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences.
At conferences and training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s
sessions are always well received.
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July 24, 2012 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING RECORDED SESSIONS - PLEASE CHECK BACK
Spelling or Speling: Why is it so hard? Richard Cooper, Ph.D.
Description: Poor spellers often become reluctant writers. The
embarrassment of spelling mistakes is strong enough to develop the habit
of not writing. Not writing means that the person’s spelling skills
never improve. How does one break the vicious cycle of not writing and
poor spelling? This webinar will demonstrate techniques that the
presenter, himself a poor speller, uses to ameliorate his spelling and
writing skills.
In this webinar you will learn about techniques such as stacking, sets,
sequences, word patterns, mnemonics that can change a person’s self
image from a non-speller to an improving speller.
Presenter: Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and Founder of the
Center for Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning
specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as
an adult educator, providing staff development training nation wide on
the subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences.
At conferences and training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s
sessions are always well received.
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June 26, 2012 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm ET
ENHANCING RECORDED SESSIONS - PLEASE CHECK BACK
Adult English Language Learners Who Struggle: Is it LD? What Can We Do??
Presenter: Robin Lovrien Schwarz MSpEd:LD, PhD
Description: When adult English language learners (ELLs) struggle
to learn, teachers often suspect that LD is the problem. In this webinar,
Dr. Robin Lovrien Schwarz will address three aspects of this issue: One,
how a number of factors such as culture, prior education level, first
language and physical issues (vision, hearing) interfere with learning
for ELLs and cause adult ELLs to appear to have LD. Second, how creation
of an inclusive classroom can assure that these factors are minimized
and that ALL ELLs can progress, and third, how focus on an inclusive
classroom is especially important because testing of adult ELLs for LD
is not possible, there is no special education in adult ESOL and
students who struggle must be effectively instructed in the classroom.
Presenter: For almost 30 years, Robin Lovrien Schwarz, MSpEd:LD,
PhD, has combined her extensive experience in both the fields of ESL and
learning disabilities to focus on her passion of the puzzle of adult
English language learners who struggle to learn and how best to teach
them. Dr. Lovrien Schwarz is an author, consultant and trainer to the
field, and she continues to teach adult ESOL in a variety of settings in
Downeast Maine, where she resides.
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May 22, 2012 - 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Dyslexia - Attention Deficit Disorders - Learning Differences: It's Not
Just Academics that keep These Adults from Succeeding
Presenter: Robyn A. Rennick, Program Director for Dyslexia Research
Institute
Description: Adults with dyslexia, ADHD, and related disorders don't
just bring to the classroom issues with academics. Since these are truly
communication disorders, these adults deal with difficulties in learning
vicariously (through experience), interpreting body language, expressing
their thoughts, time management, and problem solving. Discover ways that
you can recognize the soft skill breakdowns and learn strategies for
assisting the adult in developing more effective ways for communicating
and for dealing with these other issues. If we don't teach them, who
will? Handouts will be available prior to the webinar.
Presenter: Robyn A. Rennick, Program Director for Dyslexia Research
Institute in Tallahassee, FL, has worked in the field of dyslexia/ADHD
for 31 years first as a teacher then as a principal and teacher trainer.
She is a Director and Teacher/Trainer in The Hardman Technique; has
developed The Dyslexia Research Institute Literacy and Life Skills
Program (DRILLS), which addressed the literacy and life skills needs of
adults who have dyslexia and ADHD, as well as developed a DVD called The Multisensorial Study Strategies Tool Kit, which contains 10 hour long
workshops utilized by disabled students and their tutors at the college
or post secondary level. She is past-president of both NAASLN and The
Coalition of McKay Scholarship Schools, which is a state coalition of
private schools working with students with disabilities.
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April 24, 2012 - 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Adult English Language Learners with Limited Print Literacy - A Group
with VERY Special Learning Needs
Presenter:
Robin Lovrien Schwarz, MSpEd:LD, PhD
Description: Adult English language learners (ELLs) with no prior
print literacy appear to learn very slowly in the typical adult ESOL
class. As a result, these students are frequently assumed to have a
learning disability of some kind. It is essential that teachers
understand the ways non-literacy affects how these adults process
information and what basic skills they need before they can be compared
to students with some literacy. In this webinar, Dr. Lovrien Schwarz
will review some of the research on non-literate adults and discuss how
this research informs best practices for working with this very special
population.
Presenter: For almost 30 years, Robin Lovrien Schwarz, MSpEd:LD,
PhD, has combined her extensive experience in both the fields of ESL and
learning disabilities to focus on her passion of the puzzle of adult
English language learners who struggle to learn and how best to teach
them. Dr. Lovrien Schwarz is an author, consultant and trainer to the
field, and she continues to teach adult ESOL in a variety of settings in
Downeast Maine, where she resides.
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February 21 & 22, 2012 (3:00 - 5:00 PM EST)
COMING SOON
A Special 2-hour webinar offered on 2 different dates and times:
Designing a Student Success Course
Presenter: Dr. Laura Weisel
First impressions are critical! Students have been entering into adult
education programs with little or no new academic skills or new insight
about learning since they walked out of school. Research on persistence,
along with new research on the science of learning, tells us that WE
MUST START our adult education services differently. As we look to
redesign service delivery based on research-based practices, creating an
up-front Student Success Course is essential to engaging students and
preparing them for a successful education experience that can maximize
goal attainment.
Join this webinar to understand the key components for a Student Success
Course and how forty-five programs are prototyping ways to ensure
increases in learner persistence and outcomes.
A community of practice will be created for individuals/programs that
would like to begin developing and implementing this primary step in
redesigning service delivery.
Pre-readings will be required to maximize participation.
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the Clinical
Director of The TLP Group and a
Past President of the National Association for Adults with Special
Learning Needs. As
a nationally known speaker and facilitator, Dr. Weisel has over thirty
years of experience in adult education, research, policy and leadership,
and behavioral healthcare.
As a leader in researching and advocating for
systemic changes to support adults with special learning needs
in basic skill, literacy programs and workforce development
programs, Dr. Weisel consults with numerous programs, colleges,
and state organizations. With a
B.S. in Early and Middle Childhood Education, a M.A. in reading,
and post-masters work in special education, Dr. Weisel also
holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership focusing on
adult learning, neuro and cognitive psychology, organizational
development, and research.
Fees for this
Special 2-hour Session:
Members: $40.00 (2011 members, make sure that you have renewed your 2012
membership to get this 50% discounted fee.)
Nonmembers: $80.00 (special offer –This fee includes a complimentary
introductory membership in NAASLN, a $35.00 vale, making you eligible
for our discounted member’s rate on all 2012 webinars plus our archived
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2011 Archives |
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December 6, 2011 Webinar (4:00 –
5:30 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Smart Struggling Learners? What aren’t you looking for that
may be the real issue? A look at Visual Stress Syndrome and
Visual Functions that Impede Learning Success
Presenter: Dr. Laura Weisel
Presenter: Dr. Laura Weisel, Executive Partner and the
Clinical Director of The TLP Group; Past President of the
National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs. As
a nationally known speaker and facilitator, Dr. Weisel has over
thirty years of experience in adult education, research, and
behavioral healthcare. As a leader in researching and advocating
for systemic changes to support adults with special learning
needs in basic skill, literacy programs and workforce
development programs, Dr. Weisel consults with numerous programs
and state organizations. . With a B.S. in Early and Middle
Childhood Education, a M.A. in the field of reading, and
post-masters work in special education, Dr. Weisel also holds a
Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership focusing on learning,
adult learning, neuro and cognitive psychology, and research.
Description: Of dropouts who have re-enrolled in basic
skill, GED, or Transition courses, a staggering 50% have vision
challenges and 90% report having symptoms related to Visual
Stress Syndrome. If you are not checking for these two key
aspects of information processing you won’t know why smart
struggling learners continue to struggle! Join this session to
(1) Understand the critical nature of binocular vision; (2) View
and discuss a brain with Visual Stress Syndrome trying to
respond to a reading selection: and (3) Understand the issues
with print, font selection, large print, and low vision. Take
part in on-line screenings, view screening options, and discuss
interventions.
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November 15, 2011
(4:00 – 5:00 pm ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Accessible Tech Solutions: You Have the Tools for Success
Presenter: Kate Fergus, Curriculum Developer and Training
Specialist
Presenter: Kate Fergus is Curriculum Developer and Training
Specialist at the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, which is
housed within the Patton College of Education's Edward Stevens Literacy
Center at Ohio University. In addition to supporting adult literacy
practitioners throughout the state of Ohio by conducting face-to-face
and online workshops on instructional strategies and best practices in
the classroom, she has coordinated the creation of several workshops and
webinars on adaptive and assistive technologies
Description: Discover the accessibility options built in to
software applications you already use by familiarizing yourself with the
many tools available in the Windows Ease of Access Center. Learn how to
magnify your screen, change the contrast, use an onscreen keyboard or
control the system with your voice. Surf the web with voice-recognition
and screen reading functions or create accessible documents in Office
without installing additional software or downloading unnecessary,
expensive applications.
Level the playing field and make technology work both for and with you
and your students. Join us for an hour of exploration and educational
empowerment - all from the comfort of your desk.
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Date: September 26, 2011 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Teaching Reluctant Writers
Presenter: Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and Founder of the
Center for Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning
specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as
an adult educator, providing staff development training nationwide on
the subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences.
At conferences and training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s
sessions are always well received
Description: Many adult learners are reluctant writers. They do
not write because, when they do write, they expose weaknesses in
spelling, handwriting and sentence structure. This presentation will
provide the participants with techniques that the presenter has found
helpful in teaching writing skills to adults who have poor written
language skills. The focus of this presentation is on techniques for
helping adult learners understand the structure of language, expressing
ideas, and techniques for motivating writing activities. Participants
will experiment with the various techniques in a workshop
that helps learners to develop their ideas and organize their thoughts.
Strategies for motivating reluctant writers to write more will also be
discussed.
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Date: April 26, 2011 (4:00 - 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Paradigm Shift: Keeping Students Engaged
Using Tech Tools and Social Media
Presenter: Dr. Debra L Hargrove is the Program Director for
Florida TechNet, a Technology and Distance Learning grant in Florida.
Dr. Hargrove has been working and consulting in the field of Adult
Education for over 17 years. Debra supports distance learning
initiatives throughout Florida by maintaining an extensive list of
online courses, lesson plans and multimedia links. She is the webmaster
for AALPD and is also Associate Graduate Faculty member for Florida
Atlantic University, where she teaches online.
Session Description by Dr. Hargrove: You hear the names, (Weebly,
TeacherTube, Web2.0, Wordle, Twitter, Facebook), but you just can't see
the need or reason for using these tools in the classroom. Let's face
it. We have become an information rich society. Our cell phones are not
just cell phones anymore. They're little computers. And I have a notion
that the primary use of today's cell phone user is NOT speaking on the
phone! It's time to harness the power of the Internet to better serve
our student's needs. Technology tools allow students who may have to
step out of your classroom to stay engaged and in touch. Learn about
these and other tools, and how you can use them to serve your students.
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4-PART SET AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
- 4 for the price of three!
An
Internet-Based Seminar Series
High impact, low cost, and best of all – in your home or office!
January and February 2011 – A Series within a Series
Learning Disabilities: More Than a Reading
Problem
Presenter: Richard Cooper, Ph.D.
Four 1-hour stand-alone sessions -
Jan. 6 : Perceptual Learning Differences
Jan. 20: Processing Learning Differences
Feb. 3: Communication Learning Differences
Feb. 17: Social & Life Skills Learning Differences
All four sessions now available as archived videos. Purchase as
a set or
individually.
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Date: February 17 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Learning Differences: More than a Reading Problem
Session 4: Social and Life Skills Learning Differences
In this one hour webinar, Dr. Richard Cooper will discuss how the
learning differences in perception, processing and communication result
in problematic patterns in social and life skills. The person who hears
too many sounds may become over-stimulated and withdraw from a social
gathering at an inappropriate time. Limited vocabulary caused by blurred
hearing can cause frequent misunderstandings in relationships. These and
many others examples will be detailed and analyzed with suggestions
about how to help adults self-monitor their behavior and improve their
life and social skills. Com
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Date: February 3 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Learning Differences: More than a Reading Problem
Session 3: Communication Learning Differences
In this one hour webinar, Dr. Richard Cooper will discuss the extremes
of the communication range such as high verbal skills,
mispronunciations, creative ideas, poor writing skills, good drawing
ability and poor spelling. He will explain how a person can have a clear
mental idea that he cannot express in words or can have so many thoughts
that they overlap as he tries to explain them. He will demonstrate how
to assist these different learners to improve their communication skills
by tapping their strengths and providing lots of practice.
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Date: January 20 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Learning Disabilities: More than a Reading Problem Mini-Series
Session 2: Processing Learning
Differences
In this one hour webinar, Dr Richard Cooper will describe his own
experiences of processing information differently than the majority of
people and how this has lead to his development of unique learning tools
and instructional techniques. He will relate his experiences to those he
has encountered working with other learners who process information
differently and present ideas on ways to help adults to more effectively
create and store memories. He will describe how attention, organization
and sequences can proceed differently than the norm. The right/left
discrimination problem, which may be the most misunderstood of the
processing differences, will be explored in depth.
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Date/Time: January 6 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Learning Disabilities: More than a Reading Problem Mini-Series
Session 1: Perceptual Learning Differences
Presenter: Richard Cooper Ph.D., Director and Founder of the
Center for Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning
specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as
an adult educator, providing staff development training nation wide on
the subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences.
Author of Alternative Math Techniques: When Nothing Else Seems To Work.
In this one hour webinar, Dr Richard Cooper will provide
examples of how individuals perceive the world through the five
senses in ways that are different than the norm and how these
differences require different teaching techniques. He will
describe the spectrum from one end, at which a person may miss
visual clues completely, to the other end, at which a person
feels overwhelmed by too many visual clues. Similarly
individuals who have blurred hearing will miss auditory sounds
while others are acutely aware of them. The presenter will
demonstrate how the other senses of touch, taste and smell also
affect an individual experience with the world.
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Date/Time:
November 30 (4:00 pm – 5:00 ET) VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Transitions to Post-Secondary: Student
Perspectives VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Presenter:
Sharon Reynolds is the Director of
Adult Literacy for the Edward Stevens Center for the Study and
Development of Literacy and Language and Director of the
Central/Southeast Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) Resource
Center at Ohio University. The Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center
provides technical assistance, professional development, and resources
to ABLE practitioners across Ohio. Ms. Reynolds has a wide range of
educational experience, including teaching, tutoring adults, curriculum
development, and teacher training. She has presented at numerous state
and national conferences on topics related to serving adults with
special learning needs. Ms. Reynolds serves on the executive board of
the National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs
(NAASLN). She coordinates the Ohio Initiative for Persons with Learning
Disabilities (OIPLD) and the ABLE Special Needs Steering Committee, two
state-level committees charged with making policy recommendations to
improve services for adults with disabilities.
Description:
This webinar presents the issue of
transitioning to college from the perspective of an adult student with
disabilities. The three featured students will discuss their experiences
in college, what has helped them to be successful and how they have
overcome the challenges they faced. Each of the three students
participated in a career/technology program or an ABLE program prior to
enrolling in college. Time for questions and answers will be built into
the presentation.
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Date/Time:
October 26 (4:00 pm – 5:00 ET) VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Test Anxiety
Presenter:
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and Founder of the Center for
Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning specialist,
trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as an adult
educator, providing staff development training nation wide on the
subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences. At
conferences and training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s
sessions are always well received.
Description:
Test anxiety is a problem for many students. This
presentation will discuss how to help students understand and cope with
test anxiety. The presenter will also demonstrate techniques to help
students prepare for and take tests. These include learning how to
teach students relaxation techniques and study skills. Techniques for
analyzing test taking problems will also be demonstrated. This
presentation will conclude with a brief discussion of when to implement
accommodations.
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Date/Time:
September 28 (4:00 pm – 5:00 ET) VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
From GED’s to College Degrees
Presenter: Julie Scoskie, Director of Jefferson County Public
Schools Adult Education in Louisville Kentucky, partnered with the local
community college to develop a national award-winning program that
concurrently enrolls and successfully transitions students to
postsecondary education. Scoskie has hosted other webinars on the topic
of Transitions for the National Institute for Literacy and the National
College Transitions Network.
Jefferson County Public Schools Adult Education in Louisville serves
more than 6,000 students annually. In Kentucky, twenty-one percent of
the GED graduates successfully transition to postsecondary education.
Building a college-going culture begins with orientation and is
strengthened with college readiness skills embedded in the curricula.
This presentation will include transition tips and information about the
Education Enrichment Services (EES) concurrent enrollment program.
EES is a national award-winning partnership serving students entering
the Jefferson Community and Technical College System, who are basic
skills deficient in one or more areas of study, the opportunity to
improve those skills by accessing EES classes funded by Kentucky Adult
Education. The EES program has demonstrated impressive course completion
and retention outcomes by providing the lowest level remediation in
math, reading, English, and English as a Second Language. For more
information, visit www.workforcetraining4u.com and click on EES.
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Date/Time: August 24 (4:00 – 5:00
ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Building Graphic Literacy Skills to Pass the GED Tests
Presenter: Caren Van Slyke has 30 years’ experience as an adult
educator – teacher, tutor, writer, editor, and teacher trainer. Her
focus has been passing the GED Tests – developing instructional
materials and training hundreds of teachers around the country.
Beginning as a GED classroom teacher in Chicago in the late 1970’s, she
has worked on GED preparation materials for a number of publishers. Her
GED Scoreboost™ series, published by New Readers Press, includes:
Critical Thinking - Graphic Skills for Social Studies and Science.
Description: Graphic literacy skills are essential for passing the GED Tests. About
50% of the questions on the Math, Social Studies, and Science Tests are
based on graphics or on graphics and text combined. In this webinar,
we'll discuss graphics-based classroom activities for both Pre-GED and
GED students. We'll also preview published materials designed for
student success with GED graphics.
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Date/Time: April 20 (4:00 –
5:00ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Tried and True Teaching Strategies for Students with (or
without) Disabilities
Presenter: Sarah Goldammer is an Educational Specialist
with the Southern Illinois Professional Development Center, part
of the Illinois Community College Board Service Center Network
located at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. With a
B.S. in Special Education and a M.S. in Higher Education, Sarah
is proud to have taught students from 3 to 83 and every age in
between. She has been involved in adult education for the past
eight years and has been teaching and training for over 23
years.Session
Description: So you know how to spot characteristics of your
students with ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, or Learning
Disabilities, but now what? Learn some practical, tried and true
teaching strategies for your students with disabilities – and
for those without.
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Date/Time: March 23 (4:00 –
5:00ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
The Color Connection- Light Sensitivity & Visual Processing May
Be Keeping Your Adult Students from Succeeding
Presenter: Helen L. Irlen, MA, LMFT, Executive Director
Irlen Institute International HQ, PPS Credentialed School
Psychologist, Educational Therapist, Adult Learning Disability,
Specialist, Board Certified Professional Counselor, Licensed
Therapist. Ms Irlen is an internationally recognized educator,
researcher, therapist, scholar and expert in the area of
visual-perceptual processing problems. She is the author of
"Reading by The Colors: A Piece of the Puzzle"
and "IRLEN REVOLUTION: A Guide to Changing Your Perception and
Your Life."
Session Description: Did you know that more than half of the
adults who struggle with reading have problems with light
sensitivity, glare, contrast, attention and concentration,
resulting from distorted perception of print? Many of you may
have heard about the research based Irlen Method which uses
colored overlays and other classroom modifications to improve
reading. In this webinar you will learn to recognize the
symptoms of Irlen Syndrome, understand the mind-body-learning
connection, and learn about modifications and classroom
accommodations that will help to overcome these problems that
create barriers to literacy.
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Date/Time: February 16 (4:00–5:00ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
GED Testing Accommodations and Adaptations
How do we level the playing field for adults with special
learning needs?
Presenter: Connie Leading brings 30 years
of professional and personal experience to her position with the
Ohio Department of Education's GED Office. As GED Testing
Accommodations Manager and as the Chief Examiner for
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools in Groveport, OH,
she has been instrumental in the development of curricula for
public and private institutions which addresses the challenges
faced by students with disabling conditions. In these capacities
and as a mother of two "accommodated learners" who have
experienced the emotional and physical aspects of learning
through accommodations, Connie 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.
This session will clarify information concerning accommodations
and adaptations and will provide effective ways to prepare your
students to use these tools to successfully pass the GED Test. |
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A Special Mini
Series within the NAASLN Webinar Series
The popular four-part series, “Teaching Math to Adults Who Have
Learning Differences,” by Dr. Richard Cooper,
has four
stand-alone session, which can be ordered individually or as a set.
Math I: Learning Differences, Difficulties and Disabilities that Limit
Math Skills
Math II: Developing Number Sense and Quantitative Concepts with Adults
Who Learn Differently
Math III: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Math IV: Teaching Fractions to Adults with Learning Differences
Each one-hour webinar demonstrates proven techniques that address
problems with auditory processing, attention, right/left discrimination,
memory, organization, and sequencing.
(See
details of each session below.)
Presenter: Richard Cooper Ph.D., Director and Founder of the Center
for Alternative Learning, is a nationally acclaimed learning specialist,
trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of experience as an adult
educator, providing staff development training nation wide on the
subjects related to learning disabilities, problems and differences. At
conferences and training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s
sessions are always well received.
*Math Mini Series:
includes Math I, Math II, Math III, and Math IV
4-PART SET AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Date: January 20 (4:00 – 5:00ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Math IV: Teaching Fractions to Adults with Learning Differences
This 1 hour webinar will provide the participants with a variety of
techniques for teaching fractions to adults who understand “parts” in
everyday life but cannot make the connection between the numbers and the
quantities.
Date: January 6 (4:00– 5:00ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Math III: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
This 1 hour webinar will demonstrate alternative techniques that the
presenter has found useful with adults who have problems learning. He
will demonstrate techniques for completing the basic operations of
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The presenter will
explain that the hierarchy of number fact knowledge that he has
developed and show how adults can increase their speed and accuracy and
self confidence about doing basic arithmetic. |
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Date/Time: December 16 (4:00 – 5:00ET)
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Math II: Developing Number Sense and Quantitative Concepts with Adults
Who Learn Differently
This 1 hour webinar will provide participants with techniques for
instructing adults who have underdeveloped number sense and poor
quantitative concepts. Participants will learn why some basic concepts
are misunderstood by adults with learning problems and the presenter
will explain how to fill gaps that many of these adults have in their
understanding of numbers quantities and math operations.
Date/Time: December 2 (4:00 – 5:00ET)
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Math I - Learning Differences, Difficulties and Disabilities that Limit
Math Skills
This one hour webinar will provide participants with information about
the effects learning problems have on math. The characteristics of the
thought processes include auditory processing problems, attention
problems, right/left discrimination problems, memory problems
organization and sequencing problems. Suggestions for dealing with these
various problems will be intertwined into the presentation. |
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Date/Time: November 16 (4:00 – 5:00ET)
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Using Games Effectively to Assure Success for a Broad Range of ESOL
Learners
Presenter: Robin Lovrien Schwarz has been an ESL teacher for more
than 40 years and a consultant, trainer, and writer in the field of
learning difficulties in adult ESOL learners for more than 20 years.
Most recently, she authored a chapter in “Learning to Achieve,” NIFL’s
literature review of current research on LD and adult learners,
published in July. Currently, she is teaching teachers at three
colleges, teaching college ESOL and conducting multi-year professional
development for ESOL teachers in New York, and at a charter school for
adult ESOL learners in Washington, DC, where she resides.
Description: Games are an excellent way of involving learners of
many levels and backgrounds in learning activities and ensuring a high
level of practice. In this session, Ms. Schwarz will suggest a few
simple games for adult ESOL and explain how learners can use them for a
wide range of learning and skill practice. She will also address
learner-reluctance to use games. |
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Date/Time:
September 14 (4:00
- 5:00ET)
Emotions Impact Learning
Part I – The Neurological Underpinnings of Emotions
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Presenter: Dr Laura Weisel, Executive
Partner and the Clinical Director of The TLP Group. As a nationally
known speaker and facilitator, Dr. Weisel has over thirty years of
experience in both the private and service sectors.
Description: Do the students in your program move out of one
emotional crisis and into another? Do they begin your program with great
gusto and then drop out? Do students often forget information they just
learned last week?
Part I, The Neurological Underpinnings of Emotions, will offer an
understanding of how and why emotions are brain functions that are core
and key to learning, why childhood negative educational experiences
continue to impact adult learning, and how ignored emotional issues can
impact learning.
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Date/Time:
August 24
(4:00-5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
The Dyslexic Brain: Why Should Teachers Care? What
Should They Know?
Presenter: Dr. Patricia Hardman, Director of Dyslexia
Research Institute, based in Tallahassee, Florida, has studied
and worked in the field of dyslexia and attention deficit
disorders since 1969. Dr. Hardman studied under and worked on
primary research in the field of dyslexia with Dr. Charles L.
Shedd from 1969 until his death in 1975, and in the field of
bio-chemistry and nutrition with Dr. Mary Allen of the Allen
Metabolic and Genetic Institute of Richmond, Virginia. She has
researched and published with William Shipman, M.D., and Allan
Lieberman, M.D., Judith Clay, O.D., and D. Gene Morton, M.D. in
the areas of allergies as they affect the dyslexic child and
adult.
Dr. Hardman has developed a multi-sensorial, structured language
program called The Hardman Technique. Since dyslexic and ADHD
individuals learn differently, she developed a curriculum in
reading, math, and written expression which presents material to
them in the way they learn. This has been effectively used in
private and public schools and with children and adults. More
information concerning Dr. Hardman and Dyslexia Research
Institute may be found at
www.dyslexia-add.org and at
www.learntolearn.biz
Description: Did you known that the dyslexic brain is different ?
Differences don’t just exist in the phonological processing areas, but
in areas affecting language and affecting critical reasoning.
Differences also exist in the biochemistry of the dyslexic. Mood,
attention, memory are affected by these differences.
So why should adult educators care? Did you know……..
“Dyslexia affects one out of 5 children in the United States.” Not our
words, but the National Institute of Health’s findings. Yet, K-12
education still has not come to grips with the reality of 20% of their
population needing to be taught differently. You don’t grow out of
dyslexia, it doesn’t go away, and when it is not addressed properly in
childhood a myriad of additional problems exist and need to be addressed
in the adult education world.
If you teach adults, especially in ABE courses or remedial courses,
you are teaching many unidentified dyslexic individuals. Because of
lack of identification, high numbers of students in adult education
programs continue to struggle. With the influx of people being
unemployed and returning to the classroom for training, many individuals
with dyslexia are being forced back into learning situations which are
not designed for them.
Educators who understand these differences can begin to change their
teaching systems to match the learning styles of their students.
Understanding these differences and assisting their students to
understand their unique learning differences allows those with dyslexic
to break through the barriers that have so often held them back or
perpetuated failure. |
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Date/Time:
July 13
(4:00-5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Structured Learning
Presenter:
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and
Founder of the Center for Alternative Learning; is a nationally
acclaimed learning specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years
of experience as an adult educator, providing staff development training
nation wide on the subjects related to learning disabilities, problems
and differences. At conferences and training programs across the county
Dr. Cooper’s sessions are always well received.
Description:
Many adult students
who have learning or attention problems manifest poor organizational
skills and appear to lack structure. While most learners are able to
structure their studying to master the course material, students who
have learning problems seem to “spin their wheels trying this and that”
and make little progress. Their lack of structure often results in
inefficiencies and ineffectiveness when learning and studying. This
presentation will provide participants with techniques to help adult
learners who have problems with organization and structure.
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Date/Time:
April 29
(4:00-5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Learning Styles
Presenter: Donita Kaare is the Learning Skills Center
Director at Olney Central College. She has worked in Adult
Education for the past 23 years as a teacher and a director.
Mrs. Kaare is a credentialed Resource Specialist at the ABE and
College level and has served on the ABE, ADA guidelines
committee for Illinois as well as the Illinois ABE Content
Standards Committee. She is currently serving as the Conference
Chairman for the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators
Association (IACEA) state conference. She has made some fifty
presentations on Learning Styles to students and/or educators at
regional, state, and national conferences.
Description: Do you know your learning styles? Do you assess
your student’s learning styles? Whose learning styles do you
teach to? This session will include an assessment of your
learning style as well as specific recommendations for working
with each of the learning styles. Join us for this session and
learn how to reach all individuals with learning style
differences. |
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Date/Time: April 7 (4:00 – 5:00 ET)
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Dyslexia – Attention Deficit Disorders – Learning Differences: It’s Not
Just Academics that keep These Adults from Succeeding
Presenter: Robyn A. Rennick, Program
Director for Dyslexia Research Institute in Tallahassee, FL, has worked
in the field of dyslexia/ADHD for 29 years first as a teacher then as a
principal and teacher trainer. She is a Director and Teacher/Trainer in
The Hardman Technique; has developed The Dyslexia Research Institute
Literacy and Life Skills Program (DRILLS), which addressed the literacy
and life skills needs of adults who have dyslexia and ADHD, as well as
developed a DVD called The Multisensorial Study Strategies Tool Kit,
which contains 10 hour long workshops utilized by disabled students and
their tutors at the college or post secondary level. She is
past-president of both NAASLN and The Coalition of McKay Scholarship
Schools, which is a state coalition of private schools working with
students with disabilities.
Description: Adults with dyslexia, ADHD, and related disorders
don’t just bring to the classroom issues with academics. Since these are
truly communication disorders, these adults deal with difficulties in
learning vicariously (through experience), interpreting body language,
expressing their thoughts, time management, and problem solving.
Discover ways that you can recognize the soft skill breakdowns and learn
strategies for assisting the adult in developing more effective ways for
communicating and for dealing with these other issues. If we don't teach
them, who will? Handouts will be available prior to the webinar. |
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VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
The Impact of Culture on the ESOL Learner
Presenter: Robin Lovrien Schwarz, M.Sp.Ed:LD, has been a
consultant, trainer and writer in the field of learning difficulties in
adult ESOL learners for 20 years. Currently, she is conducting
multi-year professional development for ESOL teachers in NY State and at
a school for adult ESOL learners in Washington, DC, where she resides.
Description: Culture plays a large, and often unseen, role in how
adult English language learners learn. In this webinar, the impact of
culture on learning will be illustrated with some anecdotes and
information from research. Find out how you can learn more about your
own cultural biases, as well as those of your learners. References for
reading and learning will be provided. |
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Date/Time: February 24 (4:00 - 5:00 ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Test Anxiety
Presenter:
Richard Cooper, Ph.D., Director and Founder of the Center for
Alternative Learning; is a nationally acclaimed learning
specialist, trainer, speaker and author with 25 years of
experience as an adult educator, providing staff development
training nation wide on the subjects related to learning
disabilities, problems and differences. At conferences and
training programs across the county Dr. Cooper’s sessions are
always well received
Description:
Test anxiety is a problem for many students. This presentation
will discuss how to help students understand and cope with test
anxiety. The presenter will also demonstrate techniques to help
students prepare for and take tests. These include learning how
to teach students relaxation techniques and study skills.
Techniques for analyzing test taking problems will also be
demonstrated. This presentation will conclude with a brief
discussion of when to implement accommodations. |
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October 14 (4:00 - 5:00ET)
AUDIO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW
ONLINE
Structured Learning
Presenter:
Dr. Richard Cooper
Description:
Learn about techniques to help adult learners who have
problems with organization and structure. |
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July 22 (4:00 - 5:00ET)
VIDEO
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
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!
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June 24 (4:00 - 5:00PM ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
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.
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Emotions! Supporting the Critical Prerequisite to Learning
Dr. Laura Weisel
Clinical Services, The TLP Group
P.O. Box 21510, Columbus, OH 43221
Phone: (614) 950-9677 FAX: (614) 850-8676
dr.weisel@powerpath.com
Experience in Adult Education and Experience as a Presenter
Dr. Laura Weisel
has over 30 years experience in education, research, and
behavioral healthcare. As a leader in researching and advocating
for systemic changes to support persons with special learning
needs and learning disabilities, Dr. Weisel consults with
numerous programs and state organizations while she continues
research, development, and training on PowerPath to Education
and Employment -- a comprehensive system for learning and
retooling educational services.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Weisel presented over 1000
conference presentations and seminar sessions. Dr. Weisel is the
Past President of the National Association for Adults with
Special Learning Needs.
Presentation Abstract
Do your students move out of one emotional crisis and
into another? Are your dropout rates higher than you'd like them
to be? Are you seeing less progress than you think your students
are capable of making?
This three-part session offers an understanding of brain
research on how emotions at the core to all learning, how
negative educational experiences impact learning, and four
specific research-based best practices you can immediately use
to help all learners begin to manage their education-related
baggage, recurring crisis situations, and fears of success!
February 19 (4:00-5:00 PM ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Part Two - Rethink Your Role: Four Interventions
- Installing Positive Futures
- Building a 'Safe Place'
- Asking the Four Questions to Manage Crisis Situations
- Facilitating 'Conversation that Matter'
February 12 (4:00-5:00 PM ET)
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND VIEW ONLINE
Part One - Increase Your Understanding
- Hear from program participants about their past
educational experiences
- Learn about the neurological workings of the brain and the
limbic system's role in learning |
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