CESA 8 Inservice Day

Welcome back! A new school year is upon us with new opportunities and new challenges for us to conquer! Your hard work and skills will again be crucial to help our students learn and grow in our Northeastern Wisconsin schools!

CESA 8 Inservice Day
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM  Check-In Starts at 8:00 AM
Oconto Falls High School - Performing Arts Center (PAC)

Breakout session I  12:45 PM - 1:30 PM:

Google:  Adam DeWitt will focus on integrating technology to improve workflow. Participants need to bring a laptop to this session. 

Assistive Technology: "Apps for Literacy" ~ Exploration of apps that facilitate and support the use of Universal Design for Learning for Literacy in reading and writitng. Implementing UDL through the use of multiple means of OCR options for reading, writing, note taking, and organization. Demonstration of various options for screen mirroing, screen sharing, remote desktop/laptop control, and file sharing techniques to provide multiple means of represenation anexpression. Participants will be actively involved in the exploration of all topics being presented and leave with an extensive list of apps and support tools to empower learning.                                   
                                                
Autism: "Relationships"Autism is a life-long developmental difference that affects a person’s ability to communicate, form relationships, and respond appropriately to the environment. Autism results from a neurological difference that impedes “normal” brain development in the areas of social interactions and communication skills. During this breakout session, we will focus specifically in the area of social interactions and authentic relationship building. In addition, we will take a look at our own “neurotypical” perspectives and how we communicate about the behaviors we see with children on the autism spectrum. To quote Judy Endow, “All human beings look out at the world through eyeglasses imposed upon them by their own neurology. Then, they assign meaning to the behavior of others according to the meaning that behavior would have were they themselves engaged in it. Most times the guess is correct, but sometimes – like when neurotypicals (NTs) are looking at autistics – the guess can be wrong.” (pg. 12, Painted Words Aspects of Autism Translated)

New Medicaid Billing Updates:  MANDATORY for OT, OTA, PT, PTA, and Speech & Language employees. Participants need to bring a laptop or ipad to this session.

Assessments: Act Aspire, ACT, Smarter Balance, and Dynamic Learning Maps are all new tests for this school year. The change for assessments also means new IEP forms. This will be a quick overview on the changes for next year regarding assessments and forms.

 

Breakout session II   2:00 PM - 2:45 PM:

Google:  Continuation from breakout session I. 

Assistive Technology: "Apps for Literacy" ~ Exploration of apps that facilitate and support the use of Universal Design for Learning for Literacy in reading and writitng. Implementing UDL through the use of multiple means of OCR options for reading, writing, note taking, and organization. Demonstration of various options for screen mirroing, screen sharing, remote desktop/laptop control, and file sharing techniques to provide multiple means of represenation anexpression. Participants will be actively involved in the exploration of all topics being presented and leave with an extensive list of apps and support tools to empower learning. This is a repeat of session I.

Autism: "Challenging Behavior" Children with Autism often find changes in their environment or daily routine difficult to manage. Activities and events throughout the day can cause stress to build and cause an anxious learner to become even more anxious triggering a “meltdown.” While remembering, “One child on the autism spectrum is one child on the autism spectrum”, this breakout session will focus on some evidence-based practices for challenging behaviors.

New Medicaid Billing Updates: MANDATORY for OT, OTA, PT, PTA, and Speech & Language employees. Participants need to bring a laptop or ipad to this session. This is a repeat of session I.
 
Trauma Sensative Schools: Dave Kwiatkowski will give an overview of Trauma Sensitve Schools (TSS).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCELLATION POLICY: Any registration cancellation must be received 7 days prior to the scheduled date to receive a refund or avoid invoicing. CESA 8 will only provide full refund of registration fees depending on individual circumstances. Refunds depend upon the ability of CESA 8 to cancel any financial obligations created by the registration such as meals, materials, etc. Registered participants not in attendance on the day of the session will be charged the full registration fee. CESA 8 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment or inclement weather. Participants will be notified via email through myQuickReg.com if a cancellation occurs. Please make sure all of your contact information is correct in myQuickReg.com. DIETARY ACCOMMODATIONS: Due to varied dietary restrictions, CESA 8 cannot guarantee that all special dietary accommodations can be met. CESA 8 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary restrictions with advance notice, but please plan accordingly. BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT YOU CONSENT TO PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOTAPE taken during the course for publicity, promotional, and/or educational purposes including but not limited to publications, presentations, newsletters, internet, and social media sources. I do this with full knowledge and consent to waive all claims for compensation for the use or for damages. If you do not consent to this statement, please send a written notice via email to the agency contact listed on the workshop posting.