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RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 19TH! Job-Related Social Skills for Adolescents

WAGES

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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 10/25/2012 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 10/25/2012 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 12
Agency Contact: Sue Miller
Agency Assistant: Janet Shefchik 715-682-2363 EX--119 Ext. 119
Audience: Special Education teachers or paraprofessionals interested in learning how to develop and support job sites for students with disabilities.
Location: CESA 12 Conference Center
400 Lake Shore Drive East
Ashland, WI 54806
Facility: Conference Rooms 2 & 3
Date/Time:
10/30/2012 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM Registration: 8:30 AM
Attachments:

Overview
This workshop will focus on the “Working at Gaining Employment Skills” curriculum (WAGES). The day will begin with a discussion of the conceptual and research foundation for the WAGES curriculum. Participants will learn about lesson format, activities, and evaluation within the curriculum for the remainder of the day. The WAGES curriculum consists of 33 lessons that could be completed within a 9-week term and is divided into 5 units: Introduction, Locus of Control, Teamwork, Communication, and Problem Solving. Participants will receive a copy of the WAGES curriculum.

Presenter
Jen Ledin is a Transition Coordinator for CESA 12 and the Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative (WSTI). She has been a special education teacher for the past 21 years, with the last 14 years at CESA 12 as a teacher of the Deaf and hard of hearing and transition coordinator. Jen became a certified trainer in Ruby Payne’s “Framework for Understanding Poverty” in 2006 and has now completed her lifetime trainer certificate.

Early Bird Fee (Before October 16, 2012)
$50 per participant for CESA #12 Transition Consortium Districts (Ashland, Bayfield, Butternut, Chequamegon, Drummond, Hayward, Hurley, Maple, Mellen, Mercer, Northwood, South Shore, Superior and Washburn)

$125 per participant for Non-Transition Consortium Districts (Phillips, Solon Springs and Winter)

Registration Fee (After October 16, 2012)
$75 per participant for CESA #12 Transition Consortium Districts (Ashland, Bayfield, Butternut, Chequamegon, Drummond, Hayward, Hurley, Maple, Mellen, Mercer, Northwood, South Shore, Superior and Washburn)

$150 per participant for Non-Transition Consortium Districts: ( Phillips, Solon Springs and Winter)

Viterbo Credit Available School Year 2012-13


Teacher Standards
WES1The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
WES2The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
Administrator Standards
WAS2The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community.
WAS3The administrator manages by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to pupil learning and staff professional growth.
WAS7The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that affects schooling.
Pupil Services
WPS2The pupil services professional understands the complexities of learning and knowledge of comprehensive, coordinated practice strategies that support pupil learning, health, safety and development.
WPS3The pupil services professional has the ability to use research, research methods and knowledge about issues and trends to improve practice in schools and classrooms.
WPS4The pupil services professional understands and represents professional ethics and social behaviors appropriate for school and community.
WPS6The pupil services professional is able to address comprehensively the wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and physical issues and circumstances which may limit pupils’ abilities to achieve positive learning outcomes through development, implementation and evaluation of system-wide interventions and strategies.
WPS7The pupil services professional interacts successfully with pupils, parents, professional educators, employers, and community support system such as juvenile justice, public health, human services and adult education.
BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THIS WORKSHOP PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR DISTRICT'S APPROVAL TO ATTEND.

Cancellation Policy:

Any registration cancellation must be received by the registration deadline date stated on the event for a refund to be issued. Persons registering and not in attendance on the day of the session will be charged the full registration fee (substitutions are accepted). CESA 12 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by email or phone if a cancellation occurs.

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