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Strategies to Enhance Learning

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Last Date to Register: 8/7/2012 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 8/7/2012 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 5
Agency Contact: Genevieve Kirchman
Agency Assistant: Andrea Schneiter 608-745-5491
Location: CESA 5
626 E. Slifer St
Portage, WI 53901
Facility: Main Conference Room
Date/Time:
8/7/2012 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
8/8/2012 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Attachments:

Brain Works: Strategies to Enhance Learning
Sponsored by the Safe & Drug Free Schools Department

August 7 & 8, 2012 (Tues. & Weds.)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CESA 5, 626 E. Slifer St., Portage
Trainer: Terry Haag

Book: Hands On: How to use Brain Gym in the Classroom by Isabel Cohen & Marcelle Goldsmith

Registration Fee: Includes lunch, materials and book.

CESA 5 ATOD Network Schools: $150 per person

Non-ATOD Network Schools: $200 per person (Marshfield, Mauston, Reedsburg, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Wild Rose)

Register online at: http://login.myquickreg.com/event/event.cfm?eventid=3935

Registration deadline is June 10, 2012! Please register early to ensure course offering!  ***Can be used as Tier I, II or III Intervention***

ONE GRADUATE CREDIT AVAILABLE
Additional cost of $200 for 1 credit
THROUGH VITERBO UNIVERSITY
Credit Registration and fee paid on first day of class

Participants will experience and learn activities that :

  • Maximize learning capabilities
  • Stimulate nervous system activity in all parts of the brain
  • Lessen the fight or flight reaction
  • Develop new neuro pathways when learning feels “stuck”
  • Participants will apply these strategies to their specific learning environments

Testimonials from Recent Brain Works Attendees…

  • “Can’t wait to try these activities in my classroom and with my own children to see how it affects their attention, balance, coordination, academic areas, etc.”
  • “I loved participating. It was not ‘sit and get.’ Yes!”
  • “This was an excellent workshop. One of the most beneficial I’ve ever taken. Thank you!”

Questions: 
Genevieve Kirchman @ kirchmang@cesa5.org
Registration: Andrea @ 608-745-5491 or schneitera@cesa5.org

Teacher Standards
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.
WES5The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
WES6The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
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.
Cancellation Policy: Registered participants will receive a full refund if they cancel before 10 working days before an event, minus any material costs that have already been incurred. Because of our commitment to the trainer and the food vendor, participants who cancel less than 10 working days or do not attend, will be billed the full fee. CESA 5 reserves the right to cancel any event. Registered participants will be notified via email if a cancellation occurs and will receive a full refund. Inclement weather policy: Every effort will be made to hold an event. CESA 5 will notify participants via email as soon as possible if an event has been canceled due to weather conditions.