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Professional Development Day
November 3, 2015
Offered by:
Southeast Collaborative Regional Organization — Region 5
Serving school districts, agencies, and special interest groups
throughout southeastern Massachusetts
Collaboratives Working Collaboratively!
SCRO Professional Development Day - November 3, 2015
Bi-County Collaborative (BICO)
www.bicounty.org
Session One:
Anxiety & School Phobia
Presenter: Barry A. Plummer, Ph.D.
This workshop is designed for educators and related school staff members who want to gain a better
understanding of how moderate to severe anxiety disorders impact academic performance, social
functioning, and self-regulation in a variety of school settings.
Session Two:
Team Building
Presenter: Robert I. Cohen, MSW, Ph.D.
This workshop will review the features of good teamwork, ways your team is probably already
utilizing many of these principles and how they can use them even better! Come with your team to
learn strategies in developing a collaborative approach to meeting the needs of your students. So
"elect" your team for Election Day, November 3, and come as a group. Groups should be preferably
a minimum of four and a maximum of eight.
Time: 9:00 – 11:30 Barry A. Plummer, Ph.D.
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30 - 3:00 Robert I. Cohen, MSW, Ph.D.
Place: Finberg Public Day School, 1125 South Main Street, Attleboro, MA 02703; 508 222-9173
Cost: $70 for attending one workshop; $100 for attending both. Your check or district purchase
order (PO) is due by Friday, October 23rd, payable to Bi-County Collaborative. Mail your
check or PO to Bi-County Collaborative at 397 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038, to
the attention of Joni Larsen.
Registrations: please follow the SMART PD Link Smart PD:
https://app.smartedu.net/bico/pd/default.cfm
Any Questions Email: bicopd@bicounty.org or contact Lori Sullivan 508.520.1998 x13
Space is limited – Registrations will close when full!
South Coast Educational Collaborative
www.scecollaborative.org
Introducing STEAM to Your Elementary and Middle School Classroom
Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics through
the Curriculum Frameworks
Introducing STEAM as an interdisciplinary approach to learning that brings the various disciplines
together to provide relevant, real world experiences for your students. We hope to show how
STEAM can help you do a better job of teaching the “big ideas” in the content areas and help you
create a richer environment for students. There will be some hands on activities and experiences for
attendees.
Time:
Place
Cost:
Seats
8:30am – 11:00am
South Coast Educational Collaborative, 2201 GAR Highway, Swansea, MA
$25 per person
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Developing Individual Health Care Plans (IHCP) for Schools
Through the use of oral presentation and case study application, participants will learn about the key
components in developing IHCP for a child with special health care needs in a school setting
including the steps for identifying students, the referral and assessment process, templates for
formulating the IHCP and the essential components that must be included in that plan, as well as
templates needed for additional emergency care plans (Asthma, Allergy, Diabetes, Seizures).
Time:
Place
Cost:
Seats:
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
South Coast Educational Collaborative, 2201 GAR Highway, Swansea, MA
$50 per person
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To register for these events, log on to SmartPD at www.scecoll.org. Select Professional
Development from the left menu. You will be directed to the SmartPD site where you can create an
account (if you do not already have one).
Southeastern MA Educational Collaborative (SMEC)
www.smecollaborative.org
Art Educators Professional Development Day
The Paper Muse: Traditional and Transformational
Finally! A day devoted exclusively to Art Educators!
Presenter: Jiyoung Chung
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
Place
NBAM/ArtWorks! 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA
Cost:
$125 per participant
Contact Hours:
6 contact hours
Registration:
To register for this workshop, log on to SMART PD.
Contact:
Sherri Tetrault, 508 998-5599, Ext. 23 or stetrault@smecollaborative.org.
Class size is limited. Registration Deadline is October 27, 2014 - apply early!
Mail Check (Payable to SMEC) or Purchase Order to:
SMEC, 12 Welby Road, New Bedford, MA 02745. Or FAX to: 508 998-5959
Jiyoung Chung, is a Joomchi artist, painter & freelance writer. Jiyoung will present a lecture and
powerpoint, “Traditional and Transformational” based on the recent exhibit at the New Bedford
Art Museum which she curated in 2015. The morning workshop, “Musin’ on Fusin’ ” will be led by
Jiyoung who will demonstrate and provide hands-on opportunities that will familiarize you with the
Korean art of “Joomchi”.
The afternoon session includes innovative paper applications in the classroom and a team group
collaborative 3D challenge. Yes, there will be a prize !
Wear comfortable clothes. Lunch is on your own, please bring lunch or use area restaurants.
Feel free to submit awesome paper lessons that you are excited about, willing to share and have
launched in the classroom. We will print them out and distribute along with other resources during
the day. (Email lesson plans to dsmook@newbedfordart.org)
The NBAM/ArtWorks! art educator professional development workshop is offered in collaboration
with Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative and UMASS College of Visual and
Performing Arts, Art education department.
South Shore Educational Collaborative
www.ssec.org
Assistive Technology – Tools & Techniques for Engaging Students with
Special Needs in the Learning Environment
(Includes Hands on Experience)
Cost:
$95
Time:
8:30 – 3:30. Lunch will be provided
Place
South Shore Educational Collaborative, 75 Abington Street, Hingham, MA 02043
Registration:
https://app.smartedu.net/ssec/pd/ click Professional Development to register
online via SmartPD.
Registration deadline - October 16, 2015
READS Collaborative
www.readscollab.org
Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Children with Hearing Loss
Audience: SLPs, classroom teachers, special education teachers and directors
Time:
9:00AM - 3:00PM – lunch will be provided.
Place:
READS Collaborative Conference Center, 105 East Grove Street, Middleboro, MA
Cost:
$100 per person for READS members; $115 for non READS members.
Registration:
www.readscollab.org, click Professional Development to register online via SmartPD
Registration deadline:
October 16, 2014
Course Description: Participants will learn
1. Acquire strategies for meeting the needs of children with mild/moderate hearing loss in the
general education classroom.
2. Review Resources for supporting children with significant hearing loss.
3. Engage in case studies to apply strategies and resources.
North River Collaborative
www.northrivercollaborative.org
Positive Psychology
Presenter: Deni Howley, LICSW, Ph.D.
Positive psychology emphasizes the use of science to better understand how we can optimize our human
functioning and achieve the life we want.
Description: Our children do not live in a world where belief systems and bodies of knowledge are
passed from generation to generation without external influences. Rather, today’s child must face a
veritable smorgasbord of information from which to choose. Our children must be able to adapt
and process all this varied information easily and peacefully, so that they can make the best choices
for themselves and the world as a whole (Lee, 2007).
This workshop will introduce the core assumptions and research findings of this science and will
offer a way to better understand and appreciate how the power of positive psychology can promote
a student’s psychological and physical health that will lead to academic success. ** Deni Howley,
LICSW, Ph.D., is Program Coordinator of NRC’s Behavioral Health Initiative, coordinating the
Elementary Counseling grant implementation in NRC’s eight member school districts. Dr. Deni
Howley is a licensed clinical social worker who has been a teacher and administrator with both
special and regular education children and adolescents for over 25 years. She has a BA in Religion
from Allegheny College, a MA in Religious Education from Fordham University, a MSW from
Boston University, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work from Simmons College. Dr. Howley has
been adjunct professor at Northern Essex Community College, Mercyhurst University, Simmons
College and Salem State University. In addition to providing direct clinical work to individuals and
families, she has taught mindfulness practices to children and adults in community and educational
settings, and is committed to helping children and adults recognize the full potential of their brains
toward the creation of genuinely happy and successful lives.
Audience:
Location:
Register by:
Registration Fee:
Hours/PDPs:
K-6 Educators, Counselors, School Psychologists, and Administrators
North River Conference Center, 525 Beech Street, Rockland, MA 02370
Friday, October 23, 2015 online with SmartPD or by fax. Go to:
www.northrivercollaborative.org; click “Professional Development,” then “SmartPD Registration,”
listed in “Wellness & Mental Health” category.
$75. FREE for NRC districts through BHI grant.
Lunch is on your own. Bring a bag lunch or order from menus for delivery.
NASW CEUs are available; $10 additional fee (payable at session)
6 hours.