Sunrise School Division Student Services
Presents…
Enhancing Skills for the Diverse Classroom
Summer Institute 2012
Sunrise Education Center
Monday – Thursday - August 20-23, 2012 –
Beausejour Manitoba
Enroll for one workshop or join us for the entire week!
$50/day or $175 for the Full Summer Institute
Register by July 20th for a reduced rate of $150 for the week
*There is no charge for Sunrise School Division Staff*
Stay tuned for updates on potential professional certification possibilities
For more an e-copy of this brochure and registration form please visit our website @
http://www2.sunrisesd.ca/school/studentsupport/Pages/default.aspx
or email:
leblietrudel@sunrisesd.ca
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012
Monday August 20th – Full Day (9:00-3:00) –
Teaching in Tandem – A Day in the Life of a Co-Teacher
Facilitators:
Sunrise School Division Team Members
Co-Teaching is an equal partnership between a classroom teacher, support services teacher, or
clinician, in a classroom filled with diverse learners. Co-teachers share a classroom and
responsibilities for teaching all students. Join our team for a day exploring the co-teaching role
in the classroom.
Participants will explore:
o various models of co-teaching
o methods and strategies for planning, teaching and assessing
o other roles within the relationship (EA, Administrator)
o solution finding through typical co-teaching dilemmas
o indicators of success
This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and tools to create effective
partnerships and powerful learning environments for all involved!
Partnerships for Learning
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012
Tuesday/Wednesday - August 21st & 22nd – Full Days (9:00-3:00) –
Creative Facilitation Techniques for Person-Centered Planning with All Students
Facilitators:
Nerina and John Robson, Winnipeg
Nerina and John are regular facilitators on this important topic for
inclusive educators. Nerina brings a wealth of experience from her
background in community leadership, while John brings to the table his
past experience in management.
The term, Person-Centered Planning (O’Brien, Forest and Pearpoint), refers to a family of
approaches to organizing and guiding community change in alliance with people, their families
and friends
Person-Centered Planning has distinctive practices, but all share common foundational beliefs:
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The person at the focus of planning, and those who know or love the person, are the
primary supports on the person’s life direction.
o The purpose of Person-Centered Planning is learning through shared action.
o Person-Centered Planning seems to change common patterns of community life.
o The process stimulates community hospitality and enlists community members
in assisting individuals to define and to work toward a desirable future.
Nerina and John will lead participants through an understanding of Creative Facilitation for
Person-Centered Planning, and will focus on key techniques and tools to fully support
individuals for the future!
From Vision to Action
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012
Tuesday/Wednesday - August 21st/22nd – Full Days (9:00-3:00) –
Solution Enhanced Coaching in the Educational System: Strategies for Success
Facilitator:
Dwaine M. Souveny, M.Sc. Registered Psychologist,
Certified Professional Coach – Dynamic Development – Alberta
Dwaine Souveny has extensive experience working in not-for-profit agencies and
school systems, supporting educational personnel, families and students. As a former
executive director of a very successful agency, he is keenly aware of the incredibly
positive impact that coaching can have at all levels for well-being and achievement of
goals. Dwaine has presented and provided training at regional, provincial and
international conferences. His training has been described as dynamic and passionate,
as well as informative and practical. Dwaine has provided workshops nationally and
internationally, which have been evaluated as being dynamic, humorous, thoughtprovoking and filled with practical information.
Foundations of Coaching Day 1
Within a small group atmosphere participants will:
 Understand coaching process and how it can positively impact those who are being coached to
be more productive and satisfied
 Become skilled at using a coaching model (the GROWTH model) that has been used effectively
with executive directors, administrators, teachers, consultants and students within regular and
special education classrooms
 Gain knowledge of the eleven core competencies of being an effective coach
 Compare and contrast coaching with other forms of intervention and interaction
 Have opportunities for guided practice and feedback in the use of coaching skills, and
 Receive additional opportunities for collaboration, communication and professional growth
from each other in a rich learning environment
Appreciative Inquiry Day 2
Within a small group atmosphere participants will:
 Focus on recognizing and building upon strengths to create a more positive future for
individuals, groups and organizations
 Compare and contrast change management theory with appreciative inquiry
 Identify what is right within our world and create expectations for a positive view and outcomes
 Review the principles of appreciative inquiry including the success, constructionist, simultaneity,
anticipatory and poetic principles
 Put into coaching practice the 5-D Model of AI which includes discovery, dream, design, destiny
and do-it
Empowering ourselves and others to achieve the best possible outcomes
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012
Thursday August 23rd – Full Day (9:00-3:00) –
Talent Development/Enrichment – Creative Problem Solving Facilitator:
Kevin Lamoureux, Instructor, Faculty of Education
University of Winnipeg
Thomas L. Friedman in his number one selling book, The World is Flat,
concludes by stating, “the most important attribute you can have is creative
imagination” for success in the 21st century. If this is so important it begs the
question, where do our kids develop and hone these skills?
Join us for a day designed to inspire! Kevin Lamoureux will lead the group through the
development of techniques in the area of Creative Problem Solving, which you can take away
for use in your classroom or apply as a strategy in life.
o Creative Problem Solving (CPS) is a proven method for approaching a problem or
challenge in an imaginative and innovative way. It’s a tool that helps people re-define
the problems they face, come up with breakthrough ideas and then take action on these
new ideas!
o CPS is a structured process and also a very flexible one. When you begin to use and
internalize the CPS process, you find that it’s cyclical. You begin to see how to move
from step to step, and how to jump back and forth between steps.
o When CPS becomes part of your own way of thinking and working, you can
use one step at a time, as you need it, when you need it. Once you
understand the fundamentals of CPS, you can adapt this process to every
situation you encounter, thereby realizing its power.
Engagement for all students
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012
Thursday August 23rd – Full Day (9:00-3:00) – Assistive Technology –
It’s Not What You Know, It’s What You’re Willing To Learn!
Facilitators:
Sunrise School Division Assistive Technology Team
Assistive Technology supports are accommodations. Accommodations
make school accessible to the student – any student. Sunrise Assistive
technology committee members will present strategies and tools that are
available to the school teams to support students and teachers. Whether
the need is literacy (you know, reading and writing), memory, staying on
task (we all need help with that), or inclusion opportunities, we have
something that will spark an idea as you program for your students or
support your team. It’s the ripple effect - Teachers and students teach us
how one tool can help many. This day is meant to provide the participants
with information and time to explore and learn.
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Participants will have support and hands-on opportunities with the strategies and tools
that best suit their immediate needs. :
It’s all about reading and writing - Kurzweil 3000, Speech Recognition, Word Talk, Live
Scribe pen, templates in MS Office
Neo’s – and other writing supports
iPods, iPads and Apps – we have them, now what?
Activities of Daily Living – we all do them – cooking, working, creating.
Visual supports – Boardmaker, Sym Writer, photo stories, video modeling, receptive
language
Specialty areas – low vision, augmentative communication
Supports for all students – At-Risk through LIII
Brainstorming discussions about how to build the school team
Where do you want to start?
Sunrise Summer Institute 2012 - Registration Form
Name:_____________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Town/City:_________________________________________________
Province:___________________________________________________
*Telephone:________________________________________________
*Email:____________________________________________________
School Division:_____________________________________________
Please forward registration (with payment where applicable) to:
Sunrise School Division
Attention: Student Support Services
Sunrise Education Center
Box 1206, Beausejour
R0E 0C0
Summer Institute 2012 – Session Selection Form
Session #
Day/Date
Session Title(s): Please select your choice of session(s)
1. Monday
August 20th
A. A Day in the Life of a Co-Teacher
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2. Tues/Wed
Aug 21st/22nd
A. Creative Facilitation
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or
B. Solution Enhanced Coaching
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A. Assistive Technology
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or
B. Creative Problem Solving
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3. Thursday
August 23rd
# of Days_____
or
Full Institute
or
Register by July 20th
*For Out-of-Division Employees only
@$ 50.00 / day
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or
@$175.00/week
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@$150.00/week
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*Cheques can be made payable to Sunrise School Division