THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH RESOURCE CENTER FOR INCLUSION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION Presents
SUPPORTING ALL DIVERSE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM Tuesday, October 28, 2014 • 8 a.m - 4 p.m.
The BAYT 613 Clark Ave W, Vaughan ON L4J 5V3, Canada Fee: $110 per educator
To register visit: www.yachad.org/specialedconference/toronto Please contact our office for pricing for attendance of 3 or more professionals from the same institution at 551.404.447 / 212.613.8127 or batyaj@ou.org Collaboration to provide the best possible Jewish, general, and special education for all students regardless of learning challenges or disabilities.
We will be booking hotel rooms (at an additional cost) for Monday night, October 27th, 2014. Please contact us if you would like to book a room.
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A C R E V E T S D R I A F H N YAC O T A B B A H S Y L FAMI v a z T t a h s r 5 a 1 P 0 t 2 a , b 8 b 2 a 7 2 Sh y r a u r b Fe Yachad’s Family Shabbaton (weekend retreat) provides parents and siblings with support groups, networking, individual time with caring professionals who are leaders in the field and workshops which cover a variety of topics, including cutting edge responses to autism, down syndrome, educational interventions, vocational training, social skills training, residential opportunities, financial planning, and more.
For more information contact Devora Marmer at marmerd@ou.org 416-986-1985 or the Yachad International office at 212-613-8229
r egi s t ra t i o n f orm The International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education – YACHAD/NJCD
Professional Development Conference Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Please register by October 14, 2014 at
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Keynote Address: Dr. Bill Atwood 9:00-10:30 a.m.
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Concurrent Workshops I 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
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Concurrent Workshops II 1:30 - 3:00 pm
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Keynote Address: Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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since
1983
YACHAD HAS BEEN PROMOTING INCLUSION ACROSS THE GLOBE
2014 35% INCREASE IN 2012 MEMBERSHIP OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
4,200
families
ARE MEMBERS OF 55 N. AMERICAN CHAPTERS
ADULT & VOCATIONAL SERVICES
3,000 mishloach manot
1,200
job-seekers WITH DISABILITIES CAME TO YACHAD JOB FAIRS
WERE SENT IN 2014 FROM YACHAD’S NEW INITIATIVE, YACHADGIFTS.COM
60 special-needs adults
IN DAILY DAYHAB JOB-TRAINING PROGRAMS
SUMMER & BIRTHRIGHT PROGRAMS
24 campers
ON THE 1 YAD B’YAD TRIP IN ‘96 ST
485
160 campers ON YAD B’YAD SUMMER ‘14
SPECIAL-NEEDS ADULTS JOINED TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS
670
YOUNG ADULTS
WILL JOIN YACHAD THIS SUMMER
10,000 students
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN YACHAD SENSITIVITY TRAINING
16,000 congregants
5,000 professionals
IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE USA BENEFIT FROM INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
HAVE ATTENDED CONTINUING ED. CONFERENCES SINCE 2005
FAMILY & CLINICAL SERVICES
27
MEMBERS IN DATING & MARRIAGE SKILLS CLASS
200+
SOCIAL SKILLS CLASSES
60% increase
IN COUNSELING SERVICES SINCE 2012
5,000 FAMILY MEMBERS
INVOLVED IN SUPPORT GROUPS
NATIONAL PROGRAMMING
400
236 recreational events
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS
ADVOCATED FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS IN D.C.
SHABBATONIM
WERE HOSTED ACROSS AMERICA BY NATIONAL CHAPTERS IN 2013
150 young adults
DESIGNED BY ELLIANNA SCHWAB
workshops at a glance 9:00 - 10:30 am
Keynote Address: Reading, Writing, and Thinking Skills for All Students
Dr. Bill Atwood
10:45 am -12:15 pm
Concurrent Workshops I
W1 Memory: The Overlooked Tool
W2 Social Skills for Our Students
W3 Making Sense of Senses
W4 Effective Teaching of Students with ADHD
W5 Laying the Foundation for Fluent Kriah
Dr. Joel Dickstein Dr. Bill Atwood
Paula Aquilla
Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman
Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Concurrent Workshops II
W6 Sensory Integration: Therapy for Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Development
Paula Aquilla
W7 Differentiated Instruction: Accommodating Learning Differences in Your Classroom
Dr. Joel Dickstein
W8 The List and the Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Chumash
Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum
W9 Vocabulary: The Key to Everything
W10 A School Within A School: Inclusion of Children with Moderate Learning Challenges in Community Day Schools
Dr. Bill Atwood
Dr. Mitchell Parker and Faculty
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Keynote Address: How to Foster Constructive Relationships Between Educators and Families
Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman
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8:00 - 9:00 am Registration, Coffee and Cake 8:00
Shachrit
WELCOME: BATYA JACOB
9:00 - 9:15
irector, International Jewish Resource Center D for Inclusion and Special Education
9:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
EADING, WRITING, AND R THINKING SKILLS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Education Associates
Learning reading and writing may be the most difficult thing we ask students to do. For special education students it sometimes pushes students over the edge and they can shut down completely. This workshop will offer strategies designed to promote writing in informal, risk-free ways. The emphasis will be on using writing to develop thinking and giving students quick but important feedback to promote success.
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS I
W1 MEMORY! THE OVERLOOKED TOOL AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT!
Dr. Joel Dickstein, Senior Consultant, National Education Resource Center of P’TACH
So much of school and life is remembering things. Even when imparting critical thinking skills, the base knowledge must be “available”. It is therefore a conspicuous omission that we often do not teach the skills that students need to become better “rememberers”. We will investigate different types of memories as they relate to individual learning styles and challenges. We will also discuss some of the techniques that both teachers and students can use to better address this essential skill.
W2 SOCIAL SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS
r. Bill Atwood, D Collins Education Associates
This workshop will explain why social skills are the single greatest determinant to quality of life and success for individuals who have special needs. Samples of social skills programs that can be taught to children & adults who have limited cognitive ability and/or developmental disabilities will be presented. It will further discuss how to teach social skills in various settings & formats i.e. within the context of the inclusive classroom.
W3 MAKING SENSE OF SENSES
Paula Aquilla, Director, Aquilla Occupational Therapy
Everything we experience is carried to our brain through our sensory system. We touch, smell, move, balance, see, hear, perceive changes in the position of our body and perceive messages from the organs inside our body. We will learn about the pathways of each sense through the nervous system and how the senses come together and are processed to create awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. We will also learn about the role of emotions and regulation in sensory processing. Practical examples will support our learning.
W4 EFFECTIVE TEACHING FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD IN THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, International Director, Yachad/NJCD
This presentation will identify the characteristics of ADHD and will suggest strategies for working effectively with students who have ADHD. Through case studies the teacher will better understand the child who has ADHD, and what the teacher should and should not do to provide meaningful instruction within the context of the mainstream classroom.
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W5 LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR FLUENT KRIAH FOR ALL STUDENTS Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum, Director, Jewish Resource Center, Scranton Hebrew Day School
Kriah workshops usually attract a large audience since Mechanchim are searching for ways to help all of their students become fluent in kriah. If you are looking for a quick solution to kriah issues, this workshop is not for you. However, if you have long-term vision and are willing to invest time into understanding the dynamics of fluent kriah, you will experience what past participants have called “the best kriah in-service that they ever had!” This workshop will show you how to turn fluent kriah into a realistic goal: What are our kriah goals; What do chazal teach us about learning kriah; What useful information can we gain from state-of-the-art reading research; The vital role of overlearning and automaticity in fluent kriah; A wide range of interactive instructive techniques will be demonstrated that can be used in the regular classroom as well as in the special education classroom. The above information will be used to show how a school can significantly enhance their kriah curriculum while being 100% loyal to their mesorah. It will also be shown how to implement a school-wide kriah program that will empower students to become fluent in kriah and that will promote continuity and growth in kriah from grade to grade. This system can enable a school to be months ahead of schedule in its kriah program with a significantly higher degree of fluency among both gifted, average, and weaker students.
W6 SENSORY INTEGRATION: THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT Paula Aquilla , Director, Aquilla Occupational Therapy
Children with ASD seem to have varied and often dysfunctional
responses
to
sensation.
This
difficulty with sensory processing can have a negative effect on function both at home and in the school setting. Research and anecdotal reports support our understanding of sensory processing dysfunction in children with ASD. We will learn how to support the nervous system of these children through customizing sensation offered by the environment, our approach and activities.
We
will
explore
the
‘just
right
challenge’ and learn how to set sensory activities up for success for the children with ASD.
W7 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: ACCOMMODATING LEARNING DIFFERENCES IN YOUR CLASSROOM.
Dr. Joel Dickstein, Senior Consultant,
National Education Resource Center of P’TACH
Many of us are aware that sitting in our classrooms are students with different needs and different capabilities. Whether discussed as learning styles, multiple intelligences, “upper level” vs. “lower level” – we know that “one size does not fit all’. The question is how we go enhance the
12:15-1:15
LUNCH
traditional approaches to teaching to tap the full
1:15
MINCHA
invites participants you to explore these critical
1:30 - 2:45 pm
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS II
potential of each learner in our class. This session issue as we discuss the theory, and learn more about some of the approaches of differentiated instruction and assessment.
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W8 THE LIST AND THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: TEACHING CHUMASH Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum, Director, Jewish Resource Center, Scranton Hebrew Day School
The ability to translate the Chumash accurately often eludes many students. Students with LD can be even more challenged by the Chumash than the average student. THE LIST is a systematic and user-friendly methodology for Chumash instruction that is designed to significantly elevate the Chumash skills of the whole classroom. It is flexible enough to accommodate various teaching styles and to conform to the mesorah of your institution. The research-based model of THE LIST will result in considerable quantitative and qualitative gains for all of your students and the built-in special education components will address the needs of children with LD as well. THE LIST methodology even allows enrichment activities to take place during classroom instruction without interfering with the flow of the lesson. THE LIST methodology has been implemented in various types of schools and educational settings. There are minimal costs involved in implementing the program. Optional teacher training manuals, student workbooks, assessment tools, and flashcards are available to supplement the program, but the program can be implemented successfully without any of these tools. We invite you to become part of the program that is elevating the standards of Chumash chinuch!
W9 VOCABULARY: THE KEY TO EVERYTHING
Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Learning Associates
Maybe it’s not the key to everything, but educational researcher Robert Marzano and many others, have written about the critical
importance of academic vocabulary for success in school. Direct instruction of vocabulary can yield remarkable results for students, especially special education students. This fast-paced, interactive workshop will offer several simple but powerful strategies to help students learn, use, and remember key vocabulary words in all subjects.
W10 A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL: INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH MODERATE LEARNING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOLS
Dr. Mitchell Parker and Faculty Zareinu Educational Centre
The focus of this presentation will be on the integrated activities (academic, social and recreational), being offered by Zareinu in its classes that are housed at Eitz Chaim and Netivot. These activities can be used in other placements and schools. Strategies for successful integration will be emphasized.
3:00-4:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
HOW TO FOSTER CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES
Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, International Director, Yachad/ NJCD
Educators who love working with children are sometimes (read often) uncomfortable working with their parents. This workshop will explore why this is. It will provide strategies for how we as professionals can create and maintain a positive working relationship with family members.
o u r k ey n o t e p res en ters
DR. BILL ATWOOD DR. BILL ATWOOD is a Collins Education Associate who has over 20 years experience in public and private schools and is a recipient of a Presidential Award for excellence in Math and Science Teaching. His books, How Did You Get That? Improving Open Responses in Math (Collins Education Associates published 2011), Tell a Story About a Time: Improving Narrative Writing (to be published 2014), Convince Me: Lessons to Improve Opinion and Argument Writing (2014) and a dynamic DVD, Math Words In Motion: Improving Math Vocabulary (2013), describe strategies that improve both thinking and writing skills. Bill is a national presenter known for his sense of humor, enthusiasm, and ability to focus on practical ideas that teachers can implement easily. Bill is part of the graduate faculty at Salem State College, Endicott College, and Worcester State College in Massachusetts. Bill lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and three children.
DR. JEFFREY LICHTMAN DR. JEFFREY LICHTMAN is the International Director of Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD), Dean of IVDU Schools, Director of the NJ Association of Jewish Day Schools and a consultant to schools and agencies working with individuals who have special needs. A school psychologist with many years of experience in both regular and special education, Dr. Jeff has masters’ degrees in school psychology and education from St. Johns University and NYU. He received his undergraduate and rabbinical training from Yeshiva University, where he completed his doctorate as well. His areas of expertise include individual & group counseling, social skills training, facilitating Inclusion & Teacher training. He is a member of the New Jersey Department of Education Non Public School Advisory Commission and Past President of the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy. He resides in West Orange, NJ with his wife Helen.
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RABBI
YAAKOV AICHENBAUM is the Director of the Limudei Kodesh Resource Room in the Scranton Hebrew Day School. He also maintains a private practice as an educational consultant and lecturer. He has presented workshops on various topics at national conventions as well as in individual schools. He is also the co-developer (together with Rabbi Dovid Freeman) of the “Laying the Foundation for a Lifetime of Learning Torah Independently” workshop series. Rabbi Aichenbaum and Rabbi Freeman are the authors THE LIST teacher’s manual and The Key to Chumash workbook series. Rabbi Aichenbaum is the developer of The Chumash Vocabulary Test©. This test is a diagnostic tool whose purpose is to assess individual and school-wide chumash vocabulary achievements. Rabbi Aichenbaum has conducted extensive research about the subjects of vocabulary acquisition and retention, overlearning and automaticity theory, and the effective use of flashcards. Most recently, he started The Online Limudei Kodesh Resource Room where he provides remedial help for students who do not have local services available. Rabbi Aichenbaum learned in Yeshivas Bais Moshe of Scranton and its Kollel for many years and he later earned his Master’s degree in special education and in elementary education from Felician College. He also trained under the internationally known special education consultant, Rabbi Shaul Klein. Many of his projects including workshop videos can be found on chinuch.org PAULA AQUILLA loves the practice of Occupation-
al Therapy! She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has practiced in a variety of clinical, home and community settings since 1986. Paula has completed her studies in osteopathic manual practice. She is the director of Aquilla Occupational Therapy; a family oriented practice that is full of fun and learning! Paula was the founder and director of Yes I Can! Nursery School, Yes I Can! Summer Camps and the I Love My Baby programs in Toronto from 1990-1996. She was the initial director of Giant Steps, Toronto. Paula currently consults to the Muki Baum Treatment Centres in Toronto and the French School Board. She teaches throughout Canada, the United States, Australia and the UK. Her practice encompasses all types of children and young adults and her specialty is sensory integration therapy. Paula has been a guest lecturer for the University of Toronto, McMaster University and Humber College. She is published in the field: she is a co-author of Building Bridges through Sensory Integration: Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism and other Developmental Disorders (1998)and is a contributor to Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome. Paula has contributed to other magazines and special interest newsletters in Canada, the US and the UK. Paula brings warmth and enthusiasm to her work with children and their families.
DR.
JOEL DICKSTEIN is an Assistant Professor and coordinates the Office of Disabilities Services at Touro College. He also serves as the Senior Consultant of the National Education Resource Center of P’TACH. Previously he was instrumental in establishing, and was Program Coordinator of, the Yeshiva University High School-P’TACH Program. Dr. Dickstein has also served as a consultant and teacher trainer for various organizations, yeshivas and day schools. He is an advocate for effective teaching strategies and practices to address the different needs and learning differences of all Jewish children in an inclusive classroom. BATYA
JACOB has been the Director of Educational Support Services for Yachad/The National Jewish Council for Disabilities, a division of the Orthodox Union, for the past eight years. Among her responsibilities in this capacity are serving as the Director of the International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education. Although she is involved with teaching teachers how to include students with various types of challenges, including visual impairments, motor impairments, and developmental disabilities, her area of expertise is auditory challenges. Batya received her BS in Speech and Hearing from Boston University and her MA in Audiology from the University of Connecticut as well as a Master’s in Jewish Education from the BJE of New Jersey. She is a licensed audiologist in both New York and New Jersey and has written the handbook “The Hearing-Impaired Child in the Jewish Classroom,” published through the Orthodox Union. Batya is a director of National Yachad, working with Yachad chapters on programming and inclusion throughout the United States and Canada. Batya is also a member of the Non-Public School Advisory Committee to the Department of Education for the State of New Jersey. She presently lives Orange, New Jersey.
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MITCHELL PARKER, a native of Toronto, has a
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. He has devoted his professional career to working with the families of children with developmental and learning challenges. He has worked at a Children’s Hospital and Rehab Centre, a school for children with autism and language disorders and is now the principal/clinical director of Zareinu Educational Centre in Toronto. Dr. Parker is the founding director of the Tikvah Program at Camp Ramah in Canada. Dr. Parker is also a former North American faculty member and administrator of the Melton School, an institution to promoting Jewish literacy in communities around the world.
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