Outreach Office Spring 2013 Upcoming Events

THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Office of Outreach & Engagement

Upcoming Workshops Spring 2013

www.coe.uga.edu/events

February 15, 2013

8th Annual UGA Counseling and Diversity Conference Join us at the 8th Annual UGA/Counseling Diversity Conference as we explore issues diversity in counseling and student affairs along the P-12 and higher education spectrum in an era of unprecedented sociological and technological changes. This conference will inform counseling professionals about current issues and nuanced approaches for ways to integrate social justice, social media, and social collaboration ideals in everyday practice.

Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus, Lawrenceville, Georgia Cost: $49 (includes conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and a refreshment break)

Social Justice: The ongoing process of valuing fairness and equity while understanding and perceiving the dynamics of privilege and oppression, leading to acts of reflection, assessment, challenge or advocacy.

Social Media: The effective use of interactive platforms as valid methods that can be used to communicate and disseminate information to all students.

Social Collaboration: A goal-oriented process as a conduit of change in the P-16 setting.

February 21, 2013

The Other Side of Poverty in Schools In this exciting, stimulating, and intensive one-day workshop at the University of Georgia, teachers, administrators, counselors, and teacher educators will:  Learn about the five principles for change to better meet the needs of working-class and poor students  Develop research-based teaching practices sensitive to workingclass and poor children and families  Reflect on formative assessment of working-class and poor students across the curriculum  Take away powerful classroom ideas for incorporating social classrelated content  Get ideas for establishing positive relationships with working-class and poor families Instructors:  Dr. Mark Vagle, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development  Dr. Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center Athens, Georgia Cost: $125 (includes workshop materials refreshment breaks and parking pass)

February 22, 2013

The Reading Turn-Around Workshop This one day workshop is designed for teachers in the elementary grades, instructional coaches, literacy coaches, administrators, after school specialists, tutors, administrators, and anyone else concerned with providing the highest quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all children. In this terrific workshop participants will:  Learn about the social class-sensitive, five-part framework for differentiated instruction in reading;  Examine how social class and poverty play a role in reading and language in the classroom;  Analyze social class and poverty in popular culture, media, and literature through critical reading practices;  Design learning opportunities around working-class children’s literature;  Create a concrete plan for individualizing reading instruction for “struggling” readers and enhancing literacy for all students.

Instructors:  Dr. Mark Vagle, University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development  Dr. Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education  Jaye Thiel, University of Georgia College of Education; former elementary school teacher, educational consultant, and graduate teaching assistant Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center, Athens, Georgia Cost: $150 (includes workshop materials, refreshment breaks and a copy of the book The Reading Turn-Around, A Five Part Framework for Differentiated Instruction)

February 22, 2013

Service-Learning in P-12 Classrooms: Connecting Curriculum to Community “Why do we have to learn this?” This question is asked daily in countless Georgia classrooms by students who seek connections between their classroom learning and the “real world.” If you’re looking for ways to make curriculum more relevant to students, engage students in meaningful learning, and help students make a difference in their community, join us for an interactive, introductory session on service-learning. Service learning is a teaching and learning approach that has been documented to result in positive academic, social, civic, and skills development for young people. Well-designed service-learning experiences can also serve as a bridge between school and community as students see how they can make a difference in their communities by applying their learning to address local issues, needs, and concerns.

In this workshop, you will—  explore the concept of service-learning and how it relates to your grade level;  examine project examples from local classrooms;  learn about funding support, community partners, project ideas, and how to demonstrate the impact of the project;  develop a plan for implementing service-learning in your own classroom; and  learn from and work with experienced K-12 service-learning educators.

Offered by: The University of Georgia Office of Service-Learning and the College of Education’s Office of School Engagement Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center, Athens, Georgia Cost: $175 (includes the text and companion CD, The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, and Social Action by Cathryn Kaye as well as a resource binder with additional materials, refreshment breaks, lunch and a parking pass)

March 1, 2013

Safe & Welcoming Schools Conference “Using Free and Low-Cost Resources to Prevent and Respond to Bullying” This one-day conference is designed to help participants locate and effectively use free and low-cost resources for preventing and responding to bullying. Researchers and practitioners from the fields of education, counseling, law, and public health will provide information on using a wealth of resources, including websites, videos, books, and surveys.

Presentations will be interactive, with hands-on demonstrations of how to use each resource. Participants will receive a compendium of the highlighted resources to assist in their own bullying prevention and intervention efforts.

Speakers to Include:  Andy Horne

Dean Emeritus, College of Education

 Pamela Orpinas

Professor, Department of Health Promotion & Behavior, College of Public Health

 Corey Johnson

Associate Professor, Department of Counseling & Human Development, College of Education

 Anneliese Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling & Human Development, College of Education

 John Dayton

Professor, Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy, College of Education

 Kat Raczynski

Director, Safe and Welcoming Schools Project, College of Education

Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus, Lawrenceville, Georgia Cost: $149 (includes conference materials, lunch & two refreshment breaks)

April 26, 2013

Spanish for Non-Spanish Speakers: What Every Georgia Educator Should Know This one-day workshop is designed to enhance a teacher’s ability to understand and to work effectively with Spanish-speaking students and their families. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary. Workshop topics may include: writing letters to the Hispanic students’ parents; family customs and how they can relate to welcoming school and classroom environments; Mexican celebrations and holidays, and working with translation. Participants will:  Take away key Spanish language and cultural knowledge for use in the classroom  Apply knowledge about second language learning to classroom instruction  Acquire strategic Spanish language abilities to nurture meaningful relationships with Latino students and their families  Visit an authentic local Latino setting & use Spanish for authentic purposes  Learn how to find and use materials in Spanish for use in the English language classroom  Become role models for ALL students by starting a lifelong language learning journey All students will receive a certificate of completion.

Instructor:  Dr. Melisa “Misha” Cahnmann-Taylor, Associate Professor, Language and Literacy Education, Featured Speaker at the 2012 Georgia TESOL Conference Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center, Athens, Georgia Cost: $250 on or before March 29, 2013 $275 after March 29, 2013

Save the Date 2013 CSSE Summer Institute June 6 – 7, 2013 The 5th Annual CSSE Summer Institute is a comprehensive 2-day seminar covering multiple areas of education that are of particular interest to teachers, administrators, parents, related service providers, and specialists in public and private schools. The Communication Sciences and Disorders Department is proud to present national and local speakers on the topics of: Asperger’s Disorder; Reading Disabilities; Medical Issues of Children in the Schools; Data Collection and Behavior Management; Legal Issues Pertaining to the Classroom Teaching and to Children with Disabilities; and Augmentative Alternative Communication Problems and Procedures in the Classroom All sessions offered address current topics and trends for special educators, general educators, and speech-language pathologists. In addition, this conference will address the administrative issues, parental concerns, and perspectives of Individuals with Disabilities on each of these topics.

For those interested in continuing education, participants may earn 1.0 PLU from the Georgia Department of Education and up to 1.075 CEUs from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for attendance on both days.

Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center in Athens, Georgia

For more information on College of Education events please contact: Melanie Baer • mbaer@uga.edu • 706-542-4556 Suzanne Hall • shall@uga.edu • 706-542-8799

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