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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CALL DR. LEE AT 501-207-1910, EMAIL
PROMOTING STUDENT GRIT AND IMPROVING THE
LEARNING MINDSET
What students believe about themselves as learners along with how they respond to adversity
or failure and challenges combine to shape their tendency to persist and succeed as learners.
This one-day session integrates motivation techniques with Carol Dweck’s mindset research along with
Angela Duckworth’s concept of “grit” in students. These combine to create students who persist and succeed in
learning.
New in 2017: Specific skills along with concepts about mindset, grit, motivation, and communicating effectively
with students in the learning process will be learned throughout the day with high interaction.
This workshop addresses the following components of Danielson’s Framework for Teaching: 1b: Demonstrating
Knowledge of Students; 1c Setting Instructional Outcomes; 1e Designing Coherent Instruction; 2a Creating an
Environment of Respect and Rapport; 2b Establishing a Culture for Learning; 3a Communicating with Students; 3c
Engaging Students in Learning; 3e Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness.
How do Section 504, RTI, and Special Education Work Together?*
In this one-day workshop, we will explore Section 504, RTI, and Special Education and then learn how they work together to ensure student success. The day will provide an opportunity for interaction and participation in a lively discussion of the topics. Teachers, administrators, counselors, and other school personnel will all benefit. The key team players to make Section 504, RTI, and Special Education How to make policy decisions about programs in your school Key information about Section 504, RTI, and Special Education How to communicate effectively among colleagues and with parents Accommodating Danielson’s Framework for Teaching (TESS Model) into decisions
*This workshop does not offer legal advice and any information contained within it is addressed in a general nature.
Special Education Law: Due Process and Other Big Deals* Everyone in your school district needs this workshop! Building collaborative cultures in schools The key team players to make Special Education work What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Exploration of new cases and regulations or break it! Helping everyone understand Special Education The relationship between instruction, special education Section 504, and RTI Calculating IEPs: What to do and what to avoid Due Process: Getting it Right! MAKING KEY DECISIONS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION
Section 504: Demystifying the “Other Special Education” *
Everyone in your school district needs this workshop! The relationship between instruction, special education Section 504, and RTI Building collaborative cultures in schools The key team players to make Section 504 work What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Implications of the new Amendments to the ADA How to make policy decisions about Section 504 It’s the people that make it or break it! Helping everyone understand Section 504 Calculating 504 Plans: What to do and what to avoid Due Process: Getting it Right! MAKING KEY DECISIONS WITH SECTION 504
Education Law: Survival Kit* Free speech rights of both teachers and students
o What can students and teachers say? o Dress and grooming code issues for teachers and students o Can they really wear that?
Negligence o Will they win if they sue you for negligence?
Search and seizure o What will happen if you search students or take something away from them?
Religion and public schools o Can teachers lead prayers? Can students pray or read the Bible? o Can teachers use the Bible in instruction?
Curriculum and school programs o What about contested books? o Will accountability tests stand up to legal challenges?
Special education & Section 504 o A brief overview – What about regular education teachers?
*This workshop does not offer legal advice and any information contained within it is addressed in a general nature.
December 2012
Thriving in Complex Classrooms:
Basic Training Survival Kit for Teachers
Teachers are facing an onslaught of demanding initiatives that promise to improve student achievement but require more sophisticated teaching and management skills of teachers. This one-day session focuses teachers and other educators on the cultural context in which these initiatives work and provides some specific tactics for teachers to equip themselves for the coming school year. While the day does not provide detailed and specific strategies for every classroom, it does equip teachers with some tactics to systematically implement effective instructional strategies as well as to meet the professional criteria of Danielson’s Framework for Teaching. The day will be engaging and highly participatory allowing teachers to drive the agenda.
The culture of the school – good, bad, and ugly RTI, PLC, Section 504, Special Education – Pieces of the Puzzle Communication in the complex school culture Working with colleagues, facilitators, and principals Engaging parents to improve student achievement
Using Danielson’s Framework for Teaching How to manage students in complex learning environments How to thrive rather than survive in today’s classroom and school
Managing the Learning Environment Creating Learning Opportunities
Complexities of the differentiated classroom present challenges for teachers Creating a respectful classroom culture What motivates students? Strategic management versus shooting from the hip Tying behavior to achievement Find out what is behind the behavior and address it Including students from poverty in the classroom culture Using empathy as a tool for motivation and achievement Engaging parents as allies to help students behave and achieve Using Danielson’s Framework for Teaching to Improve Management The most important person’s behavior to manage in the classroom
Engaging Parents to Raise Student Achievement
Benefits and barriers to parent involvement Understanding family dynamics & characteristics Personalities, power, and perspective Understanding stages of grief and helping parents Communication skills for professionals Using Danielson’s Framework for Teaching to create professional credibility Helping parents understand and interact with new curriculum and strategies Empowering vs. enabling How to reach and involve more parents
CUSTOM-DESIGNED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I WILL BE HAPPY TO DESIGN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL PERFECTLY FIT YOUR SCHOOL’S, DISTRICT’S, OR COOP’S NEEDS.
DR. RAYMOND W. “DONNY” LEE, JR. IS DEAN OF THE CANNON-CLARY COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION AND TEACHES SCHOOL LAW, SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW, AND CULTURAL AND
SOCIAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION AT HARDING UNIVERSITY IN SEARCY, ARKANSAS. HE HAS
ALSO TAUGHT EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY COURSES. DR. LEE HAS
PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, EDUCATIONAL
COOPERATIVES, AND THE ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR OVER
TWENTY YEARS TO THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, CALL DR. LEE AT 501-207-1910, EMAIL AT
UPDATED January 22, 2017