Workshops

=2017=

Workshop One

 * New Plymouth**
 * 1) Digital ways of working with children with additional learning needs
 * 2) What is the Senco role?
 * 3) Differentiated learning in an inclusive classroom and school

In addition, we will look at latest research, resources, and other agencies are that are able to support you.

1. Best practice with Teachers Aides 2. Assessment for children with additional learning needs 3. Differentiated learning in an inclusive classroom and school In addition, we will look at latest research, resources, and other agencies are that are able to support you.
 * Napier **

=Workshop Three=

NP workshop 21st August
Programme:
 * 1) What's on top - what have you done since our last session?
 * 2) Melissa - PECS (thanks Melissa, this was really great)
 * 3) UDL - a very brief overview of what universal design for learning could mean for you
 * 4) Portfolios - Apiti and Evernote and how this could support your assessment procedures for your learning needs children
 * 5) As we are going, eLearning connections will be explored

Resources from the Napier and New Plymouth sessions are here: Virtual Learning Network (VLN) discussion and video about UDL - useful to show the connections between our practice and the guidelines. It links all the work we have been doing around differentiation/accommodation/adaptation for the SEN students to how we roll this out to change the ** classroom ** and ' ** curriculum ** ' - the focus for UDL. [|UDL Website] Guidelines (you can download a copy from here) Guidelines with examples UDL principles UDL in elementary school reading UDL Book (you'll need to create an account but it's easy) Heather's Powerpoint Inclusive Classroom activity coming - when i find it :)
 * Universal Design for Learning**

Melissa's resources
Melissa's PECS powerpoint and notes are on the PECS page Other resources she has shared with us Support staff appraisal document Transition workbook-Year 8 - 9

Nita's Assistive Technology fact sheet. This fits into the UDL work as it's about changing the classroom to fit the students (can't make this go in the right way up yet but it's annoying me so it will change...)

Napier Workshop: 12th August
Sharing session •What’s on top? •What have you done from our last session? Focus: Universal Design for Learning Focus: What are Inclusive Schools? Focus: Narrative Assessment Explore: eLearning opportunities from today
 * Programme**

=Workshop Two=

Outline of Workshop 2 programme
(of course i am always able to be persuaded to alter this with enough bribery) I've created a shared Google Folder with all the readings that could be useful. There will be a folder relating to specific focus areas - first one will be teacher aides / paraprofessionals. 1. Teachers' Aides. All the modules are now online here. This document is a case study of support staff at Windley School, a multicultural, full primary school in Porirua. It shows what one school is doing to ensure they get the best from all staff in their school, including their support staff. Windley is not a ‘big bang’ story but rather one of a parcel of initiatives that together contribute to a big impact. This case study is part of the Support Staff Working Group final report. 2.
 * 1) What's on Top - your chance to get any questions answered by the group
 * 2) Share the teacher aide school documentation that has been brought along. have a conversation about what is in schools and where the gaps are.
 * 3) Look at the **Teacher Aides in Inclusive Classrooms** training modules developed by MoE.
 * 4) Explore some of the relevant readings around use of Teacher Aides. Go to the shared Google Folder for your own copy of these.
 * Constructively responding to requests for paraprofessionals
 * One to one paraprofessionals for students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms
 * 1) Narrative Assessment
 * 2) eLearning - how can our smart tools/technology align with the things we've learned today.
 * Windley School**

23rd May
Another amazing session with the Taranaki Sencos today. Thanks Team. Lisa, Robyn and Nita told us that the teachers and teachers aides workshop material is now (legally) available on TKI. Here's the link @http://teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/ We used the activity from module one today so click on the photo to go to the page and download the module if you want to try it with your staff.

The Google Doc from today didn't get many notes added so if you get a chance please put some of your personal notes onto the GDoc. Some people couldn't make it today and i promised them they could have the notes ... I shared a google drive folder too - it has all the resources in it that were referred to or used today - shared Google Folder with all the readings Don't be scared, just remember that Internet Explorer is for old people so use Firefox or preferably Chrome as your browser and then click on the link. I will make a google page and put the link there so you don't loose it. Have a fantastic weekend. I'm in a motel in Palmerston North and just can't wait to get home tomorrow - i suspect the wind will be an interesting influence on the trip.
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Keep safe, Heather

NP Workshop this Friday at One Burgess Hill

Outline of Workshop 2 programme
(of course i am always able to be persuaded to alter this with enough bribery) I've created a shared Google Folder with all the readings that could be useful. There will be a folder relating to specific focus areas - first one will be teacher aides / paraprofessionals.
 * 1) What's on Top - your chance to get any questions answered by the group
 * 2) Share the teacher aide school documentation that has been brought along. have a conversation about what is in schools and where the gaps are.
 * 3) Look at the **Teacher Aides in Inclusive Classrooms** training modules developed by MoE.
 * 4) Explore some of the relevant readings around use of Teacher Aides. Go to the shared Google Folder (see below) and download these two before you come.
 * Constructively responding to requests for paraprofessionals
 * One to one paraprofessionals for students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms
 * 1) Universal Design for Learning
 * 2) eLearning - how can our smart tools/technology align with the things we've learned today.

=Workshop One= This year as the people attending have different needs, each group will have a different agenda. I'm differentiating the learning!!! However the readings and resources are all here so feel free to dip into whatever appeals.

New Plymouth
Some of you will remember me talking about a group of students being asked to wear high vis coats and being put at the back of the room to do different work. I mentioned the Abby de Groot poem "Do you see me" during this session. Here it is. Google Doc Notes from session on 25th March Heather's Narrative Assessment document. Feel free to download this and play with it to make it suit your needs as a school.


 * ===**Resources from Robyn Hutchinson - MoE**=== ||  ||
 * [[file:developmental profile.pdf]][[file:Tracking sheet.docx]] || The Developmental Profile identifies the skills you would expect of children from birth to 3 years of age. Useful for those children entering school with behaviours that don't fit with your thinking.

The Tracking Sheet is a way of monitoring your narrative assessments to see whether there are gaps in your coverage. ||
 * ===**Resources from Diana Hoskin - RTLB**=== ||  ||
 * [[file:HLN newsletter to schools 19 March 14 (1) (1).docx]] || Newsletter from Chris Greer - RTLB Cluster Manager re HLN ||
 * [[file:HLN Guidelines.docx]] ||  ||
 * [[file:HLN application form.doc]] || RTLB needs to fill this in. Any assessment data from school is valuable. ||
 * [[file:Guide to Level1 & HLN Ranking System 24.10.13 (1).docx]] ||  ||
 * [[file:Strategies for adapting the curriculum.pdf]] ||  ||
 * [[file:NineTypes curriculum adaptations.pdf]] ||  ||

**Palmerston North** Google doc Notes from session on 18th March

Napier
Notes from Napier Workshop ** notes from session on 11th March **
 * Resources**.
 * Exploring the Dilemma Space (Dilemma Dance). We created a map to plore the idea of becoming an inclusive school. This strategy was taken from Ewan MacIntosh's workshop at the International Conference on Thinking in 2013

Resources from across all of the regional workshops
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 * ** Differentiation **
 * Educational Leadership article
 * multilevel curriculum
 * curriculum overlapping
 * Mathematics || [[file:Educational Leadership.pdf]][[file:math special needs.pdf]]
 * ** Paraprofessionals / Teacher Aides *** Views on Best Practice in this area
 * TA Problem Screening Tool
 * Material from the MoE resource we dipped into last year. I believe the modules are going to be available to schools very soon. MoE are offering workshops in NP.
 * Michael F. Giangreco's readings (including the one that was supposed to be here and missed the plane). We used his Educational Leadership one in NP, have a look at Constructively Responding before we meet next time. The language is pretty heavy, just skim through till you get to something readable. I started on p364 with the section titled //Justification models ...// || [[file:Module 5_consult[1].pdf]]
 * ** Revisiting alternative assessment strategies *** Narrative Assessment. Through Different Eyes is the website where this is explained and exemplars are available. You can get the book free from Down the Back of the Chair. ||  ||
 * **Inclusive Schools - expanding our knowledge in this area**
 * What are we doing currently?
 * Wellbeing at School ||  ||