Regional Professional Development Academy
Welcome
The date of the workshop Making Low and High Prep Differentiated Strategies Work for You has changed from October 13, 2011 to March 29, 2012
The Regional Professional Development Academy is pleased to announce that we are in our 2nd year in the Department of Education, Office of the County Superintendant of Schools, Monmouth County Office, 60 Neptune Blvd., 2nd Floor, Neptune NJ 07753. Our phone number is 732-431-7810 ext. 7815. Kacey Roy will be handling all inquiries and registrations for the workshops.
The mission of the Regional Professional Development Academy continues to be facilitating the inclusion of students with moderate to severe disabilities in the general education classroom. Based on survey responses from member districts, feedback forms from educators attending workshops, and feedback from the Steering Committee, we have selected the following strands:
Applying Social Skills in a Classroom Setting
Assistive Technology
Classroom Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Differentiated Instruction
Methods and Techniques for Addressing Challenging Behaviors
Reading Intervention
The intent is to improve learning outcomes for students by having educators share knowledge and work collaboratively across district boundaries. Educators will be able to return to their local professional learning communities and provide turn-key training back to their respective districts.
We want to emphasize that all the seminars are open to all school personnel. This includes general and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, child study teams and administrators. Parents are welcome to attend all of the workshops and we have requested member school districts to make a special effort to inform parents of the seminars so that they may register and participate.
Most of the seminars for the 2011-2012 school year are in the lower level presentation room at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. (Directions are provided in the booklet). “Using the iPad to Enhance and Facilitate Communication for Students with Special Needs” will be presented at the SOUTHARD SCHOOL( Directions are provided in the booklet). Coffee, tea and bagels will be provided during registration. If you desire your own refreshments during registration or at the break, you are welcome to use the food court or any other food facilities at the Monmouth Mall at your own expense.
We look forward to welcoming you to the workshops and thank you for your continued input and participation. Good wishes for a successful school year.
William V. Kaskow Deb Smith Marilyn Cohen
Program Administrator Administrative Assistant Training Specialist