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[ProfessionalDevelopment 1844] Announcement: Upcoming LD List DiscussionTaylor, Jackie jataylor at utk.eduTue Jan 8 08:28:25 EST 2008
Please see the announcement below for a guest discussion about Learning Disabilities and Ohio: Policies and Professional Development beginning this Wednesday, January 9th. Jackie Taylor I am very pleased to announce the Learning Disabilities Discussion List's first guest discussion for the new year. Please read the pertinent information below: 1) Title of Article and Discussion Learning Disabilities and Ohio: Policies and Professional Development 2) Dates January 9-11, 2008 3) Speakers Sharon Reynolds is the Coordinator of the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center in Athens, Ohio and has been in the field of education for 17 years. As Curriculum and Training Specialist C/SE ABLE Resource Center, she developed and delivered regional and statewide professional development activities which focused on working with adults with learning disabilities. She has also functioned as a teacher coach, assisting instructors in implementing curriculum in their classrooms. Sharon graduated with a BS in Education of the Hearing Impaired/Elementary Education from Trenton State College in New Jersey and received her MA in Education specializing in Curriculum and Instruction/Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech. Katrina Seymour has been involved in adult education in Ohio for more than 10 years. She has served in several different capacities, including as coordinator of the Pickaway County ABLE Coordinator, Pickaway County Literacy Council Coordinator, family literacy teacher, family literacy coordinator, and ABLE teacher. She has assisted with learning disabilities trainings for professionals across Ohio and was recently trained as a peer coach. 4) Outline for Discussion Day 1: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Introduction LD Policies in Ohio * Policies Relating to Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities in Ohio ABLE. * What Policies Have Other States Adapted? Day 2: Thursday, January 10, 2008 Challenges with LD Screening and Diagnosis * LD Screening Instruments Used in Ohio ABLE * Challenges and Recent Successes in Accessing Diagnostic Services for Students in Ohio ABLE Programs * What Have Other Programs Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities Done to Increase Access to Diagnostic Services? *What More Can Be Done? Day 3: Friday, January 11, 2008 Professional Development and Peer Coaching Wrap Up * Professional Development: The LD Series in Ohio ABLE * Peer Coaching - A Discussion of the Philosophy of Coaching * What Professional Development is Needed for ABLE Staff Relating to Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities? 5) Suggested Reading Focus on Basics Issue, Volume 8, Issue D * November 2007 Pages 37-40 World Education http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/fob/2007/fob_8d.pdf <http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/fob/2007/fob_8d.pdf> If you know of anyone interested in this topic, kindly share or forward this announcement. Information on how to subscribe to the Learning Disabilities Discussion List - and how to post messages is below. I encourage your participation in this event. Thanks so much, Rochelle Kenyon Moderator, NIFL/LINCS Learning Disabilities Discussion List Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee RKenyon721 at aol.com <mailto:RKenyon721 at aol.com> To post a message: Learningdisabilities at nifl.gov <mailto:Learningdisabilities at nifl.gov> To subscribe: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/LearningDisabilities <http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/LearningDisabilities> To read archived messages: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/learningdisabilities/2007/date.html <http://www.nifl.gov/linc/discussions/list_archives.html> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080108/51155533/attachment.html
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