TCH03 Boys and Girls Learn Differently
Michael Reist
Thursday, August 14, 2008
All
Gender differences have a profound influence on learning and behaviour. Boys’ brains and girls’ brains develop and operate very differently. The implications for teaching boys and girls are profound. Teachers will benefit from this entertaining and enlightening session with lots of practical suggestions for how to have greater success with boys and girls in the classroom.
TCH08 Classroom Management and Personality Types
Michael Tudor
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
NEW All
Using the Personality Dimensions® approach, you will be able to identify your preferred teaching style and the behavioural patterns, learning and literacy needs of your students. Specific concrete strategies for effective classroom discipline and for designing your lessons to appeal to the variety of personality types will be explored and presented. Come and find out how to do this effortlessly and how to begin the next school year engaging all learners-including those students at risk.
TCH09 Classroom Management: Honing your Skills and Developing your Style
Brenda Golden and Teresa Vella
Monday, August 18, 2008
Secondary
This session is designed to examine classroom scenarios and determine the most effective ways in which to manage them. Facilitators will focus on the multi-faceted nature of classroom management and on a variety of strategies that will enable teachers to confidently manage their classrooms for the benefit of student learning.
TCH10 Combined Grades: Strategies to Reach a Range of Learners in Kindergarten to
Grade 6
Dufferin-Peel Facilitators
Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15, 2008
NEW Primary and Junior Funded by the Ministry
Although classes of combined grades do provide challenges for teachers in managing the distinct content in different disciplines, there can be benefits for students both socially and academically. (Combined Grades 2007, p.3)
In this FREE session you will explore differentiated instruction strategies that focus on meeting the varied needs of all learners in a combined grades classroom. Identify the ‘big ideas’ in the curriculum expectations, discover tools that help to develop student profiles and use universal design principals to incorporate high yield strategies to support student learning.
TCH11 Combined Grades through a Differentiated Instruction Lens
Dufferin-Peel Facilitators
Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15, 2008
Intermediate
NEW Dufferin-Peel Employees ONLY Funded by the Program Department
Although classes of combined grades do provide challenges for teachers in managing the distinct content in different disciplines, there can be benefits for students both socially and academically. (Combined Grades 2007, p.3)
In this FREE session you will explore differentiated instruction strategies that focus on meeting the varied needs of all learners in a combined grades classroom. Identify the ‘big ideas’ in the curriculum expectations, discover tools that help to develop student profiles and use universal design principals to incorporate high yield strategies to support student learning.
TCH12 Differentiated Instruction - Kindergarten to Grade 6
Maggie Boss
Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13, 2008
NEW Primary Funded by the Ministry
Differentiated Instruction requires teachers to transform their thinking and practice from program/expectation-based thinking to student-based thinking. The Ontario curriculum documents tell us what to teach. This FREE session will allow us time to explore how to teach a broad range of learners. Understanding that the variety of students, interests and abilities in our classrooms create a rich opportunity for learning: we will explore Catholic classroom culture that is invitational and inclusive, instructional and assessment techniques that address a wide variety of learning needs, and organization that allows flexibility and maintains sanity!
TCH16 Keeping it Together – Effective Classroom Management
Julie Ruske and Adriana Tavares
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
NEW Elementary
Worry no longer about classroom management issues – banish fears and anxiety often associated with effectively managing a class. This session offers practical, effective techniques and strategies to achieve a classroom that promotes and maintains student and teacher dignity. Learn how to approach common behavioural ‘bumps’ with confidence, incorporating powerful methods that help students to become self-assured, respectful and responsible. Give your students the gift of the golden rule – and watch your classroom transform.
TCH17 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (Initial)
Gilles Godin and David Jull
Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13, 2008
All
This session teaches participants to recognize the stages of crisis development and how to respond appropriately. Verbal and non-verbal intervention techniques are taught along with techniques to safeguard personal safety. Basic techniques are taught for physically restraining an out-of-control person. Team intervention and a commitment to the care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis situation are stressed. Dufferin-Peel staff members registered for this session will be sponsored by the Health and Safety Department. Registration and materials costs will be covered. There will be a $15.00 materials fee in addition to registration costs for non-Dufferin-Peel participants. This will be collected at the session.
TCH18 Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (Refresher)
Gilles Godin and David Jull
Thursday, August 14, 2008
All
This session provides a review of the two day initial training course including the stages of crisis development, non-verbal and verbal intervention techniques, personal safety techniques, and basic techniques for restraining an out-of-control person. Team interventions and a commitment to the care, welfare, safety and security of everyone involved in a crisis situation are stressed. Participants in this review program must have previously completed the 2 day CPI initial training program. Dufferin-Peel staff registered for this session will be sponsored by the Health and Safety Department. Registration and materials costs will be covered. There will be a $10.00 materials fee in addition to registration costs for non-Dufferin-Peel participants. This will be collected at the session.
Prerequisite for course registration: Previous completion of the original two-day CPI Crisis Intervention initial training or one-day refresher training. Please be prepared to present the blue completion card issued upon completion of this training.