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IRIS/CGU Institute on Classroom & Behavior Management

June 17-19, 2010

Claremont Graduate University

 

The IRIS/CGU Institute on Behavior and Classroom Management is a unique opportunity for school, district, and state level professional development providers to become familiar with the comprehensive resources available through The IRIS Center for the effective implementation of positive behavioral practices. This two-day institute will focus on behavioral practices that support a response-to-intervention framework. Its orientation is to prevent problem behaviors and to provide classroom- and school-wide behavior supports. Training, materials and resources provided through The Institute will equip professional development providers, induction personnel, and school leadership teams with the tools and materials needed to deliver training about an effective hierarchy of behavioral interventions.

The Institute will incorporate the expertise of national experts on behavior and RTI implementation. Professional development providers, as well as district and site leadership teams, will have unique opportunities to collaborate with professionals, colleagues, and IRIS experts to plan for effective professional development activities.

 

Institute Components:

  • A comprehensive IRIS Institute on Behavior and Classroom Management Professional Development Training Kit (see below for a detailed list of what is included in the kit)
  • Opening reception Thursday evening with an opportunity to meet and dialogue with The Institute’s facilitators and experts, book signings with Kathleen Lane and Silvia DeRuvo
  • Keynote address from Kathleen Lane, nationally recognized leader in the field of behavior and classroom management
  • Break-out sessions, Friday’s “How to Use” Sessions, and Saturday’s Topic Discussion Roundtables will focus on specific topics of behavior and IRIS resources, as well as by professional development roles
To view the draft agenda in it's entirety, click here.

 

Included Resources:

  • IRIS Institute on Behavior and Classroom Management Professional Development Kit. The Kit includes print materials and CDs with the following resources:
    • All behavior and classroom management resources from the IRIS Web site
    • Sample agendas for professional development activities
    • PowerPoint slides for content instruction
    • Activities to support trainings
    • Guided notes and handouts
    • Case Studies for on-going professional development activities
    • Case-Based Activities for further development in Professional Learning Communities
    • Interactive games and activities that allow teachers to check for understanding and evaluate their own progress
  • Additional Resources:
    • Key features of each IRIS module and case study with related resources
    • Break down of each IRIS module and its related components
    • Activities related to each module
    • Research and resources supporting each module
    • Information about IRIS and other IRIS related resources and materials
    • Resources and contact information for further professional development and training opportunities

 

Speakers: 
 

Kathleen Lynne Lane, PhD, BCBA-D, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and an investigator in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Dr. Lane served as a classroom teacher of general and special education students for 5 years. Her research interests include studying (a) the relation between academic and social behavior with children at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders and (b) multi-level interventions to prevent the development of and respond to instances of emotional and behavioral disorders. Dr. Lane is the primary investigator (PI) of Project WRITE, a Goal Area 2 Grant funded through the Institute for Educational Sciences. Project WRITE will examine the efficacy of writing interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders who are also poor writers. She was also the PI of an OSEP directed project studying positive behavior support at the high school level and the PI of a field-initiated project studying prevention of behavior disorders at the elementary level. She has expertise in school-based intervention and statistical analysis including multivariate analysis of longitudinal data sets. She serves on several editorial boards including Exceptional Children, the Journal of Special Education, and Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and is (a) an associate editor for the Journal of Positive Behavior Intervention, and Education and Treatment of Children and (b) the co-editor of Remedial and Special Education. Dr. Lane has co-authored five books and published over 85 refereed journal articles.
   
   

Naomi Tyler, PhD is an assistant professor of the practice in special education at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She co-directs the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, a national center funded by the U.S. Department of Education to develop online materials about working with students with disabilities in inclusive settings. Prior to working in higher education, she spent 10 years as a special education teacher, working with students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Her professional interests include the supply and demand of special education faculty, diversity in the special education workforce, and preparing general educators to work with students with disabilities in inclusive settings.
   
   

Silvia L. DeRuvo, M.A., is currently a Special Education Resources Development Specialist for the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd and the Center for Prevention and Early Intervention at WestEd.

Prior to her work at WestEd, Silvia had been an elementary special educator for nearly 20 years, working with children with mild to moderate disabilities in integrated settings. She is also a co-author of Teaching Young Children with ADHD; Intervention Strategies for PreK-3rd, The School Counselor’s Guide to ADHD; What to Know and Do you Help Your Students, and author of Strategies for Teaching Adolescents with ADHD; Effective Classroom Techniques Across the Content Areas. She is currently working on a book on RtI implementation strategies for Jossey Bass Publishing.

Silvia is also an instructor at Sacramento State University, is a former Past-President of CARS+ and has been a national speaker on special education practices for the Bureau of Education and Research.

 

Friday's "How to Use" Sessions (please choose 3 as you register)

 

IRIS Web tour


Highly recommended for participants who are not familiar with the IRIS Center’s resources, this session is intended to inform professional development providers, induction professionals, and school leadership teams of the various IRIS materials and resources available at the website. The web tour will encompass the IRIS Tutorials, the vast IRIS resources, effective Instructor Tips and specific Faculty/Professional Development Resources for teacher training. This Web tour is essential in order to make effective use of the IRIS resources in professional development.

 

Using Case Studies and Case-based Activities


This session will offer information on the content and the use of the IRIS Behavior Case Studies as part of the IRIS resources for use in teacher professional development. The case studies provide practical application related to the following topics:

  • Encouraging Appropriate Behavior: gives teachers positive behavior management techniques that can be employed with individual students who have behavioral issues not effectively addressed by comprehensive classroom rules
  • Fostering Student Accountability for Classroom Work: helps teachers become familiar with five key components of an effective accountability system and offers guidance on how to implement these strategies in a classroom setting
  • Norms and Expectations: provides teachers with strategies to establish classroom norms and expectations through the development of rules and procedures.

In addition to the case studies, participants will become familiar with case-based activities related to the effective implementation of behavioral practices, which include:

  • Behavioral management in a co-taught classroom
  • Teacher support and special education referrals
  • Communication with parents and management of behavior for students with ADHD
  • Social aspects of a disability in an elementary and secondary classroom
  • Conducting and A-B-C analysis and determining the function of problem behavior based on data
  • Online game that supports the development of appropriate positive consequences

Intensive Interventions


This session is intended to help professionals develop effective intensive, or individualized, interventions at a school site.

The IRIS resources highlighted in this session include:

  • Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 2): Behavioral Interventions
    • The second in a two-part series, this module describes interventions that teachers can use to increase initial compliance to teacher requests as well as interventions that can be implemented to decrease disruptive and noncompliant behaviors in the classroom.
  • Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan
    • This module explores the basic principles of behavior and the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in problem behavior. The steps to conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior plan are described.
 

Targeted Interventions


This session is intended to support participants in the development of strategies that support students who need more targeted behavioral support to increase appropriate behaviors in the classroom.

The IRIS resources highlighted in this session include:

  • SOS: Helping Students Become Independent Learners
    • This module will help teachers develop strategies that will help students stay on task by learning to regulate and monitor their own behavior.
  • Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 1): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle
    • The first in a two-part series, this module discusses problem behavior in terms of the stages of the acting-out cycle and helps teachers recognize these stages in order to proactively respond to students in the cycle's different phases.

Class-wide Foundations of Behavior Management


This session is intended to provide participants with the foundational strategies that teachers can implement to prevent behavioral problems.

The IRIS resources highlighted in this session include:

  • Who's in Charge? Developing a Comprehensive Behavior Management System
    • provides teachers with the foundational practices that help them establish a comprehensive classroom behavior management system in their own classrooms
  • You're in Charge! Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan
    • allows teachers to develop a comprehensive classroom management plan

 

Costs

The $750 fee for the Institute includes:

  • Optional IRIS Web tour prior to event
  • Opening reception on Thursday evening, breakfasts and lunches on Friday and Saturday
  • Materials and take away resources, including the Professional Developers’ Trainer Kit
  • Follow-up Webinar establishing a Community of Learners, including conversations with Institute’s experts
  • Continuing Education Units (CEU) optional for an additional fee of $175 (Click here for CEU Registration Form)
Travel expenses are the participant’s responsibility.

 

Travel to Claremont:

Claremont Graduate University is located in the beautiful city of Claremont, a Southern California community of some 35,000 residents known for its tree-lined streets and its consortium of seven institutions, The Claremont Colleges.  Located just 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, Claremont offers access to a tremendous array of social, cultural, and sports activities, as well as Pacific Coast beaches, mountain resorts, and desert highlands all within an hour's drive.  Sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains along with year-round sunshine further adds to the beauty of Claremont.

Within convenient and easy walking distance to CGU, Claremont's downtown area, known as "The Village", offers a variery of restaurants, bakeries, unique boutiques, and galleries, many of which are housed in historic buildings.  From the weekly farmers market to concerts at the Folk Music Center, the Claremont Village is home to an eclectic mix of people and activities.

Ontario International Airport (ONT) is located 10 miles east of Claremont on Interstate-10 freeway.  It is a full-service airport with commercial jet service to major U.S. cities and through service to many international destinations.  ONT offers a variety of transportation options including shuttles, car rentals, taxis, and public transportation options.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located about one hour and 15 minutes from campus.  Most major airlines service LAX.  Commerical shuttle service to campus is available.

From I-10 East or West, exit Indian Hill Blvd. and travel north.  Turn right on Tenth Street and continue to Dartmouth Avenue.

From 210 East or West, exit at Baseline/Padua and travel west.  Turn left on Monte Vista.  Turn right on Foothill Blvd.  Turn left onto Dartmouth Avenue.

 

Lodging Information:

Rooms are available at The Doubletree Claremont at the discounted rate of $109/night (single or double occupancy), if booked by May 15, 2010.  To reserve a room, call 1-800-222-TREE and mention the group "CGU IRIS-West".

 

If you would like more information, please contact the IRIS-West offices at
909/607-8982 or email roxanne.watson@cgu.edu.
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