2013-14ProfessionalDevelopmentCatalog

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Teaching the Tornado in Grades 3-12:
Teacher Strategies to Effectively Instruct and Manage the Behaviors of Students with ADHD
How can I more effectively teach students with ADHD?
Revisions are coming to the clinical diagnosis of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and
these changes will directly impact schools. In response, teachers who have students with ADHD in their
classrooms will want to update their repertoire of techniques to better manage this condition. The full-day
workshop provides a toolkit for teachers in grades 3-12 to help them to more effectively teach students
with ADHD. The workshop ties all strategies to the Response to Intervention model and, where appropriate,
makes connections to Common Core Standards.
The training is divided into 3 parts:
• The training will present instructional strategies that can help the ADHD student to improve focus and
learning in the classroom.
• Participants will review behavior-management techniques, including student self-monitoring, that can
increase compliance and reduce off-task behaviors.
• The workshop will provide ideas to boost the motivation of ADHD students and encourage them to take
greater responsibility for their own learning.
PARTICIPANTS: Building and district administrators, teacher leaders, teachers
DATE/TIME: Nov 20 2013 8:30AM - 3:00PM
COST: $173 for Curriculum Center Members; $198 Curriculum Center Non Members
LOCATION: Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES; Yorktown Heights, NY; School Services Building
FACILITATOR: Jim Wright is a national trainer and consultant to schools and organization on a broad
range of topics relating to school improvement. Mr. Wright is a certified school psychologist and school
administrator in central New York State and has over 18 years of experience in public education, in urban
and suburban settings. Mr. Wright has particular expertise as a consultant and trainer on issues relating to
Response to Intervention, the Common Core learning Standards, and academic/behavioral interventions
and assessments for struggling students. He has worked with a variety of schools in New York and other
parts of the country, helping them both to map out steps for improving their educational practices and
to motivate their staff to support those positive changes. Mr. Wright is also the creator of Intervention
Central, a popular website with free intervention and assessment resources for teachers in grades K-12.
Improving Results for Every Student
REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY: 11/6/2013
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