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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR INTENSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SPRING 2010 COURSES

The Vermont State I Team is pleased to be offering the following 3-credit courses this spring. All courses are taught ONLINE using Blackboard.

For questions contact: Timothy Fox

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EDSP 216: Curriculum and Instruction in Intensive Special Education
Ginny Iverson, Instructor
January 11 - May 7

This course will benefit general and special education teachers, related services providers, interventionists, paraeducators and others who participate in designing and providing instruction for students, preschool through high school, who have moderate to severe disabilities, including autism. Participants will design, implement and evaluate specialized instruction for students with complex learning profiles. Students will also conduct an in-depth functional assessment, design effective specialized instructional strategies, and implement specialized instruction within a functional, relevant, meaningful and age appropriate framework. Course assignments are intended to be completed on behalf of a student you teach.

EDSP 200: Current Issues in Education: Including Students with Multiple Disabilities in General Education Literacy Programs
Mary Ellen Seaver-Reid and Tammy Loomis, Instructors
January 19 - May 4

Literacy skill acquisition is considered a life long process that is important for all in achieving a high quality life. Traditionally, students with multiple disabilities have not had the same access to early literacy experiences and learning that their peers without disabilities have experienced. Through participation in this course, participants will learn about the research base for best practice in literacy learning including assessment and instruction for all students and strategies for overcoming the challenges that students with multiple disabilities experience. Participants will explore strategies for adapting instruction, materials and assistive technology options to design and implement literacy instruction for a student with multiple disabilities.

EDSP 311: Curriculum and Technology in Special Education: A Conversational Approach to Communication Instruction for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Maureen Nevers, Instructor
January 19 - May 4

This course will provide an interactive, experiential approach to teaching and learning from students who have moderate, severe and multiple disabilities including vision, hearing and motor impairments as well as sensory challenges. Participants will learn how to enhance communication development to positively impact participation and learning in home, school and community environments and

DECEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS

Vermont State I-Team Winter HOW-TO Trainings
Literacy for All: How to Enhance Access to Literacy Learning for Students with Complex and Challenging Disabilities

Main Presenters: Mary Ellen Seaver-Reid and Tammy Loomis (Vermont I-Team Educational Consultants) and others.

December 4, 2009: The Equinox, Manchester, VT
December 8, 2009: Doubletree Inn, Burlington, VT
December 11, 2009: Stone Grill, Morrisville, VT
December 15, 2009: Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT

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