 Topic:
Assistive Technology
Title: They’re Never Too Young: Special
Technology for Special Children
(Kathy McWhorter)
Description: This introductory workshop offers participants
who are unfamiliar with assistive technologies an opportunity to
see and experience the role that AT can play in early development
of children with disabilities. Topics addressed include: Who can
benefit, categories and kinds of AT, the issue of learned helplessness,
and the critical need to empower young children to activity participate
in early learning activities. Devices and aids are demonstrated
when discussed.
Length: 2 hours
Title: Tools for Success: Assistive Technology
and Literacy
(Kathy McWhorter)
Description: This workshop covers national priorities and how
to support children with disabilities, ages 3-18, with adaptive
and assistive technology. The focus is on literacy tools, strategies,
instructional considerations, state standards, and technology applications
in the classroom.
Length: 3 hours
Title: AAC-KIS: Augmentative and Alternative
Communication – Keeping It Simple (Kathy McWhorter)
Description: This workshop defines and explains the important
link that communication technology provides for individuals who
are non-verbal or unintelligible. Discussion includes: Potential
candidates, developmental and ecological approaches to language
development, learned helplessness, assessment strategies and tools,
and potential solutions. Presentation is followed by an informal
hands-on period of exploration, sharing of experiences, and provision
of additional support resources.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Culture, Connections, Technology, and
Fry Bread
(Kathy McWhorter)
Description: This workshop addresses the role that technology
can play in the early childhood arena of education, specifically
in pre-emergent and early literacy. Potential applications are based
on recent research conducted in Native American programs and schools.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Piecing It All Together: Assistive
Technology in the IEP Process
(Kathy McWhorter)
Description: This workshop focuses on strategies for meeting
the "assistive technology consideration" component of
IDEA. Included are discussions of congressional intent, a hierarchy
of assistive technologies, a model four-step process for considering
AT in a child’s IEP, what questions to consider, how to document
the use of AT in the IEP, and where to get support resources. The
workshop concludes with a guided, hands-on exploration of various
technologies appropriate for students with disabilities.
Length: 3 hours
Topic:
Autism
Title: Introduction to Autism
(SWAN Staff)
Description: This workshop describes autism and the characteristics
of people with autism. It gives a brief overview of people with
autism, and provides some information into what helps them to learn.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Classroom and Environmental Structure
for Persons with ASD
(SWAN Staff)
Description: This workshop suggests classroom structure
that is helpful for persons with autism spectrum disorders.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Autism.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Enhancing Engagement in Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders
(Fletcher Scott, SLP)
Description: This workshop discusses motivational strategies,
communication strategies, and social strategies for children with
autism spectrum disorders. Prerequisite: Introduction to Autism.
Length: 2 hours
Topic:
Cognitive Development
Title: Understanding Challenging Behaviors
(Bonnilee Kaufman)
Description: This presentation will provide information
on supports for persons with challenging behaviors and how to help
the individual.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Cognitive Development: The Basics
(Bonnilee Kaufman)
Description: This presentation will provide information
on typical cognitive development and what should be expected in
what sequence.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Have You Ever Wondered What Our Students’
Are Thinking?
(Bonnilee Kaufman)
Description: This workshop helps teachers to understand
what children think, and the motivating force behind their actions.
The workshop goes into detail about their thought processes and
describes why it is important to us as educators?
Length: 3 hours
Title: Creative Activities for Creative Thinkers
(Glennita Haskey)
Description: This presentation provides ideas for creative
activities for young children, by understanding the connection between
creativity and the brain.
Length: 3 hours
Topic:
Communication
Title: Language Acquisition and Language Disorders
(Chris Vining)
Description: This presentation will provide information
on language development and acquisition, and information regarding
language disorders and how to provide supports.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Cultural and Linguistic Issues
(Chris Vining)
Description: This presentation will discuss cultural and
linguistic issues for Indian children and their families.
Length: 3 hours
Topic:
Sensory
Title: Sensory Integration in the Classroom
(Mo Taylor, OTR/L)
Description: This presentation will discuss and define
sensory integration, and suggest ways to help learning through use
of sensory tools.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Occupational Therapy in the Classroom
(Mo Taylor, OTR/L)
Description: This presentation provides information on
therapy sessions in and out of the classroom, and how to best integrate
occupational therapy throughout the student’s day.
Length: 3 hours
Topic:
School Issues
Title: Developing IFSP and IEP Goals Into
the Classroom Routine
(Glennita Haskey)
Description: This workshop will provide some basic information
on how to creatively develop IFSP and IEP goals and incorporate
them into the classroom routine.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Parent Rights and Responsibilities
(ICP Staff)
Description: This workshop includes information on how
to be a part of the out of home services for your child and what
are parent rights and responsibilities, and provides an overview
of IFSP and IEP development, and due process steps.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Sensory Integration Experiences for
Young Children
(Mo Taylor, OTR/L)
Description: This workshop will provide information on
the sensory channel in children. The presentation will describe
the sensory channel, and provide some key factors in helping children
learn through sensory experiences.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Developing Collaborative Outcomes for
Preschool Children
(Terry Crowe, PhD, OTR/L & Pat Burtner, OTR/L')
Description: It is critical that parents and educators
work together to support preschool-age children’s development.
This workshop will present techniques to include parents’
voices in educational goals and objectives and will stress the importance
of consistent goals between home and school. In addition, strategies
to assist parents keep track of educational and medical information
will be presented.
Length: 4 hours
Title: Special Education – What Makes a Good Referral
(Bonnilee Kaufman)
Brief Description: This workshop describes the referral
process and important factors to consider when deciding whether
a child should be referred to special education.
Length: 1-2 hours
Title: Facilitating Play in Preschool Children
(Terry Crowe, PhD., OTR/L & Pat Burtner, PhD., OTR/L)
Description: This workshop will outline the developmental
aspects of play development (physical, sensory motor, cognitive
and psychosocial) to be considered when working with children. Assessment
strategies and intervention techniques using videotape examples
will be utilized identifying opportunities in the day to facilitate
children’s participation in play and how to maximize performance
through adaptation of the task or environment.
Length: 4 hours
Title: Appropriate & Inappropriate Art
Practices for Young Children-Navajo & Western Perspective
(Glennita Haskey)
Description: This presentation will offer some considerations
when determining art activities for Indian children.
Length: 2-3 hours
Title: How Adults Can Facilitate the Creative Expression
of Young Children
(Glennita Haskey)
Description: This presentation will provide tools on facilitating
creative expression.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Introduction of Multicultural Arts
and Crafts
(Glennita Haskey)
Description: This presentation will provide multicultural
arts and crafts ideas for the home and classroom.
Length: 2-3 hours
Topic:
Families - See Also The School Issues Section
Title: Strengthening Families Through Coaching
(Terry Crowe, PhD., OTR/L & Pat Burtner, PhD., OTR/L)
Description: This will describe the essentials of coaching,
describe the coaching process, and qualities of an effective coach
and guide for family members. Participants will have an opportunity
to role play coaching situations related to working with parents
of preschool-age children. Difference in parenting and communication
styles will be emphasized.
Length: 4 hours
Topic:
Other Disabilities/Disorders
Title: FAS/FAE
(Dr. Kodituwakku)
Brief Description: This workshop will describe Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and provide some classroom strategies
in working with these children.
Length: 3 hours
Title: FAS/FAE Videotapes
Description: Videotape overview of FAS/FAE.
Length: ?
Title: Attention Deficit Disorder
(Dr. Kodituwakku)
Description: This workshop will describe Attention Deficit
Disorder, how to recognize it, and what to do about it when you
are concerned about a child.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(Dr. Kodituwakku)s
Description: This workshop provides insight into children
with depression and/or post traumatic stress disorder and gives
some clues as to what to do in a school situation.
Length: 3 hours
Title: Learning Disability: What It Means
(Dr Kodituwakku)
Description: This workshop describes learning disabilities
and provides some helpful hints as to how to teach children with
learning disabilities.
Length: 3 hours
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