Professional Development Workshops & Presentations
All of the presentations below can be condensed into 1-hour presentations, half-day workshops, or full day workshops. Basically, the presentation becomes hands-on and interactive with greater time allotment.
Student Planners: a great theory that often fails in practice - Click Here!
Article published in IDA’s October edition of Dyslexia Connection
Supporting Diverse Learners in the 21st Century Classroom
Discover how to support struggling readers, reluctant writers, executive function challenges, and other diverse learning needs in a 21st century classroom by leveraging technology.
SOTF Conference, Honolulu, October 2013
MISO Conference, Maui, October 2013
University of Hawaii Inservice Teachers, February 2013
International Dyslexia Association, October 2012
Fortune Academy, Indianapolis, October 2012
Horizon Academy, Kansas City, October 2012
Hawaii Preparatory Academy Lower School, May 2012
Assets School K-8, April 2012
University of Hawaii Inservice Teachers, February 2012
Punahou Middle School, January 2012
Mid Pacific Elementary, January 2012
Brain Symposium, June 2011
St. Andrew’s Priory, November 2011
Bridges Academy, Los Angeles, October 2011
Hawaii Preparatory Academy Upper School, October 2011
Using Digital Tools to Meet the Individual Needs of Learners - NEW
This presentation is a follow-up to the presentation above. In this presentation, participants engage in a series of short simulations that allow them to experience struggles in reading, writing, and executive function. Following each simulation, participants practice using a technology tool and/or strategy to support the challenges they experienced. Participants experience first hand how technology and teaching strategies can help struggling learners to compensate for their challenges and leverage their strengths.
Brain Symposium, June 2012
Practicing Differentiation in the Classroom - NEW
In this presentation, participants gain a greater understanding of what differentiation is, what it looks like in the classroom, and they learn strategies for differentiating classwork, homework, and assessment. In the workshop, participants also practice a protocol for giving one another feedback about their own instruction in order to improve teaching practices.
