2 Day Seminars
IN-PERSON COURSE LOGISTICS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Supporting the development of strategies and skills to support executive function continues to be a primary focus, especially as many students are still feeling the impacts of the pandemic. Research in the field of executive function continues to link the importance of strong executive function skills with academic success. This 2-day seminar provides an overview of language-based learning disabilities and the comorbidity that exists between LBLD and executive function. Educators will be exposed to different researchers in the field of executive function and will look deeper into the following topics: attention, memory, motivation, effort, and emotion. Content will include demonstrations of practical instructional strategies and will engage educators in activities, interactive discussions, and best practice sharing. Throughout this seminar, educators will continually reflect on and identify skills that will best meet the needs of students in their classrooms.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
LEVEL
This course is appropriate for educators who work at the middle and high school levels.
MATERIALS
Materials will be provided on-site.
GRADUATE CREDIT OPTION
Participants may elect to add 1 graduate credit to this course. Graduate credit is an additional $125 and is granted by Colorado State University-Pueblo.
| Credits | |
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| 10 Hours/PDPs 1 Optional Graduate Credit |
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| Dates/Time | Price |
| July 10-11, 2023 8:30am - 3:00pm |
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Over 98% of educators felt that their Outreach Summer Institute seminar provided them with strategies and tools that will help their students.
Kate currently works as an Outreach consultant where she partners with schools in different capacities to help support students with language-based learning disabilities. Previously, Kate taught algebra I, language-arts tutorials, and student advocates at Landmark High School. Kate was also a special educator at a public middle school and public charter high school where she taught small group math classes and managed a caseload of students. While working at the public charter high school, Kate was also a special education department head and then an assistant principal. Kate holds a BA from Colby College with a major in human development and minor in mathematics, and she earned her master’s degree in special education from Simmons University.
