Cape Cod Two-Day Seminars
Designed to enhance direct, explicit instruction of students with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD), this two-day seminar introduces a selection of specific LBLD teaching strategies and materials to help young people achieve success in school. This is a strategy-heavy seminar with an array of supplied materials that are readily usable in a classroom. The following three core modules will be addressed: overview of language-based learning disabilities (core knowledge, best practices); organizational skills (time & materials management, planning); and academic skills (reading comprehension, vocabulary development, note-taking, pre-writing, composition).
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
LEVEL
This course is appropriate for educators at the middle and high school levels.
MATERIALS
Materials will be provided on-site.
GRADUATE CREDIT
There is an option to add one (1) graduate credit to this 2-day course from Fitchburg State University. Graduate credit is optional; the cost is $210 and the non-refundable payment is made directly to Fitchburg. The timeline to opt into graduate credit is firm and details will be available once the course begins so you can make your final decision at that time.
ADDITIONAL COURSE LOGISTICS
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10 Hours/PDPs 1 Optional Graduate Credit |
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Dates/Time | Price |
July 22-23, 2024 8:30am - 3:00pm |
$300 |
Over 98% of educators felt that their Outreach Summer Institute seminar provided them with strategies and tools that will help their students.
Megan Palleschi is the assistant head of elementary mathematics at the Landmark Elementary-Middle School, as well as a middle school math and social studies teacher. Since starting with Landmark in 2008, she has taught math, language arts, social studies, and literacy tutorials. She earned her Bachelor of Liberal Arts in psychology from Harvard University and her Master of Science in Education with a focus on moderate special needs from Simmons College.