FableVision Educational

Academic Achievement: Does One Size Fit All?

Workshop Description	How do students learn? Why is learning so different for everyone? And how do educators create and provide a learning environment that will reach every child? Learn proven, research-based teaching techniques that help your students develop and use effective learning, studying, and test-taking strategies. We will introduce you to BrainCogs®, a software-based cognitive coaching program developed by Emmy Award-Winning FableVision Studios and the Institute for Learning and Development.
Designed for:	Classroom Teachers grades 4-8, technolgy specialists and contacts, testing and assessment coordinators, library/media specialists, administrators, pre-service teachers, parents, and other interested learners.
Duration	Six hours, includes an hour for lunch.
Educators will...	Examine the lifelong learning process and how it best happens. Reflect on how contemporary theories about learning and development are (and aren't) applied in contemporary classrooms. Establish and discuss the fact that every child is on a unique journey and possesses an individual set of strengths, abilities, experiences, and intelligences. Work together to delineate thirteen primary stategies for remembering, organizing, prioritizing, shifting, and checking, which are the critical components of learning. Discover ways that these strategies can be applied instructionally in the classroom. Put these strategies into action by adapting and individualizing actual lessons to fit the particular needs of their students. Enhance integration of technology in the classroom.
Aligned with: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards	Teachers are Committed to Students and Their Learning Teachers Recognize Individual Differences in Their Students and Adjust Their Practice Accordingly Teachers Have an Understanding of How Students Develop and Learn Teachers Treat Students Equitably Teachers' Mission Extends Beyond Developing the Cognitive Capacity of Their Students
Workshop Strands	This workshop will be divided into three strands during the day dealing with Imagination, Discovery, and Sharing.
Imagination:	Ponder and discuss the challenges of individualizing instruction so that the needs of every learner are met.
Discovery:	Discover proven strategies for remembering, organizing, prioritizing, shifting, and checking that allow students to learn in a one-size-fits-few environment.
Sharing:	Apply these strategies to upcoming lessons and content so that students are encouraged to use their strengths, abilities, and intelligences in every content area.
Everyone will take home:	A single user license of BrainCogs® and a copy Peter H. Reynolds' book, The North Star.
Certificates for Professional Development	Certificates of completion will be handed out at the end of the session. Those requiring additional hours can make indivdual arrangments with the presenter.