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4. Instructional and Curricular Techniques

4A. Basic Instructional Techniques in Inclusive Classrooms

This one-day workshop provides an overview of strategies that can used to provide instructional supports to students with moderate to severe disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Participants are taught to conduct task analyses and ecological inventories of functional routines in school and community settings. Strategies such as cooperative learning and are also discussed, along with basic teaching techniques such as prompting/fading and chaining. Participants will be taught how to adapt instruction to best "match" the learning styles of individual students.

Target Audience: general and special education teachers, educational assistants, support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $1,500 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com

4B. Using the Theory of "Multiple Intelligences" to Adapt Curricula in Inclusive Classrooms

This one-day workshop provides participants with information about the use of the principle of partial participation and Howard Gardner's theory of multiple Intelligences as it applies to adapting curricula for learners with special needs. Seven "Intelligences" or learning styles are introduced via participant activities related to each. Strategies for designing individualized curricular and instructional adaptations in inclusive classroom, based on these learning styles are also explained and illustrated through videotape and other examples. Participants will have opportunities to work in small groups and apply the workshop content to case study examples.

Target Audience: general and special education teachers, educational assistants, support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $1,500 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com

4C. Facilitating Social Inclusion and Friendships in Inclusive Settings

This one-day workshop emphasizes the importance of a systematic approach to facilitating social inclusion in schools. Participants will be taught to use strategies such as Circle of Friends and MAPS to evaluate students' social networks and plan interventions aimed at expanding them. The importance of providing longitudinal social network supports throughout the school year to students with and without disabilities will be emphasized, along with strategies for accomplishing this. Peer tutor and special friends models will also be examined.

Target Audience: general and special education teachers, educational assistants, support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $1,500 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com