Best Practices Academy- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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BPA1003A: Reading Preparation Winona Status: open	2010-02-09 4:30 - 6:30	Throughout the seminar, participants engage in and apply the best practices of reading instruction. Participants learn about the cognitive components and methodological processes of reading to enhance their classroom and/or school setting. Participants also explore learner linguistic knowledge and understanding in relation to reading preparation. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Winona:: Get map Room: Webinar
BPA1005A: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptations of Curriculum Winona Status: open	2010-02-11 4:30 - 6:30	What are characteristics of learning styles? What are the assumptions about teaching children? Seminar participants investigate accommodations and instructional strategies to help modify and adapt curriculum to meet learners’ needs. Throughout the seminar, designs that support learning are modeled and reinforced. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Winona:: Get map Room: Webinar
BPA1004A: Understanding the Key Warning Signs of Early-Onset Mental Illness Winona Status: open	2010-02-22 4:30 - 6:30	Educators learn general information about several disorders, including how to identify symptoms and/or behaviors that may be present in the classroom. Seminar participants connect their understanding to educational implications and classroom accommodations that must be made to assist these learners. As part of the seminar, participants learn effective instructional strategies to implement and about resources that are available to teachers. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Winona:: Get map Room: Webinar
BPA1006A: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies Minneapolis Status: open	2010-02-24 4:30 - 6:30	Engage in proactive behavior management in your classroom and focus on positive behavioral intervention strategies. Throughout the seminar, participants learn about effective strategies to avoid the escalation of disruptive behaviors and analyze the elements of a successful discipline plan. A rubric of behaviors and researchers’ systematic models for behavior intervention reinforce participants as they apply the seminar concepts to their classroom. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Winona:: Get map Room: Webinar
BPA1005B: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptations of Curriculum Winona Status: open	2010-03-06 12:00 - 2:00	What are characteristics of learning styles? What are the assumptions about teaching children? Seminar participants investigate accommodations and instructional strategies to help modify and adapt curriculum to meet learners’ needs. Throughout the seminar, designs that support learning are modeled and reinforced. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Twin Cities:: Get map Room:
BPA1003B: Reading Preparation Minneapolis Status: open	2010-03-06 8:00 - 10:00	Throughout the seminar, participants engage in and apply the best practices of reading instruction. Participants learn about the cognitive components and methodological processes of reading to enhance their classroom and/or school setting. Participants also explore learner linguistic knowledge and understanding in relation to reading preparation. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Twin Cities:: Get map Room:
BPA1006B: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies Winona Status: open	2010-03-06 2:00 - 4:00	Engage in proactive behavior management in your classroom and focus on positive behavioral intervention strategies. Throughout the seminar, participants learn about effective strategies to avoid the escalation of disruptive behaviors and analyze the elements of a successful discipline plan. A rubric of behaviors and researchers’ systematic models for behavior intervention reinforce participants as they apply the seminar concepts to their classroom. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Twin Cities:: Get map Room:
BPA1004B: Understanding the Key Warning Signs of Early-Onset Mental Illness Minneapolis Status: open	2010-03-06 10:00- 12:00	Educators learn general information about several disorders, including how to identify symptoms and/or behaviors that may be present in the classroom. Seminar participants connect their understanding to educational implications and classroom accommodations that must be made to assist these learners. As part of the seminar, participants learn effective instructional strategies to implement and about resources that are available to teachers. Cost is $45	Saint Mary's University Twin Cities:: Get map Room: