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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/structured-word-inquiry-training-tickets-22745670914
- WHEN:
- Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
- WHERE:
- California State University East Bay Concord Campus – 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road Room: AS 202, Concord, CA 94521 – View Map
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Welcome to the Nueva Structured Word Inquiry Institute
with Pete Bowers
Nothing motivates learning like understanding!
Join educators from the Bay Area and beyond in one of three options for lively workshops that enable you to teach students how to read and spell through a structured inquiry approach. You will experience the same joy of understanding spelling that students around the world gain from scientific investigation of how the written word works to link families of words related in meaning.
Emily Kolatch, Nueva Head of Lower School on SWI
“I believe that work we’ve begun doing with Structured Word Inquiry is profound and revolutionary. I believe that it is relevant to educators who work in every discipline and with all age groups. I believe that it represents most accurately what we know about teaching and learning and enacts the core values held in our community.”
The above is taken from Emily’s short article on SWI at Nueva in the Nueva Journal. See her full article. Links to further SWI articles in that journal are below.
Forget memorization — focus on the joy of understanding
When we understand how to read and spell words like <does>, <know>, <sign>, <business>, <rough>, <scientific>, or <consciousness> by exploring the conventions that drive these spellings and how spelling structures link words of related meaning, there is no need to memorize them. Systemic understanding is never about one thing at at time. In SWI we study words to make sense of the system — and thus we gain the knowledge to make sense of words we have not yet encountered.
Consider these statements from three different Grade 1 parents at Nueva this year:
“Thanks you all for fueling the curiosity and fun! you are making such a difference for us. I would never have dreamed that my kids would come home excited about spelling and investigating words. Seeing all their torn post-it notes making words they want to know more about makes me melt!”
“…[m]y son had a playdate after school… according to the nanny, the kids spent much of the time teaching her about Structured Word Inquiry.”
“Working on SWI can take you to infinity.”
These are responses to studying spelling.
Background on the Nueva SWI Summer Institutes
The Nueva SWI Summer Institutes have become an annual part of Nueva’s summer institutes, along with their well known Design Thinking and Social Emotional Learning Institutes. These workshops have become central not only to the learning of Nueva teachers, but to the learning of the wider community.
Read an article on these SWI Summer Institutes from the latest Nueva Journal.
Click the links below for more articles on SWI in this Nueva Journal.
Structured Word Inquiry: Moving from Spelling to Critical Thinking
Investigating Calendar Roots
SWI in First Grade — Hypothesizing <cardiovascular>
Peter Bowers, PhD, and founder of WordWorks Literacy Centre, is currently a visiting scholar at Nueva, supporting structured word inquiry from pre-school to high school. This Nueva Institute marks the culmination of his year working with teachers and students from pre-school to high school at Nueva. Take advantage of the studying about the learning going on at Nueva this year before Pete returns to his work as an independent consultant — with his next workshops already booked in Melbourne, Bangkok and the UK in the fall!
Peter taught elementary school for 10 years. His research on the effects of morphological instruction has been published in top journals and he has worked with schools around the world. Pete shares this engaging approach by using inquiry-led classroom activities to clearly demonstrate how English spelling is actually a well-ordered system that does make sense.
Pete’s About WordWorks page has a lot of links for getting started and links to his published research including THIS accessible 4-page paper in the International Dyslexia Association journal.
To see the kind of learning currently going on at Nueva from the early years to Grade 11, visit THIS new Investigations forum on Real Spellers.
Welcome to the Nueva Structured Word Inquiry Institute
with Pete Bowers
Nothing motivates learning like understanding!
Join educators from the Bay Area and beyond in one of three options for lively workshops that enable you to teach students how to read and spell through a structured inquiry approach. You will experience the same joy of understanding spelling that students around the world gain from scientific investigation of how the written word works to link families of words related in meaning.
Emily Kolatch, Nueva Head of Lower School on SWI
“I believe that work we’ve begun doing with Structured Word Inquiry is profound and revolutionary. I believe that it is relevant to educators who work in every discipline and with all age groups. I believe that it represents most accurately what we know about teaching and learning and enacts the core values held in our community.”
The above is taken from Emily’s short article on SWI at Nueva in the Nueva Journal. See her full article. Links to further SWI articles in that journal are below.
Forget memorization — focus on the joy of understanding
When we understand how to read and spell words like <does>, <know>, <sign>, <business>, <rough>, <scientific>, or <consciousness> by exploring the conventions that drive these spellings and how spelling structures link words of related meaning, there is no need to memorize them. Systemic understanding is never about one thing at at time. In SWI we study words to make sense of the system — and thus we gain the knowledge to make sense of words we have not yet encountered.
Consider these statements from three different Grade 1 parents at Nueva this year:
“Thanks you all for fueling the curiosity and fun! you are making such a difference for us. I would never have dreamed that my kids would come home excited about spelling and investigating words. Seeing all their torn post-it notes making words they want to know more about makes me melt!”
“…[m]y son had a playdate after school… according to the nanny, the kids spent much of the time teaching her about Structured Word Inquiry.”
“Working on SWI can take you to infinity.”
These are responses to studying spelling.
Background on the Nueva SWI Summer Institutes
The Nueva SWI Summer Institutes have become an annual part of Nueva’s summer institutes, along with their well known Design Thinking and Social Emotional Learning Institutes. These workshops have become central not only to the learning of Nueva teachers, but to the learning of the wider community.
Read an article on these SWI Summer Institutes from the latest Nueva Journal.
Click the links below for more articles on SWI in this Nueva Journal.
Structured Word Inquiry: Moving from Spelling to Critical Thinking
Investigating Calendar Roots
SWI in First Grade — Hypothesizing <cardiovascular>
Peter Bowers, PhD, and founder of WordWorks Literacy Centre, is currently a visiting scholar at Nueva, supporting structured word inquiry from pre-school to high school. This Nueva Institute marks the culmination of his year working with teachers and students from pre-school to high school at Nueva. Take advantage of the studying about the learning going on at Nueva this year before Pete returns to his work as an independent consultant — with his next workshops already booked in Melbourne, Bangkok and the UK in the fall!
Peter taught elementary school for 10 years. His research on the effects of morphological instruction has been published in top journals and he has worked with schools around the world. Pete shares this engaging approach by using inquiry-led classroom activities to clearly demonstrate how English spelling is actually a well-ordered system that does make sense.
Pete’s About WordWorks page has a lot of links for getting started and links to his published research including THIS accessible 4-page paper in the International Dyslexia Association journal.
To see the kind of learning currently going on at Nueva from the early years to Grade 11, visit THIS new Investigations forum on Real Spellers.
Welcome to the Nueva Structured Word Inquiry Institute
with Pete Bowers
Nothing motivates learning like understanding!
Join educators from the Bay Area and beyond in one of three options for lively workshops that enable you to teach students how to read and spell through a structured inquiry approach. You will experience the same joy of understanding spelling that students around the world gain from scientific investigation of how the written word works to link families of words related in meaning.
Emily Kolatch, Nueva Head of Lower School on SWI
“I believe that work we’ve begun doing with Structured Word Inquiry is profound and revolutionary. I believe that it is relevant to educators who work in every discipline and with all age groups. I believe that it represents most accurately what we know about teaching and learning and enacts the core values held in our community.”
The above is taken from Emily’s short article on SWI at Nueva in the Nueva Journal. See her full article. Links to further SWI articles in that journal are below.
Forget memorization — focus on the joy of understanding
When we understand how to read and spell words like <does>, <know>, <sign>, <business>, <rough>, <scientific>, or <consciousness> by exploring the conventions that drive these spellings and how spelling structures link words of related meaning, there is no need to memorize them. Systemic understanding is never about one thing at at time. In SWI we study words to make sense of the system — and thus we gain the knowledge to make sense of words we have not yet encountered.
Consider these statements from three different Grade 1 parents at Nueva this year:
“Thanks you all for fueling the curiosity and fun! you are making such a difference for us. I would never have dreamed that my kids would come home excited about spelling and investigating words. Seeing all their torn post-it notes making words they want to know more about makes me melt!”
“…[m]y son had a playdate after school… according to the nanny, the kids spent much of the time teaching her about Structured Word Inquiry.”
“Working on SWI can take you to infinity.”
These are responses to studying spelling.
Background on the Nueva SWI Summer Institutes
The Nueva SWI Summer Institutes have become an annual part of Nueva’s summer institutes, along with their well known Design Thinking and Social Emotional Learning Institutes. These workshops have become central not only to the learning of Nueva teachers, but to the learning of the wider community.
Read an article on these SWI Summer Institutes from the latest Nueva Journal.
Click the links below for more articles on SWI in this Nueva Journal.
Structured Word Inquiry: Moving from Spelling to Critical Thinking
Investigating Calendar Roots
SWI in First Grade — Hypothesizing <cardiovascular>
Peter Bowers, PhD, and founder of WordWorks Literacy Centre, is currently a visiting scholar at Nueva, supporting structured word inquiry from pre-school to high school. This Nueva Institute marks the culmination of his year working with teachers and students from pre-school to high school at Nueva. Take advantage of the studying about the learning going on at Nueva this year before Pete returns to his work as an independent consultant — with his next workshops already booked in Melbourne, Bangkok and the UK in the fall!
Peter taught elementary school for 10 years. His research on the effects of morphological instruction has been published in top journals and he has worked with schools around the world. Pete shares this engaging approach by using inquiry-led classroom activities to clearly demonstrate how English spelling is actually a well-ordered system that does make sense.
Pete’s About WordWorks page has a lot of links for getting started and links to his published research including THIS accessible 4-page paper in the International Dyslexia Association journal.
To see the kind of learning currently going on at Nueva from the early years to Grade 11, visit THIS new Investigations forum on Real Spellers.
Professional Development – Summer Institute
Educating Professionals in the Field of Learning Differences
The Summer Institute offers a professional development program for teachers, educational therapists, tutors and parents who would like to learn more about dyslexia and other learning differences. The 4-day Institute will be offered twice during the summer. CUE credits are available through CSUMB.
Dates: June 27 – 30, 2016 from 8:30 am till noon.
Cost: $525
Online Registration is available HERE
Topics Include:
- Understanding Dyslexia & the Reading Brain
- Dyslexia Law (2015): AB 1369
- Understanding ADHD & Executive Function Skills
- Learning and the Brain: Stress, Memory & Growth Mindset
- Keys to Literacy: Components of Effective Reading Programs
- IDEA (2004) & Rehabilitation Act (1973): Section 504
About the Presenter:
Gretchen Giuffre, M.A. Ed., has been involved in independent and public sector education since 1999. Specializing in children with learning differences, she is the Middle School Coordinator at Chartwell. Previous experience includes the following roles: Reading and Math Intervention Coach, Language Arts Educator and Advisor for a Language & Literacy School Reform Initiative.
English Language Time Travel – Abridged
Take a fascinating journey through the history of the English Language and uncover some of its morpho-phonemic secrets. In this session, you will delve into Anglo-Saxon endings, Latin roots, Greek combining forms, and other intriguing linguistic structures and trivia. By the end of this fast-paced session, you will have new strategies for teaching phonics and a new-found appreciation of our Mother Tongue.
Participants will:
- Gain insight into the logic of the English orthographic system, and
- Experience hands-on instructional activities designed to build morphemic awareness, vocabulary, and spelling.
Presenter – Judy Fuhrman, M.S., SLP
Judy is a licensed speech-language pathologist with varied therapeutic experience including rehabilitation, clinical, itinerate, and classroom settings. Her expertise is in higher order language function and its relationship to literacy. She currently works as a Staff Development Specialist for reading, preschool to High School for Riverside Unified School District.
Join us to explore the issue of our Language System and find out how to encourage your students to read and spell with greater ease
Do you know – or do you work with – a student who struggles with phonics or spelling?
If so, then……….. ***This webinar is for You!
Tickets are available until 1 pm on June 27th
You will receive:
1. A copy of the Powerpoint – a day or two before webinar
2. Access to the audio/visual version of the webinar – available a week after webinar
Typical Q and A:
1. What if I cannot make the start time for this webinar? You can join us at any time. Afterwards, you will receive a copy of the entire presentation, including the audio portion. This will enable you to review the material, or if necessary, catch up on anything you may have missed.
2. Will I receive a copy of the Powerpoint prior to the start of the webinar? We will do everything in our power to make this happen!!
3. Will there be background noise from the other people on the line that interferes with whether or not I am able to listen to the speaker? We do everything we can to prevent this. One way is that we mute everyone while the speaker is talking.
4. Is there an opportunity for me to ask questions? Definitely YES! You may ask a question at any time by writing your question in the space provided. The speaker will answer it at an appropriate time. At some points, we will unmute specific participants who have their hand up to ask a question.
A webinar? What is it?
In a webinar, you stay at home, or wherever you want, and you use your own computer. You log in at the specific day and time — and then you listen and participate.
The vital aspect is that you must be preregistered. After you register here at Eventbrite, your name will be placed on the log with GotoWebinar and they will email you the instructions you need. These will contact a special log in code that you use to log in at the appropriate time. You may use a phone and/or a computer; however, the computer allows you to also see the PowerPoint Presentations. The phone or a USB microphone on your computer allows you to talk to the presenter and others.
4-Day Training for Teachers in Structured Literacy/Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching students with Dyslexia to read, write and spell
APPLY NOW for limited scholarships available for a 4-day workshop focused on data driven, clinical, multisensory, phonetic, teacher guided Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling for the whole classroom, small groups and one-to-one settings. Upon completion of this course, participants will have acquired the skills necessary to fully implement this data driven solution for teaching reading to all students.
The course will cover the three levels of decoding and spelling: sound, syllable, and morphological. With an introduction to morphology, the emphasis will be on increasing vocabulary for all children – general and special education students. This Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy approach supports the outcomes and standards for the Common Core State Standards.
Please email Kathy Futterman to apply at [email protected]
When:
Tuesday, 7/5/16 – Friday, 7/8/16
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where:
CSU East Bay – Concord Campus
4700 Ygnacio Valley Road
Concord, CA 94521
Who:
30 Scholarships Available for CA K-12 Public School Teachers and CA Teaching Credential Candidates
Cost:
$275 per participant* ($725 workshop value)
Deadline:
Scholarship Applications & Checks made out to “CSUEB” are due by May 15th, 2016
* Note: All training materials, including extensive teacher resources, are included in the cost of the course! CEUs are available at an additional charge.
Application HERE
Downloadable Flyer HERE
Accredited by the International Dyslexia Association
WHERE LD / ADHD MEETS FUN
What happens when you combine the FUN of the 92nd Street Y Camp Yomi with a life-changing mentoring experience for kids with LD / ADHD? Camp Eye to Eye — an incredibly fun and unforgettable summer event for students entering 5th to 8th grade with LD / ADHD. Eye to Eye is the only national mentoring movement that pairs kids with LD / ADHD with successful college and high school mentors who have similar labels.
In one week, kids who come to Camp Eye to Eye build crucial self-esteem and self-advocacy skills that they can use for life! Leading mentors from our program serve as counselors and share their experiences with campers on how to achieve — and succeed.
At Camp Eye to Eye, we use an arts-based curriculum to create projects in a relaxed environment. Plus, campers take part in fun Camp Yomi activities, such as the ropes course and sports fields!
Space is limited — reserve your place today.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT…
THE CAMPERS
Camp Eye to Eye is for students entering 5th to 8th grade who have a language, math, or reading – based learning disability and/or ADHD as a primary diagnosis. Around half of our campers are from the New York City area, and the other half are campers that join us from all over the country.
THE CAMP FACILITY
Camp Eye to Eye is based out of the 92ndStreet Y, in New York City. Camp Eye to Eye campers and counselors will take buses from the 92ndStreet Y in Manhattan to 92nd Street Y’s Camp Yomi facility, in Rockland County, NY. More information on the Camp Yomi facility is available on the 92nd Street Y website:
THE ACTIVITIES
Camp Eye to Eye seeks to recreate our year-long chapter mentoring experience. Each day campers will create art projects that focus on Eye to Eye’s core principles, such as metacognition, self-advocacy, and community.
Camp Eye to Eye is also able to utilize the fun facilities that are open to all 92nd Street Y campers. Each day our campers will take part in Camp Yomi activities, such as soccer, pioneering, and the ropes course.Most of our Eye to Eye activities are in a covered outdoor area, and Camp Yomi will provide back-up activities in case of rain.
THE ART
The Camp Eye to Eye art projects are an opportunity for campers to express themselves creatively and a tool for facilitating conversations between campers and counselors. Unlike assignments in school, our art projects have no rules. Campers are encouraged to construct projects using all available supplies in any way they see fit. Art is the starting point for campers and counselors to talk about their shared experiences as different thinkers in a safe and welcoming community. Every Eye to Eye art project focuses on one of our program objectives, such as metacognition, grit, self-advocacy, and academic accommodations. Learn more about one of last year’s Camp Eye to Eye art projects from this blog post on Understood.org.
THE COUNSELORS
Our counselors are former and current Eye to Eye mentors from our 50 chapters. All of our counselors are successful college students or recent graduates with learning differences.They are trained to empower your child! We will roughly have a 3:1 camper-to-counselor ratio with additional Camp Directors (who are full-time Eye to Eye staff members). Check out our counselors spreading the message of LD/ADHD empowerment in this blog post from the website, The Mighty.
TRANSPORTATION
Eye to Eye provides round trip bus transportation from New York City to Camp Yomi. The bus arrives and departs from the 92ndStreet Y at 1395 Lexington Ave. The buses are air-conditioned and equipped with lavatories. Drop-off is between 8-8:30 am and pick-up is between 5-5:30 pm.
PARENT PROGRAMS
Eye to Eye hosts sessions for parents and guardians of campers every afternoon during the week of camp at the 92nd Street Y. These programs will be opportunities for parents and guardians to learn from Eye to Eye staff, industry experts, and each other. Additionally, Friday afternoon is our Graduation Art Show at the 92nd Street Y. This activity is a celebration of the accomplishments from the week; camper friends and family are encouraged to attend.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The cost of Camp Eye to Eye is $900 for the week, with $450 due upon registration, and the additional $450 due by April 1. The cancellation date is April 1, after which the deposit will not be returned. Families will also need to submit a health form and IEP, 504 Plan, or other documentation about their children’s learning styles. A limited number of scholarships are available on a first come, first served basis to families with demonstrated need. Information on scholarships is available on the camp registration page.