CURRENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

OPI SUMMER INSTITUTE

June 17-20, 2024

Bozeman, MT

Registration Open Now

Region II CSPD has scholarships available for the Summer Institute.  Please apply through the tab at the top of the page.  The deadline is May 15th.  Award winners will be notified by the end of May.

Conscious Discipline

Created by Dr. Becky A. Bailey

Presented by Angela Frayley

July 30th | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Havre Best Western Inn & Suites

1425 US Highway 2 W

6 OPI Renewal Units Available

What is Conscious Discipline?

Conscious Discipline is an adult-first transformational, trauma-responsive approach to self-regulation that integrates:

• Social and Emotional Learning

• Equitable School Culture

• Theory and Application

• Research and Brain-Based Discipline Practices

In this one-day Conscious Discipline training, the participants will learn and practice classroom management and social-emotional learning skills and techniques. Conscious Discipline utilizes everyday events rather than an external curriculum, and addresses the adult's emotional intelligence as well as the child’s. The participants will learn to respond to daily conflict in a way that transforms it into an opportunity to teach critical life skills using the components of safety, connection, and problem solving in the classroom, as they create a School Family.

Angela Fraley has shared her passion for Conscious Discipline for over 15 years, which includes the past 6 years of work in Montana that began with the Montana Preschool Grant.  She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Central Oklahoma with teaching certifications in Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Intermediate Mathematics, and Mild to Moderate Disabilities. She earned a master’s degree in Prevention Science and an IC & RC Certified Prevention Specialist credential at the University of Oklahoma.

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S'cool Moves TABS Course Therapy Based Academic and Behavior Support

Founded by Dr. Debra Em Wilson

Presented by Dr. Jessica Gilson Shore

August 7th | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Havre Best Western Inn & Suites

1425 US Highway 2 W

6 OPI Renewal Units Available

S’cool Moves TABS Course Therapy Based Academic and Behavior Support

Participants will learn how to easily incorporate therapy-based movement into the classroom setting to enhance the learning potential of students. Through the use of S’cool Moves poster activities, students will improve motor planning, rhythm, timing, core strength, vestibular activation, hemispheric integration, and sensory-motor systems to build a solid foundation for learning. They will also improve self-regulation, reading, writing, and focus for academic achievement. Participants will also learn tiered interventions

designed for whole school, small groups, and one-on-one intervention. Adaptations and suggestions for preschoolers and remote learning via telehealth will be provided. In addition, they will understand how teachers and therapists working together can achieve goals for their students faster and more enjoyable results. S’cool moves translates research into action for the benefit of all students. It is a course not to be missed.

Evidence-based Course Highlights:

-Use the Dynamic 5 Systems Approach to support learners with a variety of focus and learning needs. 

-Integrate 10-Minute Moves routines into the daily schedule. 

-Learn 20 Focus Moves poster activities for small groups. 

-Expand interventions within a tiered framework.

-Improve collaboration by using activities across multidisciplinary teams. What can we all agree on?

Learning Objectives:

AT THE END OF THIS SEMINAR THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE ABLE TO...

1. List 5 specific ways to provide support for preschoolers, children in the general education system, and children with developmental issues.

2. Detail the use of the activity posters in a variety of settings: clinic, school, home, and via remote telehealth.

3. Identify 7-10 techniques to improve student's overall coordination, motor planning skills, body awareness, and visual tracking skills.

4. Articulate how to institute daily movement-based learning into children's classrooms and how to effectively motivate teachers and classroom staff to get S'cool moves up and running in minutes a day.

5. List 6 overarching principles that guide the implementation of S’cool Moves activities in general education and special education environments.

6. List 4 multisensory approaches that support students with comorbid ADHD, sensory processing dysfunction, dyslexia, developmental delays, or autism spectrum.

What Materials Do I Receive:

1. 1. 1. 1. Includes access to online classroom with printable downloads videos and more

         2. Includes all the following physical materials

            1. FMB - FM beg posters

            2. FMI- FM int posters

            3. BK-1 - FM booklet

            4. B8 Card

            5. Focus Finder Desk Strip

            6. Instruction Card for Focus Finder Desk Strip

            7. Why Card for why moves work

            8. Word Ping-pong with B8 on back ICCP - I can Calm Myself poster in color (in English/Spanish)

            9. Red/blue tapping sticks

            10. Red/blue balls

            11. Bag

PRESENTERS BIO:

Dr. Jessica Gilson Shore, PT, DPT is a physical therapist who received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Touro College and her Bachelor of Science from Yeshiva University Stern College for Women. Jessica primarily works with children and young adults ranging in age from birth to 21 years old in a variety of settings. These include a private therapy center, both the general and special education school systems and in the home within the early intervention model. She has worked and collaborated with teachers, paraprofessionals, social workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and physical education teachers. She is a S’cool Moves Certified Trainer. S’cool Moves is a program founded by Dr. Debra Em Wilson.

MTSS Data Literacy

Presented by Tessie Rose Bailey

September 23rd | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Great Falls Hampton Inn

6 OPI Renewal Units Available

Data literacy is an essential component of an effective and sustainable multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS). This interactive session will clarify the four elements of data literacy and provided scaffolded opportunities for teams to use their fall screening data for Tier 1 and supplemental intervention decision making. Access to fall screening is required for full participation in the session.