Early Childhood Education Offerings
Early Childhood Education and Care Workshop Series [pdf]
February 16 and April 5, 2012
Reggio Emilia Events
Reggio Emilia Workshops
March 10, 2012
Lesley University Delegation Study Tour
April 15-21, 2012
20th Anniversary Reggio Emilia Institute
Pre-Institute: Friday, April 27, 2012
Institute: Saturday, April 28 - Sunday, April 29, 2012
Program Evaluation & Research Group (PERG) Offerings
Building Evaluation Capacity Workshops
February 10 and May 11, 2012
Out of the Debate and Into the Schools: Practices and Strategies
February 16, 2012
Imperative for Change: Bridging Special and Language Learning Education
April 19, 2012
Looking Closely: Drawing and Digital Photography to Observe Nature
May 17, 2012
Center for Mathematics Achievement Offerings
Getting up and Running with the Mathematical
February 11, 2012
All you Want to Learn about Number
March 10, 2012
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
March 31, 2012
Functions
May 5, 2012
Measurement, Data, Statistics and Probability
May 19, 2012
Geometry
June 9, 2012
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Past Initiatives
2010 Saturday workshop series
Accessing the General Curriculum: Assistive Technology to Support Learners with Disabilities, Robin Fabiano, M.Ed., C.A.G.S.
My Daughter, My Teacher: Mary Ann, Autistic in English and Spanish - Martha Ziegler
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October 13, 2010, 4:30-6:30 pm
- In her book, Martha shares the experiences that have molded her mark on the disability community. At the heart of all of Martha's advocacy is a vision of respect, dignity, love, and human rights for her daughter and all persons with disabilities.
2009-2010 Saturday Workshop Series
- The Neglected "R": Developing Good Writers Who Love to Write, Mary C. McMackin, Ed.D.
- Brain Frames: Graphic Scaffolds for Language, Literacy, and Learning, Bonnie Singer, Ph.D
- Developing Trauma-Sensitive Schools: A Team Approach, Joel Ristuccia, M.Ed., Adam Wolf, Ed.D., Trauma Team Members from Atlantic Middle School, Quincy
- Supporting Students Exposed to Trauma Through Complementary Learning, Heidi Rosenberg, Ph.D., Helen Janc Malone, M.A., Ed.M.
- Effective Classroom Management & RTI, Dina Traniello, Ed.D.
- IEP Development & Progress Monitoring, Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, M.Ed.
On the paper or in the street: How to evaluate cognitive functions of Traumatic Brain Injury patients.
Alex Kozulin, Ph. D.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 1-3 p. m.
Alex Kozulin, Ph.D. is the Research Director at the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential in Jerusalem, and is one of the major specialists in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.
Preparing Faculty for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Schools
An Invitation to Lesley University Faculty
The goal of this professional development institute is for faculty to learn and consider how best to prepare teachers and other service providers to serve culturally and linguistically diverse students. All full-time and adjunct faculty are invited to participate.
Dr. Patricia Medeiros Landurand, a nationally recognized consultant in CLD education and former Mary Thorpe Professor at Rhode Island College, will lead the Institute.
Session I - Friday, February 27, 2009
Preparing Teachers for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges for Teacher Preparation - Part I
This session will address a brief history of issues relevant to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students and school reform in relation to teacher preparation programs. A demographic analysis of CLD student populations, diverse teaching personnel and "High Quality" teachers will be discussed. IHE approaches to preparing educators to serve diverse learners will be highlighted.
Session II - Friday, March 27, 2009
Preparing Teachers for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges for Teacher Preparation - Part II
Identified critical dispositions, knowledge and skills that educators need to serve diverse learners will be presented. Principles for building responsive learning environments for successful schooling for CLD students will be described.
Session III - Friday, April 3, 2009
The Journey: Mapping Outcomes, Revisiting What Is and Creating What Needs To Be
This session will describe how one college revisited its program, mapped its journey and created a new graduate program that facilitated changes in teaching practices both in the public schools as well as in the college. Changes in both schools and districts as well as changes at the state level will be described. A sample course syllabus will be presented and participating faculty will share ideas and will be assisted in revising one of their courses to better prepare teachers to meet the needs of CLD students.
Session IV - Friday, April 24, 2009
Programs Issues of Diversity at Lesley University: Where Are We? Where Do We Need to Be? How Do We Get There?
This session will involve participants in both an individual and shared process of identifying the status of their own teaching in relation to diversity issues and will assist each participant in developing his/her own syllabi and individual faculty diversity plan.
2008-2009 Saturday Workshop Series
- Assessment for English Language Learners, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Ed.D.
- Response to Intervention for English Language Learners, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Ed.D., Cristina Roof, M.Ed.
- What K-12 Teachers Need to Know about Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Bart Pisha, Ed.D.
- Going Digital - Leveraging Technology to Implement Universal Design for Learning, Sue Cusack, M.Ed.
- Executive Functions and Self-regulatory Processes, Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
- Building Better Brains for Reading, Steve Wilkins, M.Ed.
2007-2008 Saturday Workshop Series
- Keeping Students Included: Strategies for Inclusive Education and Effective Classroom Management, Alan D. Ripp, M.Ed.
- Teaching Self-Advocacy: Youth Take the Lead in Educational Planning and Developing Inclusive Postsecondary Options, Maria Paiewonsky, Ed.D. and Nancy Hurley, M.S.
- Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments & Writing Behavior Support Plans - Demystifying the Process, Dina A. Traniello, Ed.D.
- Preventing Harassment, Bullying, and Hate Crimes in Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to Transforming School Climate, Richard W. Cole, Esq.
2006 - 2007 Saturday Workshop Series
- Integrating Reading and Writing Skills with Social Studies Content, Ann Dolbear
- Assessment: What Do the Numbers Mean, and What Should We Do?, Veronica I. Kenney, M.Ed.]
- Teaching and Learning Arithmetic through an Algebraic Perspective, Anne M. Collins
- Language Differences versus Learning Disabilities, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa
Past Forums
2008 - 2009
- Meeting the Needs of Children with Autism - What professionals need to know about special education law: Highlighting recent changes to the state & federal law impacting children with ASD, Julia K. Landau, Esq. and Amy Gordon
Autism Forum Brochure [pdf]
2007-2008
- Navigating the Transition Planning Process: A Workshop for Parents and Youth with Disabilities , Arlyn Roffman, Ph.D.
- Protecting Students from Harassment, Bullying and Hate Crimes in Schools, Richard Cole, Esq.
- Identifying Characteristics of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Michael Ching, M.D., Eugenia Chan, M.D., and Michael Neessen, PsyD.
- Adolescents Who Struggle in School: Lessons from Research and Practice - Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D. Adolescents Who Struggle Brochure [pdf]
2006-2007
- Eliminating Ableism in Education, Thomas Hehir, Ed.D. Eliminating Ableism Brochure [pdf]