DSAL Workshop - Charleston area, October 14 and 16

Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSAL) presents "Through The Same Doors:

Workshop for Inclusive Education"On October 14 and 16 DSAL will host Nancy Brown, an expert on inclusion and differentiated instruction. She will present with her daughter, Bridget. The workshop is designed to achieve the following goals:Educators will receive hands-on experience with curriculum differentiation.

• Educators will bring their own lesson plans, and will learn howto modify those plans so that they are accessible for diverse learners


• Educators will learn several different techniques for teachingstudents with diverse learning styles


• Educators will become effective at facilitating inclusion ofstudents with special needs in general education classesSessions will be held on October 14 and 16 at Seacoast Church inMount Pleasant. Participants are eligible for CE credit. Educatorsshould register via ERO for one of the four sessions offered:
  

October 14: 8:00 am - 11:30 (elementary); 1:00 pm - 4:30 (elementary)

October 16: 8:00 am - 11:30 (middle school); 1:00 pm - 4:30 (high school)

DSAL wants to foster inclusive educational opportunities for studentsthroughout the Lowcountry by providing teacher training and support, so that all students can proceed through the same doors.

*All workshops are free, but space is limited! CCSD teachers willregister through their own ERO system; all other teachers shouldregister by emailing Jennie Banks: jbanks1@comcast.net

Teachers from all schools - public and private - are welcome and encouraged to attend. Seating is limited, and will be available on a first-registered,first-served basis. Please register by sending the following information to jbanks1@comcast.net:(1) Your name, (2) Your position, (3) Your school, (4) Grade level,(5) Session you wish to attend.

Nancy Brown is an inclusion consultant for the Illinois State Boardof Education (Project CHOICES) and a private consultant with PATHFINDERS consulting services. She has worked with many schooldistricts to help facilitate district wide systems change. Nancy andthe LRE Project CHOICES team work with administrators, teachers, special education directors, and school principals to design astrategic plan that supports an inclusive educational model where allstudents can learn successfully. Nancy has worked in the disabilityfield for over 30 years in many different arenas. She co-presents with her daughter Bridget, who was the first person with a disabilityto be included in her school district. Nancy specializes in inclusive education, person centered planning, adaptations and accommodations,inclusive models of supports in schools, transition, access andequity for all students. Nancy has been trained in: Cognitive Coaching, the Green Circle Program, Character Counts, and the National Coalition Building Institute.

Bridget Brown, a young woman with Down syndrome, was the first person with a disability included in her school district in Illinois. She isa strong advocate of inclusion and helping people with disabilities find their own voice. She works for a grant through the IllinoisCouncil on Developmental Disabilities and works with young adultswith disabilities in two high schools. Bridget has been trained as a PATH/MAP facilitator with Managing the Art of Living and she is agraduate of the STARS advocacy program through the ARC ofIllinois. Bridget is a National Public speaker.

Note: there is also a parent workshop on the evening of Oct15th. The workshop will feature practical advice about inclusion,person centered planning, self-advocacy, and working with schools forsuccess. The workshop will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm at SeaCoastChurch in Mount Pleasant. If you plan to attend, please email Cindi May(mayc@cofc.edumayc@cofc.edu>).