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  * In-Service Credits / Salary Upgrade
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  * Graduate Credit (visit www.kdsi.org/asc for details)

Course length: 15 Contact Hours
Credits earned: 1.5 CEUs
Cost:New Year Special: $75/course (original price $99) through January 31, no materials fee
Timeframe: On-demand, 24/7 access over a 2-month period per course
Certificates: Print a certificate of completion for 1.5 CEUs upon completion of each of 10 segments.

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About KDS Courses: KDS CEU courses consist of 10 topics, each including an online video-based lecture, pre- and post-assessment questions, and optional discussion board participation. (Printable study guides and resources included.)

For further information, please contact us at 1-800-728-0032 or via email at Louisiana@kdsi.org.

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COURSES OFFERED

CHARACTER EDUCATION: A FOUNDATIONAL CLASSROOM ASSET, PART I
PURCHASE|SHOW DESCRIPTION

(Part 1 of a 2-part series) Participants are introduced to historical and modern concepts that support the role of “character” within a civilized K-12 learning environment. Participants learn to identify character issues in their classrooms and mobilize resources from parents and community members to implement a plan that integrates character education into the core curriculum. Participating educators will be able to identify the role that “character” plays in the learning process and be able to identify warning signs of at risk students. Participants will learn techniques to engage parents to promote the character of their children and to engage the community to support moral and character development in schools. Participants will learn to identify strategies to develop character through conflict resolution and problem solving. Furthermore, participants will understand how to create a positive moral culture in their schools, promote moral conversations among parents and children, create an assessment process for discipline issues, and implement appropriate classroom rules. Participants will utilize these concepts to develop a school-wide character education program.
Session 1: Character: An Initiative with Far-Reaching Consequences		Clifton Taulbert
Session 2: Why the Character Focus: The Cultural Shift - A Society in Change		Clifton Taulbert
Session 3: The Cultural Shift: Impact Upon the Classroom		Clifton Taulbert
Session 4: Voices of Character: Professionals I Know		Clifton Taulbert
Session 5: The Role of the Teacher in the Midst of Change		Clifton Taulbert
Session 6: From 8th Century Cicero to 21st Century Lickona: The Character Journey		Clifton Taulbert
Session 7: The Role of the "Affective" Dimension of the Learning Process		Clifton Taulbert
Session 8: Character Education on Campus		Clifton Taulbert
Session 9: The Federal Government in Schools		Clifton Taulbert
Session 10: The Power of Community - Building and Sustaining		Clifton Taulbert

THE SCHOOLWIDE GIFTED CLUSTER GROUPING MODEL (SUMMER 08) INCLUDES MATERIALS FEE OF $30 PART I
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Participants will be able to identify and serve gifted students in a setting that maximizes academic achievement for all students, develop positive interactions with parents of gifted students, provide a cost-effective way to serve identified gifted students, offer enrichment opportunities and a challenging learning environment to ensure academic success for all students. Participants will be guided through implementation phases of establishing the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model (SCGP) by model developers. The SCGM facilitates full-time services for gifted students within the gifted cluster classroom. Resources and information are provided to help participants identify gifted students for Schoolwide gifted cluster classes and to effectively integrate “best practices” for gifted education into a total classroom environment. Participants will be able to use the SCGM model to serve gifted students who are not fluent in English, are children of poverty, or are gifted but not performing within their academic setting. Participants will also be able to locate, develop, utilize effective extension strategies for gifted students in the primary through middle grades. Furthermore, participants will learn to use successful classroom management techniques to facilitate their differentiation efforts. The integration of effective questioning strategies is a key component of the SCGM, participants will learn to formulate classroom questions that facilitate higher thinking behaviors and lead classroom discussions that elicit thoughtful responses from all students. Finally, participants will be able to recognize and understand the advanced learning needs of gifted students in the primary though middle grades. Viewing actual classroom segments in which the SCGM is in place will reinforce instructional goals and course objectives. The presenters will provide commentary and significant indicators of the SCGM “in action” for the classroom clips section of the course.
Description of the SCGM to Educators		Susan Winebrenner
Description of the SCGM to Parents		Dina Brulles
Description of the SCGM to Administrators		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Strategies for Students in the Primary Grades		Dina Brulles
Demonstrations in Primary Classrooms		Dina Brulles
Training for Gifted Specialists and Mentors		Dina Brulles
Teaching Strategies for Students in the Intermediate Grades		Susan Winebrenner
Demonstrations in Intermediate Classrooms		Dina Brulles
Demonstrations in Middle School Classrooms		Dina Brulles
Using Effective Questioning Strategies		Susan Winebrenner

THE SCHOOLWIDE GIFTED CLUSTER GROUPING MODEL (SUMMER 08) INCLUDES MATERIALS FEE OF $30 PART II
PURCHASE|SHOW DESCRIPTION

Participants will be able to identify and serve gifted students in a setting that maximizes academic achievement for all students, develop positive interactions with parents of gifted students, provide a cost-effective way to serve identified gifted students, offer enrichment opportunities and a challenging learning environment to ensure academic success for all students. Participants will be guided through implementation phases of establishing the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model (SCGP) by model developers. The SCGM facilitates full-time services for gifted students within the gifted cluster classroom. Resources and information are provided to help participants identify gifted students for Schoolwide gifted cluster classes and to effectively integrate “best practices” for gifted education into a total classroom environment. Participants will be able to use the SCGM model to serve gifted students who are not fluent in English, are children of poverty, or are gifted but not performing within their academic setting. Participants will also be able to locate, develop, utilize effective extension strategies for gifted students in the primary through middle grades. Furthermore, participants will learn to use successful classroom management techniques to facilitate their differentiation efforts. The integration of effective questioning strategies is a key component of the SCGM, participants will learn to formulate classroom questions that facilitate higher thinking behaviors and lead classroom discussions that elicit thoughtful responses from all students. Finally, participants will be able to recognize and understand the advanced learning needs of gifted students in the primary though middle grades. Viewing actual classroom segments in which the SCGM is in place will reinforce instructional goals and course objectives. The presenters will provide commentary and significant indicators of the SCGM “in action” for the classroom clips section of the course.
Creating and Using Effective Extension Menus		Susan Winebrenner
Gifted Cluster Teacher Meeting		Dina Brulles
Gifted Specialist/Mentor Meeting		Dina Brulles
Panel with Gifted Program Coordinators		Susan Winebrenner
Panel with Administrators		Dina Brulles
Evaluating the SCGM		Dina Brulles
Special Populations		Susan Winebrenner
Additional Demonstrations of Teaching Strategies		Dina Brulles
Research Supporting the SCGM		Susan Winebrenner
Wrapping Up the SCGM		Susan Winebrenner

CHARACTER EDUCATION: A FOUNDATIONAL CLASSROOM ASSET, PART II
PURCHASE|SHOW DESCRIPTION

(Part 2 of a 2-part series) Participants are introduced to historical and modern concepts that support the role of “character” within a civilized K-12 learning environment. Participants learn to identify character issues in their classrooms and mobilize resources from parents and community members to implement a plan that integrates character education into the core curriculum. Participating educators will be able to identify the role that “character” plays in the learning process and be able to identify warning signs of at risk students. Participants will learn techniques to engage parents to promote the character of their children and to engage the community to support moral and character development in schools. Participants will learn to identify strategies to develop character through conflict resolution and problem solving. Furthermore, participants will understand how to create a positive moral culture in their schools, promote moral conversations among parents and children, create an assessment process for discipline issues, and implement appropriate classroom
Session 11: Character at Work - 21st Century Case Histories 1