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* $149 for 2-Credit Courses

* $199 for 3-Credit Courses

INSTRUCTIONS: Enroll in KDS Courses by clicking the "PURCHASE" button under each desired course (on the right-hand side of this page). After completing this step, please register your course(s) on My Learning Plan.

DISTRICT CONTACT: Nancy Carney, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, (631) 369-6714, nancy.carney@riverhead.net

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COURSES OFFERED

THE SCHOOLWIDE GIFTED CLUSTER GROUPING MODEL (INCLUDES MATERIALS FEE OF $30) (3 In-Service Credits)
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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
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
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

AIDING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (3 In-Service Credits)
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This course provides a historical perspective on a “free and appropriate” education for all students. Participants will acquire best practices in teaching students with various learning differences, difficulties, and disabilities. The neurobiology of different brains will be presented and studied with special emphasis on identifying emotional and behavioral disorders as well as learning disabilities that affect children’s performance in reading and math. The presenter will demonstrate effective research-based classroom strategies and discuss Special Education mandates and principles. The course provides effective strategies and brain-based learning theory for teaching students with high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities along with an introduction to inclusive teaching and methods for improving classroom behavior, motivation and social skills. Participants will explore partnerships and procedures as a platform for aiding students with various learning disabilities. Additional lectures will explore the manifold benefits of implementing differentiated instruction in the classroom for the benefit of an inclusive or mixed ability classroom including a diverse student body with varying academic needs. Lecturers will also review techniques for tailoring instruction to accommodate adolescents and other challenging learners using differentiation through learning styles and memory.
A Free and Appropriate Education		Donna Walker Tileston
Emotional and Behavior Disorders		Donna Walker Tileston
Learning Disabilities in Mathematics		Donna Walker Tileston
Reading Disorders		Donna Walker Tileston
Special Education and the Brain: Part 1		Donna Walker Tileston
Special Education and the Brain: Part 2		Donna Walker Tileston
Speech and Language Disorders		Donna Walker Tileston
Enhancing Motivation and Affect Improving Attention and Memory		Rosemary Planz
Improving Classroom Behavior & Social Skills & Promoting Inclusion with Classroom Peers		Rosemary Planz
Individuals with Other Diverse Learning Needs & Effective Instruction for All Students		Rosemary Planz
Introduction to Inclusive Teaching		Rosemary Planz
Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities		Rosemary Planz
Teaching Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities		Rosemary Planz
Collaboration: Partnerships and Procedures		Rosemary Planz
Teaching Kids In a Mixed Ability Classroom: Part 1		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Kids In a Mixed Ability Classroom: Part 2		Susan Winebrenner
Day-to-Day in a Differentiated Classroom: Differentiated Assessment		Bruce Campbell
The Building Blocks of Differentiated Instruction		Bruce Campbell
Differentiation Through Learning Styles and Memory		Marilee Sprenger
Matching Instruction and Assessment Using Memory Pathways		Marilee Sprenger
The Adolescent Brain		Marilee Sprenger

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLs) / ESL LITERACY & CULTURAL AWARENESS (3 In-Service Credits)
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This course explores the stages of language acquisition and English language development. Session topics will provide participants with current techniques for cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, applied formal language, social context, vocabulary building, applying prior and background knowledge, interactive learning, text adaption, assessment techniques, and other best practices. The lecturers concentrate on the practical application of strategies and activities that help English Language Learners develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Additional presenters provide a 10-part series of effective classroom strategies for early English Language Learners (ELLs). The dynamic team demonstrates techniques for Differentiated Instruction for ELLs in the regular classroom. The course provides educators with a multicultural perspective to help them understand the unique needs of today’s ELLs / ESL students. The presenters share printable classroom materials including activities that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. The course will also provide educators with a multicultural perspective to help them understand the needs of their students and strategies to improve the school-home partnership.
Stages of Language Acquisition		David Noyes
Making Connections: Prior and Background Knowledge		David Noyes
Cooperative Learning and English Language Learners		David Noyes
Vocabulary and English Language Learners		David Noyes
Interactive Learning and Text Adaption for English Learners		David Noyes
Multiple Intelligences		David Noyes
The Application of Formal Language and Social Context for ELL		David Noyes
English Language Development		David Noyes
Assessment for English Language Learners		David Noyes
Understanding Language Acquisition		Terri Peckham
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 1		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 2		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 3		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 4		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 5		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 6		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 7		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 8		Hope Blecher-Sass
The A to Z of ELLs: Part 9		Hope Blecher-Sass