Actively Engaging Your Students While Building a Caring Community of Learners

Monday, March 23, 2015

The FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) and the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) are hosting a training of interest to volunteer guardians ad litem, educators and parents.

Join then on Monday, March 23 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM or 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM for Actively Engaging Your Students While Building a Caring Community of Learners.

This workshop focuses on ways to actively engage students while creating a truly inclusive classroom environment. Community building, dealing with exclusion, ending bullying and establishing a positive social climate will be addressed using music, movement, children's literature and interactive activities. The workshop is geared toward teachers, support staff and community educators.

Participants will be able to

  • describe three ways to build an inclusive classroom community;

  • describe two strategies for dealing with bullying and exclusion in the classroom; and

  • explain how children's literature can be used to teach students to stop bullying and become active allies to those who are experiencing teasing or exclusion.

The training will be presented by Mara Sapon-Shevin, Professor of Inclusive Education at Syracuse University, where she prepares teachers to be inclusive teachers and works to support inclusion in schools.

Participants may receive three (3) hours of continuing education credit. Afterward, report your hours quickly and easily using our eForm.

The training is free. You can download the event flyer, register online and submit questions to the event contact below.

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First Published March 5, 2015

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