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[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

Does anyone have a Dyslexia Awareness program that they would recommend?
Our staff would appreciate something different as with this requirement we
have been utilizing the  *Dyslexia Awareness 101 Online Training.  *

*Thank you,*
*Janeen Heller Blanchard HS*

On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 10:30 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> We are looking for some professional development for teachers (grades7-12)
> on any topic (not subject area specific). What PD have you loved and felt
> that you learned something?
>
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> One that I have experienced in my past educational background that was
> very helpful and insightful, and I truly believe that our teachers can and
> will appreciate it. Professional Development on Diversity and Working with
> Diverse Learners.
>
> So many of our young educators don't recognize that with diverse students;
> whether it be cultural differences (students from different cultural
> backgrounds learn in different ways and express themselves in different
> ways), gender (boys and girls learn differently and often times boys may be
>
> more hyperactive than girls)
>
> We, as Educators need to be trained to recognize these differences, and
> how our kids learn and adjust in our educational setting.  For instance, an
> English teacher may expect students to be familiar with certain vocabulary,
> and this is great; however, the teacher may have to show a correlation of
> the vocabulary word by connecting it to a more common vocabulary term that
> some of the students can connect it with; It’s not always that the student
> is behind or even that they don't understand, but with the student’s life
> experiences and cultural background, the student may have never been
>
> exposed to this term.
>
> This is just one example of how a Professional Development on Diversity and
>
> Working with Diverse Learners can benefit our educators.
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
> Shonta Watts, BBA, M.Ed., MBA
>
> Academic Counselor Alpha:  De-Ho
>
> Edmond North Public Schools
>
> (405)726-7110 phone
>
> (405)340-2870 fax
>
> shonta.watts at edmondschools.net
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>
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>
>
> Youth Mental Health First Aid was great training for our schools. We
> trained all teachers, secretaries, paras, principals, librarians, and bus
> drivers. It is FREE for schools!
>
> amwhitewater at woodwardps.net
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>
> Don’t forget that our office of Student Preparation for College Readiness
> will provide *FREE* professional development to your school using your
> PreACT scores. Annette Long and myself are available to visit your school.
> It is a great way to see your personalized data to plan, improve or
> maintain curriculum needed for mastery in ACT standards. Remember the ACT
> is a cumulative test; therefore it is helpful for your middle and high
> school teachers to look at your data.
>
>
>
> *Sabrina Wood*
>
> Coordinator of Student Preparation for College Readiness
>
> Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
>
> swood at osrhe.edu
>
> 665 Research Parkway, Suite 200
>
> Oklahoma City, OK 73104
>
> www.okhighered.org/student-prep
>
> 405.225.9257
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