Continuing Education Workshops
Believing in the value of continuing education, Augustana offers a variety of workshops that will allow you to grow both professionally and personally. While most workshop participants are adults, high school seniors may also participate and receive college credit.
Workshops listed as 359/559 may be taken as undergraduate (359) or graduate (559) credit. Those listed as 659 are for graduate credit only. Students must select which designation they seek at the time of registration and it may not be changed.
All workshops meet teacher certification/re-certification requirements as defined by the South Dakota State Department of Education unless noted.
Summer 2013
#1 May 31—June 1 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education New! Canceled
#2 June 11—12 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education Canceled
#3 June 17—20 How Can I Use an iPad in My Classroom? Canceled
#4 June 20—21 Integrating iPods/iPads for Students with Disabilities Canceled
#5 June 21—22 Discipline with Love and Logic
#7 June 28—29 Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms
#8 June 28—29 Why Do They Do That? What Can I Do About That?
#9 July 8—11 Integrating iPods/iPads for Students with Disabilities
#10 July 11—12 How Can I Use an iPad in My Classroom?
#11 July 12—13 Autism and Asperger’s
#12 July 12—13 Special Education in Today's Classroom
#13 July 12—13 Motivating Students to Achieve
#14 July 17—18 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education
#15 July 19—20 Teaching with the Brain in Mind
#17 July 31—Aug 1 Special Education in Today’s Classroom
#1 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education New! Canceled
This class will give you the tools to unlock the mystery of the paperwork required in special education. The components of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and other documents relating to special education will be analyzed and discussed. All teachers will gain competency completing paperwork relating to special education. Special education teachers and those currently working in the field of special education will gain deeper understanding and knowledge of the paperwork involved.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: May 31—June 1 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 15
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location:MC 102
#2 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education New! Canceled
This class will give you the tools to unlock the mystery of the paperwork required in special education. The components of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and other documents relating to special education will be analyzed and discussed. All teachers will gain competency completing paperwork relating to special education. Special education teachers and those currently working in the field of special education will gain deeper understanding and knowledge of the paperwork involved.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: June 11—12 (8:00 AM—4:00 PM)
Enrollment Limit: 15
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location: MC 102
#3 How Can I Use an iPad in My Classroom? Canceled
This workshop will provide an introduction to a variety of iPad Accessories, ideas and Apps to use in the classroom including QR codes, digital flashcards, rubrics, creating digital books, writing and recording notes/lectures, audio digital books, file sharing/printing, using apps for Word, PowerPoint or Excel docs, writing and dictation, Face Time, videos and more tips and tricks! This workshop is appropriate for general education teachers, special education teachers and paraprofessionals. Participants need to bring an iPad.
Instructor: Terri Noldner
Dates: June 17—20 (Afternoons)
Enrollment Limit: 20
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 103
#4 Integrating iPods/iPads for Students with Disabilities Canceled
This workshop provides an introduction to iPods and iPads including basic functions, vocabulary, accessories, iTunes, tips and tricks, along with exploring a variety of apps appropriate for disabilities in the areas of communication, reading, writing, organization, autism, behavior, cognitive and others. The workshop is appropriate for general education teachers, special education teachers, Pre-K teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and paraprofessionals. You will need to bring an iPad to the workshop.
Instructor: Terri Noldner
Dates: June 20—21 (Thursday 5:00-10:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM—6:00 PM)
Enrollment Limit: 20
CMDS 359/559
Location: MC 103
#5 Discipline with Love and Logic
Learn how to end power struggles with students and set limits that you can enforce. Learn to deal with small and large behavior issues with so much confidence that you look forward to working with difficult students. The techniques presented in this workshop will enable you to teach your students to own and solve their own problems, think before they act, and become responsibly independent. These easy to learn techniques will result in better relationships with students, parents and your administrators. With practice, you can utilize your new skills in your class on Monday morning.
Instructor: Larry Anderson
Dates: June 21—22 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 25
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 101
Additional Fee: $15.00
#7 Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms
Have you ever spent valuable time and effort on a lesson only to find some of you students are apathetic and not interested? Have you ever wondered why a lesson is motivating to one learner and brings yawns to another? Learn how the brain works to reinforce learning naturally and how you can use that knowledge to improve student achievement. Learn to identify your teaching style, your students’ learning styles and then who to adjust your lessons to maximize student engagement. Learn the four basic areas where instruction can be differentiated, as well as over twenty practical methods you can start using on Monday morning that will help you motivate your students, and make your lessons meaningful to each one!
Instructor: Larry Anderson
Date: June 28—29 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 25
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 101
Additional Fee: $10.00
#8 Why Do They Do That? What Can I Do About That?
Have you ever wondered what to do to change a student’s behavior? This workshop will discuss past and present behaviors you have encountered. Discussion of the functions of behavior will provide insight to those challenging behaviors. Strategies and resources such as sensory, visual, social skills, motivational techniques and technology supports will be shared. Ideas for specific concerns found in students with disabilities such as autism, ADHD, ODD, Emotional Disturbance and Intellectual Disability will be explored. Participants will learn techniques for collecting behavior data, evaluating that data and utilizing it to develop an effective positive behavior support plan.
Instructors: Kim Dobson and Tara Hansen-Leinen
Dates: June 28—29 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 30
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 103
Additional Fee: $2
#9 Integrating iPods/iPads for Students with Disabilities
This workshop provides an introduction to iPods and iPads including basic functions, vocabulary, accessories, iTunes, tips and tricks, along with exploring a variety of apps appropriate for disabilities in the areas of communication, reading, writing, organization, autism, behavior, cognitive and others. The workshop is appropriate for general education teachers, special education teachers, Pre-K teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and paraprofessionals. You will need to bring an iPad to the workshop.
Instructor: Terri Noldner
Dates: July 8—11 (Afternoons)
Enrollment Limit: 20
CMDS 359/559
Location: MC 103
#10 How Can I Use an iPad in My Classroom?
This workshop will provide an introduction to a variety of iPad Accessories, ideas and Apps to use in the classroom including QR codes, digital flashcards, rubrics, creating digital books, writing and recording notes/lectures, audio digital books, file sharing/printing, using apps for Word, PowerPoint or Excel docs, writing and dictation, Face Time, videos and more tips and tricks! This workshop is appropriate for general education teachers, special education teachers and paraprofessionals. Participants need to bring an iPad.
Instructor: Terri Noldner
Dates: July 11—12 (Thursday 5:00-10:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM—6:00 PM)
Enrollment Limit: 20
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 103
#11 Autism and Asperger’s
This workshop provides an introduction to the Autism Spectrum, presenting the characteristics of autism and asperger's as well as eligibility criteria for both. Teaching strategies presented in this workshop will include schedules, physical boundaries, positive behavioral supports, social stories, communication strategies and ways to facilitate social interaction. Finally, disability awareness and ways to help peers understand autism and how to interact with children who have autism will be discussed.
Instructors: Kim Dobson and Terri Jensen
Dates: July 12—13 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 30
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 101
Additional Fee: $2
#12 Special Education in Today’s Classroom
This workshop will focus on all aspects related to special education in today’s classrooms. The workshop will provide an overview of special education evaluation and eligibility for services. The laws that affect special education in today’s classrooms will be discussed as will the teacher’s role in complying with those laws. We will also discuss classroom supports and best practices for students with disabilities.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: July 12—13 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 20
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location: MC 102
#13 Motivating Students to Achieve
Are you willing to spend a few hours of your time learning how to get your students to become intrinsically motivated to achieve? Would you like to get even your toughest students motivated to learn? Learn how the brain works to reinforce learning naturally and how you can use that knowledge to improve student achievement. This workshop will help you get your students thinking as much about learning as you do. Easy to learn but highly effective techniques can be applied immediately when you return to your classroom.
Instructor: Larry Anderson
Dates: July 12—13 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 25
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 153
Additional Fee: $10.00
#14 Dissecting the Paperwork in Special Education New!
This class will give you the tools to unlock the mystery of the paperwork required in special education. The components of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and other documents relating to special education will be analyzed and discussed. All teachers will gain competency completing paperwork relating to special education. Special education teachers and those currently working in the field of special education will gain deeper understanding and knowledge of the paperwork involved.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: July 17—18 (8:00 AM—4:00 PM)
Enrollment Limit: 15
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location: MC 102
#15 Teaching with the Brain in Mind
How does the brain process information? Can memory be improved? Can students be naturally motivated? Can I really get ALL my students to remember the math facts? This workshop reveals how the brain functions, how male and female brains differ, and how your knowledge of the brain can improve student achievement. Make learning meaningful, engaging and solve problems while gaining strategies to help all students succeed, even those who are at-risk, who are low-achievers, or who are from a background of poverty.
Instructor: Larry Anderson
Dates: July 19—20 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 25
EDUC 359/559
Location: MC 103
Additional Fee: $10.00
#16 Special Education in Today’s Classroom
This workshop will focus on all aspects related to special education in today’s classrooms. The workshop will provide an overview of special education evaluation and eligibility for services. The laws that affect special education in today’s classrooms will be discussed as will the teacher’s role in complying with those laws. We will also discuss classroom supports and best practices for students with disabilities.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: July 26—27 (Weekend)
Enrollment Limit: 20
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location: MC 102
#17 Special Education in Today’s Classroom
This workshop will focus on all aspects related to special education in today’s classrooms. The workshop will provide an overview of special education evaluation and eligibility for services. The laws that affect special education in today’s classrooms will be discussed as will the teacher’s role in complying with those laws. We will also discuss classroom supports and best practices for students with disabilities.
Instructor: Nikki Allcock
Dates: July 31—Aug 1(8:00 AM—4:00 PM)
Enrollment Limit: 20
EDUC/SPED 359/559
Location: MC 102
Cost
The cost per one credit hour workshop is $120. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration, with the balance to be paid the first day of the workshop. If you are an educator who has had an Augustana student teacher under your supervision within the past two years, you may be eligible to take a workshop for half-price. Contact Becky Fiala in the Augustana College Education Department for verification of the tuition reduction option prior to enrolling in your workshop.
Registration
Students may pre-register for workshops by mail, phone or in person any time prior to the beginning of the workshop. The $50 non-refundable deposit is transferable up to two (2) weeks prior to the workshop and only within the same term. All unused deposits will be forfeited at the end of each term.
If registering by phone, you may call 605.274.4126 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Registrations in person will be accepted at the Office of Academic Affairs, located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building.
A registration form (.pdf) is available.
Workshop Schedule
Weekends: Friday 4:30-9:30PM, Saturday 8:00AM-6:00PM
Mornings: Monday-Thursday, 8:30AM-12:30PM
Afternoons: Monday-Thursday, 1:00-5:00PM
Evenings: Monday-Thursday, 5:30-9:30PM
Grading System
Workshops are graded either Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory (S or U) or with A-F letter grades. Students must choose one form of grading, and cannot change to a different form after registration. The criteria for S/U grades are as follows: graduate students must earn a grade of B- or better to receive an S. Undergraduate students must earn a C- or better for an S. After grades have been received and processed a grade report will be sent to the student. There is no charge for Augustana transcripts, but requests must be made either in person or by writing to:
Registrar’s Office
2001 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Fax: 605.274.4450.
Registration for workshops will be accepted up to one week prior to the workshop. The minimum number of participants is 8. If enrollment falls below this, the workshop is subject to cancellation. Please be sure to register early.
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HPER = Elmen Center
EMC = Edith Mortenson Center
GSC = Gilbert Science Center
HUM = Humanities Building
MC = Madsen Social Science Center
