Embrace, Engage, and Empower: Gamification inspires educators to adopt innovative, student-centered approaches that foster creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity. It captivates students by making learning interactive and fun, transforming them into active participants through challenges and rewards. By empowering students with control over their learning, gamification builds confidence, critical thinking, and real-world skills. My personal experience is in the secondary English classroom, but gamification can be appropriate and successful in all grades.
This professional development session equips educators with practical strategies to integrate Orton-Gillingham (OG) methods into their literacy instruction while aligning with the 95% Phonics Core Curriculum. Participants will review key OG principles, explore their application in phonics instruction, and examine how these multisensory, sequential techniques support diverse learners. Additionally, the session will address frequently asked questions about OG procedures, providing clarity and actionable insights to enhance instructional effectiveness. Educators will leave with a deeper understanding of how to combine these research-based approaches to foster student success in foundational literacy skills.
This presentation will explore practical strategies to help psychologists embrace the chaos. Psych's will learn different strategies to organize their cases, manage their caseloads, streamline administrative tasks, and maintain compliance with SPED laws. By implementing these strategies, psychologists can take control of their responsibilities, proactively managing their workload. The goal is to provide a framework and strategies that empowers psychologists to effectively navigate the growing volume of special education requests with confidence and efficiency.
