Tuesday, October 28, 2014 • 8 a.m - 4 p.m.

The BAYT613 Clark Ave W, Vaughan

ON L4J 5V3, Canada

Fee: $110 per educator

To register visit:www.yachad.org/specialedconference/toronto

Please contact our office for pricing for attendanceof 3 or more professionals

from the same institution at551.404.447 / 212.613.8127 or batyaj@ou.org

Collaboration to provide the best possible Jewish,general, and special education for all students regardless

of learning challenges or disabilities.

We will be booking hotel rooms (at an additional cost) for Monday night, October 27th, 2014.

Please contact us if you would like to book a room.

SUPPORTING ALLDIVERSE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM

THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH RESOURCE CENTERFOR INCLUSION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

Presents

For more information contactDevora Marmer at marmerd@ou.org

416-986-1985 or theYachad International office

at 212-613-8229

FIRST-EVER CANADIAN

YACHAD

FAMILY SHABBATON

SAVE THE DATE!

Shabbat Parshat Tzav

February 27-28, 2015

Yachad’s Family Shabbaton (weekend retreat) provides parents and siblings with

support groups, networking, individual time with caring professionals who are leaders in the field and workshops which cover a

variety of topics, including cutting edge responses to autism, down syndrome, educational interventions, vocational

training, social skills training, residential opportunities, financial planning, and more.

registration form

The International Jewish Resource Centerfor Inclusion and Special Education – YACHAD/NJCD

Professional Development Conference

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Please register by October 14, 2014 at www.yachad.org/specialedconference/toronto

Name ____________________________________________________________

School ______________________________ Grade _______________________

Address ___________________________________________________________

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Phone ______________________________ Email ________________________

____ Yes, Please book a hotel room for me for Monday night, October 27, 2014. I understand that there is an additional fee for the hotel.

Keynote Address: Dr. Bill Atwood

9:00-10:30 a.m. ____ Yes ____ No

Concurrent Workshops I

10:45 am - 12:15 pm ____ W1 ____ W2 ____ W3 ____ W4 ____ W5

Concurrent Workshops II

1:30 - 3:00 pm ____ W6 ____ W7 ____ W8 ____ W9 ____ W10

Keynote Address: Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ____ Yes ____ No

SUMMER & BIRTHRIGHT PROGRAMS NATIONAL PROGRAMMING

since

1983

20122014

YACHAD HAS BEEN PROMOTING INCLUSION ACROSS THE GLOBE

35% INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS

16,000congregants

10,000 studentsHAVE PARTICIPATED IN YACHAD

SENSITIVITY TRAINING

5,000 professionalsHAVE ATTENDED CONTINUING ED.

CONFERENCES SINCE 2005

IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE USA BENEFIT FROM INCLUSION

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

FAMILY & CLINICAL SERVICES

5,000 FAMILY MEMBERS

INVOLVED IN SUPPORT GROUPS

670 YOUNG ADULTS

WILL JOIN YACHAD THIS SUMMER

400 SHABBATONIM

IN THE PAST TWO YEARS

MEMBERS IN DATING & MARRIAGE SKILLS CLASS

SPECIAL-NEEDS ADULTS JOINED TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS

200+ SOCIAL SKILLS

CLASSES

24 campers ON THE 1ST YAD

B’YAD TRIP IN ‘96

160 campers ON YAD B’YAD

SUMMER ‘14

60% increase IN COUNSELING

SERVICES SINCE 2012

27

485

ADULT & VOCATIONAL SERVICES

3,000 mishloach manotWERE SENT IN 2014 FROM YACHAD’SNEW INITIATIVE, YACHADGIFTS.COM

236 recreational eventsWERE HOSTED ACROSS AMERICA BY

NATIONAL CHAPTERS IN 2013

60 special-needs adultsIN DAILY DAYHAB JOB-TRAINING PROGRAMS

150 young adultsADVOCATED FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS IN D.C.

DESIGNED BY ELLIANNA SCHWAB

WITH DISABILITIES CAME TO YACHAD JOB FAIRS

1,200job-seekers

ARE MEMBERS OF 55 N. AMERICAN CHAPTERS

4,200 families

SUMMER & BIRTHRIGHT PROGRAMS NATIONAL PROGRAMMING

since

1983

20122014

YACHAD HAS BEEN PROMOTING INCLUSION ACROSS THE GLOBE

35% INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS

16,000congregants

10,000 studentsHAVE PARTICIPATED IN YACHAD

SENSITIVITY TRAINING

5,000 professionalsHAVE ATTENDED CONTINUING ED.

CONFERENCES SINCE 2005

IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE USA BENEFIT FROM INCLUSION

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

FAMILY & CLINICAL SERVICES

5,000 FAMILY MEMBERS

INVOLVED IN SUPPORT GROUPS

670 YOUNG ADULTS

WILL JOIN YACHAD THIS SUMMER

400 SHABBATONIM

IN THE PAST TWO YEARS

MEMBERS IN DATING & MARRIAGE SKILLS CLASS

SPECIAL-NEEDS ADULTS JOINED TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS

200+ SOCIAL SKILLS

CLASSES

24 campers ON THE 1ST YAD

B’YAD TRIP IN ‘96

160 campers ON YAD B’YAD

SUMMER ‘14

60% increase IN COUNSELING

SERVICES SINCE 2012

27

485

ADULT & VOCATIONAL SERVICES

3,000 mishloach manotWERE SENT IN 2014 FROM YACHAD’SNEW INITIATIVE, YACHADGIFTS.COM

236 recreational eventsWERE HOSTED ACROSS AMERICA BY

NATIONAL CHAPTERS IN 2013

60 special-needs adultsIN DAILY DAYHAB JOB-TRAINING PROGRAMS

150 young adultsADVOCATED FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS IN D.C.

DESIGNED BY ELLIANNA SCHWAB

WITH DISABILITIES CAME TO YACHAD JOB FAIRS

1,200job-seekers

ARE MEMBERS OF 55 N. AMERICAN CHAPTERS

4,200 families

9:00 - 10:30 am Keynote Address: Reading, Writing, and Thinking Skills for All Students Dr. Bill Atwood

10:45 am -12:15 pm Concurrent Workshops I

W1 Memory: The Overlooked Tool Dr. Joel Dickstein

W2 Social Skills for Our Students Dr. Bill Atwood

W3 Making Sense of Senses Paula Aquilla

W4 Effective Teaching of Students with ADHD Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman

W5 Laying the Foundation for Fluent Kriah Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum

1:30 - 2:45 pm Concurrent Workshops II

W6 Sensory Integration: Therapy for Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Development Paula Aquilla

W7 Differentiated Instruction: Accommodating Learning Differences in Your Classroom Dr. Joel Dickstein

W8 The List and the Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Chumash Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum

W9 Vocabulary: The Key to Everything Dr. Bill Atwood

W10 A School Within A School: Inclusion of Children with Dr. Mitchell Parker Moderate Learning Challenges in Community Day Schools and Faculty

3:00 - 4:00 pm Keynote Address: How to Foster Constructive Relationships Between Educators and Families Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman

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8:00 - 9:00 am Registration, Coffee and Cake

8:00 Shachrit

9:00 - 9:15 WELCOME: BATYA JACOB

Director, International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education

9:00 - 10:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

READING, WRITING, AND THINKING SKILLS FOR ALL STUDENTS

Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Education Associates

Learning reading and writing may be the most difficult thing we ask students to do. For special education students it sometimes pushes students over the edge and they can shut down complete-ly. This workshop will offer strategies designed to promote writing in informal, risk-free ways. The emphasis will be on using writing to develop thinking and giving students quick but important feedback to promote success.

10:45 am - CONCURRENT 12:15 pm WORKSHOPS I

W1 MEMORY! THE OVERLOOKED TOOL AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT!

Dr. Joel Dickstein, Senior Consultant, National Education Resource Center of P’TACH

So much of school and life is remembering things. Even when imparting critical thinking skills, the base knowledge must be “available”. It is therefore a conspicuous omission that we often do not teach the skills that students need to become better “rememberers”. We will investigate different types of memories as they relate to individual learning styles and challenges. We will also discuss some of the techniques that both teachers and students can use to better address this essential skill.

W2 SOCIAL SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS

Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Education Associates

This workshop will explain why social skills are the single greatest determinant to quality of life and success for individuals who have special needs. Samples of social skills programs that can be taught to children & adults who have limited cognitive ability and/or developmental disabilities will be presented. It will further discuss how to teach social skills in various settings & formats i.e. within the context of the inclusive classroom.

W3 MAKING SENSE OF SENSES

Paula Aquilla, Director, Aquilla Occupational Therapy

Everything we experience is carried to our brain through our sensory system. We touch, smell, move, balance, see, hear, perceive chang-es in the position of our body and perceive messages from the organs inside our body. We will learn about the pathways of each sense through the nervous system and how the senses come together and are processed to create awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. We will also learn about the role of emotions and regulation in sensory processing. Practical examples will support our learning.

W4 EFFECTIVE TEACHING FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD IN THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM

Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, International Director, Yachad/NJCD

This presentation will identify the characteristics of ADHD and will suggest strategies for work-ing effectively with students who have ADHD. Through case studies the teacher will better understand the child who has ADHD, and what the teacher should and should not do to provide meaningful instruction within the context of the mainstream classroom.

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W5 LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR FLUENT KRIAH FOR ALL STUDENTS

Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum, Director, Jewish Resource Center, Scranton Hebrew Day School

Kriah workshops usually attract a large audience since Mechanchim are searching for ways to help all of their students become fluent in kriah. If you are looking for a quick solution to kriah issues, this workshop is not for you. However, if you have long-term vision and are willing to invest time into understanding the dynamics of fluent kriah, you will experience what past participants have called “the best kriah in-service that they ever had!”

This workshop will show you how to turn fluent kriah into a realistic goal: What are our kriah goals; What do chazal teach us about learning kriah; What useful information can we gain from state-of-the-art reading research; The vital role of overlearning and automaticity in fluent kriah; A wide range of interactive instructive techniques will be demonstrated that can be used in the regu-lar classroom as well as in the special education classroom. The above information will be used to show how a school can significantly enhance their kriah curriculum while being 100% loyal to their mesorah. It will also be shown how to implement a school-wide kriah program that will empower students to become fluent in kriah and that will promote continuity and growth in kriah from grade to grade. This system can enable a school to be months ahead of schedule in its kriah program with a significantly higher degree of fluency among both gifted, average, and weaker students.

12:15-1:15 LUNCH

1:15 MINCHA

1:30 - 2:45 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS II

W6 SENSORY INTEGRATION: THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT

Paula Aquilla , Director,

Aquilla Occupational Therapy

Children with ASD seem to have varied and often dysfunctional responses to sensation. This difficulty with sensory processing can have a negative effect on function both at home and in the school setting. Research and anecdotal reports support our understanding of sensory processing dysfunction in children with ASD. We will learn how to support the nervous system of these children through customizing sensation offered by the environment, our approach and activities. We will explore the ‘just right challenge’ and learn how to set sensory activities up for success for the children with ASD.

W7 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUC-TION: ACCOMMODATING LEARNING DIFFERENCES IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

Dr. Joel Dickstein, Senior Consultant,

National Education Resource Center of P’TACH

Many of us are aware that sitting in our class-rooms are students with different needs and different capabilities. Whether discussed as learn-ing styles, multiple intelligences, “upper level” vs. “lower level” – we know that “one size does not fit all’. The question is how we go enhance the traditional approaches to teaching to tap the full potential of each learner in our class. This session invites participants you to explore these critical issue as we discuss the theory, and learn more about some of the approaches of differentiated instruction and assessment.

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W8 THE LIST AND THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: TEACHING CHUMASH

Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum, Director, Jewish Resource Center, Scranton Hebrew Day School

The ability to translate the Chumash accurately often eludes many students. Students with LD can be even more challenged by the Chumash than the average student. THE LIST is a systematic and user-friendly methodology for Chumash instruc-tion that is designed to significantly elevate the Chumash skills of the whole classroom. It is flexible enough to accommodate various teaching styles and to conform to the mesorah of your institution. The research-based model of THE LIST will result in considerable quantitative and qualitative gains for all of your students and the built-in special education components will address the needs of children with LD as well. THE LIST methodology even allows enrichment activities to take place during classroom instruc-tion without interfering with the flow of the lesson. THE LIST methodology has been implemented in various types of schools and educational settings. There are minimal costs involved in implementing the program. Optional teacher training manuals, student workbooks, assessment tools, and flashcards are available to supplement the program, but the program can be implemented successfully without any of these tools. We invite you to become part of the program that is elevating the standards of Chumash chinuch!

W9 VOCABULARY: THE KEY TO EVERYTHING

Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Learning Associates

Maybe it’s not the key to everything, but educational researcher Robert Marzano and many others, have written about the critical

importance of academic vocabulary for success in school. Direct instruction of vocabulary can yield remarkable results for students, especially special education students. This fast-paced, interactive workshop will offer several simple but powerful strategies to help students learn, use, and remember key vocabulary words in all subjects.

W10 A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL: INCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH MODERATE LEARNING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOLS

Dr. Mitchell Parker and Faculty Zareinu Educational Centre

The focus of this presentation will be on the integrated activities (academic, social and recreational), being offered by Zareinu in its classes that are housed at Eitz Chaim and Netivot. These activities can be used in other placements and schools. Strategies for successful integration will be emphasized.

3:00-4:00 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS

HOW TO FOSTER CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES

Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, International Director, Yachad/ NJCD

Educators who love working with children are sometimes (read often) uncomfortable working with their parents. This workshop will explore why this is. It will provide strategies for how we as professionals can create and maintain a positive working relationship with family members.

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our keynote presenters

DR. BILL ATWOOD is a Collins Education Associate who has over 20 years experience in public and private schools and is a recipient of a Presidential Award for excellence in Math and Science Teaching. His books, How Did You Get That? Improving Open Responses in Math (Collins Education Associates published 2011), Tell a Story About a Time: Improving Narrative Writing (to be published 2014), Convince Me: Lessons to Improve Opinion and Argument Writing (2014) and a dynamic DVD, Math Words In Motion: Improving Math Vocabulary (2013), describe strategies that improve both thinking and writing skills.

Bill is a national presenter known for his sense of humor, enthusiasm, and ability to focus on practical ideas that teachers can implement easily. Bill is part of the graduate faculty at Salem State College, Endicott College, and Worcester State College in Massachusetts.

Bill lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and three children.

DR. JEFFREY LICHTMAN is the International Director of Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD), Dean of IVDU Schools, Director of the NJ Association of Jewish Day Schools and a consultant to schools and agencies working with individuals who have special needs.

A school psychologist with many years of experience in both regular and special education, Dr. Jeff has masters’ degrees in school psychology and education from St. Johns University and NYU. He received his undergraduate and rabbinical training from Yeshiva University, where he completed his doctorate as well. His areas of expertise include individual & group counseling, social skills training, facilitating Inclusion & Teacher training.

He is a member of the New Jersey Department of Education Non Public School Advisory Commission and Past President of the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy. He resides in West Orange, NJ with his wife Helen.

DR. BILL ATWOOD

DR. JEFFREY LICHTMAN

RABBI YAAKOV AICHENBAUM is the Director of the Limudei Kodesh Resource Room in the Scranton Hebrew Day School. He also maintains a private practice as an educational consultant and lectur-er. He has presented workshops on various topics at national conventions as well as in individual schools. He is also the co-developer (together with Rabbi Dovid Freeman) of the “Laying the Foundation for a Lifetime of Learning Torah Independently” workshop series. Rabbi Aichenbaum and Rabbi Freeman are the authors THE LIST teacher’s manual and The Key to Chumash work-book series. Rabbi Aichenbaum is the developer of The Chumash Vocabulary Test©. This test is a diagnostic tool whose purpose is to assess individual and school-wide chumash vocabulary achievements. Rabbi Aichenbaum has conducted extensive research about the subjects of vocabulary acquisition and retention, overlearning and automaticity theory, and the effective use of flashcards. Most recently, he started The Online Limudei Kodesh Re-source Room where he provides remedial help for stu-dents who do not have local services available. Rabbi Aichenbaum learned in Yeshivas Bais Moshe of Scranton and its Kollel for many years and he later earned his Master’s degree in special education and in elementary education from Felician College. He also trained under the internationally known special education consultant, Rabbi Shaul Klein. Many of his projects including work-shop videos can be found on chinuch.org

PAULA AQUILLA loves the practice of Occupation-al Therapy! She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has practiced in a variety of clinical, home and community settings since 1986. Paula has completed her studies in osteopathic manual practice. She is the director of Aquilla Occupational Therapy; a family ori-ented practice that is full of fun and learning! Paula was the founder and director of Yes I Can! Nursery School, Yes I Can! Summer Camps and the I Love My Baby pro-grams in Toronto from 1990-1996. She was the initial director of Giant Steps, Toronto.

Paula currently consults to the Muki Baum Treatment Centres in Toronto and the French School Board. She teaches throughout Canada, the United States, Australia and the UK. Her practice encompasses all types of children and young adults and her specialty is sensory integration therapy. Paula has been a guest lecturer for the University of Toronto, McMaster Univer-sity and Humber College. She is published in the field: she is a co-author of Building Bridges through Sensory Integration: Occupational Therapy for Children with Autism and other Developmental Disorders (1998)and is a contributor to Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome. Paula has contributed to other magazines and special interest newsletters in Canada, the US and the UK. Paula brings warmth and enthusiasm to her work with children and their families.

DR. JOEL DICKSTEIN is an Assistant Professor and coordinates the Office of Disabilities Services at Touro College. He also serves as the Senior Consultant of the National Education Resource Center of P’TACH. Previously he was instrumental in establishing, and was Program Coordinator of, the Yeshiva University High School-P’TACH Program. Dr. Dickstein has also served as a consultant and teacher trainer for various organizations, yeshivas and day schools. He is an advocate for effective teaching strate-gies and practices to address the different needs and learning differences of all Jewish children in an inclusive classroom.

BATYA JACOB has been the Director of Educational Support Services for Yachad/The National Jewish Council for Disabilities, a division of the Orthodox Union, for the past eight years. Among her responsibilities in this capacity are serving as the Director of the International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education. Although she is involved with teaching teachers how to include students with various types of challenges, including visual impairments, motor impairments, and developmental disabilities, her area of expertise is auditory challenges.

Batya received her BS in Speech and Hearing from Boston University and her MA in Audiology from the University of Connecticut as well as a Master’s in Jewish Education from the BJE of New Jersey. She is a licensed audiologist in both New York and New Jersey and has written the handbook “The Hearing-Impaired Child in the Jewish Classroom,” published through the Orthodox Union. Batya is a director of National Yachad, working with Yachad chapters on programming and inclusion throughout the United States and Canada. Batya is also a member of the Non-Public School Advisory Committee to the Department of Education for the State of New Jersey.

She presently lives with her husband in West Orange, New Jersey.

MITCHELL PARKER, a native of Toronto, has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. He has devoted his professional career to working with the families of children with developmental and learning challenges. He has worked at a Children’s Hospital and Rehab Centre, a school for children with autism and language disorders and is now the principal/clinical director of Zareinu Educational Centre in Toronto.

Dr. Parker is the founding director of the Tikvah Program at Camp Ramah in Canada. Dr. Parker is also a former North American faculty member and administrator of the Melton School, an institution to promoting Jewish literacy in communities around the world.

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