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Diann Grimm,
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Background for
October 6 Workshop
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Project:Enhancing Classroom Success for Students with Social-Cognitive Differences
What is the Diagnostic Center-North?
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California Department of Education, State Special Schools and Services Division
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Employs professionals who specialize in serving students with special needs.
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Services are provided at no cost to schools and families.
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Website: http:\\www.dcn-cde.ca.gov.
Who are students with social-cognitive deficits? Youngsters who:
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May have difficulty fitting into the “norm” in their approach to learning and social interactions.
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May be impulsive, easily frustrated and have difficulty controlling their emotions.
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May appear noncompliant and can be difficult to manage in the general education classroom.
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May have an inability to understand social information and to modify their inappropriate social behavior leading to isolation and problems in school.
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May struggle with flexibility, problem-solving, strategizing and organization.
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Are typically bright students who want to “fit in”, but, struggle with learning the steps of social-cognitive processing.
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May have a special education diagnosis or may not.
What are the goals of the training: Enhancing Classroom Success for Students with Social-Cognitive Differences: Strategies that Work! on October 6, 2006 ?
§ Clarify the characteristics of students with social-cognitive differences
§ Recognize the implications of these differences to student success in the classroom
§ Develop a common framework to interpret and understand student behavior
§ Discuss strategies to cope with issues of:
o Poor social relationships
o Inappropriate student behavior
o Task completion
o Disorganization
o Emotional and sensory dysregulation
§ Provide skill practice for educators utilizing “prototypical” case studies of students with social-cognitive differences
LAS LOMITAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY October 6, 2006
Enhancing Classroom Success for Students with Social-Cognitive Differences
Agenda
8-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 Understanding Social-Cognitive Differences & Their Impact on Classrooms
10-10:15 Break
10:15-11:45 Strategies for Addressing Social-Cognitive Differences Impacting the Classroom
11:45-1:15 Lunch
(Following lunch, grades k-5th grade will return to Cano Hall for the afternoon session, while grades 6-8 will return to La Entrada for site level work)
1:15-3:45 Grade Level Team Problem-Solving Using Strategies to Support Student Success