EPSE 590 with Dr. Marion Porath

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EPSE 590 with Dr. Marion Porath

• A Cinderella Story. How I Became a Fairy
  Godmother To My Exceptional Child.
• By Asha Dyakowska

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THE STORY BEGAN
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Role of parents (mother of an exceptional child)

• Fairy God mother
• Her Journey

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IN PURSUIT OF THE MAGIC WAND

• Solution to exceptionalities

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Journey to the ball

• Faculty of Education
• University of British Columbia

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Coursework Hallway

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COURSEWORK CONTD

• CRITICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
• MOTIVATION
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT
• POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS
• SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF GIFTED LEARNERS
• DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION
• HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS
• LEARNING DISABILITIES

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512 CRITICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

• ROLE OF PARENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
• ORIGINS OF SPECIAL ED
• SPECIAL ED POLICIES
• SPECIAL ED IN BC
• IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL ED

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584 MOTIVATION IN EDUCATION

• Motivation is the process whereby goal-directed
  activity is instigated and sustained.
• Behavioural Theories vs. Cognitive theories

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505 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION

• PEDAGOGY FOR LIFE
• (Dr. JENNIFER SHAPKA)
• VYGOTSKY-PIAGET
• CONSTRUCTIVISM
• INTELLIGENCE-
• GARDNERS MI,
• GOTTFREDSONS GENERAL INTELLIGENCE- g,
  STERNBERGs TRIARCHY OF ANALYTICAL, CREATIVE AND
  PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

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505 CONTD

• STAGE-ENVIRONMENTAL FIT
• MOTIVATION
• CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT
• JUDITH HARRIS-DEBORAH VANDELL DEBATE on THE
  NURTURE ASSUMPTION

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433 POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS AND
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

• Dr. PAT MIRENDA
• Functional Assessment and Strategies Analysis
• Competing behaviour diagrams
• Strategies implementation
• Building PBS plans
  
  

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514 PBS

• Role of Parents in Collaborative Processes
  (POSTER)
• Importance of Partnerships with Parents in
  Designing PBS Plans
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565 SOCIO EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH
ABILITY LEARNERS

• SELF ESTEEM
• BIG FISH LITTLE POND
• GIFTED LD
• GIFTED EF
• TRANSITIONS
• GENDER DIFFERENCES
• MOTIVATION
• MENTORS/ROLE MODELS
• PERFECTIONISM

Dr. Marion Porath
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GEF/GLD by Susan Whitehead

• GOLD PROGRAM- CORRINE BEES
• What it means to be twice exceptional?
• A high achiever needs 6-8 repetitions to master
• A gifted learner needs 1-3 repetitions to master
• A creative thinker questions the need for mastery

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575 Building Capacity for Diversity in Canadian
Schools

• THE TELESTUDIO EXPERIENCE

Dr. Marion Porath
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516 HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS

• Multiple Intelligences
• Interest
• Variety
• Creativity

Dr. Marion Porath
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Conference

• Innovative approaches to supporting academic and
  social-emotional development.

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Choices
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526 LEARNING DISABILITIES

• ANNAS STORY- ORIGINS OF CINDERELLA CONCEPT
• DEFINITION OF LEARNING
• DISABILITIES

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DEFINITION of LEARNING DISABILITIES

• ANY UNEXPLAINED OR UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTY IN
  ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE

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590 BACK TO THE HALLWAY
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WHAT IVE LEARNED

• FROM PROFESSORS
• FROM OTHER STUDENTS
• FROM DISCUSSIONS
• FROM READINGS/RESEARCH
• FROM REFLECTIONS
• FROM SEARCHING
• FROM FOLLOWING MY OWN QUEST

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Bridge to a New Awareness
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AND SHE/THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER ?

• ADVOCACY STRATEGIES LEARNING
• INTERVENTIONS

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END OF JOURNEY
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BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE

• MAY 2005 AND BEYOND
• AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVERAFTER