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Workshops Carolyn does a
variety of stimulating and practical workshops. She
is well regarded in the educational community
both nationally and internationally. Read about
Carolyn's expertise, types of training and overseas
experience. Scroll
down the page to read about the workshops that
Carolyn offers. Carolyn custom
designs keynotes, workshops and other training
activities based on your specific needs and your
requests. For more information about
scheduling Carolyn to come to your school, school
district, group or region anywhere in the world,
click
here to
e-mail her. Overseas
Experience: Australia, New Zealand,
Bermuda, Germany, Spain, Marshall Islands, Japan,
Croatia, Ecuador, and South Korea. Expertise
in: Types
of Training Provided:
Are
You a Thermometer or a
Thermostat? A thermometer is an
instrument that can accurately measure what is. It
gives us the facts. A thermostat, on the other
hand, can change the temperature. It doesn't just
tell us what is; it has the ability to change the
status quo into something better. In this keynote,
Carolyn compares thermometers and thermostats to
the attitudes and actions we may have as educators.
This keynote will inspire you to live your life as
a thermostat rather than as a thermometer! Educational
Leadership in a Time of Change Our world has
become a global village, and this has immense
implications for educators! Like the explorers of
long ago, we are forging into new territory as we
lead students into the 21st century. In this
motivational keynote, Carolyn helps us to see our
dreams, set our visions and communicate clearly.
She then points us, our students, and our
colleagues in the direction where we might journey
together. Encouraging
Achievement So many of the mind
sets common to 21st century life discourage rather
than encourage achievement. How can we reverse this
and be the encouragers, the nurturers and the
promoters of student achievement? In this keynote
filled with both enthusiasm and practicality, we
will consider ways to encourage all of our students
to be passionate about learning, persist and grow
through times of failure and discouragement, and
take responsibility for their own work. Sparking
Your 'Sparkle' Throughout the School
Year How can we spark
our own enthusiasm? What are the keys to
self-motivation? How do we encourage others? In
this upbeat keynote, Carolyn answers these
questions as she talks about developing and
maintaining our 'SPARKLE' &endash; Strengths,
Participation, Attitude, Recognition, Kindness,
Laughter, Enthusiasm and Energy. Solving
the Assessment Puzzle How and why we
assess students are the essential questions of this
workshop. We will look at how to develop and use
types of performance and authentic assessments,
especially when differentiating classroom
instruction. Included is how to
link standards to curriculum units, how to develop
assessment criteria for specific products and
performances, how and when to create complex
rubrics, how and when to use product criteria cards
and the use of student logs, rating scales,
checklists, portfolios, student self assessments
and group assessment procedures. Challenging
the "Hidden" Gifted
Underachiever Many gifted
students slide by in school, getting reasonably
good grades and scoring well on standardized tests,
but put forth little or no effort. Following
a different pattern of underachievement than the
one traditionally recognized, these students could
be called "hidden" underachievers. In this session (or
keynote) we will look at reasons for this type of
underachievement and examine ways to guide such
students to embrace academic challenges and choose
demanding learning activities instead of the
easiest ones. We will discuss how to
encourage them to persist through times of
disappointment or failure, how to learn from their
mistakes and how to take responsibility for and
find joy in their own learning. Developing
Critical and Creative Thinking
Skills This workshop gives
teachers the opportunity to learn the basic
principles of both creative and critical thinking,
and shows ways to teach these skills in a
standards-based classroom. Thinking skills in all
levels of Bloom's Taxonomy are considered and
workshop participants are active participants in
learning how to incorporate higher-level
questioning into their classroom
activities. Questivities, a new way to
encourage and teach research skills, higher
level thinking and active questioning using a
variety of learning styles and multiple
intelligences, are introduced in this exciting
and motivational workshop. Differentiating
Curriculum for AP and Pre-AP
Students The Advanced
Placement Program provides rigorous curricular
guidelines with a reliable common assessment for
all students. Students of differing
abilities, learning styles and modalities, study
habits, etc. are likely to be enrolled in AP and
Pre-AP courses. Differentiated curriculum
will help students attain this national standard
for excellence. Lots of practical strategies
and planning formats that can be used right
away! Differentiating
Curriculum for Middle School
Students Differentiation
works best when students are motivated to learn,
have good time management, study and organizational
skills, and know how to work productively both
independently and in various types of small groups.
Most middle school students, regardless of ability
or readiness level, need structure and guidance in
learning how to do these things. In this workshop,
we will discuss ways to develop these skills,
consider how to best manage classroom organization
and flexible grouping and see sample planning
formats for differentiated units of
work. Differentiating
Curriculum in the Multi Ability
Classroom How can teachers
meet the needs of all their students when these
needs and ability levels are so diverse? This
workshop focuses on practical strategies showing
teachers the "how-to" of differentiation.
Strategies include flexible grouping, tiered
lessons and units, curriculum compacting,
independent study, learning centers, learning
contracts, ways to give students choices of
learning activities, classroom management
strategies in a differentiated classroom and
more. Differentiating
for Gifted Students in the Regular
Classroom Similar to the
workshop described above including many of the same
strategies, but with an emphasis on meeting the
needs of gifted and high ability students.
Teachers will learn how to assess and document what
their students already know, how to plan for and
monitor challenging alternate activities, and how
to design and implement learning activities which
promote higher level thinking. Differentiation
for LEP (Limited English Proficient)
Students LEP (or
ESL) students need different approaches to
learning due to their cultural backgrounds
and/or level of language acquisition. We'll look at
cultural differences and discuss
of several basic principles of second language
development. These provide us with
guidelines that can be used as a basis for
differentiation. In this workshop, you will learn
30 practical strategies for working with these
students in a regular classroom setting and will
receive a copy of Carolyn's
teacher-friendly "Push-In Unit Planner"
to help you plan differentiated units
for LEP/ESL students. Differentiating
Instruction in American History In
this practical and interactive workshop/workshop
series, participants will explore
differentiation strategies that work
to engage all students as they learn more
about American history and government. Rich
in both content and innovative strategies, it will
help teachers instruct their students more
effectively, thereby increasing their understanding
of and appreciation for our nation and our
democracy. Will
be custom-designed to meet the individual needs of
a school or district, including number of days,
grade levels and specific content
or standards. Encouraging
Achievement: Challenge, Responsibility and
Persistence How can we
encourage students to embrace academic challenges
and choose demanding learning activities instead of
the easiest ones? How do we encourage them to
persist through times of stress, disappointment or
failure and take responsibility for their own
learning? How do we teach students to plan long
range assignments and independent study so that
they make the best use of their time? How do we
encourage discouraged students? Find some answers
to these and other similar questions in this
workshop. 'Giftedness':
What It Is -What It Isn't: In this workshop
Carolyn gives a broad overview of giftedness,
including myths about gifted students.
Identification, service delivery models, scheduling
and logistics, appropriate curriculum, grouping
patterns and strategies, and ways to work with
parents are discussed. Provides excellent overview
for administrators and/or general education
teachers. Motivating
Underachievers Frustrated by
students who have potential to achieve but somehow
do not? This workshop focuses on these
students...our underachievers. We will examine the
causes of underachievement, and explore numerous
practical strategies that can be used by teachers,
counselors, and parents to help and encourage
underachieving students. Suggested strategies are
practical and can be implemented in any school
setting. Parent-Teacher
Collaboration In this workshop,
Carolyn gives practical suggestions for building
trust and communication between home and school.
Also includes methods for structuring and planning
parent-teacher conferences, communication skills,
developing positive attitudes which invite
home-school collaboration, and suggestions for post
conference follow-up. Includes role playing and
skills practice. Seven
Steps to Successful Student Achievement
(3-12) Discover seven
steps that will lead your students to higher
achievement: … Standards-Based
Activities and Assessments for the Differentiated
Classroom Today's classrooms
focus on the standards. Mastering them is the goal
for all students. How does this goal fit with the
philosophy and implementation
of differentiation? In this workshop, examine
three approaches to differentiation that can
be used with your standards. Learn how to
develop both the differentiated activities and
the corresponding assessments, including
appropriate extensions that challenge gifted and
high ability students. Surviving
the Middle Years Explore the
challenges of working with students in the middle
years (ages 10-15). Included in this informative
and practical workshop are the characteristics and
needs of these children, organizational patterns
for schools, social growth and development,
physical changes, intellectual development,
home/school communication, and study and
organizational skills for students. Appropriate
workshop for teachers, parents, counselors, those
involved in pastoral care and youth workers of all
types. Teaching
Tools for the 21st Century This session
provides practical, concrete methods for
individualizing lessons and units which meet the
needs of all students, and gives specific
teaching strategies and techniques which can be
used with a variety of learning styles and ability
levels. Includes opportunities for student choices,
multiple intelligences, learning modalities,
Bloom's taxonomy, use of new technologies and
alternative assessment strategies. Teachers
attending this workshop will develop lesson plans
which they will be able to use in their
classrooms. Top
Ten Parent Questions Parents of gifted
students have a wide range of questions
encompassing the academic, social and emotional
needs of their children. Other questions focus on
the concept of giftedness, cultural diversity, the
use of new technologies and the proper relationship
between home and school. In this session, you will
hear both the questions and the answers to the "Top
Ten". This workshop can be designed for parents,
for teachers or for both groups. Using
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences in the
Differentiated Classroom (K-12) How do we meet the
needs of the many different types of learners in
today's classrooms? In this workshop we will review
learning styles, learning modalities, and multiple
intelligences and learn practical strategies for
meeting individual student needs. Learn how to
create individualized lesson plans and units you
can take back to your classroom and use
immediately! Based on Carolyn's
best selling book: Teaching
Tools for the 21st Century
In addition to
the workshops listed above, which can also be
requested as short break-out sessions, Carolyn
offers some additional presentations for
educational conferences or other events requiring
short sessions. Each of these can be presented in
1-1.5 hours. Flexible
Grouping: It’s More Than Just Moving Their
Seats! Flexible grouping
for the delivery of instruction is the cornerstone
of differentiation. When implemented well, it leads
to success for every student. While this sounds
good in theory, how is it actually implemented in
real classrooms? In this practical session, we will
discuss 13 Guidelines for Managing Flexible Groups,
advantages and disadvantages of various grouping
patterns, the logistics and management of group
work, group self-assessment strategies, individual
learning logs and more. You will come away with
many ideas and strategies you can use in your
classroom immediately. Using
‘Questivities’ to Develop Creative
Thinking This session
introduces ‘Questivities’, an easy-to-use
format that encourages creativity in the
differentiated classroom. It provides a way for
students to brainstorm answers to creative thinking
questions before beginning and project or research
activity. These questions stimulate ‘outside
the box’ thinking, give practice in research
skills and extend any project activity. In this
session, you will see examples of the Questivities
format, participate in brainstorming answers to
sample Questivities Thinking Questions, and discuss
applications of this strategy for your own
classroom. “If
It’s on the Internet, It Has to Be
True!” What a
statement… yet this is what many kids believe
in this age of information explosion. In this
session we will look at ways to teach students how
to become savvy information consumers as they look
at various print and Internet resources. To
accomplish this, we must structure our schools and
classrooms to target skills in critical thinking
and independent learning. This session focuses on
practical strategies to build these skills and help
students develop the ability to understand,
evaluate and integrate information from a wide
variety of sources. What
to Do for Stressed-Out Kids: Dealing with Stress
and Perfectionism This presentation
focuses on stressors faced by children and some of
the things parents and teachers can do to help
alleviate them. Carolyn discusses the causes of
stress in modern society, with an emphasis on those
factors which most affect children such as
perfectionism, the fear of making mistakes, our
hurried lifestyles and too many activities.
We’ll look at a number of practical ideas and
strategies we can use to deal with stress in
children and help them live more relaxed and less
stressful lives.
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