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MindWing’s Calendar of Events

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See where MindWing has been…and where we are going!
At most of the following professional development workshops and customized sessions, MindWing is providing staff development to specific school districts.
Some of these workshops, however, are open to everyone.
Events are being continually booked – check back periodically for updates!
Call us at 888-228-9746 or Click Here to Contact Us for more information about any of these events.

Autism & Social Communication Workshop

Facilitating Relationships!
Story Grammar Marker® for Social Problem Solving, Building Central Coherence and Teaching Conversational Skills with Six-Second-Stories®

Hampton Inn Natick, MA – SATURDAY, May 12, 2012
8:00-2:30pm (7:30am Registration)

Course Description:
This highly interactive professional development workshop is the “next step” in Story-Based Intervention. “Story-Based Intervention” was cited as one of eleven established treatments for autism, according to the Findings and Conclusions Report, National Standards Project, United States National Autism Center. During this activity-based workshop, the presenters will share techniques for facilitating reciprocal relationships and social communication. Featured, will be the cutting-edge technique called Six-Second-Stories® which provides differentiated instruction to students/children/clients with Autism Spectrum Disorders or other Social Learning Challenges, who don’t know how to initiate conversation, prevent conversational breakdowns or how to repair them when they occur. In addition to Six-Second-Stories®, other methods shared will be Cumulative Narrative Chunking™ for building Central Coherence, ways to integrate SGM® and Social Thinking® and Social Problem Solving using SGM® with new Social Problem Solving activity prompts. Story Grammar Marker® (SGM®) is the foundation for all methods shared since stories (narratives) are how people share ideas, plans, dreams, memories and beliefs in social interaction at school, home or work. *Included in price! Our newest manual: Facilitating Relationships! Six Second Stories® and Other Social Communication; A Guide For Educators and Parents of Children with Social Learning Challenges.

Registration Deadline is Wednesday, May 10, 2012. This workshop is appropriate for Speech Language Pathologists, Autism Specialists, Teachers, Reading Specialists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Literacy Coaches and Parents (Kindergarten – Grade 5). This is an intermediate level workshop; knowledge of Story Grammar Marker® methodology is suggested.

Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to…

Explain the stages of Narrative Development as they relate to both literature and social situations
List the sequence of communication behaviors (both nonverbal and verbal) that students need in order to greet, meet, and engage a potential friend in conversation successfully
Provide intervention for the two different types of conversational breakdowns (receptive and expressive) that typically occur, due to limited perspective-taking skills using Six-Second-Stories®
Facilitate problem solving & conflict resolution using MindWing’s Social Problem Solving Model
Aid in building Central Coherence (Frith) using Cumulative Narrative Chunking™
Integrate use of Story Grammar Marker® with Social Thinking®

Presenters:

Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.Ed. CCC-SLP is the Founder and President of MindWing Concepts. Her forty year professional career includes: school-based SLP, college professor, diagnostician at the Curtis Blake Child Development Center and Coordinator of Intervention Curriculum and Professional Development at the Curtis Blake Day School for children with language learning disabilities. She created the Story Grammar Marker® after years of research and practice and was awarded 2 United States Patents. Last October, Moreau received the Boise Peace Quilt Project Award for her work with children in the area of conflict resolution and social communication. Moreau is an internationally recognized professional development presenter.

Gwynne McElhinney, M.S., CCC-SLP, creator of Six-Second-Stories®, is a private practitioner who teaches students with social learning challenges how to C.A.R.E.---Communicate And Relate Effectively---using a parent-partnered approach. She is also the co-author of Facilitating Relationships! Over the past thirty-five years, Gwynne has also been a school-based practitioner, a university clinical educator and a professional development trainer. She has received Honors from the Idaho Speech, Language, Hearing Association, an Outstanding Leadership Award from the national Council of State Association Presidents, and an Outstanding Professional of the Year Award from Idaho Parents Unlimited. Gwynne McElhinney’s Lab for Social Intelligence is located at Lee Pesky Learning Center in Boise, Idaho.

Time Ordered Agenda:

7:30 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 - 8:05 Introductions and Disclosures
8:05 - 8:30 Review of Narrative Development Theory, Research and Methodology
8:30 - 9:30 Cumulative Narrative Chunking for Building Central Coherence
9:30 - 9:45 BREAK
9:45 - 10:30 Social Problem Solving with new Prompts
10:30 - 11:00 Integrating SGM® and Social Thinking®
11:00 - 11:30 WORKING LUNCH
11:30 - 12:00 Introduction to Six-Second-Stories® (S3®)
12:00 - 12:30 Case Study Discussion for S3®
12:30 - 1:30 Instructional Methodology for S3
1:30 - 2:15 Creation of S3® Flip Book and Guided Practice Activity
2:15 - 2:30 Questions and Wrap Up

INCLUDED:

ASHA CEUs
ALL MEALS! Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon Coffee & Snack
Autographed copy of Facilitating Relationships! (200 page book) signed by BOTH Authors

February 2012

Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Wilton Public Schools – Wilton, CT

ARCHIVED WEBINAR (originally conducted February 29th, 2012, 4:00pm)
Leap Into Expository Text
CLICK HERE for details

January 2012

Orange County Public Schools – DHH Program Orlando, FL
Macomb Intermediate School District – Utica, MI
Baltimore City Public Schools – Baltimore, MD

December 2011

Orange County Public Schools, Orlando FL

November 2011

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention – San Diego, CA, November 17-19, 2011
Exhibit Booth #624
Presentation: Maryellen Rooney Moreau, “Making Connections: The Critical Thinking Triangle® of Story Grammar Marker®”
at 9:30am on Saturday, November 19, 2011, course #0327.
http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/2011-Convention-Pocket-Planner.pdf

Middletown Public Schools – Middletown, CT
Hamden Public Schools – Hamden, CT
The Lab School – Washington, D.C.

October 2011

British Columbia Association of SLPs Conference – Victoria, BC, Canada
Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.Ed, CCC-SLP is presenting: “The Social-Academic Connection – Narrative Intervention in School and Life”
Friday, October 21, 2011 – 8:30am - 3:00pm
Click here for registration information
MindWing Concepts, Inc. will be exhibiting on Friday and Saturday at the conference

September 2011

Montreal Fluency Center – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Orange County Public Schools DHH – Orlando, FL

August 2011

Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Middletown Public Schools – Middletown, CT
Hamden Public Schools – Hamden, CT

July 2011

The Social-Academic Connection:
Story-Based Intervention for Social Communication & Social Learning Challenges
Crowne Plaza 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT
July 19, 2011 - 8:30am - 4:00pm - Click Here to Purchase

Narrative and Expository Writing with the Story Grammar Marker®
Hampton Inn 319 Speen Street, Natick, MA
July 21, 2011 – 8:30am - 4:00pm - Click Here to Purchase

Purchase Both Workshops for ONLY $325! (Regular price $199 each) - Click Here to Purchase

June 2011
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Carrolton, TX
Hampden-Wilbraham School District, Wilbraham, MA
Social Thinking Providers’ Conference, San Francisco, CA
http://www.socialthinking.com/workshops/social-thinking-providers-conference

May 2011
Stern Center for Language and Learning, South Burlington, VT
OPEN TO ALL – CLICK HERE to Register for "Social Thinking Tools for the Classroom and Narrative Intervention"
Danbury Public Schools, Danbury, CT

April 2011
Columbia Regional Program Portland, OR

February 2011
Littleton Public Schools Littleton, CO
Pinellas County Public Schools Clearwater, FL
Orange County Public Schools Orlando, FL

January 2011
Macomb Intermediate School District Clinton Township, MI
Willamette Educational Service District Salem, OR

December 2010
MindWing Workshop (Part 2) pringfield, MA
Social Thinking Tools for the Classroom and Therapy Setting Freeport, ME, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Joint School District No. 2 Meridian Schools Meridian, ID
Classroom Demonstrations & Consultations Stratford, CT

November 2010
American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention – Philadelphia, PA
Head Start “Braidy the StoryBraid®” Workshop Springfield, MA

October 2010
Stern Center for Language & Learning – Williston, VT
Spokane Public Schools – Spokane, WA
Willamette Education Service District – Salem, OR

Springfield Technical Community College, Federal Room
1 Federal Street Springfield, MA 01105
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 9:00am-3:00pm
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 9:00am-3:00pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR DETAILS

September 2010
Cherokee County School District – Canton, GA
Manchester Public Schools – Manchester, CT
Orange County Public Schools – Speech Language Pathologists – Orlando, FL
Orange County Public Schools – Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Orlando, FL

August 2010
Cherokee County School District – Canton, GA
Currey Ingram Academy – Nashville, TN
Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Miami Elementary School, Lafayette School Corporation – Lafayette, IN
Eastern Connecticut State University – Willimantic, CT
Lincoln County School District #2 – Thayne, WY
Richmond Elementary School, Salem-Keizer School District – Salem, OR

July 2010

Summer Workshop in New England – Open to ALL!
The Autism Collection Workshop: It’s All About the Story & Making Connections
A BRAND NEW MINDWING WORKSHOP!! Click Here for More Information

June 2010
Social Thinking Providers Conference – San Francisco, CA
(Pre-Conference workshop on June 25 with Michelle Garcia Winner;
click here for more info:
http://www.socialthinking.com/professionals/2009-providers-conference)
Orlando, FL
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

May 2010
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

April 2010
Stratford Public Schools – Stratford, CT
Juniper Park Elementary School – Westfield, MA
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

March 2010
Best Practices Conference – Atlanta, GA
Southwick-Tolland School District – Southwick, MA
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

February 2010
Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield Head Start – Springfield, MA
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA
Salem-Keizer School Distrcit – Salem, OR

January 2010
Macomb Intermediate School District – Clinton Township, MI
Lincoln County School District #2 – Afton, WY
Southwick-Tolland School District – Southwick, MA
Ludlow Public Schools - Ludlow, MA

December 2009
Orange County Public Schools - Orando, FL
Ludlow Public Schools - Ludlow, MA

November 2009
North Inland SELPA - Escondito, CA
William's Syndrome Conference - Newton, MA
Ludlow Public Schools - Ludlow, MA
American Speech, Language & Hearing Association National Convention - New Orleans, LA

October 2009
Old Lyme Public Schools- Old Lyme, CT
Hofstra University - Long Island, NY
Levittown School District - Long Island, NY
ConnBIDA’s Response to Reading Intervention conference - Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
Ludlow Public Schools - Ludlow, MA

September 2009
Holyoke Public Schools - Holyoke, MA
Polk County Public Schools - Bartow, FL

August 2009
Cherokee County School District - Canton, GA
The Parish School - Houston, TX
Pinellas County School District - Tampa, FL
Macomb Intermediate School District - Clinton Township, MI
Orange County Public Schools - Orlando, FL
Old Lyme Public School - Old Lyme, CT
PAVE Academy - Brooklyn, NY
Hampden-Wilbraham School District - Wilbraham, MA

July 2009
Simmons College - Boston, MA

June 2009
Miami Elementary School - Lafayette, IN
Albany BOCES - Albany, NY
Shira HEad Start- Brooklyn, NY

April 2009
Thames Valley District School Board – London, Ontario, Canada

March 2009
Michigan Speech, Language & Hearing Conference (www.michiganspeechhearing.org) – Dearborn, MI

February 2009
New Canaan Public Schools – New Canaan, CT
South Carolina Speech, Language & Hearing Conference - Myrtle Beach, SC

January 2009
Clark County School District – Las Vegas, NV
Orange County Public Schools – Orlando, FL
Macomb Intermediate School District – Clinton Township, MI
The Friendship School – Waterbury, CT
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

December 2008
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

November 2008
American Speech and Hearing Association Convention 2008 – Chicago, IL
Amherst Public Schools – Amherst, MA
Branford Public Schools – Branford, CT
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA
Yeled v’Yalda Early Childhood Center – Brooklyn, NY
Cobb County Schools – Marietta, GA

October 2008
Massachusetts Speech, Language, Hearing Association – Norwood, MA
Ludlow Public Schools - Ludlow, MA
East Valley School District - Spokane, WA

September 2008 - Back-to-School Professional Development
Georgia Learning Resource System – Atlanta, GA
Spokane Public Schools – Spokane, WA
Salem-Keizer School District – Salem, OR

August 2008 – Back-to-School Professional Development
Greenville County Schools – Greenville, SC
Chicopee Public Schools – Chicopee, MA
Granite School District – Salt Lake City, UT
Macomb Intermediate School District – Clinton Township, MI
Orange County Public Schools – Orlando, FL
Pinellas County Public Schools – Tampa, FL

July 2008
Cobb County Schools – Marietta, GA
Simmons College – Boston, MA

June 2008
City of Hartford Mayor’s Office of Young Children – Hartford, CT
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA

May 2008
Georgia Learning Resource System – Atlanta, GA
Capitol Region Education Council – Hartford, CT
Webcast Follow-Up: Georgia Learning Resource System – Atlanta, GA

April 2008
Littleton Public Schools – Littleton, CO
Albany BOCES –Albany, NY

March 2008
Georgia Learning Resource System – Atlanta, GA
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA
Southwick-Tolland Public Schools – Southwick, MA
Tantasqua and Union 61 – Fiskdale, MA
International Dyslexia Association of New York – New York, NY
Thames Valley District School Board – London, Ontario, Canada

February 2008
San Diego Unified School District – San Diego, CA
Lafayette School Corporation – Lafayette, IN
Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association – Mastic Beach, NY

January 2008
Zanetti Montessori Magnet School – Springfield, MA
Clark County School District – Las Vegas, NV
Orange County Public Schools – Orlando, FL

December 2007
Webster Hill Elementary School – Bridgeport, CT
William Floyd School District – Mastic Beach, LI
Piedmont Speech and Hearing Consortium – Greenville, SC

November 2007
Clark County School District – Las Vegas, NV
Community Partnerships for Children – Ludlow, MA
American Speech, Language & Hearing Association Convention – Boston, MA
Classic Rehab – Lakewood, NJ

MindWing has presented at the following States’ American Speech, Language & Hearing Association Conferences:

Idaho	Colorado	Utah	Montana	Washington	California
Texas	Louisiana	Florida	South Carolina	Virginia	New York
Connecticut	Maine	Maryland	New Jersey	Long Island	Ohio
Rhode Island	Nevada Arkansas

In addition to the above locations of MindWing Professional Development we have also provided PD for…

Boston Public Schools – Boston, MA
New York City Board of Education – Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, NY
Fairfax County Public Schools – Fairfax, VA
San Diego Unified School District
Springfield Public Schools – Springfield, MA
Westfield Public Schools – Westfield, MA
Northampton Public Schools – Northampton, MA
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA
School for Accelerated Learning – Waltham, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions – Boston, MA
Fredricksburg Public Schools, Fredricksburg, VA
South Carolina Board of Education
Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, Mississippi
Baylor University – Waco, TX
Corpus Christi ISD- Corpus Christi, TX
Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative
Horizon Academy - Roeland Park, Kansas
The Reading Institute – Williamstown, MA
William’s Syndrome Conference – Grand Rapids, MI