Calendar Of Events
Workshops, Professional Development, Training, Webinars, Conventions & Events!
Workshops listed below are either professional development days contracted by school districts and organizations OR workshops that are open to the public.
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Workshops, Professional Development and Conventions!
Workshops with the “Character” icon are open to the public; just click on registration link. All other workshops are contracted with School Districts and organizations. Or, see WORKSHOPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC page.
MASTER CLASS, NOVEMBER 17-18, 2020, 4-7 pm EST (both days)
Have you always wanted to attend an official “Story Grammar Marker® Workshop” with creator Maryellen Rooney Moreau, but it was never offered in your district or location? NOW is your chance!!
- For the first time ever, we are offering our popular 6-hour SGM® Workshop virtually—via Zoom Meeting—and it is open to the public.
- We have tailored and curated the “best of the best” contents and activities from the thousands of Story Grammar Marker® workshops and training sessions Maryellen has presented over the past 29 years to design a distance learning experience that closely mirrors our in-person workshops.
- Participants from EVERYWHERE and ANYWHERE can now join Maryellen and learn directly from her as she models the SGM® Approach and shares her extensive expertise in language development and literacy.
Previous Workshops 2019
August 2019
August 13-15 – SGM® Certification Module I – Springfield, MA
Previous Workshops 2018
February 2018
February 21-22 – Braidy the StoryBraid – Department of Education, Hawaii
August 2018
August 7–9, 2018 – SGM® Certification Module 1, Springfield, Massachusetts
Previous Workshops 2017
May 2017
May 2-3 – SGM® Certification Module I – Springfield, MA
May 4 – Integrating Technology Tools with Braidy, The Storybraid®, SGM® and ThemeMaker® – Springfield, MA
August 2017
August – SGM® Certification Module 2 - Springfield, MA.
September 2017
September 25-29 – Orange County Public Schools District Training
November 2017
November 9-11 – American Speech Language Hearing Convention, Los Angeles, CA
Thurs, Nov 9 – “5 Elements of the Critical Thinking Triangle with Personal Event Narratives & Children's Literature”
Fri, Nov 10 – “What Lies Beneath: Language Impairments in Children With Disruptive Behavioral Disorders (What YOU Can Do!)”
December 2017
December 5–6 – SGM® Certification Module I - Springfield, MA
December 7 – Integrating Technology Tools with Braidy the StoryBraid, SGM, and ThemeMaker – Springfield, MA
Previous Workshops 2016
January 2016
January 28-29 – Salem Keizer Public Schools, Salem, OR
January 27-29 – Willamette Educational Service District, Salem, OR
March 2016
March 4 – Rhode Island Speech Language Hearing Association, Warwick, RI
April 2016
April 1 – Central New York Speech Language Hearing Association, Skaneateles, NY
April 28-29 – North Carolina Speech Language Hearing Association Conference, Raleigh, NC
April 30 – Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
May 2016
May 4 & 5 - Ludlow Public Schools, Ludlow, MA
May 26 – Family Literacy Night at Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School, Longmeadow, MA
June 2016
June 2 - Ludlow Public Schools, Ludlow, MA
June 9 – Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
June 20-21 – Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MA
July 2016
July 7-9 – American Speech Language Hearing Association Connect Conference (formerly ASHA SCHOOLS), Minneapolis, MN
Friday, July 8 — Story Grammar Marker: Helping Students Meet the Challenges of Expository Text (LAN3)
July 25-26 – Pinellas County Schools, Largo, FL
August 2016
August 1 – Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, IA
August 25 – Norris School, Southampton, MA
August 29-30 – Kelowna, British Columbia
September 2016
September 21 – Webinar, “Story Grammar Marker®: 2 Things That Set It Apart!”
October 2016
October 19 – FREE WEBINAR — 5 Elements of the Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action!
October 25 — “Help Me Tell My Story!” – The Reading Institute, Williamstown, MA
October 25 — “How to Make a ‘Cold’ Retelling ‘Hot!’” – The Reading Institute, Williamstown, MA
Previous Workshops 2015
December 2015
December 1 – New York City Department of Education, Manhattan
December 2 – New York City Department of Education, Brooklyn
December 3 – New York City Department of Education, Queens
November 2015
November 12-15 - American Speech, Language, Hearing Convention – Denver CO
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ASHA Presentation: Talking About Writing an Argument: Oral Language Strategies, View Presentation Here, Linda Lafontaine and Maryellen Rooney Moreau
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ASHA Presentation: The Sixth Pillar of Reading: Knowledge Development Through Discourse Strategies, View Presentation Here, Maryellen Rooney Moreau
November 18-20 – Milestones Day School & Transitions Program, Waltham, MA
October 2015
October 10 – Oral Language Development: The Foundation of Literacy – Woolfolk Lecture Series
Communication Disorders Program at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX
October 12 – Narrative Development with Story Grammar Marker® and Braidy the StoryBraid®
Jackson-Keller Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
October 15-16 – Montana Speech Language Hearing Fall Conference, Billings, MT
October 26-27 – Discourse, Language and Reaching Struggling Readers – The Collaborative, Northampton, MA - Presenters: Ken Pransky and Maryellen Rooney Moreau
September 2015
September 19 – Tools for Building Social and Executive Functioning Through Technology — Presenter: Sean J. Sweeney, M.S., M.Ed. CCC-SLP: Universities at Shady Grove University of Maryland, Rockville, MD
August 2015
August 10-11 – Oral Discourse Strategies – Pinellas County Public Schools, Largo, FL
August 17-18 – SGM® Certification Module I* - Ely Center, 84 Rowe St, Newton, MA 02466
Small group intensive, EXPERT level
August 19 – Integrating Technology Tools with Braidy, The Storybraid®, SGM® and ThemeMaker®*, Presenter: Sean J. Sweeney; Ely Center, 84 Rowe St, Newton, MA
August 26– SGM® Back-to-School Boot Camp – ONLINE WORKSHOP!
July 2015
July 21-22 – Discourse, Language and Reaching Struggling Readers - STCC Technology Park, 1 Federal Street, Springfield, MA; Presenters: Ken Pransky and Maryellen Rooney Moreau.
June 2015
June 2 – Help Me Tell My Story! Social Communication Development through Narrative-Based Intervention, Riviera Parque, 2800 Highway 7 WEST, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 1W8
Sponsored By York Region District School Board
May 2015
May 1 – Social Communication Development through Narrative-Based Intervention
Room 202 in Gilchrist Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD
April 2015
April 24 – The “Core” of the Core: Using Story Grammar Marker® to Support Students in Meeting Grade-Level Common Core State Standards
Presenter: Maryellen Rooney Moreau, MEd, CCC-SLP, Cromwell, CT
March 2015
March 6 - Narrative Development with Story Grammar Marker® and Braidy the StoryBraid®
East Windsor Public Schools, East Windsor, CT
February 2015
February 20 - Narrative Development with Story Grammar Marker® and Braidy the StoryBraid®
East Windsor Public Schools, East Windsor, CT
February 25 – Story Grammar Marker® Boot Camp – FREE WEBINAR!
January 2015
January 13 - Narrative & Expository Text Development & Data Collection
Washington Irving H.S., 40 Irving Place, New York, NY
January 14 - Narrative & Expository Text Development & Data Collection
Clara Barton H.S., 901 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
January 15 - Narrative & Expository Text Development & Data Collection
Q174 65-10 Dieterle Crescent, Forest Hills, NY
January 22-23 - Narrative Development with the Story Grammar Marker®
Adlai Stephenson Educational H.S. Campus, 1980 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, NY
Previous Workshops 2014
December 2014
December 8-9 — Story Grammar Marker®® Certification Module 1
Presenter: Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, ELY Center, Newton, MA
December 10 — Integrating Technology Tools with Braidy, The StoryBraid®, SGM® and ThemeMaker®, Presenter: Sean J. Sweeney, ELY Center, Newton, MA
November 2014
November 10-14 — Orange County Public Schools – Orlando, FL
November 15
Florida Educators For The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Conference– Lake Mary, FL
Presentation: Holding Stories in Your Hand: Improving Language & Communication in DHH Students Who Use ASL
November 20-22 — American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention – Orlando Convention Center, FL, Exhibit Booth 1635
ASHA Presentations:
Holding Stories in Your Hand: Improving Language & Communication in DHH Students Who Use ASL
Overcoming the 3rd- & 4th-Grade Slump: Blending Narrative & Expository Text In Children’s Literature
Literacy Night: “Letting Swift River Go” Timelines, Problem/Solution, Perspective-Taking, Opinion & Argument
October 2014
October 15 — Braidy the StoryBraid® Early Literacy & Social Emotional Growth
ELY Center, Newton, MA
October 16
Integrating Technology Tools with Braidy, The Storybraid®®, SGM® and ThemeMaker®
ELY Center, Newton, MA
October 20 — The “Core” of the Core: Using Story Grammar Marker® To Support Common Core State Standards, Capitol Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Albany, NY
October 27-28 — Discourse, Language and Reaching Struggling Readers – Northampton, MA
September 2014
New York City Board of Education – Staten Island, NY
Narrative Development with Story Grammar Marker®
August 2014
Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Story Grammar Marker® Certification – ELY Center Newton, MA
Integrating Technology with Story Grammar Marker® and ThemeMaker® - ELY Center Newton, MA
July 2014
Story Grammar Marker® Certification – ELY Center Newton, MA
Integrating Technology with Story Grammar Marker® and ThemeMaker® - ELY Center Newton, MA
June 2014
Baltimore City Schools – Baltimore, Maryland
Social Thinking Providers’ Conference – San Francisco, CA
January 2014
New York City Board of Education – Staten Island, NY
Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ and Data Collection
New York City Board of Education – Bronx, NY
Narrative Development with Story Grammar Marker®
New York City Board of Education – Manhattan, NY
Data Collection & Progress Monitoring with SGM®
New York City Board of Education – Brooklyn, NY
Data Collection & Progress Monitoring with SGM®
New York City Board of Education – Queens, NY
Data Collection & Progress Monitoring with SGM®
Previous Workshops 2013
May 2013
Social Communication and Social Learning Workshop – Yeled V'Alda – Brooklyn, NY
Baltimore County Schools – Baltimore, MD
Story Grammar Marker® Workshop - Capital Area Speech-Language and Hearing Association (CASHA) in Albany, NY, Friday, May 10th, 2013 from 8:30-4:00 p.m.
New York City Board of Education – Brooklyn, NY
April 2013
Story Grammar Marker® Workshop at Children's Hospital Minneapolis - Open to All!
Developing Language & Literacy with the Story Grammar Marker® presented by Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.Ed. CCC-SLP, creator of the SGM®, held on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 8am-4:30pm at Children's Hospital – Minneapolis, MN.
Social Thinking Providers' Conference – Chicago, IL
The Critical Thinking Triangle of the Story Grammar Marker® by Maryellen Rooney Moreau
Churchhill School and Center 301 East 29th St. New York, NY 10016
Workshop Sponsored by Adler, Molly, Gurland LLC
Literacy How – New Haven, CT
March 2013
New York City Board of Education – Brooklyn, NY
New York City Board of Education – Queens, NY
Worcester Public Schools – Worcester, MA
February 2013
Ludlow Public Schools – Ludlow, MA
Newtown Public Schools – Newtown, CT
Pinellas County Public Schools – Clearwater, FL
Social Thinking Providers' Conference - Grapevine, TX
Worcester Public School – Worcester, MA
January 2013
New York City Board of Education – Manhattan, NY
Orange County Public Schools– Orlando, FL
WORKSHOP IN VANCOUVER, WA – OPEN TO ALL
The “Core” of the Core: Using Story Grammar Marker® to Support Common Core State Standards
December 2012
NYSSLHA Buffalo, NY
Previous Workshops 2012
November 2012
Social Thinking Providers’ Conference – Boston, MA
American Speech, Language & Hearing Association Convention – Atlanta, GA
Manchester Public Schools – Manchester, CT
October 2012
Cheyenne Public School - Cheyenne, WY
GOSSLP - Dalton, Georgia
Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union – Nova Scotia
Hampden Wilbraham School District – Wilbraham, MA
September 2012
Baltimore County Schools – Baltimore, MD
Orange County Public Schools - Orlando, FL
Social Thinking Providers’ Conference – Minneapolis, MN
FREE WEBINAR: The “Core” of the Core: Story Grammar Marker® and the Common Core State Standards
This is a webinar produced by Advance for SLPs.
August 2012
Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Baltimore City Public Schools – Baltimore, MD
July 2012
Simmons College – Boston, MA
The “Core” of the Core: Using Story Grammar Marker® to Support Students in Meeting Grade-Level Common Core State Standards – Natick, MA
May 2012
Toronto School Board – Toronto, ON<
Oxford Public Schools – Oxford, MA
Baltimore City Schools – Baltimore, MD
April 2012
Baltimore City Schools – Baltimore, MD
Oxford Public Schools – Oxford, MA
February 2012
Pinellas County Public Schools – Largo, FL
Wilton Public Schools – Wilton, CT
Leap Into Expository Text -- Archived Webinar (originally conducted February 29th, 2012)
January 2012
Orange County Public Schools – DHH Program Orlando, FL
Macomb Intermediate School District – Utica, MI
Baltimore City Public Schools – Baltimore, MD
Previous Workshops 2011
December 2011
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando FL
November 2011
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention – San Diego, CA, Exhibit Booth #624, “Making Connections: The Critical Thinking Triangle® of Story Grammar Marker®
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, “The Social-Academic Connection – Narrative Intervention in School and Life”
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, Cromwell, CT
Narrative and Expository Writing with the Story Grammar Marker®, Natick, MA
June 2011
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Carrolton, TX
Hampden-Wilbraham School District, Wilbraham, MA
Social Thinking Providers’ Conference, San Francisco, CA
May 2011
Stern Center for Language and Learning, South Burlington, VT
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
Previous Workshops 2010
December 2010
MindWing Workshop (Part 2) Springfield, MA
Social Thinking Tools for the Classroom and Therapy Setting Freeport, ME
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, Springfield, MA 01105
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, The Autism Collection Workshop: It’s All About the Story & Making Connections, Springfield, MA
June 2010
Social Thinking Providers Conference – San Francisco, CA
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 District – 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
Previous Workshops 2009
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
Previous Workshops 2008
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
Previous Workshops 2007
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, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania
In addition to the above locations MindWing has also provided Professional Development 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