This course is designed to meet the needs of teachers, support staff, custodial staff, teacher assistants, lunch room monitors, parent supervisors and anyone who may be faced with the responsibility of helping someone who has become ill or injured. Emergency First Aid serves as an introduction to First Aid, concentrating primarily on CPR skills, controlling bleeding, treating shock and secondary assessment.

These inservices can be provided at school sites for all staff professional development days.

Ref # FAID002-0-09 Price: $72 Monday, July 6, 2009    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Room: N/A   [Location] Facilitator: Don Zabloski.

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Participants for this workshop should have basic knowledge of art or have taken the introductory Drawing Workshop. A lecture and demonstration will begin each day and then participants will put into practice the skills introduced. The landscape of Edmonton?s river valley will provide the visual material for this workshop. Be prepared to work outside. Material costs are included.

Ref # ART0184-0-01 Price: $206 Thursday, August 20, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: n/a   [Location] Facilitator: Robert Dmytruk. AND   Friday, August 21, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: n/a   [Location]

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Through lecture, practice, conversation and competency based assessments this program provides extensive opportunities to problem solve and adapt Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention classroom modules to special circumstances and emergency situations. Consider this refresher option if you are concerned about reducing the number of physical interventions and increasing the safety of interventions at your school or facility and/or your work with exceptionally aggressive and difficult-to-manage children and youth. This course fulfils standard NVCI refresher requirements. School staff should receive refresher training every two years.

Ref # SBC0027-0-01 Price: $130 Friday, August 28, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: TBA   [Location] Facilitator: Cam Buchanan.

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Nonviolent Crisis Intervention ® is a behaviour management system designed to provide the best possible care, safety, and security for staff and students when a student becomes disruptive or out-of-control. The main focus is to train staff to de-escalate anxious and defensive students to prevent them from becoming disruptive or out-of-control. It is recommended that a minimum of two staff per school be trained in NVCI.

Ref # SBC0001-0-02 Price: $250 Thursday, August 27, 2009    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Room: ROB   [Location] Facilitators: Dan Tailleur, Mike Dreimanis. AND   Friday, August 28, 2009    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Room: ROB   [Location]

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Participants will review the principles and strategies of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention ®. It is recommended that NVCI trained staff participate in a NVCI review session every year.

Please note: You must have taken the 2-day NVCI previously.

Ref # SBC0002-0-04 Price: $130 Monday, August 24, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: TBA   [Location] Facilitator: Cam Buchanan.

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After a relaxing and rejuvenating summer we invite you to participate in a unique professional learning opportunity offered by Consulting Services related to teaching and learning with SMART boards. This two day workshop will focus on learning the basic tools associated with the interactive whiteboards. Participants will design and create lesson activity notebook files ready to use for the start up of school.

Ref # TLT0209-0-01 Price: $196 Thursday, August 27, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: tba   [Location] Facilitator: Anton Lakusta. AND   Friday, August 28, 2009    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Room: tba   [Location]

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This 2-day course is designed to meet the needs of teachers, support staff, custodial staff, teacher assistants, lunch room monitors, parent supervisors and anyone who may be faced with the responsibility of helping someone who has become ill or injured.

Standard First Aid is the most commonly required training course in the workplace. In addition to CPR, this course offers valuable information and skills so that the first aider can be effective until EMS arrives.

Ref # FAID001-0-09 Price: $92 Monday, July 6, 2009    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Room: n/a   [Location] Facilitator: Don Zabloski. AND   Tuesday, July 7, 2009    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Room: n/a   [Location]

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During the 24 hour TRIBES training process, participants will learn how to create a collaborative environment that maximizes student learning and development. As we enter AISI cycle four, the TRIBES process is a powerful way to create student engagement and nurture social competency. TRIBES can easily be integrated into daily classroom and school life and reflects the best of research and practice related to differentiated instruction that engages the whole child….every child, every classroom, every day.

As part of your registration you will receive a copy of the book TRIBES: A New Way of Learning and Being Together.

Day 1: Finding our Way to the Future – Introduction to the philosophy of the TRIBES process which provides a positive foundation for the learning environment.

Day 2: Creating the Learning Community – Learn how the TRIBES process supports brain compatible learning to reach students of multiple intelligences at all grade levels. Learn how to strengthen community with a focus on reflection and its impact on academic achievement.

Day 3: Learning through Collaboration – Learn how to facilitate the stage of influence to develop self-worth and respect for diversity. Practice integrating academic subjects and TRIBES strategies.  Participate in collaborative planning with colleagues to integrate academic content with the TRIBES process.

Ref # PSD0139-0-01 Price: $350 Monday, August 17, 2009    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Room: TBA4   [Location] Facilitators: Meghan Clifford, Teacher, and Tribes Trainer and Debbie Jackson, Consulting Services AND Tuesday, August 18, 2009    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Room: TBA4   [Location] AND   Wednesday, August 19, 2009    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Room: TBA4   [Location]