Professional Development Topic Offerings from Sulam

Sulam staff is able to offer professional development workshops and support on a range of topics from instructional methods to meeting the needs of diverse student populations. Below is a list of possible topics:

• Effective Use of Graphic Organizers
• Teaching Organizational Skills to Students
• Multiple Intelligences
• Differentiation in the Mixed Ability Classroom
  • Classroom Accommodations versus Adapting Curriculum
  • Tiered Lessons
  • Universal Design- Making Curriculum Accessible to All Students
• Research-based Effective Instruction
• Characteristics of Students with Mild Disabilities
• Characteristics of Giftedness and Effective Teaching Strategies
• Characteristics of Students with Gifted Needs and Learning Difficulties
• Rigor Not Rigor Mortis: Providing Challenge and Engaging Students
• Behavior Management Strategies
• Effective Lesson and Unit Planning
• Cooperative Learning
• Peer Coaching
• Communication Skills for Students
• Effective Communication for Staff Collaboration
• Effective Parent Partnerships
• Developing Social Skills with Students
• Using Social Stories
• Math Strategies
• Language Arts Strategies
• Goal Setting and Self-Determination
• Checking for Understanding and Effective Feedback
• Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Lesson Planning
• Structuring Articulation from Grade to Grade, Division to Division
• Working with English as a Second Language Students in the Classroom