TRIO Training
AHEAD Association on Higher Education And Disability
2010 TRiO Training Institute
Working with Students with Disabilities in TRiO ProgramsThe Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 4 – 6, 2010
Hotel information
Winter TRiO-Training 2010 in New Orleans
Registration
information
Crucial Information & Instruction
A large percentage of TRiO program participants are students with disabilities.
Understanding the unique needs of students with disabilities, and understanding
how best to serve them, significantly increases the retention and graduation
rates of TRiO participants. These skills & knowledge also add to the
overall quality of the educational supports offered by TRiO programs for
all participants.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
During this intensive and highly interactive three-day institute, the participants
will receive in-depth information on a broad variety of disability-specific
issues. A highlight of the training is an entire day focusing on information
about different types of learning disabilities as well as information about
how to work with students with learning disabilities. Attendees will leave
the institute with the knowledge and resources necessary to begin implementing
appropriate, improved, and comprehensive services to their students with
disabilities immediately!
“I’ve been attending professional development
workshops related to TRiO for years… NEVER have I been to one that
was this amazing! The presenters were professional, the content was spot-on,
the understanding of our “real world TRiO programs” was obvious.
All-in-all the best training I’ve attended. I will be back next year
for sure! THANK YOU”
2009 TRiO Training Attendee
Register by December 23, 2009 for Best Value!
Faculty
Rhonda Rapp
Rhonda Rapp, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of Disability Services at St. Mary’s
University in San Antonio, Texas. Previously she served as the Director of
the Student Support Services (SSS) program at the University of the Incarnate
Word and as the Director of Disability Services. In addition to her work as
a TRiO and Disability Service Director, Dr. Rapp is also a practicing psycho-educational
diagnostician. As a nationally recognized leader and consultant in the field
of learning disabilities and TRiO students her vast knowledge and experience
lends an invaluable perspective from which participants will benefit.
Stephan Hamlin-Smith
Stephan Hamlin-Smith is the Executive Director of the Association on Higher
Education And Disability. Having worked with disability in postsecondary
education since 1993, and having served as a trainer for over 1,000 TRiO
staff over the past 10 years; Mr. Smith brings a wealth of valuable information
and relevant experience to the professional development experience. In addition
to his work for AHEAD, Stephan is nationally recognized in areas of transition
to postsecondary education, creating inclusive programs, and program planning
and proposal writing.
Winter TRiO-Training 2010 in New Orleans
Day 1 – Thursday, February
4, 2010
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast (provided) & Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome & Overview |
| 9:15 – 10:30 am | Working with Students with Sensory or Physical Disabilities |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break (provided) |
| 10:45 – 12:15 pm | Working with Students with Traumatic/Acquired Brain Injury |
| 12:15 – 1:45 pm | Lunch Break on your own |
| 1:45 – 3:15 pm | Working with Students with Psychological Disabilities |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break (provided) |
| 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Working with Returning Wounded Warriors |
Day 2 – Friday, February 5, 2010
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast (provided) |
| 9:00 – 10:30 am | Working with Students with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am | Break (provided) |
| 10:45 - 12:15 pm | Working with Students with Learning Disabilities |
| 12:15 – 1:45 pm | Lunch Break on your own |
| 1:45 - 3:15 pm | Working with Students with Learning Disabilities |
| 3:15 - 3:30 pm | Break (provided) |
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm | Working with Students with Learning Disabilities |
Day 3 – Saturday, February 6, 2010 (half day)
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast (provided) |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Using Documentation to Aid Students with Disabilities |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am | Break (provided) & Check out of Hotel Room (if necessary) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 pm | Working with Students with Asperger’s Syndrome |
Host Hotel
All activities and housing for the 2010 AHEAD TRiO Workshop will be hosted by the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel right on Canal Street in the heart of it all!
We invite you to connect at the four-diamond Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, a
center for all the radiance that makes New Orleans shine. Work, play, or simply
relax within an atmosphere of endless excitement from the heart of one of the
world’s greatest cities. Arise to a breakfast of beignets and café au
lait. Lounge in the lobby with the new Link @ Sheraton powered by Microsoft.
Spend an evening shopping Royal Street and the French Market. Relax in Jackson
Square or dine at a world famous restaurant in the French Quarter. Hear the
sultry tones of a late night jazz show. And place yourself in the middle of
it all right there.
Located on historic Canal Street just steps from the French Quarter, the
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel is a short walk from Bourbon Street, the Ernest
M. Morial Convention Center, the Aquarium of the Americas, IMAX Theater,
Riverwalk Marketplace and the assortment of renowned restaurants and live
music clubs of the Vieux Carré. Sheraton New Orleans is where new
stories begin as you refresh in their welcoming environment.
AHEAD has secured sleeping rooms for TRIO Institute Attendees at nearly 50%
off the hotel’s standard rate. The room rate for AHEAD attendees is
US$129 + tax per night for a single or double room. Reservations must be
made by calling the hotel directly, and asking for the “AHEAD Group
Rate,” before January 11, 2010.
Based on availability at the time of booking, the Sheraton is offering to extend the AHEAD Group Rate for attendees up to two days before and after the event – just in case you’d like to do some sightseeing and take in more of one of America’s greatest cities.
The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
For reservations call the hotel at: 504-525-2500
You may want to “visit” the hotel in advance at: www.sheratonneworleans.com
Registration Instructions
To register for the 2010 AHEAD TRiO Institute, please complete the registration form (registration form, PDF format), and return with payment on or before January 21, 2010 to:
AHEAD TRiO Registration
107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078
or FAX to: 704-948-7779
Register by December 31, 2008 for best value! Questions? Call AHEAD at 704-947-7779
