2008 TRIO Training Institute
Students with Disabilities in TRIO Programs
The Marriott Hotel
- New Orleans, Louisiana
January 31 - February 2, 2008
The Marriott Hotel is sold out, however AHEAD has secured a small block of sleeping rooms at an adjacent overflow hotel. If attendees still need to make sleeping room arrangements, please contact:
The Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
739 Canal at Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: 504-962-0500
http://www.astorneworleans.com/
AHEAD Room Rates: US$ 159.00 + tax single or double occupancy
- Institute Overview
- Location & Hotel
Accommodations
- Registration Instructions
A large percentage of participants served in TRIO programs are students with disabilities. Understanding the unique needs of students with disabilities, and having the awareness of how to best serve them, significantly increases TRIO Directors’ and staffs’ ability to be fully supportive and inclusive. These skills and knowledge also assist in increasing retention and graduation rates, and add to the overall quality of the educational supports offered by TRIO programs for all students.
During this intensive and interactive three-day institute, the
dynamic trainers will present in-depth information on a broad variety of
disability-specific issues through a framework based in practicality and
applicability to services offered by TRIO programs. Attendees will leave
the institute with the knowledge and resources necessary to begin implementing
improved, more efficient, fully inclusive services to their
students right away!
Registration fees for this institute include all workshops, materials, continental breakfasts each day, morning and afternoon refreshments, electronic copies of all handouts and training guides, and follow-up information and referral service through the 2008 calendar year. We look forward to receiving your registration, and moreover to meeting and working with you in New Orleans in 2008!
Register by December 31, 2007 for the best value.
Final registration deadline: January 21, 2008
“In my 20+ years in SSS I have been to many training programs
and conferences, but I have never been to one as meaningful, useful, and
professional as this workshop was. BRAVO TO AHEAD for providing such an
outstanding opportunity for TRIO staff. I can’t wait to come back in 2008!”
2007 AHEAD TRIO Institute Attendee
Institute Overview
Thursday, January 31, 2008
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast & Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:30 - 10:45 am | Introduction to Learning Styles, Methods, and Modes |
| 10:45 - 11:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions (During all concurrent sessions, |
| attendees will choose one of the two session to attend, however – all participants
will receive materials and handouts for all sessions): (a) An introduction to Learning Disabilities (LD) (b) Advanced Learning Methods and Learning Disabilities (part 1) |
|
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch Break on your own |
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions: |
| (a) An Introduction to Working with Students who have LD in TRIO Programs (b) Advanced Learning Methods and Learning Disabilities (part 2) |
|
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 pm | TRIO Students with Attention Deficit |
| Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) |
Friday, February 1, 2008
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Understanding and Utilizing Disability |
| Documentation to Best Serve Students with Disabilities in TRIO Programs | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 - Noon | Working with Students Who Have |
| Psychiatric/Psychological Disabilities including PTSD | |
| Noon - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break on your own |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions: |
| (a) Working with Students with Sensory Impairments (b) Working with Students Who Have Asperger’s Syndrome and High Functioning Autism |
|
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 - 4:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions: |
| (a) Working with Students Who Have Physical Disabilities and Mobility Impairments (b) TRIO Students with Traumatic/Acquired Brain Injury |
|
| 4:45 - 5:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| (a) Pre-collegiate Q&A (b) Collegiate Q&A |
Saturday, February 2, 2008
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | Tutoring, Counseling, and Mentoring: |
| Specific Strategies for Working with Students with Disabilities | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:15 | Understanding and Working within the |
| Guidelines of Legal and Regulatory Requirements (IDEA, 504, ADA, & TRIO) | |
| 12:15 - 1:00 pm | Final Q&A, Evaluation, Wrap-up |
Location & Hotel Accommodations
All activities and housing for the 2008 AHEAD TRIO Institute will be hosted in the beautifully renovated, New Orleans Marriott Hotel in the heart of historic New Orleans.
Experience a beautiful New Orleans French Quarter hotel boasting the unique spirit, rich culture, and distinct flavor of the Crescent City at the New Orleans Marriott. Located at the edge of the historic French Quarter, this New Orleans hotel is steps from the Convention Center, riverfront, Bourbon Street, and world-class restaurants featuring celebrity chefs. A newly renovated concierge lounge, health club, and beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites highlight the completion of the first phase of a sweeping renovation project at this French Quarter landmark hotel. The much anticipated second phase of the project is to be completed in October of 2007 and will feature a sparkling lobby, an on-site Starbucks, a new restaurant, and enhanced meeting space, perfect for a variety of business conferences and social events. Discover the bridge between business and pleasure at the esteemed Marriott New Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter.
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$159 + 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 9, 2008
Based on availability at the time of booking, the Marriott is offering to extend the AHEAD Group Rate for attendees up to three 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
New Orleans Marriott Hotel
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Reservations Telephone Number: 504-581-1000
Registration Instructions
To register for the 2008 AHEAD TRIO Institute, please complete the registration form included here, and return with payment on or before January 21, 2008 to:
AHEAD TRIO Registration
107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078
or FAX to: 704-948-7779
Register by December 31, 2007 for best value!
Questions? Call AHEAD at 704-947-7779
2008 TRIO Training Institute registration form (Word Doc. 30KB)http://ahead.org/training/trio/2008trioregform.docx.doc
2008 TRIO Training Institute materials in PDFhttp://ahead.org/training/trio/2008%20TRIO%20Workshop%20Materials.pdf