The inclusion, coexistence and cooperation of students of general education and students with special needs, is very often a necessary part of the learning process in both public and private education. How can we enrich our methodology with innovative approaches that incorporate the new discoveries of neuroscience for learning and digital technologies?
KEDIVIM MetaMathesis is based on the values of supply, excellence (innovation) and innovation and has long experience in organizing Trainings, Seminars and Conferences focusing on the care of the rights of children with special needs. We strive to remove obstacles and promote a jointly designed inclusive education that enables the entire system to meet the needs of each member. So we train people to thrive together so that instead of focusing on their weaknesses, they become better at their talents.
The special education training in Foreign Language Education that we offer you has been inspired by our long practice in the foreign language classroom and by the request of dozens of teachers for scientific, reliable retraining in the increasingly topical issue of special education and inclusion. Thank you for trusting MetaMathesis to spread the flame together and discover exciting ways to support all our students to thrive TOGETHER!
Efi Kyrikaki, educator, creator of the NeuraLearningPower®
Creation of an Organized Integration Framework for Special Education in KXG – Interactive Education
The education concerns the organizational part of the support of students with special educational needs in the Foreign Language Centers.
More specifically, the education aims to create a theoretical and practical framework, which will act as a central axis in the decisions and actions related to the education of these students either individually or in mixed skills departments.
Through tangible examples, the different benefits that can be offered by the Language Centers will be studied, while issues of management, communication, cooperation and leadership will be discussed. needs, as well as practical solutions for effective targeting.
Finally, advice is provided regarding the evaluation and modification of individualized education programs for students with special educational needs.
“For people without disabilities, technology makes things
easier. For people with disabilities, technology
makes things possible.”
– International Business Machines, 1991 Training Manual
“For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.”
– International Business Machines, 1991 Training Manual
Participation : The training is aimed at:
- Owners of Foreign Language Centers
- Academic Special Education Officers in Foreign Language Centers
Methodology
- Distance through zoom, interactive training with the participation of the trainees and internship.
- The language of the presentation will be Greek, while the material that will be used as a model will be in English.
- The training notes will be in Greek and English.
Certificate of attendance from KEDIVIM MetaMathesis.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to know:
Day 1
- What does the policy of supporting students with special educational needs include?
- How do we develop the appropriate policy for each CSR.
- What benefits can be offered to students with special educational needs.
- How can we classify the benefits according to the content and the respective CSR.
- How do we link benefits to XSC policy?
Day 2
- When and how do we communicate to the guardians the policy of KXG and the benefits offered.
- How we collect and create the profile of students with special educational needs.
- How to create a personalized learning program with the appropriate benefits according to the profile and needs of each student.
- How do we evaluate benefits for their implementation?
- When it is necessary to convert or remove the benefits.
“For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier.
For people with disabilities, technology
makes things possible.”
– International Business Machines, 1991 Training Manual
“For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.”
– International Business Machines, 1991 Training Manual
Assistive Technology for Special Education in Foreign Languages
Interactive Seminar (5 hours)
Education introduces digital tools that make educational materials accessible to students with special educational needs either in life or distance foreign language education programs.
More specifically, the education focuses on tools related to the modification of the structure and content of digital material, as well as on tools that allow the active participation of students with special educational needs in the learning process.
The use of these digital tools is aimed at removing sensory barriers, enhancing concentration, providing differentiated material, and personalized versions of work.
The education also provides guidelines for the quality and targeted assignment of tools by teachers, as well as for the organization and control of the use of tools by students with special educational needs.
Participation : The training is addressed to:
- Foreign Language Education Professionals
- General and Special Education Professionals
Methodology
- Distance through zoom, Interactive seminar with the participation of the trainees and internship.
- The language of the presentation will be Greek.
- The digital material and tools that will be used will be in English, while the training manual will be in Greek, and in English (where required).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to know:
- What is defined as supporting technology
- What are the digital tools that facilitate learning?
- How they are used in the learning process
- What kind of difficulties help
- How we organize and control the use of digital tools
Completion of Training
Creating in groups and presenting a learning activity using
at least two of the digital assistive technology tools. Certificate
monitoring by KEDIVIM MetaMathesis
Adaptation of Educational Material for Special Education in
Foreign Language Education – Interactive Seminar (4 hours)
The education focuses on the adaptations that make the educational material, printed or digital, suitable for students with special educational needs.
Initially, activities of different English language skills are presented in printed and digital form, and ineffective options and possible shortcomings according to the characteristics of special educational needs are discussed.
Next, the types of adjustments required at the level of structure and organization of activities are presented through examples. The modifications concerning the content of the activities are studied separately depending on the
skill being tested.
The adaptations proposed in the education can be made in existing printed and digital material, but also as guidelines for the creation of generally differentiated material for students with special educational needs.
“If a person sprains an ankle, crutches are provided to help the person walk. If a child has trouble learning, classroom accommodations will help the child learn.”
– adapted from Nicole Eredics, Inclusion Specialist
Participation : The training is aimed at:
- Foreign Language Education Professionals
- General and Special Education Professionals
Methodology
- Distance through zoom, Interactive seminar with the participation of the trainees and internship.
- The language of the presentation will be Greek.
- The digital material and tools that will be used will be in English, while the training manual will be in Greek, and in English (where required).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to know:
- Which material is suitable for students with special educational needs
- What are the types of adjustments?
- How adaptations serve different learning needs
- How to modify existing training materials
- How to create differentiated educational material
Completion of Training
Creating in groups and presenting a learning activity using
at least two of the digital assistive technology tools. Certificate
monitoring by KEDIVIM MetaMathesis
Certificate of attendance from KEDIVIM MetaMathesis.
Rapporteur
Tuna Konstantopoulou, awarded with a Gold Award in Pioneering and Research
in Education (2020 – CWSIR) and Bronze Award in Support of Students with SEN
in Foreign Language Education (2020 – ELT News), has studied English and
Philology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and received a Master’s degree
in Special Education with Excellence from Frederick University of Cyprus. He is a Tutor and
Module Leader at MA in TESOL at Staffordshire University, teacher educator at
MetaMathesis Education, while maintaining its own space of intervention and integration in
English Language.
Tuna has 15 years of teaching experience at all levels of the Common European Framework
for Foreign Language Education, while since 2017, it participates in workshops and conferences
around the world with the aim of informing and raising awareness on issues such as early
intervention and special educational needs.
Tuna Konstantopoulou, awarded with a Gold Award in Pioneering and Research in Education (2020 – CWSIR) and Bronze Award in Support of Students with SEN
in Foreign Language Education (2020 – ELT News), has studied English and Philology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and received a Master’s degree in Special Education with Excellence from Frederick University of Cyprus. He is a Tutor and Module Leader at MA in TESOL at Staffordshire University, teacher educator at MetaMathesis Education, while maintaining its own space of intervention and integration in English Language.
Tuna has 15 years of teaching experience at all levels of the Common European Framework for Foreign Language Education, while since 2017, it participates in workshops and conferences around the world with the aim of informing and raising awareness on issues such as early intervention and special educational needs.
Autism and Symptoms
Development Stages
Vocational Training (10 hours)
“Autism . . . offers a chance for us to glimpse an awe-filled vision of the world
that might otherwise pass us by.”
– Dr. Colin Zimbleman, Ph.D.
Training content
This is a fast-paced science program for education and mental health professionals
with the ultimate goal of introducing those trained in the symptoms of Diffuse Developmental Disorders that appear early in the early stages of development, in infancy and childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
It is crucial for scientists and workers in the field of education but also to support children and families to be informed about the different age-related symptoms of the Autism Spectrum, so that there is a corresponding counseling parents on the basis of objective and observable data and their subsequent referral to evaluation and intervention procedures.
This training is practically oriented to the recent definitions of Diffuse Developmental Disorders based on the most recognized manuals, the spectrum symptomatology by age, the analysis of Video with cases of Autism from the early stages up to adulthood and information on assessment and measurement tools
behavior of this disorder.
This is a fast-paced science program for education and mental health professionals with the ultimate goal of introducing those trained in the symptoms of Diffuse Developmental Disorders that appear early in the early stages of development, in infancy and childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
It is crucial for scientists and workers in the field of education but also to support children and families to be informed about the different age-related symptoms of the Autism Spectrum, so that there is a corresponding counseling parents on the basis of objective and observable data and their subsequent referral to evaluation and intervention procedures.
This training is practically oriented to the recent definitions of Diffuse Developmental Disorders based on the most recognized manuals, the spectrum symptomatology by age, the analysis of Video with cases of Autism from the early stages up to adulthood and information on assessment and measurement tools
behavior of this disorder.
Participation : They will find the training extremely useful:
Kindergarten teachers, teachers, foreign language teachers, special educators, speech therapists, psychologists, etc.
Methodology
- Distance through zoom, Interactive seminar with the participation of the trainees and practice
excercise. - In education, there will be a video analysis of real cases by developmental age
and frame e.g. school-home. - Questionnaires from foreign organizations and Behavior Recording Protocols will also be used.
Learning Objectives
- Knowledge of the symptoms of Diffuse Developmental Disorders by developmental age.
- The classification of symptoms into corresponding contexts, factors and variables: communication, social life, human relationships, autonomy, degree of difficulty, etc.
- Their recognition in the educational practice and process, in the school, in the tutoring, in the private lesson, in all the educational structures.
- The recording of symptoms in practical and scientific ways, the referral and cooperation with competent bodies.
- Information on existing assessment tools and intervention programs.
Rapporteur
The lecturer of the seminar is Dr. Elias A. Vassiliou, PhD in Special Education from the University of Athens, Specialist Teacher in Behavior Management, “PgCert in Behavior Management”, Nottingham Trent University, with many years of experience in schools and institutions with students with Diffuse Developmental Disabilities,
Education in universities in Greece and abroad.
The lecturer of the seminar is Dr. Elias A. Vassiliou, PhD in Special Education from the University of Athens, Specialist Teacher in Behavior Management, “PgCert in Behavior Management”, Nottingham Trent University, with many years of experience in schools and institutions with students with Diffuse Developmental Disabilities, Education in universities in Greece and abroad.