ATTENTION TOTEM MEMBERS!! WORKING TOWARDS SUCCESS FOR ALL 2017 TOTEM Spring Conference
Monday, March 13th & Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 8 am to 5 pm at UAA Campus
Registration Begins February 17th at 4:00 pm!
Dear TOTEM Member, TOTEM is pleased, once again, to present the registration packet for the TOTEM Spring Conference. All employees (including less than 8 hour) will be paid for the hours they attend the conference. Please take a moment to read the following notes regarding this year’s conference and give the TOTEM Office a call at 562-1183 if you have further questions. ALLERGIES: Out of courtesy for those with allergies, please refrain from wearing perfumes or other fragrances to the TOTEM Conference. COMPUTER CLASSES: We are pleased to be able to hold our computer classes at UAA this year. LOCATION: This year’s conference will be held at UAA Campus on 36th. Registration will be held in the Lucy Cuddy Hall (see map on page 2). LUNCHES: The lunches this year will be boxed lunches catered by UAA Catering. Please note that you must register and pay for lunches by March 3rd. PARKING: At UAA, free and convenient parking is available (see map on page 2). REGISTRATION: Registration can now be done from the comfort of your nearest computer. For members who wish to get a jump on the most popular classes, registration will begin promptly on Friday, February 17th, at 4:00 pm. If your circumstances change and you cannot come to the conference, please log in and drop your classes so another member will have the opportunity to take the class. CHILDREN ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE CONFERENCE: As the TOTEM Spring Conference is considered and paid as a workday, please remain professional and do not bring children with you to the conference. ASL INTERPRETER REQUESTS: If you are in need of an interpreter for the Spring Conference, please email your request (after enrolling on MLP), with a list of desired classes, to Peggy Perkins (
[email protected]). Requests must be submitted by Friday, March 3, at 4 pm. If you miss the deadline and still wish to attend the conference, you will have to choose between classes that have already been assigned an interpreter.
MLP Registra on Deadline ‐ March 3!!! Here is a quick reference on how to log on to MLP:
Log in to www.mylearningplan.com. If you don’t know the username or password for your MLP account, contact T&PD (742-3846). Click on the District Catalog (under Activity Catalogs) in the left column. Under Search Options, type “TOTEM Spring Conference” in the search box, then click “Search.” DO NOT change the dates already entered. All classes will be listed here after 4 pm on Friday, February 17, and until 8 pm, Friday, March 3. PLEASE NOTE: If you cannot see a list of classes, make sure that TOTEM is listed as your “Union Affiliation” by clicking on “My User Profile” in the left hand column of the home page.
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More Important Conference Informa on... Monday Lunch Menu
Tuesday Lunch Menu
Spring Conference Baskets
Op on #1: UAA Sub Sandwich Op on #1: Aurora Havar (Slices of Roast Beef, Roasted Turkey, and (Marinated grilled chicken and harvar cheese Baked Ham on a sub roll.) on sourdough bread.) Op on #2: Bistro Grill Op on #2: College Club Sandwich (Grilled Herb Chicken Breast with Melted Moz‐ (Sliced Turkey, Crisp Bacon, Swiss and Cheddar zarella and Pesto Mayo on Focaccia Bread.) Cheese on a Croissant.) Op on #3: Hummus, Avocado & Op on #3: Roasted Vegetable Mul grain Roasted Vegetable Wrap Sandwich (Creamy Hummus, Ripe Avocado, and Roasted (Roasted Vegetables with Herbed Goat Cheese Eggplant, Zucchini, Red Peppers, Red Onions and Field Greens on a Mul grain Roll.) marinated in a lite balsamic vinaigre e rolled in a so flour tor lla.)
Lunches are $10 per day. Door prizes will be given away during lunch on both days.
Where to go at UAA on March 13th & 14th:
Lunch registration deadline is March 3rd!
Register here!
After past year’s successes, TOTEM has decided to hold another basket silent auction. TOTEM will donate all the proceeds from the auction to Breast Cancer Research. Please have a designated TOTEM representative from your school email us by March 10th to let us know: That you are doing a basket The names of the participants helping with the basket. Email:
[email protected]
During Lunch at the Spring Conference…. MONDAY we will be awarding the 2017/18 $250 Professional Growth and $500 Continuing Education Member Scholarships. TUESDAY we will be accepting nominations from the floor for the following TOTEM Board of Director positions: President Secretary Member at Large – Instructional Member at Large – Non Instructional
Park here!
Prior to the Conference you may also nominate yourself or another TOTEM member by sending an email to
[email protected] or by faxing the Nomination Form to 562-0688. The form and other information are available on the TOTEM website at www.totemassoc.org.
HOW TO BE SURE YOU ARE PAID FOR ATTENDING SPRING CONFERENCE: The only way you will get credit and be paid for a ending the conference is to: Be registered for each session you a end on MLP and Sign in and out on the official class rosters at each session a ended.
Sign up early to get the best choice of classes!!
There will not be any cer ficates of a endance/comple on given at the conference. TOTEM staff will confirm your a endance on MLP. You will be able to print verifica on of a endance from MLP star ng Monday, March 20th. You must be registered in My Learning Plan to have admi ance into a session. There will be staff available to register you for classes at the conference on Monday and Tuesday if necessary, but session availability will be very limited. Classes fill quickly and we encourage you to pre‐register on MLP. If staff registers you into MLP on Monday and Tuesday at the conference, you will be given a paper admission slip for the session(s). That slip must accompany the class roster with your signature. Please note: Monday and Tuesday registra on is for new registra ons only. No changes will be made to exis ng registra ons. The only way TOTEM staff will confirm your a endance in MLP is by having the verifica on of session registra on in MLP, your signature on the class rosters and, in the case of a Monday and/or Tuesday late registra on, the session admission slip.
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EmpCenter Totem Conference Job Aid Employee Totem Conference Directions using EmpCenter
Employees who have attended the Totem conference must enter a Professional Leave request in EmpCenter, and the instructions are provided below. 1. Login to My Learning Plan (MLP) to verify your conference sessions times, and print them. https://www.mylearningplan.com/Index.html 2. Login to EmpCenter and create a leave request for Professional Leave. ♦ In the comments section, type “Totem Conference” and select Next.
3. Change the hours to match your MLP hours. Select Update.
4. Select Submit. ♦ If your conference hours are more than your normal scheduled hours you may get a warning. Click Submit and the request will process. 5. Turn in your MLP verification to your Timekeeper. Once your supervisor has approved the leave request, the Timekeeper will verify that the time matches your MLP verification. ♦ Timekeepers: If the conference hours are over the normal scheduled hours you will need to acknowledge the Exception for the time to be paid.
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Session 50 Shades of Gray Matter: Brain, Part 1 50 Shades Grayer: Brain, Part 2 Augmentative & Alternative Communication 101 Basic Investment Education/Steps to Building an… Be the Lead Dog in Customer Service Beginning Apps & Google Docs Beginning Google Forms Beginning Spreadsheets Beyond the Basics of Sign Language Challenging Behaviors Toolkit Dealing with Change Positively Dealing with Irregular People Dyslexia - What's New? What's Old? What's Dyslexia? Early Childhood Trauma Empathy Engineering Environments for AAC Explore Google! The Feedback Loop: Improving Communication First Aid/CPR First Aid/CPR Recertification FLIP IT® Training Gang Overview Google Drive & Calendar Improving Communication Through Understanding… Intermediate/Advanced Google Apps & Templates Intermediate/Advanced Google Forms Intermediate/Advanced Spreadsheets Introduction to Basic Sign Language Introduction to PERs Tier IV Keeping Your Cool - Under Fire Learn How to Help Your Students Embrace Differences The Magic Paragraph That Will Get You the Job… Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Refresher PERS: The Retirement Process Strategies for Students on the Autism Spectrum Street Drugs Success Starts Between the Ears Tapping Into Creativity Understanding Your District Benefits Youth Mental Health First Aid
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50 Shades of Gray Matter: Brain, Part 1 Deborah Maynard Session C
Learn new and amazing information about the human brain! Develop an understanding of how neurological functioning can go right and wrong. Learn about some commonly used drugs and how they affect brain function. Find out about the different kinds of brain waves, perception, memory and the development of intelligence.
50 Shades Grayer: Brain, Part 2 Deborah Maynard Session D
Discuss memory, how it can be altered and lost. Find out the secrets of emotion and their chemical basis. Look closer at perception through the eyes, ears, mouth and touch. See how sensory integration can be helpful and destructive. Learn about circadian rhythm, the effects of natural and artificial light on sleep and see how healthy sleep cycles benefit brain development and function. Discuss how
physical movement affects the senses, learning and memory. Get a historical perspective on brain‐based learning. Please note: it is helpful, but not necessary that you participate in Part 1 before taking Part 2.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) 101 Megan Humphrey Session A
Many TOTEM members support students with limited speech who require AAC. This course is an introduction to AAC modalities and their use. A variety of AAC systems, from no‐tech communication books and boards to high‐ tech applications on tablet devices will be available for hands‐on exploration. Participants will learn about "core" vs "fringe" vocabulary as well as various approaches to language organization within AAC systems. The course will cover access methods, including direct (touch) access and alternative access strategies such as external switch scanning, partner‐assisted scanning, and eye control.
Basic Investment Education/Steps to Building an Investment Strategy Thai Waltey Sessions B1, C2
These seminars discuss stocks, bonds, cash equivalents, mutual funds, and how they work. They discuss the different types of risk, and how to build a personalized investment strategy through asset allocation and diver‐ sification. These seminars are appropriate for those who wish to be educated on the basics of investing, whether they are just starting their career, or closing in on retirement. This session is given in tandem with a 403b Enrollment Round‐table: Whether you are a new employee or preparing to retire, you may have some questions regarding your optional Anchorage School District 403(b) retirement plan. Please join Great‐West Retirement Services for an informal Q & A session to answer some of the questions you may have. Great West Retirement Services will cover various topics including contribution limits, distribution options, advisory services, online resources and other details regarding
Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Be The Lead Dog in Customer Service Heidi Embley Sessions C1, C2
Just like a champion Iditarod team, customer service is a team sport. Welcoming school environments will keep parents and the community not only coming back to your school but also bragging to others about what you have to offer. During this session, you will practice real‐life customer service scenarios, learn tips and tricks to handle your school’s diverse customers and how to streamline your communications to reach parents in the ways they want to be reached.
Beginning Apps & Google Docs Mary St John Sessions A2, C1
Move your school's critical documents into the cloud! In this session we'll cover many of the features in ASD Google Docs including creating and uploading documents, sharing settings, inserting comments, comment notifications and
collaborating with others in documents. In addition, we'll also talk about methods of organizing documents and using search filters for finding documents. Finally, we'll discuss tips and tricks for using Google Docs in an office setting.
Beginning Google Forms Mary St John Sessions A1, C2
No more paper Emergency Contact Forms! This session will cover using Google forms and spreadsheets to quickly collect information from multiple sources. We’ll focus on structure, question types and distribution. We’ll look at how to set notifications so you know when someone has submitted answers to your form. Examples of what others are doing will be shared as well.
Beginning Spreadsheets Marilyn Doore Sessions A2, D1
This session is for those wanting to learn the basics of spreadsheets. Create, add, edit, and more. We will look at basic formulas as well as manipulating the data. Both Google Sheets & Excel will be covered.
Beyond the Basics of Sign Language Lee Waters Session D
This is a 4 hour workshop that will briefly cover the basics of introductory sign language and then learn specific sign communication skills for conversations. This workshop is largely interactive with scenarios for groups to participate in. Please note: This workshop is for those that took the basic class and/or already have knowledge/use of basic sign language.
Challenging Behaviors Toolkit Sara Dykstra & Heather LeBlanc Sessions A, B
Let's talk about working with the "hard" kids. We will be using research based strategies to develop plans around scenarios of “real” kids in our schools. Come learn how to use researched based strategies in both general education and special education settings! Participants will view many tips and tricks that work with our hard to teach children. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and hopefully get answers. Focus: Preschool‐6th grade students with challenging behaviors.
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Dealing with Change Positively
Empathy
Ruth Schoenleben Sessions D1, D2
Dyslexia – What’s New? What’s Old? What’s Dyslexia?
This is an interactive, hands on workshop to help you deal with the changes of life and work. What is the secret of thinking of change without falling apart, screaming or quitting your job or your life. HANG‐ON! The cavalry is coming.
Deborah Maynard Session B
Dealing with Irregular People Ruth Schoenleben Sessions A, B
Find out everything you wanted to know about Dyslexia including the genetic markers, testing and diagnosis, educational strategies, the gifts it provides and what you can do to help the student you suspect experiences dyslexia.
Early Childhood Trauma
A difficult or irregular person is one who obstructs your productivity or causes you emotional or physical distress as you try to live your life or complete your designated job tasks. A difficult person's problem behaviors are often repetitive and widespread and their issues can become your stress! Learn the art of dealing effectively with difficult or irregular people. Find out what is at the root of many difficult “moments.” We will look at the negative impact these individuals can have on those around them and study techniques to successfully re‐route emotional memories!
Shelly Vendetti‐Vuckovich Sessions C, D
Early childhood trauma impacts 1 out of every 4 children in our schools. This is a statistic that reflects the entire student population; not just special education. Learn about the causes of trauma, who is most at risk, behavior indicators, the lifelong impact suffered and most important; how to help. Identification practices, involving families, best practices in the school environment are explored. Success stories are shared and resources provided.
Shelly Vendetti‐Vuckovich Sessions A1, A2
Empathy needs to begin at a very young age. By creating an environment of empathy, educators and staff share in molding our future generations. This is a success story of one school’s practices to promote a sense of empathy in our students and even into the community. This is shared by a parent in an endeavor to raise awareness about the positive changes realized by not only our students but our community in general.
Engineering Environments for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Megan Humphrey Session B
Geared toward individuals who support students who are nonverbal or emergent‐ verbal, the focus of this presentation is engineering the social environment for AAC success. Participants will learn "partner strategies" they can use to help students with AAC needs become independent, spontaneous communicators. Emphasis will be placed on
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TOTEM 2017 Spring Conference demonstration and practice of partner strategies. The course will also cover adaptations to materials and physical environments that scaffold AAC learning, language growth, and effective self‐advocacy. This content is an intuitive follow‐ up to the AAC 101 course, but may also stand on its own.
Explore Google! Marilyn Doore Sessions B2, C2
challenging, period. Learn how to say what you mean and how to hear what others mean. Learn how to speak so others can hear you. Use 4 different types of listening and understand the significance of each one. Improve you overall communication (delivery and receiving) techniques. Improve your relationships with your co‐workers, students and family and friends.
First Aid/CPR
Learn to use the chrome browser more efficiently, explore extensions and apps that add functionality to your Google experience. Need to keep lists, pictures, urls, names… use Google Keep! Come learn what Google Apps has beyond just sheets & docs.
TOTEM Board Sessions E, F
This session provides certification in First Aid and CPR to meet the requirements of the TOTEM contract. To receive your certificate you must attend all day.
First Aid/CPR Recertification
The Feedback Loop: Improving Communications Karen Kirk Session C
TOTEM Board Sessions A, B, D
Have you ever known what you wanted to say, but had trouble finding the right words to say it? Have you ever thought you heard someone, but were later accused of not listening? Communication is
This session provides recertification in First Aid and CPR to meet the requirements of the TOTEM contract. Please note: You may only recertify through this class if your original
certification was issued by the TOTEM Board.
FLIP IT® Training Katherine Staples Sessions E, F
FLIP IT® is a strategy that includes four supportive steps to help young children learn about their feelings, gain self‐control, and reduce challenging behavior. This training was developed by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. This training is interactive, fun, and worthwhile for any staff members working with young children with challenging behaviors. Audience: General Ed and Special Ed preschool TAs, Kindergarten TAs, and primary special education /CSF TAs.
Gang Overview Scott Lofthouse Sessions A2, C2
A session designed to help you recognize gang members and gang activity, provide you with general information about gangs and their history in Anchorage, and give you the latest information about specific gangs believed to be operating in specific Anchorage schools.
Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Google Drive & Calendar
Intermediate/Advanced Google Apps & Templates
Marilyn Doore Sessions A1, C1
Marilyn Doore Sessions B1, D2
Google Drive can become the center of your office productivity tools. We will also cover how to manage and organize your Google Drive as well as using Google Drive for storing other resources such as PDFs, videos and more! In addition, organize your life with Google Calendars! Learn how to create and share calendars, add events, subscribe to other calendars and layer multiple calendars.
Learn to use images, tables & drawings within Docs & Sheets. Learn how templates can be useful and create templates for ASD. Examples and useful ideas will be shared for everything from calendars to year end checkouts.
Improving Communication Through Understanding Body Language Deborah Maynard Session A
It’s the newest rage for interpreting communication and the O’Reilly Factor isn’t the only show with the inside track! Join this workshop to learn how body language can reveal hidden meanings, give you clues about emotional actions and reactions and what adults and children really mean by their behavior.
Intermediate/Advanced Google Forms Mary St John Sessions B1, D1
We'll focus on structure, question types and branching logic ‐‐ the ability to send one to different questions or pages of questions based on the answer to a previous question. We'll look at how to use Advanced Settings for data validation and how to set notifications so you know when someone has submitted answers to your form.
Intermediate/Advanced Spreadsheets Scott Roleff Sessions B2, D2
Learn to link data on different sheets; Explore filters & functions; Explore
add‐ons & extensions for sheets. Learn conditional formatting, pivot tables, how to concatenate & text‐to‐ columns, pull queries, right and left formulas & more!
Introduction to Basic Sign Language Lee Waters Sessions A, B, C
This a 4 hour workshop that will enable participants to learn basic sign language skills including their name sign, numbers, letters and basic vocabulary as well as every day phrases that are useful for the classroom setting. This workshop will also provide a brief history of sign language through understanding deaf culture and trivia. There will be breakout sessions to include practice activities and generating needed vocabulary (signs) for classroom application. A couple of breaks will be provided.
Introduction to PERs Tier IV Empower Retirement Session D1
If you have been hired within the past few years, you may have some questions regarding your State of Alaska PERS Tier IV retirement plan. Please join
Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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TOTEM 2017 Spring Conference Empower RetirementTM for an informal discussion about your retirement plan. Topics may include contribution limits, investment options, Reality Investing® Advisory Services1, the benefits of enrolling, online resources, and other details related to your Tier IV retirement plan.
Keeping Your Cool – Under Fire: Managing High Emotions Karen Kirk Sessions B1, D1
Stop others from “getting to you.” Learn how to identify your triggers and maintain your composure when you feel “under attack.” Don’t let other people’s crazy become yours! Find out how to dial down (put a dimmer‐switch on) dramatic encounters and acquire usable, common sense tools to maintain your professionalism in challenging situations.
Learn How to Help Your Students Embrace Differences
other, work with each other and live with each other. Learn how to help your students: identify their personal filters (and how these filters define their “norms”), walk with respect, move beyond stereotypes and display inclusiveness. The more open we are to our differences, the more we realize our similarities. This is not about changing who we are, it’s about accepting others for who they are.
Participants will learn early intervention and non‐ physical methods for preventing or managing disruptive behavior. In addition, participants will learn CPI's principles of personal safety to avoid injury in a crisis situation as well as maintain the professional bond established with students. Wear comfortable clothing and footwear (no open‐toed shoes).
The Magic Paragraph that Will Get You the Job You Want
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Refresher
Ruth Schoenleben Session C
The Magic Paragraph that Leads to Your Dream Job: Learn the keys to moving to the job of your dream. Understand tips to resumes and interviewing that will secure the next job. Learn a way to study who you are and what you want to do.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Karen Kirk Session A
Laura Allen Session F
We are all different. We think, feel and behave differently. And within these differences we have to: communicate with each
This training in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention is a program to provide for the care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis situation.
Laura Allen Session A
This refresher training in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention is a program to provide for the care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis situation. Participants will review early intervention and non‐physical methods for preventing or managing disruptive behavior. In addition, participants will review CPI's principles of personal safety to avoid injury in a crisis situation as well as maintain the professional bond established with students. Wear comfortable clothing and footwear (no open‐toed shoes).
Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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PERS: The Retirement Process Becky Sheridan Session D2
This seminar is for PERS (tiers I, II and III) members who are interested in retirement eligibility, the retirement process, pension options, forms, timing of benefits, and enrollment in the State of Alaska Retiree Health Insurance Plan.
Street Drugs Scott Lofthouse Sessions A1, C1
This session offers you a chance to see the illegal drugs commonly found in Anchorage, learn how they are carried, used and sold, and understand the effects they produce. The session is also designed to help you identify items and behaviors indicative of the presence of illegal drugs.
Success Starts Between the Ears
Strategies for Students on the Autism Spectrum Heather LeBlanc & Ladonna Rees Sessions C, D
We will be reviewing strategies to work with students on the Autism spectrum in both special education and general education settings. Staff will get a brief overview of the Autism spectrum. The majority of the session will focus on problem‐solving strategies, including: visual supports, reinforcers, providing structure, sensory breaks and social scripts. Staff will view many examples, and have an opportunity to ask questions and problem solve. Focus will be Preschool‐6th grade.
James Harris Sessions B1, B2
Everyone wants to be successful. The problem is that most look in the wrong place. Individual success is oftentimes related to what someone else has done vs. what I have strived to accomplish. We are all “Acres of Diamonds” needing to be mined, cut and polished so that our brilliant facets are visible to the world. And more importantly, to ourselves!
Tapping into Creativity Karen Kirk Sessions B2, D2
Help your students open their minds to their own
possibility and potential. Find different ways to address an issue or problem. Shake yourself up and “get out of a rut.” Being creative is not a mystical attribute, reserved just for artists and free thinkers. Everyone is creative. We all use creativity to resolve issues and address potential. We may simply need to re‐learn how to tap into it!
Understanding Your District Benefits ASD & Aetna Sessions B2, C1
This course will provide you with a brief overview of the District Benefits that are currently available to you, including: health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, and Life Insurance. Additionally, representatives from Aetna and Alliant Employee Benefits will be present to talk to you about some major characteristics of your health plan. The course will discuss the important difference between using an In‐ Network vs Out‐of‐Network provider, Balance Billing, Travel Benefits for health treatment, Fully Insured health plans vs Self‐Insured health plan (which one are we?) and they will help you
Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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WORKING TOWARDS SUCCESS FOR ALL
TOTEM 2017 Spring Conference learn how a patient can become a consumer in today’s ever‐changing healthcare environment.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Wendi Shackelford Sessions E, F
Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8 hour public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. Mental Health First Aid uses scenarios to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self‐help care. To earn your certificate, you must attend all day. Monday Sessions A 8:00-11:50 a.m. A1 8:00-9:50 a.m. A2 10:00 -11:50 a.m. B 1:10-5:00 p.m. B1 1:10-3:00 p.m. B2 3:10-5:00 p.m. E 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday Sessions C 8:00-11:50 a.m. C1 8:00-9:50 a.m. C2 10:00-11:50 a.m. D 1:10-5:00 p.m. D1 1:10-3:00 p.m. D2 3:10-5:00 p.m. F 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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TOTEM/ASD 2017 Spring Conference March 13th and 14th
WORKING TOWARDS SUCCESS FOR ALL
8:00-5:00 UAA Name Mailing Address City Home Phone Work Location Home Email
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Lunch Reservations Tuesday Lunch Menu
Monday Lunch Menu
Box Lunches
Box Lunches
All lunch options served with water, lemonade or iced tea and include chips and a cookie. Unless otherwise listed, condiments, lettuce and tomato will be served separately to preserve freshness.
All lunch options served with water, lemonade or iced tea and include chips and a cookie. Unless otherwise listed, condiments, lettuce and tomato will be served separately to preserve freshness.
UAA Sub Sandwich: Slices of roast beef, roasted turkey, and baked ham on a sub roll.
Aurora Havarti: Marinated grill chicken and havarti cheese on sourdough bread.
Bistro Grill: Grilled herb chicken breast with melted mozzarella and pesto mayo on focaccia bread.
College Club Sandwich: Sliced turkey, crisp bacon, swiss cheese and cheddar cheese on a croissant.
Hummus, Avocado and Roasted Vegetable Wrap: Creamy hummus, ripe avocado, and roasted eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, red onions marinated in a lite balsamic vinaigrette rolled in a soft flour tortilla I wish to have the UAA Sub Sandwich on Monday. I wish to have the Bistro Grill on Monday. I wish to have the Roasted Vegetable Wrap on Monday.
Roasted Vegetable Multigrain Sandwich: Roasted vegetables with herbed goat cheese and field greens on a multigrain roll. I wish to have the Aurora Havarti on Tuesday. I wish to have the College Club Sandwich on Tuesday. I wish to have the Roasted Vegetable Sandwich on Tuesday.
Lunch is available for $10 per day. Please make checks payable to TOTEM Association and send them to the TOTEM office no later than Friday, March 3, 2017. Your Lunch Request form with check for lunches must be received by TOTEM Association no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 3rd. It may be sent via interschool mail, or delivered to 3310 Arctic Blvd., Suite 200. I would like to volunteer to help with the conference in the following area(s): Class Assistant Registration (must be at UAA at 7:00 a.m.) DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017.
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