We do provide traditional workshops; however, make sure you are also familiar with the benefits of teleconferences and web conferences!

• Traditional Workshops are charge per person--Teleconferences and Web conferences are billed per connection. Use a speaker phone and you can share the cost with other staff members, organizations, and/or parents for one low price!

• You don't need any special equipment --just a phone, a speaker phone if others are listening in, and one computer so that materials from the workshop can be downloaded onto your computer

• No more finding substitutes or a babysitters (if you are a parent), and no more going out in bad weather to sometimes hard to find locations!

• NO More Professional Isolation --we provide services locally in the Chicagoland area and nationally via teleconferences and web conferences

• Went to a great workshop--but your staff is having trouble implementing new ideas? Teleconferences and Web conferences are a great way to provide technical assistance or follow-up after you return to your location!

Angela Searcy can schedule your own personalized  workshop, key note address, teleconference or webconference in the location of your choice,  at your convenience. Angela Searcy is an approved professional development provider for the Illinois State Board Of Education and the Illinois Early Inervention Training Program 

Recent National Presentations:

Taking the Bite Out of Challenging Behaviors: Effective Functional Assessment Strategies Scheduled to present at the Leaning and the Brain Society Conference sponsored by Stanford University, and The Neuroscience Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara, San Francisco, CA  February, 2009

Identification and Intervention: What Neuroscience Teaches Us About Learning Differences/Disabilities in Early Childhood Presented at The Zero to Three National Training Institute, Orlando, Florida November 2007

Taking the Bite Out of Challenging Behaviors: Effective Functional Assessment and Strategies for Young Children Presented at The Zero to Three National Training Institute, Florida November 2007 and the Keynote at the Praireland Early Childhood Conference, Decatur, Illinois October 2007

Becoming a Brain: Linking Neuroscience Research to Assessment Strategies Presented at the Learning and the Brain Society Conference “ Enhancing Cognition and Emotions for Learning” sponsored by The Learning and the Brain Society, Stanford University School of Education Neuroscience Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara, San Francisco, CA  February, 2007

What’s Culture Got to Do With It? Understanding How Culture Impacts Learning Presented at the National Black Child Development Institute, Chicago, Illinois, October 2007

Prenatal Cocaine and Alcohol Exposure: The Impact on Development and Learning Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2007

Identification and Intervention for Learning Differences and Disorders in Early Childhood. Presented at the Learning and the Brain Society Conference “Rethinking Nature and Nurture: Using Brain Research to Improve Child Learning and Treat Learning Disorders” sponsored by The Learning and the Brain Society, Harvard, MIT and Yale Universities, Cambridge, MA, April, 2006

Why Movement Is Critical for Cognition Presented at The Learning and Brain Expo, Orlando, Florida, July 2006

Why Movement is Critical for Cognition, Creating Peaceful Environments, On the Move: Dealing with ADD/ADHD in Young Children Highlights at the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2006

Recent Regional Presentations:

On the Move: Why Movement is Critical for Cognition Presented at the PSO Illinois’ Child Care Association Insights Conference, February 2008

Adaptations in the Classroom to Meet the Needs of At-Risk and Special Needs Students in Illinois, Presented fro Lorman Educational Services, February 2008

What Neuroscience Teaches Us: Understanding the Early Signs of Learning Differences and Disabilities, On the Move: Why Movement is Critical for Cognition, Taking the Bite Out of Challenging Behaviors in Young Children Presented at The Chicago-Metro AEYC Opening Minds Conference, January 2008, Easter Seals Mental Health Symposium June 2008

Become a Brain! Using Neuroscience Research to Enrich the Early Childhood Setting Presented at Sharing a Vision: 10^th Illinois Statewide Collaborative Early Childhood Conference 2007

Dealing with Bullying and Social Aggression Presented at the Illinois Dean’s Association Conference, Peoria, Illinois, November 2007

Dealing with Difficult Behaviors in Young Children, On the Move: Why Movement is Critical for Cognition, Please Renovate My Staff: Fostering A Strong Community in Early Childhood Settings Presented at the Opening Minds: Chicago-Metro AEYC conference, January, 2006

Inclusion in Illinois Presented for Lorman Educational Services, Rockford, IL, April 2006

Developing Behavior Plans for Aggressive Children in Illinois, Lorman Educational Services, Elk Grove Village, IL December 2006

Professional Development Faculty

Dealing with Bullying and Social Aggression Faculty Member for the Multi-Disciplinary Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Mental Health sponsored by the University of Illinois Department of Family Medicine. Rolling Meadows, Illinois, April 2007, Joliet, Illinois, November 2007, Naperville, Illinois, March 2008

Identification and Intervention: Understanding the Early Indicators for Dyslexia, Behavior Basics: Dealing with Challenging Behaviors in Young Children, On the Move: Why Movement is Critical for Cognition, On the Move: Dealing with ADD/ADHD and High Activity Levels in Young Children, Linking Neuroscience Research to Assessment Strategies, Professional Development Instructor at the Erikson Institute a Graduate School for the Advanced Study in Child Development, Summer, Spring and Fall Semesters 2004-2006

Publications:

Searcy, Angela (2006). “Why Movement is Critical for Cognition”, Illinois Developmental Therapy Association Newsletter, Volume 1 Issue 3, Winter 2006/ 2007 Pages 4-5

Searcy, Angela ( 2007) “What is Functional Assessment?” Illinois Developmental Therapy Association Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 1, Summer 2007 Pages 1-5

Featured in the Early Childhood Report “ Early Childhood Experts Await Proposed Part C Transition Guidelines,” January 2007

Featured in the Chicago Parent Magazine.  “Baby Blues” July 2007

Featured in the Chicago Baby Magazine “Baby Blues” Spring 2007

Featured on Chicago Public Radio’s “Chicago Matters” Feature “Pay to Play” April 2006

üü  Developing Behavior Plans for Aggressive Children in Illinois ( preschool –secondary)

ü  “Books and Brains!” How to Build Early literacy Skills and Improve Comprehension(PK-8^th)

üü  On the Move: Why movement is critical for Cognition in Young children

ü  10 Simple Solutions:  10 Strategies that will help anyone deal with the unique issues children and families in foster care present in your classroom

ü  The Effects of Prenatal Drug Exposure and Alcohol Use on Infants and Young Children

ü  Please renovate my Staff! –Creating programs that encourage community  and  staff retention

ü  Become a Brain! Linking neuroscience research  to assessment strategies

ü  Parent Patrol: Everything you ever wanted to know about how to effectively communicate with families.

ü   “Let’s get connected!” How to connect new brain research to effective classroom instruction from a neuro-developmental prospective

ü  “Become a Brain!” Using neuroscience to enrich the classroom setting

ü  “Stop playing with my emotions!” How emotions effect memory and learning during early childhood

ü  “Why won’t they sit at circle time?!” Ways to build and support the attention spans of young children

What’s culture got to do with it? How to deal with diverse cultures and learning styles in the work environment

ü  Providing Care to Children With Disabilities –Approved IDCFS training ( DCFS licensing standard –rule 407, Section 407.130 for Day care center directors/or rule 406, Section 406.9 for Home day care providers)

ü  Potty Patrol: A guide to potty training children with special needs

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