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SAF Educational Solutions offers expert education consulting and customized workshops that address teacher professional development needs. It is not sufficient for teachers to attend a canned education workshop. Professional development for teachers should be customized to the needs of individual public schools, private schools, religious schools and districts. SAF Educational Solutions listens to the needs of administrators and teachers when developing its customized workshops and teacher professional development services. SAF Educational Solutions offers customized professional education workshops on a variety of education topics, including classroom management and Response to Intervention. When we invest in our teachers' professional development, we are investing in our students.
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This is the index page for all education articles on this site. Below, find links to all the articles on education that are available on this site. We will be adding other articles on education issues as we either write the content ourselves, post education articles written by experts in the field of education or related fields, or whenever we reprint an article on relevant education research with the permission of other authors. Either way, come back often to see what's new or subscribe to our RSS feed on this page or on any one of the education article pages to get the newest content delivered to your desktop via your RSS reader.
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Planning project proposals or initiatives that get funded isn't difficult, but it does take advance preparation. You have to make time to plan grant proposals. This will help you to sell your project concept to community donors and partners; and of course to the entity that is providing the primary funding source for your grant proposal. Learn from grant writing experts Sheila Fernley and Nickie Weaver what it takes to increase your chances of being awarded grant funding.
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Project planning should include a realistic and well thought out sustainability plan. This article highlights the eight essential elements that a school or district should consider when undergoing project planning or applying for a grant that requires matching project funding. Community participation is a critical part of project sustainability; however, many schools and districts plan projects and grants without soliciting input or funding from strategic community partnerships. Do you really know what your project health looks like? Learn what it takes to determine if your education project has the "right stuff" to be sustainable for the long haul.
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For a project or initiative to have long-term success a project sustainability plan must be developed. Sustainability is a process that begins in the early stages of project planning. Sustainability development is also important for a project to obtain investors, community donors and grant funding. Planning committees should include community organizations. These community partnerships are critical to developing a vision that expands beyond one organization and is supported long-term by these community partnerships. Learn what steps are necessary to develop a successful project sustainability plan.
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Well written or funded grants do not necessary equate to great programs or initiatives. Can your project or initiative go the distance? Is it sustainable? Great programs begin with a well developed sustainability plan. Learn from grant writing expert Sheila Fernley what project sustainability is and what grantees say has the greatest impact on sustainability efforts.
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In 2004 the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act changed the landscape when it came to referring parentally-placed children with learning disabilities enrolled in private schools for special education evaluation. States no longer adopted one model for determining learning disabilities. RtI was suddenly recognized as one of the primary methods for determining if a child was a child with a learning disability. Learn what criteria states have adopted for identifying children with learning disabilities and the implications that Response to Intervention has had on private schools and religious schools. This is part one of a two-part article that examines the need for federal guidance pertaining to private schools and RtI.
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Implementing RtI is presenting challenges for many public schools, however, the implications of RtI for private schools and religious schools are even greater. More often than not, private schools do not have the resources that public schools have. Limited school resources and the lack of RtI guidance for private schools presents challenges to implementing this approach for identifying children with learning disabilities and meeting the local school districts expectations for referring a child for special education evaluation. Learn more about the implications of RtI for private schools and what private schools can do to ease the challenges of implementing RtI. This is part two of a two-part article that examines the need for federal guidance pertaining to private schools and RtI.
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Too few schools develop a framework for planning meaningful teacher professional development. Effective professional development for teachers and staff doesn't just happen. A school-based team should plan its staff development, monitor fidelity of implementation and evaluate professional development results. This article examines what teachers think about professional development and shares with school districts and schools the steps to building a framework for meaningful staff development.
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SAF Educational Solutions features Time to Teach classroom management training for teachers and school staff. In addition to Time to Teach workshops, SAF Educational Solutions offers educational consulting services and customized educational workshops on a variety of topics, including: assessing behavior problems, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Supports, differentiated instruction, formative assessment, data-driven decision-making, rubrics, proven instructional strategies, individualized education programs (IEP), individualized service plans (ISP), east restrictive environment, inclusion, teaching children with ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, brain-based learning, instructional technology, universal design principles and grant writing. SAF Educational Solutions also offers parent workshops on topics, including: behavioral expectations, supporting homework, summer math activities, summer reading activities, how to get children to listen, how to get children to comply, choosing the right book, making books at home and develop reading comprehension. SAF Educational Solutions also offers educational books, DVDs and CDs for sale at retail and volume discount prices.
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Please, use the form on this page to request a price quote for any of the following educational workshops offered from SAF Educational Solutions: Time to Teach classroom management training for teachers and school staff or any of the customized staff development workshops, including, assessing behavior problems, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Supports, differentiated instruction, formative assessment, data-driven decision-making, rubrics, proven instructional strategies, individualized education programs (IEP), individualized service plans (ISP), east restrictive environment, inclusion, teaching children with ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, brain-based learning, instructional technology, universal design principles and grant writing. This form can also be used to request a quote for a customized parent workshops on topics, including: behavioral expectations, supporting homework, summer math activities, summer reading activities, how to get children to listen, how to get children to comply, choosing the right book, making books at home and develop reading comprehension. The more completely the form is filled in, the easier it will be to accurately quote a price for the workshop requested.
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A profile of Sheila Fernley, author, education consultant and staff development expert. Sheila is the founder and operating manager of SAF Educational Solutions. A partial resume, so to speak, of her 20+ year career as a caring educator, fiercely dedicated to the parents, teachers, principals and administrators who depend on such services she delivers. Sheila understands that schools have unique needs that call for unique education solutions. SAF Educational Solutions offers education consulting services, Time to Teach classroom management workshops and customized workshops on topics, including: assessing behavior problems, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Supports, differentiated instruction, formative assessment, data-driven decision-making, rubrics, proven instructional strategies, individualized education programs (IEP), individualized service plans (ISP), east restrictive environment, inclusion, teaching children with ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, brain-based learning, instructional technology, universal design principles and grant writing. SAF Educational Solutions also offers customized parent workshops on topics, including: behavioral expectations, supporting homework, summer math activities, summer reading activities, how to get children to listen, how to get children to comply, choosing the right book, making books at home and develop reading comprehension.
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Please, use the form on this page to contact SAF Educational Solutions for any information about our web site or about our services, educational workshops or merchandise. Professional development for teachers and training for parents is our business. Sheila Fernley, the founder of SAF Educational Solutions is committed to making herself available to district and school personnel. Quality staff development is as important to our company as it is to your school. Let SAF Educational Solutions make a difference in your public, private or religious school.
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