EDUCATORS' LECTURE SERIES RESOURCES

The links provide video from our Educators’ Lecture Series presentations as well as a variety of resources for K-12 educators, administrators and parents:

Common Core State Standards (January 11, 2014)

Video

· Successful Implementation of the California Common Core State Standards (Dr. Glen Thomas, PDF)

· Preparing to Transition to Common Core State Standards and the Smarter Balanced Assessment System, (Mr. Keric Ashley, PDF)

· Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Member Response (Mrs. Sara Siemens, MA, Principal, Hutchinson Middle School, La Mirada, CA)

· Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Member Response (Mr. Bob Easton, MA, Principal, Corvallis Middle School, Norwalk, CA)

· Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Member Response (Mrs. Eileen Burkholder, MA, Principal, Gardenhill Elementary School, La Mirada, CA)

Other Common Core Resources

· California Department of Education Common Core Main Page

· CCSS Resources Highlights

· CCSS Resources for English Language Arts and Literacy

· CCSS Resources for Mathematics

· CCSS Resources for Parents & Guardians

· CCSS Timeline & Links

· Common Core Leadership Planning Guide

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (March 8, 2014)

Video

· Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (Dr. Robin LaBarbera, PDF)

· Panel Discussion: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders (Mrs. Robin Longinow, MAEd, Educational Therapist, Woodcrest Christian School System, Riverside, CA; Dr. Joe Gillentine, Former Superintendent, East Whittier City School District, Whittier, CA; Alice Donawerth, MAEd, Third Grade Teacher, Rancho Canada Elementary School, Lake Forest, CA; Eileen Burkholder, MA, Principal, Gardenhill Elementary School, La Mirada, CA; Dr. Yvette Latunde, Professor of Special Education, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA)

Early Childhood Social and Emotional Skills Development (September 13, 2014)

Video

· Fostering Social and Emotional Skills Development in Early Childhood (Carly Bedard, MAEd, PDF)

Other Early Childhood Resources

· Handouts Packet

Beyond the Barriers: Creating High-Performing Learners in At-Risk Schools (October 25, 2014)

Video

· Creating High Performing Learners in At-Risk Schools (Alumni Panel: Dr. Linda Clinard (Moderator & Professor, UC Irvine (retired), Irvine, California), Dan Honeycutt, MAEd (Teacher, Graves Middle School, Whittier, California), Sarah Holmes, MAT (Educational Consultant, Los Angeles, California), Joanna Fuller, (Teacher, Audubon Middle School, Los Angeles, California), and Fatima Van Hartingsveldt, MA (Teacher, Dulles Elementary School, La Mirada, California)

Justice, Spirituality & Education Conference (November 8, 15014)

Click here for all conference resources.

Disabilities Ministries: Charting a Course for a Flourishing Community (February 21, 2015)

Video

· Life Adapted to LIving with Disability: From the Parents' Perspective (Mrs. Stephanie Brock, PDF)

· Life Adapted to LIving with Disability: From the Parents' Perspective (Dr. Brian Brock)

· Disability Theology (Dr. John Swinton, PDF)

· Panel Discussion (Mrs. Stephanie Brock, Dr. Brian Brock, Dr. John Swinton, Dr. Denise Reid, Mrs. Connie Hutchinson (First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton)

· Interview (Mrs. Connie Hutchinson & Julie Hutchinson)

Other Disabilities Ministries Resources

· Resource List

· Article: People First Language

· Article: Ostensibly Welcome

· Swinton & Brock Books Order Form