Month: November 2009
The Association for Direct Instruction invited Mary Taylor, Director of the Urban Skills Center, and Hillary Whiteside, Director of Children’s Workshop, to attend a conference in Eugene, Oregon on the use of Direct Instruction (DI) practices and materials with students with autism. The TIEE Directors met with two eminent research professors of DI practices and outcomes, Tim Slocum, Ph.D., of Utah State University and Cathy Watkins, Ph.D., of California State University Stanislaus, to develop a workshop that would inform behavior analysts and other professionals the
Urban Skills Center and the other three schools of The Institute for Effective Education’s (TIEE’s) family of schools were given site visits by two review teams in spring, 2009. One of the teams represented the California State Department of Education (SDE) and their review was conducted as part of a cycle of annual reviews pursuant to SDE certification of TIEE’s schools as Non-Public, Non-Sectarian Schools. Joining the state team was a second team representing San Diego County Office of Education and the San Diego County
The Association for Direct Instruction invited Mary Taylor, Director of the Urban Skills Center, along with Hillary Whiteside, Director of Children’s Workshop, to attend a conference in Eugene, Oregon on the use of Direct Instruction (DI) practices and materials with students with autism. The TIEE Directors met with two eminent research professors of DI practices and outcomes, Tim Slocum, Ph.D., of Utah State University and Cathy Watkins, Ph.D., of California State University Stanislaus, to develop a workshop that would inform behavior analysts and other professionals
Yngwie Schmidt earned the Urban Skills Center’s Vocational Education Service Award for the month of October. Yngwie works as a crossing guard at the Cook Education Center and recently began a new food service job with California Catering at La Jolla Country Day School. According to his supervisors, Yngwie is consistently on time, reliable, and highly efficient. He is friendly to both co-workers and peers and demonstrates a positive attitude. He is a hard worker and continues to impress! Congratulations Yngwie!
Spooky things were happening the week of October 26th at The Urban Skills Center. The walls mysteriously became draped in black shroud, mist and fog filled the hallways, goblins, ghouls and zombies began attending school and then on Friday, the 30th the ghost of Michael McLaughlin arrived! Mr McLaughlin was a beloved teacher at the Urban Skills Center for many years. He passed away unexpectedly back in 2004. One of the many fun and wonderful things Mr McLaughlin is remembered for are the wonderful Haunted