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Baker Mitchell shared a slideshow and video of the 2007 and 2008 FASTAR Tournaments
FASTAR — the Fluent Academic Skills Tournament for Arithmetic and Reading
Rober Bacon Academy/Charter Day School
North Carolina
Another great online interview by Rick Kubina, this time Dr. Hank Pennypacker.
January 31, 2009
Notes: The first part of the program is introduction of the new Co-host, and some chat about the International Precision Teaching Conference 2008 (Rutgers) and IPTC 2009 (Penn State)
John W. Eshleman has posted an interesting blog discussion about precision, and possibly the lack therein, in contemporary applied behavior analysis.
\"Charting versus 'Junk Behaviorism'\"
Standard Celeration Charting wordpress blog
IPTC 2008/Rutgers has just concluded and it was an enjoyable and informative experience on a beautiful campus.
Thanks to the Program and Local Organizing Committees for a great job!
Next year's conference will be held at Penn State- check Standard Celeration Society website for information on the 2009 conferenence as it comes online!
Rick Kubina has posted a photo slideshow of talks, people and events at the conference.
Thanks Rick!
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
and
The Standard Celeration Society
present,
Precision Teaching: R U Charting?
21st Annual International Precision Teaching Conference
November 6-8, 2008
Rutgers University, Douglass Campus
100 George St., New Brunswick NJ, USA
Workshops at introductory, intermediate levels. Presentations on applications of the Standard Celeration Chart and Precision Teaching with many populations, curricula and skills.
BACB CEUs available (req. additional fees).
Early Registration Deadline October 15, 2008
Discounts for students and members of the Standard Celeration Society (option to join at Celeration.org).
Register for 1, 2 or all 3 days.
Online registration, conference program and hotel information
Celeration.org--Website of the Standard Celeration Society
Questions about registration:
Scott Born; EMAIL
Questions about sessions: Courtney
Peppers-Owen at Jacksonville State University;
(256) 782-5575, or EMAIL
CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS CLOSED JUNE 2, 2008
for the Dpmin-11EC Daily per minute chart.
"...The chart-convention is that the first chart of the academic year starts on the Sunday of the week of Labor Day...The lock-in date standardization was set to facilitate the ease of across-chart comparisons and discovery, not only with your classroom, but within your school, district, county, state, or other geographical regions...."
Originally from SCC Calendar Lock-in Date--2000-2001, Malcolm Neely, Ph.D.,
Full description, [http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0009&L=SCLISTSERV&T=0&F=&S=&P=15047
|SCListserv post 9/9/2000]
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
Chart 1: Sunday 31 AUG 08 (Sunday before US Labor Day)
Chart 2: Sunday 18 JAN 09
Chart 3: Sunday 7 JUN 09
ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
Chart 1: Sunday 6 SEP 09 (Sunday before US Labor Day)
Chart 2: Sunday 24 JAN 10
Chart 3: Sunday 13 JUN 10
Message posted 8/1/08 to the SCListserv from Charles "Chuck" Merbitz, Department Chairman.
"...Due to an unexpected vacancy, we again will have a faculty (doctoral) opening for Fall 2008..."
Please feel free to circulate information on this opportunity.
Information flyers on the position and application:
Please note that this website is not affiliated with the Chicago School and message posting is just FYI. For further information, please see the posted flyers. Thanks.
The interviewee of the 5/31/08 podcast at the PT Party, Shawn Datchuk, was profiled in the New Orleans Time Picayune,
Nola college prep teachers--Shawn Datchuk
TOUGH ASSIGNMENT Times-Picayune 6/26/08
ALL FOR ONE The Times-Picayune, 6/27/08
RACE AGAINST CLOCK The Times-Picayune, 6/28/08
Nice work Mr. Datchuk!, and thanks to Rick Kubina for pointing out the series.
34th Annual National Direct Instruction Conference and Institutes at Eugene
July 20-24, 2008
Hilton Eugene Hotel & Conference Center
Eugene, OR
One highlight that might be of particular interest
E SESSIONS—MONDAY & TUESDAY AFTERNOONS
E3) Fluency and Direct Instruction Anne Desjardin, Tim Slocum, Cathy Watkinss
Intended Audience: Open
"For many academic skills, accurate performance is not enough. To be most useful in a wide variety of situations, these skills must be fluent. Fluency is the combination of accuracy, speed,
and ease of performance. In this session, participants will learn strategies and tactics to promote fluency of key skills taught in Direct Instruction programs. The session will (a) explore the importance of fluency, (b) teach the use of the Standard Celeration Chart for monitoring fluency, (c) identify skills for which fluency is important, and (d) recommend specific fluency-building procedures that can be used to supplement Direct Instruction programs."
The full brochure and registration form
Association for Direct Instruction website
New officers have two year terms
President: Bill Helsel
Past President: Michael Fabrizio
Vice President: Kelly Ferris
Secretary: Regina Claypool-Frey
Already serving:
Treasurer: Chuck Merbitz
Journal of Precision Teaching Editor (4 year term): Rick Kubina
Hello all! The 2008 IPTC program committee wants to remind everyone that the deadline for proposals for the 21st Annual International Precision Teaching Conference is near!
All non-web submissions MUST be emailed or POSTMARKED by 02-Jun-2008 to receive full consideration for the Annual Conference. Web submissions will be accepted until 16-Jun-2008. Please go to:celeration.org for full details of the submission process.
The committee hopes that everyone will take advantage of the newly designed online submission process which is easy and convenient.
Please let me know if you have any questions. The program committee looks forward to your proposals.
Thanks and happy charting!
Courtney Peppers-Owen
IPTC 2008 Program Committee Chair
Announcement of the nominees and voting process; posted 5/19/08 by Scott Born on the SCListserv
SCS members can vote at the Standard Celeration Society website
Volume 18, Issue 1
Volume 18, Issue 2
Volume 19, Issue 1
Volume 19, Issue 2
Volume 20, Issue 1
All volumes online to date with indices
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS!
All non-web submissions must be emailed or POSTMARKED by 02-Jun-2008 to receive full consideration for the Annual Conference. Web submissions will be accepted until 16-Jun-2008 at http://www.celeration.org.
The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center of Rutgers University presents:
Precision Teaching: R.U. Charting?
21st International Precision Teaching Conference
November 6-8, 2008
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
This issue is very hard to locate and is not available online or through CEC. BRCo. is making it available for $5.00, or $1.00 with purchase of another item sold through BRCo.
Index
Message posted 4/18/08 on SCListserv from current Standard Celeration Society President, Michael Fabrizio, MA, BCBA.
Note: The online nomination form is open at Standard Celeration Society website
"As you may be aware, the SCS has been working to move its voting on SCS affairs to an online format in an effort to make it easier for all SCS members to participate in SCS activities. To that end, the SCS will soon release an online nominations form through the SCS website. Using this form, current SCS members can nominate folks for the positions of SCS President, Vice President, and Secretary, as terms for each of those offices end in May 2008. If you would like to participate in the nomination process and the election to follow in May, please ensure that you are a current SCS member. You can check your membership status through the SCS website.
Also, I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of JPTC has arrived back from the printers and will be mailed shortly. Please note that this is the last printed issue you will receive as part of your membership to the SCS. Future editions of JPTC will be produced and distributed electronically to current SCS members as part of their SCS membership benefits. For those of you who prefer to receive JPTC in printed form, not to worry! You will have the option of receiving JPTC in printed form via a new print on demand option that the SCS will make available to you through the SCS website."
For more information, ABA International Education Conference
Morningside Teachers' Academy
17th Annual Summer School Institute
Seattle, WA
July 14-August 1, 2008
http://www.morningsideteachers.org/
Week 1/July 14-18: Fundamentals of Instruction for Reading, Writing & Math
Overview of the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction. Learn about various research-based instructional protocols such as mathetics (demonstrate, guide and test), think-alouds, delayed prompting and TAPS (Talking Aloud Problem Solving). Participants will be able to practice these protocols in various academic areas.
Week 2/July 21-25: Practice Strategies for Reading, Writing & Math
Learn how to design effective indiviual & group practice sessions that will predict retention. Become familiar with counting and charting behavior using the Standard Celeration Chart. Develop your ability to analyze performance data and design appropriate interventions for individual students
Week 3/July 28-31 & Aug 1: Apply Our Researched-Based Curriculum In Your Classroom
Learn about our recommended programs and curriculum. Develop your understanding of how generativity produces expert and confident learners who continue to learn throughout their lives.
Total Institute Package (3 weeks) $2000 ($1000 deposit on reg. req'd)
Weeks 1 & 2 (2 weeks) $1600 ($800 deposit on reg. req'd).
Grad student scholarship available
Must submit CV, Professor letter of recommendation and an essay on how participation in Summer Institute meets professional goals.
3 units Grad credit/week attendance available through Portland State University (Credit not included in tuition)
Enrollment also available for attendee's child(ren) in the Morningside summer school program (July 9-August 1).
Housing not included in tuition- Information on hotels/housing available from Morningside.
For more information/ get application flyer
http://www.morningsideteachers.org/
Info on the hotel, strategics, call assistance with the conference planning committee and contact people for questions and concerns.
They are looking for folks to help on the conference planning committee!
Clay, one of the pioneers of PT, is interviewed in this month's podcast.
Check it out, along with the past podcasts, at Rick's PT Party Site.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
January 08 Precision Teaching podcast - Interview with Clay Starlin
Contents:
Please note that this site is NOT an official outlet of the Standard Celeration Society, and does not process their memberships or payments.
If you have any questions about the Standard Celeration Society or the below news item, please Contact them Thanks.
Scott Born, who should be basking in a hero's welcome, has announced that the 1980-1981 Issues 1(1)-1(4) and 2(1)of the Journal of Precision Teaching (JPT) are now online and downloadable as pdf files, with regular additions coming daily! Currently access to the JPT articles are RESTRICTED TO CURRENT MEMBERS of the Standard Celeration Society.
These articles have been difficult to obtain by other than the original subscribers, so the availability is very useful and exciting to those interested in Precision Teaching and Celeration Charting.
Additional thanks to Abigail B. Calkin and Deja Barrier for preparing The Indices of the JPT and JPTC 1980-2004 which facilitated the release, and to others from the SCS who helped to review the entries for accuracy.
External links at Celeration.org
JPTC webpage at Celeration.org
Information on Standard Celeration Society Membership
SCS Membership info and payment option via PayPal
RELATED PAGES AND SECTIONS:
The Standard Celeration Society-info and history
including,
The Indices of the JPT and JPTC 1980-2004
Author Guidelines and Editor information JPTC
Scott Born and the other folks at Behavior Research Co. have gone to some work to digitize some very interesting lectures by the late OGDEN R. LINDSLEY, the father of Precision Teaching.
From the Behavior Research Co. website:
[Ogden Lindsley's 1969 Short Course Podcasts
"...this is the audio from the very first "Short Course," at the Plaza Inn in Kansas City, 09-Jun-1969..."
These podcasts and the online slideshow, "Charting Rates with Stephanie Bates" can be found under the tutorials at the Behavior Research Co. website.
Announcement posted on the Standard Celeration Society, website
"There is now a section for information about the IPTC 2008, hosted by the Douglass Outreach program at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ." Check in for more info as it becomes available.
Info on the International Precision Teaching Conference (IPTC) can also be found on this website, at Int'l Precision Teaching Conference (IPTC)
Feedback from the SCListserv is that IPTC/Kansas City, MO was enjoyable and educational for participants, with a special treat being a chance to hear first hand reminiscences from Dr. Og Lindsley's Grad students.
Next year's conference may be in Rutgers, NJ, but firm information will be posted in 2008.
University of Washington,Co-author of Exceptional Teaching.
Rick Kubina has announced that his next planned podcast will be an interview with Dr. Owen White. It should be posted at the PT Party in the next few days, so if you if you visit and it's not up, keep checking because it'll be a listening treat.
If you've visited the Standard Celeration Society Website, then you already know about the updated layout and information. If not, check it out.
Kudos to the webmaster!
June 12, 2007 was the 10th anniversary of the SCListserv, and Rick Kubina posted his charts his Precision Teaching blog showing the total subscribers and the numbers of posts per month and per year on the Listserv 1997-2006.
If you want to take a look, visit his Precision Teaching Blog
Thanks Rick!
A couple of users are finding that there are operations that are not performing correctly. It's speculated that the upgraded Excel no longer has full support for the programming language used in the past.
So far the templates appear to perform correctly with Excel 2003.
Standard Celeration Chart analysis
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
NOTE: I found it helpful while listening to the presentation to open the blog entry in a SEPARATE window so that I could see the video, and have the larger chart blowup from the blog to examine while Rick was giving the video.
A virtual chart share scheduled for
August 22, 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST at the PT Party website
Podcast #2 (June)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Interview with Steve Graf, Longtime PTer, SAFMEDS expert and Professor Emeritus of Youngstown University.
spreadsheet program. The probability is that the templates will NOT operate or display correctly when used with that application, because of incompatibilities in the programming language required for macros in the templates.
Recorded by Siri Karlsen
School of Special Education at Hosle, Norway August 1983
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"Precision Teaching for Maritime Educators".
This was previously given as a public talk in California, and I am sure was an enjoyable presentation!
As a new addition to the blogsphere, Dr. Rick Kubina has started one too. The first post is on Patrick Mc Greevy, long-time PTer, author of Teaching and Learning in Plain English, and first Editor of the JOURNAL OF PRECISION TEACHING AND CELERATION (JPTC)
when it was the JPT (Journal of Precision Teaching).
Good times!
(with a shout-out to Dr. Og Lindsley)!
Dead Man Test :Principles and Applications in the Science of Behavior
Patrick S. Williams, PhD
"The dead man test was devised by Ogden Lindsley in 1965 as a rule of thumb for deciding if something is a behavior. The need for such a test stems from the importance of focusing on what an organism actually does when attempting to understand or modify its behavior. My students and I probably remind each other of the dead man test more than any other concept we study. Malott and Suarez (2003, p. 9) characterize the dead man test as follows:
If a dead man can do it, it ain't behavior, and if a dead man can't do it, then it is behavior."