Conference Topics

Ann Bergeron

Overcome the Obstacle of Perfection

Are you or your students type A personalities who strive for perfection. Such self-expectation can be a giant obstacle to skill development. This session will discuss how the application of TAGteaching and TAG Thinking was used in a college environment to help students (and professors) overcome these obstacles and build new life skills as they move beyond the classroom.

Luca Canever

Check Yes if You Understand. Delivering Life-Saving Information

The Effects of Using TAGteach™ to Promote Earthquake Safety for Children in School

Joey Iverson

If Only MY Coach Would Use TAGteach

Introduce your coach or teacher to strategies that help you learn. Joey Iversen will describe how she gently persuaded tennis professionals to coach her with TAGteach and the benefits for everyone.  She’ll also outline how she introduced the idea to program directors, special needs tennis instructors, camp leaders and volunteers.

 

Dr. Susan Friedman

Behavior Change: First Contact

A basic knowledge of the science of learning offers a new frontier for teachers, trainers undefined anyone involved in behavior change. In this presentation, we will discuss the fundamentals of how behavior works, including what behavior is and is not, and the inextricable relationship between behavior and environment.  With this information, you will see behavior unfold in new ways and improve your teaching outcomes.

Martha Gabler, B.A., M.A. and Joan Orr M.Sc.

TAGteach for Autism: How you can become an empowered parent, teach your child, and increase your family happiness.

Martha Gabler, author of Chaos to Calm: Discovering Solutions to the Everyday Problems of Living with Autism, will join Joan Orr to discuss using the TAGteach approach to teach children with autism. Topics include teaching ‘Safe Walking’ and ‘Safe Car Trip’ calming and attention building skills.skills, Audience members are welcome to submit questions about their child for discussion.

 

Dr. Martin Levy

You're Gonna what? TAGteach in the Operating Room

Orthopaedic surgical students are being taught to use the tools of surgery (drills, saws, etc) faster and with better accuracy using TAGteach. Learn how the Professor of Clinical Surgery and Program Director

of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in a major New York Hospital recreated an entire training program with the help of TAGteach.

Theresa McKeon

TAGteach Introduction and Update

We’ve come a long way...

Karen Pryor

TAGteaching for building the Creative Mind

Modern scientists and trainers now know how to teach many animal species to be creative. Why not ourselves?  Look at using TAGteach to find the benefits of a creative mind.

Emelie Johnson Vegh, Anders Vegh, Keri Gorman (Ms. Gorman via Skype)

TAGteach - All in the Family!   

TAGteach application in a family setting – what does that look like?

(Skyping in from the US to present with Emelie) TAGteach for the Parent to help you coping strategy through challenging parenting moments. Using TAGteach for things ‘that come up’ swimming lessons, tap class, shoe tying, bike riding

*Parents coaching kids’ sports team with TAGteach – Bringing TAGteach to the field

Married couple Anders and Emelie Vegh are looking at a way to create a system for coaching football for children. How can you implement TAGteach into a traditional group setting where focus normally is on great chunks of behavior and where you’re working along side other coaches with a different view? Anders will share how his perspective has changed, coming from a traditional football club training himself, and Emelie will talk about the importance of setting the stage and splitting, splitting, splitting.

Laura Monaco Torelli and Dr. Kelly Morgan Ballantyne (Dr. Ballantyne via Skype)

Staff Safety and Efficiency in a Veterinarian Clinic

This presentation highlights the program launched at a Veterinary clinic in the Chicago (USA) area in 2014. The main objective included integration of the TAGteach philosophy and methodology to increase staff safety during animal handling and decreasing staff stress and potential injury while increasing staff consistency and communication and improving the patient and client experience.