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The Legacy of Marc Gold… 1939-1982

The Legacy of Marc Gold… 1939-1982. California: 1939 - 1965. Marc was born and raised in California. He grew up in the largely Hispanic area of East Los Angeles in a swirl of cultures and attitudes. He attended Garfield High Sch.

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The Legacy of Marc Gold… 1939-1982

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  1. The Legacy of Marc Gold… 1939-1982 Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  2. California: 1939 - 1965 Marc was born and raised in California. He grew up in the largely Hispanic area of East Los Angeles in a swirl of cultures and attitudes. He attended Garfield High Sch. His parents, Morey and Fanny, were his strongest influences, imbuing him with clear lessons of life and respect. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  3. From the cradle, it started at home Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  4. The values of Try Another Way “I must attach the roots of this (TAW) to my father, Morey Gold, who operated a bicycle and key shop…in East Los Angeles from 1930 until 1966. My earliest memories include spending time there with him talking to people of many different income levels, backgrounds, capabilities and stations in life. Watching him… provided me with the basic set of values reflected in the TAW system.” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  5. Marc graduated with a degree in music from Cal State LA. At that time he did not expect to enter the disability field. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  6. A life-changing event Marc and his wife to be, Ronna, went to a state institution as a part of a class and were in the audience as a group of persons with various “pathologies” were lined up and forced to endure being described by a narrator. A person from the group ran up to Ronna and embraced her in a terrified manner. Marc and Ronna were outraged enough to learn more about this field. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  7. When Marc graduated from college in 1960 , he became a special education teacher after completing a degree as a music therapist Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  8. Personal Passions: from music… Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  9. To cars… Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  10. To camping Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  11. To his kids Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  12. Marc’s strongest passion was his kids Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  13. Illinois: 1966 - 1976 Marc and Ronna left California for the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana following the completion of a Master’s Degree and the death of his dad. The trip was an odyssey that took them from the deep South to Baltimore on their way to the Midwest. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  14. The research years During the late ’60’s and early ’70’s, Marc and his student colleagues began laying the foundation for the Try Another Way approach and the strong value statements that would follow. Later, in 1980, Marc would publish the critical aspects of that research in Did I Say That?, a collection of 27 research studies and papers that were used to formulate the TAW system. He also criticized himself for language, perspective and value lapses that he’d made in his research. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  15. This fascinating book not only contained Marc’s research but also pre and post statements concerning how he felt at the time as well as 5 – 10 years later. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  16. The research years “While working on my PhD thesis… in 1967… I was seeking tasks for which data collection would not be a problem. Having described the task in such detail, I then spent approximately one week doing nothing but trying to create or discover appropriate tasks. When I finally came upon the bicycle brake, I felt extremely stupid. I had assembled thousands of them as a youngster, but it had taken me a long time to realize they would be ideal tasks for my project.” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  17. An opportunity for respect Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  18. The Try Another Way Approach TAW was Marc Gold’s enduring legacy. A strategy of instruction that put the onus of responsibility on the trainer instead of the learner. This shift in the learning equation opened the door to competency and respect for all persons with intellectual disabilities. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  19. An opportunity to acquire complex skills Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  20. At the heart of the TAW Approach Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  21. Marc and Steve Zider: A relationship comprised of a blend of friendship, colleagueship and challenge Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  22. The Birth of TASH: 1975 In 1975 Marc joined a group of radicals and malcontents in Kansas City to form an organization called the American Association for the Education of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped – AAESPH– perhaps the most unfortunate organizational name in history and the original name of TASH. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  23. Try Another Way 3 Day Trainings • Started in Philadelphia, 1975 • Mississippi Gulf Coast, 1976 • Los Angeles, 1976 • Dozens of trainings were held across the U.S. from 1976 – 1982 for thousands of participants. • The final 3 day training was held in Kansas City, MO, March 24-26, 1982 Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  24. Taking TAW on the road. How many of us met Marc… Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  25. Making a point with outrageousness Once in a training in Kansas City, Marc asked everyone in the front row of a large audience to stand up and take their pants off. He assured them it was to show that there were a variety of methods that one might use to teach persons with disabilities tasks of life. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  26. Making a point with outrageousness At a time when the practice was commonplace, he characterized, in a training film, long term reliance on token economies as “a fascist plot”. His challenge caused many in the field to reconsider their arbitrary use of a variety of behavioral control strategies. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  27. Making a point with outrageousness “We have made reinforcement junkies out of learners.” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  28. Making a point with outrageousness “When an assist works, don’t use it again.” This seemingly contradictory admonition challenged scores of trainers to continue to find different ways to teach a step(s) of a task instead of relying on the static ability of an assist to accomplish a step without actually teaching the step. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  29. Fundamental beliefs that touched the heart… “You can’t have a teaching technology outside of a set of values…” “No news is good news.” “When the task provides the motivation, you don’t have to.” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  30. Train, Don’t Test… Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  31. Challenges that touched the heart “Too often, reinforcement has become the currency between a buyer and a seller.” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  32. Challenges that touched the heart “How can we expect people to take their places next to us in society if so many of the ways to supposedly help get them there force them to recognize, in one way or another, their subservient positions?” Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  33. Try Another Way Introductory Film The Film Series Film #1: Task Analysis Film # 2: Content and Process Film #3: Formats for Single Pieces of Learning Film #4: Formats for Multiple Pieces of Learning Film #5: Feedback, General Issues Film #6: Feedback, Specific Issues Film #7: Reinforcement & Influence The TAW Films 1976-1977 Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  34. The stars of Marc’s films: Eugene Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  35. The stars of Marc’s films: Barbara Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  36. The stars of Marc’s films: Tom Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  37. The beginning of MG&A In early 1976, Marc was invited by Ed Roberts to train human services staff across California. Marc, with the assistance of others started our company, recruited staff, trained them and implemented a state-wide staff-training project in the USA’s largest populated state. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  38. California Project: 1976-1978 • Focused on staff in agencies within seven “clusters” across the state from Redding to San Diego • The project trained 109 staff from 22 agencies in California • 1,188 participants with disabilities learned 2,766 discrete skills • 3,638 task analyses were developed. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  39. Marc and staff of California Project Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  40. Marc and Charlie Galloway, project director of the California Project Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  41. Georgia Project: 1978-1981 • Project Director, Mark Stricklett • Targeted seven regions across Georgia • Refined the California Project approach to include “trainer of trainers” • The impact of the Georgia Project lingers today, twenty-five years later. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  42. The Ohio Project: 1979-1983 • Targeted five regions across Ohio • Project director, Denis Stoddard • Lessons of California and Georgia were integrated into a sophisticated staff training strategy • Began implementing training on community job sites Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  43. David was targeted to be placed in a day program before an Ohio Project participant found him a job Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  44. Shelly assembled circuit boards Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  45. A shift to employment: The Austin Project 1979 - 1982 This project represented an evolution for MG&A and for Marc in that it focused solely on employment, helping build the foundation for what would become supported employment. Relationships with major employers in the high-tech corridor around Austin -- Motorola, Tracor International, IBM -- resulted in over 40 jobs for persons once thought to be unemployable. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  46. Early examples of support: 1979 Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  47. The use of two job trainers quickly evolved to one-to one support: The foundation of portable supports in 1980. Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  48. We again validated that individuals with significant disabilities could acquire and perform complex tasks with support and instruction Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  49. The Mississippi Project: 1981 • Project targeted three regions in the state with twelve agencies participating in this one year project • This project was a hybrid between the earlier staff training projects and the Austin employment project • CETA funds were used to provide both staff training and employment assistance Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

  50. 15 persons became employed in this early Supported Employment effort Marc Gold & Associates 4101 Gautier-Vancleave Rd. Ste. 102 Gautier, MS 39553 (228) 497-6999

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