Upcoming events

• Pre-School Workshop

  • Start
    March 13, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    The Laurel School, 350 9th Ave, San Francisco
  • Spaces left
    36

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  Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center & Parents Education Network
  present:
  

  Learning to Play & Playing to Learn

  Presented By: Alanna Freeman, Occupational Therapist, registered and licensed

  For the fourth year in a row, the early childhood education community will be able to learn about how brain development is enhanced by play & how to create an environment that promotes learning through play.
  

  Places limited - sign up now!
  

  Date: Saturday, March 13, 2009

  Time: 9am - Noon
  

  Location:
  The Laurel School
  350 9th Ave
  San Francisco

  Cost: $20.00

  Scholarships available please call 415-751-2237
  

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• TEN at Recess: Brain-Based Professional Development... With a Twist

  • Start
    March 18, 2010
  •  
    06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
  • Location
    Recess Urban Recreation, 470 Carolina St, SF

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  TEN at RECESS
  
  Brain-Based Professional Development... With a Twist
  
  FREE! Teacher-to-teacher discussions on topics in brain research and classroom practice in a relaxed setting, with food and drinks provided.
  
  Any interested educators -- teachers, administrators, educational therapists, tutors -- are welcome to come by for some food, drinks, and discussion. 
  
  Thursday, March 18, 6-8pm.
  
  at: Recess Urban Recreation
  470 Carolina St. (at 18th St.)
  San Francisco, CA 94107
  
  Please register online to help us plan this event.
  
  
  

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• Sensory Integration: Do We Really Need It?

  • Start
    March 19, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Our Lady of Mercy School, 7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City

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  PEN Speaker Series 2009-2010
  

  Sensory Integration:  Do We Really Need It?

  Patricia Oetter MA, OTR/L, FAOTA
  

  
  This short workshop is designed to be an interactive and experiential introduction to the process of sensory integration. We will explore the way the nervous system goes about gathering, processing, defining and acting on sensory motor events. We will first address how this process typically develops and then experience what happens when processing is delayed or disordered in some way.
   
  This presentation is geared to all age groups.
  
  AGENDA:
   
  9:00 am  Introduction to Sensory Integration
  9:15 am   The Process of Sensory Integration
  10:15 am  A Somatosensory Experience
  10:45 am A Gravity and Movement Experience
  11:15 am   A Practical Experience
  11:45 am  Q & A
  
  OBJECTIVES:
   
  At the end of this workshop participants will:
   
  1. Be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of  the process of sensory integration and sensory processing disorders.
   
  2.Be able to discuss the elements of sensory process dysfunction based on experiential activities.
  
  
  Friday March 19, 2010.
  9 am - 12 pm.
  
  Location: Our Lady of Mercy School, 7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City.
  
  Cost: $10 for PEN members. Click here to join.
  
  PEN's Speaker Series is a membership-based series of lectures and workshops on various aspects of parenting and educating children with learning and attention difficulties. PEN Membership is only $35/year or $350/lifetime. Click here to join.
  

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• The Classroom Management of ADD and Anxiety

  • Start
    April 16, 2010
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    08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Jewish Communtiy Center of San Francisco, Kanbar Hall, 3200 California St. at Presidio Ave., San Francisco, Ca 94118

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  PEN & TEN Teacher Training Workshop:
  

  The Classroom Management of ADD & Anxiety
  

  Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
  
  Intended for audiences of teachers and other professionals, this lecture focuses on  stress and the non-medication management of ADD in the classroom.  The presentation offers specific, concrete, and practical ways to manage ADD in a mainstream classroom.  The same principles can be used in other settings, such as home or special classrooms, as well.
  
  Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
  
  Time: 8 am - 12 pm
  
  Location: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Kanbar Hall, 3200 California St. at Presidio Avenue, San Francisco, Ca 94118
  
  Cost: $25 for PEN Member School teachers. $75 for all other educators.
  
  Member school staff must log in to access reduced rates. Your school administrator can set up your log-in. If you need any assistance, please contact us.
  
  Would your school like to join PEN and make these huge savings on professional development costs? Sign up here!
  

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• EdRev 2010

  • Start
    April 17, 2010
  •  
    08:00 AM
  • Location
    AT&T Park, San Francisco

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  PARENTS! EDUCATORS! STUDENTS!
  
  Don't miss this opportunity for students who learn differently and those who support them!
  
  An all-inclusive day of inspiration and resources for students with learning difficulties, and their parents and educators.
  
  

  In keeping with PEN’s mission to empower and bring academic success to students with learning and attention difficulties, and as well as providing a strong sense of community, the conference offers a wide range of information, education and support opportunities for these students, their families and the educators and professionals who work with them.  Last year’s event was an unparalleled success with over 1,250 people in attendance.  This year’s conference promises to be even better with expected attendance to exceed 2,500.
  

  
  Featuring Keynote Speakers:
  
  Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
  Author of Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction
  
  Jonathan Mooney
  President, Project Eye-to-Eye; Author of Learning Outside the Lines and The Short Bus
  
  PLUS over 100 other presenters and exhibitors.
  
  COST:
  Students FREE with online registration
  Adults $50
  Adult scholarships also available online
  
  
  

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• The View from High School for Students with Learning and Attention Challenges

  • Start
    May 14, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    The Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco

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  PEN Speaker Series 2009-2010
  

  The View from High School for Students with Learning and Attention Challenges
  

  A Panel Discussion by High School Learning Specialists

  Featuring:

  Susan Coe Adams
  Learning Services Coordinator
  Marin Academy
   
  Constance Clark
  Director, Learning Services
  Immaculate Conception Academy
   
  Karen Houck, M.A., C.E.T.
  Director of Testing
  Drew School
   
  Denise Olivera
  Learning Center Director/11th Grade Resource Specialist
  Gateway High School
   
  Charles P. Roth, Ph.D.
  Director, Learning Services
  Bay School of San Francisco
  

  
  Friday May 14, 2010.
  9 am - 11 am.
  
  Location: The Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco.
  
  Cost: $10 for PEN members. Click here to join.
  
  PEN's Speaker Series is a membership-based series of lectures and workshops on various aspects of parenting and educating children with learning and attention difficulties. PEN Membership is only $35/year or $350/lifetime. Click here to join.
  

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