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Upcoming events

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


    • March 19, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Our Lady of Mercy School, 7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City
    PEN Speaker Series 2009-2010

    Sensory Integration:  Do We Really Need It?

    poetter2.jpgPatricia 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.
    • April 16, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Jewish Communtiy Center of San Francisco, Kanbar Hall, 3200 California St. at Presidio Ave., San Francisco, Ca 94118
    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!
    • April 17, 2010
    • 08:00 AM
    • 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


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

 

Parents Education Network (PEN), 281A Sixteenth Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118    Phone: (415) 751-2237

PEN is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, federal tax ID# 43-2008436.