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• Using Technology to Become a More Effective Writer

  • Start
    March 13, 2010
  •  
    09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Children's Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304

  Using Technology to Become a More Effective Writer
  
  Assistive technology (AT) can help students who struggle with the mechanical and cognitive aspects of writing to produce text that is more readable, organized, and expressive. This class shows parents and teachers how to apply a variety of AT to writing issues such as generating and organizing ideas, spelling and grammar, finding the right words, editing, producing written text, and writing speed. Includes live demonstrations, examples, and a comprehensive handout.
  
  Instructor: Shelley Haven, ATP, RET
  For the past 23 years, Shelley has helped individuals with physical, sensory, cognitive and learning challenges benefit from assistive technology (AT). She is a certified Assistive Technology Professional and Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist, and previously directed AT resources and services at Stanford University.
  
  Cost: FREE, but pre-registration is required
  To register, contact Teresa Borden at the Children's Health Council:
  650-617-3806
  parented@chconline.org
  
  Map: http://www.chconline.org/pdf/CHC_map.pdf
  
  For other CHC Parent Education classes, visit:
  http://www.chconline.org/pdf/WinterSpring2010ParentEdTherapeuticGroupSchedule4web.pdf
  
  For more assistive technology classes and services, visit:
  http://www.TechPotential.net

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• Technology Tools That Help Struggling Students…and Their Tutors & Ed Therapists

  • Start
    March 19, 2010
  •  
    09:15 AM - 11:45 AM
  • Location
    Parents Helping Parents - San Jose, CA

  OPEN TO ALL TUTORS, TEACHERS, AND THERAPISTS
  
  With technology matched to their unique learning strengths and challenges, struggling students can experience improved academic performance, increased independence, and greater self-confidence. In addition, many of these same tools can enhance an educational therapist's or tutor's ability to deliver content instruction, teach concepts, and cultivate learning strategies. Join assistive technology specialist Shelley Haven as she demonstrates learning technologies to help you do what you already do even better, including:
  
  - the benefits of electronic text (e-text) and text-to-speech software
  - portable whiteboard devices and "smartpens" to capture instruction
  - digital notebooks for organization, research, and sharing
  - the versatility of graphic organizers and mind maps
  - the myths & realities of speech recognition
  - contextual spelling and grammar checkers
  - virtual math manipulatives
  ...and more.
  
  Speaker: Shelley Haven ATP, RET
  Shelley is a certified Assistive Technology Professional and Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist, and previously directed AT resources and services at Stanford University. She specializes in technology for learning differences and learning disabilities, and matching people with technology tools appropriate to their abilities, tasks, and settings.
  
  COST: Free, but please RSVP
  CONTACT: Lynne Stietzel
  PHONE: (650) 493-3497
  EMAIL: lynne@stietzel.net
  
  LOCATION:
  Parents Helping Parents
  Sobrato Center for Nonprofits-San Jose
  1400 Parkmoor Avenue, Suite 100
  San Jose, CA 95126-3797
  
  For more assistive technology classes and services, visit:
  http://www.TechPotential.net

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• FREE SEMINAR David Berg, Founder of Making Math Real

  • Start
    March 27, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Black Pine Circle School, 2027 Seventh Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

  FREE SEMINAR 
  David Berg,
  Founder of Making Math Real
  

  
  

  
  

  Join founder and director David Berg for a FREE SEMINAR for parents and educators on Saturday, March 27, from 9am-12pm, at Black Pine Circle's Upper School.  The cost is free, but pre-registration is mandatory in order to attend.  Please download the flyer for registration instructions and details for this important event.
  
  

  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER GO TO
  
  www.MakingMathReal.com
  510-527-0720
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Bipolar In Order Workshop

  • Start
    April 10, 2010
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    April 11, 2010
  •  
    04:00 PM
  • Location
    San Francisco

  Bipolar In Order is a workshop for those diagnosed with bipolar or depression and their families.
  It is taught by Tom Wootton, author of Bipolar In Order: Looking at Depression, Mania, Hallucination, and Delusion from the Other Side.

  This workshop covers:
  • A clear and meaningful understanding of the bipolar condition.

  • The importance of acceptance in resolving to create a better life..
  • The power of Introspection in changing your thoughts and actions.

  • Habits - how they work and the power to change them.

  • Mind Skills - an introduction on healing brain functions that may be impaired by medications or psychotic episodes.

  • Relationships - an introduction to learning about nourishing relationships that work.

  • How to turn your condition into an advantage! The Life Plan model for a clear path to success.

  • Identifying Results worth striving for.

  • Setting goals for physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relationships and career/financial aspects of life.

  • Understanding fears, roadblocks to success, and how to deal with mistakes.

  • Getting Help: The importance of an integrated team of assessments, treatment, and support.
  For more information, call Ellen at (415) 992-5315.

  www.bipolaradvantage.com
  ellen@bipolaradvantage.com

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• CHADD PARENT TO PARENT CLASSES

  • Start
    April 16, 2010
  • Location
    TBD

  CHADD PARENT TO PARENT CLASSES 

   

  This 14 hour workshop will provide educational information and support 

  for families who are learning to navigate the challenges of AD/HD 

  across the lifespan. 

                 

  This unique program covers the following topics: 

  • Overview of AD/HD 
  • Assessment and multi-modal treatment 
  • Impact of AD/HD on the family 
  • Creating age appropriate positive behavior interventions 
  • Developing parenting strategies that strengthen family relationships 
  • Knowing how to effectively support your child at school 
  • Understanding the federal laws: an overview of 504 and IDEA 
  • Working with the schools: building an education team that works

   

  Starting April 16, Friday evenings and Saturday mornings for three alternating weekends. Email for information regarding class times .

  
  

  This course is designed by CHADD (www.chadd.org) and is taught by trained volunteers.  The cost of the course covers class materials and classroom rental. 

  
  

  Course is $120 for CHADD members, and $165 for nonmembers. 

  
  

  Contact rebecca.robbins.et@gmail.com for additional information.
  

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• The Magic of Success: Study Skills that Really Work!

  • Start
    April 17, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM
  • Location
    TBD

  Dyslexia Dash

  April 17, 2010 - (morning)
  
  Location: TBD
  
  See NCBIDA website for more information.
  

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• NCBIDA Dyslexia Dash

  • Start
    May 01, 2010
  • Location
    Coyote Point Park, San Mateo, CA

  First Annual NCBIDA Dyslexia Dash

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• Focused Minds: Enhancing Student Attention, Memory and Motivation

  • Start
    May 06, 2010
  •  
    08:00 AM
  • End
    May 08, 2010
  •  
    04:00 PM
  • Location
    Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill, Washington DC

  Learning and the Brain Conference

  Focused Minds: Enhancing Student Attention, Memory and Motivation

  I hope you will join the Learning and the Brain Conference in Washington, D.C. in May to stay abreast of exciting neuroscience findings that show a strong link between the brain's attention networks, motivation, memory, motor skills and executive functions and learning.  Discover ways to boost student attention, motivation, and achievement, connect neuroscience to education, and use novel treatments for learning and attention disorders.

  Please visit www.LearningAndTheBrain.com

  for additional information and to register

   

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• UC Berkeley School Psychology 42nd Annual Conference

  • Start
    May 07, 2010
  •  
    07:45 AM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Clark Kerr Conference Center, UC Berkeley

  UC Berkeley School Psychology 42nd Annual Conference
  Students Under Pressure: Helping Manage Stress and Anxiety

  SPEAKERS:

  Dr. Denise Pope
  Author of Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of
  Stressed-Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students

  Dr. John Piacentini
  Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the David Geffen
  School of Medicine and Director of the Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic
  Disorders Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human
  Behavior at UCLA

  Dr. Greg Jennings
  Professor and Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at
  California State University, East Bay

  Early Registration till March 15, 2010
  Non-student Rate $89
  Student Rate $39

  * * * Space is limited * * *
  More Information and Online Registration:
  http://bit.ly/schoolpsyc

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• MAKING MATH REAL Math Camp for Kids Summer 2010

  • Start
    June 26, 2010
  •  
    09:00 AM
  • End
    July 16, 2010
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Black Pine Circle School, 2027 Seventh Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

  MAKING MATH REAL
  Math Camp for Kids Summer 2010
  

  
  The Making Math Real Math Camp for Kids is specifically designed as a remediation program for students entering fourth grade through students entering eighth grade who need more development, strategies, and practice in several essential areas of mathematics. There will be two 3-week sessions and the focus of the two sessions will be on learning what we consider the most valuable mathematical development for all children: the multiplication and division facts and their respective applications, especially for fractions. We will also focus on integrating the concepts and procedures of basic and advanced place value. All activities will be hands-on, manipulatives-based, and fully multisensory. Since the math camp will take place during summer, learning will be primarily supported through high interest activities and games specifically designed to be prescriptive to students’ developmental needs. To maximize development and effectiveness, we encourage all campers to attend both sessions of math camp.
  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION PLEASE GO TO
  
  www.MakingMathReal.org
  
  510-527-0720
  
  

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• Charles Armstrong School’s 2010 Summer School and Camp

  • Start
    July 06, 2010
  • End
    July 30, 2010
  • Location
    Charles Armstrong School, 1405 Solana Drive, Belmont CA 94002

  Charles Armstrong School’s 2010
  Summer School and Camp
  
  July 6 through July 30 in Belmont
  
  Designed for students entering grades one through eight with learning differences in the areas of language and/or math.
  
  Charles Armstrong School, founded in 1968, is the Bay Area’s largest and oldest independent school specifically for students with language-based learning differences. It draws students from throughout the Bay Area, is WASC accredited, and has an excellent regional and national reputation.
  
  Charles Armstrong School’s summer school and camp is open to beginning and continuing CAS students, as well as students from other schools with learning differences who will enter grades one through eight next fall.
  
  Academic classes run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and camp runs from 12:30 to
  4:00 p.m. The summer school and camp filled up quickly last summer, so early registration is encouraged.
  
  Online registration begins December 17 at www.charlesarmstrong.org and registration closes April 23, 2010.
  
  Catalogs with specific class offerings will be available December 17, 2009 both in printed form and on the school’s Web site.
  
  For more information visit www.charlesarmstrong.org,
  email dvielbaum@charlesarmstrong.org, or call 650.592.7570 ext. 264.
  
  Charles Armstrong School, 1405 Solana Drive, Belmont CA 94002

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• Neuroscience and the Classroom: Strategies for Maximizing Students' Engagement, Memory and Potential

  • Start
    August 03, 2010
  • End
    August 06, 2010
  • Location
    UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

  Neuroscience and the Classroom: Strategies for Maximizing Students' Engagement, Memory and Potential

  At the Institute, you will be actively engaged in the following questions:

  ·                                 What strategies work best for the brain to turn information into knowledge?

  ·                                 What motivates learners to be attentive and try their best?

  ·                                 How can you teach for understanding and transfer?

  ·                                 How can you improve student memory and performance on standardized tests without excessive "test prep"?

  ·                                 How can neuroplasticity be your tool to ensure students' new learning is successfully stored, retrieved, maintained, and applied?

  ·                                 What strategies increase higher thinking through executive functions such as critical analysis, prioritizing, judging validity of information, multiple perspective taking, applying knowledge to new areas, organizing, goal-setting, and creative problem solving?

  Tuition of $1,195 includes the workshops, room and board on the main campus of UC Santa Barbara, materials, and available professional development credits.

  Please visit www.learningandthebrain.com for more information and to register.
  

  
  
  
  

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