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   Parents Education Network

Non-PEN Events

LD/ADHD-related events held by other organizations.

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Upcoming events

    • September 09, 2010
    • 06:30 PM
    • September 12, 2010
    • 03:00 PM
    • 2370 Walsh Ave, Suite A, Santa Clara, CA 95051
    Youth Empowerment Seminar [YES!] is a fun and challenging life skills program for youth between 13 - 17 yrs of age. Using practical knowledge, games, skits and interactive process, YES! gives tools for teens to:
     
    - Learn Sudharshan Kriya, a powerful rhythmic breathing technique.

    - Learn tools to handle negative emotions, increase focus and strengthen memory

    - Strengthen body and mind through yoga and exercises

    When: Sept 9 - 12 [Thu - Sun]
    Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm on Weekdays
    10am - 3pm Weekend
    Registration: http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=7694
    Fee: $175
    Contact: Bhaskar 408-338-9834; umbs_sairam@yahoo.com

    YES! Helps Student at School: http://www.mercurynews.com/milpitas/ci_15311473?nclick_check=1
    ABC News: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7378349&syndicate=syndicate&section=

    Testimonials:
    Chicago School Student Experiences: http://www.vimeo.com/4055333
    Parents & Teachers Experiences: http://www.vimeo.com/7001855
    • September 11, 2010
    • 08:30 AM - 02:00 PM
    • Dominican University of California in San Rafael
    Come connect with service providers covering the life span of your son or daughter, student, niece, nephew, friend or grandchild with ASD; review & purchase current books and curriculums published on ASD; and attend one of the 12 workshops addressing key issues facing families and professionals supporting ASD.  For more information contact Karen Kaplan at karensupportsu@comcast.net or 415.497.3751. 
    Access Flyer at the link below:

    http://www.matrixparents.org/pdf/eventFlyers/Registration2010AutismExpo.pdf
    • September 12, 2010
    • September 18, 2010
    • Online

    Find the Help and Support You Need!

    Here Is Your Invitation To Discover The Latest Advances,  Strategies And Alternative Treatments From The World’s Leading Authorities, Experts, And Organizations As The ADD /ADHD Community Comes Together For The First Ever ADHD Awareness Expo TM.

    At a time when we know so much about ADD / ADHD, there is still a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Almost everyone with an opinion believes they know what it’s like to live with ADD/ ADHD, and even worse, they think they can help you with your challenges.

    Whether it’s your family, your friends, co-workers, teachers, or even the treatment professionals working with you, the challenges you face are real and can quickly leave you overwhelmed and asking what to do next.

    My name is Tara McGillicuddy, and along with Dr. Rory F. Stern, we have organized the first ever Online ADHD Awareness Expo TM.  As advocates in the ADD /ADHD community, we want to cut through the confusion and provide you with the latest advances in treatment, supports, strategies, and resources from the leading experts, authors, and organizations serving the ADD / ADHD community.

    Join us this September 12th – 18th for a series of presentations, live chats, Q&A, and demonstrations. You’ll hear directly from the professionals and organizations who are working everyday to support YOU.

    Click here to register:

    http://www.adhdexpo.com/register/


    • October 02, 2010
    • 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Children’s Health Council 650 Clark Way Palo Alto, CA 94304
    “Assistive technology” often brings to mind complex or costly tools, yet struggling students can benefit from technology that is under $100 (or free!) and takes fewer than 30 minutes to learn. This class will introduce you to affordable options, both hardware and software, for a range of learning needs. Live demos.

    Instructor: Shelley Haven, ATP, RET
    Assistive Technology Coordinator, Children’s Health Council
    Shelley has 24 years’ experience with technology for people with physical, sensory and learning challenges. Her specialty is matching users with tools and strategies appropriate to their abilities, functional tasks and learning environments.

    Date: Saturday, Oct. 2, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

    Location:
    Children’s Health Council
    650 Clark Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    Map & Directions: http://www.chconline.org/content/contact.html

    Cost: Free (however, pre-registration is required)

    Register online at www.chconline.eventbrite.com
    OR
    Call 650.617.3812
    OR
    Mail or fax registration form located at
    http://www.chconline.org/pdf/ParentEd&GroupScheduleFall10.pdf
    • October 02, 2010
    • 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM
    • Change, 400 Ben Franklin Court in downtown San Mateo.
    Everyone  loves their kids--but that doesn't ensure that parents will give them the most valuable gift: how to have their child become a loving, disciplined, independent person fully in touch with their unique, authentic talents. 

    In this two-part workshop, we will address the last aspect of this great gift: discovering your child's authentic talents.  The first session (complete in itself) is a roadmap. In a parents-only session, we will investigate how to identify the child's: Multiple Intelligences, Emotional Intelligences, Learning Style, Personality, Values, and Interests.  For instance, do you know if your child is a whole-to-parts learner or parts to whole?  Is s(he) a sequential or non-sequential learner?  Can s(he)read people, and can they identify what they are feeling?  And, how does their beliefs/values infringe on their social and academic capabilities? 

    Each aspect offers clues in understanding the child's authentic or natural talents.  If you don't know how to offer this gift to your child, come join us.
    Cost:  60 dollars for both sessions which includes one child for the latter session.
              For the first session only: 25 dollars
    For more info, or to register, email: kinesthetic.academics@gmail.com

    This workshop is presented by Mark Gordon, founder of Kinesthetic Academics, author, teacher, and former head of school.  For the last seventeen years Mark has had one  mission: how do kids, who learn differently, learn best.

    • October 22, 2010
    • 08:30 AM
    • October 24, 2010
    • 05:00 PM
    • Double Tree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Berkeley, CA
    READING, WRITING AND RAGE: The Impact of Emotions on Learning


    Update Your Professional Toolkit!
    Learn more about...
    • Sensory, motor, communication and cognitive
    systems that affect behavior
    • Multiple brain systems that impact learning
    • A multi-dimensional model of educational therapy
    • Teaching time management skills
    • Multi-sensory math instruction
    • The impact of neurological disorders on written
    expression
    • Factors that support individuals with learning
    difficulties to lead successful lives
    • Reading fluency and remediation techniques
    • November 06, 2010
    • 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Students with learning differences can benefit from books in alternative forms (audio books, electronic text). While it’s easy to find Hamlet in digital form, the process of getting textbooks can be confusing. This course will explore alternatives to printed books. We’ll explain how to get them and what tools you need to use them.

    Instructor: Shelley Haven, ATP, RET
    Assistive Technology Coordinator, Children’s Health Council
    Shelley has 24 years’ experience with technology for people with physical, sensory and learning challenges. Her specialty is matching users with tools and strategies appropriate to their abilities, functional tasks and learning environments.

    Date: Saturday, Nov. 6, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

    Location:
    Children’s Health Council
    650 Clark Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    Map & Directions: http://www.chconline.org/content/contact.html

    Cost: Free (however, pre-registration is required)

    Register online at www.chconline.eventbrite.com
    OR
    Call 650.617.3812
    OR
    Mail or fax registration form located at
    http://www.chconline.org/pdf/ParentEd&GroupScheduleFall10.pdf
    • November 11, 2010
    • November 13, 2010
    • Atlanta, Georgia
    22nd CHADD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

    The 22nd Annual CHADD International Conference on ADHD is the one global event of the year where you can interact with world renowned experts on ADHD, share with peers, and network with the ADHD community. The conference is designed to improve your and/or your child's life. Register now!

    Here are just a few conference topics tailored for parents, caregivers and adults with ADHD:

      • Parenting with Distractions: Surviving Family Life
      • Curbing Impulsivity
      • Interacting with Children Who Have ADHD
      • Organizing the ADHD Brain
      • Help! My Partner Has ADHD
      • Quick Tips for Parents: Preventing Problematic Behavior
      • Avoiding the Juvenile System: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADH
      • The Secret Lives of Women with ADHD
      • Strategies for Success Beyond Medications: A Review of Adjunctive Treatments for Adult ADHD
      • To Tell or Not To Tell? You’re OK but Others Might Not Be 
      • Back to Basics: An ADHD Primer

    PLUS MORE! Check out http://www.chadd.org/conference2010 for a full list of details. Questions? chaddconference@chadd.org or 800-233-4050.

    Be sure to register before September 15th to take advantage of the discounted registration fee plus receive an additional 10% savings when you register online!

    We look forward to seeing you at the conference.





    • November 13, 2010
    • 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Get your struggling reader started with Bookshare’s online accessible library. This hands-on computer class will teach you how to find and download Bookshare books and how to use them with Read:OutLoud, reading software with text-to-speech and comprehension tools. Bookshare.org membership and attendance in CHC's Nov. 6th class (Finding & Using Alternative Forms of Books) helpful but not required.

    Instructor: Shelley Haven, ATP, RET
    Assistive Technology Coordinator, Children’s Health Council

    Shelley has 24 years’ experience with technology for people with physical, sensory and learning challenges. Her specialty is matching users with tools and strategies appropriate to their abilities, functional tasks and learning environments.

    Date: Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

    Location:
    Children’s Health Council
    650 Clark Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    Map & Directions: http://www.chconline.org/content/contact.html

    Fee:
    $120 - 1st parent
    $180 - both parents (discount on 2nd parent’s fee)
    Financial assistance available

    Register online at www.chconline.eventbrite.com
    OR
    Call 650.617.3812
    OR
    Mail or fax registration form located at
    http://www.chconline.org/pdf/ParentEd&GroupScheduleFall10.pdf
    • December 01, 2010
    • 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • PHP, 1400 Parkmoor Avenue, Suite 100 San Jose, CA
    Through interactive lecture and demonstration, participants will explore a basic arsenal of tools appropriate for LD students in elementary school through college. We will travel from reading rulers to the Intel Reader™, from NCR paper to the Smartpen, and sample simple, yet effective tools as well as sophisticated software programs that address a variety of academic challenges. Participants will learn practical applications and strategies for implementation, and will leave with a bevy of resources for acquiring or trialing these tools.
     
    Presenter: Jan Tuber, AT Specialist
     
     
    CEUs will be available through San Jose State University. Each workshop, at three hours seat time, is .3 credits. Forms will be available the day of the conference and must be submitted with payment to SJSU directly.
     
    Date:Wed, Dec 1, 2010: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
    Location:

    Location(s)

    Parents Helping Parents at Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
    1400 Parkmoor Avenue, Suite 100
    San Jose, CA, 95126
    United States
    See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest
    Fee:$60 per workshop. Check or credit card only. No P.O.s will be accepted. No refunds; however you may send a substitute in your absence or attend a remaining conference in the series, space permitting.
    Contact Name:Janet Nunez x173
    Contact Phone:408-727-5775
    Contact Email:janet@php.com
    • February 17, 2011
    • February 19, 2011
    • Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
    LEARNING AND THE BRAIN CONFERENCE SPECIAL RATE:


    iGENERATION: HOW THE DIGITAL AGE IS ALTERING STUDENT BRAINS, LEARNING & TEACHING

    Co-Sponsors include:

    School of Education, Stanford University 
    Cognitive Control and Development Lab, University of California, Berkeley
    The Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara

    REACHING AND TEACHING TODAY’S iGENERATION

    Today’s generation of children have grown up in a fast-paced, technology-changing world that has profoundly altered the way their brains’ learn, think, read, socialize, and interpret information – creating a new generation of innovative, video-game playing, multitasking students. Discover how the digital age has changed student learning, memory, attention and social relationships, and how video games and virtual tutors are transforming teaching, education reform, and learning disorder interventions and treatments.

    Learning Objectives

    You Will Gain Knowledge About:

    * Impact of multitasking on the brain, memory and attention
    * Why the digital age is altering brains, relationships and learning
    * How the “iGeneration” learns, thinks, feels, reads and socializes
    * How to transform classrooms, education and teaching in the Digital Age
    * Using video games and virtual worlds to improve learning and LD treatment
    * Ways to improve learning, memory, reading and thinking in a distracted world
    * The effects of the fast-pace life on student learning, disorders and achievement
    * Problems and potentials of social networking on schools, teens and learning

    Click here to register and find out more!

 

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