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Positive Behavioral Support: Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies and Competencies

March 16th, 2012 8:30am - 4pm

 

Presenters: Cel Gleason, PhD, Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Rose

Nancy Cupolo, Professor in Teacher Preparation Department, HVCC

Lynda Dranichak, MS Ed, PBS Consultant and Special Ed Teacher

 

Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice

 

 

Developmental Disorders Throughout Childhood: A Developmental Pediatrician's Perspective

April 27th, 2012 2:30 - 4:30pm

 

Presenters: Gary Griffieth, MD

 

 

 

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Positive Behavioral Support: Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies and Competencies

March 16th, 2012

8:30am - 4:00pm

 

Location:

HVCC's Bulmer Auditorium

 

Presenters:

Cel Gleason, PhD, Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Rose

Nancy Cupolo, Professor in Teacher Preparation Department, HVCC

Lynda Dranichak, MS Ed, PBS Consultant and Special Ed Teacher

 

Cost: $140 (lunch will be provided)

.6 ASHA CEU's will be provided

This workshop is intended for teachers and service providers

 

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Developmental Disorders Throughout Childhood: A Developmental Pediatrician's Perspective

April 27th, 2012

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location: TBD

 

Presenters: Gary Griffieth, MD

 

Cost: $30 (ASHA CEUs will be available)

 

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Advances in Understanding and Management of Young Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

February 10th, 2012

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Dr. Lisa Braun, Clinical Psychologist

 

Cost $30 (.2 ASHA CEUs will be offered)

This workshop is intended for teachers, parents and service providers.

 

 

Mind in the Making: Lessons for Educators

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Abbe Kovacik, Capital District Child Care Council

 

The research included in Mind in the Making is most appropriate for preschool & elementary school age children.  Concepts can apply to children with developmental concerns.  This workshop is organized around seven essential life skills that every child needs: focus & self control; perspective taking, communication, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges and self directed & engaged learning.  The workshop outlines an overview of strategies for implementing developmental research related to these skills.

 

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The Ipad as a Classroom Tool for Students in Special Education

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Tom McKee

 

ASHA CEU's will be offered

 

This workshop is for Teachers, Speech Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists and other service providers.

 

THIS SESSION IS FULL, BUT WE HAVE ADDED A SECOND SESSION BELOW

 

 

**SECOND SESSION ADDED**
The Ipad as a Classroom Tool for Students in Special Education

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Tom McKee

 

ASHA CEU's will be offered

 

This workshop is for Teachers, Speech Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists and other service providers.

 

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"Hearing and Learning: Tips to Help Make it Happen"

Monday, December 5th, 2011

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Dr. Donna Wayner - Dr. Donna S. Wayner is President and CEO of Hear Again, Inc. and the former Director of The Hearing Center at the Albany Medical Center Hospital

 

This workshop discusses the basics of hearing loss, its implications upon the learner and the challenge it presents.  Practical strategies for improving communication and understanding, promoting social integration and emotional well-being for students with hearing impairment will be reviewed. 

 

This workshop is for professionals and parents of infants through school age children.

 

ASHA CEU's will be offered.

 

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Assistive Technology Tools and Strategies for Children with Autism: Preschool through Elementary School

February 10, 2011
2:30 - 4:30 pm

 

Location:  

Capital District Beginnings:

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182


Presenter:

Tom McKee

 

This workshop is for: teachers, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and parents. ASHA and NASW CEUs will be offered

 

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Recognizing and Coping with Anxiety Disorders in Children (preschool through elementary school)

Lisa Braun, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist
March 3, 2011
2:30 - 4:30pm


Location:  

Capital District Beginnings:

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182


This workshop is for: Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists and Parents

 

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Understanding and Implementing Activity-Based Interventions

March 24, 2011

8:30am - 3:30pm


Registration - 8am
Lunch on your own

This session is for: all teachers, service providers, administrators and professors.

 

Presenter:

Dr. Kristi Pretti-Frontczak, Kent State University


Location:
Hilton Garden Inn
23 Hoosick St.
Troy, NY 12180

 

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Positive Behavior Support (PBS) 101: An Overview of PBS in the Preschool Classroom

October 18, 2011

2:30pm - 4:30pm

 

Location:

Capital District Beginnings
597 Third Ave., Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter:

Lynda Dranichak


ASHA CEU's will be offered

 

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Sensory Integration Disorder in school and at home

Joy A. Clark, MS, OTR/L
January 27, 2011
2:30 - 4:30pm


Location:  

Capital District Beginnings:

597 3rd Ave., Troy, NY 12182


This workshop is for: Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Psychologists and Parents

 

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Preschool IEP Goal Writing Workshop

Tuesday, December 7, 2010  2:30 - 4:30 pm

 

Location:  

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Avenue, Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter: Denise Warren

 

ASHA and NASW CEUs will be offered.

 

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Strategies to Teach Like a Champion 

For Teachers, Administrators and Trainers

Friday, November 12, 2010 - 1pm - 4pm

 

Location:  

Hudson Valley Community College

80 Vandeburgh Avenue, Troy NY 12180

 

Presenter: Doug LeMov, Director of Uncommon Schools

 

Co-Sponsored by HVCC's Teacher Preparation Department.

 

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Play, Development and Assessment: Birth to Five Years

Friday Oct. 15, 2010 from 2-4 pm

 

Location:  

Capital District Beginnings

597 3rd Avenue, Troy, NY 12182

 

Presenter: Abbe Kovocik of the Child Care Council 

Who Should Attend: Early Intervention and Preschool teachers and service providers

 

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Tactile Communication Strategies for Deaf-Blind Learners 

Friday February 5, 2010

8:00AM – 3:30 PM

Location:  597 Third Avenue, Troy, NY 12186

Presenter: Susanne Morgan Morrow, MA, CI, CT

 

This workshop will provide an overview of tactile communication strategies for children who are deaf-blind, including coactive and tactile sign language, appropriate hand use and sign language modifications. The afternoon will focus on advanced tactile techniques, including sign language modifications, turn-taking, and emotional expression.

 

Registration is Closed.

 

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Twice Exceptional: When Children are Gifted and have Disabilities

December 3, 2009 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn Express, 400 Old Louden Rd., Latham, NY

Presenter: Pat Schuler, PhD

"Twice-exceptional" students are children who are identified as gifted and talented and also identified with a disability. During this afternoon workshop Pat Schuler will discuss identification, assessment, and learning accommodations for young children who are "2E". Pat is a nationally recognized expert in giftedness and the unique needs of children who are twice-exceptional.

 

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Deaf Students in the Mainstream: A Model for Success

September 25, 2009 8:00-3:30
Presenters: Susan Morgan, Sharon Rende & DanaRomanello-Flynn

 

Increasing numbers of students with hearing loss are transitioning into mainstream public school elementary education settings. This workshop will present materials and strategies using differentiated instruction to teach and support the academic and social development of deaf and hard of hearing students.

 

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Deaf-Blindness, Vision Loss & Communication Modalities

November 6, 2009 8:00-3:30
Co-Sponsored with the New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative
Presenter: Susanne Morgan Morrow

 

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of deaf-blindness, varying degrees of dual sensory loss, common “deaf-blind” etiologies, and common modes of communication used by learners who are deaf-blind.

 

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