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Proven & Effective Interventions to Enhance Executive Skills in Children & Adolescents

DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton 16615 109th Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta

EXPERT: Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP This all-day session is part of the Edmonton Educators Workshop Series May 6 - 8, 2024. Attend in person or live stream. Executive function is a neuropsychological concept referring to the cognitive processes required to plan and direct activities, including task initiation and follow through, working memory, sustained attention, performance monitoring, […]

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Optimizing Self-Regulation and Managing Big Emotions

DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton 16615 109th Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta

EXPERT:  Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych This all-day session is part of the Edmonton Educators Workshop Seriesp Series May 6 - 8, 2024. Attend in person or live stream. In today’s world, our children and youth face an unprecedented level of stress and pressure, making it hard to effectively self-regulate and manage day-to-day stressors. As parents, […]

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Working with Highly Emotionally Dysregulated Children & Adolescence

DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton 16615 109th Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta

EXPERT:  Eboni Webb, Psy.D., HSP This all-day session is part of the Edmonton Educators Workshop Series May 6 - 8, 2024. Attend in person or live stream. Working with emotionally dysregulated children is an often overwhelming and exhausting endeavour. Many teachers and counsellors feel the pull of being “saviours” for dysregulated children and their parents. How […]

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Brain-Based Strategies & Interventions to Help Children with Reading & Writing Disorders

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABPdN This webinar will examine reading and written language disorders from a brain-based educational perspective in order to generate targeted interventions for students with learning disorders.  The primary emphasis of the morning discussion will be to differentiate “dyslexia” from other reading disorders, as well as to classify developmental reading disorders […]

269CAD$

Building Better Writers

Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel 1316-33 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta

EXPERT: Angela Stockman Drawing upon the work from her books and practice, Angela will introduce projects that have multiple modes of communicating a message and some frameworks, tools, and resources that will enable teachers to support their students. Participation in this learning opportunity will enable teachers to assess young writers by relying on pedagogical documentation […]

100CAD$

Revisiting the Definition of Dyslexia

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Dr. Hugh Catts  Join Dr. Hugh Catts to learn more about the components of the IDA's 20-year-old definition of dyslexia, and a recent paper he wrote with colleagues from the Florida Center for Reading Research offering recommendations for revisions based on literacy research including: recognizing the severity and persistence of word-reading, decoding, and spelling […]

FREE

UDL-Con: International

Hyatt Regency, Sacramento 1209 L Street, Sacramento,, CA, United States

This year, for the first time, CAST’s Annual Symposium and the UDL-IRN Summit are joining forces to create the world’s largest International UDL Convention. We are excited to bring together these two events to develop and explore how UDL can be used around the world to break down barriers to learning.  This year’s UDL-Con: International will be […]

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Transform Handwriting Struggles with OT Techniques for Home

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Polly Benson Handwriting is a critical skill that plays a significant role in a child’s academic success. However, many children face challenges, like dysgraphia, that make writing a frustrating and difficult task. This webinar will equip you with expert strategies to transform these struggles into success, using techniques that can be easily practiced at […]

FREE

Strategies for Managing Students’ Emotional Dysregulation in Class

Online Meeting

EXPERT:  Cheryl Chase, Ph.D. Navigating students’ emotional dysregulation can be one of the most challenging aspects of classroom management. In this one-hour webinar, educators will learn how to engage both proactive and reactive strategies for effectively managing emotional dysregulation in students. Proactive Strategies Include: Building a Supportive Classroom Environment: Learn techniques for creating a classroom atmosphere that promotes emotional […]

FREE

The Science and Practice of Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities

Online Meeting

What method is best for identifying learning disabilities? A new consensus is emerging! The 2004 reauthorization of IDEA allowed for new methods of specific learning disability identification. Twenty years later, the field continues to be divided on what method is “best” and the literature would suggest that the Response to Intervention (RTI) and Patterns of […]

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Rethinking Brain-Computer Interface Communication for Children with Complex Needs

Owerko Center, University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EXPERTS:  Dr. Beverly Collisson & Dr. Eli Kinney-Lang Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a new way for children and youth with complex needs to interact with their world by just using their brains. This talk focuses on the fundamentals of brain-computer interfaces for children, how they differ from findings coming out in the adult BCI world, […]

FREE

Targeting ADHD

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Bani Puri Spend 30 minutes with Bani Puri, Program Manager at Foothills Academy Society to discuss ADHD myths, its impact on academics and strategies to build success at school. Understanding ADHD is crucial for supporting student success and enhancing your confidence as an education professional. Click on Event Website Link below to register and […]

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Advancements in Anxiety Care: The Next-Gen Treatments Symposium

Online Meeting

EXPERTS: Rachel Klein, PhD, Daniel Pine, MD, Chad Sylvester, MD, PhD The 2024 On the Shoulders of Giants Scientific Symposium will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of anxiety care and the transformative potential of next-generation treatments. The event will honor the work of this year’s winner of the Sarah Gund Prize for Research and Mentorship […]

FREE

Putting Working Memory to Work to Support Student Learning

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Rick Bryck, Ph.D., Senior Director, Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT)  Description: Working Memory (WM) is considered a fundamental executive function. It serves as a gatekeeper to information processing and thus knowledge acquisition. This session will review fundamental attributes of WM, including its limitations, connections to learning, and the related concept of […]

FREE

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