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Rethinking Challenging Kids – An Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Matt Sticksl Working with children and teens struggling with challenging behaviours can be difficult, stressful and complex.  Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) is a compassionate, evidence-based, trauma-informed approach that provides a philosophy and tools for working with children and youth with challenging behaviours.  This session is a CPS Introductory Training. During the session we will […]

20CAD$

Complementary & Alternative Treatments for ADHD: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

Online Meeting

EXPERT: Dr. Andrew Adesman Parents of children with ADHD are often reluctant to consider medication as a first-line treatment approach despite the expansive body of research documenting not only that it is the single most effective treatment for this condition, but that it is also very safe and generally well-tolerated. Instead, for a multitude of […]

25US$

Introducing a new guide for requesting workplace accommodations in Alberta

Online Meeting

EXPERTS: PolicyWise for Children & Families and the Alberta Human Rights Commission Does your nonprofit team want to learn how to better help your clients requesting workplace accommodations? Alberta employers must accommodate employees’ needs based on the “protected grounds” covered under the Alberta Human Rights Act. Accommodations should work for the needs of both the employee […]

FREE

Co-Teaching through the Lens of UDL

Online Meeting

Embark on a transformative journey of co-teaching through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in our upcoming webinar. Join us for a session aimed at empowering educators to leverage the principles of UDL to create inclusive and engaging learning experiences for all students, including those with diverse learning needs.  Co-teaching offers a powerful […]

FREE

(At Least) 10 Ways to Help Striving Adolescent Readers

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EXPERT: Dr. Jason D. DeHart While attention has increased for young readers who are striving, older readers—students in grades 5–12—need special attention to help gain the literacy skills that will serve them after their academic careers. Our expert teacher Jason DeHart has worked for much of his career with middle and high school students who […]

FREE

Decoda Literacy Conference 2024

Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport 8181 Cambie Rd, Richmond, BC, Canada

Our conference theme is “Literacy: The Ripple Effect.” Literacy touches every aspect of people’s lives. Literacy programs, supports and practitioners have a ripple effect throughout communities. Literacy intersects with and contributes to our health, employment, food security, personal wellbeing, continued learning, communication, community and the economy. The conference will have keynote speakers, networking and workshops […]

175CAD$

Sentence Structure Workshop: Effectively using Sentence Structure to Communicate Ideas

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

EXPERTS: Dr. Miriam Ramzy & Michelle Bence Target audience: Gr 3-6 teachers, instructional leaders, and administrators are encouraged to attend. Join Michelle and Miriam to dig into how sentence structure develops from simple to complex and how this awareness can transfer into supporting your young writers better express their ideas. Together, we will look at […]

50CAD$

The Reading League Summit: Finding the Alignment from Research to Practice

Town & Country Resort 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA, United States

Join us in San Diego, California, on April 27, 2024, for The Reading League Summit 2024, Finding the Alignment: From Research to Practice. This Summit continues the dialogue and builds on the success of last year’s historic 2023 Summit, where voices from the field of reading science united with those from the English learner/emergent bilingual community. This […]

399US$

IDA Ontario Literacy & Learning Conference 2024

Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre 655 Dixon Rd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

IDA Ontario's biggest conference in advancing structured literacy spans two full days, features not one, but two inspiring Keynote Speakers and offers over 20 enriching sessions to choose from! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to expand your knowledge of structured literacy and network with leading professionals in the field. Join us in improving the lives […]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

FREE

Advancements in Anxiety Care: The Next-Gen Treatments Symposium

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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 […]

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Putting Working Memory to Work to Support Student Learning

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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 […]

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