STEP Summer Learning Calendar - Join us for a workshop or webinar this summer!
Dear STEP Families and Friends,
We are excited to share with you multiple opportunities this summer to add strategies and information to your knowledge bank over the summer. Soak up a webinar in the comfort of your home or office or join a community training in a cool, air conditioned setting!
A great way to beat the heat while learning more about your child's rights in special education and how to be actively involved! There's something for everyone! Register today!
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS!
WEST TN - Saturday June 9, 2012 - Communication and Conflict Resolution Workshop
City: Memphis County: Shelby
Location: LeBonheur Children's Hospital
The Physicians Office Building
Ground Floor Conference Room
777 Washington Ave. Memphis, TN 38105
Time(s): 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central
To register, please call Esther at 901-726-4334.
Parking Instructions: Attendees can park in the garage. Please keep your parking ticket to exchange the ticket for a token at the security desk in order to exit the garage.
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Saturday, June 14, 2012 - Basic Rights Special Education Workshop
City: Memphis County: Shelby
Location: The ARC Mid-South, 2485 Poplar Ave., Ste. 210
Time(s): 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Central
To register, please call Sandra at 901-327-2473, ext. 504.
East, TN - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - Special Education Basic Rights Workshop
City: Chattanooga County: Hamilton Location: Siskin Children's Institute
1101 Carter Street Drive, Chattanooga, TN
Time(s): 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern
Please register by calling Amy 423-648-1761 or email amy.jenkins@siskin.org
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SUMMER WEBINARS!
6/13/2012 - 1:30 EST: All Children Can Read: Introduction to the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) Literacy Website
Please mark your calendar and make plans to join this tour of the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness literacy website. Please feel free to invite any parents, students, or teachers that you know who may be interested in learning about the website. All Children Can Read: Introduction to NCDB Literacy Website.
Take a guided tour of a user-friendly, interactive website designed to assist families, educators and technical assistance providers move children with combined vision/hearing loss and other complex learning challenges along a continuum toward ever-increasing literacy skill levels. The website expands conventional definitions of literacy and builds on communication as the foundation for early literacy. Content is organized around stages of literacy development and evidence-based instructional strategies. In the words of one Wisconsin parent, "This site not only provides the factual information but provides practical tactics to take the necessary steps towards reaching these goals. ... Each section has links to hands-on strategies, practical ideas to show you how to accomplish this, not just the 'why' but the 'how'. ... These strategies are things I can do with my son now and have concrete goals to work towards."
URL:
tadnet.adobeconnect.com/rptac2/ Conference Numbers: 1-800-591-2259
Participant Code: 191350
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6/19/2012 12:30 - 1:30 EST: STEP LUNCHTIME LEADERS WEBINAR - Leveling the Playing Field for Students with Disabilities
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects children with disabilities from acts of discrimination and exclusion because of their disability. We are pleased to have Candace Cortiella, director of The Advocacy Institute (www.advocacyinstitute.org/), as our guest speaker for this webinar. A disability rights advocate for more than 20 years, Ms. Cortiella has provided training and advocacy services for families of students with disabilities and worked as a government affairs associate for a leading learning disabilities organization. She oversees several projects including the Advocate Academy, IDEA Money Watch and Our Kids Count. She is the co-author of Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act available here.
This free webinar will cover the special supports a child with a disability is entitled to so that they can be successful in school. Are you wondering if this webinar would benefit you?
•Has your child ever been excluded from a field trip or school function because of "behavior"?
•Does your child have a disability but does not meet the criteria for IDEA Special Education?
•Are there accommodations needed at school that relate to your child's medical/health condition?
•Is your child currently receiving services under an IEP (Individualized Education Program) but there are issues that are outside the scope of the plan?
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, plan on attending this FREE training.
Webinar held at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST and 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
www3.gotomeeting.com/register/166661022As always, check our website as events are added often:
www.tnstep.org