Information in English

Download flyer for additional details or visit http://cuedspeech.usf.edu/
 

Inclusive Classroom Strategies

Professional Development Workshop

Friday, October 24^th, 2008  9am-4pm

Miami Art Central

5960 SW 57^th Avenue, Miami, FL 33143

The workshop will expand your knowledge of how the arts can be applied to adaptive strategies and universal design to enhance your students’ academic learning and success.

The workshop provides experiences in: Inclusion, Universal Design, Assistive Technology, and Adaptive Techniques.
(This is a participatory workshop, please be sure to wear comfortable clothes)

Participants are eligible door prizes and breakfast/lunch will be provided. A tour of the Creative Children Therapy/ A.R.T. Exhibition will be available during the workshop.

Registration forms must be submitted by Friday, October 10^th, 2008

Fax to Isa Gonzalez at 305-576-1193

Space is limited for this workshop

Refer to flyer for additional information.

The University of Miami’s Health Ear Institute and Advanced Bionics is sponsoring forum on the Candidacy and the Advancing Technologies for the Treatment of Hearing Loss a Your Hearing, titled: Your Hearing; Your Life on October 22, 2008 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport.

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SAVE THE DATE

REGISTER NOW for the Medical Issues and the Growing Child Conference XIV

Session A – Autism: Dispelling Myths, Creating Partnerships

Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7:15 am to 3:30 pm, 8^th Floor Auditorium, Mailman Center for Child Development

The speakers include: Michael Alessandri, Ph.D., Director, Center for Autism Related Disorders (CARD), University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the UM School of Medicine and Director of Clinical Services at the UM Mailman Center for Child Development; Monica Dowling, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, UM Mailman Center for Child Development and Ven Sequenzia, President, Autism Society of FL and Member, Governor’s Task Force on Autism.  The speakers’ presentations will speak to: 1) The issues relevant to the early screening and assessment of ASD and provide strategies and tools for effective and reliable assessment; 2) The key issues/challenges faced when trying to conduct reliable early screening and assessment of ASD; 3) The  fundamental social-communication deficits associated with autism spectrum disorders and their importance in intervention and 4) The guidelines for choosing treatments, along with a discussion of broad “best practice” parameters and specific autism interventions.

CEUs and Master Plan Points will be offered. Non-refundable registration fee is $50.00 for professionals and $25.00 for students. To register, or for more information please visit the website at http://peds2.med.miami.edu/mailman/ . If you have any questions feel free to contact Katherine Suarez Espinosa at 305-274-3501 ext. 124 or by e-mail Ksuarez@dadeschools.net

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Agenda

Registration

Objectives
 

Through the

Each Yes I Can! winner has a special moment in the spotlight as he or she is presented with a statue and the audience learns of the student’s accomplishments at the Yes I Can! Awards Ceremony, held at CEC’s Annual Convention & Expo. The winners and their families are also treated to a special field trip. Plus, each student who is nominated receives a Certificate of Accomplishment.

Nominate a student(s) who deserves recognition for his or her achievements.

Also, please let your colleagues know about the Yes I Can! Awards. Click here for a flyer you can distribute to educators and parents.

Nominations must be postmarked by Oct. 14, 2008.

For more information and a nomination form for the Yes I Can! Awards, go to www.cec.sped.org. Click on About CEC, then Yes I Can! Awards.

If you have any questions, please e-mail lyndav@cec.sped.org or call 703-264-9478.

The Council for Exceptional Children Miami Chapter 121 invites you to celebrate Disability and History Awareness Weeks.  Attached are the T-shirt and Reception Information. 

ESE Week Reception Flyer

ESE Week T-Shirt Information

FIU College of Law, Educational Advocacy Clinic

An Overview for Parents and Staff: General Education Rights, Special Education, Suspension and Expulsion

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am at FDLRS-South Training Room

located at 5555 SW 93 Avenue, Miami, FL 33165

*Registration Not Required, Seating Capacity 45
 

Special Education Law and Advocacy Training

The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is proud to sponsor the one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training presented by Peter Wright, Esq.

The workshop is designed to inform parents, families or guardians of their children’s educational rights under the law and how to advocate on behalf of their children. Subjects covered will include:

• Special education law, rights and responsibilities
• Tests and measurements to measure progress & regression
• SMART IEPs
• Introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy

Participants will receive a copy of Wrightslaw: Special Education Law and From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide.

Wrightslaw's Keynote Speaker Peter Wright , Esq. is an experienced and well-respected attorney whose law practice is devoted to assisting children with disabilities and their parents, families or guardians. He argued and won a landmark special education case before the U. S. Supreme Court.

Pete and Pam Wright are the authors of Special Education Law , From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide, and co-authors of Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind

http://fddc.org