Events sponsored by Decoding Dyslexia CA (DDCA) are indicated on the events calendar. Local events held by other organizations may also be listed that may be of interest to our members. DDCA does not endorse any specific program or company.
“Understanding the Special Education Process: IEP Basics & Beyond”
DREDF Education Advocates provide an overview of the special education process, Section 504 and IDEA laws.
Where: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 (campus is at Ashby BART station)
The Bernard Osher Foundation Education Center, First Floor
Date: 2nd Monday of the month (except August and December)
Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm (Pizza and drinks included!)
Must RSVP: iephelp@dredf.org or 510-644-2555 ext. 5227
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Due to the exceptional interest in this topic, we have scheduled three additional dates to repeat the Dyslexia Series Workshops. This listing is for “Dyslexia #1: Understanding Dyslexia”, a repeat of the October 19, 2016 workshop.
Registration: 8:45 am
Presentation: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Target Audience: Site Administrators, General Ed Teachers, Special Ed Teachers, School Psychologists, Speech Pathologists & Paraprofessionals
Presenter: Kathy Futterman, MA, ET/P – CSUEB Lecturer & Supervisor
Registration fee: $60 CCSELPA participant; $100 Outside CCSELPA participant, includes materials. Lunch is on your own.
Part one of a three-part series on Dyslexia. Each workshop requires separate registration and fee.
The training will cover traits and characteristics of dyslexia, MTSS/RtI continuum of identification and targeted instruction, and understanding effective intervention for students with dyslexia. This training will also include a simulation experience pertaining to dyslexia.
Register for this event HERE
Audience: Teachers, Parents, or Anyone Interested in Understanding Dyslexia
This popular hands-on learning disabilities simulation lets you experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with this language-based learning disability. This lively and thought-provoking activity is for teachers, parents, or anyone interested in better understanding the lives of individuals with dyslexia.
Guided by station leaders, you will rotate among six learning stations that simulate language-related tasks that may be encountered in the classroom and workplace.
To register, click on the “tickets” button and scroll to the bottom of the webpage. There you will be able to enter your payment information.
Click HERE for the flyer.
“Understanding the Special Education Process: IEP Basics & Beyond”
DREDF Education Advocates provide an overview of the special education process, Section 504 and IDEA laws.
Where: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 (campus is at Ashby BART station)
The Bernard Osher Foundation Education Center, First Floor
Date: 2nd Monday of the month (except August and December)
Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm (Pizza and drinks included!)
Must RSVP: iephelp@dredf.org or 510-644-2555 ext. 5227
An exciting one-day symposium on 2/16 Thursday at the Mission Bay Campus, UCSF, aimed to provides educators and parents with latest updates on the neurobiological research of dyslexia. Talks will include research on the basic mechanism to practices such as teaching strategies. It is organized by the Dyslexia Foundation (TDF) and speakers include Nadine Gaab (Harvard), Hugh Catts (Florida State), Melanie Schuele (Vanderbilt), Margie B. Gillis (Literacyhow), and Joan Mele-McCarthy from the Summit School.
This conference is designed for teachers, practitioners and parents to help them learn to identify, understand, and provide evidence-based teaching for students who have dyslexia and dyscalculia. Participants will learn the latest genetic studies as a basis for understanding current practices for assessment and intervention. The focus of these discussions will be for school-age students.
Download a copy of The Dyslexia Foundation February 2017 Conference Brochure.
“Using the Neuroscience of Learning Difficulties to Interpret and Implement 504 Accommodations” organized by Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD of UCSF, Nancy Redding MEd, of the Northern CA Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NCBIDA), Daniel Ansari PhD of Univ Western Ontario, Nicole Ofiesh PhD of CAST and Nancy Cushen White EdD of UCSF.
For more detailed information, please visit the website: https://www.learningandthebrain.com/Event-341/The-Science-of-How-We-Learn/Pre-Conference-Workshops
Students, educators, parents and the community are invited to Shasta College for several workshops on Assistive Technology for LEARNING with Jamie Martin.
AT & UDL for Students with Learning Differences
Jamie Martin will focus on Assistive Technologies (AT) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and help you discover effective uses of text-to-speech, dictation, word prediction, study skills and graphic organizers to increase a student’s academic success.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Student Center Stage I 2-3:30pm or 6:30-8pm
Case Studies and AT Solutions for Students with Learning Differences
Jamie will explore multiple student case studies and demonstrate how AT can help students independently access educational materials. Specific tools will be discussed and demonstrated including software for Windows and Mac computers, Chrome extensions, iPad apps and built-in accessibility features of various operating systems.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Room 802 I 8:30am-12pm
Jamie Martin is an assistive technology consultant and trainer, specializing in finding assistive technology tools for students and adults with dyslexia. Jamie has been an educator for over 20 years, working with dyslexic students for the majority of that time, both as an Orton-Gillingham language tutor and an assistive technology instructor. He is on the team of experts for Understood.org and is on the advisory board for the children’s website, Dyslexiaville. You can follow him on Twitter at @ATDyslexia. You can find more information about assistive technology at his website: www.atdyslexia.com.
These events and parking are FREE.
Events are sponsored in part by the Shasta College Office of Access and Equity and Disabled Students Programs and Services.
Contact Lisa Riggs, Educational Counselor at 530-941-5399 or lriggs@shastacollege.edu for more details.
Shasta College, Main Campus, Redding Map Weblink http://www.shastacollege.edu/Resources/Pages/398.aspx
The Big Picture is a highly acclaimed educational documentary on dyslexia. The evening will offer the film, information and resources on dyslexia.
Making Math Real: The Clinically Prescriptive Methodology for Students with Math LD – A Workshop for Teachers
Cost: Non-Members: $80 | PEN Members/Member School Faculty: $40 (please contact us if you don’t know your school’s discount code)
A Professional Development Workshop for Educators and Learning Specialists
Co-sponsored with the Northern California Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NCBIDA)
David Berg, ET, Founder & Director of the Making Math Real Institute
Research over the last 40 years has repeatedly indicated all students benefit most from direct and explicit instruction, especially those with math LD. Now, more than ever before, with the profusion of discovery methods in public and private school math classrooms, students with math-LD need and deserve direct and explicit simultaneous multisensory structured teaching to provide them with the math development they require now and into their futures. This 1-day seminar will provide the research basis from neurobiology and cognitive science and the foundational developmental structures, content, and methods that empower educators to be clinically prescriptive for all students with math LD.
David Berg is an author, educational therapist, international lecturer, consultant, and professional development provider for universities, conferences, public and private schools, learning disabilities organizations, and SELPAs. During his 40 years in education, he has taught all grades from kindergarten through postgraduate and has worked nationwide with thousands of educators of all levels and students of all ages. For more information visit http://www.makingmathreal.org
Lunch will be included.