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Wednesday, February 24

Current Brain Research and How It Informs Working with Children with Learning Challenges

This workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of how to work with the approximately 100 billion neurons that form an individual’s brain. As these neurons help us make decisions, knowledge of how they work can help Learning Support Specialists better support children with learning challenges. In particular, Dr. Deak will focus on explaining why particular …

Math?! Where do I begin? Part 1: Planning

This session is an introduction to how to plan a math unit using the curriculum and students’ prior knowledge as starting points.  We will discuss what to do when you have a split grade or a wide range of knowledge and skills in one class.  Once a sense of the big ideas and the continuum …