PLUK Training & Events Calendar

Teleconference: National Conversation on Advising Self-Advocacy groups - "Growing With the Self-Advocacy Movement" - June 2, 2008

Link: Riot Teleconference

Register by: May 26, 2008

You are invited to join us in a National Conversation on Advising Self-Advocacy Groups!
The self-advocacy movement has grown stronger over the years and is here to stay. Success, though, often depends on self-advocates getting the support they need. This support is offered by individuals called “advisors.” We understand that advising a self-advocacy group is not always easy. Advisors want to be helpful. But sometimes advisors give too much help, or too little. And sometimes advisors don’t give the right kind of help at all. Anybody who advises a self-advocacy group understands how rewarding it can be… and how hard!

* How is the relationship between self-advocates and their advisors evolving?
* What support do advisors need to do their job well?
* What indicators can we use to describe "good" advising?

Begins at 3 pm est/1 pm Mountain runs for approximately 90 minutes.
Costs: $25 per phone

I Have ADD: Do I Have to be Disorganized Too? - teleclass, Jun 4

Link: ADDA Teleclass
Teleclass are offered as an ADDA Member Benefit. The dial in information and handouts for each teleclass will be available in the members’ only area.
Not a member? Join today for as low as $45 (individual member rate) and gain access to all of ADDA’s teleclass series.

MSDB LEARNING WEEKEND for Families of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children - Jun 6-8, Great Falls

Link: Summer Programs
The Learning Weekend for families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children is a creative program that provides opportunities for families of sensory impaired children to learn about deafness, share their experiences with other families, and learn how to communicate more fully with each other in a warm, caring atmosphere.
For information, contact Sarah Eyer, 406/225-4373, seyer@msdb.mt.gov

"Early On" Parent Conference - Jun 7-8, Buffalo WY

Link: WY-PIC
Sponsored by the Parent Information Center of Wyoming, this conference will offer information and support about the maze of systems encountered by families who have young children with special needs.
Phone WY-PIC at 800-660-9742 for more information.

MASP Summer Institute - Jun 8-10, Billings

Link: MASP
Download MASP08SummerInstitute.pdf
The topic will be Developmental Psychopathology in Schools and cover things like pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, PTSD, and assessment and intervention at school for these, presented by Stephen E. Brock, PhD. It will take place, as usual, on June 8-10, 2008, Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon at the Mansfield Health Education Center in Billings.

Lecture: Solving Childhood Eating Problems - June 9, 2008 - Helena

“Child of Mine” Workshops coming to Helena

The Ellyn Satter Institute is an organization dedicated to the area of eating competence and the feeding relationship. Pam Estes, a registered dietitian from the Ellyn Satter Institute, will be presenting two educational lectures in June 2008. Make plans now to attend one or both of these special events. Both events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required.

The first public lecture is "Solving Childhood Eating Problems," and will be offered Monday, June 9, 2008 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The second is an all day workshop, "Helping Children Eat and Grow Well in Childcare," and will be offered Tuesday, June 10, 2008 from 8:45a.m. – 5 p.m. Both events will be at St. Peter’s Hospital Education Center, 2475 Broadway, Helena, Montana.

For more information, contact Deby McNally, (406) 444-4347.

14th Intermountain Special Study Institute on Deafness - June 9-12, Pocatello ID

Link: ISSI
Deaf Culture in the 21st Century: How has it Changed and How Do We Teach it to d/hh Students?
-ASL, English & Math: How Does it All Jive? — Dwight Alston and Sandy Paradis
-Classifiers: Elementary/Middle School Science — Tadd Cohen
-Classifiers: High School Science — Tadd Cohen
-Voice Interpreting — Jean Kelly
-Working with Students & Families from Diverse Backgounds — Dr. Sandy Bowen
-Early Vocabulary and Language Development — Kristin Negilski
-Advanced Bionics — Arlie Adam and Natalie Schmitt
-Wednesday Night Entertainment — SignStage Theatre - Bill Morgan, Cynthia Howell, Erin LaFountain
-A Journey Through Different Educational Environments — Amy June Rowley

This Institute has been an excellent source of professional development for educational interpreters, speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf who are working with students with deafness in our public schools. The Institute also provides an excellent opportunity for these personnel to learn about research-based practices and share instructional strategies with personnel from other states.

Montana OPI will pay for the registration fees of speechlanguage pathologists, educational interpreters and teachers of the deaf who are employed by a public school or special education cooperative and are providing services to a student(s) with deafness. The information memorandum and the Request for OPI Stipend to Pay Registration Fee to the 2008 ISSI form are available at the following link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pub/pdf/speced/link/08ISSIMemo.pdf.

Early Childhood Tools Institute - Jun 9-12, Denver CO

Link: http://www.brookespublishing.com/toolsinstitute/
Come to the Early Childhood Tools Institute, and go home with the practical knowledge you need to conduct effective screening, assessment, and intervention and ensure real progress for every child.

Montana Educators' Summer Institute - Jun 9-12, Helena

Link: Montana ASCD
Download montana_educators_institute_2008_brochure.pdf
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Leading & Learning Under the Big Sky

June 9-12, 2008
Helena, MT

Lecture: Helping Children Eat and Grow Well in Childcare - June 10, 2008 - Helena

“Child of Mine” Workshops coming to Helena
Submitted by Kim Pullman on 3/27/08.

The Ellyn Satter Institute is an organization dedicated to the area of eating competence and the feeding relationship. Pam Estes, a registered dietitian from the Ellyn Satter Institute, will be presenting two educational lectures in June 2008. Make plans now to attend one or both of these special events. Both events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required.

The first public lecture is "Solving Childhood Eating Problems," and will be offered Monday, June 9, 2008 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The second is an all day workshop, "Helping Children Eat and Grow Well in Childcare," and will be offered Tuesday, June 10, 2008 from 8:45a.m. – 5 p.m. Both events will be at St. Peter’s Hospital Education Center, 2475 Broadway, Helena, Montana.

For more information, contact Deby McNally, (406) 444-4347.