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Diamonds in the Rough 2010 (click title to Register)
Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Time

Room

Title

Presenter

CE Hours

Slot A/B; 8:45-10:45 1012 Perfectionism: Blessing or Burden for Twice Exceptional Kids? Pat Schuler, Ph.D. 2 CE

2042 Late, Lost, and Unprepared:  How Parents Can Help Students with Executive Dysfunction Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D.  
  3032 Creating a Life: Orchestrating a Symphony of Self, A Work Always in Progress Rick Olenchak  
  1022 When Smart Kids Struggle: How Strengths and Weaknesses are more than the Sum of Their Parts Lisi Levisohn, Ph.D. & Julie Pace, Ph.D. 2 CE
Slot A; 8:45-9:45 MPR 21st Century Learning Jonathan Mooney  
  1032 Developing Capacities of Imagination Kristen Berman  
  1042 Planning and Organization for students: The Siena School Way! Clay Kaufman  
  1052 Catching Kids Before They Fall: Strategies to Support Students with Sensory Processing Disorder Carol Kranowitz  
  2032 Classroom Kinesthetics: A Multi-Media, Project-Based Approach for Teaching Science in High School Patrick Vongchan  
Slot B/C; 10:00-12:00 2032 School Success for Kids with Aspergers Monica Adler Werner
 
Slot B; 10:00-11:00 MPR Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers John Elder Robison  

 

1032

Somewhere Between Walking on Eggshells and Riding a Perpetual Roller Coaster

Julie Morrison, Psy.D.

 
  1042 Formula for Success in School  - Best Practices Susan J. Johnson,Ph.D.  
  1052 Learning Disabilities are Life Disabilities.  What the Mental Health Professional Needs to Know Larry Silver  
Slot C/E; 11:15-2:15 (with a 1 hour break for lunch) 1012 What Lies Beneath the Numbers: Decoding Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Assesments for Educational Planning Vincent P. Culotta, Ph.D., ABN & Sarah Weden, Ph.D. 2 CE
  2042 Developmental Neuropsychological Profiles and Differential Diagnosis in Gifted Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Ann Rowe, Ph. D. 2 CE
  3032 Assessment of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Taruna Ahluvalia, Ph.D. 2 CE
  1022 Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety in Children with Learning Differences Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D. 2 CE
Slot C; 11:15-12:15 MPR A mother for all Seasons: What Schools Should know Debbie Phelps  
  50-A Enhancing Resilience and Social Competence Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D.  
  1052 Developing children's strengths using social media Jenifer Fox  
  1032 Inspiration from the Best: Meeting the Needs of Smart Kids Who Learn Differently in Urban Settings Tulchinsky-Cohen, Facilitator & DCPS panel  
Lunch; 12:15-1:15   Lunch provided as part of conference registration.    
Slot E; 1:15-2:15 MPR A Mother for all Seasons: What Schools Should know Debbie Phelps  
  1032 Hormones, Motor Planning and Frontal Lobe Development--- Profound Effects on Learning Carole Samango Sprouse  
  1042 A Teacher's Guide to Implementing a Blended Educational Environment for GT/LD Adolescents Norman Maynard  
  1052 Stressed Out of Their Minds: How Stress Undermines Learning, Mental Health, and Brain Development- And What Can Be Done About It William Stixrud, Ph.D.  
  2032 The Out--of-Sync Child Has Fun Carol Kranowitz  
Slot F/G; 2:30-4:45 2042 Social Skills Therapy With Children and Preadolescents Stanley A. Fagen, Ph.D. 2 CE
  3032 School Success for Kids with ADHD Stephan Silverman, Ph.D. & Jacqueline S. Iseman, Ph.D. 2 CE
  1022 Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Developmental Model of Multimodal Intervention
Richard A. Lanham, Jr., Ph.D. & R. Patrick Savage, Jr., Ph.D. 2 CE
Slot F; 2:30-3:30 MPR Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers John Elder Robison  
  1012 Neuropsychological, Psychological and Psycho-educational evaluations:What are they? Judith M. Glasser PhD  
  1042 Technology Treasures- Learn about affordable resources and strategies that educators and families can use to enhance communication, cognition, literacy and learning for all students Joan Green  
  1052 S.A.V.E. Your Gifted Child from Stress and Anxiety Vidisha A. Patel Ed.D.  
  2032 Three Times Exceptional: The Smart and Anxious Students Who Learn Differently Dr. Kenneth Stefano  
  1032
Let’s Talk:  Exploring the connections between oral language and reading for the twice exceptional learner Joan Mele-McCarthy  
Slot G; 3:45-4:45 MPR 21st Century Learning Jonathan Mooney  
  1012 Small Ensemble Theory-based Music for Learning Disabled High School Students: Can Music Class Change the Learning Disabled Brain and Enhance Learning?   Michael Sean Rozsics  
  1032 Stress and College Planning
Ann Goode  
  1042 Beyond the Art Classroom :  Using the Visual and Performing Arts to promote language development, crystallized content knowledge, critical thinking skills and social-emotional resiliency Noel Bicknell  
  1052 The Growth of a Field: The Story of 2e Education Susan Baum, Ph.D.  
  2032 Medicines for Children's Brains; Uses and Abuses Daniel Shapiro, M.D.