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Register online right here!You can also download the flyer right here!What:Susan A. Gendron served as Commissioner of Education for the state of Maine from March 13, 2003 until May 1, 2010 when she stepped down to assume the role of Policy Coordinator for the SMARTER Balance Assessment Consortium. In this role she assisted 31 states in preparing an innovative integrated proposal that is built upon an integrated balanced system for curriculum, assessment, instruction and educator development.Topics To Be Addressed Tools and strategies to address Montana Common CoreStandards for Math practices specifically for grades 6-8 First glimpse of Common Core Standards for Science First glimpse of Common Core Standards for Science. This workshop is appropriate for math and science teachers, curriculum directors, administrators, and those interested in learning more about Common Core Math standards. OPI Renewal Units AvailableRegistration Fee$25.00: Participants are responsible for their own travel and meal costs. Substitute costs will be reimbursed (process will be discussed at the workshop). When:March 21, 20128:00 AM -11:00 AMWhere:Lincoln Center Board Room415 N 30th StreetBillings, MontanaContact:John KeenerPhone: (406) 657-1743Email: john.keener@msubillings.edu

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) offers financial awards for students, ages 6 to 19, to participate in after school, weekend or summer programs focused on developing skills in the arts or sciences. Programs can be offered through museums, nature centers, art or music centers, zoological parks, space and science camps, dance and theater studios, martial arts studios or any other program with a focus on the arts or sciences.

Bionic Eyes, Robotic Arms, and body suits…. Nope, this is not some futuristic sci-fi movie. This is modern science and in the near future these technologies will be able to help thousands of amputees, paraplegics, and individuals with visual impairments. Take a look at what science will be providing to individuals with disabilities, watch these videos and remind yourself that the future is now.

Our goal is to show that all students can fully participate in science. To that end, we are sharing some of the resources, materials, and activities that we use with our students who are visually impaired.

ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. To meet the challenge of the competitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government research agencies must expand the pool of technical talent.

Conference Deadline Extended to March 17th -St. Patty's Day - Register Now!21st Century Technology in the Math and Science Classroom March 26th-28th, 2010 at Montana Learning Center

Click here to download the flyer for this event (PDF) What: TEAMS is a partnership between Montana State University - College of Engineering and College of Education, Health and Human Development. For more information about TEAMS go to: www.coe.montana.edu/TEAMS Where / When: We are offering a TEAMS workshop at Box Elder 7-8/high school June 16 – 17, 2011 You Should Attend the MSU TEAMS workshop: If you are interested in what engineering can teach us about math and science teaching. You would like to earn a $ stipend, and OPI renewal credit. To work with engineering and education faculty on how engineering applications might work in your math and/or science classrooms. To register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/teamsregistration If you have questions: Contact Sheree Watson at 406-994-6723 or swatson@coe.montana.edu

Today, the journal Pediatrics published a special supplement on the health and medical treatment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The issue highlights treatment guidelines for physicians and research reports on medical issues of interest to families affected by ASD.

The statistics weren’t comforting: In March 2012 the Centers for Disease Control estimated that one in 88 American children is somewhere on the autistic spectrum. We’re still not sure exactly what causes autism, and we’re not sure why the number of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has increased since the early 1990s. According to the National Academy of Sciences, it could be because people are more aware of autism spectrum disorders today; because pediatricians are doing more screening; and because there have been changes in how autism disorders have been defined and diagnosed. In other words, more children with milder symptoms are being identified as somewhere “on the spectrum,” where they wouldn’t have been in years before. But as the Dimicks discovered—like many other parents before them—plenty of doctors claimed to have all the answers. The road parents must navigate is made more perilous by medical professionals willing to prescribe all sorts of treatments, from hyperbaric oxygen chambers and chelation therapy (which removes heavy metals with chemicals) to shelves full of dietary supplements and other alternative remedies they say can treat, even cure, autism. At best these treatments remain unapproved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; at worst they are downright dangerous. To compound the problem, a host of celebrities act as unpaid marketing reps for these unproven treatments, touting a pervasive (but incorrect) belief that autism is caused by childhood vaccines. This misinformation campaign has led, in the last few years, to a decline in the number of children receiving lifesaving inoculations. And Texas has become a center for alternative autism treatment and the anti-vaccine crusade.

At the 2012 USA Science & Engineering Festival, children swarmed a National Science Foundation exhibit booth featuring electric-powered, child-sized toy cars. Assistants carefully explained how to operate the cars, which featured unique designs and operating features. One of cars, for example, would move only if the child driver remained standing. To stop, the driver had to sit down. Excited children and their parents wondered about the cars' purpose; after all, these cars weren't being exhibited at a science and engineering event for being ordinary toys.

University of Delaware researchers had, in fact, specifically designed the cars to provide mobility to very young children with special needs.

Pictures, photographs and other visual supports can greatly improve communication for children, adolescents and adults who struggle with understanding or using language. Today, Autism Speaks is pleased to introduce Visual Supports and Autism Spectrum Disorders, a guide for parents, teachers and medical professionals.