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What:
This webinar will examine strategies and resources that are can be used to support students with learning disabilities achieve proficiency with the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. We will examine a range of free and for fee digital resources, as well as low tech/no tech supports that provide access to a standards based curriculum for students who struggle with traditional pencil and paper tasks. This session will dig deep into the language of the indicators to examine the expectations for students and how to utilize accessible instructional materials that meet student needs.

When:
Thursday, June 5, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
Large quantities of information are becoming available only in an electronic format. Current technology is now providing a wide variety of tools that can be used to access electronic information tactilely, visually and auditorily. Understanding these tools and how they can assist people who are blind or visually impaired can be confusing to some service providers and consumers. This webinar will provide participants with information about the advantages and disadvantages of these tools for accomplishing specific tasks.

When:
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
Time for face to face training in schools setting is rapidly dwindling. But there are many alternative opportunities for online professional development. They include webinars; online instructional modules, web sites offering both AT device and AT service tips and tutorials, and a host of videos about AT and the people who use it from video hosting sites. This webinar will review a variety of online PD resources and share a list of others about AT devices and services. Also, ways that online PD can be included in your comprehensive AT professional development plan.

When:
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
To meet the needs of a large and diverse caseload, school therapists can turn to the thousands of available apps. This webinar will discuss guidelines to evaluate apps designed for individuals with apraxia and how to use these apps in your practice.

When:
Wednesday, March 27, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
Not all tablets are the same. This webinar will discuss the differences between a iPAD tablet with iOS7; a Galaxy Note 10.1 using the Android operating system; and the Surface Pro 2 using Windows 8.1 operating system. The review and demonstrations will focus on accessibility features as well as available apps to support individuals with disabilities

When:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
When someone says "it counts," it means something has value and importance. "It" makes a difference and matters. When a person says "make it count," they usually mean that whatever they are doing or experiencing, they are going to make the most of the opportunity. They want to make the experience meaningful. This webinar takes these two ideas to remind participants of how valuable and important it is to give people access to core vocabulary. By giving them core vocabulary and then teaching them to use core words, it counts because it makes an important difference in that person's communication skills and ultimately their life. This webinar demonstrates how to make the most of the different activities that are part of special education programs and make them count by using these activities as opportunities to practice use of core vocabulary. A four-step process will be discussed for providing access to core, selecting activities, establishing communication goals, and scripting the activities. Videos will be used to demonstrate use of core in activities. Additional ideas will be presented for integrated core into additional classroom routines (e.g., choice making, social etiquette, etc.).

When:
Thursday, February 20, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
This webinar will provide participants will an overview and demonstration of apps that lend themselves to being used in group instruction when projecting the iPad image on an interactive white-board, screen or other large display or just using it around a small table. Various methods for displaying the iPad will be demonstrated. Apps that lend themselves to writing instruction, morning gathering, social stories, emotions and language development will be demonstrated and discussed. Participants will see the value of using the iPad with groups to enhance participation, language and routine. Some of the apps that will be highlighted are Clicker Sentences, I Get It My Daily Schedules, Mobile Education Builder apps Writing a Recount and Writing an Opinion by Hatt Designs as well as several others.

When:
Wednesday, February 11, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

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What:
Connecting Math Concepts (CMC) is a research-validated developmental math program designed to be utilized with students in grades 1st - 6th. Corrective Mathematics (CM) is a research-validated, specialized math program designed to be utilized as a remedial/intervention program for those students in grades 4th - 12th who have not mastered basic math skills.  The program has four basic strands: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Both CMC and CM utilize explicit instruction to teach necessary pre-skills as well as basic math skills and strategies.  In this in-service, you will learn the rationale for CMC and CM, how to teach the pre-skills and strategy lessons embedded in the program, how to provide adequate practice and how to give the initial placement test, as well as on-going mastery assessments.

When:
Friday, February 28, 2014
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Holiday Inn Express
3170 N. Sanders St.
Helena, MT 59602

Cost:
No Cost

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What:
This session will focus on teaching beginning reading skills using Reading Mastery I and II. Participants in this session will learn and practice presentation techniques for phonemic awareness tasks, word attack, story reading, comprehension activities, fluency interventions and independent work. This session will also cover placement testing, grouping, scheduling, and acceleration procedures. Reading Mastery I and II are programs that are typically utilized with Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students.

When:
Monday, February 10, 2014
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Comfort Inn
1370 N. 7th Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715

Cost:
No cost

What: "Mystery in Helena" is a collaboration between local businesses and the Montana Youth Leadership Forum (MYLF) as MYLF hosts a "murder mystery" fund raising event. The event is an interactive mystery game, a scenario where the audience solves the murder of fictitious character "Wyatt Twerp." The Mystery takes place in 1878 in Dodge City, Kansas. Attendees will serve as detectives and encouraged to come in costume to fit the era. Prizes will be given for best costume, best detective, and other categories. There will be two offerings of the event during the day. Money raised will be used to sponsor youth to the 2014 Forum, purchase iPads, and create a promotional video that can recruit more youth to the program. When: Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:00 pm and again at 7:00 pm Mountain Where: Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds Entry Hall 98 W Custer Ave, Helena, Mt 59602 Cost: Tickets are $30.00 per person or two for $50.00. There will be a cash bar and appetizers served during the event. There are also sponsorship packages available that include company advertisement, and ticket deals, and a VIP Hour. Sponsorship levels are: Gold - $500: Includes eight tickets, VIP hour*, and advertisement at the event. Silver - $250: Includes four tickets, VIP hour*, and advertisement at the event. Corporate - $100: Includes two tickets, VIP hour*, and advertisement at the event. *VIP Sponsors will receive one free drink and have the opportunity to be entertained by renowned stand-up comic Mike Beers.  Mike is also an alumni of the Montana Youth Leadership Forum and can attest to the impact and importance of the program on the lives of young people with disabilities. For more information or for tickets, contact June at mylfjuneh@bresnan.net or 406-442-2576

What:
Mary Caferro, a state senator and director of The ARC Montana, has graciously agreed to come from Helena to help prepare strategy for a meeting with a group of local legislators to present a few of stories and concerns of the special needs community to the decision makers in our area.

When:
Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm Mountain
Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Bozeman Public Library
626 E Main St.
Bozeman, MT 59715

Cost:
No cost

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What:
Response to Intervention (RTI) is our best hope to ensure high levels of learning for all children. RTI's underlying premise is that schools should not delay providing help for struggling students until they fall far enough behind to qualify for special education, but instead should provide timely, targeted, systematic interventions to all students who demonstrate need. Understand why RTI is most effective when implemented on the foundation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC). Learn how to create three tiers of interventions-from basic to intensive-to address student learning gaps and how to make RTI work in your school.

When:
Thursday, June 12, 2014
8:00 am - 3:30 pm Mountain

Where:
MSU Billings, College of Education Building, Room 122
1500 University Dr
Billings, MT 59101

Cost:
No cost, lunch on your own

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What:
ATIA 2014 Orlando Conference. You'll be able to network with hundreds of colleagues, attend educational sessions spanning the breadth and depth of assistive technology. The foremost learning and networking event for professionals, parents, and students in the field of Assistive Technology (AT). The biggest names and companies in AT will be there as well.

When:
January 29 - February 1, 2014

Where:
Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center
8101 World Center Dr.
Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 238-8000

Cost:
$550.00 per person, some discounts available.

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In this one day training, learners will focus on the multi-level comprehensive autism planning system or (CAPS) to program for students with HFA/AS. The topics will include sensory differences, cognitive differences, motor differences, and emotional vulnerability with reinforcement strategies for a comprehensive look at programming, service delivery, and progress monitoring. The attendees will leave with a new mind-set of how inclusive settings can be modified/adapted for a positive learning experience.

When:
Saturday, February 28, 2014
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Hampton Inn
2301 14th St SW
Great Falls, MT 59404

Cost:
No cost

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What:
In this one day training, learners will focus on the multi-level comprehensive autism planning system or (CAPS) to program for students with HFA/AS. The topics will include sensory differences, cognitive differences, motor differences, and emotional vulnerability with reinforcement strategies for a comprehensive look at programming, service delivery, and progress monitoring. The attendees will leave with a new mind-set of how inclusive settings can be modified/adapted for a positive learning experience.

When:
Friday, February 27, 2014
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Fifth Ave Christian Church
2015 5th Ave.
Havre, MT 59501

Cost:
No cost

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Implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will require changing instructional practices to provide more student-focused, differentiated teaching and collaborative practice daily in small groups. Establishing routines for managing behaviors and utilizing flexible grouping and engaging students in collaborative discussions will be essential. This session provides practical, evidence-based suggestions for understanding CCSS and developing a management system for whole class and small group activities along with suggestions for differentiating teaching and collaborative practice.

When:
February 13-14, 2014
8:00 am - 3:45 pm Mountain

Where:
Fifth Ave Christian Church
2015 5th Ave.
Havre, MT 59501

Cost:
No cost

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What:
Implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will require changing instructional practices to provide more student-focused, differentiated teaching and collaborative practice daily in small groups. Establishing routines for managing behaviors and utilizing flexible grouping and engaging students in collaborative discussions will be essential. This session provides practical, evidence-based suggestions for understanding CCSS and developing a management system for whole class and small group activities along with suggestions for differentiating teaching and collaborative practice.

When:
February 11-12, 2014
8:00 am - 3:45 pm Mountain

Where:
Hampton Inn
2301 14th St SW
Great Falls, MT 59404

Cost:
No cost

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What:
This workshop will provide school professionals* with specific knowledge and skills on how to implement a social skills group for children with ASD and related disorders that is evidence-based, data-driven, inexpensive, and engaging for children.  The workshop is interactive and participants will role play and practice the skills throughout the day.

When:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Mountain

Where:
Hampton Inn
2301 14th St SW
Great Falls, MT 59404

Cost:
No cost

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What:
Ending sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a shared responsibility. And you can help! Any successful effort will require doctors, people with epilepsy, nurses, researchers, coroners and those bereaved by the loss of someone to SUDEP to work together. It will require collaboration across many different organizations over many years. This webinar will begin with a look at what research is telling us about the possible causes as well as future prevention methods and cures for SUDEP. The second part of this webinar will explore how you or a loved one can help by joining a study. We will also discuss the support needs of research study participants and the resources available to them. The presenters will also briefly discuss the SUDEP registry and its role in SUDEP research.

When:
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
1:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Space is limited. A $25 donation is suggested.

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What:
This year's keynote address will be by Aric Bostick, a nationally known motivational speaker.  He has spoken to 500,000 students, educators and parents nationwide.

When:
April 23-24, 2014

Where:
Billings, MT

Cost:
$125.00 per person