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What:
MRESA3 is offering a series of workshops for Gifted and Talented instruction. These four one-day workshops will be offered throughout the academic years for those working in Gifted and Talented programs or those wanting to learn more about Gifted and Talented.

When:
Registration for all workshops begin at 8:00 am; workshops begin at 8:30 am until 5:00 pm Mountain.
November 1, 2013 - "Differentiating Curriculum While Meeting Common Core Standards"
January 24, 2014 - "Meeting the Needs of the Twice Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom"
March 21, 2014 - "Designing and Implementing Services for Gifted Students"
April 18, 2014 - "Differentiating Curriculum While Meeting Common Core Standards"

Where:
MSUB College of Education, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT. 59101

Cost:
Each workshop is $125 - Lunch is on your own.
7 OPI Renewal Units available for each workshop.

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What:
Bullying is often considered a repetitive form of peer aggression, and aggressive behaviors are often evaluated successfully through functional behavior assessment (FBA). FBA can help identify the functions of bullying behaviors, as well as identify socially appropriate target skills. This webinar explores both general and targeted strategies for conducting a functional behavior assessment for bullying behaviors, as well as strategies for implementing bully prevention within a PBIS framework.

When:
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Member - $89.00
Non-Member - $114.00
Retired - $69.00
Student - $69.00

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What:
Dr. Bridget A. Taylor, Psy.D., BCBA-D, renowned educator and Executive Director of the Alpine Learning Group, will discuss how to determine the function of challenging classroom behaviors and effective strategies for managing them.

When:
4:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
No cost

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What:
A multi-tier system of supports that uses students' response to intervention to determine progress and to inform instructional decisions requires that the instruction and interventions that are delivered be implemented with high degrees of fidelity to achieve meaningful student outcomes. Fidelity of implementation or "treatment integrity" is a critical element of the RtI process. Join Dr. Christina Marco-Fies during our next RTI Talk as she answers your questions about how to determine the level of treatment integrity to ensure an intervention is implemented as planned, intended, or originally designed. Submit your questions today!

When:
October 28, 2013
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
No cost

Puberty is a time of change for children, and often a time of challenge for parents looking for the "right" way to talk about the upcoming changes. It can be even more of a challenge for parents of children with developmental or physical disabilities.
 
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Disabilities has created two toolkits, one for boys, and one for girls, that provide factual information about puberty. Topics include encouraging good hygiene, appropriate behavior, and how to deal with the body changes. The toolkits also suggest ways to approach these important conversations, especially with children with disabilities.
 
Each toolkit also includes a separate appendix that includes visual aids to help teach body parts, and social story images to help your child learn what appropriate behaviors are and where they are appropriate. Parents can decide what information and guidelines they share with their children.  

Both toolkits and the accompanying appendices can be downloaded for free here: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/healthybodies

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What:
IPads... Google Tools... What are they all about?  Come join Jeff Crews and Dean Philips and get introduced or get a refresher about what's new with  these great tech tools for personal, professional use as well as implementation in the classroom for ALL learners.  Will include info on what's new with Google and the new IOS7 update for iPads!

When/Where:
Kalispell - Thursday, October 3, 2013
Intro to Google - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Mountian (course ID #3347)
Intro to iPads - 4:15 pm to 7:15 pm Mountian (course ID #3345)

Pablo-SKC - Friday, October 4, 2013
Intro to Google - 8:30 am to 11:30 am Mountian (course ID #3348)
Intro to iPads - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Mountian (course ID #3346)

Missoula - Monday, October 7, 2013
Intro to Google - 12:15 pm to 3:15 pm Mountian (course ID #3353)
Intro to iPads - 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm Mountian (course ID #3352)

Cost:
No cost

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What:
participate in a Success at the Core (SaC) webinar, where you can learn about the free and award-winning resources, plus consider how to apply them to priorities such as implementing the common core, starting and renewing PLCs, and improving instructional practice.

When:
October 24th and 31st, 2013
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Mountain

Cost:
No cost

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What:
Life Song Music Therapy values life at any stage. Everyone can benefit from music.

When:
Sundays, 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm or 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Mountain
October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013
November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013
No session Decmeber 1st, break
December 8, 15, 2013

Where:
Music Arts Center
19 N 10th Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59717

Cost:
$10.00 per session

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What:
Children and parents are invited to this fun evening filled with pumpkin painting, games, bounce house and refreshments. Enjoy the shrine train (weather permitting) as well as other fun activities for children of all abilities.

When:
Friday, October 11, 2013
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Shrine Auditorium
1125 Broadwater Ave.
Billings, MT 59102

Cost:
Activity Tickets will be .50 each, Pumkins for Kids Celebration Dinner will be the following night at the Big Horn Resort. Tickets are $40.00 and the night will include a dinner, silent &live auction as well as large pumpkins designed by local artists.

The September edition of "Take 5", the official regional newsletter is ready for viewing. You can find the full newsletter at the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/region5ptac.org/take-5-september-2013/

What:
The October topic will be Autism 101 and will cover basic information about the disorder. Later monthly session topics will include ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Supports), Communication, and Evidence Based Intervention. This training and each of the following autism trainings will be held on the first Monday of each month at 2:00pm to 4:00pm. So, you can plan ahead and mark your calendars.
 
When:
Monday, October 7, 2013
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
For these training sessions, you will be using the VisionNet bridge, so you can choose to go to a VisionNet site (school, etc.) or you can request a link to participate from any computer with internet access. There are an unlimited number of links, so people don't need to travel to a central location.

Contact:
Jackie Emerson, Developmental Disabilities Program, DPHHS at (406) 444-4088

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What:
This group meets once a month for the purpose of supporting one another and sharing resources as parents/caregivers of children with emotional or behavioral concerns.

When:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Mountain

Where:
Flathead County Library
247 1st Ave. E.
Kalispell, MT 59901

Please RSVP by calling Dawn at (406) 407-4392

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What:
Talking about death, or the possibility of death is hard even for doctors and nurses. But talking about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is an important first step to understanding it. During this webinar the presenters will discuss when and how nurses and doctors should ideally talk about SUDEP with a patient and their family, what people with epilepsy and their families should be asking their doctors. Also included will be a review of what research studies say those living with epilepsy and their families want to hear from doctors about SUDEP. A review the ethics of SUDEP disclosure will also be included. Finally, the presenters will explore the perspective of those who are bereaved by the loss of a loved one to epilepsy and what information they believe should be disclosed.

When:
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
1:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$25.00 suggested donation

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What:
Deborah Levy, an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, will present "The Experience and Science of Mental Illness: Let's Talk." In this talk, Jessie Close and her son Calen Pick of Bozeman will discuss their struggles with bipolar disease and schizophrenia (respectively). Levy will present an overview of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and what is known about the causes, treatment and science underlying these illnesses.

When:
Friday, October 11, 2013
7:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Museum of the Rockies
600 W Kagy Blvd.
Bozeman, MT 59717

Cost:
No cost

What:
Commissioner Lindeen is travelling Montana to answer YOUR questions about Obamacare. Light refreshments will be provided at all events.

When/Where:
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
6:00 pm Mountain
at
Benefis Health System, Cameron Room
1101 26th Street South
Great Falls, MT 59401

Wednesday, Octeber 2, 2013
12:00 pm Mountain
at
Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Buffalo Hills Conference Center
310 Sunnyview Lane
Kalispell, MT 59901

Cost:
No cost

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What:
The Developmental Program in conjunction with the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities will be holding a series of town hall meetings this fall. The purpose of the meetings are to gather input from individuals, families and other stakeholders regarding current supports and services as well as ideas on how they can better meet the needs of individuals. Two more meetings are scheduled.

When/Where:
Kalispell - October 2nd, 2013
Missoula - October 3rd, 2013
Butte - October 22nd, 2013

Questions? - Please call MCDD Council offices at 866-443-4332 or 406-443-4371

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What:
Explore iTunes and Google Play Apps to foster digital storytelling and classroom collaboration. Collaboratively learn how to use apps on your device to create video or audio podcasts, design animated puppet shows, develop an augmented reality video, and build interactive treasure hunts using QR codes. Workshops are limited to 20 participants so register early! Please bring an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or another eTablet with camera and a laptop computer!

When:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Montana State University Billings
College of Education Building, Room 122
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101

Cost:
No cost

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What:
This academy is intended to give the paraeducator knowledge and skills specific to the use of instructional strategies and methods in the area of math. The academy bases teaching upon the belief that paraeducators must be constantly involved in the dynamic process of analyzing the teaching environment and individual student needs for the particular level of support; degree of adaptation/accommodation or modification and which instructional methods would best facilitate learning. The academy is designed to provide these skills for use by paraeducators supporting students in inclusive classrooms, resource rooms or in self-contained classrooms.
 
When:
Thursday, October 17, 2013
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Robins Administration, Upstairs Meeting Room
425-6th Street
Havre, MT 59501

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What:
This panel presentation will highlight three EMS for Children Targeted Issues projects focused on pediatric trauma performance improvement from the pre-hospital to the hospital setting, and the critical importance of integrating patient and family centered care into emergency medical services.
 
When:
Friday, September 27, 2013 
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Mountain

Cost:
No cost

Contact:
Submit Questions to the Webcast Panel at ybaker@hrsa.gov

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What:
This webinar offers an overview of hospice care, grief, grief support and how it can help individuals with intellectual disabilities cope during these difficult times.  Throughout the presentation Amy Tucci and Kenneth Doka from the Hospice Foundation of America will touch upon the special issues involving access and services for individuals with ID and focus on the ways that families and persons with ID can more effectively utilize the services of hospice care, such as supportive counseling, pain management, and symptom control as well as grief counseling. Learn about their new CE credited educational program that deals with the challenges of accessing end-of-life care and bereavement support for individuals with ID coming up in late October.
 
When:
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
No cost