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Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer, a Professor and Director for the Center for Nursing Research at Villanova University's College of Nursing, will be speaking to us about the health issues affecting women with disabilities throughout their lifespan. She will touch on the more common age-related issues, such as osteoporosis, which is highly prevalent in woman with disabilities due to factors such as by immobility, use of antiepileptics, lower bone mineral density and bone loss. She will also be discussing the regular health screenings that all woman need to maintain throughout their lives and the importance behind these necessary screenings, including breast health/check-ups, pap smears and gynecology visits. Please join us to learn more about the preventative measures and practices that all women with intellectual disabilities should be receiving.  When:
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain Cost:
Free

Click here to download the updated flier for this event Click here to register for this event online The Havre training has been CANCELLED and we will have one day in Great Falls (February 5) Please note: Registrations for the workshop taken through January 31, 2013 What: This one day seminar will examine the research base and how to apply it in crafting school based interventions to support improved literacy for struggling students, including English learners and students with learning disabilities. Using the latest meta-analysis from the Center on Instruction. Participants will examine the 4 keys to providing effective interventions and explore practical examples re: how to apply these principles at their school sites. In terms of RtI, this seminar will focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions. When/Where: February 5, 2013 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Mountain Hampton Inn 2301 14th Street Southwest  Great Falls, MT 59404 Cost: FREE TRAINING FOR: CSPD Region II General and Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Agency Personnel, Parents and others who work with older students. Participation by individuals from outside of Region II is welcome; however, a $25.00 per person fee is required for the workshop. Region II consists of the counties of Cascade, Teton, Pondera, Toole, Glacier, Liberty, Hill, Blaine, and Chouteau. Contact: cspd@havre.k12.mt.us Aileen Couch, Coordinator, REGION II CSPD PO Box 7791 Havre, MT 59501 Phone: (406) 265-4356 ext. 322

The MSU-B/Easter Seals Autism Conference will have a variety of speakers including Dr. Peter Gerhardt. Registration is not yet available but the MAEP will have scholarships available. If you are interested in a scholarship to attend this conference please send an email to ddoty@mt.gov with the Subject line: "Billings Autism Conference August" and include your name, school district(s), position and most totally importantly, an email address which you will check in July and August (the scholarships will require you to confirm your attendance shortly before the conference.)

Download Dyslexia Seminar Poster  Download Dyslexia Seminar Press Release Download Dyslexia Seminar Article What: As a dyslexic practitioner, Elsie Johnson gets to work and speak regularly with dyslexic adults, children, and their parents. Consequently she knows that dyslexic thinkers are imaginative, intuitive, and curious people whose main learning tool is their imagination, intuition and curiosity. Parents and teens who attended have seen results in their teens' self esteem and confidence. Teachers appreciate the information and resources they can use on their own. Leave with the understanding that dyslexic thinkers are among the brightest in our society; what's more, with the right approach, the dyslexic thinking style contains all the ingredients for academic success. When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:00 pm Mountain Where: The Summit 205 Sunnyview Lane Kalispell, MT 59901 Cost: Free of charge. Seating is limited - Pre-registration is required. REGISTER TODAY at 282-7416 or elsie@thelearningoptions.com

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The purpose of Part 5: Maximizing Participation is designed for the child to engage in social interactions, to share information, share responsibility, and contribute to conversations with as little adult assistance as possible. The child will continue to expand and mature with language expression and also learn how to regulate interactions such as initiating, repairing a message, staying on topic, or asking permission. The child will demonstrate social skills, use vocabulary to accommodate educational growth, and participate in a variety of life experiences. As in the previous four webinars, tips for activities, literacy, vocabulary, tools, access, and troubleshooting will be offered to support a child becoming independent with communication and social participation.

When:
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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The purpose of Part 4: Bridging Skills is designed for the child to bridge into independence with their communication participation. The goal is to continue to expand the child's unique language productions while adult facilitators learn to reduce cuing in order for the child to experience increased degrees of independent success. Tips will be offered for activities with unfamiliar communication partners, literacy by writing and reflection on their own experiences, vocabulary skills of using correct tense and even slang, testing adequacy of tools, access, and troubleshooting so that the children will be better able to bridge to successful independent participation.

When:
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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The iPad has many apps to assist students with special needs. In this webinar, learn how free, low-cost, and specialized apps can be customized for students with diverse needs. The built-in (free) Photos and Camera apps are easily adapted for flashcards, picture books, and video modeling of social skills. Low-cost apps for books and creativity can be customized to target receptive and expressive language skills. Finally, specialized apps for articulation (e.g., ArtikPix) and literacy (e.g., StoryPals) have modules to create specific learning targets for students. Participants will learn these various implementations of iPad apps to improve individualization for their students.

When:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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The purpose of Part 3: Making Connections is designed for children to learn that, not only does their voice matter, but their communication makes a difference. The child may engage in pretend play with peers, complete projects in art and early childhood learning content, and begin to expand their language. Tips will be offered for 15-minute daily activities, building narratives in literacy, using adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions with AAC, expanding contexts for communication tools, familiarizing easy access, and troubleshooting.

When:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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Initiating a topic is a crucial skill for communicative competence.  Likewise, choosing a topic to write about is an essential for beginning writers.  Fortunately, the built-in camera of the iPad can help students capture events for topic setting.  Images can also be easily downloaded from websites that advertise activities or places that they visit.

When:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain

Cost:
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The purpose of Part 2: Building Fundamentals is designed to help the children function with AAC because their communication matters. Children can learn to express their choices about daily preferences and take turns with peers. Their voice will be heard, even if that voice is a Little Mac, a Big Mac, or their own voice as they point to a communication board or use a communication switch. Remember that participation matters across contexts so parents and educators must continue to build literacy skills, expand language with question asking vocabulary, use more complex AAC tools, access, and troubleshoot for the children who are putting words and ideas together.

When:
Thursday, May 9, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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Writing is not real until it is shared. It is essential for students to have opportunities to celebrate and share what they wrote in order to become better writers (Caulkins, Sturm, Musselwhite). This webinar will present a number of tools that can be used for free on the iPad to make a few words stand out in spectacular ways. We can use wordle on any computer with an internet connection to make beautiful word clouds. With the iPad, you can also paste text written by students into a free app called "Wordsalad." Or take a picture or their writing and embellish it using a draw program that allows photo import (e.g., Doodle Buddy). Classroom projects can be uploaded to VoiceThread, shared on powerpoint sites or used to create a story on

When:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

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This session will highlight ways to use highly functional sentence starters as predictable charts and poems. Here they are, the top two word sequences for vocabulary use in early writing (Clendon, Sturm, & Cali, 2004): I like, Going to, I am, Went to, To the, I went, In the, It was, My mom, And my. Learn how to structure experiences for students that support and celebrate their earliest writing attempts using poetry forms. These sequences can be embedded in list poems, add-a-word poems, comparison poems, and other poetry frames.

When:
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Mountain

Cost:
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The purpose of Part 1: Getting Started is designed to help practitioners and parents answer the question, "What am I supposed to do?" Drs. Rogers and Mayne will talk to you about social interaction behaviors that a child with predominantly nonverbal communication skills uses to communicate. Then address communication skills and activities to support emerging communication with teachable suggestions for facilitators who gradually become the child's communication partners. Discussion of development of beginning literacy skills, choosing vocabulary for AAC, selecting different AAC tools, trying various access methods, and finally troubleshooting AAC options for beginning AAC users.

When:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
Free of charge

Visit the Optimist Camp Website for more information

2013 Camper Applications are now available for download! Eligible campers are those who have a developmental disability and are between the ages of 8 and 21. The dates for 2013 are July 28 - August 3. Space is limited, and applications will be reviewed and processed in the order in which they are received.

The 2013 Counselor Registration form is now available to be completed online. Space is limited, so complete this form sooner than later to reserve your place at this year's Optimist Camp!

To register contact Lori Davenport at (406) 444-5978 or email ldavenport@mt.gov, provide your name, agency, address, email and phone number. Registration closes May 1st, 2013.

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Coaches Training (High Fidelity Wraparound). the first day is for all coachesto review coaching materials. the scond day is only for coaches who have not been through Coaches training previously.

When:
May 28, 29, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain

Where:
Helena, MT

Cost:
Free of charge

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The NFB Jernigan Institute is pleased to announce the newest National Center for Blind Youth in Science program-NFB STEM-X. This inquiry-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program will provide students with learning opportunities in STEM disciplines ranging from engineering and robotics to the science of cooking, and will serve fifty blind high school students from around the country. The NFB STEM-X program challenges the notion that blind people are unable to pursue STEM fields, or on a larger scale, are predestined to a life of social welfare and government dependence.

When:
July 29 - August 3, 2013
Registration closes May 15, 2013

Where:
Towson University
8000 York Rd
Towson, MD 21252

Cost:
$300.00 includes food and lodging

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Join Bookshare to learn about their new tools for making summer reading easier for your students!

When:
Thursday, May 9, 2013
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Mountian

Cost:
Free of charge

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Lauren McMullen and Jo Flick will lead a discussion about the meaning of Digital Literacy for libraries. Together, participants will explore the important role libraries play in promoting digitally literate communities.  In the second half of this session, participants will learn about online resources they can access to support their digital literacy services and training. 

When:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Cost:
Free of charge

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ASL for beginners with opportunities for more experienced signers to improve their signing to make it more expressive. This class will be an introduction to the basic skills in production and comprehension of American Sign Language (ASL), including the manual alphabet and numbers.  Instruction will include developing conversational ability, culturally appropriate behaviors and exposure to ASL grammar. Resources for continuing to improve sign language skills will be provided.
     
When/Where:
Saturday, June 15, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain
Family Outreach
1212 Helena Avenue
Helena, MT 59601

Saturday, June 22, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain
Family Outreach
1315 E. Main Street
Bozeman, MT 59715

Saturday, June 29, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain
Rural Institute
700 SW Higgins Ave. Suite 250
Missoula, MT 59806

Contact:
Sarah Eyer, MSDB Outreach
Phone: 406-788-3453 Email: seyer@msdb.mt.gov

Cost:
$50.00 per person

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The Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children is a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices developed by two national, federally-funded research and training centers: The Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) and The Technical Assistance Center for Social Emotional Intervention (TACSEI). Most recently, TACSEI developed a family coaching approach for implementing the Pyramid Model with caregivers in homes. This approach was developed to support home visitors who are working with caregivers of infants and toddlers with or at-risk for disabilities. The approach focuses on supporting home visitors in the use of evidence-based family coaching strategies to enhance caregivers' capacity to promote their infant or toddlers' social emotional competence. This presentation will describe the family coaching approach to implementing the pyramid model. When:
June 13 & 14, 2013
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mountain both days
Registration 8:30 am Where:
MSU Billings
College of Education Building, Room 122
1500 University Dr.
Billings, MT 59101 Cost:
Free of charge