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Select a month below to view dates and times of training sessions. Please note:  For T/TAC sponsored events, payment MUST be received with registration form. CHECKS only, made payable to JMU (NOT T/TAC). No cash or purchase orders. Registration will be processed when payment is received. After registration deadline we cannot refund money, but substitutions are acceptable.

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October 2013

Self Determination: It's Elementary My Dear
Date: October 31, 2013, 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
Location:  Festival Student Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

For K-5 special and general education teachers and service providers:

  • Engage in activities and presentations that encourage students to develop self determination and choice-making skills
  • Collaborate on the best uses of the I’m Determined tools
  • Create immediate change in student involvement and motivation
  • Develop strategies that allow for student centered learning
  Click here to register for the Self Determination Training on October 31, 2013

Linking Play to Function: Utilizing Neurodevelopmental & Sensory Integration Strategies to Facilitate Functional Skills through Play
Presented by: Lezlie J. Adler, MA, OTR, FMOT
Dates: Thursday, October 31 - Friday, November 1, 2013     
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville, Virginia

This workshop, developed and taught by Lezlie Adler, internationally renowned clinician and teacher, will focus on play as a vehicle for learning for children with developmental challenges. Current information on Neuro-Developmental Treatment and Sensory Integration will provide the foundation for analyzing and applying play to assessment and intervention with children of all ages to attain functional skills.

Upon course completion participants will:

  • Create developmentally appropriate play activities for children with neuro-motor (oral motor, fine motor and gross motor), sensory, and developmental challenges as a preparation for functional tasks.
  • Analyze the essential elements of a functional skill, and identify playful interventions to facilitate specific goals in the areas of mobility, daily living skills, tool usage, and oral motor function and respiration.
  • Identify and apply critical elements in the theoretical frameworks of NDT, SI, and Motor Learning that facilitates play and ultimately the acquisition of a functional skill in children.
  • Consider different methods for teaching, managing the environment, selecting equipment, and handling the child that will be playful and optimize function.

Sponsored by: Piedmont Regional Education Program (PREP)
Contact: 434-975-9400, Dana Ragland (dragland2@k12albemarle.org) or Helene Freiman (hfreiman@k12albemarle.org)

Click here for Linking Play to Function Brochure with Registration Form (pdf)

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November 2013

Twinkling Stars Institute
Date: November 2, 2013, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location:  Best Western Waynesboro

The Virginia Foundation Blocks for Early Learning: Comprehensive Standards for Four-Year-Olds has been revised and important additions are included in this 2013 edition. Join us to learn more about using this valuable tool and other documents from the Virginia Department of Education as we work to make children more successful in preschool and beyond. Morning sessions will include information about the Preschool Curriculum Review Rubric and Planning Tool, to help you identify and choose curricular content that is based on scientific research and aligned with the Foundation Blocks, and an active session covering the new Music and Visual Arts Blocks. After lunch two more sessions will focus on additional Blocks. Come and learn about curriculum, classroom environment, and learning materials to meet the needs of ALL preschool children! 

Click here to register for Twinkling Stars Institute on November 2, 2013

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Techknowledgy--Special Topics in Assistive Techknowledgy
Date: November 8, 2012--October 31, 2013
Location: Online

Mark your calendar for the second annual online Virtual TechKnowledgy Conference! On November 8 and any day after, visit www.ttaconline.org/atsdp and follow the TechKnowledgy tab. Participate in online assistive technology sessions, tutorials, resources, and a virtual exhibits hall.  We are also offering an online keynote session and live webinars on Thursdays in November. Spend a little time or hours and hours exploring these valuable resources. 

Registration is Free!

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March 2014

Twinkling Stars Institute
Date: March 29, 2014
Location:  Best Western Waynesboro

This is the second of two Twinkling Stars workshops. The Virginia Foundation Blocks for Early Learning: Comprehensive Standards for Four-Year-Olds has been revised and important additions are included in this 2013 edition. Join us to learn more about using this valuable tool and other documents from the Virginia Department of Education as we work to make children more successful in preschool and beyond. Come and learn about curriculum, classroom environment, and learning materials to meet the needs of ALL preschool children!  Registration form and additional information will be posted in February 2014.

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