Thu, Mar 11 - 13, 9am - 5pm
Diamonds in the Rough: Smart Kids Who Learn Differently
National Conference for Educators, Parents, Students
This conference has something for every student. Gifted, Social Challenged, Reading Diffference, Sensory Integration, and Executive Function.
Conference highlights will include:
* Best practices for identification
* Research based strategies and cutting edge interventions
* Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr. Susan Baum
* Jenifer Fox, author "Your Child's Strengths"
* Carol Kranowitz, author "The Out of Sync Child"
* Rick LaVoie, author of "The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning on the Tuned Out Child"
* Jonathan Mooney, author of "Learning Outside the Lines" and "The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal"
* Debbie Phelps, mother of olympian Michael Phelps, and author of "A Mother for All Seasons: A Memoir"
* John Robison, author of "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's"
* Larry Silver, author of "The Misunderstood Child"
* Other featured speakers include: Dr. Bill Stixrud, Dr. Dan Shapiro, Dr. Mary Alvord, Dr. Vince Culotta, Dr. Laurie Deitzel, Dr. Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Dr. Rick Olenchak, Dr. Stan Fagan, Dr. Bonnie Zucker
* Programs for students
* And MUCH more…
Location:
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
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