Assessment and Intervention For Students With Dyslexia

This workshop will focus on both assessment and evidence-based interventions for students who struggle to learn to read and spell. The speaker will address the definition of dyslexia; the importance of assessing cognitive and linguistic processes, including phonological awareness, orthographic coding, processing speed, and rapid automatized naming; the phases of development of basic reading and spelling skills; and the implementation of differentiated instructional methodologies for addressing specific types of reading problems. For questions contact: Susan Johnston: JohnstonS@gjps.org

Dublin City School's Literacy Conference, 25 Years of Literacy, February 22, 2014

Dublin City Schools, in the Columbus area, is hosting their 25 Years of Literacy Conference at Dublin Coffman High School on February 22, 2014 from 8:30 to 4:30.  There will be 2 keynote speakers and 3 breakout sessions with over 40 choices, lunch and a vendor fair.  The featured authors are Penny Little, Bryan Collier, Don Brown, Kassie Omohundro Wedenkind, Bud Hunt and Gene Barretta.

Dublin Literacy Conference Brochure

Online Registration is available here.

Creating Innovators: Purdue Polytechnic Institute Kick-Off Event

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 11:00am

Fowler Hall, Stewart Center

Purdue University
West LaFayette, IN 47907

"Creating Innovators," by Tony Wagner

Tony Wagner serves as an Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s new Innovation Lab. Prior to this appointment, Tony was the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than a decade. His previous work experience includes twelve years as a high school teacher, K-8 principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility.

This presentation will be streamed live online (viewable on Windows, Macintosh and mobile platforms).

Will Richardson, author of Why School?, will be speaking at Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo on Thursday 2/13 at 6:30 pm

Please feel invited to join the Toledo area and Maumee Valley Country Day School Community to hear Will Richardson speak about his thoughts on how our children are now learning.  For a quick taste watch Will Richardson's TedTalk.