PACER Center
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Champions for Children with Disabilities
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Workshops
PACER Center offers free workshops throughout Minnesota to parents of children with disabilities and the professionals working with families.
Workshop topics include areas of interest in special education, including information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) program, early childhood, the area of transition for students 14-21 (housing, post secondary, employment, and community), assistive technology, and many more!
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities: Part II - see flyer
Each of these two sessions (5/8 and 5/22) covers different information, including guardianship-conservatorship laws, power of attorney, trust, and other issues. Participants should plan to attend both sessions. Keynote speakers include Daryll Stenberg from Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities and attorney Jennifer Anderson
7:00pm-9:00pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Play and Explore with Tobii Communicator 4, Tobii Technology
Explore the features that include using photos, environmental controls, cell phone features, and more on the Tobii Cseries devices.
9:00am-12:00pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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Saturday, June 02, 2012
Understanding and Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Your Young Child - see flyer
Parents of young children with developmental delays and/or disabilities will learn about brain development and behavior, different temperament types, stages of development and strategies to provide children with acceptable ways to get their needs met.
9:00am-11:00am (PACER Center - see Map)
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
New to Special Education? - see flyer
This workshop, for parents of children over the age of 3, gives a head start on understanding the special education process from evaluation to eligibility to determination of services.
6:30pm-8:30pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Lights, Camera, Action (Suggested Donation $10-$25)
Video Modeling and Video Self Modeling (VSM) are strategies in which the learner watches a correctly modeled desired behavior to promote the successful transfer and learning of a skill or desired behavior. Participants in this workshop will learn how to take full advantage of the video and camera functions built into iPods and iPads. Presenters will also identify apps and tools that utilize video and/or video modeling. PACER provides many free, high quality trainings on timely and important topics in assistive technology. This workshop is not funded by any grants or donations. If you would like to see us continue to offer these high quality workshops, please consider making a suggested donation when you register. Your donation contributes to our ability to continue to offer this valuable service to parents and professionals.
6:00pm-8:00pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Working for Change: How parents can influence systems that impact their families
Systems change is about improving services and supports for children with disabilities and their families. This training will help parents become agents of system change to achieve this goal. We will explore what advocacy is, different ways to be a systems advocate, and how to be effective in working to change systems to improve the lives of children with disabilities and their families.
6:30pm-8:30pm (St Cloud)
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
New to Special Education?
This workshop, for parents of children over the age of 3, gives a head start on understanding the special education process from evaluation to eligibility to determination of services.
6:30pm-8:30pm (St Cloud)
Register for this workshop
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Friday, September 14, 2012
IDEA: Blueprint for Special Education
The special education process is like building a house. There is a logical order to both. This workshop will cover how to use the building blocks of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) to develop and advocate for appropriate services for your child.
6:30pm-8:30pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Waxbarashada Gaar-Ahaneed: Maxay waalidiintu u baahan yihiin in ay ka ogadaan (Special Education: What Do Parents Need to Know)
Tababarkan waxuu waalidka ka caawinaya, in ay fahmaan waxbarashada gaar- ahaneed, habka loo xaliyo khilaafaadka, iyo in ay ogadaan doorka waalidku ka leeyahay nidaamka dooda xuquuqda ilmahooda. This workshop is only presented in Somali.
6:30pm-8:30pm (St. Cloud)
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Working for Change: How parents can influence systems that impact their families
Systems change is about improving services and supports for children with disabilities and their families. This training will help parents become agents of system change to achieve this goal. We will explore what advocacy is, different ways to be a systems advocate, and how to be effective in working to change systems to improve the lives of children with disabilities and their families.
6:30pm-8:30pm (PACER Center - see Map)
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