Lecture Series for Parents & Professionals

Lecture Series for Parents and Professionals
Sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States

Wish you had the Answer?
Wisdom-Filled Wednesdays will Help
 

Whether you’re a parent, a caregiver, a teacher, or a therapist, if there’s a child in your life with learning disabilities, you’re probably looking for sound advice.  The Lab School of Washington can help.  Over the course of ten Wednesday evenings, you’ll have the opportunity to listen to – and learn from – some of the leading local specialists as they address childhood, adolescent and adult learning disabilities and related issues.

Each speaker in our Wednesday night lecture and discussion series is recognized as an outstanding professional in the field.  Just as important,  each is interesting, accessible, and ready to address your questions with insight and warmth.

Lectures begin at 7:30 pm.  Presentations are followed by questions and discussion.  You’ll be on your way by 9:00.

Topics for 2010-2011 include:

    •    Working with disorganized students
    •    Helping children with anxiety
    •    Understanding the benefits and uses of Assistive Technology
    •    Personal journeys of adults with learning disabilties
    •    New ways of thinking about intelligence
    •    Getting teens to listen
    •    Relationships in the digital age
    •    Brain imaging - advancing knowledge of reading disorders
    •    Getting LD/ADHD students off to college

Click here for lecture descriptions, speaker information, and schedule
 

General information

Single lecture: $15.00.  Complete series: $100.00.
Click here to register (link to registration page)

Lab School parents, faculty, and tutor trainees, as well as American University graduate students may attend without charge.  A certificate, verifying 1.5 instructional seat hours, will be provided with full attendance at each lecture.

There is no reserved seating.  Sign interpretation is available by written request, made three weeks in advance of the lecture.

Click here to register

For more information contact:
Carrie Hurd
202 454-2343
carrie.hurd@labschool.org