"Autism through My Lens" - Film by People with ASD Premieres in Boston May 21st
From Emerson College

May 1, 2015

“Autism through My Lens” premieres at 7:00pm on  Thursday, May 21st, in the Bright Family Screening Room of Emerson College’s Paramount Center, at 559 Washington Street in Boston, MA. 

This exciting collaboration between the N.E. ARC's Spotlight Program and Emerson College's Dr. Ruth Grossman consists of a series of videos in which young people ages 14-22 with ASD or other social-emotional challenges talk candidly about how they experience the world around them.

See you there!

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Time: 7 - 9:00 p.m.
Many parents report that their children have a hard time making friends and maintaining friendships. This workshop addresses the reasons our kids have difficulty with this particular set of skills and how parents can help their children learn these skills. We take parents step-by-step through the whole process, from the types of friendships children develop, to where to meet potential friends, to planning a get-together with a friend.
 Presented by Erika Drezner, MSW
Coordinator of Child and Teen Services, AANE 
Location: AANE, 51 Water St., Suite 206, Watertown, MA


Cost: AANE member (one fee for one or both parents): $40
          Nonmembers (one fee for one or both parents): $55
          AANE member/person (professionals/others): $40
          Nonmember/person (professionals/others): $55

 You are a member of AANE if you have a paid membership on file. If you are unsure of your membership status, please call Karen at (617) 393-3824 ext. 10 to check. You will not be registered if you pay the incorrect fee.

No refunds or credits to attend another workshop for no-shows. No prorated/reduced fees if you cannot attend the full workshop.

AANE reserves the right to cancel if the minimum enrollment is not met by the registration deadline. Registrants will be notified by email if the workshop is cancelled.


 Register Here!

  Erika Drezner is a social worker and a Coordinator of Child and Teen Services at AANE. She joined the AANE staff in 2009. Erika is the mother of two wonderful kids, both of whom are on the Autism Spectrum. 

Preparing for College with Jane & LorreA two-session webinar 
Over two evenings, join presenters Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD, and Lorraine Wolf, PhD, college disability directors and authors of A Parent's Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum, as they talk about the key steps needed for success after high school for students with Asperger Syndrome and related conditions.

Topics include: 

• Assessing readiness for post-secondary education.
• How to work with your teen/young adult to develop skills needed for success in college and beyond, including independence, self- regulation, and organizational skills.
• Learning how to decide which college environments might be a good match for your teen.
• The insider's view of the accommodations process in college: laws and strategies parents and teens need to know, and how to work with college personnel or employers to foster success.

  Presented by Jane Thierfeld Brown and Lorraine Wolf

Jane Thierfeld Brown is Director of Student Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law. She consults at many higher education institutions and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences on Asperger's Syndrome. She has co-authored three books on the subject: Social Behavior and Self-Management: 5-Point Scales for Adolescents and Adults, The Parent's Guide To College For Students On The Autism Spectrum, and Students with Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for College Personnel. Dr. Brown has three adult children, the youngest of whom is a son on the spectrum.
 
Lorraine Wolf is Director of the Office of Disability Services at Boston University.  Dr. Wolf has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels and presented internationally on disability issues in higher education. She is co-author of Students With Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for College Personnel and is the parent of twin boys, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.

Date: Two Tuesdays: May 19 and May 26, 2015
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (EST)

Fee:    $75 per registered email

A recording of this presentation will be made available to paid registrants
within 48 hours of the live session for those who need to review the material or were not able to attend the live event


Payment Options
Credit card through Paypal 

(you do not need a Paypal account to use your credit card)
or 
Paypal
(use the email address associated with your Paypal account)

Webinar Registration

RAVE-O TrainingThe RAVE-O program is a one-of-a-kind, small-group reading intervention that targets serious reading challenges. Its unique, cutting-edge approach balances science and motivation to accelerate learning, close and prevent the achievement gap, and promote fluency, comprehension, and deep reading. RAVE-O instruction is built on the exploration of core words—the sounds, word parts, meanings, connections—and how they function in text. The program integrates phonology, morphology, orthography, semantics, syntax and motivational strategies in order to broaden and deepen students’ knowledge about words .The main premise of the program is that the more students know about a word, the more quickly they can read and understand it which results in improvements in reading fluency and comprehension. Each RAVE-O training provides 12 hours of professional development over two days to prepare professionals to implement the curriculum immediately. Workshops take place at the Center for Reading and Language Research on the Tufts University Campus in Medford, MA and cost $375 (RAVE-O materials are not included with the cost of the workshop. Please visit Sopris Learning to learn more about the RAVE-O toolkit). Here are a list of upcoming training dates at the Center for Reading and Language Research:

1. February 18 – 19th
2. April 15 - 16th
3. May 27 - 28th

 
To register for the training please visit our website. 

Guiding Parents Through School Choice

In cities where traditional school boundaries are fluid and more options, such as charters, have entered the mix of K-12, selecting a school is an increasingly complex endeavor for parents. Recent research shows that an abundance of school choice doesn't guarantee access, and many parents in high-choice cities struggle to find adequate information, transportation, and, ultimately, the right school for their children. But some cities, like Denver, are leading the way in practices to help ease the burden on parents, such as universal enrollment systems and partnerships between districts and charter schools to assist parents in making informed choices. Our guests will discuss the realities, research, and practice of guiding families through choice.

Underwriting for the content for this webinar has been provided by the Walton Family Foundation

Guests:

Brian Eschbacher, director of planning and enrollment services, Denver school district

Betheny Gross, senior research analyst and research director, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington

This webinar will be moderated by Arianna Prothero, staff writer, Education Week

Register now for this free live webinar.


Monday, May 18, 2015, 2 to 3 p.m. ET


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