Upcoming Workshops

Creation Station:  Puppet Theater
Saturday, March 6, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – PACER Center, register

Use felt, stuffing, and yarn to create your very own puppets. Add accessories, and all the world is a stage for your creation! For kids ages 4 – 21 with and without disabilities.

Early Childhood and Assistive Technology
Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – PACER CENTER, register

Children from birth to age 5 with developmental delays or disabilities may be entitled to certain services and may be helped by assistive technology (AT).

This free workshop will help parents and professionals understand the evaluation process used to determine if early intervention (birth to age 3) or early special education (ages 3-5) services are appropriate. It also will address how AT – from low-tech devices such as crayon grips to high-tech tools such as computers-may benefit young children.

Participants will leave the workshop with an increased knowledge of early childhood special education, current terminology, written and Web-based resources, and handmade low-tech AT materials to use with young children with developmental delays.

Kurzweil 3000 Version 11 Foundations
Thursday, April 8th, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – PACER Center, register

This workshop is designed for general educators, special educators, SLPs, OTs, AT specialists, paraprofessionals and parents who support students with learning disabilities and are new to (or have limited experience with) Kurzweil 3000.

This workshop is sponsored by Cambium Learning Technologies.  Registration is $225.00.  Workshop fee includes light breakfast, lunch, all workshop materials and Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Learn Station Web license valued at $395.00.  The promotion is limited to 2 free software copies per school district.

SAVE THE DATE:  Charting the C’s 2nd Annual Cross Categorical Conference
Monday & Tuesday, April 26 & 27, 2010 at Arrowwood Resort, Alexandria, MN, more information

Main Conference Registration $99.00

Keynote Address by Cheryl Volkman Co-Founder and CE) Emeritus of AbleNet

Pre Conference Session Sunday April 25, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Pre Conference Registration $49.00 (in addition to conference registration)

Pre Conference Speaker: Scott Marfilius

WEBINAR Training: Introduction to Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) and AAC Lending Library Resources in Minnesota
Wednesday, May 12th, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – PACER Center, register

Through exploring the variety of software tools and devices to aid in communication that are available in today’s market, this Webinar will help answer some of the questions you may have regarding communication. We will investigate and explore a variety of devices and the lending library resources available in Minnesota that allow people to make decisions about appropriate communication tools. This Webinar will be recorded and made available on the PACER Web site after the live event.

This Webinar is funded through the STAR Program by the Rehabilitation Services Administration under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004 (p.L. 108-364).