When:
May 16, 2023 all-day
2023-05-16T00:00:00-04:00
2023-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

American Sign Language Disability Images 4231800902 (5)Deafblindness Family Learning Series in Boston MassachusettsWebinar, May 16th, 2023, with Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Massachusetts. For families with infants, toddlers and school-age children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
* Accessing high-quality Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) supports for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families can be challenging due to the nationwide shortage of teachers of the deaf (TOD) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who specialize in working with children with hearing loss.
* Hear how tVisit Teleservices can be a solution for your family or school district.
* In this webinar, see real examples of coaching sessions with families as well as consultation and direct services for school-age children through remote technology.
* Hear directly from families, students and professionals who participate in specialized TOD/SLP teleservices.
* Learn about the benefits of tVisits, what questions to ask when looking for LSL teleservices, and how you can access these supports from Clarke’s Listening and Spoken Language specialists.
To register or for more information visit www.clarkeschools.org/events/webinar-families-tvisit-teleservices/  or contact commteam@clarkeschools.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parents of students who learn differently, educators who work with students with ADHD, ASD, and language-based learning disabilities and researchers who study learning and attention issues. Presented by the The Gabrieli Lab at MIT and Landmark College
* The Keynote address will be ADHD and Learning: A Perfect Storm, with Dr. Eric Tridas, author of “From ABC to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know about Dyslexia.”
*  “Cognitive Neuroscience & Dyslexia: From Biology to Remediation” will be a plenary session by Dr. John Gabrieli.
Attend Breakout sessions about:

  •  Student-created virtual reality games for learning statistics
  • Engaging students for success
  • Latest research on dyslexia
  • Educational gaming research
  • Child language development

Fees apply, registration is required to www.landmark.edu/symposium  or contact (802) 387-1662 or institute@landmark.edu
More about the breakout sessions:
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a. “Passage to Hunza”: Developing Hands-on Educational VR Games to Teach Statistics
Landmark College students (Cael Hansen, Caroline Hubley)

b. Engaging Faculty and Staff in Students’ Success – Amy Strage, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Faculty Development, Elizabeth Tu, M.S. Instructional Designer and Accessibility Specialist, Center for Faculty Development, San José State University

c. Research and Practice in Universal Design for Economics – TBD

d. Understanding the Latest Research in Dyslexia (tentative title) – Joanna A. Christodoulou, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Profession

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a. New and Engaging Medium: How Diverse Student Talent Can Be Brought into VR – Landmark College students (Caroline Hubley; Cael Hansen)

b. Dyslexia Interventions: What Do You Do When All Else Fails? Matthew Schneps, Ph.D., Director, Laboratory for Visual Learning

c. We Know More than We Can Tell: How Game-based Learning Assessments Help Students Demonstrate their Knowledge – Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Ph.D., Director, EdGE at TERC, Ibrahim H. Dahlstrom-Hakki, Ph.D., Director of the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training

d. Environmental Influences on The Neural Basis of Language and Reading Development – Rachel Romeo, MSc, CF-SLP, Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University & MIT

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