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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Great Falls - Breaking Through Barriers Conference April 17 - 18, 2020

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A two-day conference and vendor fair for parents of and providers for children and adults with medical diagnoses and developmental delays.
    
               
SCHEDULE:

Friday, April 17 
    
Lunch 11:30 - 1 pm Exhibit Hall Open / Pre-paid Box Lunches Available

Pre Conference Workshops
  • Pediatric Respite Worker Training by Kristen McGuire and Louisa Libertelli-Dunn (start time 12 noon)
  • Baffling Babies and Toddlers - Sensory Strategies That Work by Maureen Kane-Wineland, MOT/L and Sue Swindeman, MOT/L (start time 1 pm, required textbooks - extra fee)
5:00 pm Happy Hour / No-host Bar / Exhibit Hall Scavenger Hunt

6:30 pm Banquet featuring Keynote by Shyla Patera: "How to Help Your Child Live His/Her Best Life"

Saturday, April 18 Exhibit Hall Opens 8 am / Continental Breakfast Included

9 am Keynote: Effective Co-Parenting: Putting the Child First, by Joe & Susan Laudadio

10:15 - 11:30 am : Concurrent Workshops
  • The Extinction Burst: Making Behavior Plans Work by Joe Laudadio
  • Stress Relief: Powerful Tools for Caregivers by Katrin Finch
  • First Timers Guide to IEPs by Louisa Libertelli-Dunn
Lunch 11:30 - 1 pm Exhibit Hall Open / Pre-paid Box Lunches Available

1 pm - 5:00 pm: Main Workshop in Conference Hall
Sensory Tool Chest for Elementary Students (Wineland and Swindeman)

1 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Workshops in Classrooms
  • First Timers Guide to IEPs by Louisa Libertelli-Dunn
3:00 - 5:00 pm: Concurrent Workshops in Classrooms
  • Build an Exit Strategy Into Your Child's IEP by Joe Laudadio
  • Stress Relief: Powerful Tools for Caregivers by Katrin Finch

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Links Secondary Workshop: Linking Assessment and Instruction for Independence

Links Secondary Workshop: Linking Assessment and Instruction for Independence

Bozeman          March 9   Comfort Inn    1370 N 7th Ave #2512
 
Billings           March 10    Quality Inn  
2036 Overland Ave
 
Missoula         March 30    WIngate Inn  
5252 Airway Blvd


This one-day workshop provides participants with information on how to implement evidence-based practices for secondary students using the Links Curriculum. Participants will learn to use a process for assessing and teaching functional routines that has been documented in the research. Extensive information will be given on selecting and individualizing routines and teaching specific skills to support success during routines. 

The Links Curriculum includes extensive data collection systems and participants will learn to collect and use data for instructional decision making, tracking student progress and writing IEP Goals. Video examples and video practice activities will be incorporated into the workshop. An on-line computerized system will be demonstrated with hands-on practice by the participants.

Attendees of the Links workshop will also need to bring their laptops or tablets to the workshop. 
Attendance at the workshop will include access to the Links Curriculum until 6/30/2020. Attendance is limited to 30 people.