Dates of Barbara Laird's Workshop Presentations
2012
February 24 and 25, 2012
Educational Assistant Conference, Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton Alberta
Understanding, Teaching and Supporting Children with DS - Friday, AM
Behaviour is Communication - Friday, PM
Visual Strategies 101 - Saturday AM
The Challenges of Support Staff - Saturday PM
For information contact : Carolynn Kane at KaneC2@macewan.ca
2011
Novemeber 1, 2011
Teaching and Supporting Students with Down Syndrome
and other Diverse Learners Part 2
Ecole Herbert Spencer School, New Westminster
For information contact Paul Manville pManville@sd40.bc.ca
September 20, 2011
Don't Teach Anything you have to Unteach
Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living
For information contact Gillian - gillian.shaw@rmacl.org
September 1, 2011
Teaching and Supporting Students with Down Syndrome
and other Diverse Learners
Ecole Herbert Spencer School, New Westminster
For information contact Paul Manville pManville@sd40.bc.ca
June 28 and July 20, 2011
Inclusion for Everyone
Camp Shalom, Summer Day Camp Leaders, Jewish Community Centre of Greater
Vancouver
June 9, 2011, 6:30 pm
Topic : Teaching Assistants, getting a good one and keeping one...is this possible?
Parent Support Group
Sponsored by LMDSS and DSRF
at the DSRF, 1499 Sperling in Burnaby.
May 20 - 22, 2011
Topic: Behaviour is Communication
Canadian Down Syndrome Conference
Vancouver, B.C.
January 14, 2011
Supporting and Teaching to Diversity in a Classroom
Dr. Thomas Swift Elementary School
Abbotsford, B. C.
For information contact Janice_MacKay@sd34.bc.ca
February 25, 26
Grant MacEwan Educational Assistant Conference 2011
Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton Alberta
Fri AM - Behaviour is Communication
Fri PM - Understanding, Teaching, and Supporting Students with Down Syndrome and
other Diverse Learners
Sat AM - Behaviour is Communication
Sat PM - Happy Talk
For information contact Carolynn Kane kaneC2@macewan.ca
2010
November 23,2010
Awareness Talks in a Grade 1 and a Grade 5 classroom at Canyon Heights
School, North Vancouver
September 30, 2010
Opening Remarks at the Health and Wellbeing in Children, Youth and
Adults with Developmental Disabilities conference on Autism,
Intellectual Disabilities and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Vancouver, B.C.
September 21, 2010
Understanding, Teaching and Supporting Students with Down Syndrome and other Diverse Learners
Mennonite Educational Institute, Abbotsford
September 21, 28, October 5 and 12 3pm to 5pm
For information contact Diane at dcleveland@meisoc.com
September 15, 2010
Talking about Transitions
Fraser Valley Down Syndrome Society
For information contact Jodi at sewellkids@hotmail.com
July 20, 2010
Follow up questions and answers with the summer staff of the Jewish
Community Centre.
June 29, 2010
Training for Summer for the staff at the Jewish Community Centre.
Topic : Inclusion for Everyone
September /October 2010
Reflections on Down Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities
Mainstream Association for Proactive Community Living
Contact : Jan Wood jwood@mapcl.org
August 26 and 27, 2010
Battle River School Division Learning Institute
Camrose, Alberta
Supporting and Teaching to the Diversity of a Classroom
Visual Strategies 101 ( Repeated )
For information contact Loretta at lfoshaug@brsd.ab.ca
June 10, 2010
Fraser Valley Down Syndrome Society.
Abbotsford, B.C.
For more information contact
Jodi at sewellkids@hotmail.com
February 16.2010
Sexuality and Puberty, a discussion.
King George High School, Vancouver
Contact : Steve Scrimshaw scrimshaw@vsb.bc.ca
March 4, 2010
Edson, Alberta
Behaviour is Communication
Educating our Children
March 3, 2010
Hinton Alberta
Teaching and Supporting Students with Down Syndrome and other Diverse Learners
March 2, 2010
Hinton Alberta
Educating our Children
March 2 to 5, 2010
Grande Yellow Public School Division
contact: Jody Beck jodybeck@gyrd.ab.ca
February 19 and 20, 2010
Educational Assistant Conference 2010 : Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton Alberta
Don't Teach Anything you Have to Unteach - Repeated
Behaviour is Communication - Repeated
February 5, 2010,
Lacombe Alberta : Wolf Creek Public Schools
Behaviour Is Communication
Visual Strategies 101
Contact : Lisa Hollingsworth lhollingsworth@wolfcreek.ab.ca
February 4, 2010, Red Deer, Alberta
Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Behaviour IS Communication
Helping me to be Me
I Want to have a Friend, I Want to be a Friend
Contact: Donna McRae dmcrae@carcpd.ab.ca
January 27, 2010
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
Integration + Involvement = Inclusion
Education 426 class, Teaching Children and Youth with Special Needs
January 18, 2010
Immaculate Conception School, Delta, B. C.
Awareness talk with a grade 5 class.
Inservice to staff re Understanding and Teaching Students with Down Syndrome.
Professional Development for Educators and Parents Supporting Students with Diverse Needs
