“The OHD Puzzle” – Have you tried to fit a student in??? and A Primer on Executive Functions Part I: Understanding the Development and Characteristics of the Executive Function System
Thursday, November 4, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Shriner’s AAD Facility, 5152 Hwy 53 - Duluth, MN
“The OHD Puzzle” – Have you tried to fit a student in???
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
This presentation will assist school teams in: defining, understanding, and applying OHD criteria, developing a level of familiarity for guidelines when considering OHD eligibility, and what an evaluation must include and validate.
About the Presenter: Rose Spehar is a licensed Physical/Health Disabilities Teacher and has worked as a Regional Consultant for Physical/Health Disabilities since 1988. She has worked with students that have Physical Impairments, Other Health Disabilities, and Traumatic Brain Injury, along with Assistive Technology, within Region 3 in Northeastern Minnesota.
A Primer on Executive Functions Part I: Understanding the Development and Characteristics of the Executive Function System
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This presentation is the first part of a two-part presentation on understanding Executive Functions and developing appropriate strategies for intervention. This first presentation will introduce the basic understanding of what Executive Functions are, how they develop, what disorders can affect these skills and how to assess for Executive skills. The second presentation, on February 4, 2011, will discuss specific interventions and strategies for teaching Executive Functions in the classroom and at home.
About the Presenter: Jonathan Miller is a Board Certified Pediatric Neuropsychologist at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. He has been employed at Children’s since 1997 and provides a broad range of neuropsychological services to both inpatient and outpatient populations. Primary duties include diagnostic assessment of children with acquired neurological dysfunction (e.g., brain injury, late effects of cancer treatments, prematurity, etc.) as well as, neurodevelopmentally based disorders (e.g., learning disabilities, autism, mental retardation, etc.). He works closely with the Minnesota school system and has been an invited speaker to a number of school districts to discuss the impact of neurological and developmental disorders on learning.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA), if accommodations are needed to participate in this event, please contact Tasha Honkola at (218) 748-7605 at least 10 days prior to this event.
This initiative is made possible (or is funded in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States and Special Education - Grants for Infants & Families, Recovery Act, CFDA 84.393A.
Sponsored by the Region 3 Low Incidence Project
Questions? Contact Tasha Honkola at (218) 748-7605 or thonkola@nesc.k12.mn.us